The Floridian DV Beats’ latest song, Salvaje, is an addictive dance floor banger based on a moombahton groove and inviting vocals.
Electronic dance music is a world within a world. With tens of styles and subgenres, it’s extremely easy to get lost trying to gather what’s what and who’s who. Moombahton is a genre that blends Reggaeton and House music, to create a danceable, Latin-infused groove that oozes physicality, and it originated in the mid-90s… in the Netherlands.
Usually minimal, with a tight, Latin groove and a simple, catchy hook. Built around repeats of a motif, EDM is as easy to hit as it is to miss, it’s a matter of the melody, the sounds, and the vibe. DV Beats’ sound is impeccable. He is not fooling around.
A single vocal verse that’s half-sung, and half-spoken is very catchy and is the only singing here, and it’s quite interesting how the flow of those few words is rhythmic and dynamic on its own. The percussion behind it is intricate while being arresting and easy. The “chorus” on the other hand features only the skeletal base of the beat, stabs of sub-bass, and the minimal synth melody, the mic drop, the part that makes the dance floor go crazy.
There’s not much to be said about this song. DV Beats knows what he’s doing, and he’s doing it well. The tune is catchy, well put-together, and effective, and will effortlessly get the dancefloor wild, or more appropriately, will get it Salvaje.
