The Pitters' Place

What's the deal with this? There is a lot of house/trance/club music that have a subtle melancholic feel to it. And the last thing I want is to feel sad and reflective when I'm dancing. I think it's a European thing. But, whenever I hear songs like that, it does stick with me for some reason.



I know this one's part of a dank ass meme:







This motherfucker looks just like Vin Diesel:

For me, it's less about feeling reflective and more about channeling that despair into an externalized, cathartic energy (read: wild awkward dance moves).

Whenever I hear "dance" and "melancholic", I think of this Robyn track:



And this one:



If remixes are included, here are two:





I shared another Royksopp track on the "weird" thread, and I think that one would fit here too. Most of Royksopp would actually. As well as Lorde's Green Light.