This October marks twenty years since the 1999 release of the Finnish DJ Darude’s “Sandstorm,” one of the most culturally significant electronic dance singles of all time. A monster crossover hit of ...

Despite being released in the height of the internet music-sharing era -- including being initially posted as a free download by Darude himself, "Sandstorm" went gold with more than 500,000 sales in ...

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D: It is because of the music, of course. I gave my track to a guy I looked up to as a producer and a dj, but I didn’t know he was starting a record company. When I gave my demo to him, I just wanted ...

Finnish producer Darude discusses the 20 year anniversary of his iconic hit 'Sandstorm.' By Zel McCarthy While a song known for its jackhammer synth stabs isn’t prone to subtlety, this past weekend ...

As soon as the soft synths start, you can recognize the song. They quickly get louder before a sudden kick drum and snare break it up, and almost police-siren-like goes Da‑da‑da‑da‑daa!

Despite the fact that apps like Shazaam exist and there are whole websites dedicated to answering music questions, people still ask in the online comments of trailers, mashups, and mixtapes, “What’s ...

Darude’s classic single ‘Sandstorm’ has been played simultaneously across multiple Finnish radio stations to mark its 25th birthday. The progressive trance track was originally released in Darude’s ...

Newest Red Sox relief pitcher Hirokazu Sawamura began using Darude’s song “Sandstorm” as his entrance song when he pitched in Japan after seeing former Boston closer Koji Uehara use it during the 2013 ...

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