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Satisfaction
Benny Benassi
Hypnotica (2003)
I remember distinctly the first time I heard this song, it was in a club right when I finally started going out (I was a late bloomer). This song scared me. Seriously. I don’t know that “fear” was the intention of it, but something about the emotionless computer “vocals” and the thick, dirty, relentless bassline just hit me at a visceral level. This song is like a robot threatening to fuck you to death. But the more I heard the song, the more I enjoyed it as well, and became a fan of Benassi, his Benassi Bros. side project, and his remixes for other artists (his mix of Madonna’s “Celebration” is one of the finest mixes of the decade). But it all goes back to “Satisfaction,” which, as the album title suggests, is just plain hypnotic.
Also check out: “Able to Love” from the same album – Benassi is determined to prove that computers can feel