What's the name of the first track on here again? Moreover, what is the title of all the songs on this record? As of late, Finnish DJ and electronic music producer Ville Virtanen's 1999 single "Sandstorm" has become a meme of sorts, though I wouldn't call it a dank one by any stretch personally; if anything, it's quite tiresome. The tune in and of itself isn't too bad, just "Sandstorm"'s place in Internet culture makes me want to take an arrow to the knee. Under the alias Darude, Virtanen's 2001 debut studio offering Before the Storm is a fine slab of EDM-inspired material, though the content doesn't hesitate to wear thin on the listener after a while. Entertaining in relatively short bursts and that's about it, really - oh, and lest we forget dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dun dundun dun dundundun dun dun dun dun dun dun dundun dundun!
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