Walt, this is a good example of how a good arrangement can jazz up a genre that's somewhat stereotyped.  The mix is superb.  There's enough changes in this to keep it fresh.  To those who are just getting into this genre, this should be a good study.

 
Walt, though I prefer your more down tempo atmospheric work like Neptune's Oceans, I can dig this! It sounds great and you really captured that 80's feel.
Cool stuff!

One of the better dance tunes I've heard up here.  My favorite, I believe.  First, oddly enough, it made me feel like dancing.  The production is full and well balanced.  The "thingys" all come in when I was hoping they would.  It has all the necessary high frequencies but the low end is right there and fills it out.  Very nicely done, Walt!

Lynn
Walt, this is a good example of how a good arrangement can jazz up a genre that's somewhat stereotyped.  The mix is superb.  There's enough changes in this to keep it fresh.  To those who are just getting into this genre, this should be a good study.

Wow Lynn, thanks for the glowing review!  And also for listening to a song that is labeled "dance".
 
I do have to admit that I'm not really pushing any envelopes here.  A lot of dance songs these days are trying to be edgy/innovative in some way, since it's all been done so many times before.  Mind the Gap is just a basic retro-sounding dance style song that isn't trying to break any new ground.  Truth is I think most songs labeled "dance" go too far in trying to be different and become less musical.  But then again, what do I know.  I've never been a fan of the genre, so maybe in a strange way that gives me fresh ears and a retro perspective that is different from most of what's being done now.

Noisy Neighbour
Walt, though I prefer your more down tempo atmospheric work like Neptune's Oceans, I can dig this! It sounds great and you really captured that 80's feel.
Cool stuff!

Thanks so much for listening Daniel.  I suspect "dance" is not going to be an attractive tag here on this forum, so I appreciate you getting past that stigma and hitting the Play button. :)  As for the '80s feel, I guess that's just what my musical tastes prefer.  I love the big fat synth sounds.  I have to admit though that I also prefer the down tempo songs myself.  I will definitely be doing more of those in the future. :)

evadianepug
One of the better dance tunes I've heard up here.  My favorite, I believe.  First, oddly enough, it made me feel like dancing.  The production is full and well balanced.  The "thingys" all come in when I was hoping they would.  It has all the necessary high frequencies but the low end is right there and fills it out.  Very nicely done, Walt!

Thanks Warren!  I appreciate your ears and production sensibilities.  I'm not much of a dancer, but dancing usually equates to happiness so that sounds good to me!
 
Your technical comments are highlighting the fact that I produced this song like a pop/rock track.  Maybe that's why people are digging it so much here on this board.  It's got a definite pop/rock song structure with verses, choruses, a bridge and an outro.  The voices and effects were chosen from my standard toolset.  It's what I know!  So that's what I did.  Glad you liked it. :)

I love that twangy surf guitar that comes in around 2:11... Love to hear more of that...
BTW your SC page always plays for me on my IE-9... your sc url starts with https...

Very nicely done Walt. Nice textures and instrumentation and smooth transitions to boot. Unlike some of your other sounds but just as nicely created. Like most have said, it does make you feel like dancing. Very nice production work.
 
Peace and Blessings, John

notnat
I love that twangy surf guitar that comes in around 2:11... Love to hear more of that...
BTW your SC page always plays for me on my IE-9... your sc url starts with https...

Thanks Frank!  I would have guessed you'd gravitate to the guitar.  I might have to throw down a more bluesy/country track some time soon so I can learn more from you.  Your ears are always much appreciated!

theguitarplayer
Very nicely done Walt. Nice textures and instrumentation and smooth transitions to boot. Unlike some of your other sounds but just as nicely created. Like most have said, it does make you feel like dancing. Very nice production work.
 
Peace and Blessings, John

Thanks for giving it a listen John!  I haven't really produced much like this before (i.e. a "dance" track), but as I mentioned in another reply above I pretty much treated it like a pop/rock song in terms of song structure.  As for the textures I always try to find things that sound good next to each other as complements.  When two sounds are very similar I do my best to EQ (sometimes drastically) and/or pan them apart.
 
I'm very pleased you liked it. :)