Tonight, I had 349 reasons to survive.
I wrote back: “Already have 350 on pre-order.” VA-DJ-Promotion-CD-Pool-Pop- Dance-349-2024-B2R...
The floor filled.
“CD Pool 349,” I said, and smiled.
The folder exploded open: 18 tracks, all perfectly tagged, all sitting at a crisp 320kbps. Track 01: a brand-new remix of a Dua Lipa banger that wasn’t dropping on streaming for another two weeks. Track 04: a bassline-heavy flip of a Tate McRae cut, complete with an extended intro for smooth beatmatching. Track 09: some unknown producer from Manchester who’d somehow made a drill beat feel like a euphoric anthem. Tonight, I had 349 reasons to survive
The next day, I got an email from Marco: “Booked you for next month. Bring more of those B2R things.” The folder exploded open: 18 tracks, all perfectly
I stared at it for a full ten seconds. VA for Various Artists . DJ Promotion—meaning this wasn’t for the public. CD Pool was a legendary service, the kind that sent fresh, DJ-friendly edits straight to clubs before Spotify even knew a track existed. Pop Dance. Issue 349. Year 2024. And B2R? That was the release group, the digital scene tag for those who knew where to dig.