Springtime clubbing

After a couple of months in which I barely touched the mixer, it seems this nordic Spring weather is not only getting rid of the remains of the Winter, but also of some emotional snow that I accumulated inadvertently… So, let´s bring some heat to the dancefloor!

Tracklist:

01 Moritz Piske · Real one
02 Sweet N Candy · Superficial knowledge
03 Sweet N Candy · Rough edges
04 Kolombo · Je t´aime (Carlo Lio mix)
05 Paul Ritch · Split the line (Dubfire megamix)
06 Rino Cabrera & Daniel Portman · Sumatra (night in the club mix)

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[40:18, 55 Mb]

Photo: Hamburg streetlights bokeh, 2008 © blog.jmc.bz

Champagne in the DJ booth

Very few things can rival ending up a world class tech house session partying in the booth with the very DJs that previously brought so much joy to you in the dancefloor. If, on top of that, they are friends and great guys -despite being among the most famous and sought-after electronic music producers and performers in the business-, it all becomes a nearly mystical experience.

This mix was somehow inspired by an amazing performance two days ago by Philipp J. and Patrick D.

Tracklist:

01 Lee Jones · Roadwork
02 Andre Rozzo · Test 1212
03 Andre Rozzo · See the way (Phunk Diggaz moody mix)
04 Aziz · Quiet groove
05 Dirty boots · Clutch
06 M.A.N.D.Y. · Put put put (Tobi Neumann mix)
07 Dose3 · Minds (Tobi Neumann mix)
08 Toni Rico & Bobkomyns · Pizzicato move
09 M.A.N.D.Y. · O Superman (Felix Da Housecat mix)
10 Andre Rozzo · Storm warning (Distant Thunder mix)
11 Jaccy · Deep effect
12 Peter Mcgill · Broken ego

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[71:40, 82,1 Mb]

Photo: ‘Spindle’, 2006 © El Ray

In deep love with tech house

Not so long ago, electro -which replaced tech house as the fav type of dance music for the clubbing culture pundits-  seemed to be the kind of stuff that would end up taking over programing at clubs, so any venue wanting to be hip would include electro DJs in its roster. Currently, however, clubs display a healthy variety of styles, so the prospect of an electro-monopoly has not become a reality. Nevertheless, there are many that still render tech house as a dead and buried genre. If so, then I suffer from serious necrophilia…

Tracklist:

01 Dirt crew · Maneouvres (Motorcitysoul mix)
02 Oz-E · So what (Aziz artificial dub)
03 Rejected · Cliche (Polder mix)
04 Motorcitysoul · Change you (Shur-I-Kan mix)
05 Black Magma · Perfect control
06 Chris Harry · I will remember (Agent Automatic mix)
07 D Opposite D · The one
08 Alex Font · Turbulence
09 Paul Legend · In the mood
10 Alex Font · Zoo

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[62:28, 71,6 Mb]

Photo: Trickski (live), Madrid, 2007 © Loudsoul

It all started here

Paradise Garage, The Soho, the 70´s & 80´s in the streets of NYC, the great Larry Levan, Grace Jones, Ru Paul, Xtravaganza, transvestites, dancing all night long, until the last client leaves the place, the last days of disco, The Loft, Chicago, Frankie Knuckles, Detroit house, underground clubs, François Kevorkian, Vinyl, Curtys Mayfield, Masters at Work, latin beats from The Bronx, for the love of music, Walter Gibbons, David Mancuso, Body and Soul, The Warehouse, Soho Club, Marshall Jefferson, Danny Krivit, Junior Vasquez, Danny Tenaglia, Linda Clifford, 84 King Street, Salsoul, Instant Funk, crowded dancefloors, sweety patrons, make-up, glamour, the clubbing culture taking off…

Those were the days. These were the places where house music was born. These were the men and women who made it possible. Thank you all, wherever you are…

Tracklist:

01 Linda Clifford · Changin’
02 Stacey Kidd · Music for you
03 Carl Bean · I was born this way (Gomi´s vocal mix)
04 Unique ft Angie Brown · Reach
05 Deep Sensation · There´s a soul heaven (Cleptomaniacs soul mix)
06 Jamie Lewis ft Michelle Weeks · Be thankful
07 Circuit Boy ft Alan T · Door (Danny Tenaglia mix)
08 Kings of Tomorrow ft Julie McKnight · Finally (Danny Tenaglia mix)

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[59:16, 68Mb]

Photo: Disco Ball Lady © Katharine Leah

Heaven and hell

Still a few months before I join the chosen ones in paradise, where good and evil overlap and pure hedonism flows unbound among creatures of mythical beauty… The perfect bliss…

Photo: DC-10, Ibiza, 2006 © Loudsoul