Birthday DP and Moises Mestas- February 2012 Mixtape:

Aeroplane. Photo courtosey of Liz O'Leary

Well I am sitting here in the Dulles Airport waiting to catch a plane to Vermont to visit some good friends, go skiing, and drink whiskey in the mountains. I was just reflecting on this past weekend and one of the most epic dance parties in recent memory. Last Thursday was my 25th Birthday, but the celebration went down on Saturday night. Friends new and old, from near and far, assembled for what would turn out to be a night to remember (or possibly not remember). After some whiskey, cookies, and brief pre-dance party stretching (really), we headed over to U Street Music Hall for DJ Provoke, Cassian, and Aeroplane. For the next 5 hours, we danced, drank, and partied our way into the early morning hours. DJ Provoke held it down to start off the night. Cassian's set was absolutely incredible. Afterwards he came down onto the dance floor to get down to Aeroplane with us. Aeroplane's set was an energy filled, stellar performance that featured some of my favorite tracks. I've seen Aeroplane 4 or 5 times now and I would have to say this was the best set I've seen yet. After it was all said and done, my body was aching but I couldn't stop smiling.

Anyway, the mix that I've been listening to as I wait for my flight has made it impossible to sit still. I've gotten more than a few weird looks now. The mix is the February 2012 Mixtape from Moises Mestas. Moises Mestas came onto my radar a couple of months ago when I heard his December Mixtape. He pretty much takes all of the HUGE tracks that have recently been released and packs them into mixtapes that would start dance parties in 3rd world countries. I'm not kidding. The mix starts out with one of my favorite tracks and my favorite remix of said track, Goldroom's remix of Lancelot's "We Can Dance." Lancelot is a young up and coming DJ from Australia who I expect to see some pretty big things from this year. And Goldroom is... well its Goldroom. He can do no wrong in my eyes (well ears actually) right now. Instead of spoiling the rest of the mix, I will let you enjoy it and be surprised. Also, check out some of Moises Mestas older mixes. I think you will be pleasantly surprised.

Also, I wanted to mention the updated DPC Events Page. You can find it here. Use it to keep up to date with all of the upcoming dance parties in the Washington DC Area. Shoot us an e-mail if you would like us to add an event: DPChronicles@gmail.com.

Moises Mestas - February 2012 Mixtape by moises mestas

Century Mix for Rec Room - Cassian

Last week Cassian dropped the first of a new mix series.The mix was done by Ava & Emery and was full great House flavor. Today we have new one mixed by the man himself. This one's got a fine tracklist with mixing to match. Mainly NuDisco, but there's some House here and there. The energy starts a little slow with some classic sounding Disco, but builds quickly to full on dance party mode in no time. Clocking in a just about 40 minutes, I'd hesitate to call it a mini-mix, but say it's very deliberate, as in there's no "filler" tracks to kill time. It's dynamic and the tracks have sexy vibe about them.

The mix was done for The Rec Room's 100th post (Congrats to them!). Which reminds me, DPC is VERY near our 100th post and 7,000 hits! We've been getting a lot of positive feedback and appreciate the support from artists and readers alike.

Century Mix for Rec Room - Cassian by cassian

Tracklist:
1. Turning - Suzanne Kraft
2. Party Animal (Toomy Disco Remix) - No Logo
3. Can I Have Your Attention (King Dj Re-Edit) - Munk
4. Tonight - The Kdms
5. Get Up (Danny Daze SpinInOut Mix) - Maxxi Soundsystem
6. Stay And Defend (The Magician Remix) - Wolfgang
7. Moscow Girl - Ali Love
8. It's A Bubble (Dimitri Remix) - Beni
9. Welcome To Your Doom (Punks Jump Up Remix) - Remute
10.I Need You - Oliver
11. Stop Your Hate - Maceo Plex
12. Sally Go Round (Azari & III Dub) - DJ Sneak & Monoman
13. Last Night (Club & Radio Version) - Telonius & Prince Albert

New Mix series! Cassian Presents:Mix #1 Ava & Emery

I like this mix...a lot.

Here's a convenient checklist as to why:
[x] Sexy Deep/Jackin' House
[x] Dirty Synth
[x] Contains Tracks & Artists I haven't heard before
[xx] Makes me want to dance!




This is apparently the first of a new series presented by Cassian (who recently did a very nice remix of Lou Teti's "I know the way"). The mix was done (and done well) by Ava & Emery; two associates of Cassian from what I could gather from his description. But whoever they are, they've crafted a great House mix for our enjoyment.

Cassian Presents Mix #01 - Ava & Emery by cassian