Full disclosure: This endeavor snowballed into something we didn't expect - uh hello, I don't think we know like 95% of our readers. This makes me feel like I have a lot more friends. More friends means I feel better about myself.
Buckled down and finally had a meeting with all six of us in attendance.
Full disclosure: We went to a restaurant that had a "crazy happy hour." We accomplished quite a bit, threw ideas around and have some exciting news for you guys on the horizon! Everyone should totally be excited. Really.
Hosted our third installment of Disco in the Dark this past weekend in the back room of The Black Cat.
Full disclosure: I wasn't there but heard it was a blast. You should probably attend our next one on Saturday, September 8. Especially if you want to see the disco ball Tyler purchased in all its 20-inches of glory. Not going to be in DC...ever? We'll forgive you.. but please see picture below to get the full-effect ;)
So there you have it. We're only halfway through August and we have even more exciting things to share with you this month! But for now, let's get the dance parties going because that's why you're here.
Full disclosure: I'm jet-lagged, tired, and kind of want to crawl under my desk so I'm shoving this dance party in your face. This mix pairs well with a Venti Iced Americano from Starbucks as you sit and long for an afternoon pick-me-up. This means, naturally, I'm bringing back the Mid-Day Disco Dance Parties.
These haven't been around for awhile and because the weather is extra craptastic in DC I feel like everyone could use a little more pep in their step. Or... maybe it's just me.
To be honest, I'm still recovering from this past week - which I have now dubbed as, "the week(end) I stuck my face in a birthday cake (this really happened, and it was delicious) and made my legs (and entire body for that matter) hurt by too much dance partying and drinking waaaay too much whiskey, jager, tequila (GOOD GOD) and beer".
I also woke up on Sunday afternoon (!!!) and upon stumbling into the kitchen I saw our lampshade or rather, a glass fixture for our lamp, was in the vicinity of the kitchen sink. I'm pretty sure someone was trying to bong a beer out of it the night before? What the What?!
Basically, what I'm trying to say is, my friends rule. And so do you guys.
Consider this an Internet gift from me to you - and you should be happy because presents are awesome. And music presents are even more awesome! You see, last week I was listening to this mix, and was inclined to do a little bit more searching because I was inspired by the Martin Virgin "Mood for Dancing" track. It's been in The Beat Broker's Classy Dancer mix, featured in the inaugural post of DPC. And it's basically boss.
About Martin Virgin. He's a producer from Lithuania who released his first album in 2005; totally getting the head nod of approval from Crazy P (!!!!!), Prins Thomas, and other disco aficionados. He has a live disco show, another side project with two others (Proper Heat), and also has a radio show, "Love in Slow Motion" where this afternoon's Mid-Day DDP comes from.
Give it a listen. It is a nice cross between disco and some deeper house, but will definitely keep your feet tapping. Love the pick-up around the half-way mark, and like someone in the comments said, the Suzanne Kraft's "Morning Come" track that drops around the 9:20 mark is a popular track from 2011.
Track list: 1. Ron Basejam - Hell No 2. 78Edits - Something Here 3. Suzanne Kraft - Morning Come 4. Chet Faker - Love And Feeling (Sleep D Mix) 5. Hotel Motel - Eye Know (original mix) 6. Andy Hart - Sammy's Spiral 7. The Dead Rose Music Company - Kept The Faith 8. Sister S - Living Ecstasy (Norinton remix) 9. Trickski & Soul Clap - Members Of The Clap (Original Mix) 10. Lewie Day - Bedwetter 11. Daniel Bortz - Other Guy
Other installments of Mid-Day DDPs: Round I (U-Tern Mid Week Mix on Modular People) Round II (Slow Hands - Diesel Japan Mix Aug 2011) Round III (Kiwi - Summer Mix) Round IV (Cooper Saver - Exclusive Mix for Pollo Erotico) Round V (Social Disco Club - Disco Deviance Pulse Radio Show) Round VI (Gigamesh - Check Yo PonyTail Mixtape) Round VII (aRod - Gotta Dance Dirty) Round VIII (Mr. Mendel - Discology) Round IX (Space Ranger - Podcast for www.freakin.co.uk)
The whirlwind of events have shifted my body into recovery mode. This past weekend was full of dance parties and good times. I was ecstatic when my friend, Meghan (a total food nerd as well and bakes/cooks delicious things!!), came to visit. On Saturday we met up with all our friends to see Metro Area, which to be completely honest was fun... but not as fun as I had expected. Maybe I just really hyped it up in my head... not sure, but it was a dance party in itself, it just took awhile to warm up - if that makes any sense.
Rashad was not in attendance so when Morgan Geist's mix of "Tonight" came on (I think... or an equally epic song) I took out my phone to take a quick 30-second video. I totally know you're not supposed to take videos, but I really wanted to send the video to Rashad, so I did it anyway.
Needless to say I was reprimanded and playing dumb (which I obviously couldn't do, I'm there like every week) was not an option. I erased the video, apologized and all was OK - I guess? Then I felt really bad and proceeded to find my friend who works there and apologize before one of the security guards talked about the stupid drunk Asian girl running around attempting to take videos. Moral of the story? If you want to take a video, or take pictures, don't.
On Sunday morning, we went (along with our friend Whitney) to the DC Convention Center for The Metropolitan Cooking and Entertaining Show where went to a 1-hour cooking demo for Giada DeLaurentis (*swoon* she's gorgeous!). It was awesome and we walked around eating tons of cheese (so.much.cheese.), baked goods, and other delicious things. If that doesn't sound like fun, I don't know what does. Maybe almost buying a $9.00 packet of habanero sugar is the definition of fun. It was foodie heaven, and I loved. every. second. of. it.
Which is exactly why it's taken me a week to muster up any sort of post. Well, that and because I suck. I've been attending shows, cooking, baking, and well, stepping away from le blog for some decompressing time. It's hard to write if you have nothing to say (duh), and to completely sugar coat something, make myself write, or write about something that doesn't interest me isn't something I want to do. And let's be real: you'd totally see through the facade as well, think I'm a total fake, and then we'd lose like all 6 of our readers at DPC.
So yea. About this mid-day dance party. It's by the German Trio, Space Ranger... I love their December mix (I have the mix on a cd that is constantly playing in my car because my iPod thing doesn't work in it - so sometimes you'll come into my car and my iPhone is playing music instead of the stereo... #ghettocarproblems) and House of Disco Guestmix. You should probably listen to the HOD Guestmix after this because you'll probably be on a Space Ranger binge. There's also a nice written up interview to go along with the mix that's super informational. #winning
Rashad has a secret crush on them, and maybe I do too. And!!!! Now that you've eaten lunch and want to take a nap, but can't - I suggest you put on some headphones and get lost in this disco-house podcast by Space Ranger.
01. Edwin Van CLEEF - Triton (Pharao Black Magic remix) 02. Borderline - Stay 03. Cut Copy - Blink And Youll Miss A Revolution (Tory y Moy Remix) 04. Space Ranger - Chunky Guitar (forthcoming on Greenskeepers Music) 05. Pharao Black Magic - Mambo Marimba (Original) 06. The Units - More Alike (Sare Havlicek mix) 07. Trickski & Soul Clap - Members Of The Clap (Original Mix) 08. Wolfram - A Thing Called Love 09. Lou Teti - Elisco Space Ranger (forthcoming on Deep&Disco) 10. Space Ranger - Nothing's Wrong (Barbena Mix, forthcoming on Lovemonk rec.) 11. Pete Gooding & Chris Coco - Believe (Pharao Black Magic Mix)
Other installments of Mid-Day DDPs: Round I (U-Tern Mid Week Mix on Modular People) Round II (Slow Hands - Diesel Japan Mix Aug 2011) Round III (Kiwi - Summer Mix) Round IV (Cooper Saver - Exclusive Mix for Pollo Erotico) Round V (Social Disco Club - Disco Deviance Pulse Radio Show) Round VI (Gigamesh - Check Yo PonyTail Mixtape) Round VII (aRod - Gotta Dance Dirty) Round VIII (Mr. Mendel - Discology)
Hypothetically speaking, what will a weekend in Blacksburg, VA do to a healthy, 24 year-old Asian girl? I don't know exactly; perhaps she has been recovering for the last two days? Most normal people wouldn't go completely nuts at the fact that all drinks were less than $5.00, including whiskey gingers that were ONLY $3.00. Do you know what that means to said Asian girl? One word: Trouble.
It could also mean that said Asian girl woke up with cookies in her purse. Hypothetically speaking, that is. Because who doesn't buy cookies from the college kids on the side of the street at midnight?! #hypotheticalasiangirlproblems
Since this is all hypothetical, let's just pretend that the last few days said Asian girl has been cleaning. Recovering. Baking. Recovering. Writing. Recovering.
So maybe said Asian girl shouldn't drink two days in a row, but maybe she is trying to make it up to her favorite invisible internet friends with a very funked out, straight up soulful disco party! You know, a Mid-Day DDP for when you need a pick-me-up but don't want coffee, or after you've eaten lunch and want to take a nap under your desk.
This particular mix is from Mr. Mendel, a 24 year-old DJ from from Amsterdam. He started spinning hiphop and gained a residency at Freakin Ill, a nightclub in Bitterzoet, Amsterdam. Soon after, his job at Waxwell Records opened him up to a world of funk, disco, soul and his love for vinyl - something very evident in his mixes. (source).
I stumbled on this "Discology" mix about a month ago and Mr. Mendel described it perfectly as a "high-energy mix of classics and more unknown tracks, exploring the world of disco. It takes you on a trip through soul, classic disco, boogie, afro-disco & p-funk."
I am freaking obsessed with the track that drops at 6:40 that is the epitome of funky, and its name is even "Funk You Up" by The Sequence. How ironic, right? Around the 14 minute mark, People's Choice "Do It Any Way You Wanna" makes an entrance, whose sampling you may recognize from Escort's "Cocaine Blues" song that has popped up in mixes before. I don't want to completely give away the entire mix, but while listening to it, I guarantee many songs will be familiar and you'll find yourself nodding your head to the soulful, funky vibes. On a side note, I found it very interesting to listen to more of the "old school" disco, and realize how nu disco is obviously different, but you can still understand where its roots come from.
And there's my .02 for the day. Let's all be glad that the hypothetical Asian girl is recovered, and get right to the dance party!
Other installments of Mid-Day DDPs: Round I (U-Tern Mid Week Mix on Modular People) Round II (Slow Hands - Diesel Japan Mix Aug 2011) Round III (Kiwi - Summer Mix) Round IV (Cooper Saver - Exclusive Mix for Pollo Erotico) Round V (Social Disco Club - Disco Deviance Pulse Radio Show) Round VI (Gigamesh - Check Yo PonyTail Mixtape) Round VII (aRod - Gotta Dance Dirty)
Today is Wednesday. Wednesday means it's kind of the weekend.
The weekend means whiskey. Whiskey means fun.
Fun means dance parties. Dance parties mean music and more whiskey.
Music and more whiskey accompanied by friends means a happy Becca (!!!!). A happy Becca means I'm done traveling for work.
Done traveling for work means being in my cubicle. Being in my cubicle means a Mid-Day DDP by aRod (Gotta Dance Dirty) for my Invisible Internet Friends.
E N J O Y!
And because what I'm about to say won't be witty for the above post, here's some highlights for me. Excuse the word vomit, they're just my thoughts.
Holy 12 minutes in. I am officially obsessed with "Off my Mind" by Moon Boots (speaking of, I'd like some moon boots). Also, the segue from "Sway" into Fabian's remix of The Magician's "I Don't Know What to Do" (at the 20:30'ish minute mark) is heavy-hitting - in a very good way. The 47:30 minute mark (give or take) makes me very excited for the Fred Falke and Lifelike show at U Street Music Hall on October 14th. Aaaannd I'm pretty much in love with the Will Saul and Tam Cooper remix of "Foreign Language" that drops around the 50:50 minute mark.
And you may be wondering why I didn't include the nice back-end shot of the two ladies featured on aRod's mix. Well, the artwork made me feel slightly uncomfortable so you got a picture of where I single-handedly ate 3 deep-fried delicious treats at Cafe Du Monde in New Orleans. You're welcome.
001 M83 - Midnight City (Christian Strobe Remix) 002 Gigamesh feat. Nicole Godiva - People 003 Beni feat. Mattie Safer - Someone Just Like You (VillA Remix) 004 Body Language - Falling Out (Tiger & Woods Remix) 005 Moon Boots - Off My Mind 006 Viceroy - Unwind 007 Beni feat. Nomi Ruiz - Sway 008 The Magician - I Don't Know What to Do (Fabian Remix) 009 Sneaky Sound System - Big (Oliver Remix) 010 The Whip - Secret Weapon (Alex Metric Remix) 011 Katy B - Lights On (Gigamesh Remix) 012 Fabian - This Night 013 All The Lights - Chasing Colours (Plastic Plates Remix) 014 Novika - Miss Mood (Hot Toddy Remix) 015 Darren Hayes - Talk Talk Talk (Fred Falke Remix) 016 Flight Facilities - Foreign Language (Will Saul & Tam Cooper Remix) 017 Gotye feat. Kimbra - Somebody That I Used to Know (Compuphonic Remix) Other installments of Mid-Day DDPs: Round I (U-Tern Mid Week Mix on Modular People) Round II (Slow Hands - Diesel Japan Mix Aug 2011) Round III (Kiwi - Summer Mix) Round IV (Cooper Saver - Exclusive Mix for Pollo Erotico) Round V (Social Disco Club - Disco Deviance Pulse Radio Show) Round VI (Gigamesh - Check Yo PonyTail Mixtape)
Confession: Every week I do a Mid-Day Disco Dance Party post for DPC, I wonder why I chose Roman Numerals instead of regular numbers. Because every time I post a Mid-Day DDP I end up having to Google "Roman Numerals" - Yes, my name is Becca and Roman Numerals confuse me.
Confession: Maybe I shouldn't have drank whiskey gingers and jager bombs on Sunday night. Because maybe someone (read: me) ended up on a mechanical bull that same exact night. Oh dear God, I wish I was joking.
Confession: I haven't listened to music or had a serious dance party in almost an entire week. Don't give me that look. Please.
Confession: Normalcy has *almost* returned. Let's celebrate by listening to a mix by Gigamesh. I love his song, "When You're Dancing". Pretty sure I have found my new happy song that will take me to a land where I can bathe in these and disco dance my little heart out.
Confession: I don't really remember the first time I saw Eli Escobar (LOVE the remix that drops in Gigamesh's mix around 7:30) at U Street Music Hall. So I really can't wait to catch him at the 9:30 Club with Holy Ghost! Or maybe I just can't wait to have a rant about hipsters all over again. You decide.
Confession: The transition from Eli Escobar's remix into Plastic Plates' remix of The Magician's song, "I Don't Know What to do" at 12:46 is genius. And Gigamesh's remix of "No Beef" actually makes Steve Aoki tolerable for me. Can you tell I'm still bitter about Identity Festival? Sorry I'm not sorry.
Confession: You have no idea how freaking happy I am that September is almost over and normalcy has almost been restored. My boring (social) life isn't the same without music and dance parties, so thanks for the silver lining. Seriously.
Tracklisting: Slice & Soda – Dead of Winter Gigamesh – When You’re Dancing (ft. Induce) Bag Raiders – Not Over (Eli Escobar Remix) The Magician – I Don’t Know What To Do (Plastic Plates Remix) Mustang – Shooting Love (Fat Club Mix) Jupiter vs. Kassav – Kass Limon Melee – Spaced Out Midnight Savari – xxxx Professor Funk & the House Brothers – Work Your Body Rap Steve Silk Smooth – Jack Your Body (Gigamesh Edit) Database – VICE II xxx – xxx Afrojack & Steve Aoki – No Beef (Gigamesh Remix) Katy B – Lights On (Gigamesh Remix) Justin Martin & Ardalan – LEZGO Theophilus London – I Stand Alone (Gigamesh Moonlight Remix)
Other installments of Mid-Day DDPs: Round I (U-Tern Mid Week Mix on Modular People) Round II (Slow Hands - Diesel Japan Mix Aug 2011) Round III (Kiwi - Summer Mix) Round IV (Cooper Saver - Exclusive Mix for Pollo Erotico) Round V (Social Disco Club - Disco Deviance Pulse Radio Show)
I'm back with another installment for your Mid-Day DDPing needs. And I have a good one for you guys. I know I say that every week, but I think this one takes the (hypothetical) cake. YUM. I'm always hesitant to share mixes with everyone because it's not easy deciding what to put up for our invisible Internet friends and my mom (Hi, Zena!) because the Internet is like this huge orgy of thoughts, ideas, mixes, music, blogs, and artists just waiting to be uncovered. Needless to say, it's a little overwhelming.
And what did we do before the Internet? Or cell phones? Or text messages? How did we keep in touch with anyone? Because let's be honest, if you can't text me the answer, I don't want to hear it. And cell phones with Internet?!? Whoa. Shut the freaking front door. What the hell will we come up with next?
Hopefully something that enables someone and/or something to take a shower for you. Because yea, I really do hate taking showers - I think they're a lot of work. But I still do it - for the sake of keeping my job and what friends I have left.
But we're not here to talk about personal hygiene - we're focusing on disco dance parties. And the Internet. And how it's so awesomely large and amazing (TWSS?), but sometimes it's hard to decide which mixes or artists that you guys will really enjoy and immerse yourselves into. I mean, not everyone loves the same thing. And while I may be in love with one mix, maybe it's not for you... Or maybe you just need to get your ears checked.
For reasons mentioned above, I spent a bunch of time mulling over which mix to choose for this edition of Mid-Day DDP, and decided on one that dropped in February 2011 by Social Disco Club, so maybe you've heard it. But chances are even if you have, you probably need a refresher. It's just that darn good. Disco Deviance has a radio show that broadcasts on the last Thursday of every month at 8pm worldwide that has featured artists such as Craig Smith, Cosmic Boogie, and Dicky Trisco.
Social Disco Club (Hands of Time) is DJ/Producer Humberto Matias, who hails all the way from Porto, Portugal. Upon seeing his name, you may not recognize him, but what if I played you this track?
Sound familiar? It's the song that starts out one of my favorite mixes by Aeroplane (before they broke up, and no I don't want to talk about it), and one of the mixes I instantly fell in love with because of that very song.
This Mid-Day DDP mix starts out with a foreshadowing song, "Good Times" by Chic, and the funky-disco vibe stays around until around the 12 minute mark when Martin Brodin's remix of Newcleus' song "Jam On It" drops. This made me a very happy panda because I love Newcleus, and Martin Brodin's remix is a great tune. Some other highlights include the 24 minute mark when B.T. Express' funky song, "Does It Feel Good(To You)" comes around, and puts me on a one-way train to funky town. Another track that surprised me was the Talking Heads song "This Must Be The Place (Psychemagik Naive Edit). One that I have definitely not heard before, but wish it was played more.
From there on out a disco dance party ensues. I suggest you forgo that afternoon cup of coffee and grab some headphones because a serious DDP is about to happen. And please don't be sad when it's over because there are plenty of mid-day disco dance parties to come!
Round I (U-Tern Mid Week Mix on Modular People) Round II (Slow Hands - Diesel Japan Mix Aug 2011) Round III (Kiwi - Summer Mix) Round IV (Cooper Saver - Exclusive Mix for Pollo Erotico)
I know I'm a little late to the party, but I hope you guys got a chance to check out DPC's first guest mix. I've been obsessed with it this week, and Rashad and I can't express our appreciation enough to Matt - our RLF (real life friend!) - for taking the time to make such a dark, spacey, DPC approved mix.
Actually we can show our appreciation - because the next time we see him at U Street Music Hall we'll be forcing Natty Boh's and whiskey's on him. Which coincidentally enough is this Saturday. Sorry we're not sorry, Matt, you've been warned.
But enough talk about Saturday because even the slightest mention or thoughts about Saturday make me think about Jager. Like even now...and it's not even noon. Don't judge me - okay, judge me a little - but you should only be allowed to do that when you see me taking six of those babies before 11am on a Saturday morning in March. But that's neither here nor there is it?
Because today is Wednesday, and I would cordially like to tell Wednesday to kick rocks.
But let's not take out our frustrations on Wednesday because Wednesday never did anything to us, right? Let's try and focus on the important things here:
Mid-Day Disco Dance Party, Round IV!
Reading that made me feel a whole lot better and I hope that this dance party does the same for you :D
The artist behind this week's Mid-Day DDP goes by the name of Cooper Saver and was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, and moved to Vancouver with his family as a teenager. He's quite the triple threat; sharing passions in design, music, and writing. Hm, he sounds pretty dreamy to me.
Cooper has also interviewed tons of favorites of DPC such as: Flight Facilities, The Twelves, and The Magician. You should check out his website for the interviews, some downloads, and to learn more about him - because a girl can only do so much stalking.
And though the title gets credit for getting me to the mix, "Pollo Erotico", I took one look at the track list and knew I'd be in love with it.
I've said it once, and I'll say it til I hate cupcakes (which will be never), but I'm obsessed with Jeremy Glenn's, "New Life" (Perseus 'Summer of 83' Remix). And the Gigamesh Rework of "Party Over Here" makes me want to break out into a freaking dance party, fist pumping like Pauly D from the Jersey Shore (full disclosure: I haven't watched an entire of Jersey Shore. Ever.) And hello, Dimitri From Paris' Prince edit of "I Wanna Be Your Lover" shouldn't even need an introduction or explanation. It just rules.
To touch on one particular moment that I truly enjoyed in this mix would be difficult because it's continuously full of energy. If you don't believe me, take a listen for yourself. And don't get mad at me for looking like an idiot when you're fist pumping away at your desk at 11:30 am and your coworkers think you're crazy.
Exclusive Mix for Pollo Erotico by coopersaver Backseat (Duff Disco remix) - Duffstep Social Studies (Plastic Plates remix) - Body Language Just An Illusion (Satin Jackets rework) - Imagination Gin Nation - Tiger & Woods Stop Holding Back - Tornado Wallace New Life (Perseus 'Summer of 83' Remix) - Jeremy Glenn Baby Come Home (Rocco Raimundo version) - Drop Out Orchestra Baby You're Still The Same (Social Disco Club Sexual Flashback Mix feat. Lucy Walker) - Trujillo Hold Tight (Late Nite Tuff Guy edit) - Change Love Light - Soulclap New York Dolls Phreek Plus One What I Like - Anthony and the Camp Superflight (Maurice Fulton remix) - Chateau Flight ft. Marie Daulne Party Over Here (Gigamesh rework) - Popular People's Front Well Heeled - Reverso 68 I Wanna Be Your Lover (Dimitri From Paris edit) - Prince
**If you've missed previous Mid-Day DDPs, check them out here**
Round I (U-Tern Mid Week Mix on Modular People) Round II (Slow Hands - Diesel Japan Mix Aug 2011) Round III (Kiwi - Summer Mix)
I'm back for the third installment of "Mid-Day Disco Dance Party" for all of your afternoon dance party needs. Hopefully you were busy this morning listening to Magic Tape 14 or the Volta Bureau mix Rashad posted.
Last night I was doing what I normally do: stalk Soundcloud and Facebook to find new artists that I'm not familiar with to satisfy my DDP addiction. Don't you do that too?
I stumbled across Kiwi, aka: Alex Warren, who hails from the United Kingdom, and is currently taking the London Underground house/disco scene by storm. His moniker is "Orlando Boom", though I definitely read "Orlando Bloom" for awhile, wondering why the hell he did that... and then the lightbulb turned on. Funny how that happens, right? (source)
Anyway. Holy crap! I really liked this mix!
At the 4:30 minute mark, Genius of Time - "Houston We Have a Problem" gets dropped . I love the deep house this Swedish duo of Anira Records brings to this song. It's centered around basslines and vocal samples taken from the Whitney Houston song, "Million Dollar Bill" (source) and is one of the three songs that is featured on their album, "Drifting Back" that was released in January 2011 on the Royal Oak record label.
Following Genius of Time's song, the mix goes into Soul Clap's 'Bakerman's' remix, which gives a level of depth to the original soulful version. But we all know the reason why this song rules to begin with.
Why? Cause of the "Suck a boner, I'm a Johnny Wiener" lyrics. Duh. Please tell me I'm not the only one who caught onto that.
Around 36:20, Alex drops "Everybody" (kiwi remix) - Miguel Migs
And yes, Alex and I are on a first-name basis because we're BFF's now. You see, I was tweeting him last night about some of his mixes, and since he tweeted back, it means he really likes me back (But seriously, Alex, if you are reading this, I'm not that creepy. I promise.)
Hopefully, Alex releases that remix because it's a dance party that contains a lot deep undertones that remind me of some faster-paced Art Department. The transition into Maceo Plexx's song sounds flawless.
Truthfully, I enjoyed the latter half of this mix a lot better. And I am really glad that I stumbled across this mix because I had not heard the Jeremy Glenn remix by Perseus! And I always love the Sister Sledge song.... that is featured in some DFA mixes that I've listened to before.
Anyway, there you have it. My thoughts about this mix. You're welcome.
And since I did all of that work last night, you should listen to it or you'll hurt my feelings.
The Summer Mix (Recorded live) by Kiwi by Kiwi_ 1) Fear of numbers - Footprintz
2) Houston We Have A Problem (Original Mix) - Genius Of Time
3) Bakerman (Soul Clap Remix) - Laid Back
4) Envision (Ame Acoustic Remix) - Osunlade
5) Want You In My Soul ft. Stee Downes (Original Mix) - Lovebirds
6) The Shady Shores - Tanner Ross & Soul Clap
7) Best Of - Deniz Kurtel & Mykle Anthony
8) I Can't Get No Sleep - Joe and Will Ask vs Kiwi
9) Body Shiver - Waifs and Strays
10) Everybody (kiwi remix) - Miguel Migs
11) Falling (Original Mix) - Maceo Plex
12) Open for Service - Crazy P
13) Cruel Summer (Summer Dub) - Bananarama
14) Love Recycled 1 (Original Mix) - Solomun
15) Got To Be Real (The Giraffe, the Pelly and Us edit) - Cheryl Lynn
16) Lost In Music (Gay Marvine edit) - Sister Sledge
17) New Life (Perseus 'Summer of 83' Remix) - Jeremy Glenn
18) Get up disco - Soho808
Cause nobody likes a sad panda.
Have you ever been really busy? Where you feel like you're doing a million things at once? I'm probably the queen of multi-tasking.
To give you an idea, last night I had about 7 different windows open on my computer, not including four half-written emails I had open in Outlook or the million red flags that were and still are next to emails that I need to get to, woops. I had 6 tabs open on my Firefox. And three of them may or may not be mixes I'm hoarding from you guys. And don't get me started with how many excel sheets or word documents I had open. I'm surprised my computer didn't crash (I did have to re-boot my computer once or twice yesterday though).
Times like those call for mixes where you can literally pop in your headphones, and slowly tackle each task. Cause yea, guess who was still at work at 7:30 last night? I guess it's my own fault. The Twelves tomorrow night. A work happy hour Thursday. IdentityFestival this Friday. I'm a busy woman.
I was really excited when Wolf+Lamb put out an mp3 for a Slow Hands live set this past weekend. When I went to stalk my one of my faves on Soundcloud on Sunday night, I realized there was ANOTHER Slow Hands mix. I started a Google Doc awhile ago that I try and track out playlists, and write what I'm thinking when I'm listening to the mix. I'd like to think it makes me a "better writer". Geez.
Exhibit A:
*starts out slow, with a song, “one self” by blue bird remixed. *22:40 starts to get deeper...heard before *24'ish minutes a straight up dance party begins - What is this?! * 27’ish in, Zapp’s “I can make you dance” begins to get funky 35 mins - Tensnake “Something about you” 1 hr 42 minutes, fantasy - breakbot! <3<3
And yes, those are hearts by the Breakbot "Fantasy" mix. I'm a girl, remember? I can do shit like that.
What's your favorite go-to mix or artist when you're working? Sometimes I really like full-on dance parties, but sometimes a chilled-out downtempo mix is all I need. I loved listening to Thievery Corporation when I was studying in college!
Hiiii, I'm back. But only for a second (during my lunch break). Here's a DISCO DANCE PARTY (DDP) cause if you're like me, you need an afternoon dance party badly.
Especially on a Wednesday. Cause let's face it, Monday sucks cause you're recovering from the weekend. Tuesday sucks cause you don't have cornhole anymore or a reason to drink $1.75 beers in Northern Virginia. Wednesday sucks cause it's not quite Thursday - but it sure feels like it should be, and Thursday sucks cause it's not Friday. And well, Friday sucks cause you're sitting at your desk all hungover and waiting for it to be 6PM.
Where was this post going again? Oh yea. Afternoon DDP. Here's a nice midweek mix from the Canadian DJ/Producer, U-Tern. He also has a side project, Oliver, whose single, "I Need You" is currently blowing up the disco scene right now.
This U-Tern mix for Modular People starts out with Benoit & Sergiot's "Everybody" track and transitions into (deep) house until it goes into Robert Rodriguez's track, "I Got", and finally transforms to a full on disco dance party orgy.
I literally just LOL'ed at myself after typing the word 'orgy'. I hope one day you will really understand how my twisted (read: immature) mind works. Cause yea, I laugh at words like, 'orgy' and 'cornhole'. But we all know that you stick around for the music, not my stupid jokes or immature banter. So. Get some headphones on. Now.
