Disco Tech - April Beatdown Mix

The District has had its fair share of disco dance parties (DDPs) this past month and I would be lying if I said it hasn't been awesomely exhausting.

Friday night was nothing short of amazing as Beautiful Swimmers, Tiger & Woods, and Tim Sweeney had the U Street Music Hall moving until 3am. It was one of those times where I stood there danced in awe of how much talent the duo of Tiger & Woods showcased from the start to finish of their set. I was in dance party heaven as they dropped track after track, causing me to exclaim, "YES, I LOVE THIS TRACK!" while spinning in circles and jumping up and down.

To say the least, this month April has been a beat down for this DPC crew member in the form of dance parties, whiskey and debauchery.

It's Monday now, and I have a hard time listening to rowdy dance music when I'm hungover or tired;  so Disco Tech's April Beatdown Mix could not come at a better time. To keep things to the point: it's chock full of soulful tracks that had my head nodding in approval from start to finish. Around 5 and a half minutes in, Sleazy Beats recordings slowmo track, "Women Don't Want to Love Me", by Modsleep, kicked in, and later transitions beautifully into the  LTJ's rework, "Light".

I've come to the conclusion that LTJ Xperience has some of the best edits/reworks out there in the DDP world, as evidenced by the "Happiness" track that drops at the 9 minute mark. The bassline at 25 minutes in is reminiscent of a track I've heard in a David August mix. Same with the the track at 34 minutes in (if anyone can ID - please let me know) which is almost too funky for me to handle! At the 37:15 minutes, "Slow Days" by Sunner Soul transitions in and I found myself wishing my headphones had better sounding  bass to do it justice. The track was just released on April 17th on Vintage Music...so heads up, DJ friends - I'm going to pester one of you until I hear it played out somewhere ;).

So this is the part where I shut up and tell you to listen to the dang mix because you need this in your life. Here's to a new week, more dance parties on the horizon, and not forgetting to close my tab out this weekend!

Kris Percy's "Spy VS. Fly" Mix

Oh, HEY Dance Partiers!

Yeah, I’m still around. Been slacking on the posts as of late, but there’s no love lost, right? Becca and Tyler have kept you all current with some sweet mixes…and umm cooking adventures :P

Well let me make it up to you all at least. How about a real sleazy Disco/House mix from one-third of Sleazy Beats Recordings label heads,Kris Percy? Yeah? ... I thought that might do the trick!

Alright, let’s see if I remember how to do this: First off,the track list looks lovely. I’m writing this as the mix nears closing and I’mhappy to report it’s just as lovely on the ears. There’s a definite mood settingvibe to this one; patient and deep grooves with hints of sexy and soul willkeep the body in sway and head nodding in beatdown bliss. I was feeling thetracks by Pools, Lumnidisco, Katzuma, and Tornado Wallace, and that’s no discreditto the others. This mix is real smooth and sort of chugs along with slowerBPMs...but definitely earns its “Dance Party Approved” stamp from me, as it keptme grooving from start to finish.

I hope it does the same for you...
Enjoy!

Tracklist:

1. Pools - Tubbin (Spills)
2. Luminodisco - Too Night (House of Disco)
3. Double Hill - A Little More (Double Standard)
4. Noodleman - Starlight (Kolour)
5. Katzuma - Stooned (Kinjo)
6. Skylevel - Hooker In Paris (Skylevel)
7. Get Down Edits - Hang On (Get Down Edits)
8. Suzanne Kraft - Morning Come (Running Back)
9. Kid Sublime - Basement Works Vol. 1 *Bside (Jahwell)
10. Move D - Track 1 (Workshop)
11. Tornado Wallace - Don't Hold Back (IOR)
12. Tom Croose - Cho Chua (Resista)

Mood Music for your Monday

Sleazy Beats has been catching my attention lately. I posted their Music for Serious Jogging Vol. 4 a few Mondays ago. And here we are on another Monday, and they've supplied us with yet another beatdown disco mix. It's chill, it grooves well, and it should get you out of the Monday funk. "Mood Music", I like to call it. No tracklist on this one. But I heard some edits/remix of some old school tracks and a few unfamiliar but goodies.

Sleazy Beats - Lascivious Manoeuvres by SleazyBeats

Monday Morning Mix!

Top of the morning to you all!

*yaaaawwwwwnnn*

Who am I kidding? It's Monday, it's early, and if you had a dirty disco dancing filled weekend like I did...you're probably in the need of a little pick me up. Well I can't buy you all Trenta [insert convoluted Starbucks order here], but I can offer a laid-back mix to ease in the start of week. So, this week's Monday Morning Mix comes courtesy of SleazyBeats, with their "Music For Serious Jogging Vol. 4". From the jump you get some lovely Beatdown Disco, then watch out for a few Disco-House tracks here and there. By the midway point, the mix dives head first into some Deep House, and closes out deep and sexy. I enjoyed this one start to finish. (Sorry no tracklist at the moment, and I wasn't familiar with most of them.) Hopefully by the time you reach the end of the mix, your caffeine will have kicked in enough to have you ready to kick the rest of Monday's ass!

Music for Serious Jogging Vol. 4 by SleazyBeats