Holiday Mixtape Grab Bag

The Holidays are upon us and today is my last day of work before an extended four day weekend.  Obviously I am working hard right now and not wasting time on the internet...  Anyway, its unseasonably warm in the mid-east right now and it looks like Christmas this year, will be mild instead of white.  If you are a procrastinator like me, you will be scrambling the next few days to fight the crowds and finish some last minute Christmas shopping.  I'm excited to spend time with my friends and family and have some free time to relax (and by relax, I mean rage).  Since, I probably won't be doing any more blog posts for the next few days I decided to make this one count.  Below is 5 different mixes for your dancing pleasure (Tracklists available for most of them on Soundcloud).  Enjoy the music and have a great holiday!

Sare Havlicek delivered an early Christmas present today and released his 3rd installment of his Disco Recreation mix tapes. The first two Disco Recreations (Episode 1 and Episode 2) are stellar.  Each one is two hours of some funky-get down-disco music.  This mix is only an hour but it packs a punch and has a lot of good tunes.

The Last Robots released their "Chart Mix" December today.  I just found out about this Polish DJ duo last month and began to wonder why so many DJs have "Robot" or "bot" in their name.  Maybe robots really like disco, who knows. How many can you name?  The mix itself is really solid, filled with plenty of tunes you will recognize.






Last week Villa released the Best of 2011 installment of their "in the mix" series.  This mix features 50 different tracks and remixes and yet is only an hour long.  It jumps from track to track rather rapidly but is a nice look back on some really good tunes from the past year.







Tronik Youth also just put out a Best of 2011 mix.  This one spends a little more time on each track as it is around 30 tracks and just under and hour and half.  Another great mix of some of the best tunes of the year.








Yuksek just posted this mix he did for Triple J radio.  I haven't gotten a chance to listen to it yet because of all of the other material that has come out recently.  I am excited to get to it though because Yuksek doesn't post many mixes on his soundcloud page.  From the tracklist it looks like about half Yuksek tracks/remixes and half tracks and remixes from other artists.

Tronik Youth- December Mix 2011

Happy Friday everyone!  Its hard to believe that its already December and the year is almost over.  The temperature has finally started dropping and winter is fast approaching.  You can probably guess what my favorite two things to help keep me warm during the winter are.  That's right, hot whiskey cider and dance parties.  I will certainly be indulging in both this weekend when I head to a friends cabin in West Virgina.  If you're going to be in the D.C. area Saturday, you should make it a priority to catch Wolf + Lamb and Soul Clap at U-Street music hall.  It's gunna be a rager.

 
Tronik Youth realeased their December Mix today and it is a heater.  Its the perfect way to get you through your Friday afternoon or to kick off a Friday night DDP.   This Nu-Disco mix is about 86 minutes long and includes some great tracks.  I really enjoyed the Moon Runner Edit of "Back to the Funk" and am curious to know who the original artist is.  This mix also includes a song that I have become obsessed with over the past week: Goldroom's remix of Nikki & The Dove- Mother Protect.  Check it out, it starts at around 32:30.  I really enjoy mixes like this that consist of about 50% tracks that I know and 50% tracks that are new to me.  It gives it a nice balance.  Anyway, have a great weekend everyone, and don't forget to keep dancing!

Tracklist:
1 Matthew Kyle - This Hurt All Over
2 Quakers + Mormons - New York Town (The C90's Remix)
3 Pink Stallone - Help Yourself
4 Dogo Argentino - 2 Minutes 2 Midnight (Gazeebo Mix)
5 ??? - Back To The Funk - (Moon Runner Edit)
6 Knightlife - Serves You Right (Bobby Boomerang Mix)
7 Tensnake - Need Your Lovin' (Tiger & Woods Mix|)
8 Nikki & The Dove - Mother Protect (Goldroom Remix)
9 Holy Ghost - I Wanted To Tell Her
10 Yacht - I Walked Alone (Jacques Renault Remix)
11 Maceo Plex - Stay High Baby
12 Christophe & Lucas - Reel Love
13 PillowTalk - Street Walker
14 Vaggio - Don't You Want Some More
15 U-Tern - Style,Class, Flair
16 Dirty McKenzie - The Fever
17 2 Bears - Work (Oliver $ Remix)
18 Planningtorock - Living it Out (Cosmodelica Remix)
19 Steve Kilbey - Here In Noiseville (Peter Flowers Remix)



December Mix 2011 by tronikyouth

P.S. The Virginia Tech Hokies are playing for the ACC Championship tommorow night vs. The Clemson Tigers. LETS GO HOKIES!

Dance Party Recap and Tronik Youth's November Mix

Hey Folks

Sorry to leave you all hanging yesterday. I think DPC gang has finally recovered (with minimal regrets) from the shenanigans that ensued the past Wednesday. It was a rowdy dance filled night to say the least. We got down and dirty with friends old and new (Shoutout Matt L!...I know I promised a post for yesterday, and failed to deliver..My bad). Our good buddy Mr. Bonkerz warmed things up (<--Understatement Alert) to start the night off proper. Plastic Plates kicked things up a notch with some rowdy Disco/House, and finally the man, the myth, the legend: "El Magico" (as we like to call him), The Magician did his damn thing and did it well. He's got a new tuxedo for this tour, classic black with white trim and of course a matching magic wand. I was partial to the white on white with black trim, but Stephen was looking sharp nonetheless. Alright, enough of the blabbery let's get into some music.

Well hello there November. I love this month, good things always happen for me, plus it's my birthday month! Just a few days in and there's already some really good mixes. I've noticed a lot of them are diving into Slo-mo, Beatdown, and the Deeper side Disco and House. No complaints, I love it. But it's Friday, I've got a bit of energy, and wanted to share something lively. Tronik Youth cometh...

Here's a treat of a mix for your Friday Dance Party pleasure. An hour and a half of straight NuDisco jammers. TY starts things off smooth and sexy with a Casual Enounters touch up of the aptly named "So Good, So Right", by Imagination. I could go through and list the hot tracks in this mix, but there's just so many. So I won't spoil the fun for you all. Though, I must say, keep your ears tuned in for Tronik's Youth's remix of C'est Bon, by the Supermen Lovers. Oh, and KDMS' "Tonight" (with Morgan Geist) gave me chills (the good kind!). The funky guitar riff, seductive vocals, catchy synth melody, and the fantastic hi hats are the hotness (this one is "On repeat" status!).

Before you have at it, I wanted remind (if you live in the DC area) we're giving away tickets to Metro Area's show at U Street Music. Details here.

Lastly, we love music. So, send us yours.. I swear, we listen to everything that comes our way and post the stuff that makes us want to dance. So shoot us an email, hit us on Facebook, or use the Souncloud drop box. Sharing is caring, right?

Alright, here's the mix. Happy Friday dance partiers!


Tronik Youth - NOV MIX 2011 by tronikyouth

Tracklist:
1Imagination - So Good, So Right (Casual Encounters Dub Edit)
2Kastil - Back To Philadelphia
3Moon Boots - Off My Mind
4Waifs & Strays - Faith (Remix)
5Late Nite Tuff Guy - I Don't Like Acid
6The Juan Maclean - Human Disaster (Holmes Price Version)
7Mirror People - Feel The Need (Moullinex Mix)
8Lana Del Ray - Blue Jeans (Penguin Prison Mix)
9David Lyre - Hearbeat (2 Bears Mix)
10Mickey Moonlight - Close To Everything
11Superman Lovers - C'est Bon (Tronik Youth Edit)
12Tyson - After You've Gone (Dimitri From Paris Mix)
13Midnight Magic - Drop Me A Line (Holy Ghost Mix)
14The KDMS - Tonight (Morgan Geist Mix)
15Kraak & Smaak feat. Romanthony - Let's Go Back (Solomun Mix)
16WildKats & Russ Yallop - System Crank
17Eli Escobar - Desire Feat. Nomi Ruiz (Cosmic Kids Mix)

Tronik Youth - September 2011 Mix

Happy Labor Day! We aren't in cubicles or at desks today, but that doesn't mean we can't supply dance parties for your Monday afternoon. If you haven't given the Jamie Jones mix a listen, I highly recommend it (14'ish mins in, I LOVE!!!). I also highly recommend not judging me for waking up to a whiskey bottle sitting on my dresser.

I've always enjoyed Tronik Youth's monthly mixes, and now that August is over, a slew of new mixes are popping up. Neil Parnell, the DJ/Producer behind Tronik Youth hails from London and he just dropped his September Mix for our listening pleasure.

I'm a huge fan of Poolside's song "Harvest Moon" that gets going around the 4:45 minute mark because it takes me to my happy place that features a tropical paradise with a never-ending buffet of cupcakes and chocolate. She, Junkie Wife's song, "Ain't Coming Down" that follows "Harvest Moon" is one track I wasn't familiar, but I liked what I heard. A LOT. The latter half of the mix features some of the newer songs that have dropped at the end of the summer, including an exclusive mix of the new Legowelt mix of Tyson's song "After You're Gone" around the 1:03 mark.

Listen. Dance party. Stretch and repeat.

Sept mix 2011 by tronikyouth