Games

The singalong-ability of this track is right up my alley. I discovered this song from the Art Department's BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix, free for download. There's something 90's R&B about the melody of the lyrics that I'm attracted to. I also really dig the bassline. Enjoy!

You tell me that you love but you're f*cking with my mind.Why you playing me like that?You tell me that youre happy but you're crying all the time.Why you playing me like that?

Games (Original Mix) - Infinity Inc (right click to save as)
Infinity Inc

Wind Blows

I like the piano and vocals here. Yuksek always does a stellar job. Enjoy!

Wind Blows (Yuksek Remix) - Chateau Marmont (right click to save as)
Chateau Marmont | Yuksek

A Hold on Love

This track is a good time. Enjoy!

A Hold on Love - Erol Alkan (right click to save as)
Erol Alkan

Don't Wanna Dance

This sun-splashed pre-summer jam is getting me excited for swimming, dancing, drinking, and everything else that was made to be mixed with this song. I haven't met a Goldroom remix that I didn't like, and this song follows suit. The lyrics and original vocals are so great, "I don't wanna dance with nobody, dance with nobody but you". Enjoy!

Don't Wanna Dance (Goldroom Remix) - MO (right click to save as)
MO | Goldroom

Sparks

I was introduced to Watermat via the Magician, and the track Bullit, which comes out in less than a month. This track has been out for a bit, but was new to me and caught my attention instantly. The composition is spot on, with the right flow and architecture. Tidbits of sounds coming together to enhance the already captivating journey make this song stand out. Enjoy!

Sparks - Watermat (right click to save as)
Watermat

You Closed My Eyes

This laid back song with a dark bassline puts the onus on you, the recipient. "You closed my eyes", which I interpret as you are the one who did this to me, and made me who I am. It sounds inadvertent, and the song is undoubtedly beautiful. Enjoy!

You Closed My Eyes - DJ Tennis (right click to save as)
DJ Tennis

Chewing Gum

The remix just gets me going for this track. I am really feeling the solidarity of the bassline, which seems to be playing along to its own tune at times. The spacey laser sounds add some past-futuristic-idea ambiance. There's a sharper edge on the remix vs the original, it has aspects of tech layered beneath the surface.  Starting the song off with strictly percussion is also a bit risky, and I like it. Enjoy!

Chewing Gum (Xinobi Remix) - Paradisko (right click to save as)
Paradisko | Xinobi

Coucou Disco

Here's a happy funky disco track. The electric guitars stand out to me the most. The track is upbeat and lively, makes me want to shake what I got while nobody is paying attention. The waterfall off synths at the bridge add to the innocence of the track, climbing up then down the scale. Enjoy!

Coucou Disco - Dim Sum (right click to save as)
Dim Sum

Slowments

I love the throwback to 1983, revitalizing a timeless classic seems to be effortless for Touch Sensitive. The Art of Noise homage is carefully and tastefully done, brought up to modern times if you will. The song is dancey, sexy, nostalgic and overall amazing. Enjoy!

Slowments - Touch Sensitive (right click to save as)
Touch Sensitive

Cream

I was raised on Wu-Tang Clan's Enter the 36 Chambers album, and my favorite song off of that album when I first heard it was C.R.E.A.M., the jam to which this track pays homage. I love the addition of strings and bongos to the easily recognizable piano melody. Wu-Tang forever. Enjoy!

Cream - Claptone (right click to save as)
Claptone

Fire

For me this song transports me to a Las Vegas club.  The track has that large main room sound with the big energy required to move bodies well into the night. I love the vocals on this, and the electronic laser melodies that build up to epic drops. This track will surely show some age in the coming years, and to me that makes it all the more special, aiding me to remember at time that once was. Enjoy!

Fire (R3hab Remix) - Adrian Lux (right click to save as)
Adrian Lux | R3hab

Night Club Red Star

This song is a flashback for me, and perhaps for anyone who is vaguely familiar with 80's jams. I have a soft spot in my heart for electronic music of the late 90's and early 2000's, from Trance to Jungle it brings me back to a time in my life when things were carefree. The vein of this song is a bit on the funky side, a bit on the glamour side, and a bit on the 80's redux side, and I love all of those sides when it comes to dancing. Enjoy!

Night Club Red Star - Ural 13 Diktators (right click to save as)
Ural 13 Diktators

Limits of Design

My good friend, Mickey The Rat, over at Destino Ibiza dropped a new podcast which has been constantly playing throughout my house speakers. I could rave about each track and his amazing attention to detail, but I'll stop with that and go into this track he chose to close the mix with. I lose my reference of space and time with this song drawing circles around my head. When I hear this track my eyes see colors where no colors exist, my senses feel warmth that isn't there. It's the perfect song to float off to as the mix comes to a beautiful end. Enjoy!

Limits of Design (Essay's Spaceship Remix) - CutOff!CutOff! (right click to save as)
CutOff!CutOff!

Bring Me Love

The sweeping piano chords and chopped sample make me feel serene but alert. The howling wolf and helicopter spool up are foreshadowing for what's to come. The business starts 4 minutes into the song, and if you aren't electrified by then it is likely you do not have a pulse.  Enjoy!

Bring Me Love (Suptil's Airwolf Mix) - TAFO (right click to save as)
TAFO | Suptil

Buggin

My favorite Tribe Called Quest song has been Buggin' Out, and I bought The Low End Theory album the week it dropped.  The first reminiscent note of Justin Martin's track teleported me back to that memory. The signature Dirtybird bass exists here in full force.  The extremely stripped down bridge, which sounds like finger snaps and beat boxing only help to accentuate when the big notes hit the floor. Enjoy!

Buggin - Justin Martin (right click to save as)
Justin Martin

Gun-Shy

The dancing synths on this track make my feet want to dance to the beat. Late in the track we're exposed to the lyrics, which are a garnish to the main dish. And if this track were a meal it'd be something like a thanksgiving feast. I love how the breakdown happens about 4 mins in, and the piano brings us out of it. Enjoy!

Gun-Shy (Lindstrom Remix) - Grizzly Bear (right click to save as)
Grizzly Bear | Lindstrom

Platja

This song is dedicated to my partner in crime (aka partner in blogging) Jonyangorg. I have a soft spot for flutes and saxophones, he has a life dependent obsession with the two famous woodwinds.  Fun fact: I played the alto and tenor sax in grades 5th-8th. Had those horrible middle school band songs not sucked so much, or if we were exposed to anything nearly as cool as this track, I may have stuck with it. I guess there's always today to get back on the horse. While we're at it Jonyangorg can jump on the flute, I'll pick up the sax, and I'm sure we can find someone for the keys, electric guitar, and hand claps. Oh nostalgia. This song takes me there. Enjoy!

Platja (De Hofnar Remix) - Freddy Verano (right click to save as)
Freddy Verano | De Hofnar

Taste

The sample on this song is so lewd, provocative, and bold. I love the stripped down notes, the playful tone choices of the electric sounds, with that sample chiming on from time to time in a monotonous tone instructing dirty thoughts.  I like the muted crash sound of the snare drum for some reason, it sounds like a baking tin sitting on top of a real snare drum and it works. Enjoy!

Taste - Daniel Avery (right click to save as)
Daniel Avery

Breathe

This pick me up track caught my ear upon first listen. There's so much with the simple line of "she can't breathe" that can be interpreted. She could be in awe, or she could be in a suffocating relationship, or maybe she's been running nonstop. Inability to breathe is the result of many things, and all we know is that she can't breathe.  I like the big drums in this track as well, they give the song additional aggression. Enjoy!

Breathe - Anna Lunoe (right click to save as)
Anna Lunoe

Whiskey & Ativan

This track is dark, dirty, and dangerous. The whispery vocals put me in a theater where a horror movie is playing, and it's a nail biting scene.  There's lots of bottled up energy within this song, and there's a ticking time bomb ready to go off.  The bassline adds to the drama and the suspense. Enjoy!

Whiskey & Ativan - Straight Razor (right click to save as)
Straight Razor