...Mondays

So this set is unlike anything you've heard from me before. This time around I really dug in the crates to get some really unique tunes. I worked mostly with broken beat and jazz on this set, but I threw in a little dub and some house, and even hip hop into this mix. So please open your mind, download the set, and I hope you will enjoy it.

Remember you actually have the ability to seek through the songs/chapters if you're using iTunes or and iPod/iPhone. Here's the tracklisting:

01. Ticklah - Queen Dub [feat. Rob Symeonn] - Guidance Recordings
02. Vaceo - Time to Take - Chillifunk Records
03. LAL - Everyday in February - PTR
04. The Rongetz Foundation - East - Heavenly Sweetness
05. Linkwood - Tears - Prime Numbers
06. Benny Sings - New Bed [4Hero 'Twisted' Main Vocal Remix] - Sonar Kollektiv
07. Doug Hammond - Dope of Power Suite [Four Tet Club Mix] - Heavenly Sweetness
08. Joel Alter - Jungle Fever - Room with a View
09. Clara Hill - Paper Chase [feat. Vikter Duplaix] - Sonar Kollektiv
10. Atjazz - Together [Mr Moon Remix, feat Mr J] - Atjazz
11. The Five Corners Quintet - Kerouac Days in Montana [feat. Mark Murphy] - Ricky-Tick Records

Size: 79.8MB
Length: 58:46
Format: AAC
Bitrate: 192kbps

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reezun & sobz - Culture Shock

My boy sobz from Toronto sent me a short set that he worked on back in August 2009 for our second collaboration mix. As you must've noticed, I haven't been very productive in the past few months; just crazy busy. But I finally got it all down and here it is, folks!

sobz actually came down to Miami to visit last December. We checked out a party where a local reggae band called Kulcha Shok was playing, and since our styles are pretty different, we thought Culture Shock was a suitable name for this collabo. The picture for the cover was taken at that party.

Remember you actually have the ability to seek through the songs/chapters if you're using iTunes or and iPod/iPhone. Here's the tracklisting:

sobz
01. Ladyhawke – Paris Is Burning [Cut Copy Remix] - Modular Recordings
02. Funkagenda & Mark Knight – Flauta Magica - Toolroom
03. Rainer Weichhold – Bamboo [Namito Birthday Remix] - Great Stuff Recordings
04. Alex Niggemann – Can I Get......?! [Matthias Meyer Remix] - Supernature
05. Sander Kleinenberg – This Is Our Night - Little Mountain Recordings
06. Calvin Harris – Ready for the Weekend [Fake Blood Remix] - Ultra
07. Martin Eyerer & Oliver Klein - Babylon - Kling Klong

reezun
08. Catz 'n Dogz - Kawa Z Gruntem [feat. Pol_On] - Get Physical Music
09. Vincenzo - Return of Sha - Ladies and Gentlemen
10. Jagged - Langenthal - Quintessentials
11. Marek Hemmann - Gemini - Freude Am Tanzen Recordings
12. Joris Voorn - The Deep [Jimpster Remix] - Green
13. Uner & Coyu - Raw Sweat - Diynamic
14. Zomby - Digital Flora 2 - Brain Math

Size: 98.4MB
Length: 1:11:40
Format: AAC
Bitrate: 192kbps

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Green

It has definitely been a while since I've posted one of my sets. This is one that has been in the works for a while and I've been compiling the tracks over the summer. I mixed this one down completely on Ableton Live 8; which is an amazing software suite.

I included two Henrik Schwarz remixes in this set--both are masterful. I especially love his rendition of Sheharzad's Yalla Yalla. The arrangements are just flawless. If you get a chance, listen to the original just so you can have an idea of how creative Schwarz really is. Not to take anything away from Yes Maam, though, which is such a fun song. All in all, there is a good mix of styles as well as vocal and instrumental tracks, so I hope you check it out and enjoy.

Remember you actually have the ability to seek through the songs/chapters if you're using iTunes or and iPod/iPhone. Here's the tracklisting:

01. Joss Moog - Drivin' on Up - Robsoul Recordings
02. Giom - I Know You Were Right - Ornate
03. The Bionics - They Prefer the Disco - Paper Recordings
04. Shur-I-Kan - Simply Yes [Fred Everything Remix, feat. Alexander East] - Lazy Days Music
05. Owain K & Jamie Anderson - Freerider [Kirby Remix, feat. An-Tonic] - Elevation Recordings
06. Huxley & Ethyl - Byzantine - Cecille Numbers
07. Meyland & Visti - Yes Maam (All Night Long) [Henrik Schwarz Remix] - Eskimo
08. Fred Everything - Mercyless [Atjazz Vocal Mix, feat. Wayne Tennant] - OM Records
09. Sheharzad - Yalla Yalla [Henrik Schwarz Remix] - Fine Art
10. Guy J - Bianca - Sudbeat
11. Dop - VSOP - Eklo
12. San Soda - Het Zwarte Kanon - We Play House Recordings
13. Hudson Mohawke - Overnight - Warp Records

Size: 89.5MB
Length: 1:04:29
Format: AAC
Bitrate: 192kbps

Recorded on August 29, 2009 in Miami.

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Ups & Downs

This is a set I worked on a few weeks back that I finally got around to posting. This time around, the focus is on more soulful, vocal house, with some wonderful elements of jazz and funk.

I'm really feeling the original version of South African producer Black Coffee's Turn Me On--great vocals by Bucie. The Raw Artistic Soul Vocal Dub in the same release is also fantastic. The collaboration--Sweat No Sleep--between Atjazz and Mark de Clive-Lowe is simply ridiculous!! I can't get enough of it. Osunlade's Momma's Groove is an absolute dance-floor killer. I just love the vibe in Spinna's and Ovasoul7's You Should Be Loving Me. I think technically, this is my best set so far. I kept the harmonics working as much as possible and the progression makes a lot of sense to me. Just check it out and see for yourself.

Remember you actually have the ability to seek through the songs/chapters if you're using iTunes or and iPod/iPhone. Here's the tracklisting:

01. Atjazz - Before [feat. Clara Hill] (Mantis Recordings)
02. Atjazz & Mark de Clive Lowe - Sweat No Sleep (Mantis Recordings)
03. Lovebirds - Gentle (Teardrop)
04. DJ Roland Clark - Goodbye Love [SC Vox] (Kings Street)
05. Mr ALI - Dance All Night (Unified)
06. Black Coffee - Turn Me On [feat. Bucie] (GOGO Music)
07. Mustafa - Aqui Se Faz, Aqui Se Paga [Groove Assassin's Sunshine Mix] (Staff Productions)
08. Osunlade - Momma's Groove [Jimpster's Hip Replacement Mix] (d:vision)
09. DJ Spinna & Ovasoul7 - You Should Be Loving Me [Dennis Ferrer Remix] (Wonderwax)
10. The Shadow Kings - New Steps [Mani Mix, feat. Hiedi Rubbeira & Eddie Ames] (Utopia Boston)
11. Peven Everett - Put Your Back into It [Quentin Harris Remix] (Unified)

Size: 101.1MB
Length: 1:12:54
Format: AAC
Bitrate: 192kbps

Recorded on February 28, 2009 in Miami.

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Lost Ideals

New year, new beginning, new hope, new music...

What better way to start your year than with a new set of blissfully deep and soulful house compiled and mixed by yours truly? This one was compiled over a few months and holds a few of my favorite tunes that I heard towards the end of 2008.

My absolute favorite in that period has been the Motorcity Soul Remix of Solomun & Stimming's Eiszauber. I even made it my ringtone. Both Cassady Locke productions, Ojo and 1968, are off the chain--beautifully done. Ojo has a jazzy, Latin feel to it and follows a masterful progression. 1968 is deliciously deep and has a nice Martin Luther King sample that takes you into the breaks. Both Rocco remixes are amazing. Hiya Kaya has great vocals laced on an almost tribal beats and the Cloudkickers version of The Police's Bring on the Night is exceptional. I'm really feeling the bass line in The Elements of Life's Into My Life and the synth riff always gives me goosebumps. The Apologist's The World as We Want It has an ethereal feel to it and was the inspiration to the album artwork. Is there a way to end the vicious cycle?

As usual, with the way I encoded the AAC file, you have the ability to skip back-and-forth between the tracks. Without further ado, here's the tracklisting:

01. Chymera - Ellipsis (Figure)
02. Soul Creation - You're Special [Ralf Gum GOGO Music Vocal Mix, feat. Stephanie Cooke] (Foliage Records)
03. DJ Ringardos - Was Better in 88 (Versatile Records)
04. Cassady Locke - Ojo (Esho Recordings)
05. DJ Dealer - Joyride [Matthew Bandy Remix, feat. Charles Dockins] (Look At You Records)
06. The Elements of Life - Into My Life [Main Mix, feat. Lisa Fischer & Cindy Mizelle] (Vega Records)
07. Kentphonic - Hiya Kaya (Soul Candi Blue)
08. Cloudkickers - Bring on the Night [Rocco TroDeep Remix, feat. Marcus] (Newlite Muzik)
09. Apologist - The World as We Want It (Wave Music)
10. Cassady Locke - 1968 (Esho Recordings)
11. Solomun & Stimming - Eiszauber [Motorcitysoul Remix] (Diynamic)
12. Ozgur Can & AGS - Music in Passion (Save Me Records)

Size: 110.6MB
Length: 1:19:58
Format: AAC
Bitrate: 192kbps

Recorded on January 2, 2009 in Miami.

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