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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