Smooth Dance Classics

It’s raining here in England today.We were supposed to attend a christening but unfortunately , due to an unforeseen event, it has been cancelled. Thus, I feel that we’ll have a chill out Sunday. I quickly decided to post this old mix I’ve done a few months back which in my opinion will suit if you are planning to have a quite day at home. The songs included can be enjoyed whilst reading your Sunday papers and a nice hot cuppa on the side. Don't forget to tap your feet though =)  .Enjoy.

SMOOTH DANCE CLASSICS

Intro

Sadness , Part 1 – Enigma

Friends – Amii Stewart

Africa – Toto

Wishing On A Star – Cover Girls

Suddenly Back To Me – Mike Francis

Love’s Theme – Barry White

Where’s The Love – Delegation

You To Me Are Everything – Real Thing

Digging Your Scene – The Blow Monkeys

New York Afternoon – Mondo Kane

Sahara Nights – F.R. David

Your Heart Keeps Burning – Blind Date

The Hustle (rap) – Talko

Break Out – Swing Out Sister

And The Beat Goes On – The Whispers

Best Of My Love – The Emotions

I’m In The Mood For Dancing – The Nolans

Waiting Game – Swing Out Sisters

Trust – Reel Power

total playing time: approx. 1 hour 19 minutes

link: http://www.4shared.com/file/231381795/78548388/smooth_dance_classics.html

Wave Festival

Wave Festival

While I was checking my mix files for a good follow up for my last post, The New Wave Chronicles, I stumbled upon this peculiar mix I did nearly two years ago. I called it peculiar as it is not what you’d call a regular mix set. This time I’m presenting to you the best live versions of some of the popular new wave songs in one non-stop mix! I can’t remember why I decided to do such one at that time but listening to the entire mix has set me back in the 90s when similar concert cd’s were released in Manila. I’m referring to the cd’s called ‘Live Under The Milky Way’, ‘Wave At The Square’, ‘Spiral Tribe: Concert Edition’ which gave any new wave fan the chance to experience how it would sound like if all these new wave artists are gathered together in one concert. The only thing you’ll have to do is close your eyes and imagine them performing in front of you!

I kick started the set by the classic song ‘In A Big Country’ by one of the best bands Scotland has ever produced- Big Country . The song is actually a personal favourite of my wife and I. Too bad their lead singer, Stuart Adamson, passed away at such a young age. Another talent wasted indeed.

Big Country is followed up by Berlin’s ‘The Metro’. It’s strange hearing this song’s acoustic version as it was originally done with synthesizers. For those unfamiliar with Berlin, they are known for their song ‘Take My Breath Away’ which was featured in the 80s film Top Gun. The third artist featured is Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark or better known as OMD with their classic dance tune ‘Locomotion’. Then any new wave fan would definitely enjoy Gene Love Jezebel’s brilliant live rendition of ‘Motion of Love’. And then ‘Total Recall’ by The Sound drifted in after. I really like this song as the lyrics are quite moving. I first heard this song from the new wave compilation cd called ‘The Rise of Indie’ and I immediately got hooked to it. I must confess that it used to be my old shower song LOL . Although I have little knowledge on The Sound’s discography but IMHO, they should have made it big in the industry as they were really good. But for the new wave fans in the Philippines, this song is a must have in their music collection. Too bad I discovered them very late and it’s too hard to get a copy of their cd’s in music stores nowadays. You can also check out the chapter 2 of ‘The New Wave Chronicles to hear the remixed version of ‘Total Recall’. The Sound is then followed by U2 with ‘Sunday Bloody Sunday’. Shame that Bono and his gang do not produce songs as good as they used to in the 80s. Next in the line up is Soft Cell with the classic ‘Tainted Love’. This song is still played in mainstream radio stations here in the UK as it remains a crowd pleaser. And most 80s compilation cd’s released here won’t be complete without including ‘Tainted Love’ in the selection. I also included performances of 80s icons Billy Idol, The Cure, The Police ,and Depeche Mode in the line up. Maybe some of you would ask why The Cranberries got included in the set with these new wave artists but I must point out that their early works sounded new wave just like The Sundays band . That goes to show how diverse new wave music is.

I think any new wave fan would definitely love this mix as I did not put any fillers in the set. All songs are guaranteed classics. It’s like having a music festival in winter!

Wave Festival

In A Big Country - Big Country

The Metro - Berlin

Locomotion – OMD

Motion Of Love – Gene Loves Jezebel

Total Recall – The Sound

Sunday Bloody Sunday – U2

Tainted Love – Soft Cell

Rebel Yell – Billy Idol

In Between Days – The Cure

Flaming Sword – The Care

Everything Counts – Depeche Mode

Desire – Gene Loves Jezebel

Dreams – The Cranberries

Every Breath You Take – The Police

Boys Don’t Cry – The Cure

99 Luft Balloons – Nena

I Melt With You – Modern English

total playing time: approx. 1 hour 15 minutes

link: http://www.4shared.com/file/228438368/c89b4048/Wave_Festival.html

I do hope that you’ll like this latest offering from yours truly. If you do, a simple thanks would be greatly appreciated.

The New Wave Chronicles

For my latest offering, I brought along with me two of my earliest projects, The New Wave Chronicles mixes. I made these way back in November 2007 and February 2008.As I’ve always wanted to make a new wave megamix series in the tradition of the late DJ Jamtrx’s 'New Wave Diaries Megamixes' which were huge and massive hits in the mid 90’s. Although what I had in mind back then was to come up with a nice new wave compilation mix using traditional beat mixing techniques to create that ‘live radio new wave party’ feel. I also wanted to feature the songs longer as opposed to the traditional megamixes wherein you’ll hear mostly samples of songs crammed all together. I’ll leave them to the pro's but I might do one in the future if time will permit.

So far, I have managed to create two ‘chapters’ of The New Wave Chronicles. I made a point to only feature songs that were huge hits to new wave fans in the Philippines back in the days. The songs are either the extended or remixed versions. A lot are hard to find and out of print versions as well. I think any mobile disco in the Philippines would feature a majority of the songs used here in their own new wave set.

This first instalment of the series is composed of synthpop tracks. For the unfamiliar to the term ,Wikipedia defined it as "a subgenre of New Wave and pop music in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument". It is most closely associated with the era between the late 1970s and early to middle 1980s. The likes of Kraftwerk or Depeche Mode clearly demonstrate the style to give you an idea of what synthpop would sound like. I kicked off the mix with a song from Information Society which has been a huge hit in the party scene in Manila way back in the late 80s. Then I followed up their song with a personal favourite,Silent Morning, which IMHO should have deserved a good airplay back then. I can barely remember it being played in local radio stations when it was released but somehow managed to pull some following in the synthpop scene .

The 2nd mix is also composed of personal favourite new wave songs which I grew up listening to but somehow got obscured thru time. With the advent of new technology in creating/arranging music nowadays, a lot of the artists featured here are considered pioneers in music during their time. Things were used to be done meticulously and manually before and it still amazes me how these guys managed to come up with these great tunes. The mix kicks of with my all time favourite synthpop group, Depeche Mode, with their song ‘New Life’, which is all these mixes are all about…bringing new life to these songs once again. A lot of the songs here are rarely played in the UK nowadays. It’s kinda disappointing because the younger generation is missing to appreciate this genre. Depeche Mode is then followed by the Europeans with their ‘Animal Song’…the first time I heard their wails, I knew that I’d be hooked with their song for a while. I still have a copy of the cross country mix of this song from the cd ‘Hit That Perfect Beat’ which I bought from a record bar in megamall, whose name slips my mind at the moment., way back in 1997. And ‘The Animal Song’ is followed by hit after hit from the likes of China Crisis, Modern English, The Cure, and so on.

Lastly, just to emphasise once more,these are old mixes and  there are no fancy effects/sampling which you’ll normally hear in my recent mixes. They are plain beat matched mix, the type of mix you’d hear during the Wave 180 show, Mobile Circuit ,or any dance parties in the 80’s/90’s. What make these special are the song selection and the special versions that I used.

Anyway, I hope you’ll enjoy listening to the mixes as much as I enjoyed compiling them.The links are down below. Happy listening,peeps!

The New Wave Chronicles Chapter I

tracks:

walking away – information society
silent morning – noel
compulsion – martin gore
strange love – dépêche mode
bizarre love triangle – new order
russian radio – red flag
world in my eyes – dépêche mode
heaven knows  – when in rome
broken heart – red flag
i beg your pardon – kon kan
i just can’t get enough – dépêche mode
living in oblivion – anything box
dreaming - omd
the promise - when in rome
american soviets - c.c.c.p.
if you leave - omd
don’t go - yazoo
cars - gary numan
pop goes the world - men without hats

total playing time: 1 hour and 13 minutes


LINK: http://www.4shared.com/file/215822480/97cb9cfd/The_New_Wave_Chronicles.html

THE NEW WAVE CHRONICLES CHAPTER II



Intro
New Life - Depeche Mode
What’s Your Name - Depeche Mode
Animal Song - the Europeans
King In A Catholic Style - China Crisis
Melt With You - Modern English
Just Like Heaven - The Cure
This Corrosion - Sisters of Mercy
The Meaning of Love - Depeche Mode
I Got The Message - Men Without Hats
Tainted Love - Soft Cell
Lions - Tones On Tail
More To Lose - Seona Dancing
Tears Run Rings - Marc Almond
Love Vigilantes - New Order
Love Will Tear Us Apart - Swans
Postcard From Paradise - Flesh For Lulu
Pretty In Pink - Psychedelic Furs
The Reflex - Duran Duran
In A Big Country - Big Country
Always On My Mind - Pet Shop Boys
The Great Commandment -  Camouflage


total playing time : 1 hour and 13 minutes




LINK:http://www.4shared.com/file/215854347/371ed31b/The_New_Wave_Chronicles_Chapte.html

REmixed Emotions

During the late part of the 80’s and early 90’s, party goers in the Philippines experienced the surge of remixed classic love songs or ‘slow jam remixes’ as they were popularly known back then. They were arranged so well that they became very popular in the Philippine dance circuit during those times. A lot of the songs were made by remix service companies, most of which had long ceased operating. And some were done by Filipino dj’s such as DJ Jamtrx (R.I.P.) . It was very expensive to obtain these remixes before as some were only available in vinyl and were for strict dj use only. But came mid 90’s, they were released in bootleg cd’s to the delight of the followers of the genre. I used to buy my copies in the now closed Solidman Record Bar in Manila. Sadly, as new style of dance music came in so does the demise of this type of remixes started. So many run off the mill remixes were also made and a lot of them weren’t as good as the early releases that in my opinion didn’t help sustain its popularity.

‘Remixed Emotions’ would have been my Valentine’s day offering but I was not able to finish the mix on time as I have been on night shifts these past two weeks. But it’s better to be late than never as the old saying goes.


The songs included in the mix are some of the best examples of the genre mentioned above and I have included extended versions of some of the classic dance tracks that were popular during those times.

So without further adieu, I now present to you , 1 hour and 10 minutes of the best classic slow jams. Be prepared to fall in love again…

TRACKLIST

REmixed Emotions

Intro

The One You Love – Glen Frey

True – Spandau Ballet

Friends – Amii Stewart

Simply Jesse – Rex Smith

Just Tell Me You Love Me – England Dan & John Ford Coley

Just When I Needed You Most- Randy VanWarmer

Foolish Heart – Steve Perry

Lovely Day – Bill Withers

The Hurt – Kalapana

Dying Inside – Timmy Thomas

Zoom – Fat Larry’s Band

Terminal – Rupert Holmes

Please Don’t Go – Digital Game

Do You Believe In Me – Eric Gadd

‘Til They Take My Heart Away – Claire Marlo

What’s Love Got To Do With It – Tina Turner

Make It Easy – Sybil

You To Me Are Everything – Real Thing

Link: http://www.4shared.com/file/223423556/e8e5b875/REmixed_emotions.html

2010 First Quarter Mix

2010 FIRST QUARTER MIX

Now, on to the main stuff.

For my first music post, I have prepared a really nice contemporary mix. I thought of kick starting this blog by featuring the first mix I did for this year. I finally finished this mix on 2nd Feb and couldn’t wait to share it exclusively here first,thus I used it as a test post initially . As the old phrase goes… it’s hot off the press! I recommend that you play this loud but be aware that some of the tracks have heavy bass that may affect your speakers…all songs are guaranteed floor fillers. here’s the tracklist:

2010 FIRST QUARTER MIX

Empire State of Mind by Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys

T-Shirt by Shontelle

I Invented Sex by Trey Songz ft. Usher & Keri Hilson

Russian Roulette by Rihanna

Smile by Lily Allen

Party In The USA by Miley Cyrus

Party Like This (party break)

Gangsta Luv by Snoop Dogg ft. The Dream

Love Game by Lady Gaga

In My Head by Jason Derulo

All Up To You by Aventura ft. Akon & Wisin Y Yandel

Paparazzi by Lady Gaga

Let’s Get Crazy by Cassie ft. Akon

Tik Tok by Ke$ha

Love Sex Magic by Ciara ft. Justin Timberlake

Hotel Room Service by Pitbull

Insomnia by Craig David

Closer by Ne-Yo

Do You Remember by Jay Sean ft. Sean Paul & Lil Jon

Bad Romance by Lady Gaga

Celebration by Madonna

Shots by LMFAO

Birthday Sex by Jeremiah ft. Pitbull

Down by Jay Sean ft. Lil Wayne

The mix clocks 1 hour and 3 minutes of dance music madness just for your listening satisfaction…and the mix is presented in 320kbps high quality mp3 format.

I uploaded this via 4shared so that you can listen to it straight away without having to download the mix.. Lastly, if you like the mix, please say thanks as it goes a long way =)




here's the link:



http://www.4shared.com/file/214552652/67269388/2010_First_Quarter_Mix.html

Just a quick note...

Hello again,peeps! Just FYI, I made up some sort of rules and disclaimers with regards to the stuff I post here that I hope you’ll follow and understand.



1. I will only post mixes. I will not be posting full versions of songs in this blog. If you like the songs and artists featured here, I suggest that you buy their albums. Please support the artists featured , without their talents we won’t have good music to listen to.

2. All songs featured are for promotional use only. If in case I am asked to remove a particular song by the artist/s or any other music affiliates, I’d be glad to do so without hesitation.

3. I am not a professional DJ .It is only a hobby and a passion I have since I was young. I am still learning the craft of dj-ing , both in the digital and manual aspects of the craft. Comments are very welcome, whether positive or negative. I’ll take them as constructively as possible.

4. I will try not to concentrate on a particular genre of music. My music taste is diverse. Although most of the initial mixes I will upload will feature the music of my generation,I will try to feature other music genre here. I hate people who discriminate other people’s music preference. I believe that each genre are connected to one another due to the evolution of music styles over the years.

5. Trivia and bits of information will be shared , if possible, for each mix. I will try to include why I have come up with a particular mix and why I chose such songs to be included.

6. Each mix featured is uploaded in a single mp3 track and in 320 kbps format (the best audio quality for mp3) . This is to avoid skips/short gaps in between tracks.

7. Requests are welcome. I will try to grant each request as soon as possible but bear in mind that I have a full time job and I'm a family man as well so I only have time to do these mixes during my spare time. Plus being seriously ill before has made me tire easily that I’d rather take time off from my hobbies than trigger my dodgy immune system to play up again.

8. Enough said . If I come up with other rules/disclaimers, I’ll just add it at a later date.



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2010 First Quarter Mix - TEST POST

this is only a test post. full description of the mix and tracklisting will follow soon.

Welcome

Thank you for visiting my music blog.This blog is actually a copy of my first blog that I set up a few months back in my other social networking profile. I thought of transfering my posts here to let my friends in facebook experience my passion for music. In the coming days, I'll be sharing with you all the mixes that I made these past few years.Prior to that, I'll be posting as well the disclaimer I made in my old blog that I think everyone should be made aware of when accessing my mixes. There could be a chance that I'll make this blog for invitation only, but I've not decided on that yet.So watch this space for now.