for Darren

Summer is in full swing. Pride has come and gone. The borderline torturous Salsa on St Clair festival has ended. And Charles has released his always anticipated No Pots And Pans collection (NPAP for short). I'm about to dive into that which will surely occupy most of my musical listening for at least a couple of weeks... its A LOT of music! But before I do, here are a few things that have been moving me lately.  Maybe its the sunshine, maybe its the rosé... Who can say? All I know is I'm digging these disco and NuDisco vibes a lot lately. Just add a lil piano to a dance track and I'm hooked. Add a whole lot and I might not stop smiling. Enjoy!

This is dedicated to my good friend Darren, who we'll be memorializing this weekend.  I know he's bouncing around to some super dope tunes in the freshest sneakers imaginable, wherever he is.


Rick Wade - The League (Original Mix)

The Black Madonna - Alright This Morning (Original Mix)

Mood II Swing - Can't Get Away From You (Original Mix)

Tensnake - Freundchen (Original Mix)

Reminder you can check out these tunes on the go on the Spotify Playlist too

oh, How Sweet It Is indeed!

So as a young house music addict, Mark Farina was definitely one of my go to sources for funky beats.  Back before shazaam and all that I'd literally have pages in notebooks with song lyrics written down so I could spend hours scouring the interwebs looking for the songs and trying to hear the stuff I had heard out in the comfort of my shoebox sized, first apartment.  Well here I go strolling through my iTunes and I find a set from a festival in 1998 called How Sweet It Is, with an over one hour mix from Mr. Farina.  This set has been on literally EVERY computer I have owned in the past 15 years... thats a lot of hard drives. Anyhoo, near the end this song comes on.... and I have a realization. I should harness the power of my smart phone and find out what this track is that has been bugging me for 15 years. I knew the artist, and the name... but I had never been able to find a remix of it. That is until now.

An oldie but a goodie..

Smoke City - Mr. Gorgeous (and Miss Curvaceous) (Mood II Swing Vocal Mix)