Hotwell Mix: The Last Word Is for Drinkin'

When was the last time I did something like this (or anything, really); a mix:

The Last Word Is for Drinkin'

1. Fuel - Shimmer video
2. Rhianna - Diamonds video
3. Sam Smith, Normani - Dancing with a Stranger video
4. Khalid, Disclosure - Know Your Worth video
5. Drake - Don't Matter to Me video
6. Harry Styles - Adore You video
7. Tiesto & Dzeko, Preme, Post Malone - Jackie Chan video
8. Dua Lipa - Don't Start Now video
9. Ariana Grande - thank you, next video
10. The Weeknd - Blinding Lights video
11. Megan Thee Stallion, Beyonce - Savage remix video
12. Machine Gun Kelly, blackbear - My Ex's Best Friend video
13. Justin Bieber - Sorry video
14. Elton John, Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (PNAU remix) video
15. Bruno Mars - Versace on the Floor video
16. Mark Ronson, Miley Cyrus - Nothing Breaks Like a Heart video
17. Harry Styles - Watermelon Sugar video
18. Prince - Nothing Compares 2 U video

Just fun dance-pop from the past couple of years, bookended by personal mid/late-90's nostalgia.  The Elton John track is a new add from this past week, but the rest have been basically set in this mix for a year now.  What an odd (and heavy) year at that. 

Hotwell mix: Dang-a-lang-a-lang

Yeah, I know. This is going to be totally out-of-character. But!

Please allow me to indulge -- for this one mix anyway -- in a minor obsession of 90's/00's male-vocal'd R&B and Neo-Soul. So, if you can (and you really *must*), turn the lights down low, pop in these jamz, and see what happens..

01. Shai - If I Ever Fall In Love video
02. Keith Sweat - Nobody video
03. Blackstreet - Before I Let You Go video
04. R. Kelly - Bump N' Grind (Old School Mix) blog
05. Tyrese - How You Gonna Act Like That video
06. Bobby Brown - Roni video
07. Jodeci - Come and Talk To Me video
08. Mint Condition - Breakin' My Heart video
09. Hi-Five - I Like the Way video
10. Jaheim - Put That Woman First video
11. Mario - Let Me Love You video
12. Robin Thicke - Would That Make U Love Me
13. Trey Songz - Can't Help But Wait video
14. Ne-Yo - Because of You video
15. Usher - You Got It Bad video
16. Prince - Call My Name video

If you play this for/on your next date and things start, um, flowing (as freaky as you wanna be), well.. don't say I didn't warn you. And, as always, if you'd like me to mail you a physical copy -- the CD is not dead!, nor is getting something nice in the mail -- let me know.

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By the way, how many Hotwell mixes do you own?

Hotwell Mix: All That New Art (that I've been talking about)

So this latest mix turned out a little less dancey than I had intentioned at first. But, really.. I'm not sure why I think I'm going to end up with a mix of bangers or of dirtydancers when my general listening taste leans towards shimmery French disco house; ha! Still, it's great music for the background of a party or for the middle of a great roadtrip. See for yourselves..

01. Ghosthustler - Someone Else's Ride blog
02. MONARCHY - Gold in the Fire blog
03. Boy Crisis - Fountain of Youth video
04. Miami Horror - Sometimes video
05. Prince- I Would Die 4 U video
06. Rihanna- Rude Boy (Cosmic Dawn Remix) video
07. Kris Menace & The Dream - Walking on Lightning (U-Tern Blend) blog
08. Tommy Sparks - Miracle (Grum Remix) blog
09. Erik Hassle - Don't Bring Flowers (Plugs Remix) blog
10. Donkeyboy - Stereolife myspace
11. VISITOR - Los Feeling (Rough Mix) blog
12. Van She - (Don't Fear) The Reaper blog
13. Deep Dish (Featuring Stevie Nicks) - Dreams video
14. Queen - Radio Ga Ga video
15. Chromeo - I Can't Tell You Why blog
16. Shout Out Louds - Fall Hard (Passion Pit's Summertime Radio Remix) blog
17. Bill Murray - More Than This wiki!

Enjoy!; and, as always, salud! If you'd like me to mail you a homemade copy, let me know. I'm starting to crank out a few in the ol' homeofficefactory (which means that I'm cutting up old cardboard boxes to make CD mailers and drawring badly on blank CDs with a black Sharpie). ;)

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ps. I still love Lost in Translation; it's true!

Ready To Be Strepped?

I skipped the December "cycle", but I'm back with a new mix for the Spring edition of my mix-CD-by-mail club. Let's call this one "Strep Out Onto (the Dancefloor)".

Tracklist:

01. If I Know You - The Presets (video)
02. Shooting Stars - Bag Raiders (blog)
03. Little Bit (AutoErotique Bootleg Remix) - Lykke Li (blog)
04. Strawberry (Kocky & Trash Remix) - Adrian Lux (blog)
05. The Electric Road - Morgan Page vs. Lifelike (blog)
06. Dawn of the Dead (Station X Remix) - Does It Offend You, Yeah? (blog)
07. Black History Month (Alan Braxe & Fred Falke Remix) - DFA 1979 (blog)
08. Anything, Anything - Dramarama (video)
09. Ceremony - New Order (video)
10. Heartbreaker - Metronomy (blog)
11. Kelly (Lifelike Remix) - Van She (blog)
12. Kilometer (Moulinex Remix) - Sebastien Tellier (blog)
13. Let's Call It Off (Girl Talk Remix) - Peter Bjorn & John
14. We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off - Jermaine Stewart (video)
15. Hold Me (Breakbot Remix) - Pacific! (blog)
16. Man in the Mirror - Michael Jackson (video)
17. Goodbye Horses - Q Lazzarus (blog)
18. Iran So Far - Andy Samberg & Adam Levine (video) **

** This last track doesn't fit on the CD, so it's an, um, web-only bonus. That's probably for the best because the video brings those love-lorn lyrics to life! Besides, the laugh-track embedded in the song makes a lot more sense that way. haha.

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Into the mail with you!

If you're interested in a copy, let me know.

The Twelves Became Sixteen

This new Hotwell mix -- by yours truly -- is a collection of some really fresh, really fun music; it's the sort of music that I've listening to a lot lately. May I present, "The Twelves Became Sixteen"; download it here.

Note: Download taken down; let me know if you want it!

Tracklist:

01. Electric Feel - MGMT (video)
02. A Sudden Rush - Erlend Øye (video)
03. Somebody, Somewhere (Lifelike Remix) - Cazals (blog)
04. Works for Me - The Twelves (blog)
05. Ambient Room (SymbolOne Remix) - DVAS (blog)
06. Icarus (Lifelike Remix) - Ledge (blog)
07. Epic Last Song (Lifelike Remix) - Does It Offend You, Yeah? (blog)
08. Nightdrive With You (GRUM's New Wave Remix) - Anoraak (blog)
09. This Boy's In Love (Lifelike Remix) - The Presets (blog)
10. Sometimes (Computer Club Edit) - Les Rhythmes Digitales (blog)
11. Countdown (Designer Drugs Remix) - Jupiter One (blog)
12. I'm Good I'm Gone (Fred Falke Remix) - Lykke Li (blog)
13. I'm Not Gonna Teach Your BF How to Dance (The Twelves Remix) - Black Kids (blog)
14. Colours (Fred Falke Remix) - Hot Chip (blog)
15. Walking on a Dream - Empire of the Sun (video)
16. Hold On - Wilson Phillips (video)

The working title of this mix was "Cage Redux" -- because I wanted to base the overall vibe/sound around the Fred Falke Remix of Golden Cage (a song featured in my last mix)..

You'll note, though, that I didn't leave Golden Cage on the final mix. But no matter for the end-product.. that ethereal Frenchhouse vibe, embodied by producers like Falke, Lifelike and The Twelves, is well represented. *Very* well represented. Yeah, so let me know what you think; and believe that this aural device is eminently-danceable (so get on and dance!).

In any case, I need to mail this mix out to the ol' "mix CD club" tomorrow.. a few days late -- yeah, we have deadlines! -- so hopefully it makes it over to the, um, Ohio headquarters in time to be included in the next cycle. People gotta hear this!! haha.

Also, if you're interested in your own, physical, copy, let me know and I'll see what I can do..

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ps. I'll fill out links to some of the songs above over the weekend!

Packing Peanuts Go Crazy

Man, I've been listening to A LOT of music lately.. all (ok, mostly) in the name of finishing a mix CD inspired by the Fred Falke remix of Golden Cage; I've said as much before. And, it's finally done! Well, I've got a bit of work to do with respect to the actual, um, CD production (i.e. burning, drawing out the CD art and tracklists, some minor packaging), but the search for songs and work of organizing them is over. Whew!

Most of the links in the tracklist below are to blog posts where you can download the song (and read a little about how hype they are - haha); but if I could find them, I linked to its music video instead (but given the fact that most of the tracks are hot off the digital presses, I couldn't find too many videos). Check it:

"Packing Peanuts Go Crazy"

01. Fool for Love (SebastiAn Remix) - Das Pop (blog)
02. Our Time - Ocelot (blog)
03. 5 Feet of Snow (Miami Horror Remix) - The Dirty Secrets (blog)
04. Ask the DJ (Ocelot Express 4 Hour Remix) - Mr. Hudson (blog)
05. Bizarre Love Triangle - Computer Club (blog)
06. Bonafied Lovin' - Chromeo (video)
07. Pogo - Digitalism (video)
08. Out There on the Ice - Cut Copy (blog)
09. I Can Cook (Miami Horror Remix) - Grafton Primary (blog)
10. Lights and Music (Moulinex Remix) - Cut Copy (blog)
11. I Want Your Soul - Armand Van Helden (video)
12. Det Snurrar I Min Skalle - Familijen (video)
13. Golden Cage (Fred Falke Remix) - The Whitest Boy Alive (blog)
14. In Love with You (Alan Braxe Remix) - The Paradise (blog)
15. Digital Love - Wonky Pop Allstars (blog)

Let me know what you think. In my *ahem* humble opinion, it's a great way to start your night: a few bangers that slowly work themselves (and you too - you're along for the ride) into pure aural ecstasy, so dancey. haha.

Yeah, so, turn it up!; and onwards to the weekend!

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ps. If you do end up with one of my homemade CDs in your hands, you'll note some of the songs are *slightly* different than the original mp3s you might have downloaded somewhere; I've been known to cut a few superfluous beats, most likely because of a too-long intro or outro.