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2017 Dec Chill Pills Pt.1 (Sueño) Revert to previous for update and current status. Gradually getting back into it. Chill and Beach House fitting for the onset of the Australian summer. Nothing ground-breaking but hopefully a nice chilled vibe. Pt.1 of 2 sets. Playlist: 2015 American Boy (Original Mix). Ely Bruna, Neja 2015 Come Back Baby (Original Mix). Flush 2016 You Work Hard for Your Enemy (Extended Mix). Sandy Rivera 2017 Tin Man (Rj Remix). Christian Prommer, Adriano Prestel 2017 Catch the Beat (Dims's Old Fashioned Dub). T Ski Valley, Dimitri From Paris 2017 Day After Day. Matthew Heyer, Kate Elsworth 2012 House Session (Beach Mix). Phil Kinley 2013 Sueño Latino vs Rising (Bootleg). Jask, Spiritchaser vs Jay-J 2017 Sueño Latino (Club Edit). Spiritchaser 2013 Dreams (Director's Cut Classic Mix). Vintage Lounge Orchestra, Knuckles, Kupper 2017 When the Love Is Gone (Original Sax Mix). OtherSoul, Airam 2010 Flexxx (Matthias Heilbronn's Soulflower Mix). Astrid Suryanto, Matthias Heilbronn 2016 Freedom (OtherSoul Remix). Sergio D'Angelo, Aldo Bergamasco, Pierre Piccarde, OtherSoul 2015 Rescue Me (Nikos Diamantopoulos Remix). Teejay Walton & Gina Glover, Nikos Diamantopoulos 2017 Fine Night (Vocal Mix). Ruff Ryder 2016 Ma Quale Idea (Francesco Cofano Mix). Pino D'Angio, Francesco Cofano House is a Journey
2015 En Mai, fais ce qu'il te plaît French Proverb meaning “In May, do what pleases you”… Where I use the orphans on my hard drive. Claude Nougaro, Phil Collins, Eric Clapton, Grace Jones doing Edith Piaf, a Rolling Stones sampled cover, a twisted take of EBTG’s and lo and behold a 2015 remix of Neil Young/Nicolette Larson’s Lotta Love.. How is that for eclectic? Every year at about the time of my Taurean birthday, I try to put together a playlist of odd tunes, jams that never get a chance to make it to a set due to the filtering process I use. Either they are not quite five stars, do not fit into any strict genres or are jams I feel I may like but depart from a true house format. But it is that time of the year again and whilst I was on an extended trip to China and before embarking on a progressive house new journey, I propose you the 2015 version of “En Mai, fais ce qu'il te plaît”. It is eclectic, starting with a French flavour with the late Claude Nougaro, an old French jazz/rock artist, from my hometown of Toulouse, following is a little medley of Grace Jones using the current “Frenchie Thing” tune as a recall, before jumping into no less than Phil Collins and Eric Clapton.. All this with a definite House flavour. The set is different and might put off some listeners but once again remember: ”In May, do what pleases you”. Playlist: 2014 Nougayork (Dimitri from Paris Full Vocal Remix vs Night Dubbin’ in 2014). Claude Nougaro 2015 The Frenchie Thing [Xtian Paroles Edit]. Reboot 2012 La Vie en Rose (djGiel's la Vie Remix). Grace Jones 2014 Call Me Maybe (OtherSoul Remix). Carly Rae Jepsen 2012 I Cannot Believe It's True. (MikenandTess Booty Funk Edit). Phil Collins 2014 Hey, Hey (OtherSoul Illegal Remix). Dennis Ferrer 2012 Here Comes Every day (MikeandTess Mash up ). Steven Stone feat. Kim English 2012 It’s Like That (Original Mix). Professor X 2012 Miss You (Andy & Dave Club Mix). Disco Enemy feat. Danny Losito, The Rolling Stones 2009 Needin U (DJ Wady Ibiza Mix). Mark Brown, Adam Shaw, The Face 2008 Higher and Higher (2008 Club Mix). Milk & Sugar 2010 Just Won't Do (Pirupa & Pigi Remix). Analog People In A Digital World, Tim Deluxe, Sam Obernik, Pirupa, Pigi 2013 Cocaine (iLicris Remix). Eric Clapton 2015 Wrong (Jolyon Petch Club Mix). eSQUIRE & PETCH, Jolyon Petch, Esquire 2013 The Music Sounds Better With You (Carl Hanaghan Remix). Speedboats, Big Explosions 2015 Lotta Love (Alaia Gallo Remix) .Vintage Lounge Orchestra 2014 Let the Music Play (Neo funk Mix). Rob Hayes Private Collection Highlights: This set is different but I do not infer it is particularly good. I sometimes find it highly entertaining to listen to classics being “housified”… This being said, do not miss the Dimitri from Paris take on Claude Nougaro’s “Nougayork”! Claude Nougaro was a immensely talent French jazz/rock artist and poet from my hometown of Toulouse. I remember as a student seeing him getting wasted in bars on a daily basis. On day he went to NY and and bluffed the local studio talent royalty by sitting down in the recording room, jammin’ with them and within 30 days release the perfect album. It is a pity that most of you may not understand French because the lyrics are both an ode and a wink to America, from someone who theoretically would have had his musical roots there but was so far removed from the Yankee culture. Finally Claude Nougaro wrote the most beautiful song on his/my hometown “Toulouse”.. I am providing the link down-below. The lyrics are poetry of the highest order and I can’t hear this song without a massive homesick feeling.. Reboot’s Frenchie Thing.. As soon as I heard the track, I recognized the sample and knew that I would try to present alongside the original. It took me a while to find a remix of Grace Jones’ classic that would marry well. Found it on SoundCloud, impressive work. The original Grace Jones cover of Piaf “La Vie en Rose” will remain a house classic for times to come. Kudos to Reboot to have had a play with it. Phil Collins.. How lame as it may be, there are two or three Collins’ albums I love. The sound, the production, the funk, right or wrong I will it is analogue house music without the label… “Miss You”.. Had to have a Rolling Stones in there.. The remix is very allusive but the basic swagger of the original tune is there. “Needin’ U” and “Higher & Higher”: I went to see David Morales last month.. Loved it and thought I would re-listen to his classics.. Immense artist and great DJ. I felt he was sticking a bit too much to one format ( 1 Studio 54 track, 1 soulful, 1 semi-tech, 1 sexy and back to Studio 54 to close the loop). It worked perfectly at the start but got a bit tedious. But it was perfectly executed. I think what through me out was when he dropped the second Gloria Gaynor in one hour. “Just Won’t Do”, a remix Tim Deluxe classic, which will take the old clubbers who follow back a decade at least.. Clapton’s “Cocaine”… A friend of mine Lisa, at every party I play, once she is fired up has always the same request “Christian, please drop Cocaine”. Be it in the middle of a soulful set, trance, the request is always there.. Well, Lisa I have now not one but two usable remix of Cocaine, which I will gladly drop in order for you to toe that narrow line.. The eSQUIRE & PETCH remix of EBTG’s “Wrong”.. I love EBTG and hearing a new jackin’ remix of “Wrong” was a treat I could not pass. “Lotta Love”.. I remember my brother playing the original from Neil Young and Nicolette Larson.. Had to put that one in. Realizing at this stage that I could have put a Beatles tu8ne to close the loop… Well it will have to come next year, for the next session of “En Mai, fais ce qu'il te plaît”. Just about to embark in a long progressive series.. I will see you on the other side. Already mixed a couple, therefore the wait will not be too long. Hope you enjoy this one. Soory I could not fit it into a CD length format by I was O/S and/or on a plane whilst mixing it.. A bientôt Xtian
Bewitching bass sound, as well as pleasant melodies and sexy vocals, it's all we have prepared for you in Hipstercast 18. Hot episode for the night listening consists of the various combinations of the Deep-House and Nu-Disco. Immerse yourself in the best tracks with us! What is worth noting the most in 18 podcast? You've heard masterpiece from maestro Maceo Plex? Chic track called Conjure Superstar which was released on the label Kompakt. Great track with amazing vocals from Aytac Kart called That Love. One of our favorite tracks from Prosis track called Better Days the really fascinating. One of our top musicians Joyce Muniz made a joint EP with Kiki, a track called Bad Girls appeal to all lovers of dance Deep house. Very nice track from Matvey Emerson called Run Away remix from Matchy & Bott Remix. Rate the novelty of Vintage Lounge Orchestra named Georgy Porgy remix from Larse. Tropical Heat and very fresh release of Sugar Hill with beautiful vocals from Mari-Anna, a track called Mr. Devil. Great track from Banton titled Some of Us. As it is necessary to evaluate the excellent work: Bufi, Digitaria, Ikaro, Tapesh and Daniel Fernandes.
Vintage Lounge Orchestra feat. Laura Serra - I'm Not In Love Chris Botti - Ever Since We Met - (Album Version) Julius Vincent - Gate 24 Honeyroot - Nobody Loves You (The Way I Do) Sia - Soon We'll Be Found Chill-O-Matic - After The Night Has Gone Benicio Del Christo - Sevilla DAB - The Blues Gary B - The Moon Gary B - Live It Now Bloomfield - French Kisses Stive Morgan - Mist In Forest Stive Morgan - Into The Night
Happy Pill I actually have a few more installments of the "Deep in China" session and the NYD set to upload and yet ended up publishing this little nugget. Two factors: on the one hand felt like something a bit lighter & happier as I was starting to accumulate new 2014 tunes on my HD and on the other (my fellow podcasters will understand) once a set is recorded and sits there for a few weeks, it needs to be pretty good to actually be dug up for publishing.. most of the times they stay on the drive because we (hope) the next one will be better. Happy Pill.... A very vocal house set with happy tunes to bring a smile to our faces. I have lately been watching the news and I cannot say that the reports from the Ukraine, Syria and Venezuela are particularly cheerful.. Happy Pill time then.. Tunes from 2014 or late 2013 with some oldies mixed in-between. Playlist: 2013 Luv 4 You. Scott Diaz 2013 I Like 2 Party. Samir Maslo Vs. Oliver Cheatham 2013 Beautiful (Original mix). Hakan Kabil feat. Majuri 2013 Need You Tonight (Scott Wozniak Bootleg Remix). INXS 2013 Dreams (Director's Cut Classic Mix). Vintage Lounge Orchestra 2013 The Otherside (Original Mix). Carl Hanaghan feat. Roz Brown 2014 The Madness of Last Night Serenity (Original Mix) [Xtian Mash-Up] Lars Behrenroth feat. Marc Evans 2014 If We Only Had Tonight (Original Mix vs Carl Hanaghan Discopolis Remix). Husky 2013 Tonight (Earnshaw's Deep & Modified Mix). Mike Scott, and Richard Earnshaw, feat. Chappell 2013 Boy Is Mine (OtherSoul Classic Mix).Brandy & Monica 2013 Everybody Loves (Monte Remix.) Phil & Dan 2001 Loving You (Vincenzo's Remix). Smurf & Perry feat. Concha Buika 2014 Something About the Rain [Xtian Lil’ Edit]. Noa feat Adele 2012 Settle Down (Scott Wozniak Remix). Kimbra Highlights: First track “Luv 4 You” from the king of Jackin’ House Scott Diaz.. Tune sets the mood.. If you do not like it, do not progress, your sad mood might lighten up, do not risk it.. Impeccable production. “I Like 2 Party” from Samir Maslo and Oliver Cheathman.. It has that Disco atmosphere which comes from the rich production, the echoed vocal sample and is written in a key F#m which I think is perfect for House Music... Just lovely. “Beautiful” from Hakan Kabil, multi-layered tune which might confront some, though I think it ticks all the right boxes and Majuri is a great vocalist.. Not a simple track at all.. “Need You Tonight”. With the biopic of INXS being currently shown on Australian TV, I thought it would be fun to use this immense remix from Scott Wozniak. It shows his immense talent as a remix/producer. The man can touch anything and enrich it.. Scott just crowd-sourced his first artist album, I simply cannot wait! Another new take of an old classic, “Dreams” from Fleetwood Mac by no other than Frankie Knuckles and Eric Kupper.. I have always, will always love FK’s production. Rich, wide, smooth I am running out of adjectives.. And if you want to feel the FK’s touch just scroll to 20:39:00 and bang one second after that bass you hear coming, this IS FK signature right there.. I heard it too many times live not to recognize it, it just pumps precisely when the tune needs it.. Without it the track would be perfect but lacking soul, lacking a heart beat.. The Bass line is the pulse. Enjoy! "The OtherSide".. well it is a bridge track. I needed to change key and keep the wide production theme going, set being recorded live .. key and beat matched, it was enough for me.. Well… you got a House Diva. First time I notice Roz Brown as a vocalist.. She can sing! My mash-up of Lars Behrenroth’s ( of Deeper Shades of House fame) “Madness Last Night”.. Many reasons to be happy there.. Lars is one of the reason I do this because I remember listening to his sets 10 years ago and thinking I should try to do this.. Not that I am in any way comparing my crap with his immense talent but he is one of my inspirations.. Furthermore nothing makes me more happy than to buy tunes from people I respect and have connected with through Facebook and the likes. Finally I am actually pretty “stoked” to use the term being thrown around by all the Australian Olympians with what I did.. Great track from Lars and half decent mash-up from Xtian.. “If We Only Had Tonight” from Husky… immense Australian talent ( why does he NEVER come to Melbourne??).. Epitome of the happy tune and you are getting double dose because I ripped twice the Discopolis Remix in Traktor and saved it in extremis by the skin of my teeth with the OM.. Set is live.. would be have been in the bin.. I love everything, the production, the build in the synth, the filters, Carl Hanaghan doing a dirty sick job on the remix.. Have fun and smile.. “Tonight” Earnshaw and Mike Scott.. need I say more… oh yes.. Chappell , yes indeed there is “something special tonight”.. Not sure it counts as a happy songs per se.. but it made ME happy dropping it.. Rich production again and if you want to hear what I mean by the Frankie K’s bass pulse scroll to 48.59 and wait for the bass heartbeat coming a second after… Earnshaw showing he can do it just as well.. Another sugar Happy Pill with “Boy is Mine” from OtherSoul ( please hit the Like button on their Facebook page very talented producers and remixers).. Tunes has a house and R'n'B feel. Pure love and I dare you to listen and not have a wie grin on your face.. Ought to be prescribed to sad people and reimbursed! “Everybody Loves”. From Phil & Dan.. another bridge tune thrown in because I could not find the beat of what I had originally planned to drop and I was running out of bars.. Not quite sure it fits the theme but it worked and I love the cow bells sounding percussions and yes My House is Your House and Your House is Mine works ALL THE TIME.. J Now let’s go to something REALLY SPECIAL… way back from 2001 “Loving You” from Smurf and Perry the Vincenzo's Remix!!! DO NOT MISS!!! If ,like me, you are discovering this track, you are in for a treat.. When I first heard it on GN’s Housecall in the "Do You remember House" section, I just could not believe that A) I had never heard such a great track B) that it had been produced in 2001!! Pure bliss of a tune, perfect production and take it from someone who does not like jazz most of the time, it has the most perfect blend of jazzy undertones.. Bass is driving the track from alpha to omega, intricate percussions, great vocals from Concha Buika.. and then there is the classical piano progression at the start and end of the track.. Just telling you that this is A VERY VERY RARE HOUSE GEM.. It goes straight to my top ten.. and knocked a MAW track I never thought could be knocked off.. Additional info to the track.. I searched everywhere on the LEGAL net for the track, Traxsource, Beatport, Juno, Discodogs..etc.. to no avail, no file, no vinyl.. nothing.. I ended up hitting Shane D (host of the show and legendary remixer/producer/DJ from Durban SA) to ask if he could help me to find the tune.. He just sent the vinyl output by return.. Many thanks and much respect.. I had done something for him a few years back without expecting anything. Karma.. they say.. Thank you Shane D. “ Settle Down” another Scott Wozniak Remix, I needed a short happy tune to stay in the CD format and not to encroach into the “More Happy Pills" set soon to follow.. and this little happy gems was just meant for it.. Hope you like the set A bientôt.. with More Happy Pills Xtian