Month: January 2015

‘Eclectica’ is the new genre of dance music that Don Play is inventing right before your very eyes. Raised in the age of ‘Electronica,’ which had its own cultural merits, Don’s ‘Eclectica’ takes a more freewheeling approach to genres and historical precedents. Take a historic ‘Deetour’ through disco, boogie, garage, Italo, French touch, Chicago jackin’, Detroit techno, and deep house. Editorial note: for some reason the digital recorder in studio stopped recording for about 2 minutes. Luckily I noticed it pretty quickly and got it fired up again — so there’s a quick edit in the podcast version during FPI Project that did not appear on the live broadcast. Enjoy!

Tracklist for January 28, 2015

01 :: Karen Young – Deetour (Party Mix) [Atlantic]
02 :: Dhar Braxton – Jump Back (Set Me Free) (Club Mix) [Sleeping Bag Records]
03 :: LNTG – Get It Right [Tuff Cut]
04 :: Gino Soccio – Try It Out [Atlantic]
05 :: Jago – I’m Going To Go [Full Time Records]
06 :: Mr. Fingers – Beyond The Clouds [Alleviated Records]
07 :: Markus Nikolai – Bushes (Derrick Carter’s First Recreation) [Fuel Records]
08 :: Bassmental – Names Like? [Nite Grooves]
09 :: David James – (Always) A Permanent State (Original Mix) [Hooj Choons]
10 :: Afrikan Sciences – NanoRock Skank [Deepblak]
11 :: Drala – Drala’s Theme [Yoruba Records]
12 :: Ken Gill – Love Moon [Love Moon]
13 :: FPI Project – Rich In Paradise [Impossible]
14 :: Trus’Me – Narda [Fat City]
15 :: Chicago Connection – Dancin’ (Mark Grant’s Mix) [Cajual Records]
16 :: Harvey Mason – Groovin’ You [Arista]
17 :: Daft Punk – High Fidelity [Virgin]
18 :: Mike 303 – St Valentin [Riviera]
19 :: Danell Dixon – Dance, Dance [King Street Sounds]
20 :: The Aztec Mystic a.k.a. DJ Rolando – Jaguar [Underground Resistance]
21 :: South Street Player – (Who?) Keeps Changing Your Mind (Fresh Fruit Dub) [Fresh Fruit Records]
22 :: Tom & Joyce – Vai Minha Tristeza (Bob Le Mix) [Wave Music]

Don hits you with his rhythm stick! Hits you! Hits you! Let’s take a moment and state for the record that ten percent of something is better than 100% of nothing at all.

Tracklist for January 14, 2015

01 :: Brenda & The Tabulations – A Little Bit Of Love [J.V.S. Records]
02 :: TD – Feelin’ James [T.D. Records Inc.]
03 :: Ian Drury & The Blockheads – Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick (Disco Version) [Stiff-Epic]
04 :: Linda Clifford – Runaway Love [Curtom]
05 :: Pacific Blue – You Gotta Dance [Prelude Records]
06 :: Raw Silk – Do It To The Music (Shep Pettibone Mastermix) [Ram’s Horn]
07 :: Change – Paradise [WEA]
08 :: Double Exposure – Ten Percent (Walter Gibbons Mix) [Salsoul Records]
09 :: Chicago – Street Player Remix [Rated “X” Records]
10 :: JohNick – Play The Remix (Zoo Zoo Petals Mix) [Henry Street Records]
11 :: Precious – Definition Of A Track (From “Back To Basics”) [Big Beat]
12 :: T-Coy – Carino [Deconstruction]
13 :: Lil’ Louis & The World – Club Lonely (The Guest List Mix) [White]
14 :: Elé Ferrer – I’ll Make U Happy Baby (Instrumental) [Emotive Records]
15 :: M People – Excited (MK Snow-Call Dub) [Epic Dance]
16 :: Sandy B. – Ain’t No Need To Hide (Deep Dish Mystic Mix) [Champion]
17 :: Mafikizolo – Morena [White]
18 :: A Hundred Birds – Batonga (House Mix) [Wave Music]
19 :: Elastic Reality – Cassa De X (Classic Reality House Mix) [TRIBAL America]
20 :: Tears of Velva – The Way I Feel (4 Daye Mix) [King Street Sounds]
21 :: Robert Aaron – Sax In The Ozone (The Hole In The Ozone Mix) [Eightball Records]
22 :: Chantay Savage – Betcha’ll Never Find (Silky Scat) [iD Records]

Unnnce unnnnnnce unnnnnnce! Don is back in 2015 with two more hours of classic dance jams for your bouncing pleasure. In this edition we talk about Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, DJing high school day parties, Michael Douglas v-neck sweaters, redheads in catsuits, and which CeCe Rogers track is the right one. As always, full tracklist is below with links to the actual versions of records played on the show. Enjoy!

Tracklist for January 7, 2015

01 :: D-Train – Walk On By (Francois Kevorkian Mix) [Prelude Records]
02 :: Le Club – Front Page News (Instrumental) [Roulette Records]
03 :: Trussel – Love Injection [J.V.S. Records Inc]
04 :: Tia Monae – Don’t Keep Me Waiting (Club Mix) [First Take Records]
05 :: Loleatta Holloway – Love Sensation [Salsoul Records]
06 :: Afrodisiac – Song Of The Siren (Atlantic Mix) [Nu Groove Records]
07 :: Jovonn – Nite Roads [Emotive Records]
08 :: Roger S. pres. Nu Solution – I Need You (Ralph’s Main Man Mix) [One Records]
09 :: Sagat – Fuk Dat (PG 13 Mix) [Maxi Records]
10 :: Baron McGill – Brighter (Original Vocal Mix) [Music Station]
11 :: Clifton King – Family Prayer (Extended Feel) [Black Rain Records]
12 :: Deee-Lite – Power Of Love (Sampla-Delic Remix) [Elektra]
13 :: LaTour – Blue [Dance Train Classics]
14 :: Roberta Flack – Uh-Uh Ooh-Ooh Look Out (Here It Comes) (House Of Trix Mix) [Atlantic]
15 :: Roberta Flack – Uh-Uh Ooh-Ooh Look Out (Here It Comes) (Steve Hurley’s House Mix) [Atlantic]
16 :: Kenya Travitt – Come Into My Heart (Club Mix) [Big Beat]
17 :: House of Gypsies – Samba (Tee’s Freeze Mix) [Freeze Records]
18 :: CeCe Rogers – Forever (12″ Extended Mix) [Atlantic]
19 :: Robin S. – Show Me Love (Stonebridge Club Mix) [Big Beat]
20 :: Eric Kupper pres. K-Scope – Organism [TRIBAL America]
21 :: Smack Music pres. Sex, Dance and DATs – Stress Remover [TNT Records] sf
22 :: CeCe Rogers – Someday (12″ Extended Mix) [Atlantic]
23 :: Masters at Work pres. Nuyorican Soul – The Nervous Track (Ballsy Mix) [Nervous Records]

Join your fellow Party Boys and Party Girls for a New Year’s Jackin’ Eve edition of the Dance Megamix with Don Play. This week, Don checks in from his home studio where he lays down more current dancefloor bombs as well as some house classics. Happy 2015, friends of the podcast!

Tracklist for December 31, 2014

01 :: Radio 4 – Sound Of The Underground (The DFA Remix) [Plant Music, Inc]
02 :: Tony Lionni – Steps Ahead [Madhouse Records]
03 :: Omar S – Surpass [FXHE Records]
04 :: D’Marc Cantu – Size And Shape [Créme Organization]
05 :: Andrés – Skate This Way [La Vida]
06 :: MFO – Anti Social Plan [Dekmantel]
07 :: Those Guys – Love, Love, Love (Main 12″ Mix) [Basement Boys Records]
08 :: Omar S pres. Aaron “Fit” Siegel – Tonite (Detroit Mix) [FXHE Records]
09 :: Lana Del Rey – Summertime Sadness (MK Feel It In The Air Remix) [White]
10 :: Gingy – Vscus [Royal Oak]
11 :: Crowdpleaser – Right Beside You (After Rhône 2013) [Tamed Musiq]
12 :: Johannes Volk – Inferno [Dolly]
13 :: Emmanuel Jal – Kuar (Henrik Schwarz Remix) [Defected]
14 :: D’Marc Cantu – Long Weekend [MOS Recordings]
15 :: Hardrive – Deep Inside [Strictly Rhythm]
16 :: Danny Tenaglia – Bottom Heavy [TRIBAL America]
17 :: Norm Talley – Mid-Nite Madd-Ness [Tsuba Records]
18 :: The Superior Inferior – Echelon XIII (John Heckle’s Interpr 2) [One Electronica]
19 :: Kerri “Kaoz 6:23” Chandler – Coro (‘Kaoz 6:23’ Dark Mix) [Nite Grooves]
20 :: Robert Owens – I’ll Be Your Friend (Original Def Mix) [RCA Records]
21 :: Lazare Hoche & Malin Genie – My Love For Who? [Lazare Hoche Records]