Podcast Archive: The Dance Megamix with Don Play

This one takes me back to where it all started. Around 1997-8, I began DJing high school dances at boarding school in Massachusetts. My thing was subtly incorporating underground, funky music that kids didn’t hear on the radio or at home. That’s how I got into the various global scenes that existed at that time, like electronica, drum & bass, big beat, and NYC tribal house. I was discovering music by flipping through tracks on DJ mix CDs at listening stations in Tower Records, HMV, and Newbury Comics. I would go to our local DJ record stores — Boston Beat and Satellite Records — and listen to what was brand new in the nightclubs that I was too young to enter. Or I’d listen to alternative radio late at night where they would broadcast live from the clubs on Lansdowne Street. I started clocking the names of artists, producers and labels that I liked, and would seek out other DJ mixes that included those names somewhere in the track list. That would lead me to discover additional names, and the list just kept growing. It’s still growing.

Tracklist for January 21, 2026

01 :: The Feelgood Factor – The Whole Church Should Get Drunk
02 :: ITO – I’ve Been Loving You
03 :: Downtown Loop – Do I Have All Your Love
04 :: Olav Basoski – Playing Da Game
05 :: Armand Van Helden – Ultrafunkula
06 :: Sol Brothers – That Elvis Track (Dark Sky Remix)
07 :: The Wiseguys – Ooh La La
08 :: 2 Fat Buddhas vs. Fat-head – Electro Chocolate
09 :: Suburban State – It’s Yours (DJ Pooch Remix)
10 :: Mr. Spring – Blaxxtraxx 3 (Untitled Mix 1)
11 :: Cevin Fisher’s Big Freak – The Freaks Come Out (2000 Freaks Mix)
12 :: Jackson & His Computer Band – Make It Happen
13 :: Groove Armada – I See You Baby (Fatboy Slim Remix)
14 :: Wildchild – Renegade Master
15 :: The Crystal Method – Busy Child
16 :: The Freak Project – Beat Of A Drum (Peace Division Remix)
17 :: Chemical Brothers – Hey Boy Hey Girl
18 :: BBE – Desire (Tyrome’s Monkey Mix)
19 :: Dave Angel – Funk Music (DJ Tonka Remix)
20 :: Rec Rangers – Toot Toot Hey Beep Beep (X-Press 2 Razzle Mix)
21 :: [Love] Tattoo – Drop Some Drums
22 :: Minimal Funk – The Groovy Thang (Da Beatmunga Mix)
23 :: Deep Dish feat. Everything But The Girl – Future of the Future (Stay Gold)
24 :: Björk – Big Time Sensuality (Dom T. Growly Dub)
25 :: Modjo – Lady (Danny Tenaglia Statue of Liberty Mix)
26 :: Rui Da Silva feat. Cassandra – Touch Me
27 :: Jakatta – So Lonely

Where is this one going exactly? That’s a great question, and one which I can’t exactly answer. Put another way: where this one is going, we don’t need roads.

Tracklist for January 14, 2026

01 :: Ramona Brooks – I Don’t Want You Back
02 :: K.I.D. – Hupendi Muziki Wangu?!
03 :: Tom Tom Club – The Man With The Four Way Hips
04 :: High Fidelity Three – B-Boys Breakdance (Instrumental)
05 :: Stephanie Mills – The Medicine Song
06 :: Klymaxx – The Men All Pause
07 :: Alexander Robotnick – Problèmes D’Amour (Ah Ou Ah Version)
08 :: Art Of Noise – Peter Gunn
09 :: Portion Control – The Great Divide
10 :: Skatt Brothers – Walk The Night
11 :: Juliane Werding – Großstadtlichter
12 :: Nia Peeples – High Time (House Peeples Dub)
13 :: Yazz – Got To Share (U.S. Extended Remix)
14 :: Kelli Sae – It’s Too Late
15 :: Duran Duran – All She Wants Is (Euro House Remix)
16 :: Twenty 4 Seven feat. Captain Hollywood – I Can’t Stand It (Dub Mix)
17 :: Lisa Mitchell – Rescue Me (DJ Stomp Mix)
18 :: Talking Drums – Courage
19 :: Alanis Morissette – You Oughta Know (Clean Album Version)
20 :: Jamiroquai – Alright
21 :: Psychemagik – Another Day In Paradise
22 :: Chicco – Modjadji
23 :: Gaznevada – Special Agent Man
24 :: Spyder-D – Smerphies Dance
25 :: Jonzun Crew – Space Cowboy
26 :: Mary Jane Girls – All Night Long
27 :: Nine – Whutcha Want? (Radio Version)
28 :: Thomas Dolby – Europa & The Pirate Twins
29 :: Prince – Let’s Pretend We’re Married
30 :: The Pretenders – Middle Of The Road

Hot, hot, hot DISCO dancefloor fever is upon is, in this groovy 2-hour edition of the Megamix. This one features some super rare and obscure disco cuts, including a hidden Luther Vandross track. Enjoy!

Tracklist for January 7, 2026

01 :: Crystal Grass – Crystal World
02 :: Ashford & Simpson – Don’t Cost You Nothing (Disco Mix)
03 :: Rick James – You And I (Extended M+M Mix)
04 :: The Jacksons – Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)
05 :: KC & The Sunshine Band – Do You Wanna Go Party
06 :: Alicia Myers – Spirit Of The Boogie
07 :: Funkadelic – One Nation Under A Groove
08 :: Chicago – Street Player
09 :: Patti LaBelle – The Spirit’s In It
10 :: Patrice Rushen – Haven’t You Heard
11 :: Goody Goody – It Looks Like Love
12 :: Gil Scott-Heron – The Bottle (Live)
13 :: The Whispers – Keep On Lovin’ Me
14 :: Sylvester – Someone Like You (Dub)
15 :: Unlimited Touch – I Hear Music In The Streets
16 :: Bruni Pagan – Fantasy
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18 :: Brenda Harris – Making Love Will Keep You Fit
19 :: Al Hudson & The Partners – You Can Do It
20 :: 2wice – You Set Me On Fire
21 :: Instant Funk – Bodyshine
22 :: Gregg Diamond, Bionic Boogie – Hot Butterfly

Every time I post a hip-hop mix with track names, I get a c_pyr_ght strike on my content — so you will just have to trust me that this one really COOKS. 2 hours of classic rap and hip-hop with a sprinkling of R&B, all mixed on wax by a dude who rarely mixes hip-hop.

Tracklist for December 24, 2025

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Riding the New Wave into the holiday break, with this epic mix of 80s alternative and club anthems.

Tracklist for December 17, 2025

01 :: Xymox – Blind Hearts
02 :: When In Rome – The Promise (O.N. Mix)
03 :: Industry – State Of The Nation
04 :: Depeche Mode – I Just Can’t Get Enough (Schizo Mix)
05 :: Torch Song – Prepare To Energize (The Fong Test)
06 :: Esavù – Sia-Sioù (Breakin’ Up) (Club Version)
07 :: Mya & The Mirror – Hesitation
08 :: Yoko Ono – Walking On Thin Ice (Re-Edit)
09 :: Play By Numbers – Cloud Nine (Ready Mix)
10 :: Data – D.J. (The Club D.J. Version)
11 :: Psyche – Unveiling The Secret
12 :: Lime – On The Grid (Re-Mix)
13 :: Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Two Tribes
14 :: Devo – Here To Go
15 :: Nice & Wild – Diamond Girl
16 :: Visage – Frequency 7 (Dance Mix)
17 :: Jamie Principle – Waiting On My Angel
18 :: Pet Shop Boys – Left To My Own Devices (The Disco Mix)
19 :: Echo & The Bunnymen – Lips Like Sugar
20 :: Talking Heads – Crosseyed and Painless
21 :: The Cars – Let’s Go
22 :: Kraftwerk – The Telephone Call
23 :: Peter Godwin – Images Of Heaven
24 :: Steven Tin Tin Duffy – Kiss Me
25 :: Anything Box – Living In Oblivion
26 :: Limahl – The Neverending Story
27 :: Erasure – Stop!
28 :: Marianne Faithful – Broken English

House for the holidays! Jump for Joi to the world in this epic mix that drifts from deep and soulful to an outright stomper.

Tracklist for December 10, 2025

01 :: Black Rascals feat. Roger Harris – Keeping My Mind
02 :: More Than Enuff pres. The Evangelos Project – Untitled (Thursday Nite Mix)
03 :: A Bitch Named Johanna – Freak It (Tony Humphries Instrumental Mix)
04 :: Susan Clark – Deeper (Underground Diva Mix)
05 :: 4 To The Bar feat. Alexis P. Suter – Slam Me Baby! (Extended Club Mix)
06 :: N.Y.’s Finest – Do You Feel Me (Dub Mix)
07 :: 95 North – Let Yourself Go (Capitol Mix)
08 :: The Funky People – Funky People (Blaze Klubhead Vocal)
09 :: Atjazz – Slide It In (Cyril K Remix)
10 :: Kings of Tomorrow – Finally (Danny Krivit & Steve Travolta Re-Edit)
11 :: Björk – Big Time Sensuality (Nellee Hooper Extended Mix)
12 :: Mariah Carey – Joy To The World (Celebration Mix)
13 :: Joi Cardwell – Jump For Joi (Spike Beats)
14 :: Mariah Carey – Joy To The World (Crash Dub Crash)
15 :: Joi Cardwell – Jump For Joi (Spike Vocal)
16 :: Chez Damier & Ron Trent – The Choice (Witch Doktor Mix)
17 :: Lil’ Louis & The World – Saved My Life (“Vintage” Louis Down Under Mix)
18 :: Nu Colours – Desire (Masters at Work Dub 3)
19 :: Basement Jaxx – Rendez-Vu
20 :: Pete Heller – Big Love
21 :: M People – Open Up Your Heart (Fire Island Remix)
22 :: U2 – Even Better Than The Real Thing (Perfecto Remix)
23 :: Vision Masters feat. Kylie Minogue – Keep On Pumpin’ It (Angelic Remix)
24 :: Andronicus – Make You Whole
25 :: Tom Bolas – Pantera
26 :: JWTWN017 – B3

Some never-before played tracks are added to the Megamix this week! I picked these 90’s gems up at the Carolina Soul sale event on Halloween, and it was a massive success. This was my first time mixing most of these tunes, and (mostly) it went well.

Tracklist for December 3, 2025

01 :: Mellow State – Save Me (E-Smoove’s Groovy Mix)
02 :: Patricia Kaas – Reste Sur Moi (Blue Velvet Mix)
03 :: Blaze – Lovelee Dae
04 :: Venus Attack Project – Grass Culture
05 :: Floppy Sounds – Excursions (Melon Trip Mix)
06 :: Cajmere – Coffee Pot (Percolator Mix)
07 :: Phuture Scope – Plastic (Wild Pitch Mix)
08 :: Jark Prongo – Zonic Filter
09 :: Kiata – You Make Me Sing (Coliseum Mix)
10 :: Karen Pollack – You Can’t Touch Me (You Can’t Hurt Me) (Murk Remix)
11 :: Karen Pollack – You Can’t Touch Me (You Can’t Hurt Me) (I Wanna Dub)
12 :: Kim Cummings – Your Attitude (T.r.i.b.a.l. Dance)
13 :: Kenny “Dope” Gonzalez Presents Axxis – Dancin’ (Original Demand Mix)
14 :: House of Jazz – Feel It
15 :: Ron Trent – Seduction
16 :: Master C & J – In The City (Devil Mix)
17 :: Coral Way Chiefs – Release Myself
18 :: Urban Blues Project pres. Jay Williams – Testify (Mousse T.’s Test-A-Dub)
19 :: DJ Spen pres. Jasper Street Company – A Feelin’ (Paradox Vocal)
20 :: Kenny “Dope” pres. The Bucketheads – The Bomb! (These Sounds Fall Into My Mind)
21 :: Karen Pollard – Reach Out To Me (Dub Mix)
22 :: Kingsley O. – The Hard Key Track (Deeper Keys)
23 :: Deborah Cox – Who Do U Love (Morales Down Low Dub)
24 :: Nuwerk City Players – Spank It (Dirty Dog Mix)
25 :: Basic Elements feat. Tony Cruz – Harmony (Pootahh Mix)
26 :: Nuyorican Soul feat. India – Runaway (Mongoloids In Space)
27 :: Nedelka – Come & Go With Me (Go With The Flow Vocal)
28 :: Dajae – U Got Me Up (Danny’s Instrumental)

Oui oui! French house is the order du jour, and this one hits hard. Rolling basslines, filter sweeps, disco acid madness.

Tracklist for November 19, 2025

01 :: Superfunk feat. Ron Carroll – Lucky Star
02 :: Bob Sinclar – I Feel For You (Richard F Mix)
03 :: Cheek – Venus “Sunshine People” (DJ Gregory Remix)
04 :: CZR – Chicago Southside
05 :: C-Dock feat. Dave Wells – Traffic Jam (C-Dock Dub)
06 :: Jess & Crabbe – Crack Head
07 :: Johnny Fiasco – Get Up
08 :: Les Rhythmes Digitales – Jacques Your Body (’99 Mix)
09 :: Juliette Jaimes – Take It Easy (Rhythm Masters Disfunktional Mix)
10 :: Joey Beltram – In The Ultra Drive
11 :: Ricky Bradshaw – Ricky’s Guitar
12 :: DJ Q – Optimum Thinking
13 :: I:Cube – Disco Cubizm (Daft Punk Mix)
14 :: Norma Jean Bell – I’m The Baddest Bitch (Motorbass Remix)
15 :: Cassius – Dinapoly
16 :: Tiko – Everybody Shine
17 :: Mirwais – Naïve Song (Olav Basoski Remix)
18 :: Thomas Bangalter – Colossus
19 :: Paul Johnson – It’s A Love Thang
20 :: Le Knight Club – Coco Girlz
21 :: Cassius – The Sound Of Violence (Reggae Rock Mix)
22 :: U.B.P. pres. Jay Williams – Testify (Mousse T.’s Test-A-Dub)
23 :: Studio 54 – Catch Da Big Ones
24 :: Stacy Kidd – Do What U Feel
25 :: Armand Van Helden – The Funk Phenomena (Johnickennydope Mastermix)
26 :: Mike 303 – Electric Boogie
27 :: Babe Instinct – Disco Babes From Outer Space
28 :: Sluts’n’Strings & 909 – Real Rebellion
29 :: Militant Soul Productions – 2000 Black (Y2K Mix)
30 :: Daft Punk – High Fidelity
31 :: Mazi – Living On The Edge
32 :: Bob Sinclar – Vision of Paradise
33 :: DJ Falcon & Thomas Bangalter – Together

A questionably mixed collection of funky disco!

Tracklist for November 5, 2025

01 :: James Brown – It’s Too Funky In Here
02 :: Sparque – Take Some Time (Vocal Mix)
03 :: Bronner Brothers – Fantasy (Extended Remix)
04 :: Slave – Just A Touch Of Love
05 :: George Benson – The Ghetto
06 :: New Paradise – Easy Life
07 :: Prince Charles & The City Beat Band – I’m A Fool For Love
08 :: T.C. Curtis – Should Have Known Better (Dub)
09 :: NYC Peech Boys – Don’t Make Me Wait
10 :: Kraftwerk – The Robots
11 :: Skyy – Non-Stop (Remix)
12 :: The Jammers – And You Know That (Richie Weeks Mix)
13 :: Evelyn Champagne King – I’m In Love
14 :: Patrice Rushen – I Was Tired Of Being Alone (Glad I Got Cha)
15 :: Lisa Hill – I Am On The Real Side
16 :: Patti LaBelle – Music Is My Way Of Life
17 :: First Choice – Love Thang
18 :: Bruni Pagan – Fantasy
19 :: T- Connection – At Midnight
20 :: Diana Ross – No One Gets The Prize / The Boss
21 :: The Jacksons – Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)
22 :: Rick James – You And I
23 :: Sons of Robin Stone – I Need It Bad (Club Mix)
24 :: Touchdown – Ease Your Mind
25 :: Konk – Master Cylinder Jam
26 :: Bob Marley – Jamming (Long Version)

This one drifts from balearic to 90’s vocal house, all locked in between 115-123 bpm. They don’t make ’em like they used to!

Tracklist for October 29, 2025

01 :: Level 42 – Turn It On
02 :: A Way Of Life – Trippin’ On Your Love (Subliminal Club Mix)
03 :: Raze – Break 4 Love (Drop The Panties)
04 :: Adamski feat. Seal – Killer
05 :: Bianca – Tabu (Ruf Dugs Extended Caribbean Dub)
06 :: Michael McDonald – All We Got (It’s Not Enough, Never Enough) (Never Enough House Mix)
07 :: Budino, Amor Fati, Der Sexa – Untitled (A1)
08 :: Elado – Johna
09 :: GF (JKriv’s Better Mix)
10 :: Scruscru – Disko Lasers
11 :: Nad – Das Wordy
12 :: Vanity – Nasty Girl
13 :: LaTour – People Are Still Having Sex
14 :: Kyze – Stomp (Move Jump Jack Your Body) (Jackboot Mix)
15 :: TMT – Women In Love (Women In Lust Mix)
16 :: Annette Taylor – I Don’t Love You, (But I Like You) (Morel Majority Vocal)
17 :: Inner City – Big Fun
18 :: Heavy on Easy – Only Your Love (Super Club Mix)
19 :: Adeva – Respect
20 :: Donell Rush – If Only You Knew (Tribal Adventure Instrumental)
21 :: Janet Jackson – Miss You Much (Shep’s House Mix)
22 :: Vanessa Williams – Work To Do (Choice Club)
23 :: Donna De Lory – Think It Over (Donna Got Murked Mix)
24 :: J – Keep The Promise (MK Mix)
25 :: Madonna – Human Nature (Bottom Heavy Dub)
26 :: Deee-Lite – Power of Love (Sampladelic Remix)
27 :: Kelli Sae – It’s Too Late (Club Mix)
28 :: Final Cut w/ True Faith feat. Bridgett Grace – Take Me Away (Original Original Mix)
29 :: Nia Peeples – High Time (House Peeples Mix)
30 :: Valerie Ingram – Music Is My Way of Life (Bo’s Underground)