Podcast Archive: The Dance Megamix with Don Play

The soundtrack to my own personal resistance against 45.

Tracklist for January 25, 2017

01 :: Brass Band Of The Army Of The German Federal Republic, Bonn – U.S.S.R. [Peters International]
02 :: Pink Floyd – Another Brick In The Wall Part 1 [Columbia]
03 :: Led Zeppelin – Immigrant Song [Atlantic]
04 :: Rodriguez – This Is Not A Song, It’s An Outburst: Or, The Establishment Blues [Light In The Attic]
05 :: America – Horse With No Shame (Todd Terje Edit) [TTJ]
06 :: Talking Heads – Don’t Worry About The Government [Sire]
07 :: The Beatles – Taxman [Capitol Records]
08 :: The Temptations – Plastic Man [Tamla Motown]
09 :: SNCC Freedom Singers – Which Side Are You On? [Smithsonian Folkways]
10 :: Public Enemy – Fight The Power (Extended Version) [Motown]
11 :: Snap! – The Power (The Power Mix) [Arista]
12 :: Brian Eno & David Byrne – America Is Waiting [Sire]
13 :: Heaven 17 – (We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang [Virgin]
14 :: Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Two Tribes (Annihilation) [ZTT]
15 :: Atari Teenage Riot – Atari Teenage Riot [Grand Royal]
16 :: Jane’s Addiction – Stop! [Warner Bros. Records]
17 :: AC/DC – She’s Got Balls [ATCO Records]
18 :: Beastie Boys – Cooky Puss [Rat Cage Records]
19 :: Vanity 6 – Nasty Girl [Warner Bros. Records]
20 :: Captain Rapp – Bad Times (I Can’t Stand it) (Part 2) [Becket Records]
21 :: Captain Rapp – Bad Times (I Can’t Stand it) [Becket Records]
22 :: Roland Clark – Resist (Jason Jinx’s Soul Power Mix) [Fluential]
23 :: Jamie 3:26 & Masalo – Testify [Local Talk]
24 :: Johannes Volk – The Second Resistance [Dolly]
25 :: Ellis D – Work This Pussy (Hurt Me Mix) [Street Level]
26 :: Hieroglyphic Being – Imaginary Soundscapes [+++]
27 :: Will Powers – Adventures In Success (Vocal) [Island Records]
28 :: Alexander O’Neal – Fake (Extended Mix) [Tabu Records]
29 :: Janet Jackson – Nasty (Extended) [A&M Records]
30 :: Was (Not Was) – Tell Me That I’m Dreaming (Traditional Remixed Version) [Island Records]

Electro funk, electric rock and soulful boogie jams!!!

Tracklist for January 18, 2017

01 :: Fred Wesley & The J.B.’s – Blow Your Head [People Records]
02 :: Strafe – Set It Off [Jus Born Records]
03 :: Brick – Dazz [Bang Records]
04 :: Sugar Daddy – Another One Bites The Dust (Instrumental) [BC Records]
05 :: Art of Noise feat. Max Headroom – Paranoimia (Extended Version) [China Records]
06 :: Mildred Scott – Automatic (Dub) [4th & Broadway]
07 :: Zapp – More Bounce To The Ounce (LP Version) [Warner Bros. Records]
08 :: Sharon Brown – I Specialize In Love [Profile Records]
09 :: Melba Moore – You Stepped Into My Life [Epic]
10 :: Isaac Hayes – Theme From Shaft (Vocal) [Enterprise]
11 :: Secret Weapon – Must Be The Music (Vocal Version) [Prelude Records]
12 :: Funkadelic – One Nation Under A Groove [Warner Bros. Records]
13 :: Forrrce – Keep On Dancin’ (Phase II) [West End Records]
14 :: Asphalt Jungle – Freakin’ Time Pt. 1 [TEC Records]
15 :: Konk – Your Life (Party Mix) [Sleeping Bag Records]
16 :: Visual – The Music Got Me (Vocal) [Prelude Records]
17 :: Jimmy Ross – Fall In To A Trance [Quality]
18 :: Dinosaur L – Cornbelt [Sleeping Bag Records]
19 :: The Steve Miller Band – Abracadabra [Capitol Records]
20 :: Orbit – The Beat Goes On (Lunar Mix) [Quality]
21 :: Quando Quango – Love Tempo [Factory]
22 :: Afrika Bambataa & The Soulsonic Force – Planet Rock (Vocal) [Tommy Boy]
23 :: Billie – Nobody’s Business (Extended Radio) [Fleetwood Records]
24 :: Prince – Delirious [Warner Bros. Records]
25 :: Gwen Guthrie – Ain’t Nothin’ Goin’ On But The Rent (12″ Club Mix) [Polydor]
26 :: ESG – You’re No Good [99 Records]

This is some of the worst mixing Don has ever done, now immortalized forever online. Seriously, this belongs on his permanent school record.

But hey, the tracks are still great! Hot disco madness.

Tracklist for January 11, 2017

01 :: Sparque – Let’s Go Dancin’ (Club Version) [West End Records]
02 :: Suzy Q – Get On Up Do It Again [Atlantic]
03 :: Bruni Pagán – Fantasy [Elektra]
04 :: Martha High – Showdown [Salsoul Records]
05 :: War – Galaxy [MCA Records]
06 :: Bar-Kays – Soul Finger [Volt]
07 :: Ultra High Frequency – We’re On The Right Track [Scepter Records]
08 :: ORS – Moon-Boots [Salsoul Records]
09 :: Jessie G – That’s Hot [Soul Jazz Records]
10 :: Bee Gees – You Should Be Dancing (Todd Terje Edit) [TTJ]
11 :: Change – It’s A Girl’s Affair [Warner Bros. Records]
12 :: Munich Machine – Get On The Funk Train [Casablanca]
13 :: Kongas – Dr. Doo-Wah [Polydor]
14 :: Cosmic Gal – Space Fever (Unreleased Disco Re-Edit) [R&R Record Review]
15 :: Mother’s Finest – Dis Go Dis Way, Dis Go Dat Way [Epic]
16 :: Rod – Shake It Up (Do The Boogaloo) [Prelude Records]
17 :: Young & Company – I Like (What You’re Doing To Me) [Brunswick]
18 :: Odyssey – Native New Yorker (Disco Version) [RCA Victor]

Big shout out to DJ Phat Beetz for adding some new wax to the collection!

Tracklist for January 4, 2017

01 :: Brian Briggs – Aeo (Parts 1 & 2) [Avatar Records]
02 :: Cottam – Lagos Sisi [Cottam]
03 :: KC & The Sunshine Band – I’m Your Boogie Man (Todd Terje Edit) [TTJ]
04 :: Ruby Winters – Treat Me Right [NY Edits]
05 :: Bell & James – Livin’ It Up (Friday Night) [A&M Records]
06 :: Undisputed Truth – You Make Your Own Heaven and Hell Right Here on Earth (Lafleur Edit) [Hot Pot Records]
07 :: Roy Davis Jr. & Peven Everett – Gabriel (Live Garage) [Large Records]
08 :: Joe Claussell – Je Ka Jo (Demo Version) [Ibadan]
09 :: Drala – Drala’s Theme [Yoruba Records]
10 :: Dubtribe Sound System – Equitoreal [Wave Music]
11 :: Jungle Wonx – Bird In A Guilded Cage (Club Mix) [Trax Records]
12 :: Soichi Terada – CPM [Rush Hour Recordings]
13 :: OB Ignitt & Omar S – Fellow Me [Obonit]
14 :: The Aztec Mystic A.K.A. DJ Rolando – Jaguar [Underground Resistance]
15 :: Levon Vincent – NYC [Novel Sound]
16 :: Hieroglyphic Being – Spiritual Alliances [Technicolour]
17 :: Stephen Lopkin – Och Aye The Noo [M>O>S Recordings]
18 :: Alton Miller – Clouds Are Gone (Henrik Schwarz Remix) [Deeper Soul]
19 :: Credit 00 – Big Wheel [Uncanny Valley]
20 :: 2AMFM – Excuse Me Miss [Bopside]
21 :: Pelvis – Dance Freak (Mall Grab’s Workers Union Rmx) [Pelvis Records]
22 :: Levon Vincent – BERLIN [Novel Sound]
23 :: Bolla – Disco Afri Co Co [Sacred Rhythm Music]
24 :: 2030 – In Aeternum [Black Crow Records]

Back to the classics for this holiday livestream edition of the Megamix!

Tracklist for December 22, 2016

01 :: Mariah Carey – Joy To The World (Celebration Mix) [Columbia]
02 :: Paula Abdul – Vibeology (Silky Sax Dub) [Virgin]
03 :: Paula Abdul – Vibeology (Hurley’s House) [Virgin]
04 :: Deee-Lite – Good Beat (Extend The Beat Instrumental) [Elektra]
05 :: D Mob with Cathy Dennis – That’s The Way Of The World (Essential Beat Mix) [FFRR]
06 :: Sir James – Special (Club Mix) [Strictly Rhythm]
07 :: LaTour – Blue [541]
08 :: Twenty 4th Street – I Can’t Stand It! (Dub) [Arista]
09 :: Mr. Monday – Appreciate [Greedy Beat Records]
10 :: St. Etienne – Only Love Can Break Your Heart (Masters At Work Dub) [Warner Bros. Records]
11 :: CeCe Peniston – Finally (12″ Mix) [A&M Records]
12 :: Mood II Swing Feat. Carol Sylvan – Closer (King Street Moody Club Mix) [King Street Sounds]
13 :: Me’Shell NdegéOcello – If That’s Your Boyfriend (He Wasn’t Last Night) (Li’l Freaky Mix) [Maverick]
14 :: Disco Revisited – When Luv´s The Feelin [Intangible Records & Soundworks]
15 :: Nuyorican Soul feat. Jocelyn Brown – It’s Alright, I Feel It! (MAW 12″ Mix) [Blue Thumb Records]
16 :: Shake – My Mantra [KMS Records]
17 :: Cajmere feat. Dajae – Brighter Days (Underground Goodie Mix) [Cajual Records]
18 :: Romanthony – Bring U Up (Original Black Male Version) [Glasgow Underground]
19 :: Boris Dlugosch Presents Booom! – Keep Pushin’ (Dubamental) [MAW Records]
20 :: Boris Dlugosch Presents Booom! – Keep Pushin’ (Original) [MAW Records]
21 :: Bad Yard Club Featuring Crystal Waters – In De Ghetto (Bad Yard Club Mix) [Mercury]
22 :: “That Kid” Chris Staropoli – Big Time (Carlito’s Dream) [Gettin’ Lifted]
23 :: The Boss – Congo (D Max Mix) [Strictly Rhythm Records]
24 :: Boogie Nite – Do Yo Thang [Lumberjacks In Hell]
25 :: Kerri Chandler – Three [Large Records]
26 :: Roy Davis Jr. – I’m Tha D.J. [Technorama]
27 :: Mood II Swing – Ohh (feat. John Ciafone) [Groove On]
28 :: Happyhead – Digital Love Thing (MK Underground Mix) [EastWest Records America]
29 :: Dirty Harry – Luv Anthem [Henry Street Music]
30 :: Ultra Naté – It’s Over Now (Original Classic Mix) [Warner Bros. Records]

Classic 90’s house from all the big players, all the big labels. It’s gotta be big!

Tracklist for December 7, 2016

01 :: Groovestyle – Love (Underground Mix) [Favorite Recordings]
02 :: N.Y.’s Finest – Do You Feel Me (Instrumental) [Bassline Records]
03 :: Nu Colours – Desire (Masters At Work Dub 3) [Wildcard]
04 :: Wall of Sound – Critical (If You Only Knew) (Mood II Swing Slammin’ Dub) [Eightball Records]
05 :: Shay Jones – Good Love (Original Club Mix) [Groove On]
06 :: Kookoo Monster – I Need It (Pan Con Bistec Mix) [Vibe]
07 :: The Believers – Who Dares To Believe In Me? (Original Mix) [Strictly Rhythm]
08 :: The Ride Committee feat. Roxy – Get Huh! (The New Mix) [E Legal]
09 :: DSK – What Would We Do (Eight Minutes Of Madness Mix) [Boy’s Own Recordings]
10 :: The Daou – Surrender Yourself (Ballroom Mix) [Columbia]
11 :: B.O.P. – Music Please (Extended Mix) [Big Beat]
12 :: 4th Measure Men – 4 You (MK Remix) [Area 10]
13 :: Mentalinstrum – Sometimes [Music Station]
14 :: Kerri Chandler – Track 2 [Shelter Records]
15 :: Robert Owens – I’ll Be Your Friend (Glamourous Mix) [RCA]
16 :: Afrimerican Coalition – No More Weeping (African Mix) [Big Big Trax]
17 :: Robert Owens – I’ll Be Your Friend (Original Def Mix) [RCA]
18 :: Gypsymen – Bounce (Wild Warped Mix) [E Legal]
19 :: Ellis D – Work This Pussy (Hurt Me Mix) [Street Level]
20 :: Jump “Chicco” Slamm – Feel Free [Cajual Records]
21 :: The Sound Man feat. Mercy – The Factory (Original Mix) [Sex Mania]
22 :: Joi Cardwell – Jump For Joi (Spike Vocal) [Eightball Records]
23 :: Moods – A Feeling (Original Feeling) [Deep Dish Records]
24 :: Kipper – Livin’ The Nitelife (Classic Style) [Irma CasaDiPrimordine]
25 :: Matt Wood – What Am I Gonna Do With You? (Rushmore Dub) [TRIBAL America]
26 :: The African Dream – Makin’ A Living [Eightball Records]

R.I.P. Colonel Abrams. This mix is dedicated to one of the legendary voices in dance music history.

Tracklist for December 1, 2016

01 :: Colonel Abrams – Music Is The Answer (Vocal) [Streetwise]
02 :: Carolyn Harding – Movin’ On [Emergency Records]
03 :: Fun Fun – Happy Station [High Fashion Music]
04 :: Raze – Let The Music Move U (BPM 120 Key-C) [Grove St.]
05 :: React – Love Reaction (Vocal Reaction) [Minimal Records]
06 :: Colonel Abrams – Trapped (Vocal Version) [MCA Records]
07 :: Kenny ‘Jammin’ Jason – Can U Dance (Club Mix) [D.J. International Records]
08 :: Dee Dee Brave – My My Lover (Kaoz Again Mix) [Movin’ Records]
09 :: Jomanda – Don’t You Want My Love (Street Style) [Big Beat]
10 :: Bohannon – Let’s Start A Dance (Special Remix) [Rock Mo Records]
11 :: Jiraffe – Out’A The Box (Club Vocal Dub Mix) [Omaggio]
12 :: Yazoo – Situation (Joey Negro Re-Edit) [Rapster Records]
13 :: Cultural Vibe – Mind Games (Dub Games) [Easy Street Records]
14 :: Colonel Abrams – Speculation (Extended Version) [MCA Records]
15 :: Jesse’s Gang with Farley Funkin’ Keith – Real Love (Is It Real?) [Jes’ Say Records]
16 :: 2 Puerto Ricans, A Black Man and A Dominican – Do It Properly (Fierce Club Mix) [Grooveline]
17 :: Exit – Let’s Work It Out (Performance Mix) [Quark]
18 :: Company B – Fascinated (Club Mix) [The Summer Records]
19 :: Chemise – She Can’t Love You (Vocal) [Emergency Records]
20 :: Kano – I’m Ready [Emergency Records]
21 :: Colonel Abrams – I’m Not Gonna Let [MCA Records]
22 :: The Basement Boys – Love Don’t Live Here No More (Zanz Mix) [Jump Street Records]
23 :: Colonel Abrams – How Soon We Forget (Dub Version) [MCA Records]
24 :: The Black Cuban Opera – Driftin [Black China Records]
25 :: Colonel Abrams – Nameless [MCA Records]

RIP David Mancuso, the patron saint of dance music party culture (1944 – 2016). Love will always Save the Day.

NPR: “The Death of a Disco Host”
“In retrospect, the recipe for The Loft was rather simple: uplifting décor (the man loved a balloon drop!), people who trusted one another, good rhythmic music delivered over a great sound system, a mild social lubricant and the freedom of dance-floor movement. It also began out of necessity — not just because Mancuso needed to utilize the long-standing, now-lost tradition of the rent party to cover the monthly check to the landlord, but because in 1970, mere months after the Stonewall uprising, there were still laws against men dancing with one another. In fact, the very notion of the modern discotheque hadn’t been invented yet — until The Loft.”

New York Times: “David Mancuso, Whose New York Loft Was a Hub of ’70s Night Life, Dies at 72”
“A Mancuso party was a ’60s dream of peace, love and diversity: multiracial, gay and straight, young and old, well-to-do and down-at-heel, singles and couples, all mingling ecstatically in an egalitarian, commerce-free space.”

Tracklist for November 16, 2016

01 :: Celestial Choir – Stand On The Word (Unreleased Mix) [Larry]
02 :: War – Flying Machine (The Chase) [United Artists Records]
03 :: Babatunde Olatunji – Gin-Go-Lo-Ba (Drums Of Passion) [Columbia]
04 :: Cat Stevens – Was Dog A Doughnut? (Disco Version) [A&M Records]
05 :: David Byrne & Brian Eno – America Is Waiting [Sire]
06 :: Edwin Starr – War [Gordy]
07 :: Tribe – Coke (Unreleased Mix) [Larry]
08 :: Brass Construction – Movin’ [United Artists Records]
09 :: Lamont Dozier – Going Back To My Roots [Dance Classics]
10 :: Manu Dibango – Soul Makossa [Not On Label]
11 :: Montana Sextet – Heavy Vibes [Philly Sound Works]
12 :: Central Line – Walking Into Sunshine [Mercury]
13 :: Grace Jones – Pull Up To The Bumper [Island Records]
14 :: Archie Bell & The Drells – Let’s Groove [TSOP]
15 :: The Intruders – I’ll Always Love My Mama [Philadelphia International Records]
16 :: Dinosaur – Kiss Me Again (Version) [Sire]
17 :: Candido – Thousand Finger Man [Salsoul Records]
18 :: Lenny Williams – Choosing You [ABC Records]
19 :: Patti Labelle – The Spirit’s In It [Philadelphia International Records]
20 :: Powerline – Double Journey (12″ Vocal Version) [Prelude Records]
21 :: Demis Roussos – L.O.V.E. Got A Hold Of Me [Mercury]
22 :: Juggy Murray Jones – Inside America [Garage Classics]
23 :: Funk Masters – Love Money [Siamese Records]
24 :: Donald Byrd & 125th Street Orchestra – Love Has Come Around (Album Version) (Stereo) [Elektra]

How do you respond to this madness? This is how I did it. Don’t judge me! Tracklist TBA.

Tracklist for November 9, 2016

01 :: Minnie Riperton – Les Fleur [Janus Records]
02 :: MFSB – Something for Nothing [Philadelphia International Records]
03 :: Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – Wake Up Everybody [Philadelphia International Records]
04 :: The Undisputed Truth – Smiling Faces Sometimes [Gordy]
05 :: First Choice – Armed And Extremely Dangerous [Philly Groove Records]
06 :: South Shore Commission – Free Man (Unreleased Acetate 12″ Version) [Soul Jazz Recordings]
07 :: Inner Life feat. Jocelyn Brown – Ain’t No Mountain High Enough (The Garage Version) [Salsoul Records]
08 :: Chic – Everybody Dance [Atlantic]
09 :: Cristina – La Poupée Qui Fait Non [ZE Records]
10 :: Sylvester – Over And Over (Full Length Disco Mix) [Original Sound Track Recordings]
11 :: Loleatta Holloway – We’re Getting Stronger (The Longer We Stay Together) [Gold Mind Records]
12 :: MFSB – Love Is The Message [Philadelphia International Records]
13 :: The Trammps – Can We Come Together [Atlantic]
14 :: True Example – Love Is Finally Coming My Way [Gold Mind Records]
15 :: Double Exposure – My Love Is Free [Salsoul Records]
16 :: Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – The Love I Lost [Philadelphia International Records]
17 :: Eddie Kendricks – Girl You Need A Change Of Mind (Original Full Version) [Simply Vinyl (S12)]
18 :: Fred Wesley & The J.B.’s – Damn Right I’m Somebody [People Records]
19 :: The Pointer Sisters – Yes We Can Can [Blue Thumb Records]
20 :: Fela Anikulapo Kuti – No Agreement [Celluloid]

This one is a mix of old and new funky, soulful, and filtered house, from the mid-to-late 90’s and then a few new recent releases mixed in for good measure.

Tracklist for November 2, 2016

01 :: B-Art – Streetwise (Summerhouse Holiday Remix) [R&S Records]
02 :: Sight Beyond Sight – Good Stuff (Original Mix) [430 West]
03 :: Ultra Naté – Party Girl (Turn Me Loose) (Al’s Original Vocal Mix) [King Street Sounds]
04 :: New Order – Regret (The Junior Dub Mix) [Qwest Records]
05 :: Fayleine Brown – You Know I’ve Missed You (Todd Edwards Remix) [Azuli Records]
06 :: Alan Braxe & Fred Falke – Intro [Vulture Music]
07 :: Daft Punk – Crescendolls [Virgin]
08 :: Mike Delgado – Byrd Man’s Revenge [Henry Street Music]
09 :: Freedom Williams – Voice Of Freedom (Bass Hit Dub) [Columbia]
10 :: Marshall Jefferson vs. Noosa Heads – Mushrooms (Mazi’s Audio Soul Revamp) [Airtight]
11 :: Riviera Traxx – Parfume 2 [Flash Forward]
12 :: An Expresso – Touch Me [12 Inches Deep]
13 :: Gari Romalis – Get Away [Eat More House]
14 :: Sound Stream – Aqua Dance [Soundsampler]
15 :: JohNick – Play The World [Henry Street Music]
16 :: Armand Van Helden – U Don’t Know Me [Armed Records]
17 :: Terry Hunter – On & On [Vibe Music]
18 :: Omar feat. Stevie Wonder – Feeling You (Celebrate Life Mix) [Celebrate Life]
19 :: Simply Red – Thrill Me (MAW Remix) [Not on Label]
20 :: Mike 303 – St. Valentin [Riviera]
21 :: John Cutler – Flut-ie Pebbles [Remedie]
22 :: Ann Nesby – Can I Get A Witness (Funk 2000 Dub) [A&M Records]
23 :: Ultra Naté – Deeper Love (Missing You) (Hump Mix) [Warner Bros. Records]
24 :: Hashish – Fly Away [Subliminal Sounds]