Deep Reactions with Catalyst

Recorded live at Dogglounge.com on 2016-Dec-11.

So, well, I gotta admit that the live set of this show had a few … problems. Stupid, lazy DJ mistakes, like not having the volume down on a channel when I’m previewing the next track, and crap like that. I fixed it all in post-production (pre-podcast-release), but it doesn’t let me out of the obligation to admit I had some broken bits in this set. Thus, the title….

Also, I had just watched an awesome house music production video by Giom, so I played a few of his tracks as thanks.

Recorded live at Dogglounge.com on New Year's Day, 01 January 2017. The year has come full-circle, eh? ;-)

I hadn't planned on spinning a set on NY Day; it's a holiday, right? But around 15:45, I realized I had nothing to do. So I decided to spin. I had to set up all my DJ equipment, though, as I'd taken it down for parties over the holiday. So I actually had a bit of a mistake during the 2nd track. (I remastered it to correct this error.)

Interestingly, the tunes from the set turn out to either be 3-5 years old, or less than 6 months old. Not intentional - just ... full circle on Deep House style.

Recorded live at http://dogglounge.com on 29 January 2017.

This date was on a weekend when the USA was deeply fractured over President Trump's executive order on immigrants entering the USA. It fractured our country. I tried to bring themes of love & open arms into the mix (though with only "ok" result).

Recorded live at dogglounge.com on 2017 Feb 26.

As seems to be the case often with my set names & artwork, this title is taken from the weather outside. It has been unseasonably warm this winter / spring in Boston, and IMO, this isn't a bad thing. The prospects for a mild winter & early spring are looking up, indeed.

Recorded live at http://dogglounge.com on 2017 Feb 19.

In the spirit of trying to find a name for the set (and cover art), I looked merely to the weather. It had snowed several days before this, and yet this day was unexpectedly very sunny.

Recorded live at http://dogglounge.com on 2017 March 12.

Baby, it was cold outside! And remain so. But, it was warm and cozy inside, which got me in a happy mood, which - as always - led (in the end) to some Nu Disco. But I promise - not until the final hour ;-)

Recorded live at http://dogglounge.com on 19 March 2017. Support the station with your donations!

No particular theme this time to the tunes, and the only reason for the title / artwork is that I thought the photo was nice ;-)

Recorded live on 2 April 2017 at http://dogglounge.com

Oops- I forgot to post this episode immediately after I did the set. So, I'm "late" posting it ;-)

Recorded live at http://dogglounge.com on 2017 May 07.

Though winter wasn't terrible here in the Northeast USA, I'm so happy to have longer, warm days that I couldn't help myself: I wanted a summery, beach-party type set. So the variety is a bit broad, and not super chill, but hopefully fun.

Recorded live at http://dogglounge.com on 2017 May 14 (Happy Mother's Day!)

The first half of this is the usual Dogglounge fare - deep house, some nu-disco, etc. The second half tends towards Tech House more than the usual DL stuff. Much of it comes from releases intended for Ibiza and Miami 2017 beach clubbing.

It's also a bit shorter than the normal 2 hours. Apparently I spaced out and played a track (or two?) twice. (Bad DJ!) So I edited those out in post-production, which left it short of the normal time. But it's still a good set, IMO.