Mike Bolante's Mixes

Andaman House Club presents the start of a new music series. Mixed by Mike Bolante from the Philippines, the mix is a collection of classic and new house tracks.

AMAPIANO (which means "THE PIANOs" in Zulu) Amapiano is a subgenre of house music that emerged in South Africa in the mid 2010s. It is a hybrid of deep house, jazz and lounge music characterized by synths and wide percussive basslines.

Got fixated to this as of late as I have been listening to Dave Nunes (check him out I swear... you can never go wrong.) a lot. A good way to kick back and relax. Newbie to all of this and easing myself in by playing remixes of mainstream tracks.

After more than a decade and a half of doing this. I know how to read the crowd much more the ones in Poblacion. So I base it on what is the venue’s programming and the crowd I have in front of me. My first love is house but clearly I have evolved from then and can now even play open format proudly. So I try to mix it up without compromising what the venue wants. Poblacion is the epitome of diversity, a melting pot. That's why I love this place so much!

Recently, people have asked me what I have been playing as of late in Poblacion. It's an ecclectic mix of genres both underground and mainstream. Never really put myself in a box and just play what I feel like and watch the crowd. Poblacion, along with Chicago and LA are the places I love djing in. Just absolutely fantastic! Here is the first of this series of mixes I will be putting out about this legendary community.

For the past 2 decades, dance music has been the Soundtrack of my Life. My memories of clubbing has been in every facet of it.... As a patron... a DJ... a Promoter... a club manager... and some of my most memorable experiences are in it. Here are a few of favorites to play and listen to. I know most people of my generation will agree these were very very very memorable years!

Here is Side B. Eclectic and sophisticated just like Poblacion. Just like our Facebook Group, playing these tracks made me pretend I was in Z Street just getting lost in the people and the music. Much Love my peeps! Side B for you!

Been fortunate to have gone to so many places to listen to music, dance and be merry. So I am creating a new series of my favorite places to go and make some sort of a soundtrack to it.... Not just one but two! SIDE A and SIDE B. Side A being the old school and Side B is me keeping up with the Joneses!

First up is Poblacion. I love this place. It is a newer version of what used to be in Malate. It has an ecclectic scene of music, restaurants and people. Far more sophisticated than any other scene in the country. It also has been a melting pot of not only cultures but also beliefs. I miss this place. It was a place that you can certainly be yourself and let loose.

Here's to my peeps in Poblacion. Much love and I will see you soon!

Beach Anthems back in the late 90s and the early 2000s. So many memories. That was fun. These songs brought so much of those memories back. So vivid were these memories, that each song made me smile and remember!

If you were a child of the 90s, you would love these songs I mixed and most likely reminisce! Happy listening!

99.5 Club Play Exclusive Part 1 by Mike Bolante

Another request for Disco. I was fortunate to grow up in a household filled with music. I was able to listen to a number genres including Disco. It's no secret that I drop disco tracks here and there in my sets. Well here's another one with full on disco but the difference is I got to end it with OPM tracks from The Boyfriends, VST and Hotdog. These people paved the way for the artists of today. It's amazing they created a sound which is coveted today and they did it the old fashioned way, LIVE!