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  • Diana Ross | The Ultimate Diva Series
    Diana Ross is quite possibly the most perpetual force in music history to outlast all of her contemporaries. Whether as part of The Supremes in the 1960s or as a solo artist from the 1970s through today — the woman is a tour de force in an industry that was built by men on the backs of artists like herself. Yet, she's still here banging out remixes of her back catalog and racking up #1 Dance Club hits 60 years later. The woman is like an "aching in my heart" that won't go away.

    Years ago, Party Favorz had attempted an ultimate remix series for Miss Ross that many of you loved but I was never happy with. Then the Almighty remixes dropped featuring many unlikely high-energy remixes of songs like "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" and "Touch Me In the Morning" that I put together a tribute set that was worthy of her highness.

    Fast forward to today and many of her past hits (with legendary Eric Kupper at the helm) have been remixed for today's dance floors, which have generated four #1 Billboard Dance Club hits including ANMHE, "Upside Down/I'm Coming Out," "The Boss," and "Love Hangover."

    On May 29th, Diana in conjunction with Motown Records will release her 2nd remix album featuring these tracks plus "Surrender," "No One Get's the Prize," "It's My House," "Touch Me In the Morning," and "Remember Me" all with Eric Kupper performing the remix honors. The digital version will be released on May 29th, while the CD and crystal-clear vinyl editions will follow on June 26th. You can pre-order them here.

    While there have been many remixes of her songs over the years, fans continue to create modern-day remixes, which are featured in this tribute set, which includes the Almighty remixes but also remixes by Barry Harris, Dirty Disco, Jet Boot Jack, Thee Werq'n B!Tches among many others. So as not to preempt the sales of her forthcoming remix set, Party Favorz only included one remix by Eric Kupper.

    It is with much love, devotion, and sincere admiration of one of the most prolific if not crucial musical artists of this century, Party Favorz proudly presents the Ultimate Diva Series honoring the fabulous Miss Ross. Enjoy!
     Album : Diana Ross | The Ultimate Diva Series  
     Genre : Dance Music
     Year : 2020
     Total Time : 2:35:05
    1. I Will Survive (Jet Boot Jack 2020 Disco Dub)

    2. The Boss (Dirty Disco Classic House Remix)

    3. Chain Reaction (Dewey B & Spike Remix)

    4. You're Gonna Love It (E-Smoove & Steve Silk Mix)

    5. Missing You (Edgar Dekay Remix)

    6. Until We Meet Again (Love To Infinity Master Mix)

    7. Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand) (Alimighty 12'' Mix)

    8. Remember Me (Almighty 12'' Anthem Mix)

    9. Love Child (Almighty Definitive Mix)*

    10. No One Gets The Prize (Almighty Club Mix)

    11. Tenderness (Robbie Rivera Remix)

    12. I'm Coming Out (Barry Harris 2018 Remix)

    13. Work That Body (FunkyDeps Edit)

    14. It's My House (54 Mode Edit)

    15. I'm Still Waiting (Almighty Breeze Mix)

    16. Surrender (Almighty 12'' Anthem Mix)

    17. Ain't No Mountain High Enough (Eric Kupper Epic Mix)

    18. Not Over You Yet (Eric Morillo Dronez Mix)

    19. Have Fun (Again) (Thee Werq'n B!Tches Factory Flashback Mix)

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  • Spring Edition 2020 | Spring Forward To the Latest Circuit and Anthems
    The Easter Beagle has arrived and is delivering a basket full of circuit and anthems with a smattering of t-dance funky house delights to lighten the load.

    This set is packed with the biggest circuit tribal house tracks that will energize your at home workouts with massive favorites like "Kings & Queens" by Ava Max — a song so good that I included two remixes by Jack Chang and Danny Verde.

    Guy Scheiman teams up with the immortal Alan T and delivers the sizzling, timely, and camp track #Stay the Fuk Home. The song is so deliberate that you just want to break the quarantine and mix it up on the floor.
    Tonight's quarantine is to continue in the following fashion.
    And it goes like this: you, you to the right, YOU to the left
    Can you move? CDC, please assist me in rounding up the infected. 
    Not you, perhaps you, and NEVER you. 
    We're liking what's appearing over here in this corner with the face masks
    and hazmat suits — social distancing is always welcome -Alan T
    We've got a new remix of Lady Gaga's fabulous "Stupid Love" by Jack Chang, and Dirty Disco turn Ladi Rosa's "I Ain't No Taylor Swift" into t dubalicious one-liner.

    80's teen Diva, Debbie Gibson drops her fist in ages "Girls Night Out," which is a fun playful track but it's the Tracy Young Disco remix that makes the song shine. Speaking of Disco, Alex Newell has a smoking hot track that just dropped called "Boy, You Can Keep It." This is one of my current favs but instead of delivering the amazing disco rework by Tracy Young — I used the darker Chus & Ceballos remix, which delivers sexually ambiguous vocals (a technique made famous by Zhu years ago) so much so that you'd never recognize it. The song hasn't even charted yet, so Tracy's uplifting version will appear in a future Dance Club set.

    Another personal favorite, is Halsey's "You Should Be Sad," which in the hands of Yinon Yahel (who makes several appearances here) is a slice of circuit heaven if not for the fact that it's too short but I'll take it.

    Kristine W makes two appearances in this set. The first is a DJ Paulo & Soriano 2020 update of her classic "Feel What You Want," which is by far one of the best remixes of this track I've ever heard. The other is her latest, which is an unlikely cover of the Heart classic rock track "Barracuda." Kristine definitely has the muscular vocals to take on Ann Wilson and I applaud her choice in this selection but as someone who is a massive fan of the Wilson sisters, it's difficult for me to separate the two. Still, the song comes with a bevy of remixes with Dinaire + Bissen delivering the most commercial version. For this set, I went with Tony Moran's remix. Don't be surprised when some other DJ remixes the original in the next six months, which would be interesting.

    Once again, the boys from Houston (Dirty Disco) deliver another stellar yet unexpected remix of an old school gay icon — Miss Patsy Cline. Remixing "Walking After Midnight" by this country crooner who has a massive gay following must have been a challenge but the end result paid off BIG TIME. They also turn in another delectable remix of Dua Lipa's latest "Break My Heart."

    Finally, one of Party Favorz all-time favorite DIVAS, Miss Diana Ross has racked up yet another #1 on the Billboard's Dance Club chart for "Love Hangover," which peaked on the Disco charts back in 1976 and appears here with Ralphi Rosario doing the remix honors.
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  • Red Alert | Peak Hour Music For the After Hours Crowd
    Party Favorz is back with some deep peak hour music for those who start their party later in the evening. Red Alert features the hottest Tech House tracks at the moment with some funky surprises thrown in to mix things up and tingle your spine.

    Claptone & Mylo's "Drop the Pressure" kicks things off and sets the mood for subsequent tracks before all hell breaks loose. This track is currently sitting at the top of most DJ sets but it's the lesser known songs that are the real winners here.

    The Cube Guys have recently re-entered the scene after years of success in the commercial and underground space of the electronic music scene in the early millennium. Actually, they never went away but they're definitely making their presence felt these days. The joined up with Bando and re-grooved Dee-Lite's early 90's smash "Groove Is In the Heart" turning it into a deep Tech House track that would fill any dancefloor if we had any.

    Norman Cook a.k.a. Fatboy Slim is another master class producer and his infectious "All the Ladies" hits that deep groove spot and holds steady before we launch into another Cube Guys remix of the 90's alternative House classic "Red Alert" by Basement Jaxx.

    Johan S delivers the funky Tech House stomper "Smoke This" and Salt N Pepa's 80's classic "Push It" get's another rework by Safety First!, which is one of two versions currently out for 2020. "Push It" is just one of those songs that delivers in any environment and it would be really difficult to NOT make it a crowd pleaser.

    Trance megastars Above & Beyond take a stark turn and resurrect New Order's 80's alternative dance classic "Blue Monday" turning it into a massive roof-raising monster with it's signature synth.

    The always diverse Lucas Debonaire delivers a funky mashup that samples Michael Jackson's famous hook in "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" and mashes it with the 80's M|A|R|R|S Acid House classic "Pump Up the Volume" and creates an all new booty shaker that's bound to please.

    Another track blowing up at the moment is the Riva Starr remix of the 2009 Dennis Ferrer low-key House classic "Hey Hey." Here, Riva Starr drops in a familiar Giorgio Moroder groove, bumps up the BPM by 5 and flips this track 360 degrees.

    Buzz Low's "Thong Song" is a track I just can't get sick of no matter how many times I listen to it. It's definitely a crowd-pleaser with an infectious hook. If things weren't the way they are at the moment, Spinnin Records would have a smash on their hands.

    Roger M's "Discosizer" lifts the 80's Miguel Brown Hi NRG classic "So Many Men, So Little Time" and mashes it with our favorite DIVA Loleatta Holloway. In fact, there's another Loleatta sample buried in this set as well.
    20 min
  • Disco Pandemic | Get Your Boogie On While Isolated
    Party Favorz is back with a fresh look at the latest funky house music tracks with "Disco Pandemic." The only thing infectious about this set are the beats.

    Things kick off with "Mountains" by The Vision featuring Andreya Triana. You may remember the fabulous "Heaven" by these pair from "Party For the Weekend" last year. Instead of a disco floor stomper this time, "Mountains" brings out that old school 90's vibe. Clocking in at over 10 minutes, I had do some precision editing to keep it moving along but it kicks this set off with a nice quiet opening before things slowly heat up.

    The Shapeshifters are back with the vocally gifted Kimberly Davis "Second Chances." I'm thrilled to see that these guys continue to release solid House Music tracks. They don't even bother commissioning remixes because their originals speak for themselves.

    Sorry, no Purple Disco Machine in this set but to make up for it — we've got the king of disco edits Dr. Packer and the always diverse offerings of Block & Crown. You should keep an eye on the latter as they have a tendency to swing from Disco, to House, to Funk, to roof-raising underground floor fillers. They've been churning their work out at a record pace with no identifiable signature sound that's starting to cross over into mainstream territory. Their music is so dynamic that they may very well get their own Legacy induction because I want people to become more aware of their work.

    As per usual, there's a lot of familiarity for those who store a Disco catalog in their cortex. For others — this will be all new to you. Much like Disco Chic, the overall vibe here is more smooth and laid back with several funky elements in the mix. While it relies heavily on past 70's and 80's and even some 90's Disco or House Music tracks (either sampled or in whole), the DJs add a underlying element that modernizes the sound for an entire new generation of listeners.
    THANKS AND SHOUTOUTS
    I want to give a HUGE shoutout to Paul B. for his generous donation. Even though we nearly met out goal — as our monthly expenses continue to skyrocket, everything helps.
    Nevertheless, Party Favorz is doing everything in our (meaning my) power to ensure that you're never bored and always distracted with our latest offerings during this worldwide crisis. Until the next time...ENJOY!
    Album: Disco Pandemic
    Genre: House Music, Funky House, Jackin House, NuDisco
    Year: 2020
    Total Time: 02:08:39
    1. The Vision feat. Andreya Triana - Mountains (Danny Krivit Remix)

    2. Makito - Funk Machine (Original Mix)

    3. DJ Val - If You Need Me (Georgie & Val Jackin House Extended Mix)

    4. Barry&Gibbs - Let Her Dance (Original Mix)

    5. I'm Talking - Holy Word (Dr Packer Remix)

    6. Samir Maslo - All My Love 2020 (Original Mix)

    7. Choices - Less Is More (Original Mix)

    8. JL - I'm Every Woman (2020 Extended Remastered)

    9. Block & Crown & Chris Marina - So Trapped (Original Mix)

    10. Aki Bergen feat. Carmen Sherry - Into My Soul (Full Intention Remix)

    11. Christian Vila - From The Mind (Original Mix)

    12. Bob Sinclar - I Feel for You (Mercer Extended Remix)

    13. Armand Van Helden feat.
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  • Spring Break 2020 | The Top Dance Club Hits for March


    Welcome to Spring Break 2020 featuring the top dance club hits that under normal circumstances would fuel your beach parties but these aren't normal times. At this point, all students are getting an extended spring break but are either breaking the rules (see the photo attached to this post) or are going stir-crazy locked up in their apartments or parent's home.

    Party Favorz has the cure for your pandemic blues and went out of our way to not only give you the hottest dance club tracks riding high at the moment but a slew of what we think will be some in the running for songs of the summer. Too soon you say? Nope.

    Songs currently in contention are Camila Cabello's "My Oh My," Ladi Rosa's "Ain't No Taylor Swift," The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights," Lady Gaga's "Stupid Love," Meduza featuring Shells "Born To Love," Demi Lovato's "I Love Me," Dua Lipa's "Physical," and Doja Cat's irresistible "Say So" among others.

    We usually don't pull tracks that have been serviced to DJs in the original form with an intro/outro because usually the BPM is too slow for these sets but have made an exception given the current circumstances to give everyone more entertainment value. Don't worry, I made it work.

    With over 3 hours of non-stop top dance club hits there's enough variety here to keep your attention span from drifting while fueling your at-home workouts.
    UPDATED CLASSICS STILL TRENDING
    As has been the case for the past several sets, DJs are digging in the crates and updating classics (many of which go on to top the charts). Sometimes they use the original vocals, other times they pluck someone new to sing it, while other times they're sampling familiar beats (to me and many of you) and turning them into new songs. In fact, some of these songs will likely end up in our annual Gay Anthems for a New Generation set in June.

    This set features Erasure's "A Little Respect 2020," AZ2A x Keepin It Heale's "Genie in a Bottle," (Christina Aguilera), Sound of Legend "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" (Eurythmics), Kelis vs. Diplo "Milkshake," Klass "Mr. Saxobeat," Gala "Free From Desire," where the original 90s version was just included on the The Ultimate Eurodance Collection volume 2 from the 90s, ABBA vs. Freekack "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight), and Cheesecake Boys "Funky Monday" which riffs off the New Order classic "Blue Monday."

    Hell, even 80s teen idol Debbie Gibson is back with the new song "Girls Night Out," which is currently sitting at #4 on Billboard's Dance Club chart and is likely to hit #1 in the next few weeks.
    PERFECTION TAKES TIME
    If you wonder why it took me so long to get this set out it's because we've been culminating tracks for at least six different sets scheduled to be released through the first week of April.
    20 min
  • The Ultimate Eurodance Collection vol. 4
    Party Favorz is concluding the Ultimate Eurodance Collection with volume 4 featuring many of the break-neck speed tracks that clock in at 140 BPM or higher.

    Granted, it doesn't start that way as Ann Lee's "2 Times" kicks things off at a much slower 130 BPM. Though thE song was a major worldwide hit, it wasn't on the dancefloor. It came out around the same time Wamdue Project's "King of My Castle" peaked at #1 on the club charts. Both of these songs were fine when people were filing into the club but drop them later in the evening and they were guaranteed to clear the floor. Still, "2 Times" makes most Top 50 Eurodance lists, thus its inclusion.

    On the other hand, Pure Sugar's "Delicious" was a funky house tune that sampled A Taste of Honey's disco classic "Boogie Oogie Oogie" making for a crowd-pleasing floor filler even if it wasn't a massive hit and not Eurodance.

    From there, we get into the thick of Eurodance with novelties like "Cotton Eye Joe," "Male Stripper," (which was recently sampled in Purple Disco Machine's "Dished (Male Stripper)," "Boom Boom (Let's Go Back To My Room)," "Jump," Listen To Your Heart" (rework of the Roxette ballad), "What Hurts the Most" (rework of the chart-topping country Rascal Flatts track), "Heaven" (rework of the Bryan Adams rock ballad), and "What's Up" (a remixed version of the 4 Non Blondes rock anthem) — a personal favorite no matter which version.

    La Bouche's "Be My Lover" and "Sweet Dreams" was a German Eurodance group that had a lot of success with American Melanie Thornton on lead vocals. She also sang the lead vocals for Le Click's "Tonight Is the Night," which lead to confusion because both groups sounded the same. Though, the follow-up single "Call Me" had vocals by Swedish singer Kayo Shekoni.

    Bass Hunter's "Now You're Gone" was the last big hit of the Hard Dance movement, which sprung from Eurodance in 2006 but it was the more commercial-friendly electro-house remix by Fonzerelli that pushed it to the top. The original Eurostyle mix is included here.

    After listening to this set multiple times — It dawned on me that the intro riff for Real McCoy's "Another Night" is the total basis for September's massive early millennium hit "Cry For You." There is no mistaking that the group completely ripped it off from "Another Night." Granted, Real McCoy only uses that riff at the beginning and in the middle of "Another Night" but it's still theirs. Considering that these two tracks were years apart — I think the sampling is undeniable.

    Finally, this set concludes with the massive "Beautiful Life" by Sweden's Ace of Base. After the worldwide success of their debut album with hits like "All That She Wants" and "The Sign" the group changed directions and Eurodance appeared to be a natural fit for them. It is also a personal favorite.
    CALL ME WHEN SOMETHING'S WRONG
    To borrow a phrase from one of the tracks above — it was recently brought to my attention that some episodes were missing. I've since discovered even more and will be spending some time today and tomorrow going through all 800+ episodes to ensure they're still intact and/or re-adding them if not. This likely occurred when I had to restore my site from a major bug that resulted from one of my plugin updates that didn't play nicely with the theme. The developer has now resolved it. Frankly, that shouldn't have happened because that's why I pay for full site backups but I digress. It's up to you folks to let me know if something is wrong.

    I have also been tweaking the overall theme and fixing some coding issues that have been bugging me for a while.
    20 min
  • The Ultimate Eurodance Collection vol. 3
    Party Favorz is back with volume 3 of the Ultimate Eurodance Collection, which features the biggest Eurodance tracks of the late 80s through the 90s.

    It's only in this particular series that a song like "Barbie Girl" by Aqua could be even remotely considered a classic. I've always detested this song, yet here we are. The same could be said for anything Vengaboys because all of their tracks were virtually identical. They utilized the same Ibiza beat that was hot at the time, and maintained few innocuous lyrics, but were catchy as hell. It's this formula that propelled them to the top of the dance charts and many pop charts across the globe. I stuck with "We Like To Party," which went on to be the theme song for Six Flags and "Boom Boom Boom" and left out the annoying "Up and Down." They had several earlier hits but those three are what crossed over in the North America.

    Another track that follows the same formula is "Better Off Alone," which spoke to me. I was head over heels in love with this guy named Pete at the time. We had a bitter split and when I'd hear that song, it felt like I was a sympathetic character in some John Hughes 80's flick.

    Some of these songs border on trance with Fragma's "Toca's Miracle" leading the way from the early millennium. N-Trance's massive "Set You Free" was an introduction to Drum & Bass with a bit of Freestyle and Trance thrown in making this song stand out. Duke's "So In Love" is a massive house music staple with overtones of Eurodance but is nevertheless a personal favorite, thus its inclusion.

    Rozalla's "Everybody's Free (To Feel Good) and Billy Ray Martin's "Your Loving Arms" is a natural fit here even if the latter was naturally house. I've also included the early Abigail classic remakes of "Losing My Religion" and "Constant Craving," which were on a small label imprint but had a massive impact by bridging commercial Trance and Eurodance with familiar songs originally sung by other artists (REM and K.D. Lang).

    Speaking of which, no set would be complete without the epic Bonnie Tyler classic "Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Nicki French who transformed the powerful ballad into a massive floor-filler combining elements of Hi-NRG and Eurodance.

    Equally, Livin' Joy's "Dreamer" and "Don't Stop Movin'" (the latter featured here) effectively combined house music and Eurodance for crossover appeal from the dancefloor to radio.

    There are a lot of happy memories to unpack in volume 3 and there shouldn't be anything that you aren't already intimately familiar with.
    PARTY FAVORZ ANNUAL FUNDRAISER
    I want to give a MASSIVE shout-out to Anthony S., Glenn A., and Raul G. for their much-needed donations. Still, that leaves me short $175. Folks, you don't need to donate a massive amount of money to help Party Favorz reach our goal of $500. The recommended amounts when you land on the donation page are just that. There's a box at the end that allows you to enter ANY AMOUNT of your choosing that you can afford. I realize that not everyone is a walking ATM and appreciate the support I receive from subscriptions but there's just not enough money there for me to cover my annual hosting costs. If all you can afford is $5 — I'll happily accept it. Whatever it takes to help me keep Party Favorz going for at least another year. I promise you won't be disappointed.

     

    I'll be back tomorrow with the 4th and final installment of the Ultimate Eurodance Collection. Until then...ENJOY!
    Album : The Ultimate Eurodance Collection vol. 3
    Genre : Euro-dance, Hi-NRG, Techno
    Year : 2020
    Total Time : 01:52:30
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  • The Ultimate Eurodance Collection vol. 2
    Pushing forward with our latest 90's Eurodance non-stop mix series — Party Favorz picks up the beats and kicks this set off with one of the most enduring tracks "Pump Up the Jam" that was part of the soundtrack to my life while going to college in north Texas and driving into Dallas on weekends for nights of partying at The Village and Mining Company in Oak Lawn. I'd be listening to one of the local radio stations that always had a late-night mix blaring in my car on the 20-minute drive to the city while bouncing around anticipating a night of debauchery.

    As every set in this 4-piece collection hits all the right notes — keep in mind that some tracks are really House Music or Techno tracks that overlapped with the Eurodance sound popular at the time. I even went with the popular Cahill version of Cascada's epic "Evacuate the Dancefloor" from the early millennium as opposed to some of the other remixes that accompanied the track.

    One of my all-time party favorite tracks is Pat & Mick's rework of the Odyssey classic "Use It Up & Wear It Out." In fact, Odyssey is quite possibly one of the most underrated disco groups to come out of the late 70s and early 80s. "Native New Yorker" and "Going Back To My Roots" is equally disco classics that have been either heavily sampled or completely reworked. Pat & Mick's version was a perfect example of how the song transcends genres and time.

    Other songs from my college days were Inner City's "Big Fun" and "Good Life," which would have fit nicely on this set but were left out. Though, they do appear on the earliest 90's House Classics sets (which could very well get it's own remake some time this year).

    I tried to stay as close as possible to the original versions that everyone knows and loves as opposed to using the alternate remixes that were part of the original releases. It was not uncommon for a Eurodance track to feature House versions and vice versa to appeal to the largest audience possible. Often times these classic songs combined the two genres to ensure an immediate appeal to a cross-section of party-goers.

    Either way, this set will not disappoint.

    I've already got volume 3 and 4 in the can so you can expect those to drop by the end of the week. Until then...relive the memories and as always...ENJOY!
    Album : The Ultimate Eurodance Collection vol. 2
    Genre : Euro-dance, Hi-NRG, Techno
    Year : 2020
    Total Time : 02:05:22
    1. Technotronic feat. Felly - Pump Up The Jam (Vocal Attack)

    2. The Original - I Luv U Baby (Dancing Divas Remix)

    3. The Blackout Allstars - I Like It (Like That) (D'Ambrosio Club Mix)

    4. Livin' Joy - Dreamer (Original Club Mix)

    5. Pat & Mick - Use It Up & Wear It Out '91 (Hot Tracks Mix)

    6. Dr Alban - It's My Life (Extended Original)

    7. LaTour - People Are Still Having Sex (LP Mix)

    8. The Shamen - L.S.I. (Love Sex Intelligence) (Beatmasters 12'' Mix)

    9. Felix - Don't You Want Me (Hooj Mix)

    10. Gala - Freed From Desire (Full Vocals Mixx)

    11. Eiffel 65 - Blue (Da Ba Dee) (DJ Ponte Ice Pop Mix)

    12. The Real McCoy - Another Night (Club Mix)

    13. Captain Hollywood Project - More And More (Underground Mix)

    14. Amber - This Is Your Night (Original 12' Mix)

    15. Cascada - Evacuate The Dancefloor (Cahill Remix)

    16. Jocelyn Enriquez - Do You Miss Me (Select Mix Remix)

    17. Planet Soul - Set U Free (Fever Mix)

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  • The Ultimate Eurodance Collection vol. 1
    Eurodance is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s in Europe. It combines many elements of hip hop, techno, Hi-NRG, house music, and Euro disco.

    This genre of music is heavily influenced by the use of rich melodic vocals, either exclusively by itself or inclusively with rapped verses. -Wikipedia

    The description of Eurodance by Wikipedia is pretty much on point. As Party Favorz has said before, most genres rely heavily on previous styles, which in turn relied heavily on previous dance music trends. These days people would say that it's cultural appropriation as all dance music has it's roots in the blues as much as rock and roll does. In fact, you can draw a parallel line from one genre to the next and hear the influences in various artists' own creations.

    Eurodance is not overly broad though there are some tracks that come in at a slower beat, the majority tended to by 130 BPM and higher. This style of dance music was at its commercial peak during the 90s but switched gears to what would now be referred to as Hard Style, where the BPM was pushed as high as 145 BPM in the early millennium. While not a novel idea, popular tracks like "Heaven" by DJ Sammy, "What It Hurts the Most" by Cascada, and "Listen To Your Heart" by DHT were all massive pop ballads before getting the neck-pain inducing overhaul provided by contemporary Eurostyle makeovers.

    This re-translation of pop ballads has been going on since the 70s when Donna Summer reworked Barry Manilow's  "Could It Be Magic" and Richard Harris's "MacArthur Park" and Viola Wills' disco reinterpretation of Gordon Lightfoot's "If You Could Read My Mind."  Even the Almighty music production house created a worthy Hi-NRG remake of Diana Ross' "Touch Me In the Morning." Of their remixes, I've included their re-work of the Bonnie Tyler classic "Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Nicki French which was a massive floor-filler at the time.

    The Ultimate Eurodance Collection contains every single major release (in the United States), which most of us remember from being hammered at radio, MTV, and our favorite clubs. I took some license and mixed in a few House Music, Trance, Hi-NRG, and Techno tracks to balance out these sets. However, make no mistake — all your Eurodance fantasies are contained within these four volumes.

    Even though I took a different approach when putting these together than my previous efforts — I have to admit that they came out quite stellar. There's a lot of sugar, cheese, and syrup contained here but at least I can look back and say "yeah, that was a thing and I danced my ass off to these songs so fuck you!"

    I'm finishing up volume 4 today and plan on staggering these out the rest of the week. Until the next time...ENJOY!



    I want to thank one of our longtime followers Marshall for guilt-tripping the puritan in me into swapping out the KLF feat. Tammy Wynette's "Justified & Ancient (Stand by the JAMs)  with the correct version. The version I used was the original version from 1987 with vocalist Maxine Harvey. I must have listened to this set 5 times before giving it my seal of approval and don't know how I missed that. Nevertheless, it's now been corrected. 
    Album : The Ultimate Eurodance Collection vol. 1
    Genre : Euro-dance, Hi-NRG,
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  • Disco Chic | Cosmopolitan Disco House
    Party Favorz is diving into more uptown disco house set with Disco Chic. It's hard to put my thumb on it but the music this go around is generally more cosmopolitan disco house and less raw than previous ambitious sets.

    Disco Chic is designed to get your groove on while sipping on a Manhattan or Martini. Consider the jet set of for elitist snobs. Okay, don't do that because we're all discophiles around here and enjoy our disco house in a variety of formats.

    Until the next time...ENJOY!
    Album: Disco Chic
    Genre: House Music, Funky House, Jackin House, NuDisco
    Year: 2020
    Total Time: 02:27:09
    1. Milk Bar & Santarini feat. Antonio Contino - Manhattan (Extended Mix)

    2. Peter Brown - Troubles (Richard Earnshaw Extended Revision)

    3. Julien Jabre - Swimming Places (Original Mix)

    4. Jay Vegas - U Know (2019 Reboot)

    5. Elton John & Taron Egerton - (I'm Gonna) Love Me Again (Purple Disco Machine Extended Remix)

    6. Moreno Pezzolato - Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)

    7. Diana Ross - Love Hangover (Eric Kupper Remix)

    8. TheDjLawyer - On The Beat (Disco Mix)

    9. Colour Castle, Birdee, Buried King & Brazen - Wasted Funk (Original Mix)

    10. Bobby D Ambrosio feat. Lasala - Runaway Love (Michael Gray Extended Remix)

    11. TRAIG feat. KIVA - I Ain't Got Time For That (Headrocka Extended Mix)

    12. Andrea Laddo - Scandalous (Original Mix)

    13. DJ Mark Brickman - Again & Again (Original Mix)

    14. Jennifer Lopez - Baila Conmigo (The Studio 54 Remix)

    15. Jens DeVen - Just Say It (Yence505 NuDisco)

    16. Get To Know - I Just Love (Phil Fuldner Extended Mix)

    17. Block & Crown feat. Martina Budde - All Around The World (Original Mix)

    18. Adri Block - Tha Music (Jackin Clubdubb)

    19. Candi Staton - Young Hearts Run Free (Ian Ossias Downtown Disco Edit)

    20. YolaDisko - You Can't Play Around (Club Mix)

    21. TheDjLawyer - Missin' One Angel (Disco Mix)

    22. Seamus Haji X Those Guys - I Walk Alone (For Your Love) (Original Extended Mix)

    23. Purple Disco Machine - In My Arms (Extended)

    24. Jackers Revenge & Lissat - Voulez Vous (Original Mix)

    25. Selace & ATFC feat. Lisa Millett - Hooked On Bad Habits (Mousse T.s Extended Edit)

    26. Soul Avengerz & Odyssey Inc. - Just Can't Live Without You (Original Mix)

    27. SAMO - Brought It On (Original Mix)

    28. Angelo Ferreri - Dance With Me (C'mon) (Original Mix)
    20 min

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