Recently, I've been thinking a lot about the role that music plays in our lives, and how it can cure the worst heartbreak, or hurt like hell, or evoke a myriad of emotions, or diminish/amplify a particular experience, or provide sanctuary for when it feels like the world is out to get you, or be the catalyst for a revolution.

Music can be a lot of different things to a group of likeminded people, or be the bond between people that couldn't be more different. Music also goes the distance of bringing the world closer together, does the work to remove barriers; need they be political, social, personal, or cultural, and generally seems to be something that all humans agree-on. A good song is a good song, and (pun intended) resonates with us, on a level that is fundamental, raw, and unbridled.

For me, when I'm looking through my music library, I often associate people with certain songs, as if to say , this song has "so-and-so's" personality, charisma, and/or charm, and I find that it's often a static association, meaning, over time, "so-and-so" will always have a place in my mind, body, and soul when I hear *that* song. I'm curious if you share in the same experience? What are the ways that you associate music to people, or places, and/or things in your life?

I now understand why there's a song called "music is the answer"... because, for me, in this place, right here, right now, it really is. I hope you enjoy this set, it was fun to make it.

Happy Holidays everyone!

SET LIST (in order of appearance):

1. Rock The Boat (AtYyA Remix)

- AtYyA, Aaliyah (05:25)

2. Justify My Love

- Madonna (05:00)

3. Sex Poem (Extended Mix)

- Harry Romero, Joeski (05:52)

4. Like What? (Original Mix)

- Cloonee (06:04)

5. You Are A God (Extended Mix)

- Mark Knight, Cari Golden, James Hurr (06:15)

6. Push Pull (Club Mix)

- OFFAIAH (06:40)

7. Bilingual Feat. Taina (Dirty Mix)

- Jose Nunez (07:25)

8. Go Deep (Feat. Nadia) (Saeed Younan Remix)

- Nadia, Nicky Scanni, Stephan M (07:52)

9. Champion (Original Mix)

- Saeed & Palash (07:32)

10. Strike It Up (Federico Scavo Extended Remix)

- Moreno Pezzolato (05:19)

11. Greece 2000 (Sebastian Davidson & Melosense Extended Remix)

- Three Drives On A Vinyl (04:52)

12. What I Need (Original Mix)

- Jermaine Fleur, Mika Olson (07:35)

13. Roll With Me feat. Kwame (Original Mix)

- Kwame, Sonny Fodera (07:06)

14. The Rapture Pt.III (Original Mix)

- ME, Black Coffee (08:02)

15. La Negra feat. Orito Cantora (Extended Mix)

- Tony Cortez, Orito Cantora (07:02)

16. Talking Body (KREAM Remix)

- Tove Lo (03:39)

17. Girl Tripping (Original Mix)

- Nicolas Leonelli (07:24)

18. Treat You Better (Cassian Extended Edit)

- RÜFÜS DU SOL (06:55)

19. You and I (Huxley Remix)

- Owl Eyes (05:08)

20. Home (Original Mix)

- Marino Canal, Delhia De France, Adriatique (07:16)

21. Reilstreet (Original Mix)

- Ole Biege, Martin Waslewski (08:55)

22. Gula

- deadmau5 (06:56)

23. Megakraft (Original Mix)

- Roy Rosenfeld (07:35)