Gigamesh f. Amanda Love - Red Light
Ben Macklin - Let You Down
Autograf - Dream (Deepend Remix)
Miguel Migs f. Meshell Ndegeocello - Tonight
Deadmau5 f. Colleen D'Agostino - Seeya
Justin Bieber - Company (Ken Walker Uptempo Mix)
Charlie Puth - Attention (PeteDown NuDisco Mix)
The Weeknd f. Daft Punk - I Feel It Coming (Kay Stafford Mix)
Samma Lone f. Kenny Loggins - This Is It!
Clark & Pudell - Zashu (Satin Jackets Remix)
Autograf - One
Janet Jackson - Pleasure Principle 2.0 (INTLparty x E.T. Remix)
Pherotone - My Baby
Rhye - The Fall (Maurice Fulton Remix)
Rene & Angela - I'll Be Good
S.O.S. Band - Just Be Good To Me
Chic - Soup For One
Pherotone - Flossy
Rafael Fernandez f. Shalamar - Answer From Above
Dr. Packer f. Luther Vandross - A Thousand Kisses
Dr. Packer f. Bozz Scaggs - Ooh I Wonder
Dr. Packer f. The Whispers - Everlasting
Anderson Paak - Am I Wrong
Discotron f. Suzanne Vega - Disco Power
Opolopo - Mr. Zog's Sex Wax
Opolopo - Put Your Cap On
Sebastien Leger - Deadline
Justice - Safe & Sound
Let's talk about the act of discovery. Comin' across new tracks that you love is exciting for any music fan. As a DJ and music programmer, it's a major source of enjoyment, and I look forward to it. But nowadays, shopping for music and navigating the sheer volume of tracks that get released every week can be extremely daunting and tedious, but finding that one stellar track or handful of songs can turn a mundane task into excitement, giving me the motivation I need to keep pushin' on.
I always keep an ear out for tunes, it's my job, and discovery can come from a variety of sources… the radio, a tv commercial, Shazaming something I hear when I'm out, or sound tracks and needle drops in a movie, and I find so much great music this way. For instance, I watched "Baby Driver" the other night (great flick by the way), and I wound up buying a slew of songs on the soundtrack. This is a prime example of the fact that discovery isn't just about brand new music, it's also about being exposed to old songs, and learning from the ongoing music history lesson that occurs in my life.
In 1982, the disco/funk band Chic with guitarist Nile Rodgers released the song "Soup For One," and when I recently heard it for the first time, I was like, "Yes, OK!, that's where that guitar riff came from!" I was excited! Now, I'm sure all you disco heads out there are rolling your eyes right now, but hey, I didn't know! As any house music soldier that's worth their salt would recognize though, is that it was sampled by the French house music duo, Modjo, on "Lady (Hear Me Tonight), which was an international smash in 2000.
Another recent "discovery" is "Just Be Good To Me" by The S.O.S. Band in 1983, which I just found out was produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, the guys behind some of Janet Jackson's biggest early albums, and a big part of the New Jack Swing movement. Previously, I had only known of the remake by British dub group Beats International, fronted by Norman Cook, aka Fatboy Slim. It was basically a cover version, and hit #1 in the UK and #1 in the US Dance Club Chart in 1990. Again, another music history lesson for me.
So, as we say farewell to summer, and welcome the cooler breezes of autumn (finally), it's time for another live Brunch set from my residency at Herringbone in the Aria Hotel, right here in Las Vegas, featuring a bunch of flashbacks and remixes influenced by 70's and 80's disco/funk, including those two recent "discoveries," as well some Indie Dance, NuDisco, and Deep House. Coming up, we'll hear from Ben Macklin, Miguel Migs featuring MeShell Ndegeocello, Deadmau5, Charlie Puth, The Weeknd with Daft Punk, Pherotone, and Autograf. Later in the show, this artist called "Dr. Packer" has been doing a tremendous job of updating classics for today's sound, plus a couple of killer tracks by Opolopo from his recent "Bits N Bobs EP", wrapped up with the latest from Sebastien Leger, and a killer track by Justice from their recent "Woman" album.
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Right now, it's one of my favorite artists, Gigamesh, this time with Amanda Love on vocals, this is "Red Light." So here we go, let's have some fun, and I hope you all find some joy and inspiration.
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