Party Favorz

Volume 2 teeters on the mainstream cusp, while retaining it’s underground authenticity.  It’s possible a couple of these songs might fit nicely in my upcoming Holiday Edition, but I’m hopeful that there will be so much new stuff that won’t be necessary.  To be certain, there are lots of fantastic vocals in this set with a couple of amazing remakes.  In that category we have an updated version of “Any Love” by Izzy Stardust and Sherell McKenzie.  For those of you following this blog regularly, the original was from earlier this year by the DJ Meme Orchestra and featured on my T-Dance Edition v2.  This go around, Izzy and Sherell take it deeper and darker from the disco laden version of DJ Meme.  The fact that it works so well is a testament to how solid the song is. 

The other remake in this set should be familiar to almost all house music enthusiast.  “Touch Me” by  Kid Massive and Elliotte Williams N’Dure takes the Rui Da Silva classic down a darker path.  All the elements are here making this a surefire winner.  It did take a while to grow on me, only because I couldn’t get Cassandra’s vocals out of my head while listening to this version.  After a couple of spins, I’m all about this take.

Song for song, this second set really stacks up nicely.  I picture this new series to take on a variety of house flavors going forward.  Beatportal recently had a fantastic article called “2009: The Year of Disco” which talks about the resurgence of disco in these desperate times, which is required reading for any serious house music lover.  The only thing they left out was some of the nudisco artists that I tend to favor.  No matter, I’ll hunt them all down and no doubt will come across some other goodies along the way so I can use in a future Leftovers set.  You also might remember an article I did back in December of 2007 which talked about the very same thing; albeit I was referencing some of the more mainstream productions by the likes of Moto Blanco, Freemasons and 7th Heaven. Regardless, it does appear my initial conclusions were right on target, even if there was a two year gap between articles.  In the end, it’s all good.

That’s about it for today.  I’m currently readying the Gay Anthems I’ve been promising and should have those out this next week.  The weather for this past week has been amazing with cooler temperatures, plenty of sunshine and most importantly, NO RAIN!  I hope everybody else is able to enjoy the same type of autumn weather we’re experiencing in the ATL.  Have a fantastic weekend and as always…enjoy!

Album : Party Favorz 2009: Leftovers v2 Disc : 2/2 Genre : House Music, Beatport, DJ Tunes, Masterbeat Year : 2009 Total Time : 1:10:13:00

Track : 1 Title : Wherever You Are (Gabe Medina & Joshua Geyer Club Mix) Artist : Linda O Purchase: Masterbeat

Track : 2 Title : Aftertouch (Original Mix) Artist : DJ Rafael M. Purchase: Masterbeat

Track : 3 Title : Feeling Your Body (DJG Club Mix) Artist : Project 155 Purchase: Masterbeat

Track : 4 Title : Perfection (Vocal Mix) Artist : Tom Chris feat. Candice Purchase: Beatport

Track : 5 Title : Any Love (Sylvane Massive Club Mix) Artist : Izzy Stardust feat. Sherell McKenzie Purchase: Beatport

Track : 6 Title : Pushin To The Top (Danny Verde Remix) Artist : Halmadaxx & Danny Verde Purchase: Masterbeat

Track : 7 Title : Heal My Heart (Fanatix Main Mix) Artist : Kerri Chandler feat. Treasa Diva Fennie Purchase: Beatport

Track : 8 Title : Wanna Be Happy (Thomas Gold Dub Mix) Artist : The Viron  feat. Max’C Purchase: Beatport

Track : 9 Title : Solarianism (Original Mix) Artist : Chocolate Puma & Baggi Begovic feat. Mitch Crown Purchase: Masterbeat

Track : 10 Title : Got In Me (Peter Pleser Remix) Artist : NG Project feat. Sarah Chris Purchase: Beatport

Track : 11 Title : Touch Me (In The Morning) (Vocal Mix) Artist : Kid Massive feat. Elliotte Williams N’Dure Purchase: Beatport