Happy House Classics from the Millennium vol. 4

I was going to post a fifth volume of Happy House Classics from the Millennium but decided to update an older Diva Hall of Fame entry for the ailing Aretha Franklin. The woman is an icon and one of the greatest female singers of all-time. While it's too soon to write her obituary, I truly adore this woman and all that she has contributed to popular music.

Happy House Classics from the Millennium vol. 3

Album: Happy House Classics vol. 3Genre: Funky, Soulful, House MusicYear: 2018Total Time: 02:24:38

Destiny's Child | The House Sessions

Painting a picture of Destiny's Child dance history would not be complete without the soulful renditions of their tracks. This is where Maurice Joshua comes into the picture. Much like his contemporaries Frankie Knuckles, Todd Terry, Louie Vega, Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez, Eric Kupper to name a few, Joshua had been producing and remixing tracks since the 80's.

Happy House Classics from the Millennium vol. 2 | Don't Shit on My Parade

To be honest, I created the Happy House Classics for myself and was using it as a stop-gap between posts. However, the traffic numbers on the volume 1 episode are through the roof! I look at Google traffic, Podbean, Apple Music, and Google Play stats to paint a full picture and it's outstanding. I guess I wasn't the only one that needed a boost of sunshine. It's a good thing I made two of these to maintain the high.

Happy House Classics from the Millennium vol. 1 | Because Shit Happens

When I first sat down to compile the tracklist and then create Happy House Classics, I was more than pleased with the final output. When I went back and listened to it, I realized that I had created yet another Pride Classics set which heavily overlapped with previous efforts. Other than the weather being horrendous with temperatures in the low teens, overcast, drizzling and miserable, it's not clear where my head was at; so I hit the delete button and started from scratch.

Year In Dance 2017 pt. 3 | The Top Dance Hits of the Year!

We've reached the end of the 2017 Year In Dance featuring the top dance hits of the year. For those that aren't familiar with this series, each year Party Favorz compiles what I consider to be the most important dance music songs. Songs that are significant to the current pop and underground culture of dance music with the most influential DJ's (pro, semi-pro and bedroom) who have had a massive impact on the scene.

Year In Dance 2017 pt. 2 | The Top Dance Hits of the Year!

Despite what I may have declared about the state of dance music in my last post, 2017 was not without some fantastic gems. Many of the songs fall into the electronic dance music category but aren't really dance, rather sweet concoctions that have been remixed to give the originals an added boost and extend their playability. Excellent examples are Dua Lipa's "Be the One," Rihanna's "Love On the Brain," Flume and Tove Lo's masterful "Say It," and a personal favorite "Issues" by Julia Michaels to name a few. The original versions (and many others included in these three sets) of these songs stood strong by themselves but the remixes that accompanied them removed the tone of the original production and gave them an entirely new feeling. In these instances, it's the DJ's featured in this series that are equal stars to the artists themselves.

Year In Dance 2017 pt. 1 | The Top Dance Hits of the Year!

We've finally reached that time of year where Party Favorz reminisces over the best EDM hits of the year. The Year in Dance features the top dance hits of 2017 and as in past years, it's all compiled by your humble host. I generally put this series together not just based on chart-toppers but look at other criteria as to mainstay with a constant output of bootlegs (usually a good indicator as to how other DJ's are feeling a particular song) and my own personal choices. I also include songs I don't particularly care for but were so big, it would be blasphemy to not include them. It's all subjective as many of you would likely include this, that or another song while removing others.

Deep & Funky 2007 pt. 2 | Expanded and Remastered | Top Dance Hits of the Year

As promised, I'm sending part 2 of the Deep & Funky 2007 Year-end Edition. This set is packed with several of my personal favorites including Booty Luv's "Boogie 2nite", Cahill's "Trippin On You" Degrees of Motion's updated "Do You Want It Right Now" Tony Moran & Martha Wash's "Keep Your Body Working" Nowak's Boogie Oogie Oogie inspired "Stand Up" Mika's "Love Today" Roisin Murphy's "Let Me Know" and Fish Go Deep's "The Cure and the Cause".

Deep & Funky 2007 pt. 1 | Expanded and Remastered | Top Dance Hits of the Year

In my last post, I asked if anyone had some older mixes that I long ago lost due to a hard drive crash. I want to give a HUGE shoutout to Dean and Marshall for making it happen. The BPM Edition 2009 v5, which was originally 4 sets has been combined into two and is now available for the first time in years. Five sets of the BPM Edition 2009 v1 and the 2 set Funky Edition 2008 v1 and v2 have now been combined into one are also available.