Archive for June, 2006

George O’Connor – July 2006 Top Ten

01) Ricardo Reyna – Everybody Shake Your Body (Vocal Mix) [CDR]
02) Nino Anthony – Do To Me (Chris Bohn Remix) [CDR]
03) Junatik – Magnetika (Throw Your Hands Up Mix) [Fortune Music]
04) Sharon Phillips – Want 2 Need 2 (Switch Main Mix) [Brickhouse Records]
05) Al Keys – 2wice Tha Musik (Josh Belle OG Mix) [CDR]
06) ZXX Freestyle – Bang Yo Body [Fabric Recordings]
07) Nino Anthony – Dance All Night (Alex Kenji Remix) [Portamento Records Promo]
08) Groove Man – Ghetto Club (Chris Bohn & George O’Connor Remix) [Atel:Records / Dig:Atel]
09) Playgroup ft KC Flightt – Front 2 back (Switch Remix) [Atel:Records / Dig:Atel]
10) Sean Biddle – Something I Feel (RED-EYE 101 On Fire Remix) [CDR]

Updates from The Young Punx

Updates from The Young PunxThe latest on their tourdates and releases!

If you live in DC or Japan, then you have the chance to see the Young Punx live. Coming fresh off of their performance @ Space in Leeds last week, the Punx will be appearing .

Felipe Avelar – July 2006 Top Ten

01) Felipe Avelar Feat. Frequency – Just A Groove (CZR Remix) [Kontrast]
02) Hatiras & Macca – Before The Sunrise (Dub) [Blowmedia]
03) Sucker Dj’s – Just Don’t Stop (Filter Freq & Felipe Avelar Remi [Dazed/ X-Mix]
04) Dj Ortzi – Freak Mind [Hot Muzik]
05) Grooveman – Cool Dude [Eden]
06) Gnarls Barkley – Crazy (Richard Vission Remix) [CDR]
07) Hatiras & Dj Dan – Love For The Weekend (Steve Smooth & JJ Flores Rem [Blowmedia]
08) Filter Freq – Stupid Disco Love (Felipe Avelar Remix) [Hot Muzik]
09) Filter Freq & Felipe Avelar – Got Me Sprung [Hot Muzik]
10) Juantik – Hands In [CDR]

Go to Ibiza by Voting for your Favorite U.S. DJ

Go to Ibiza by Voting for your Favorite U.S. DJIt’s time for yet another DJ poll! This time there’s something in it for you.

Want a trip to Ibiza and show support for you favorite State-Side dj? Well
with the first annual Dj Times “America’s Best Dj Awards” you can do both.
Go to www.djtimes.com/bestdj/vote.htm to cast your vote for one of
the 75 hand picked finalists and then watch as Dj Times begins releasing
the voting results June 30th with the top 50 vote getters being announced… Read more

Video: Defected @ Pacha

Video: Defected @ PachaCheck out the results of mixing one of the top house labels in the world with one of Ibiza’s best clubs.

Defected records is now beginning their second year at Pacha Ibiza. The “In the House” club nights bring to the island some of the biggest names in funky and soulful house grooves.

The label was nice enough to provide a video of their massive opener two weeks ago, featuring Bob Sinclair, Martin Solveig, and more. Check it out here.

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What’s New With Big Love

What's New With Big LoveAlways staying busy, Seamus Haji’s labels Big Love and Soul Love have a slew of recent and upcoming releases.

Visible on the horizon on Big Love is Funkagenda’s “Le Souk EP”, a mid-tempo groover with a small hint of Latin flavor, and London Resident’s “Valley of House”, which is more in line with today’s dirty sound. Coming up on Soul Love is Lorenzo Rhodes’ “Do U Wanna Be”, which is a funk, soul, and jazz influenced house cut.

Just released on the labels is GC Meets Dariush’s “Good Love”, a vocal piano house number that Big Love describes as “understated like Prada”, and Soul Love brings to the table “Devotion” by Timmy Vegas & Seamus Haji himself.

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6.30.06 // FunkyHouseMusic.com Presents The Young Punx

6.30.06 // FunkyHouseMusic.com Presents The Young PunxFriday – 6.30.06

9:00 pm ‘ 5:00 am

Club FIVE

Washington DC ‘ USA

The FunkyHouseMusic.com Crew invites you to a night where entertainment is the focus, music is variety, and performance is art. House music meets chaotic genius in a formidable presentation that won’t soon be forgotten.

DJ Line Up:

The Young Punx

(Heavy Disco / MoFo HiFi / www.theyoungpunx.com / London, UK)

‘The most insane/catchy production group of the year! I will pound these boys into people’s heads.’ ‘ Fatboy Slim (2005)

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Preview: Love for the Weekend Remixes

Preview: Love for the Weekend RemixesBlow Media delivers us a sneak peak at two hot new remixes of the 2005 hit.

The original ‘Love for the Weekend’ was a collaboration between Blow Media artists DJ Dan and Hatiras, and was one of the label’s most popular tunes.

The Hatiras 06 mix is similar in feel to the original, but cleans things up with a simpler, smooth feel that retains the original’s trademark bassline.

Steve Smooth and JJ Flores’ presents the opposite side of the spectrum – a hard hittin’, synth-heavy electro workout.

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Alternative Route Announces Upcoming Releases

Alternative Route Announces Upcoming ReleasesAlternative Route Recordings, known most recently for releasing Chris Lake’s “Changes” and Electricano’s “Harmony of Soul” have some tasty treats in store for us this summer.

Scheduled for release in July is Castelli & Perazolli’s “Paradise EP”, which features two tracks highly anticipated tracks from the duo. “On the Road” and “Love Paradise” are two unique sounding works with a South American flavor that fuse elements from both funky and progressive house, the former of which has already been getting heavy play on BBC Radio 1.

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InterPlanetary.com – The Young Punx + UFOs + Aliens

InterPlanetary.com - The Young Punx + UFOs + AliensLearn how to contact aliens telepathically with the help of The Young Punx’ track “Interplanetary”. 2006 has officially been pronounced ‘World Contact Year’ by the Panel for Ufo Networking and eXploration (PUNX)
http://www.interplanetarycontact.com

Exclusive Review: Grant Nelson – Spellbound

Exclusive Review: Grant Nelson - SpellboundArtist: Grant Nelson
Title: Spellbound
Label: Swing City
Format: Digital
Release Date: 6/18/06
Audio Sample: Listen

Already being hammered by the lucky few that got one of the 50 WMC promo copies – this is set to be huge! A no-nonsense floor rammer from the legendary Grant Nelson -one of house music’s treasured talents. Whether in the studio, or behind the controls of the DJ booth, the man has been rockin’ heads for over a decade now. If you don’t know, then you NEED to know @ http://www.grantnelson.net/

“Spellbound” is a wonderful addition to Grant’s extensive resume, dipping into the land of melodic soulful energy that will appeal to a diverse list of house DJs that could include the likes of Ian Carey, Brian Tappert, Steve Angello, Scott Henry, Steve Porter, and Erick Morillo. Don’t be frightened of the adjective – “melodic” – because this piece of audio is a beautiful masterpiece of grasping the crowd at the ultimate precise moment, and shedding tears upon the emotionally attached… Read more

DJ Mix: Josh The Funky 1 – B96 Radio Mix June 17th 2006

mixtapeCheck out this new DJ mix from Josh The Funky 1…

B96 Radio Mix June 17th 2006

DJ Mix: Groove Man – Electrolicious Vip Beats

mixtapeCheck out this new DJ mix from Groove Man…

Electrolicious Vip Beats

Felipe Avelar – June 2006 Top Ten

01) Sucker Dj’s – Just Don’t Stop ( Filter Freq & Felipe Avelar rmx [Dazed/ X-Mix]
02) Til West – Same Man [Housewerks]
03) Chris Lake – One Too Many [CDR]
04) Liuetaunt – What You Lookin’ At (Filter Freq & Felipe Avelar [Warner Bros]
05) Filter Freq & Felipe Avelar – Got Me Sprung [Carizma]
06) Til West – Let It Drop [CDR]
07) Mbg & Sds – New Jack ( Steve Angello rmx) [Size]
08) Coburn – Need Your Love(German rmx) [CDR]
09) Filter Freq & Felipe Avelar – Funk It Up [CDR]
10) Jon Kennedy – Sermon Of Jack [Ammo]

Steve Synth – June 2006 Top Ten

01) Girls On Film – Vaporized (Hatiras Dirty Dub) [CDR]
02) Project Massive – Ghost From The Past [CDR]
03) Tiga – You Gonna Want Me (John Dahlback rmx) [CDR]
04) The Funk Monkeys – Work It [CDR]
05) Hangover Boy – One Quarter Pound of Pork [CDR]
06) Pole Folder – Protected [Malstronic]
07) Mike Balance & Joey Mazzola – Knee Deep [Via Musique]
08) Robbie Rivera – Your Mistake [Juciy]
09) Macca – Love For The Weekend (Hatiras 2006) [Juciy]
10) Dj Dan – Bam (Robbie Rivera Rmx) [InStereo]