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Don Play is a dance music dj and self-proclaimed disco historian living in North Carolina. His 2-hour weekly radio show on WCOM 103.5 is syndicated via this podcast, to go along with other archival mixes, interviews, and live shows. If you love new and classic house music, disco, soul, African, new wave and all things danceable — you've come to the right place.
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Exposing literature's underbelly the second Monday of every month at 10 AM EST on WCOM-FM's Carolina Book Beat.
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Disco boogie midtempo grooves for you!Tracklist for September 20, 202301 :: Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes - Don't Give Me Up (Instrumental) 02 :: Evelyn Champagne King - Love Come Down 03 :: Slave - Just A Touch Of Love 04 :: Vicky "D" - Mystery Lover 05 :: Peter Brown - Dance With Me 06 :: Vaughan Mason Featuring Butch Dayo - You Can Do It (Ins…
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This is an epic mix of progressive house bangers — all killer, no filler — from that chapter in my life. These haven't been played before here!Tracklist for September 13, 202301 :: Tilt - Seduction Of Orpheus (Tilt's Mythology Mix) 03 :: Golden Girls - Kinetic (Frank De Wulf Remix) 04 :: Bedrock - Heaven Scent (Original Mix) 05 :: H-Two feat. Leah …
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Here's an excerpt from a 3-hour new wave set I did at Steel String Brewery at Pluck Farm, back in September, for WCOM's annual disc golf tournament. Enjoy!Tracklist for September 6, ...By Don Play
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New dance tracks!!! Alert! The first half of this mix is all new stuff, then I get into some of the lost years of Elder Brothers? from 2004-2008 back when I had almost stopped djing entirely.Tracklist for August 30, 202301 :: Sonic Repo - Amazed 02 :: Lana Del Rey - Summertime Sadness (MK Feel In The Air Remix) 03 :: Discotecas - Move 04 :: SecondC…
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And now for something completely different — new jack swing, R&B, and early 90's hip hop. Tracklist aliases provided to avoid the copy cops!Tracklist for August 23, 202301 :: Cardiac Arrested - Tennis, See?02 :: S Double U Double Me - Human Naturals03 :: Ace of Chase - All That She Whats04 :: Erects And Affects - Rum Shaker05 :: 2 Pack - I Get Agro…
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Early 80's funky disco that hits the spot!Tracklist for August 16, 202301 :: The Rhythm Makers - Soul On Your Side 02 :: Captain Sky - You Bring Me Up (Club Mix) 03 :: Sparks - Tryouts for the Human Race 04 :: Yello - Bostich (Fulllengthmix) 05 :: Gino Soccio - It's Alright (Long Version) 06 :: Colonel Abrams - I'm Not Gonna Let (Extended Version) …
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Wooof! This one bangs for sure. Classic house from the golden era of NYC nightclubs.Tracklist for July 26, 202301 :: Clubland - (I'm Under) Love Strain (Lost In Jungle Mix) 02 :: Marcus Nikolai - Bushes (Derrick Carter's First Recreation) 03 :: 4th Measure Men - The Need (MK Dub) 04 :: Noel Watson - Africanisms Part 1 05 :: Creative Force - It's So…
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There are South African dance gems aplenty in this edition of the Megamix. This is the stuff you won't hear anywhere else, so get it while it's hot!Tracklist for July 19, 202301 :: Chicco - Papa Stop The War 02 :: Vibe Talk - Let Us Be One 03 :: Brenda Fassie - Izolabud (LP Version) 04 :: Thiza - Mogambo-Man 05 :: Margino - I'm Getting Out 06 :: Su…
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90s deep and Chicago house.Tracklist for July 12, 202301 :: Transformer 2 - Pacific Symphony (DJ Ricci Pacific Rmx) 02 :: Mission Control - Outta Limits (Shelter Mix) 03 :: Jambalaya - Have A Good Time (Dark Black Mix) 04 :: Shai - The Place Where You Belong (The Roxy Dub Mix) 05 :: David Morales Presents The Face - Needin' U (Boss Anthem Mix) 06 :…
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French touch!!! Oui oui!!!Tracklist for July 5, 202301 :: Trankilou - Atom Funk 02 :: Brother to Brother - Take A Little Chance 03 :: Le Knight Club - Coco Girlz 04 :: Paul Johnson - Get Get Down 05 :: DJ Q - Optimum Thinking 06 :: Ian Pooley - Chord Memory (Daft Punk Mix) 07 :: Modjo - Chillin' (Original Extended) 08 :: The Buffalo Bunch - Take It…
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New music alert! 30 minutes of dope new dance tracks to get the summer going, followed by 90 minutes of retro megamix vibes. TOP TOP TOP.Tracklist for June 28, 202301 :: Mildlife - Vapour (Cosmodelica Remix) 02 :: Guinu - Palago (Jose Marquez Remix) 03 :: Palms Trax, Nonku Phiri - Petu (Masalo Remix) 04 :: Amédée Suriam - Roulé (Manoo Caribbean Mix…
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Deep progressive house! What?!Tracklist for June 7, 202301 :: Lexicon Avenue - Here I Am (Rutabaga Mix) 02 :: Elisa - Come Speak To Me (Deep Dish Summer Breeze Remix) 03 :: Brancaccio & Aisher - It's Gonna Be... (A Lovely Day) (Bedrock Vocal Mix) 04 :: Satoshi Tomiie Feat. Kelli Ali - Love In Traffic (John Creamer + Stephane 'K' Remix) 05 :: Brothe…
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This one is dedicated to the legendary FLYING WINNEBAGO — the host who served as my lead-in show on WCOM for 8 amazing years.Fare thee well, Winnebago! You are dearly missed but never forgotten.Tracklist for May 31, 202301 :: The 13th Floor Elevators - You're Gonna Miss Me 02 :: Human Sexual Response - Jackie Onassis 03 :: Talk Talk - Talk Talk 04 …
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Rave out Euro style in this wild edition of the Megamix! :)Tracklist for May 24, 202301 :: Interceptor 17 - Interceptor 17 (Original) 02 :: E-Zee Possee - Love On Love (Bombed Out In Peru) 03 :: Vision Masters & Tony King feat. Kylie Minogue - Keep On Pumpin' It (Angelic Remix) 04 :: Praga Khan feat. Jade 4 U - Injected With A Poison 05 :: Rhythm Q…
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This is a fun one, plain and simple. Upbeat disco house, French Touch, a little progressive — all with a Y2K feel to it.Tracklist for May 17, 202301 :: Jamiroquai - Alright (Fred Falke & Alan Braxe Remix) 02 :: Purple Disco Machine feat. Eyelar - Dopamine 03 :: September - Cry For You (Original Mix) 04 :: Raven Maize - Fascinated (Tommy Vee Patu Mi…
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Disco disco disco! Let's get down with some old school disco and boogie jams.Tracklist for May 10, 202301 :: Candy Bowman - I Wanna Feel Your Love 02 :: LaBelle - Messin' With My Mind (Mr K 7" edit) 03 :: Brenda & The Tabulations - Let's Go All The Way Down 04 :: Teddy Pendergrass - You Can't Hide From Yourself 05 :: Diana Ross - Once In The Mornin…
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Classic deep house from the 1990s that will take you to places you've never been to before.Tracklist for May 3, 202301 :: Ebony Soul - Can't Hardly Wait 02 ::03 :: 4 to the Bar - Slam Me Baby! (Extended Club Mix) 04 ::05 :: Björk - Big Time Sensuality 06 :: Deskee - Dance, Dance (Zanzibar 4am Mix) 07 :: Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy (Catwalk Mix) …
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KILLER MIX! Low BPM dance grooves are where it's at in this edition with some Y2K hip-hop dance remixes.Tracklist for April 19, 202301 :: 33 1/3 Queen - Disco 4 02 :: Cottam - Pissed Off 03 :: Theo Parrish - Carpet People Don't Drink Steak Soda 04 :: Alice Smith - Love Endeavor (Maurice Fulton Remix) 05 :: Gary Romalis - Get Away 06 :: RaBo & SnoB …
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A little new disco house, and a little 90's funky house mixed together.Tracklist for April 12, 202301 :: Jéroboam – Freakshow 02 :: The Dells - No Way Back (Theo Parrish Re-Edit) 03 :: BPlan & Fab_o - Afro Disco 04 :: Bee Gees - You Should Be Dancing (Todd Terje Remix) 05 :: Elado - Deepy Mango 06 :: V/A - Unknown (A2) 07 ::08 :: Jansons & Liz Cass…
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Allora cosa vuoi da me? It's time for a proper Italo Disco set! Questo mix e per tutti i ragazzi e le ragazze che amano ballare!Tracklist for March 22, 202301 :: Escape From New York - Save Our Love 02 :: N.O.I.A. - Stranger In A Strange Land (Club Mix) 03 :: Torrevado - Living In The Shuttle 04 :: Baltimora - Tarzan Boy 05 :: Plastic Mode - Baja I…
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I bought a crazy collection of DJ promos and white labels from the early 90's deep house scene in NYC. This is some serious fierceness!!!Tracklist for March 15, 202301 :: The Rude Awakening - The Dip (Big Dipper Mix) 02 :: Sample Minded - Eternity (Eternal Mix) 03 :: Pal Joey - Spend The Night 04 :: Rhythm Base 1 Productions - Bitch Track 05 :: Mik…
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Not every mix is perfect, but sometimes the mood is just right. Don't you want to go to my house of love?Tracklist for March 1, 202301 :: Gipsy - I Trance You (Paradisio Mixes) 02 :: Smooth Touch - House Of Love (Seduction Mix) 03 :: Joi Cardwell - You Got To Pray (250lbs. Of Blue Vocal) 04 :: Mateo & Matos - Release The Vibe 05 :: Roy Davis Jr. - …
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Behold the legendary voice of WALTER GIBBONS on this previously unreleased disco acetate on Sunshine Sound!Tracklist for January 25, 202301 :: Walter Gibbons - The Ten Commandments Are The Law Of The Land And They Are Serious 02 :: Freddie Perren - 2 Pigs And A Hog 03 :: Billy Nichols - Give Your Body Up To The Music 04 :: CJ & Co. - Devil's Gun 05…
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High school soundtrack time! 1996-2000, here we gooooooooooooo.....Tracklist for February 21, 2023Tracklist withheld for obvious ...By Don Play
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Synthy and funky disco for my fellow grooveheads!Tracklist for February 8, 202301 :: Evelyn King - I'm In Love 02 :: Sharon Redd - Beat The Street (Vocal) 03 :: The System - You Are In My System 04 :: Jimmy Spicer - The Bubble Bunch (Vocal) 05 :: Starr's Computer Band - Computer Rock Control (Part II) 06 :: The Jonzun Crew - Space Is The Place (Voc…
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Classic garage house from the early 90s!Tracklist for February 1, 202301 :: Deskee - Let There Be House (West Bam Mix) 02 :: Kenya Travitt - I've Got What You Want (Thump'n Dub) 03 :: James Howard - We Can Do It (Wake Up) (Original Club Mix) 04 :: Bäs Noir - My Love Is Magic (Dub) 05 :: Crystal Waters - Surprise (Open Your Eyes Mix) 06 :: Centric H…
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Disco grooves! Italo jams! Let's get weird together.Tracklist for January 11, 202301 :: Mad Honey - Setback 02 :: Cezar - Dancin' & Feel Good 03 :: The Patchouli Brothers - Fire 04 :: John Rocca - I Want It To Be Real (Late Nite Tuff Guy Edit) 05 :: Omar S - One Of A Kind 06 :: Elado - Baila 07 :: Perdu - Zaya (Perdu Edit) 08 :: ???09 :: Matalo! - …
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House and jungle. Yes, you heard that! There's a special jungle / DnB set at the end!Tracklist for January 4, 202301 :: Vision Masters And Tony King Featuring Kylie Minogue - Keep On Pumpin' It (Angelic Remix) 02 :: The Rhythm Masters - Think I'm Gonna Loose Control 03 :: Inner Life - Good Life (Magic Juan Mix) 04 :: Jamie Principle - Waiting On My…
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All bangers here, folks.Tracklist for December 28, 202201 :: Party Crashers - Dance Machine 02 :: Groove Sense - A Day With My Heart 03 ::04 :: UBQ Project - Regardless 05 ::06 :: Grace Jones - Slave To The Rhythm (Ollie D's House Mix) 07 :: The Boss - Congo (D Max Mix) 08 :: Mariah Carey - Joy To The World (Celebration Mix) 09 ::10 :: Sequencial -…
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An excerpt from my annual birthday livestream on Mixcloud!Tracklist for December 21, 202201 :: Gabrielle - Forget About The World (Daft Punk 'Don't Forget The World' Mix) 02 :: Gypsymen - Daylite 03 :: Princess Di - Who's Dick Is This 04 :: Lil Louis & The World - I Called U (The Story Continues) 05 :: Earth People - Dance 06 :: Guinu - Palago (Jos…
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Love is ALWAYS the message.Tracklist for December 7, 202201 :: MFSB - Love Is The Message (Edit by Mr. K) 02 :: Patti Jo - Make Me Believe In You 03 :: The Main Ingredient - Happiness Is Just Around the Bend 04 :: First Choice - Love Thang 05 :: Stephanie Mills - Put Your Body In It 06 :: Komiko - Feel Alright 07 :: Beverly Johnson - Can't You Feel…
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Deep house for the 90's era of deep thinkers.Tracklist for November 23, 202201 :: The African Dream - Makin' A Living 02 :: On Top - Unity (Underground Style) 03 :: Mateo & Matos - A Little Love 04 :: Shirley Murdock - Let There Be Love 05 :: Alison Limerick - Where Love Lives (Classic Club Mix) 06 :: Dionne - Come Get My Lovin' (NYC Mix) 07 :: Jid…
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Stay up for this one!Tracklist for November 16, 202201 :: Valentino - Stay Up Zimbabwe 02 :: Elia & Elizabeth - Alegría (Yuksek Remix) 03 :: Horse Meat Disco - Sanctuary 04 :: The Rolling Stones - Miss You (Special Disco Version) 05 :: Diogo Strausz - Flight Of Sagittarius 06 :: Chain Reaction - Dance Freak 07 :: DJ Vas - Hold On Me 08 :: The Visio…
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For this edition, Don pays homage to David Mancuso and the newly released book, "Last Night," by Martin Beck. In this set, Don recreates David Mancuso's loft party by re-enacting some of his music selections from a 13-hour set on June 2nd, 1984. You can read all about the book and order a copy for yourself.Tracklist for November 9, 202201 :: Donald…
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Electro jams, Detroit, and Chicago are the flavors in this edition.Tracklist for November 2, 202201 :: Planet Patrol - Play At Your Own Risk 02 :: Midnight Star - Freak-A-Zoid 03 :: Kraftwerk - Numbers 04 :: John Rocca - I Want It To Be Real (Instrumental) 05 :: Cultural Vibe - Ma Foom Bey (Love Chant Version) 06 :: Quando Quango - Love Tempo 07 ::…
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Acid ivory is back! Piano house and acid rave anthems, plus a little chill session to close things out.Tracklist for October 26, 202201 :: JT Company - Don't Deal With Us (Club Version) 02 :: Utah Saints - Something Good 03 :: The Shamen - LSI (Love Sex Intelligence) (Beatmasters 12" Mix) 04 :: Gat Decor - Passion (Naked Mix) 05 :: House of Venus -…
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Is there a progressive house revival happening, or nah? I am pretty sure the answer is nah, but somewhere deep inside myself I feel a slow yearning for the nights of long mixes, high drama, and patient audiences.Tracklist for October 19, 202201 :: Carissa Mondavi - Solid Ground (Fade Dub) 02 :: Double 99 feat. The Sneaker Pimps - 7th High (Hydrogen…
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Fresh on the heels of djing an 80's themed party until the cops shut it down, here's two hours of 80's music to fill the void.Tracklist for October 5, 202201 :: Simple Minds - Alive & Kicking 02 :: Roxette - The Look (Visible Mix) 03 :: Duran Duran - Notorious (Extended Mix) 04 :: Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance (Extended 'Club Mix') 05 :: Talk…
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Two mixes from the archives from 2011 in Boston."Try Me" - DJ Mix by Elder Brothers? (2011)01 :: Sound Stream - Soul Train 02 :: Guti & Dubshape - Every Cow Has A Bird 03 :: Margaret Grace - Try Me (Teddy Douglas Remix)04 :: PolyRhythm - AfroCuba05 :: Detroit Experiment - Think Twice (Henrik Schwarz Mix) 06 :: Get Up (Space Dub Live Edit)07 :: Spoo…
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Windows down, groove on.Tracklist for September 21, 202201 :: Subject - The Magic, The Moment (Momental Mix) 02 :: Mildred Scott - Automatic (12" Vocal) 03 :: Will Powers - Smile (Album Version) 04 :: Eartha Kitt - Where Is My Man (Vocal) 05 :: Raw Silk - Just In Time (Vocal) 06 :: Eleanor Grant - Lovin' Your Good Thing Away 07 :: Dhar Braxton - Ju…
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Has anybody got any Veras? Lovely.Tracklist for September 14, 202201 :: Stetsasonic - Talkin’ All That Jazz (Dim’s Respect For The Old School) 02 :: Wamdue Project - King Of My Castle (Roy Malone's King Mix) 03 :: Nenor - Work That 04 :: Jazzy - Lonely (Cajmere's Underground Goodie Mix) 05 :: Boiling Point - 100%C 06 :: Benji Candelario - Central P…
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Don traveled to Chicago for a wedding last week, and here's a mix recapping some of what he played. The German cultural center was on fire!Tracklist for September 7, 202201 :: Idris Muhammad - Could Heaven Ever Be Like This 02 :: Chic - Le Freak 03 :: Kool & The Gang - Celebremos 04 :: Chicago - Street Player 05 :: Crown Heights Affair - Say A Pray…
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Don goes global in this eclectic worldwide expo of dance music.Tracklist for August 17, 202201 :: Armand0 Huerta - Daks Den Wowo (Dance Version) 02 :: Kyoko Koizumi - マイクロ Wave 03 :: Elado - Deepy Mango 04 :: Da Lata feat. Diabel Cissokho - This Is Not Your Job (Yass Remix) 05 :: Peta Teanet - Thokoloshi 06 :: Robin S - Love For Love (Stone's Exten…
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Good luck trying to categorize this one. Sometimes you just play what you feel!Tracklist for August 10, 202201 :: Boiling Point - Grip Ya Hips 02 :: Gabe Gurnsey - Push (Extended Mix) 03 :: Changing Shape - 3M2 04 :: Nenor - Work That 05 :: Manjaro - Show Me Your Secret (Re-Animate-Mix) 06 :: Maydie Myles - You Got Me Forever (KLP Jam) 07 :: Midi, …
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Back online with some italo garage disco funk.Tracklist for August 3, 202201 :: Touchdown - Ease Your Mind / Remix U.S. 02 :: Bo Boss - Tequila (Vocal Side) 03 :: Via Afrika - Hey Boy (Dub Mix) 04 :: Elado - Deepy Mango 05 :: Pineapples feat. Douglas Roop - Come On Closer 06 :: Warp 9 - No Man Is An Island 07 :: Imagination - Burnin' Up 08 :: Chaz …
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French house! Oui oui!Tracklist for July 27, 202201 :: Mike 303 - St. Valentin 02 :: Jess & Crabbe - Crack Head 03 :: Cassius - La Mouche (Played Live By DJ Falcon) 04 :: DJ Spiller - Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) (Spiller's Extended Vocal Mix) 05 :: Peter Hecher - Funky Instruments II 06 :: Sluts'n'Strings & 909 - Promises 07 :: Pete Heller - Big…
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Disco, disco, and more disco.Tracklist for July 13, 202201 :: Joe Simon - Love Vibration 02 :: Asphalt Jungle - Freakin' Time Pt. 1 03 :: Scandal feat. Lee Genesis - I Wanna Do It 04 :: George Benson - Give Me The Night 05 :: Tomorrow's Edition - In The Grooves (Instrumental) 06 :: Strafe - Set It Off 07 :: Plastic Mode - Baja Imperial (U.S. Remix)…
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Some NYC-inspired deep vocal house as an homage to Body & Soul.Tracklist for June 22, 202201 :: The Return - New Day (Original) 02 :: Hardrive 2000 - Never Forget (When You Touch Me) 03 :: Cesaria Evora - Sangue De Beirona (François K Remix) 04 :: Kings of Tomorrow feat. Julie McKnight - Finally (Danny Krivit & Steve Travolta Re-edit) 05 :: Basemen…
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My progressive house tribute to the late Dom Philips. RIP.Tracklist for June 15, 202201 :: Tag feat. Azukx - The Arrahant (Lemon 8 Inner Sanctuary Remix) 02 :: Avid - Fierce Affection 03 :: Freefall Featuring Jan Johnston - Skydive (I Feel Wonderful) (Sono's Monorail Remix) 04 :: KC Flightt - Voices (Funky Junction & Funkheads Re-work Mix) 05 :: Sa…
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Late 80's house and proto-house jams inspired by NY/NJ and Chicago. Check out the unreleased acetate in there!Tracklist for June 8, 202201 :: El Barrio - Across 110th Street (Barrio Mix) 02 :: Liz Torres - Pay Back Is A Bitch (What Goes Around Comes Around) (Club Mix) 03 :: Virgo Four - It's A Crime 04 :: Chocolette - It's That East Street Beat (Vo…
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