I've been doing this for 6 months now, and I've been surprised to find out how personal it is.
There are endless ways to make a set. What theme? What concept? Is this track a great one, or merely a good one? Where do I place a transition? Do I make this sort of transition, or that sort? Which track next?
In the end, I finish, and (hopefully) I feel that it is just the way it should be - and no one else would make something exactly the same. I've realized now that when I listen to a DJ, I'm hearing who they are - because nobody else would make it precisely that way.
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I've called this mix 'Funkytown'. Perhaps some of you remember this 1980 song - it was one of my favorites in high school! How can you go wrong with this track? It's like three songs in one, and I love that cowbell intro! It gets worked into this mix as track 10, 'Superfly' (which is a mashup of 'Funkytown' and the 666 track, 'Supa-Dupa-Fly').
I lead off with a gorgeous remake of 'I'll Be Around', and after that, it's nothing high-minded - just a lot of funky disco goodness.
I wrap up with a remix I made of 'Sunset' with 'She's Got It (Venus)'. I had so much fun making it, it almost made itself. :-)
1. I'll Be Around (Original Mix) - Two Lee, Chris Commisso
2. Shined On Me feat. Andrea Love (Les Bisous Extended Remix) - Praise Cats, Andrea Love
3. As Long As We Together (Deepjack & Mr.Nu Remix) - Felipe Puertes, Severin Borer
4. Ain't Nobody (Extended Mix) - Sean Finn
5. About Damn Time (Purple Disco Machine Extended Remix) - Lizzo
6. In & Out (Earth n Days Remix) - TAI, Son Of 8
7. Nothing But A Heartache (Extended) - The Flirtations, Tobtok, Oliver Nelson
8. Yelme (Original Mix) - Bob Musella
9. Clap Your Hands (Extended Mix) - Martina Budde, Riccardo Fiori
10. Superfly (Original Mix) - Crazibiza, House of Prayers
11. Relight My Dubbs (Original Mix) - Block & Crown, Paul Parsons
12. I Believe (The Cube Guys Remix (David Penn Re-Edit)) - Happy Clappers
13. Only Way Is Up (Original Mix) - Adri Block
14. Ride on Time (Extended Mix) - Eugenio Fico
15. Let's All Chant (Original Mix) - Eugenio Fico
16. Sunrise + She's Got It (Hugmonster Mix) - DJ Vartan, Sanich + Ghostbusterz
(BTW, the original 'Funkytown' was by 'Lipps, Inc.', and I'm embarrassed to say that I only realized this month that the band's name is a joke - it's a homonym for 'lip-sync'. Congrats to the band on making a joke that took 43 years to land - I'm impressed!)
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