The Rhythm - A New Mix!!!!!!!!!!

Wow,
Its been forever since i've recorded a mix. I really need to do this more often. Anyway, I did this in honor of the new party we have coming up at Belmont Lounge called The Rhythm.
I'm pretty excited about this party for a couple of reasons. For one thing, its at a bar i used to frequent quite a bit - a really nice spot near Union Square. For another thing, the idea for this party is to play all types of dance music, including disco, house, and more recent dance styles by the likes of Cut Copy, Chromeo, DFA artists, etc. This is a departure from my usual hip hop, reggae, r&b parties and sets, so come out and try something new.

This mix contains all time disco and house classics as well as some recent stuff i've been feeling and some other random stuff thrown in. Track list below:

Donald Byrd and 125th Street Band - Love Has Come Around
Rockers Revenge - Sunshine (Greg Wilson Edit)
Frankie Knuckles feat Rebe Jones - You Got the Love
Hercules & Love Affair - Blind (Frankie Knuckles Remix)
Cut Copy - Hearts of Fire (Holy Ghost Remix)
Francois K - Time and Space
Ralphi Rosario - You Used To Hold Me
Sagat - Fuk Dat
Cajmere - Let Me Be
Earth People - Dance
Recloose and Joe Dukie - Dust
Masters at Work feat. India - I Can't Get No Sleep
Arrested Development - Tennessee (Kenny Dope Remix)
Barbara Tucker feat. Darryl D'Bonneau- Stop Playing With My Mind
Dajae - Everyday My Life (Junior Jack Mix)
Patrice Rushen - Haven't You Heard
Jay-Z - Party Life (The Knocks Remix)
Jay-Z - A Million and One Questions (DJ Technics Remix)
Pase Rock - Get Money Kids
Lenny Kravitz - Breathe (Chromeo Remix)
MGMT - Electric Feel (Teenwolf's Extra Electric Mix)

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The muppets can dance, can you?

Dwine says he wants house music. Is the 432 crowd ready for it? I personally think so. At the last couple parties i've used the latter portion of the night to "test" records that i don't get to play at a lot of other gigs, including house music and various other types of dance music. These have been those moments where people stayed on the dancefloor until after 4am.

Up until now our parties have definitely had a hip hop focus, and i never want to completely get away from that. But we do want the party to represent good music from all genres.

Dwine's video posting of a House music band reminded me to post up a video of one of the hottest current disco bands based out of Brooklyn named Escort. They've really been doing their thing and this is a cool video featuring the Muppets. Check it out and look to hear sounds like this at 432 parties in the near future:

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Shaun Escoffery

Shaun Escoffery - Days Like This


I keep saying I'm gonna convince someone to spin a house set at one of these things. Here's a little inspiration.

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