Flagging in LA! April 2025

For this July 2024 mix, I've got a selection of house and nudisco tracks!

Most of my mixes form around an idea, but the idea with this mix is just a certain sound - a clear, clean mix, with a great separation between each instrument and the vocals (perhaps best exemplified by Optical Disco's superb remake of the classic, "The Rhythm of the Night").

I've got many tracks in this style - about half are new, and about half are recent remakes, with a modern feel that really breathes new life into them.   I'm particularly fond of the first track, a remake of "I Ain't Got Time", and track six, "Looks Like I'm In Love Again".

If it's easy, give a listen with real headphones!

xoxoxo

hugmonster

1  Next Phase, Helen Bruner & Terry Jones - I Ain't Got Time (Richard Earnshaw Extended Remix)
2  Block & Crown, Mike Ferullo - Superstition Feat. Soulboyz (Original Mix)
3  Aretha Franklin - Rolling In the Deep (The Aretha Version) (Rosario & Cappo House Mix)
4  Jolyon Petch, Elektrik Disko, Livingstone - Fast Car 2024 feat. Livingstone (Elektrik Disko Extended Remix)
5  Kathy Brown, Sheree Hicks - Free to Be Me (Jet Boot Jack Vocal Remix)
6  Karina Chavez, Deep Fidelity - Looks Like I'm In Love Again (Elektrik Disko Club Mix)
7  Kathy Brown, Sonic Soul Orchestra - Ooh What a Life (S.K.O.D Edit)
8  Amanda Wilson, Waterstone - It's Over Now (Extended Vocal Mix)
9  Sharon West - Fake (Jean Luc & Nick Jay Extended Mix)
10 Birdee - Undergound (Original Mix)
11 Corona - The Rhythm of the Night (Optical Disco Rework)
12 Birdee - Elevate Higher (Extended Mix)
13 Nari, Steve Tosi, Nabuk - Waiting Tonight (Original Mix)
14 Siedah Garrett - Do You Want It Right Now (Jolyon Petch's Elektrik Disko Remix)
15 Block & Crown - Bakerstreet (Original Mix)

Ooh What a Life - NuDisco & House

Welcome to my favorite hour of my favorite day of the entire year.  It's hard to put into words how special this day is and what it means to me and so many others but I'll try...

Picture it --> 200 of the most beautiful humans to walk this earth on a private beach.   Love, unspeakable joy and a rare Spirit have ruled the day.  And now...the golden hour is upon us.  The sun is slowly lowering towards the horizon of the Pacific ocean and every one and everything is awash in the most breathtaking golden yellow light.  There's a magic in the air that just can't be described.  

I consider every hour important when I'm spinning but I will say that I consider this hour THE hour where, with the right music selections, I can take people's hearts and emotions and send them places that every human should dream to go.  

This set starts with galloping, emotional anthems and slowly ebbs towards a nostalgic soft landing where I pull out Sarah McLaughlin "Silence", Stereolove Feat. Brian Kennedy "Life, Love & Happiness", Christian Burns "Wonderful Life", Lighthouse Family "High" and Beth Orton "Central Reservation".  Everyone was in emotional overload with the gorgeous trance anthems I was playing as we were emerging out of the day's peak...and then as I went into the nostalgia set I just kind of sent everyone over the edge.  

We are a blessed tribe with a long history together.  To get to create and take part in the unspeakable joy that unfolded was a blessing I'll always cherish.  

As always, this set was brought to you with every ounce of love that I've got to give.  I hope it touches your heart as much as it did mine and so many others as Epic Maui Journey came to an emotionally powerful conclusion.  

*I edited this set to remove the very ending of the day, as I was playing more downbeat songs that were perfect for the moment but wouldn't have exactly made sense in podcast form.  I feel that the songs I played at the very end of the day were special and to be enjoyed only in that very moment.  

#/Artist/Title/Remix

01. Ciaran McAuley/Love Loud/Original Mix
02. Gareth Emery/Long Way Home/Ciaran McAuley Remix
03. Ciaran McAuley/Think Twice/Extended Mix
04. Gareth Emery/Without U/Extended Mix
05. Leo Stannard/Stargazing/Extended Mix
06. Eric Lumiere/Human Beings/Farius Extended Mix
07. Liu Bei/Running/Farius Extended Mix
08. Richard Walters/Protected/Nora En Pure Extended
09. Sarah McLachlan/Silence/Kryder Extended Mix
10. Brian Kennedy/Life, Love, Happiness/Stereolove Epic Anthem
11. Dido/Together/R Plus Extended Mix
12. Christian Burns/Wonderful Life/Kryder Guilty Pleasure Remix
13. Lighthouse Family/High/Flrancois K's Vocal Remix
14. Beth Orton/Central Reservation/Spiritual Life Ibadan Remix

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2025 Epic Maui Journey #4

Part 3 of 3 of my set at Flagging In The Desert, benefitting the Palm Springs AIDS Memorial!
(Palm Springs, California - March 1st, 2025)

If you haven't been, it is an amazing event - the mountains, the sun, and of course the flaggers, which were so appreciative and supportive!!

What's *especially* cool in Part 3? I love Tony Moran's mix of "Love Train" - not easy to find, but Tony was kind enough to share it with me directly.  Thanks Tony!! :-D

https://www.desertflaggers.com/
https://psaidsmemorial.org/

25 Life Love and Happiness - Brian Kennedy (Fire Island Extended)
26 Peyton - Higher Place 2008 (Bassmonkey's Club Mix)
27 O' Jays - Love Train (Tony Moran Houston Main Pass Mix)
28 Wang Chung - Everybody Have Fun Tonight (Eric Kupper Remix)
29 Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love (Moto Blanco Remix Full Vocal)
30 Ultra Nate, Russell Small, DNO - Happy Feeling (Happy Faith Mix)
31 Bimbo Jones - I've Got the Music In Me
32 7th Heaven ft. Katherine Ellis - Love Is Alive (Club Mix)
33 Kim Sozzi - Little Bird (Italia3 Extended)  (Hugmonster Edit)
34 Robbie Williams - Love My Life (Adam Turner & James Hurr Club Mix)
35 Taylor Swift - Teardrops On My Guitar (Cahill Remix)
36 Fleetwood Mac - You Make Loving Fun (Kevin McKay Re-Edit)
37 ONJ + ELO - Xanadu (Barry Harris 2017 Mix)


Flagging In The Desert, Part 3 - Live Set - March 1, 2025

We say this every year...but wow, what a day it was on the beach.  Every year we don't think the joy and euphoria can be topped from the previous year and then, just like magic, the joy and the euphoria is totally off the charts.  This year was epic in every way.  Now...about the music: if you've been a follower of mine for years then you'll know I am insanely critical of myself when it comes to my DJ performances.  I believe that the (beat) mixing component of the art is as important as the musical selections.  Luckily I was "on" this day.  I was having such a blast behind the decks and I hope that you'll hear it as much as I felt it. Full track listing is below for those of you that follow the music extremely closely (and I know there's a lot of you).  From my heart...to yours...ENJOY THE MUSIC!  

#/Artist/Title/Remix
01.  Wilder Woods/Keep It Simple/Original
02.  Justin Jesso/As Far As Feelings Go/Yves V Extended
03.  Alex Mytton/Letters/Aevion Remix
04.  Kate Ryan/Wild Eyes/Extended Mix
05.  Funkerman/I Follow The Sun/Melsen Remix Extended
06.  Thomas Gold/Gold/Extended Mix
07.  Phrazer/Rest Of My Life/Extended Mix
08.  Syn Cole/Miami 82/Kygo Remix
09.  Paige/Always On My Mind/Golden Hour Extended Mix
10.  Zoe Phillips/Lovely Day/Extended Mix
11.  Lucas & Steve/Perfect/Extended Mix
12.  Josh Cumbee/Don't Give Up On Me/Extended Mix
13.  James Arthur/Nobody/Giiants Extended Remix
14.  Coldplay/Orphans/DiPap Extended Remix
15.  Klingande/Famous/Extended Mix
16.  Gamper & Dadoni/Julia/Original Mix
17.  Maximus/Safe Place/Diviners Remix
18.  GoldFish/Deep Of The Night/Ibiza Sunset Extended Mix
19.  Mokita/More Than Friends/Paige Golden Hour Extended
20.  Gamper & Dadoni/Just Smile/Extended Mix
21.  Stevie Appleton/Sinner/Extended Mix

Epic Maui Journey 7 (#1)

I'm still kind of glowing from Flagging In The Desert in Palm Springs on Saturday. Getting to do what I love so much while being surrounded by people that I love so incredibly gives me a feeling that's pretty much impossible to describe. Thank you to all of you that were there surrounding me giving me so much happiness. Your energy feeds my soul. Now...about this music: it's a sound that I've loved forever but don't push forward in my sets very often. For FITD I decided to play house music only; concentrating on a sound that was sometimes deep and funky, sometimes piano-laden, sometimes disco-centric and sometimes driving and uplifting. But the common theme was house music. I had the time of my life and I hope that you'll hear it in this live recording (#1 of 4). The rest of the set will be up shortly. In the meantime...enjoy the beginning of the day. From my heart...to yours.

#/Artist/Title/Remix  

01. Dua Lipa/Don't Stop Now/Purple Disco Machine 
02. Pete Le Freq/Anthemic 
03. Birdee/Movin' On/Mark Lower Remix 
04. Purple Disco Machine/In My Arms/Extended 
05. Mirko & Meex/Moonlight 
06. Amanda Wilson/Make You Understand 
07. Costella/We're Gonna Rock/Extended 
08. Jekkie/Doing It 
09. Andrey Exx/Long Train Running 
10. Disco Incorporated/Blondes Have More Funk 
11. Grey Fox/Step Into This Moment 
12. Block & Crown/Give Me The Night 
13. Nikki Belle/Take A Little Time/Mark Lower Club Mix

Flagging in LA! April 2025

Chad Eckman