Mailing List

Live DJ Mixes (Polar Bears Can Dance)

It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these and although I’ve been lucky enough to get behind the decks and see everyone dancing again, after the year we’ve all had I definitely felt a lot of emotions doing this one. I’ve tried to capture that feeling of finally being back on the dance floor and seeing your friends to give them a big sweaty loved-up hug. This one also goes out to any one still living under restrictions. Big love, hope you enjoy it and thanks to all the artists and bands featured x Jimmy

We’ll Always Have This Dance ft. Shungudzo (Diplo’s MMXX Mix) - KUU
Marea (We've Lost Dancing) (Original Mix) - Fred again.. x The Blessed Madonna
Glue - Bicep
Don't Be Afraid (feat. Jungle) - Diplo & Damian Lazarus
Say It Again (TSHA Remix) - Griff
Only for Tonight - Bklava
Memory (Original Mix) - TRUMAN
Think About Things - Daði Freyr
Fresco (Original Mix) - Musta
Love Is The Answer (Original Mix) - Get To Know
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free - The Reflex Revision - Nina Simone
Shimmy Shimmy Bop (JR.Dynamite Edit)  - Little Tony
Get to Struttin' - Uptown Funk
I don't wanna lose your love (DiCE EDiT) - The Emotions 
So Good To Me - Chris Malinchak

Breaks, House and Disco (Big Hug On The Dance Floor) - Live Vinyl Mix (Polar Bears Can Dance)

Video - https://vimeo.com/882232304

I poured my heart and soul into this A/V mix over the past year. The project grew from being a simple mix to creating individual visuals for each track combining my own animations with the original music videos. With tracks spanning several decades and genres, it aims to showcase my wide-ranging, dynamic style while also remaining deeply personal with tracks and samples that nod to my DJ roots and history. From playing at New Cross house parties in the early 2000’s before expanding to the whole of London and further, growing and discovering different styles as I went. In some respects it’s my own humble homage to the energy and eclecticism of 2ManyDJs Radio Soulwax, covering 28 tracks in 1 hour. 

I hope you enjoy it as much as I did making it. Would love to know what you think!

Track list 

In for the Kill (Skream's Let's Get Ravey Remix) (PBCD Edit) - @la-roux-official
Banquet (PBCD Edit) - @BlocParty 
London Calling (PBCD Edit) - The Clash
In Orbit (Soul Flip Edit) - Joy Lovejoy 
The Letter (Senior Citizens Mix) - Box Tops
Rock & Roll (@Gigamesh Edit) - The Velvet Underground
Otis (@fuzzmakesmusic Edit) - Kanye West Ft. Jay-Z 
Always Like This (@WBBL Tropical Flip) - Bombay Bicycle Club
No Puedo Parar (feat. Barzo, Troy Simms & Jungle Fire Horns) - @nickodemusnyc
adore u (PBCD EDIT) - @Fredagain
Makeba (@axelpaerel-music Extended Mix)- Jain
Gonna Get Over You (@A-Trak & Wev Remix) - France Joli
We Are Your Friends - @justice-official Vs Simian
Girls & Boys (PBCD Edit) - Blur
LET'S DO IT AGAIN (@Gigamesh Remix) - Jamie xx 
Mr. Blue Sky - Electric Light Orchestra
Hit the Road Jack - Ray Charles
Ready or Not_(DJ @Zinc '96 Remix) - Fugees
Jungle Brother (Urban Takeover Remix) - @jungle-brothers
No Scrubs (PBCD Remix) - TLC vs Stamina MC, DJ Marky, XRS
Paper Planes - M.I.A. (@Phibes remix)
Sticks and Stones (PBCD Edit) - @jamietmusic
A-Punk - Vampire Weekend
Bitter Sweet Symphony & Message In A Bottle (@luudeofficial Remix) (PBCD Edit)- The Verve 
Days Go By (2019 Mix) - @HighContrast
Day Dream - @mr-fitzz

FREE DOWNLOAD

2024 Live A/V Festival Mix (Indie / Disco / Soul / DnB)

Free DL

All My Friends - LCD Soundsystem (PBCD Remix)

FREE DL

Sunshine (my girl) vs Sabado (Wuki vs Daniel Haaksman) - PBCD Remix

Serious

Light and Sound

Planets - Heroes of Popular Science (Polar Bears Can Dance remix)

Tigers (Ft Nick 235)

One Night Only - Gentleman's Dub Club ft. Natty (Polar Bears Can Dance remix)

Gone - JR JR (Polar Bears Can Dance Remix)

Adore - Jasmine Thompson (Polar Bears Can Dance remix)

Monument - Mutemath (Polar Bears Can Dance remix)

Vapours - Mozambo & Max Liese Ft. Julia Church (Polar Bears Can Dance remix)

Serious (John Chambers remix)

Understand This

Rhythm and Bones (DJ LoK remix)

Amy Mcknight ft. Craig Webb - Deep End (Polar Bears Can Dance remix)

Namvula - Africa (Polar Bears Can Dance remix)

What You See - By The Rivers (Polar Bears Can Dance remix)

Disco Tech - Carole King
Lovestruck (Patchworks Special Disco remix) - MAGIC SOURCE
The Path (Sofrito Edit) - Concept Neuf
Sambal (Extended Mix) - Aeroplane & Purple Disco Machine
Tatarue (Scrimshire HI-HATS Edit) - Scrimshire
If You Give (feat Dave Towers) - SHAKA LOVES YOU
Pale Mal (feat. FWONTE) - Poirier
Akabongi (feat. Spoek Mathambo) [Extended Mix] - Daniel Haaksman
Nairobi (Blinky Bill remix) - Bagraiders
What You  See (Polar Bears Can Dance remix) - By The Rivers
Deux a Deux (feat. Kongo Elektro) - Thornato
Send Di Water (feat Mikey Murka) - MUNGO'S HI FI
Seven Nation Army - Ben l'Oncle Soul

Afro Tropical Global Disco - I - Live DJ Mix (Polar Bears Can Dance)

Chemistry - Steve Void (Polar Bears Can Dance remix)

Far From Young - Half an Orange (Polar Bears Can Dance remix)

Make Me (Cry) - Noah Cyrus ft. Labrinth (Polar Bears Can Dance remix)

Lyrics - 

Lights and glitter fill up our eyes,
Colours and trails light up the sky
There’s a splash of day glow, as the sun sets tonight,
Love and music makes us feel alive

Oh oh it’s magic, can’t you feel it tonight
Oh oh it’s magic, can’t you see it tonight

Lost in costume and ready to dance, 
Nothing will stop us, spinning around, 
If we lose each other we’ll meet in the end,
Lights will guide us till we find our friends, 

Oh oh it’s magic, can’t you feel it tonight
Oh oh it’s magic, can’t you see it tonight

Magic (feat. Lauren Francis)

Bricks In The Wall (feat. Craig Webb)

Bricks in the Wall (feat. Craig Webb)

2005 - James Blunt (Polar Bears Can Dance remix)

Mixtapes (feat. Craig Webb)

Remixed

Mixtapes feat. Craig Webb (Baku remix)

Magic feat. Lauren Francis (NUBY remix)

Magic feat. Lauren Francis (Kyekyeku remix)

Bricks in the Wall feat. Craig Webb (Contigo remix)

Must Be the Moon (Emperor Machine Mix) - !!!
Heart Attack - Tune Yards
Cola (Club Mix) - CamelPhat & Elderbrook
A Safe and Happy Place - Powerdance
Overnight - Parcels
Green Light (Chromeo Remix) - Lorde
You Know I'm No Good (Skeewiff mix) - Amy Winehouse
 All Good (Sylow Remix) - De La Soul
Best Friend (feat. NERVO, The Knocks & Alisa Ueno) - Sofi Tukker
Sweet Cheeks - Raf Rundell
On Hold (Jamie xx Remix) - The xx 
Hey Mami - Sylvan Esso
Had Some Drinks - Two Feet

Spotify Playlist

Late Nights and Discos - Live DJ Mix (Polar Bears Can Dance)

The third instalment of this series; it takes a lot of time and research to find the right tracks, play them out in DJs sets to gauge reaction and make sure I stand by each and every track, checking the vibe and tempo of the mix flows. Enjoy this new live DJ set mixed using Serato vinyl, it’s for house parties, dancing round the kitchen and bopping in the car! x

Lay Away (Shaka Loves You Edit) - The Isley Brothers 
I Dont Know What It Is, But It Sure Is Funky (JR. Dynamite Re-Edit) - Soul II Soul
Rock Steady - Hall & Oates
Liquid Spirit (Snatch edit) - Gregory Porter
Out To Get 'cha - Rare Cuts
The Breakdown (The Reflex Revision] - Rufus Thomas
Live Wire (Shaka Loves You Edit) - Dennis Coffey
Junco Partner - Minimatic
Black Betty - Caravan Palace 
Shake & Blow - Twisted Soul Collective
Fire (Chicky Boom 2015 Rework) - Ohio Players
Touch Me Up (mikeandtess edit) - Aretha Franklin
Vodka (Original Mix) - The Supermen Lovers ft. Igor & Natty Fensie
Keep The Fire Burning (Joey Negro Feed The Flame mix) - Gwen McCrae
Give It to Me Baby (12" Version) - Rick James
Joys (Purple Disco Machine Remix) - Roberto Surace
Do It - Le Visiteur
Without You - Alkalino 
Slip & Do It (V Feels So Good edit) - Betty Wright

Mailing List / Stream

Funk, Soul And Disco III - Live DJ Mix (Polar Bears Can Dance)

DJ / Producer / Musician / Remixer

London based DJ and producer Jimmy Hickmott aka Polar Bears Can Dance has amassed over 2 million plays online with his mixes, remixes and original tracks, as well as a number of impressive festival appearances under his belt, including Secret Garden Party, Shambala, Beat-Herder and is a regular mainstay year on year providing the soundtrack to hundreds of thousands of revellers at Hyde Park Winter Wonderland.

Making a name for himself playing Funk, Soul, Disco, and Afro plus everything in between, the DJ and producer’s eclectic approach has earned him critical validation from iDJ Magazine, Tatler and fellow DJs Greg Wilson, Shaka Loves You, Mr Switch, Dope Ammo and Mr Benn.

With a career spanning almost 2 decades, beginning at Student Unions and taking a bag of records to every student party going, he broke through by winning the Vestax National Student DJ of the year award in 2004. Since then he has developed his turntablism skills whilst maintaining spot on selections and always keeping the party rolling. Playing sets all over the UK, including securing residencies and gigs in some of London’s hottest night spots. 

A big fan of open format, through the decades, eclectic party sets - quick fire mixing The Cure with Beyonce into Justice, Blur then back to David Bowie mixed with Disclosure - finding a thread and weaving it together without making it feel disjointed. Jimmy really understands how to read the room, work the crowd and feel the vibe.

Ever evolving to move with the times, Jimmy is now incorporating live visuals whilst maintaining the essence of old school DJing, using vinyl decks and turntablism trickery, earning himself the reputation as provider of “awesome sounds and fun party vibes” - British Vogue.


“Great eclectic set.” iDJ Magazine
“Really nice selection.” Greg Wilson
“Been rocking the dancefloor for years.” Tatler
“Wicked party vibes love the selection 💯😎👊🏽” Dope Ammo
“DJ you can trust with skills to match.” London Life Magazine

"Contagiously danceable pop with hot summer vibes!” Indie Pop-Ups
“Very fresh and danceable music, wonderful pop.” AOWleblog 
“Super cute branding and summer-inspired beats.” SalaciousSound

Polar Bears Can Dance

Pinned to spotlight

Popular tracks