2014 Jan Ain't No Sunshine

Published: Jan. 24, 2014, 11:11 a.m.

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Rained in on a paradise of a tropical island in French Polynesia..


Not complaining as things could be a LOT worse!!


Yet once the board games were exhausted, emails read and answered and even slotted a gym session, the urge to create something took over.


Hence uploading a little one, which appeared to have soothed the rather gloomy family mood..


Once back home, I will very shortly upload about 6 Deep House sets, the live NYD one and a set I really would like to offer to the community at large called "God is a DJ"..


But considering the 6 hours it took to upload this one thanks to neanderthalian broadband speeds here, here is a small "amuse-gueule" straight out of the mixer.


Sexy, Soulful with a sprinkle of deep progressive beats with one common thread big BIG basslines.


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Playlist:


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  1. 2013 Dying to Survive (Original Mix). Freeman & Farrelly
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  3. 2013 Guess (Dj Lazz Mystery in The Deep). Deemah and Soledrifter
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  5. 2008 Sent From Above (Scott Wozniak Remix). Stephen Rigmaiden feat. Darryl D\'Bonneau
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  7. 2013 If You Take My Love (Sound Blast Stereo Vocal Mix). Kings Of Soul
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  9. 2013 Sender (Original Mix). Paco
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  11. 2013 The Pressure (Shakedown vs. Layabouts Remix). Haji & Emanuel feat. Beverley Knight & Bryan Chambers
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  13. 2013 All About That Love (Original Mix). Roland Clark
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  15. 2012 Deep Down The Underground (Original Mix) Mike Dunn and Fabian Flores
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  17. 2009 Balearica (U-Ness & JedSet Dubtastic). Jay Vegas
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  19. 2013 Sexy Scissor (Petros Ecstasy Remix)
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  21. 2012 Prove Your Love (original Mix ?). \\xa0Petros Mitolis
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  23. 2013 Taste This Love (Petros Mitolis Hot Light Mix vs. Original Mix). Petros Mitolis, Val Gee
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  25. 2008 All This Love For You (Rocco Spoken Mix). Ralf Gum feat. Diamondancer
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Highlights:


"Dying to Survive" I love Sade, she has one of the best catalogue of her generation. Unique original creations, amazing deep voice and lyrics that actually mean something. We are blessed to have her. As to this remix, I have been wanting to open a set with it\\xa0for a long time . The bass line, the drums add a tragic dimension to a track that was already perfection..


"Guess" one of those little gems, by far not as simple as the synth hook would make you feel. If you take time to hear the rolling bass line it is pure genius and sustain the melodic throughout the song.


"Sent from Above\' Scott Wozniak take on the old soulful standard. Scott showing one more time that he is one of the best ( if not the best) keyboard player in house music. He always adds an edge depth and weight to a track\\xa0through his keys, . Impeccable production! Scott just crowd sourced the production of his first artist album, I can\'t wait for the result.


"If You Take My Love" from Kings of Soul.. By that time the set had taken a more heavy turn than anticipated and this track came as the obvious drop. Another BIG BIG bassline, this is sexy soulful house as I would LOVE to hear in a club and I ( modestly) think the paring with Sender was an inspired fluke.


"Sender" from Paco.. whatever this is.. Progressive, Deep, Indie.. I do not care! it is SO GOOD! Great production, great wide atmosphere..


Double dose of "The Pressure" with Beverley Knight as the ever amazing vocalist.. Progressive, sexy, soulful.. I guess I needed "release" as well after looking at the never ending tropical rain for 6 hours :)


"All About That Love" I love Roland Clark, and will always do. Most of you know that already. It was time in the set to go a bit deeper and once agian Roland served it up. Because " it is all about that rhythm, all about that love"..


"Deep Down the Underground" there are a few deep tech house tracks I love and this is the perfect example of what someone like Mike Dunn can do.. creating new sound, creating new beats.. Long life to those artists!


By now I felt like bringing a bit of sugar and "Balearica" was the obvious tune to drop.. I thought of truncating it as I knew I was about to run over the CD format but I doubt I will have to cut any CD of this one therefore here it is as a whole track with the amazing acoustic guitar in the second part of the track. Great percussion, perfect production.


Which takes us to Petros Mitolis little medley..


Petros Mitolis. greek german deep and sexy house producer.. I will never do him justince but please listen to his tracks and purchase them, deep, sexy soulful, wide, with imppecable production.. The best way I can describe his sounds... The perfection of Germany with the style and sexyness of Greece.


"Prove this Love" and "Taste This Love", if you like deep, sexy House buy both releases, there is a lot more there than I can showcase.


"All This Love For You" one of my base track when I want to go back to the roots of house and close a set.. Simple architecture, spoken words, which tell better than I ever would all the love I have for House Music..


Back as soon as I am on a faster internet speed.


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Happy New Year!!!!


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Xtian



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