What about a DJ set curated by someone with zero respect for genres? A time machine where disco flirts with chanson and indie crashes the party? The proof that musical chaos can still have great taste. Or is it just an old fart browsing his record collection?
| Title | Artist | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Flashback | 2 Fabiola | Belgian Eurodance act 2 Fabiola introduced this track during the golden age of ‘90s club music. It’s about reliving euphoric memories through dance. Written by the group’s core producers Patrick Claesen and Zohra. |
| One More Day (Stay with Me) | Example | British singer-rapper Example (Elliot Gleave) co-wrote and first performed this EDM-pop song. It pleads for just “one more day” together before a breakup. |
| In My Soul (Deep Mix) | Le Visiteur | House/Nu Disco DJ, producer, promoter and blogger Le Visiteur (born John Hutchison, based in Edinburgh) created this as a deep house track; he himself introduced it. It’s built on hypnotic repetition, evoking introspection and soulful late-night moods. |
| Hot Right Now (ft. Rita Ora) | DJ Fresh | “Hot Right Now” is a single by English drum and bass producer DJ Fresh featuring English singer Rita Ora, released on 13 February 2012 Produced by DJ Fresh (born Daniel Stein on 11 April 1977), this was one of the first drum-and-bass singles to reach #1 in the UK. It celebrates living fully “right now.” Rita Ora (born Rita Sahatçiu Ora on 26 November 1990 in Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia (now Kosovo)), is a British singer, songwriter and actress of Kosovar Albanian descent. |
| Limits | Calvin Harris | One of Calvin Harris’s early tracks, written and recorded by him alone. As with much of his work, it mixes electronic funk with lyrics about the boundaries of love and patience. Calvin Harris (born Adam Richard Wiles on January 17, 1984 in Dumfries, Scotland) worked as a grocery store shelf-stacker at Marks & Spencer in Dumfries before becoming a DJ. The additional female voice is from Ayah Marar (born Laura Ayah Marar), a Jordanian singer, songwriter, performer, radio show host and label owner based full-time in the UK. |
| Uptight Downtown (Just Kiddin Remix) | La Roux | Originally written and performed by La Roux, a British electro-pop act, initially started as a duo, consisting of vocalist Elly Jackson (born on 12 March 1988 in London, England) and producer Ben Langmaid, as an indie-disco anthem about London’s changing nightlife. Just Kiddin, the duo Laurie Revell and Lewis Thompson from Leicester (UK), remixed it, giving it a deeper house edge. |
| Open Your Eyes | At The Villa People | 0A Belgian club collective (Bruno Quartier and Etienne Vandewiele) created this track during the late ‘90s house boom. Jean Vanloo, a visionary producer from Mouscron, crafted legendary hits like “Born to be Alive” and collaborated with icons like Jimi Hendrix and Madonna. His daughter, Laurence Vanloo, founder of At The Villa (located in Kooiegem near Kortrijk, Belgium), transformed Belgium’s techno scene over nearly 37 years, with iconic events across ten venues. Working alongside her father she launched hits through the At The Villa label and drove the success of the H20 Club as creative director, leaving a lasting impact on European club culture. |
| Speechless (ft. Lois) | Mish Mash | A Scottish electronic duo, Mish Mash wrote and recorded this house track with vocalist Lois. Lyrics describe the disarming, speechless effect of love. Mish Mash is the brainchild of Oscar Fullone, creator and resident dj of the Mish Mash parties in London and Glasgow. Mish Mash are Oscar Fullone, Kasper Winding and Louise Norby (aka Lois). Danish singer Louise Norby is the daughter of modern classical composer Erik Norby and opera singer Solveig Lumholt and sister of jazz singer Cæcilie Norby. |
| Jealousy | Martin Solveig | French DJ-producer Martin Solveig both wrote and first performed this house anthem. The lyrics deal with playful romantic rivalry on the dance floor. The artist surname, Solveig, is a tribute to French actress Solveig Dommartin. |
| Give & Take | Netsky | Belgian drum-and-bass producer Netsky (born Boris Daenen on 22 March 1989, from Edegem, Province of Antwerp, Belgium) introduced this instrumental/vocal hybrid himself. It’s about reciprocity in relationships, layered with high-energy beats. |
| Thoughts in retrospect (ft. e.sharp) (L-Wiz Picnic Remix) | Beezy | Originally performed by UK MC Beezy (Reese Smith) with Atlanta based producer e.sharp (CEO of” Hear Forever Entertainment”). Swedish dubstep duo L-Wiz reworked it, deepening the reflective lyrics about life’s struggles and self-reflection. L-Wiz is a duo consisting of Claes Rosén and Ola Näslund from Nynäshamn Sweden (Stockholm). |
| Wildfire (ft. Little Dragon) | SBTRKT | Written and performed by producer Aaron Jerome, known professionally as SBTRKT (disemvowelment of “subtract”), is an English musician, who described his racial and ethnic background as “mixed-race” South Asian (Kenyan Goan and Scottish heritage). The vocals are by Swedish singer and songwriter Yukimi Nagano (born Yukimi Eleanora Nagano on 31 January 1982), sometimes known mononymously as Yukimi and is the vocalist for the Swedish electronic group Little Dragon. |
| Rip It Up | Orange Juice | Written and performed by Scottish indie pop band Orange Juice, led by Edwyn Collins. It’s about breaking free from past mistakes — one of the first UK hits to blend indie pop with funk and early electronic production. |
| It Doesn’t Matter (Club Version) | Nicoletta | French singer Nicoletta recorded this disco-flavored club version of a ballad that explores resignation in love. Nicoletta herself introduced the version to dance audiences. Nicole Fernande Grisoni-Chappuis (born on 11 April 1944 in Vongy, France) is known for her distinctive voice and charismatic stage presence. Hot-tempered Nicoletta started in the early 1960s as a DJ in the most trendy clubs of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris. |
| Damage (ft. Tracey Thorn) | Tiefschwarz | German house duo Tiefschwarz produced this track, inviting Tracey Thorn (Everything But the Girl) to provide haunting vocals. It’s about the scars and “damage” left by relationships. Tiefschwarz (German pronunciation) are a German house group consisting of brothers, Alexander “Ali” (June 7, 1967) and Sebastian “Basti” (December 28, 1969) Schwarz, which formed in Stuttgart in 1996. |
| One More Time | Daft Punk | Written and performed by Daft Punk (Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo) with vocals by Romanthony. It’s an anthem of dance-floor euphoria, urging listeners to celebrate “one more time”. Romanthony (born Anthony Wayne Moore in Long Branch, New Jersey on September 5, 1967 and died in Austin, Texas on May 7, 2013), co-wrote and performed the vocals is a house producer from New Jersey renowned for his resemblance, vocally, to Prince. |
| Stylo (ft. Mos Def & Bobby Womack) | Gorillaz | Written by Damon Albarn for Gorillaz with vocals by Bobby Womack (soulful cries) and Mos Def (rap). The lyrics suggest escape and survival in a dystopian world. Gorillaz is a virtual band founded in 1998 by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett. |
| Hot & Sweaty | Stijn | Belgian musician, performer and broadcaster, based in Vilvoorde near Brussels, Stijn wrote and recorded this electro-funk single himself, with cheeky lyrics about heat, sensuality, and nightlife. Stijn Vandeputte was born in Roeselare on November 25, 1976. |
| Dreams To Remember | Milli Vanilli | The title echoes Otis Redding’s famous I’ve Got Dreams to Remember (1968), written by Redding with Joe Rock. Milli Vanilli recorded their own pop/R&B adaptation, reinterpreting the theme of longing through glossy production. Milli Vanilli was a German pop/R&B band, formed in 1988 in Munich, Bavaria. The ‘face’ of the band was composed of models Fab Morvan and Rob Pilatus, who producer Frank Farian had chosen because he felt the real singers (Brad Howell and John Davis) were unmarketable. Twin sisters Jodie Rocco and Linda Rocco (USA-born, Germany-based singers of mixed Italian/Lebanese descent born in Cleveland, Ohio on the 19th June 1959) comprised the female vocals of the group. The duo only appeared on the album cover, and lip-synched to pre-recorded professional singers in music videos and in concert. |
| Drinking in L.A. | Bran Van 3000 | Written and performed by the Montreal collective led by James Di Salvio. Lyrics are ironic and playful, inspired by the band’s real trip to Los Angeles (West Holywood) where they ended up hungover and broke. “With My Mind On My Money And My Money On My Beer, Beer!” is an allusion to Snoop Dogg’s “Gin And Juice” with the line “With My Mind On My Money And My Money On My Mind”. Vocals are by Stéphane Moraille (born on August 13, 1970, Port-au-Prince, Haiti) a Haitian-born singer-songwriter and lawyer from Quebec. She is the granddaughter of the first female lawyer of Haiti, Me Georgette Justin, 1933. Moraille stood for the Bar in 2001 and is specialised in media law. Stéphane Moraille began her musical career in 1993 under the pseudonym Shauna Davis. At the time the song was recorded, she was a part-time singer who was also teaching aerobics and going to law school. |
| All Our Yesterdays | Sikey | ‘All Our Yesterdays’ by Sikey is inspired by the Star Trek Season 3, Episode 23 with the same name. Sikey (Pieter Gulinck) is a Drum & Bass producer and Dj from Mechelen, Belgium. Drum and Bass (also written as ‘Drum&Bass’) is a genre of electronic music that emerged in the early 1990s in UK, heavily influenced by Jazz, Dub, Funk and Hip-Hop. |
| Nevermind (Wankelmut remix) | Dennis Lloyd | Israeli singer-songwriter Dennis Lloyd (born Nir Tibor on June 18, 1993 in Tel Aviv, Israel) wrote and performed Nevermind, about toxic relationships. German producer Wankelmut remixed it into a club-ready house version. Jacob Dilssner, better known as Wankelmut, originated from East Germany, is one of Berlin’s most thrilling DJs. |
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