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Dance Megamix w/ Don Play :: North Carolina's Disco Mixer Don Play
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Don Play is a dance music dj and self-proclaimed disco historian living in North Carolina. His 2-hour weekly radio show on WCOM 103.5 is syndicated via this podcast, to go along with other archival mixes, interviews, and live shows. If you love new and classic house music, disco, soul, African, new wave and all things danceable — you've come to the right place.
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Ep. 326: Hold My Mule
Happy Pride Month everybody! This isn't a proper "pride mix" per se, but it is a good time for sure.
Tracklist for June 19, 2024
01 :: Shirey Caesar - Hold My Mule
02 :: Romanthony - Everybody Dancing
03 :: Celeda - The Underground (Saeed & Palash Mix)
04 :: Sound of One - As I Am (Junior Vasquez Remix)
05 :: The Fog - Been A Long Time (Full Intention Mix)
06 :: Crystal Waters - 100% Pure Love
07 :: Adeva - Respect
08 :: M People - One Night In Heaven
09 :: Madonna - Beautiful Stranger (Victor Calderone Remix)
10 :: Michael Watford - Love ... -
Ep. 325: Warrior
The flipside of the electroclash mix (i.e. big room house that I rarely, if ever got to play out in a big room).
Tracklist for June 12, 2024
01 :: Andy Caldwell - Warrior
02 :: Gold Ryan - Clean Track
03 :: Danny Howells & Dick Trevor - From Dusk Til Dawn
04 :: Rasmus Faber - Get Over Here (Cato's 303 Remix)
05 :: DJ Exacta - Shake My Soul
06 :: DJ Sneak - Fix My Sink
07 :: Panevino - The Way I Am (Richard Earnshaw Mix)
08 :: Dennis Ferrer - Change The World
09 :: Richard Paris DJ - Andino
10 :: Andy Cato ... -
Ep. 324: The Electroclash Hipster Dance Era (as it really was)
The complete EXTENDED mix (2 hours 40 minutes) of electroclash mayhem. This mix was a true labor of love, designed to give a decent impression of what the hipster electro scene was really like back in the early 2000's. It wasn't just new tracks being played — there was a whole 80's revival that happened, and this mix tries to capture the sounds that were in fashion, frequently mixed together, and influenced the sound of that time.
Some of the tracks included were specifically NOT popular and are impossible to stream today — but they were underground records that I ... -
Ep. 323: Interview w/ Dan Selzer on “Meet Me In The Bathroom,” Plant Bar, and Electroclash
Here's my much-anticipated interview with NYC DJ extraordinaire Dan Selzer (@newyorkendless) a/k/a Karen O.’s “friend Dan from Oberlin” about his role as a DJ in the so-called #indiesleaze movement and what the scene was *actually* like in reality. Dan is an amazing storyteller and some of his stories felt all too real to me! This is Part 2 of a multi-episode series on the #indiedance and #electroclash scenes from the early 2000s as depicted in the Lizzy Goodman's book, “Meet Me In The Bathroom.”
BONUS: Listen to an excerpt from Dan's 2006 "Golden Limo" ... -
Ep 322: Interview w/ Erin Hurley about “Meet Me In The Bathroom”
And now for something completely different — we have an interview with my old pal from London semester (and midwest rock aficionado), Erin! We get into the details of Lizzy Goodman's book, "Meet Me In The Bathroom," and take a few trips down hipster memory lane.
Erin tells the story about that time the White Stripes opened for Sleater-Kinney at The 'Sco during our freshman year of college. We discuss Midwest rock vs. NYC rock, and the #indiedancemusic #indiesleaze #electroclash worlds of music.
Bonus: Hear some tracks from the mixtape that Erin made me back in ... -
Ep. 321: Let Me Go
Midtempo eclectica!
Tracklist for May 15, 2024
01 :: Heaven 17 - Let Me Go
02 :: Pet Shop Boys - Pet Shop Boys
03 :: Deee-Lite - What Is Love?
04 :: NYC Peech Boys - Life Is Something Special
05 :: Greg Wilson - Two Sides of Sympathy
06 :: Blue Boy - Remember Me
07 :: Jungle Brothers - What U Waitin 4
08 :: TC Curtis - Should Have Known Better
09 :: Nona Hendryx - Transformation
10 :: Gwen Guthrie - Padlock
11 :: Mildred Scott - Automatic
12 :: Next - Too Close
13 :: Chemise - She Can't Love You
14 :: Taana Gardner - Bedrock
15 :: ...