Summary: 2019 Dec Let there be (Head Candi NYD 2020 Vision Party) house! Wishing everyone a good year in 2020. I know I really need it! Second part of House is a Journey & HeadCandi NYD party. The Dance Session For clubbers and dancers alike, New Year’s Day Party, overlooking the Pacific Ocean Starts with a 2019 remix of Madison Avenue dance classic “Don’t Call Me Baby”. Gives away the fact that this is not a challenging set. Meant to make you feel happy and dance. Included a four-way Monster Mash, which I am not unhappy about. The pre-millennials will recognize the HedKandi homage. When CDs were still a thing and labels could make money, compilations such as the HK ones were a must and introduce a whole generation to house in all its forms and iterations. We paid for them, discovered tunes and artists curated by the music directors of the labels. A very different landscape to the A.I. spotified generated playlists which due to the algorithm merely selects a very narrow sample what you are "supposed" to like. The “Let there be House” series is my attempt to resurrect the genre with current tunes. There will be about 9 to 10 episodes in the “Let there be House” series, hopefully each with its unique flavour. No particular order but for the fact that we will go up tempo throughout the uploads. Ninth episode runs from 125 bpm to 130 bpm. Not challenging but for one ghetto house track, which is fun and short. Playlist: 2019 Don’t Call Me Baby (Mousse T vs Super Disco Club Remix). Madison Avenue, Mousse T. 2019 Funky Like That (Random Soul Vocal Mix). Dave Mayer & DJ Roland Clark 2005 Strings of Life (Martijn Ten Velden Mark Knight Toolroom Mix). South Central 2019 Strings of Life vs. Shine on Me (Stuart Ojelay Bootleg) [Xtian Edit]. South Central, Praise Cats, Stuart Ojelay 2001 Shine on Me (Original Mix). Praise Cats, Andrea Love 2015 Ride Like the Wind (Bobby Blanco Mix). Bobby Blanco, Peyton, Audiofraud 2019 Feelin’ Love (Mattei & Omich Extended Remix). Soulsearcher, Mattei & Omich 2018 Calling Out (Riva Starr Warehouse Remix). Sophie Lloyd, Dames Brown, Riva Starr 2015 Soul Fever (AM2PM Extended Mix). MP, Angie Brown, AM2PM 2019 Music Pumping (Orignal Mix). Duo 2, Jeremy Bass, Rio Dela Duna, Soraya Vivian 2016 Everytime that I Drop (Original Mix) Block & Crown Piano Occasion (Original Mix). Dennis Quin, Edwin Oosterwal 2017 Boogie 2Nite (Seamus Haji Big Love Remix). Seamus Haji 2009 The Pressure (Seamus Haji vs Emanuel Remix. Haji & Emanuel, Brian Chambers 2016 Feel It (VIP Mix). Seamus Haji, VIP 2019 Your Love Fades in Strings of Candi (Xtian’s Monster Mash) [Lock the Doors Private Edit]. Shane D, Grant Nelson, South Central, Frankie Knuckles, Candi Staton, Xtian, House is a Journey 2014 Your Love (Your Love (Director's Cut Signature Mix vs. Shapeshifters Remix). Frankie Knuckles, Director's Cut, Jamie Principle, The Shapeshifters 2010 Rapture (Avicii New Generation Extended Mix). Nadia Ali, Avicii Highlights: Stuart’s Olejay ‘s mashup bootleg of “Strings of Life vs. Shine on Me”. Brilliant! My four-way Monster Mashup “Your Love Fades in Strings of Candi” combining “Fade” from Solu, “Your Love” from Frankie Knuckles, “Strings of Life” of South Central and “You’ve Got the Love” from Candi Staton. Have to thank and credit Sahne D and Grant Nelson from whom I got the base. The will be a tenth episode of HeadCandi (Deeper) but not sure when I will upload. A bientôt. Xtian
