(THE CD VERSION OF THIS MIX CAN BE PURCHASED HERE)

My boy Fave recently went on a search for my first House Music Mixtape on the mixtress. That made me smile but then I listened to it too. I have come such a long way since then. I decided to do a bit of a remix with Bentley’s in mind. If you never got a chance to go to Bentley’s Nightclub in the 80′s and 90′s, you missed a great place to party! Two floors with huge dance areas. An enormous front bar with plenty of seating area. Mirrors and poles everywhere! You could dance with yourself in the middle of the dance floor because they had mirrored columns in great spots. Bentley’s also had the best club DJ in New York working there. Darryl James was turntabling every Friday and Saturday night. Plus he was providing the “Live at Five” mix on Kiss-FM. He was kind enough to put me on the DJ’s list every week and let me hang around the booth picking up tricks and learning music. I still say Darryl James is the best house DJ ever! All those years watching him in DJ booths around the city. I sometimes wonder if he knows how much he taught me as a 19 year old and up. I tell you..I can’t wait to get new equipment to make these mixes even tighter.

I hope you enjoy it!

And if you want to catch Darryl James, here’s the flyer for his next event.

Track Listing

1. Brighter Days
2. Deep Inside
3. Get Up (Everybody)
4. I Get Lifted
5. djdiva-Perculator
6. djdiva-Gotta Have House
7.  Nunu
8. Gypsy Woman
9. Follow Me
10. djdiva – Beat That B*tch (NSFW)
11. Work it to the Bone
12. I’ll be Your Friend
13. Love So Special
14. djdiva – Club Lonely
15. Preacherman
16. Plastic Dreams
17. French Kiss (NSFW)
18. Still In Love With You

For this Monday Mixtape I’m going back to one of my favorite music eras..Classic House Music of the 80′s and early 90′s. Remember the hankerchief in the back pocket? It was part of the outfit but you still needed it to wipe up the sweat! When everyone would take a turn in the circle and work their best moves? I sure do! I miss those days at the Sound Factory, Tunnel and the Clubhouse. This is my first time mixing house so I hope you’ll be gentle in the comments…Every day is a step toward perfection!

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Here’s my boy Tony giving us a taste of what House Dancing was like:

Track Listing:

1. Follow Me
2. 100% Pure Love – Crystal Waters
3. Girl I’ll House You – Jungle Brothers
4. Beat That Bitch With A Bat – Lil Louis Vega
5. Work This Pussy (Danny Tenaglia Mix) – Sweet Pussy Pauline
6. Deep Inside – Masters at Work
7. Brighter Days (todd terry remix) – Cajmere & Dajae
8. Club Lonely – Lil Louis
9. It’s Not Over – First Choice
10.Devotion – Ten City
11.Good Life (Magic Juan Mix) – Inner City
12. Gotta Have House Music – Frankie Knuckles
13. Work it to the Bone
14. French Kiss – Lil’ Louis
15. I Get Lifted – Frankie Knuckles
16. I’ll be Your Friend – Robert Owens
17. The Whistle Song – Frankie Knuckles
18. I Was Born This Way – Carl Bean
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