Summer in Xanadu pt. 2

The heat is coming on fast and Fritz der Mauseblitz ushers in the reign of the sun god with an offering of soul and solar powered deep house. this was recorded live at outdoor party this spring but really needed more sunlight to achieve maximum effect. This was compiled and mixed with the notion strong collection of both current hits and timeless jamz that would have strong replay value as the summer wears on as opposed to the delightful, albeit somewhat disposable, nature of summerjamz. it's 213.6mb and one file to allow for max flow. clocks in at 1:33:20

Trax Liszt:
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01.Seelenluft - Manila (Ewan Pearson Remix)
02.Kano - It's a War (Serge Santiago UK Re-Edit)
03.Louis La Roche - Sunshine Hotel
04.Duck Sauce - You're Nasty
05.Fake Blood - I Think I Like It
06.In Flagranti - Just Gazing
07.Lazaro Casanova - The Healer (Oscar G Remix)
08.David Guetta ft. Akon - Sexy Bitch (Galactik Knights Club Mix)
09.Beyonce - Single Ladies (Maurice Joshua Club Mix)
10.Rihanna - Rude Boy (Cosmic Dawn Remix)
11.Donna Summer - Bad Girls (SonicC Bootleg)
12.Funk D'Void - Lovin' feat. Jay Leblone (Yr Body Mix)
13.Kerri Chandler - Last Man Up
14.DJ T - Shine On (Motor City Drum Ensemble Warehouse Mix)
15.Mountain People - Mountain 004
16.Voom: Voom - Oggi (Wahoo Remix)
17.Dennis Ferrer feat. Tyrone Ellis - Underground is My Home (Instrumental
18.Senor Coconut - Electrolattino (Ricardo's Lecktro Carino Mix)
19.Julien Jabre - Jungle Beatz
20.Oxia - Sun Step
21.DJ Naughty - Rojo Caliente
22.Narcotic Syntax - Muff Diver
23.Ben Klock - OK Feat. Elif Biaser (Kenny Larkin Mix)
24.Wighnomy Brothers & Robag Wruhme - Draw Halcyon Days
25.Black Science Orchestra - Save Us (The Jam)
26.Laurent Garnier - Man WIth the Red Face (Live Recording)
27.Paul Kalkbrenner - Atzepeng
28.Azymuth - Space Jazz Carnival (Global Communications Mix)
29.Heiko Voss - Think About You (DJ Koze Remix)
30.Lady Gaga - Bad Romance (Hercules & Love Affair Dub)
31.Isolee - Beau Mot Plage (Freeform Reform pt. 1)
32.Kym Brown - Almost Happy (Hidden Cat Remix)
33.Young Money - Bedrock (DJ Benzi's Valentine's Day Remix)


Getchu Some

Allez Alejandro

And so the blessed event finally occurred and yesterday and the world stopped to view the christening of Lady Gaga's spectular monstrosity that is the video for "Alejandro". It's no secret that I unabashedly adore Gag's latest single. The track shamelessly rides on the same melody of Ace of Base's "Don't Turn Around" to terrific effect for an air of nostalgia that feels contradictorily fresh. The hook swells to such ecstatic heights of superficial passion and operatic desire that the sounds seem to blow across the dance floor like a Latin wind.

Which is perhaps what makes the collaboration of Gaga and Steven Klein so bizarre. The amorous disco-pop "Alejandro" recalls sweaty dancing and beaches, maybe some cliffs near the ocean, exotic fruits perhaps. But no where do I conjure notions of an industrial leather daddy gestapo squad ravage me with blasphemous Magdalenic symbolism abounding. This isn't to say that the "Alejandro" video isn't fantastic, just not what we were all probably expecting. The video feels like a strange marriage of Madonna's early '90s industrial glamour combined with the unaffected fascism and emotional depravity of Liliana Cavani's 1974 film, "Il Portiere de Notte." But when Gaga is involved, if we're honest with ourselves, what can really be expected? I felt underwhelmed for probably the first four minutes or so of the video until she finally emerged from the breakdown in an almost professional looking outfit that screams of Madonna's video for "Vogue," and the music swells and there are machine guns on her tits. Never underestimate the strength of superior firepower.

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