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Just a quick note...

Rather than have only the new DJ mixes get the shiny new embedded media player while the old DJ mixes were stuck having a link to a host with bikini-girl ads, I updated all the DJ mixes to use the embedded media player.

Now you can listen to any of the DJ mixes without having to leave this blog. Cool beans...

Pet Shop Boys - So Hard (Extended Dance Mix)

This is track 6 on Nonstop New Wave Mix #16.

I remember blasting this in my college dorm...ah, the good 'ol days!

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C.C.C.P. - Orient Express

This is track 5 on Nonstop New Wave Mix #16.

CCCP may have been more well-known for their track Made In Russia, but this track is, in my opinion, much better. There's also a version with a lot less vocals but I can't find it, unfortunately.

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Let the music play!

No more dealing with ads showing half-naked chicks while trying to listen to a DJ mix!

Starting with the January 29th post featuring Nonstop Energy Mix #51, you can listen to DJ mixes right from the blog page itself. I'm now using an embedded media player. No more listen links... and definitely no more ads of chicks in micro bikinis and thongs.

I won't be using the embedded media player for individual music tracks...only the DJ mixes.

Happy listening!

Nonstop Energy Mix #51

Another mix! Here's a 30-minute set of energy tracks.

This is a "continuation mix", meaning this mix picks up where Nonstop Energy Mix #50 left off.

Playlist:
1. Jennifer Lopez - Hold It, Don't Drop It (Moto Blanco Remix)
2. Rachel Stevens - Some Girls (Sharp Boys Hot Fridge Vocal Mix)
3. Perasma - Swing 2 Harmony (MYNC Project Remix)
4. Fragma - Deeper (Extended Mix)
5. Duderstadt feat. Kirsty Hawkshaw - Beatitude (Store 'N Forward Remix)
6. Cascada - What Hurts The Most (Original Mix)
7. Dancefloor Driverz - Sleeping In My Car (Crap Rocker Club Remix)

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Nonstop Christian Dance Mix #17

Here's my latest DJ mix, a 30-minute set of Christian dance tracks.

This particular Christian dance mix has more trance tunes (and is more uptempo) than any previous Christian dance mix I've done.

Considering the comparative amount of content (decent Christian dance tracks are very hard to find), I never dreamed I'd ever do more Christian dance mixes than New Wave mixes but here we are...

Playlist:
1. Nitro Praise - How Great Thou Art
2. Parachute Band - All My Life (Dunamis Remix)
3. Storm - Look At The Life (Revived 45 Edit)
4. Plumb - In My Arms (Bimbo Jones Extended Mix)
5. N-Vision & People In A Box - I'm In Touch (Progressive Mix)
6. LP-T - Waiting (Michael Farrington's Sunrise Mix)
7. Sonic Praise - You Are Worthy Of My Praise
8. Andy Hunter - Amazing (Original Mix)

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Nonstop Energy Mix #50

Happy Friday! To that end, here's my latest DJ mix, a 30-minute set of energy tracks.

If you told me last month I'd be using a Paris Hilton tune in one of my mixes, I'd have had a good belly laugh (and really, don't we all need one of those every now and then?). But after hearing this song, I must admit that I like it... so in it goes. The same could be said of using a Celine Dion tune...and Jennifer Lopez too...

This is a "continuation mix", meaning it picks up where Nonstop Energy Mix #49 left off.

Playlist:
1. Kate Ryan - Voyage Voyage (Crew 7 Extended Mix)
2. Angel City feat. Lara McAllen - 24/7 (2-4 Grooves Remix)
3. Celine Dion - Taking Chances (Ralphi Rosario & Craig J's Vocal Mix)
4. Erika Jayne - Stars (Moto Blanco Remix)
5. Paris Hilton - Nothing In This World (Dave Aude Vocal Mix)
6. Jennifer Lopez - Hold It, Don't Drop It (Moto Blanco Remix)

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Voyou - Houseman (12" Razormaid Mix)

This is track 4 on Nonstop New Wave Mix #16.

I also call this the "Paul Tang Anthem" b/c my old buddy from high school really digged this song...lol.

Ha ha ha ha ha houseman!

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Front 242 - Headhunter v1.0

This is track 3 on Nonstop New Wave Mix #16.

There are three remixes with this computer numbering scheme (v1.0, v2.0, v3.0). This one is version 1.0.

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Nitzer Ebb - Fun To Be Had (Clinton Long Mix)

This is track 2 on Nonstop New Wave Mix #16.

I'd never paid attention to the lyrics until recently. It's almost comical how Nitzer Ebb demands young people to ignore their parents in lines like:

Forget all that you're told
You are young
They are old
Control is all they've got to give
Just live how you want to live

Ah, nothing like good ol' fashioned short-sighted rebellion.

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The Shamen - Move Any Mountain

This is track 1 on Nonstop New Wave Mix #16.

To my knowledge, this version of the song is only available on vinyl; the CD version of the song is a bit different (inferior, in my opinion).

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Nonstop Energy Mix #49

Wow...two new DJ mixes in two days! That's definitely not something I'm known for, so enjoy while it lasts... : )

This is a 30-minute mix. As a side note, I just noticed that 4 of the 6 new tracks in this DJ mix are covers. Not intended, but so it goes...

This is a "continuation mix", picking up where Nonstop Energy Mixes #47-48 left off, which was in the middle of Cascada's How Do You Do.

Playlist:
1. Cascada - How Do You Do (Exr Reconstruction)
2. Beatfreakz - Somebody's Watching Me (Hi Tack Club Mix)
3. Tabledancers - Obsession (Stan Remix)
4. Dannii Minogue - Touch Me Like That (Perfection Mix)
5. Britney Spears - Piece Of Me (Bimbo Jones Club Mix)
6. Groovestylerz - We Are Family (Steve N King So Hard Mix)
7. Kate Ryan - Voyage Voyage (Crew 7 Extended Mix)

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Nonstop New Wave Mix #16

This is my latest DJ mix, a 31-minute new wave set.

With all the mixes so far on this blog being energy, 80s and Christian dance, my buddy Manolis requested a new wave mix. Since I hadn't done one of those in quite some time, I thought now might be a good time to diversify the mixes on this blog with a new wave mix.

BTW, this mix has some samples from Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.

And I finally found that "Houseman" track I'd long been looking for, big props to UpfrontDJ. What a blast from the past!

Playlist:
1. The Shamen - Move Any Mountain (Original Vinyl 12")
2. Nitzer Ebb - Fun To Be Had (Long Mix)
3. Front 242 - Headhunter (v1.0)
4. Voyou - Houseman (Razormaid Mix)
5. CCCP - Orient Express
6. Pet Shop Boys - So Hard (Extended Dance Mix)
7. Kon Kan - I Beg Your Pardon (Special K Mix)
8. OMD - Secret (Extended Mix)
9. Bappi Lahiri - Habiba (Razormaid Mix)
10. Ministry - Everyday Is Halloween (Powerhouse Mix)

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The Jets - Cross My Broken Heart (12" Mix)

This is track 8 on Nonstop 80s Mix #6 and track 1 on Nonstop 80s Mix #7.

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Madonna - Where's The Party (Donny's Losing Control Mix)

This is track 7 on Nonstop 80s Mix #6.

Kool & The Gang - Fresh (12" Remix)

This is track 6 on Nonstop 80s Mix #6.

Kool & The Gang has a long list of hit songs but my fave wasn't the overplayed Celebration; rather, it was this remix of this song. Wow...this brings me back!

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Alisha - Baby Talk (12" Remix)

This is track 5 on Nonstop 80s Mix #6.

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Jody Watley - Don't You Want Me (UItimix)

This is track 4 on Nonstop 80s Mix #6.

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Sheena Easton - Strut (Dance Mix)

This is track 3 on Nonstop 80s Mix #6.

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Nonstop Christian Dance Mix #16

This is my latest Christian Dance DJ mix. It's also a 30-minute set.

The mix starts off, oddly enough, with two modern rock tracks. The first song is an old classic; the other is more recent. I'm not really a modern rock kinda guy but these two happened to transition well together, and I happened to like these two particular tracks...so in they went. After that, the mix returns to its pop/electronic roots.

You might notice four Nitro Praise tracks in the mix, three from their most recent album. As a general DJ rule of thumb, I don't use more than one track by the same artist in the same mix, but all bets are off for Christian dance mixes b/c finding decent content for this genre is so difficult.

Without further ado, here's the playlist:

1. Dakota Motor Co. - Freedom
2. Tree 63 - Blessed Be Your Name
3. Nitro Praise - We Fall Down
4. Rebecca St. James - Lean On (Remix)
5. Leigh Nash - Nervous In The Light Of Dawn (Morgan Page Remix)
6. Tammy Trent - Pray (FloodZone Remix)
7. Nitro Praise - Here I Am To Worship
8. Nitro Praise - Heart Of Worship
9. Code Of Ethics - Follow On
10. Nitro Praise - He Is Exalted

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Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax (Hot Tracks Remix)

This is track 2 in Nonstop 80s Mix #6.

Never was a big fan of this song but the transitions (on this particular version) when DJ-mixed with other songs were fantastic in Nonstop 80s Mix #6.

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Nonstop 80s Mix #6

Here's my newest 80s DJ mix. It's 30 minutes long. Why 30 minutes, you ask? I used to tailor my DJ mixes to 30-minute lengths when I used to broadcast them on Live365.com b/c I felt hourlong (or longer) mixes would be too long for listeners. I liked the half-hour format, so I've stuck with it since then. That also explains why my one-hour mixes that I sometimes do are labeled, for example, #14-15...b/c they're two half-hour mixes put back-to-back. Goofy, I know, but oh well...

This is a "continuation mix", meaning this mix picks up right where the last mix left off. That is, the last mix ended with Jam On It, and that's the first song in this new mix. So if you want to hear a longer mix, just cue up Nonstop 80s Mix #5 and this mix #6 back-to-back.

And thanks to DJ D, DJ Saem and DJ EZ Base for some of the tracks used in this mix (and upcoming mixes).

Playlist:
1. Newcleus - Jam On It (Long Version)
2. Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax (Hot Tracks Remix)
3. Sheena Easton - Strut (Dance Mix)
4. Jody Watley - Don't You Want Me (Ultimix)
5. Alisha - Baby Talk (12" Remix)
6. Kool & The Gang - Fresh (12" Remix)
7. Madonna - Where's The Party (Donny's Losing Control Mix)
8. The Jets - Cross My Broken Heart (12" Mix)

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