It's Midnight Somewhere...

Wow, it's been a whopping four months since I posted my last monthly mix (perhaps it's time to stop referring to them as "montly mixes"). As such, I've got a fairly large backlog of music that I've been meaning to work into some new mixes. I've selected probably my 20 favorites for this mix. Some of them are, of course, a few months old but these were just too good to pass on.

This mix is a return to my typical format (pop-maintream-electro), with perhaps a bit more progressive than usual. That's really more of a trend than an exception; progressive music is becoming the mainstream dance sound, with electro feeling a bit "been there, done that" lately. Trends in music change and evolve, of course, but I largely blame pop music artists for ruining the electro sound. I enjoy the occasional Black Eyed Peas or Ncki Minaj song, but it's hard to appreciate electro house when it's been co-opted by the likes of Flo Rida, Pitbull, and Britney Spears. Feel free to disagree. :)

 In any case, I hope you enjoy this mix. Favorite tracks? Pretty much everything here, though R3hab's Lady Gaga remix, the Avicii and Spencer & Hill tracks, Basto's take on The Wanted, and Chuckie's "Down for Whatever" remix are pretty sick. Keep your eyes on the blog; another new mix will be posted very shortly. I promise.

 -Nate

 Download Links:
Nate Rusch - Midnight Hangover
[single 80-minute .mp3 file, 73.1 MB]
Nate Rusch - Midnight Hangover
[.zip file of entire mix separated into tracks, 72.1 MB]


Tracklist
Diddy-Dirty Money ft Skylar Grey - Coming Home (Dirty South Club Mix)
M83 - Midnight City (Eric Prydz Private Remix)
David Guetta & Avicii - Sunshine
Blush - Dance On (Dave Aude Club Mix)
Guinevere - Crazy Crazy (Dave Aude Explicit Club Mix)
The Wanted - Warzone (Basto! Remix)
Sander van Doorn & Adrian Lux vs Impetto - No More Serious Eagles (Jacob van Hage Mashup)
Dev ft Fabolous - Kiss My Lips (DJ Kue Remix)
Taio Cruz - Troublemaker (7th Heaven Club Mix)
Far East Movement ft Justin Bieber - Live My Life (Wideboys Club Mix)
Avicii & Nero - You're Gonna Love Again (Unreleased)
R.I.O. - Animal
Robbie Groove & Mattias ft Cece Rogers with Master Freez - You (Daniel Chord & Robbie Groove Remix)
Spencer & Hill ft Nadia Ali - Believe It (Cazzette's Androids Sound Hot Remix)
Taio Cruz ft Flo Rida - Hangover (Jump Smokers Extended Mix)
Spencer & Hill ft Joel Edwards - In the Middle
Jason Derulo - Breathing (Razor 'n Guido Extended Mix)
Orlow ft Jason Caesar - Higher (Laurent Wolf &; Anton Wick Remix)
Lady Gaga - Marry the Night (R3hab Remix)
Kelly Rowland - Down For Whatever (Chuckie Remix)

Oh, Mexico...

I am currently putting the finishing touches on two different mixes, but I'm off to Mexico tomorrow, and there won't be time to finish. To help tide everyone over, I've decided to post a little bonus mix I made a few months ago, after our last trip to Playa del Carmen. Rich asked me to put together a set containing many of the songs we heard during our trip. That idea gradually transformed into this - a mix mostly made up of popular, mainstream dance tracks, with a bit of Mexican and Spanish-language flair.

This mix was almost titled "Memories of Mandala." Mandala is far and away our favorite club in Playa, and so this mix ended up being pretty heavily influenced by the music we heard there. The club is open to the street with floor-to-ceiling windows on two sides, and we have some truly amazing memories of dancing to Levels and Take Over Control in the steamy night air while rain poured down outside.

There's no tracks for this one, since it was literally thrown together in the course of an evening or two. If you're not big into the mainstream/pop stuff, this mix probably isn't for you. But I hope it's at least a little something to entertain until the next two are ready.

BTW, the last track is very obviously not characteristic for me. Rich asked that I include it, and I reluctantly obliged. I do not necessarily agree with its inclusion. :)

-Nate

Download link: *Updated 4/13/12*
Nate Rusch - Memories of Mexico

Tracklist:
Rihanna ft Calvin Harris - We Found Love (Inout "Sax" Remix)
Pitbull ft Ne-Yo, Afrojack, & Nayer - Give Me Everything (Tonight)
Wayko & Bill Brosnan - Cancion del Mariachi (Club Mix)
Alexandra Stan - Mr. Saxobeat
Oreja - Vazilando
Flo Rida ft Sia - Wild Ones (Miami Life Remix)
Sak Noel - Loca People
Picco - Venga (DJ's From Mars Remix)
DJ Antoine vs Timatift Lalenna - Welcome to St Tropez (DJ Antoine vs Mad Mark Remix)
Jennifer Lopez ft Pitbull - On the Floor (Allan Guterres Summer Mix)
Capilari & Salvavida - Oye Como Va (Micha Moor & Deniz Koyu Remix)
David Guetta ft Nicki Minaj - Turn Me On
Avicii - Levels
Qwote ft Pitbull - Throw Your Hands Up (Wideboys Remix)
Samim - Heater (Slam FM Remix)
Martin Solveig ft Dragonette - Hello
David Guetta ft Nicki Minaj & Flo Rida - Where Them Girls At
Stereo Palma - Dreaming (Dave Darell Remix)
LMFAO - Sexy & I Know It
Afrojack ft Eva Simons - Take Over Control
Gianni Coletti vs Musique Boutique - Mas Que Nada (Extended Mix)
Foster the People - Pumped Up Kicks