Voice of Reason

It's been two months since I've posted some new music, and despite a pretty kick-ass Top 30 last month, this is probably a bit overdue.  I really like this one - fairly equal parts pop and commercial progressive/electro house blend seamlessly into 97+ minutes of joyful noise.  Notable standouts are Thomas Gold's remix of the new One Republic track, Avicii & Nicky Romero's club-friendly "I Could Be the One", Vicetone's nice remix of FLG's "Sparks", and Dzeko & Torres' smashing take on Kryder & Bo Bruce's "Damaged" remake.  I broke my own rule of not using a remix of a track I've previously used (twice actually!), but both of them were good enough to warrant inclusion here.

I've got nothing else to say, so I'll let you download and judge it yourself.  But I do hope you enjoy.

-Nate

PS:  The image above is intended to be ironic.  Pauly D is a douche.



Download Link:
Nate Rusch - Voice of Reason (97 minutes / 89MB)

Tracklist:
Pink - Try (Cosmic Dawn Remix)
Flo Rida - Whistle (Vicetone Remix)
Tegan & Sara - Closer (Sultan & Ned Shepard Remix)
Loreen - My Heart is Refusing Me (Benny Benassi Extended Mix)
Avicii vs Nicky Romero - I Could Be the One (Original Mix)
Matthew Koma - Parachute (7th Heaven Club Mix)
Kelly Clarkson - Dark Side (Maison & Dragen Club Remix)
Alexandra Stan - Lemonade (Cahill Club Mix)
JLS - Give Me Life (The Alias Remix)
Amelia Lily - You Bring Me Joy (Steve Smart & Westfunk Club Remix)
Nicky Romero & Nervo - Like Home (Original Mix)
Fedde le Grand & Nicky Romero ft Matthew Koma - Sparks (Vicetone Remix)
Miike Snow - Bavarian (Say You Will) (Dimitri Vangelis & Wyman Extended Remix)
Topher Jones & Amada ft Ido vs the World - Hello Chicago (Tom Swoon Remix)
Cazzette - Surrender (Extended Mix)
Dimitri Vangelis & Wyman ft Jonny Rose - Pieces of Light (Sick Individuals Remix)
The Rolling Stones - Doom and Gloom (Benny Benassi Remix)
Kryder ft Bo Bruce - Damaged (Dzeko & Torres Remix)
One Republic - Feel Again (Thomas Gold Club Mix)
Nervo & Hook 'n Sling - Reason (Sick Individuals Remix)
Will.I.Am ft Eva Simons - This is Love (Richard Vission Solmatatic Remix)
The Ready Set - Give Me Your Hand (Best Song Ever) (Jump Smokers Remix)
Otto Knows vs Coldplay - Fix Your Million Voices (Zack Edward Mashup)

Pair of Hands

After last week's pop-heavy mix, I felt it was time for one more "traditional" mix before end of the year.  This one starts out particularly melodic, with some really nice progressive piano anthems and gradually builds to intense electro bangers, hitting some of the year's best tunes along the way.  I don't think there's a lame track here; certainly there are favorites, but I won't bother listing them here (it should become quite obvious when I post my annual Top 30 mix at the end of the month anyway).

By the way, if you missed last week's pop mix, you can download it here.  Otherwise, scroll down for this mix's download link and tracklist.  I hope you enjoy.

-Nate

Download Link:
Nate Rusch - Trembling City (102 minutes / 94 MB)

Tracklist:
Paul Van Dyk ft Plumb - I Don't Deserve You (Extended Mix)
Temper Trap - Trembling Hands (Benny Benassi Remix)
David Guetta ft Taped Rai - Just One Last Time (Extended Mix)
Coldplay - Fix You (Lucas Bojakowski Tomorrowland Club Mix)
Avicii - Silhouettes (Original Mix)
Dirty South & Alesso ft Ruben Haze - City of Dreams
Will.i.am ft Eva Simons - This is Love (Michael Kauris Remix)
Krewella - Alive (Original Mix)
Tiesto & Allure - Pair of Dice (Original Mix)
Calvin Harris ft Tinie Tempah - Drinking from the Bottle
Example - Close Enemies (Jakob Liedholm Remix)
Kaskade vs Sandro Silva & Quintino - Call Out Epic (Kaskade Mash Up)
David Guetta ft Sia - She Wolf (Falling to Pieces) (Extended Mix)
Starkillers & Richard Beynon ft Natalie Peris - What Tomorrow Brings (Extended Mix)
Calvin Harris ft Florence Welch - Sweet Nothing (Tiesto Remix)
Michael Woods ft Ester Dean - We've Only Just Begun (R3hab & ZROQ Remix)
Deadmau5 - Professional Griefers (Vocal Version)
Cazzette - Beam Me Up (Kill Mode) (Nirmana Remake)
Morgan Page vs Nima Nesta - Derby Fight (Morgan Page Bootleg Mix)
Afrojack - Rock the House (Original Mix)
Coldplay - Turn the Music Up (Carl Louis & Martin Danielle Private Mix)
Kaskade ft Haley - Llove (Dada Life Remix)
Kaskade ft Neon Trees - Lessons in Love (Fareoh Remix)

Explosion

This mix was created in tandem with another that will (most likely) be posted later this week. It's been quite awhile since I've put together a mainstream, pop-centric set, so this is probably a bit overdue. If you hate when DJ's play nothing but top-40 tunes, then you'll probably want to pass on this one. But if you're craving some nice remixes of songs you mostly already know, I think you'll definitely enjoy this one. All-in-all, this is a pretty dancefloor-friendly mix...I tried not to get too crazy (though I think you'll find that by the end, I just couldn't help myself). :)

Make sure to check back later this week for a pretty killer commercial/progressive/electro set that should serve as a pretty nice counter-balance to this one.

 -Nate

Download Link:
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Tracklist
Chris Brown - Don't Judge Me (Dave Aude Extended Mix)
Rihanna - Diamonds (Bimbo Jones Vocal Remix)
Girls Aloud - Something New (Manhattan Clique Extended Mix)
Alex Gaudino ft Taboo - I Don't Wanna Dance (Original Mix)
Timbaland ft Ne-Yo - Hands in the Air (Moto Blanco Club Mix)
Far East Movement ft Cover Drive - Turn Up the Love (Manhattan Clique Club Mix)
Olly Murs - Troublemaker (Cutmore Remix)
Enrique Iglesias ft Sammy Adams - Finally Found You (R3hab Remix)
Cover Drive - Explode (Moto Blanco Club Mix)
Little Mix - Wings (The Alias Club Mix)
Kesha - Die Young (Reidiculous Remix)
Marcus Collins - Seven Nation Army (Cutmore Extended Mix)
Kamaliya - Butterflies (Cutmore Extended Mix)
Cherry Cherry Boom Boom - One and Only (R3hab Remix)
Adam Lambert - Better Than I Know Myself (Dave Aude Radio Edit)
Cosmo - Naughty Party (DJ Kue Remix)
Ne-Yo - Let Me Love You (Bob Sinclar Remix)
Outasight - Now Or Never (Chris Cox Club Mix)
Stefano ft New Boyz & Rock Mafia - I'm on a Roll (DJ Kue Remix)
Karmin - Hello (Razor 'n Guido Main Mix)
Audio Playground ft Snoop Dogg - Emergency (Dave Audé Club Mix)
Christina Aguilera - Your Body (Country Club Martini Crew Dirty Extended Mix)
Midnight Red - Hell Yeah (Dave Aude Club Mix)
Pitbull - Back In Time (R3hab Remix)

Strange World

Just in time for Halloween, a brand new, 101-minute commercial, progressive, and electro house set with many of the best tracks of the year.  Though light on the pop end of the spectrum, I think you'll find plenty here to get your toes tapping and you ears pulsing.  Throw this mix on for your Halloween party this weekend, and I can almost guarantee your guests will never want to leave.  Unless they're lame, that is.

Rich bought a new jeep a few months back, and since it came with a free year of XM radio, I've been listening to BPM quite recently.  This has no doubt influenced my musical tastes lately, as evidenced by the sheer number of commercial & progressive producers in this tracklist.  I've never been big into the driving, overly-repetetive tribal house music that often infiltrates the largest of late night gay spaces, nor have I ever been all about the diva-esque gay anthems and bubblegum "gay pop" music that seems to overload most Pride festivals (ie Cascada, Kristine W, etc).  But there has been a pretty distinct shift in my mixes from electro house and mainstream pop remixes to commercial, progressive & European house music.  Whether this will stick or not remains to be seen, I suppose. Rest assured, I do still enjoy a well-crafted electro banger now and again!

Favorite tracks here include SHM's (probably) final tune "Don't You Worry Child," Stereo Palma's "Our Love", and Chuckie's take on Neon Hitch.  I also like Klaas' work on Pulsar, Andy Harding's latest remix, and what Dzeko & Torres did with Animal Kingdom's indie rock track.  I hope you find some new favorites also.

-Nate

Download Link:
Nate Rusch - Strange World (October 2012) (101 minutes / 92 MB)

Tracklist:
Goodwill & Hook 'n Sling - Take You Higher
Florence + the Machine - Spectrum (Say My Name) (Calvin Harris Remix)
Gareth Emery ft Christina Novelli - Concrete Angel
Thomas Gold vs Calvin Harris vs Swedish House Mafia - Sing 2 Flashback vs Antidote
Stereo Palma ft Craig David - Our Love
Animal Kingdom - Strange Attractor (Dzeko & Torres Remix)
Emma Hewitt - Miss You Paradise (Morgan Page Extended Club Mix)
Chris Lake & Lazy Rich - Stand Alone
Gossip - Perfect World (dBerrie Remix)
Swedish House Mafia ft John Martin - Don't You Worry Child
Pendulum - The Island (Cherry Coke Remix)
Ken Loi ft Zashanell - All it Takes
Ivan Gough & Feenixpawl ft Georgi Kay - In My Mind (Axwell Mix)
Dirty South & Those Usual Suspects ft Erik Hecht - Walking Alone
Oceanlab & Above & Beyond - On a Good Day (Metropolis)
Eva - Ashes (Stonebridge Club Mix)
Nelly Furtado - Big Hoops (Bigger the Better) (Chris Cox Remix)
Avicii - Two Million
Miike Snow - The Wave (Thomas Gold Remix)
Klaas - Pulsar
Neon Hitch - Fuck U Betta (Chuckie Club Remix)
Chris Brown - Turn Up the Music (Last 3 Digits Remix)
Adstedt & Alaa ft Lina Harriette - Illusion (Andy Harding Remix)

Frighteningly Good Beats

The leaves have fallen, the weather has cooled, and ghosts and ghouls are flooding the streets. Halloween has arrived, and what better time is there to drop some serious beats?

This mix essentially belongs to two artists - Avicii & the Wideboys - both of whom have three great tracks on this one. Avicii's productions continue to amaze with what is simultaneously a unique & an immediately recognizable sound. He's so good lately, in fact, that mainstream pop artists seem to find it appropriate to shamelessly rip off his music (*ahem* Leona Lewis & Flo Rida).

The Wideboys are a British duo I've enjoyed for years now, but I'm impressed by how much they've evolved recently. Each of their three songs in this mix sounds completely different, incorporating elements of house, pop, lounge, and even dubstep.

There are other highlights here too, of course, including another great mix from eSQUIRE vs OFFBeat, a couple of remixes from DJ's From Mars, and a driving house track from Umek that reminds me of the good times at the Cardinal with Nick Nice. Good stuff.

Download this mix, drop it in the middle of your Halloween party, and I guarantee your peeps will be dancing...unless you're all zombies, that is.

-Nate

Download Links:
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TRACKLIST:
Example - Watch the Sun Come Up (Moam Remix)
Coldplay - Every Teardrop is a Waterfall (eSQUIRE vs OFFBeat Remix)
Chris Brown ft Benny Benassi - Beautiful People (Club Mix)
Rihanna - California King (Bimbo Jones Remix)
The Wanted - All Time Low (Digital Dog Club Mix)
Her Majesty & the Wolves - Goodbye Goodnight (Wideboys Club Remix)
Avicii - Fade into Darkness (Original Mix)
Jessie J - Nobody's Perfect (Steve Smart Club Version Remix)
The Saturdays - Notorious (Chuckie Extended Mix)
Frisco Heat ft MW - Please Be Kind (Wideboys Extended Mix)
ASH - Let Me Show You Love (ASH & Avicii's Hype Machine Mix) (Unreleased)
Hertz & Subway Baby - Shockz (Umek Remix)
iSquare - Hey Sexy Lady (Sultan & Ned Shepard Remix)
J786 - Outta Control (Dave Aude Club Remix)
Avicii - Levels (Original Mix)
Gabry Ponte ft Zhana - Skyride (DJ's From Mars Club Remix)
Breathe Carolina - Blackout (Wideboys Club Remix)
Kryder - K2 (Original Mix)
Rye Rye ft Robyn - Never Will Be Mine (R3hab Remix)
Topmodelz - My Paradise (DJ's From Mars Remix)

Ignite.

My latest mix is about 50% pop and 50% electro & progressive. I generally like to mix with a variety of different house music styles, and this one came out pretty even-handed. In particular, I'm really loving what both eSQUIRE and Avicii have been putting out lately, but the Save the Robot track and Dave Aude's Beyonce remix are pretty nice as well.

I'm already working on something new, so hopefully there won't be another three-month gap between mixes. We'll see. :)

-Nate

DOWNLOAD LIKS:
Nate Rusch - World on Fire (September, 2011)
[single 80-minute .mp3 file, 73.0 MB]
Nate Rusch - World on Fire (September, 2011)
[.zip file of entire mix separated into tracks, 71.8 MB]

TRACKLIST:
Nicole Scherzinger – Right There (Wideboys Club Mix)
The Wanted - Glad You Came (Funk3d Club Remix)
Linnea - Move With It (Johnny Vicious Club Mix)
Florence & the Machine - You Got the Love (eSQUIRE vs OFFBeat Intro Mix)
Avicii vs Faithless - Jailbait vs Insomnia (Tim Berg Mashup)
Beyonce - Run The World (Girls) (Dave Aude Club Mix)
Maroon 5 ft Christaina Aguilera - Moves Like Jagger (Cutmore Club Mix)
Six D - Best Damn Night (Nicola Fasano & Steve Forest Full Vocal Mix)
David Guetta ft Sia - Titanium (eSQUIRE Remix Re-edit)
Andain - Promises (Nitrous Oxide Remix)
David Guetta ft Taio Cruz & Ludacris - Little Bad Girl (Fedde Le Grand Remix)
Remady ft Manu-L - The Way We Are (Klaas Club Mix)
Kenneth Thomas ft Roberta Harrison & Steven Taetz - Drive (Save the Robot Remix)
MISH - Overload (DJ's From Mars Remix)
Adele - Set Fire to the Rain (Thomas Gold Remix)
Antoine Clamara & David Esse - A Deeper Love (Big Room Mix)
Lou Bega - This is Ska (Klaas Remix)
Joe Jonas - Love Slayer (Jump Smokers Extended Mix)
LMFAO - Champagne Showers (R3hab Remix)