Power On (Pride 2010)

Continuing the tradition from last year, I am posting my Pride 2010 mix the Friday of Pride Weekend. All over the country this, in cities like New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and (of course) Minneapolis, gay men and women will be out in full force this weekend to celebrate what we have accomplished thus far, and to continue the fight for equality.

Music has always been a big part of Pride, and in the gay community in general. From gay divas and drag shows to Broadway and the presence of dance music at nearly any major gay event, the community sure loves its music. It has moved us, it has inspired us, and it has often defined our collective community. This mix exists in the spirit of all that is Pride.

Given the above, this set is obviously a bit different than my usual. There is a lot of Progressive House here, so if you're a proghead, you should enjoy that. But there's also a lot of gay house, a bit of top 40, and even a touch of electro. I tried to pick songs that fall most in line with traditional gay tunes. That largely resulted as a lot of big piano anthems, but I truly believe there's something for everyone here.

Get out and enjoy yourself this weekend. But while you're celebrating, don't forget to take a moment to remember those who fought before you, and all that still needs to be done. We've come far, but we have far to go. Happy Pride!!

-Nate

PS: This will be my last mix for awhile. I'm working on something special, but it's going to take some extra time. It'll be worth the wait, I promise. :)

Download links:
DJ Nate Rusch - Power On (Pride 2010)
(single 80-minute .mp3 file, 73.1 MB)
DJ Nate Rusch - Power On (Pride 2010)
(.zip file of entire mix separated into tracks, 71.8 MB)

Tracklist:
Freemasons ft Hazel Fernandes - If (Jolyon Petch Remix)
Lady Gaga - Alejandro (Bimbo Jones Club Mix)
Kristine W - The Power of Music (Wideboys Stadium Club)
Elijah ft Estela Martin - Send Me an Angel (Dafhouse Remix)
Technero - One World (TV Rock & Luke Chable Remix)
Goldfrapp - Alive (Arno Cost Remix)
Micha Moor - Learn To Fly (Original Mix)
Toni Braxton - Make My Heart (Stereo Palma Vocal Club Mix)
Christina Aguilera - Not Myself Tonight (Jody den Broeder Explicit Club Mix)
Retrodance - Don't Stop Til You Get Enough (Ariel Perazzoli Remix)
Agnes - On and On (Benny Benassi Remix)
Bob Sinclar - New New New (Avicii Remix)
David Guetta & Tocadisco ft Chris Willis - It's Your Life (Extended Version)
Tiësto ft CC Sheffield - Escape Me
Soulshaker & Sandy B - Make the World Go Round (2010 Stereojackers Remix)
Kaskade ft Haley - Dynasty (Kaskade Club Mix)
Laurent Wolf ft Andrew Roachford - Survive (Club Mix)
Armin Prayd vs Niels van Gogh - On (Klik Klak Remix)
Lysark & Simone Farina ft Karima - Stay (DJ's From Mars Club Mix)
Lazard ft Muzzy G - I Wanna Grow Old With You (Chris Decay Feelgood Remix)
David Guetta ft Chris Willis, Fergie, & LMFAO - Gettin' Over You
(Avicii Vocal Remix)
Toni Braxton - Yesterday (Bimbo Jones Radio Edit)

Kiss My Revolver

Summer is well underway, and though (IMO) the music has been a bit disappointing so far, there are a few gems out there. This is a pretty decent blend of top 40, hip-house, progressive, and electro. It's actually a bit more on the progressive side than some of my more recent mixes. I feel I may be branching out a bit. :)

Instead of continuing on with the mundane "June 2010 Mix" stuff, I've decided to give my mixes a unique name from now on. Each name will be created using only words found in song titles contained in that mix. Thus, "Kiss My Revolver." The runner up would have been "One Crazy Drug" (although I do enjoy "Beat My Rocket" as well ;) ).

A note on Track 4: I, like most people over the age of 14, believe "Ke$ha" (her spelling, not mine) is almost completely lacking in talent, and pretty much epitomizes all that is wrong with pop music today. That said, I couldn't help but include Dave Aude's remix of "Your Love is My Drug." Somehow, he managed to take an over synthesized piece of garbage and turn it into something really quite beautiful. Props to him!

As usual, download links, a tracklist, and the comment box is below. Enjoy!

-Nate

Download Links:
DJ Nate Rusch - Kiss My Revolver (06-18-10)
[single 80-minute .mp3 file, 73.0 MB]
DJ Nate Rusch - Kiss My Revolver (06-18-10)
[.zip file of entire mix separated into tracks, 71.8 MB]

Tracklist:
Sugababes - Wear My Kiss (Switch Remix)
Rihanna - Rude Boy (Low Sunday Club)
Nastala - Crazy (Digital Dog Remix)
Kesha - Your Love is My Drug (Dave Aude Club Remix)
Cicada - One Beat Away (Arno Cost Remix)
Goldfrapp - Rocket (Tiesto Remix)
Timbaland ft Justin Timberlake - Carry Out (Soundpusher & DJ Rock City Remix)
Ginuwine ft Timbaland & Missy Elliott - Get Involved (DJ's From Mars Restylers Remix)
Taio Cruz ft Ludacris - Break Your Heart (Wideboys Club Remix)
Moby - Wait For Me (Laidback Luke Remix)
Global Deejays ft Ida Corr - My Friend (Club Mix)
Snoop Dogg vs Snap - Rhythm is a Gangsta (Dj's From Mars Bootleg Remix)
Madonna - Revolver (Tracy Yount's "Shoot to Kill" Remix)
Madonna - Revolver (Paul Van Dyk Remix)
Soundpusher - Milk & Honey (Felguk Mix)
Alan Pride and Jeremy Kalls - Feel Alone (Syskey Remix)
Addicted Craze vs Tierra - Please Don't Go (Secret Layor Remix)
Culcha Candela - Somma Im Kiez (Klaas Remix)
Rico Bernasconi vs DJ's From Mars - Luv 2 Like It (DJ's From Mars Alien Club Mix)
Masters of South ft Cliff Randall - Change it All (Disco Freak vs South Blast Remix)
Baymont Bross & Feral - Hold Tight (Miles Dyson Remix)

It's June already??!

It's been awhile, hasn't it? I guess somehow between the great spring weather, a trip to Vegas, and a new computer (with new mixing software), I feel a bit behind. I hope I'm forgiven. :)

This is a pretty standard 80-minute mix of (relatively) new music. It starts off with some pop and indie house, and quickly moves on to the more elecro side of things. There are definitely some summer bangers here. DJ Zam's take on DJ Antoine is a big winner, and I like Ryan Riback's pretty sick take on the Magik Johnson track. DJ'S From Mars continue to really impress me with their electro mashes. You'll find three of their remixes here (a fourth was cut at the last minute, but will definitely show up next time).

Tracklist and download links are below. Download away!

-Nate

Download Links:
DJ Nate Rusch - June 2010 Mix
[single 80-minute .mp3 file, 73.1 MB]
DJ Nate Rusch - June 2010 Mix
[.zip file of entire mix separated into tracks, 72.0 MB]

Tracklist:
Timbaland ft Katy Perry - If We Ever Meet Again (Chew Fu Remix)
Gorillaz - Stylo (Alex Metric Remix)
Selena Gomez & the Scene - Naturally (Dave Aude Club Mix)
Example - Won't Go Quietly (Wideboys Stadium Remix)
Little Boots - Earthquake (Treasure Fingers' Epicwave Mix)
Jean Elan & Stafford Brothers - Sing For Me
Miike Snow - Silvia (Felix Da Housecat Remix)
Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be (DJ Dan Vocal Extended Mix)
Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina - Stereo Love (Dave Ramone Club Mix)
DB Pure - Me Ri Tu (DJ's From Mars Club Remix)
Antoine Clamaran ft Soraya - Live Your Dreams (Club Remix)
Kelis vs Simple Minds - New Gold Acapella (DJ's From Mars Club Remix)
Flip - Stomp (All Night) (Aboutblank & KLC Remix)
Junior Caldera ft Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Can't Fight This Feeling (Junior Caldera Remix)
DJ Antoine - Underneath (Misha ZAM Remix)
Andrew Spencer & the Vamprockerz - Zombie 2k10 (DJ's From Mars Remix)
Magik Johnson ft Eleze - This is Your Life (Ryan Riback Remix)
Kato ft Jon - Turn The Lights Off (Paramond Remix)
Armin van Buuren ft Sharon den Adel - In and Out of Love (Fast Foot Fun Remix 2010)
Thomas Alisson - Deep Sleep (PH Electro Remix)

Double Whammy

When I began pulling tracks for my annual Flashbacks mix last month, I ran into what has become a frequent dilemma - too many tracks, and not enough time. So I decided, "What the hell? I'll just do TWO Flashbacks mixes." And here we are.

Harder, more electronic, and arguably dancier (if not clubbier) than the last, this mix is about 50% 80's reworks, with the rest pretty evenly split between the 70's, 90's, and early 2000's. Yes, the 80's always seems to prevail when it comes to reworks. But whether you love 'em or not, you're bound to be familiar with most of the tracks on here, and I hope you enjoy what other remixers and producers have done to them. After all, how else can you listen to Duran Duran or Journey and not feel at least a little old?

-Nate

Download Links:
DJ Nate Rusch - Flashbacks IV
[single 80-minute .mp3 file, 73 MB]
DJ Nate Rusch - Flashbacks IV
[.zip file of entire mix separated into tracks, 72.8 MB]


Tracklist:
Glamrock Brothers - Long Train Runnin' (2009 Club Mix)
Christopher S & DJ Flava ft Stevenson - Poison (2009 Club Mix)
Lady Gaga vs Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough Paparazzi (DJ's From Mars Bootleg Remix)
Mariah Carey - I Want to Know What Love Is (Chriss Ortega Club Mix)
Enur - Calabria (Hot Pink Delorean Remix)
Crisp Biscuit - Apache
Alex Garden vs Bryan Adams - Run to You (2009 Extended Preview Mix)
Paul Luke ft John Biancle - Billie Jean (Paolo Orteli vs Degree Extended Mix)
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax (Spencer & Hill Remix)
Andrew Spencer - Stop Loving You (Mark Oh Meets Major Tosh Remix)
Jay Jay - Let the Music Play 2009 (Belmond & Parker Vocal Mix)
Pink - Get the Party Started (DJ Zam Remix)
Master Blaster - Everywhere (Club Mix)
Buzztech - Cold as Ice 2009 (Club Mix)
ALBA - Bette Davis Eyes (Scotty Remix)
James Brown - Sexmachine (2008 Mom & Dad Mix)
Pilgrim ft Dorian - The Wild Boys (Euro Club Mix)
Kelevra ft Kop Out - Love You So (Mightyfools Remix)
Journey - Separte Ways (DJ Zam Remix)
Silver Screen & Londonbeat - I've Been Thinking About You 2010 (Steven N King Remix)
Beachclub69 ft Inusa Dawuda - Matador (Chris Decay Feelgood Remix)
Jens O - All the Things She Said (Michael Mind Mix)
Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence (Vino Gomiero & Colombo Remix)
Disco Freak - One Night in Bankok
Glamrock Brothers - Long Train Runnin (Freemasons Club Mix)

Flashback!

I am well aware that we are now a week and a half into March, but seeing as how posting this late is sort of a tradition, I think I can let it slide.

The third annual February Flashbacks installment is full of old(er) music remixed, reworked, and remade into something new. From Kansas to Milli Vanilli, and from Marvin Gaye to Metallica, this mix is a total collision of four decades of American pop culture. Admittedly, most of the stuff here is reworked from 80's and 90's hits, but there's definitely a hint of the 60's and 70's, as well as a track or two from the early 2000's. A ton of work went into perfecting this one - in my opinion it's the best of the Flashback mixes - so I hope you enjoy. Leave a comment and let me know!

-N

Download Links:
DJ Nate Rusch - February Flashbacks III
[single 80-minute .mp3 file, 73.1 MB]
DJ Nate Rusch - February Flashbacks III
[.zip file of entire mix separated into tracks, 72.9 MB]


Tracklist:
Erasure - Always (Manhattan Clique Remix)
Journey vs DJ Serafin - Bmore Believing (Don't Stop Believing)
Fleetwood Mac - Little Lies 2008 (Hardwares Liar Liar Revamp)
Delerium ft Sarah McLachlan - Silence (Lissat and Voltaxx Remix)
Undercover Lover - Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed (Thomas Gold Remix)
Jo Frisbee - Carry On Wayward Son (2009 Club Mix)
Karim Razak - Iko Iko (2009 Karim Razak and De Jano Remix)
Khan Edison vs John Cougar Mellencamp - Rock On
Big City DJ - Smalltown Boy (DJ Wag Dreamdance Extended Mix)
Coldplay - The Scientist (A-Tronic Remix)
Marvin Gaye - Heard it Through the Grapevine (Freemasons Club Mix)
Notorious BIG ft Puff Daddy & Mase - Mo Money Mo Problems (Laidback Luke Bootleg)
Everything But the Girl - Missing (Unreleased 2008 Miami Sundance Remix)
Milton Channels & Modjo - Hey Lady (Ingo & Simon Steur My Lady Edit)
Felix Grey - Wanna Be Starting Something (London DJs Remix)
Will Smith - Miami (Laidback Luke Bootleg)
Justin TImberlake - My Love (Malpractice House Mix)
Movetown - Girl You Know It's True 2010 (Instant Move Remix)
Andrew Spencer vs Lazard - Here Without You (2-4 Grooves Remix)
Black Box - Everybody Everybody (Mauro Mozart Private Mix)
Stefano Prada - Sweet Dreams (Electro Mix)
Pulsedriver - Superstar (DJ's Form Mars Remix)
Funk K - Dirty Cash 2009 (Extended Mix)
Metallica - Cyanide (Dirty Funker Vocal Mix)
Die Hoerer ft Atomic Playboys - Black Betty (Original Mix)
Europe - The Final Countdown (DJ Zam Remix)
DJ Snake & DJ Mercer - Smells Like Teen Spirit 2010 (Club Mix)

February 2010

My first monthly mix of 2010, and I think it's pretty solid. There's nothing particularly unexpected here, but it should please anyone who has come to love my typical blends of house, electro, and progressive. I can almost guarantee this one will get you moving, but by all means drop me a line and let me know what you think. I hope you enjoy!

-Nate

Download links:
DJ Nate Rusch - February 2010 Mix
[single 80-minute .mp3 file, 73.1 MB]
DJ Nate Rusch - February 2010 Mix
[.zip file of entire mix separated into tracks, 72.7 MB]


Tracklist:
Timbaland ft Soshy - Morning After Dark (Wolfgang Gartner Remix)
Adam Lambert - For Your Entertainment (Bimbo Jones Club Mix)
SUN - Fancy Free (Digital Dog Extended Mix)
Rihanna - Hard (Chew Fu Granite Fix)
Hatiras - Your Love (2009 Original Mix)
Fake Blood - I Think I Like It
Blake Lewis - Heartbreak on Vinyl (LA Riots Vocal Remix)
Carina Dahl - Screw (Extended Mix)
Kid Cudi - Pursuit of Happiness (Steve Aoki Dance Remix)
Italobrothers - So Small (Dave Ramone Remix)
Lady Gaga ft Beyonce - Telephone (DJ Dan Extended Vocal Mix)
Shiny Toy Guns - Don't Cry Out (Thomas Gold Remix)
Rihanna - Russian Roulette (Thiago Antony Unreleased Mix)
Sean Paul - So Fine (Steven Sanders vs DJ's From Mars Extended Remix)
Gabry Ponte vs Format C - Dreams (Extended Mix)
Joachim Garraud & CB Lyon ft Margeau - The Answer (Dabruck & Klein Remix)
Bob Sinclar - The Sound of Freedom (DJ Zam Remix)
Lady Gaga vs Coldplay - Viva La Vida vs Bad Romance (DJ's From Mars Club Remix)
Chris Decay - No More Hate (Miami Mix)
Ke$ha - Tik Tok (DJ Michael Soft Remix)
Alex Sayz ft Evi - Hate To Love (Andy Harding Remix)

Top 31 of 2009

My end-of-year mixes have always been some of my favorites, and this year is no exception. Once again, I had a hard time narrowing down which songs deserved to be here. In fact, I had such a difficult time that I ended up with 31 instead of the usual 30. Oh well. When it's all said and done, I believe this mix represents 80 minutes of the best mainstream house and electro sounds of the 2009. Here's to 2010!

-Nate


Download link:
DJ Nate Rusch - Top 31 of 2009 [73.1 MB]

Tracklist:
Pink - Please Dont Leave Me (Digital Dog Club Mix)
Freemasons ft Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer) (Club Mix)
Keri Hilson - Knock You Down (Bimbo Jones Club Mix)
Lady Gaga - Pokerface (Jody Den Broeder Remix)
Black Eyed Peas - I Got a Feeling (David Guetta Remix)
MSTRKRFT ft John Legend - Heartbreaker (Laidback Luke Remix)
La Roux - Bulletproof (Razor 'n Guido Club Mix)
The Saturdays - Issues (Digital Dog Club Mix)
Britney Spears - Circus (Junior Vasquez Club Circus)
Shakira - She Wolf (Thiago Antony Club Mix)
Lady Gaga - Bad Romance (Chew Fu Remix)
Sharam ft Kid Cudi - She Came Along (Jean Elan Remix)
David Rush ft LMFAO, Pitbull & Kevin Rudolf - Shooting Star (Party Rock Remix)
Little Boots - Remedy (Kaskade Club Remix)
Cascada - Evacuate the Dancefloor (Wideboys Mix)
Pink - Funhouse (Digital Dog Remix)
Paradiso Girls ft Lil Jon & Eve - Patron Tequila (Stonebridge Dirty Club Mix)
Steve Angello, Axwell, Sebastian Ingrosso & Laidback Luke - Leave the World Behind (Dabruck & Klein Remix)
Junior Caldera - What You Get (Club Elektro Mix)
Nexx - Synchronize Lips (Bodybangers Remix)
Klaas Meets Haddaway - What is Love 2k9 (Klaas Impact Mix)
Stim Axel - Deja Vu (DJ ZAM Radio Edit)
Kidda - Under The Sun (Herve's Ain't No Sunshine Remix)
David May - Superstar (Extended Mix)
The Kills - Cheap and Cheerful (Fake Blood Remix)
David Guetta ft Kelly Rowland - When Love Takes Over (Electro Extended Mix)
John Karen - It's Alright (Hifi & Format-C Remix)
Klaas - Make You Feel 2008 (Klaas Stomp Mix)
The Teachers - Is It Love (2-4 Grooves Remix)
Lily Allen - Not Fair (Annie Nightingale & Far Too Loud Electro Mix)
Fall Out Boy - I Don't Care (Tommie Sunshine & Mightyfools Remix)