Top 30 of 2012

This is always my favorite (and most popular) annual mix - 30 of the year's greatest tunes, mixed together into 80-minutes of bliss.  No rambling description needed for this one; just download and listen!  Happy New Year!

Download Links
Nate Rusch - Top 30 of 2012 (80 minutes / 73 MB)
[Alternate Mediafire Download Link]


Tracklist
Wanted - Warzone (Basto Remix)
Kaskade ft Haley - Llove (Extended Mix)
Stereo Palma ft Craig David - Our Love (B-Sensual vs NoEnd Remix)
David Guetta ft Sia - Titanium (Alesso Remix)
Tom Hangs ft Shermanology - Blessed (Avicii Mix)
Sebastian Ingrosso & Alesso ft Ryan Tedder - Calling (Lose My Mind) (Extended Club Mix)
Dirty South & Alesso ft Ruben Haze - City of Dreams (Original Mix)
Rihanna - Where Have You Been (Cosmic Dawn Mixshow)
NERVO - You're Gonna Love Again (Extended Mix)
Swedish House Mafia ft John Martin - Don't You Worry Child (Extended Mix)
Jennifer Lopez - Dance Again (Rafael Lelis Haus Club Mix)
Calvin Harris ft Example - We'll Be Coming Back (Michael Woods Remix)
Starkillers ft Nadia Ali - Keep it Coming (Starkillers & Richard Beynon Epic Mix)
Flo Rida ft Sia - Wild Ones (Miami Life Remix)
Chuckie & Promise Land ft Amanda Wilson - Breaking Up (Cristangelo Bootleg Mix)
Dirty South & Thomas Gold ft Kate Elsworth - Alive (Paris FZ & Simo T Remix)
Calvin Harris ft Tinie Tempah - Drinking from the Bottle
Rita Ora & Tinie Tempah - RIP (Seamus Haji Club Mix)
Christina Aguilera - Your Body (Country Club Martini Crew Dirty Extended Mix)
Karmin - Brokenhearted (R3hab Extended Remix)
Spencer & Hill ft Nadia Ali - Believe It (Cazzette's Androids Sound Hot Remix)
Calvin Harris ft Florence Welch - Sweet Nothing (Tiesto Remix)
Madonna - Girl Gone Wild (Dave Aude Remix)
Katy Perry - Part of Me (Thiago Antony Remix)
David Guetta ft Sia - She Wolf (Falling to Pieces) (Extended Mix)
Lady Gaga - Marry The Night (R3hab Remix)
Kaskade ft Neon Trees - Lessons in Love (Fareoh Remix)
Eva Simons - I Don't Like You (R3hab Remix)
Kelly Rowland - Down For Whatever (Chuckie Remix)
Usher - Climax (Kaskade Remix)

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)

Tracks

Not sure whether I'm going to continue doing this or not - especially when considering a possible transition to Soundcloud - but I did separate my latest mix into tracks.  You can download it here. 

If you prefer the single MP3 version or want the tracklist, scroll down or click here.

-Nate

Another Summer Ender...

Summer is just about over, and somehow I managed to only post one single mix in three months.  The sad part is that I have so many great, new tracks that I'd like to use.  My hope is that the next month will come sooner than later...but no promises. :)

Hopefully this one was worth the wait.  It's pretty heavy on the progressive & commercial house end of the spectrum, but there are a few pop songs sprinkled throughout and a couple of electro tracks toward the end.  All of these songs are pretty high quality, especially Christangelo's Chuckie & Promise Land bootleg remix, Spencer & Hill's "Let Out Da Freak", Michael Woods' remix of Calvin Harris's latest, and Micha Moor's take on the well-known "Take Me To the Clouds Above".  By all means, feel free to leave a comment and let me know which songs you enjoyed most.

Download Link:

Nate Rusch - Rock the Radio (August 2012) (106 minutes / 97 MB)

Tracklist:
Martin Solveig – The Night Out (Madeon Remix)

Taio Cruz ft Pitbull – There She Goes (Moto Blanco Extended Remix)
Alesso – Years (Jakob Liedholm's Open Your Eyes Edit)
Keane – Silenced By the Night (Alesso Remix)
Avicii vs Lenny Kravitz – Superlove (Original Mix)
Rita Ora – RIP (Seamus Haji Club Mix)
Chris Brown ft Benny Benassi – Don't Wake Me Up (Matt Nevin Extended Mix)
Bob Sinclar ft Pitbull, Dragony &  Fatman Scoop – Rock the Boat (Bassjackers & Yellow Remix)
Madonna – Turn Up the Radio (Offer Nissim Remix)
Calvin Harris ft Example – We'll Be Coming Back (Michael Woods Remix)
Arty vs Matisse & Sadko – Trio (Original Mix)
Bodybangers ft Gerold G – Set the Night On Fire (Original Mix)
Bodybangers ft Gerold G – Set the Night On Fire (Muttonheads Remix)
K'Naan ft Nelly Furtado – Is Anybody Out There (Cutmore Club Mix)
Chuckie & Promise Land ft Amanda Wilson – Breaking Up (Christangelo Bootleg Mix)
G&G ft Jonny Rose & Chris Reeder – All Falls Down (Jean Elan Remix)
Enrique Iglesias ft Pitbull – I Like How it Feels (Benny Benassi Club Mix)
Redd Qwote and Pitbull – Bedroom (David May Extended Mix)
Micha Moor ft Shena – Take Me to the Clouds Above (Original Mix)
Miike Snow – Devil's Work (Dirty South Remix)
Will.I.Am ft Jennifer Lopez & Mick Jagger – Go Hard (R3hab vs the Eye Remix)
Kaskade vs Tommy Trash – Be Still Ladi Dadi (Kaskade's Freaks of Nature Mash Up)
Betsie Larkin & Sied Van Riel – The Offering (Save the Robot Remix)
Nelly Furtado – Big Hoops (Bigger the Better) (Sultan & Ned Shepard Remix)
Spencer & Hill ft Mimoza – Let Out Da Freak (Album Edit)

Be Proud.

Another year has passed, and every gay man's favorite holiday has arrived.  It's really quite amazing to think of how many significant advances were made in the past 12 months.  Gay men and women have begun marrying in New York.  Same-sex marriage became legal in Maryland and Washington, and stayed legal in New Hampshire.  Numerous anti-gay laws - and some same-sex marriage bans - were overturned.  And of course, Barack Obama became the first sitting US President to offer his support of gay marriage.

It's easy to get caught up in the celebration of what we have achieved.  But I believe it's always important to recognize that regardless of how far we've come, we still have a long ways to go.  We have a lot of very brave men and women to thank for standing up for what they believed in and fighting to get us to where we are today.  The road to equality is long, and we are certainly not at its end.  And we would be remiss to celebrate this weekend without taking a moment to thank those who came before us who have fought so hard to make such great strides.

No doubt your ears will be jammed with the sounds of Pride all weekend long.  This is my contribution - nearly two hours of pop, house, electro, and progressive tunes guaranteed to get you dancing.  Most of this is stuff is brand spankin' new, but there are few throwbacks and reworks sprinkled throughout.  Highlights are too numerous to list, but I'd be surprised if you didn't find at least a few new favorites. 

Celebrate hard this weekend.  Continue to stand and fight.  Be proud.  Crank up the music, and never stop dancing.  Happy Pride!

-Nate

Download Links:
Nate Rusch - Never Stop Dancing (Pride 2012) [79 min / 109 MB]

Tracklist:

Loreen - Euphoria (Wawa Extended Mix)

Carishma - Glow in the Dark (Dave Aude Club Mix)

Alexandra Burke - Let it Go (Bimbo Jones Remix)

Bekker - Right on Time (Digital Dog Extended Remix)

Rihanna - Where Have You Been (Cosmic Dawn Mixshow)

Tom Hangs ft Shermanology - Blessed (Avicii Extended Mix)

David Guetta ft Sia - Titanium (Alesso Remix)

Crystal Waters - 100% Pure Love (Slider & Magnit Club Mix)

One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful (Dave Aude Radio Edit)

Etienne Ozborne ft Paula B - Been a Long Time 2K12 (Original Mix)

Jennifer Lopez ft Pitbull- Dance Again (Rafael Lelis Haus Club Mix)

Calvin Harris ft Ne-Yo - Let's Go (eSQUIRE vs OFFBeat Remix)

Kamaliya - Rising Up (Soul Seekerz Club Mix)

Zoe Badwi - Don't Wan'cha (TV Rock Edit)

Katy Perry - Part of Me (Thiago Antony Remix)

Rihanna - We Found Love (Chuckie Extended Mix)

Madonna - Girl Gone Wild (Avicii UMF Remix)

Adam Lambert - Never Close Our Eyes (Digital Dog Club Mix)

C-Rod ft Jason Walker - Raise Your Hands (Funk3d Club Mix)

Karmin - Brokenhearted (R3hab Extended Remix)

Usher - Climax (Kaskade Remix)

Gotye - Somebody That I Used to Know (LAZRtag Remix)

Afrojack ft Shermanology - Can't Stop Me Now (Afrojack Buddha + Buddha Radio Edit)

Nause - Made Of (Chuckie Club Mix)

Laidback Luke ft Wynter Gordon - Speak Up (Oliver Twizt Remix)

Three Drives - Letting You Go (Dabruck & Klein Vocal Remix)

September - Cry For You 2K12 (D'Alcorz & G-Force Project Remix)

Eva Simons - I Don't Like You (R3hab Remix)

Sebo Reed Meets Weather Girls - It's Raining Men 2K12 (B Cool Remix)