Goodbye Summertime

I can't believe it's been three months since my last mix.  I sure hope this one was worth the wait!  Where the

hell did summer go again?

I seriously considered not including the Avicii and Lana del Rey tracks because EDM seems to have pretty much taken over commercial Top 40 radio now, and both of those songs are ridiculously overplayed.  However, they're both two of my favorite dance songs of the year, and it didn't seem right to leave them out.  Hopefully you're not entirely sick of them yet.

Other than the two aforementioned tracks, there's not a lot of pop remixes here.  It's actually been quite awhile since I've put together a more pop-centric dance mix, so that may be in the works next.  I promise not to make you wait three months this time.

-Nate

Download Link:
Nate Rusch - Goodbye Summertime (September 2013) [89 minutes / 81 MB]
or stream this mix live now!

Tracklist:
Armin Van Buuren ft Trevor Guthrie - This is What it Feels Like
Henrix & Jakob Liedholm ft Gieuseppe Viola - Losing My Mind (Original Mix)
Adrian Lux - Damaged (Original Mix)
Irina - Something About You (Dave Aude Club Mix)
Lana Del Rey - Summertime Sadness (Cedric Gervais Remix)
Irina ft Dave Aude - One Last Kiss (R3hab Club Mix)
Paul Oakenfold & Matt Goss present the Concrete Sneakers - Touch the Sky (Disfunktion Remix)
Benny Benassi ft John Legend - Dance the Pain Away (Daddy's Groove Remix)
Steve Aoki & Angger Dimas ft My Name is Kay - Singularity (Tim Mason Remix)
Krewella - Live for the Night (Heavens Extended Mix)
Richard Beynon ft Sam Olson - Mirrors
Vicetone ft Jonny Rose - Stars (Original Mix)
Avicii ft Aloe Blacc - Wake Me Up (Extended Mix)
Paramore - Still Into You (Riddler Remix)
Antoine Clamaran ft Fenja - This is My Goodbye (Extended Mix)
Starkillers, Richard Beynon & Kai - Rampage (Original Mix)
Sandro Silva ft Jack Miz - Let Go Tonight (MAKJ Remix)
Plumb - Need You Now (Dohr & Mangold vs Stefan Dabruck Club Mix)
Nervo - Hold On (R3hab & Silvio Ecomo Remix)
David Guetta ft Ne-Yo & Akon - Play Hard (R3hab Remix)

Thirteen and counting...

There's certainly a lot to celebrate in Minnesota this year.  The defeat of an anti-gay marriage amendment, followed closely by the passing of a gay marriage bill and the overturning of DOMA.  Things are going to be crazy in Minneapolis this weekend as nearly half a million people gather together to take part in the 42nd annual Twin Cities Pride.

Now more than ever, it's important to take a moment to recognize those who have fought to hard for equal rights - the men and women who often put everything on the line to stand on the right side of history.  From the 1969 Stonewall Riots and Harvey Milk to current organizations like the HRC and Lambeda Legal, so many have worked tirelessly to ensure that LGBT citizens of the United States are treated fairly, and afforded all of the protections and opportunities given to our heterosexual brothers & sisters.  The fight is far from over, but progress marches ever onward thanks to the many who have lived and died for the cause.

I'm proud that I can't be fired from my job for being gay, that I can hold another man's hand in public without fear of legal prosecution, and that now I can marry my boyfriend of six years if I so desire.  I'm proud to live in a state that recognizes me as a complete citizen undeserving of a second class status.  I'm prouder than ever of Minnesota, and this weekend is the time to make that known.  Thirteen states now allow gay marriage.  Yes, that's thirteen...and counting.

-Nate

Download Link:
Nate Rusch - Rain Down Love (Pride 2013) [103 minutes / 95 MB]
or stream this mix now!

Tracklist:
Kerli – The Lucky Ones (TyDi Remix)
Frenchie Davis – Love's Got a  Hold on Me (Dave Aude Club Mix)
Erasure – Be With You (Moto Blanco Club Mix)
Daft Punk – Get Lucky (Mhand Remix)
Will.I.Am ft Britney Spears – Scream & Shout (Cosmic Dawn Club Remix)
Neon Hitch ft Tyga – Gold (Ralphi Rosario Club Mix)
Plumb – Need You  Now (How Many Times) (Dave Aude Club Mix)
Chris Cox & DJ Frankie ft Crystal Waters – Oh Mama Hey
Cher – Woman's World (Jason Nevins Club  Mix)
Rita Ora – Shine Ya Light (Bimbo Jones Club Mix)
Kelly Clarkson – People Like Us (Baggi Begovic Remix)
Kristine W and Bimbo Jones – Everything That I Got (Stonebridge Club Mix)
Sultan & Ned Shepard ft Max C – Ordinary People
Tiesto & Kyler England – Take Me
Alexis Jordan – Acid Rain
Asher Monroe – Here With You (Dave Aude Club Mix)
Ariana Grande ft Mac Miller – The Way (Jody Den Broeder Remix)
Christina Aguilera – Let There Be Love (Maison & Dragen Remix)
Selena Gomez – Come & Get It (Cahill Club Remix)
Selena Gomez – Come & Get It (Dave Aude Club  Mix)
Pink – Blow Me (One Last Kiss) (Funk3d Club Remix)
Roberto Da Costa ft Daphne Khoo – Excited (Sick Individuals Remix)
Jus Jack & Oza ft Blessid Union of Souls – Love is the Answer (Tiesto Remix)
Inna ft Daddy Yankee – More Than Friends (Protoxic Club Mix)
Ono ft Dave Aude – Hold Me (Dave Aude Remix)
Gabriel & Dresden ft Molly Bancroft – Tracking Treasure Down (Dryo Remix)
Icona Pop – I Love It (Sick Individuals Extended Remix)
Zedd ft Foxes – Clarity (Extended Mix)

Summer Starter 2K13

Kick start your Memorial Day Weekend with a delightful 87-minute set from yours truly.  As usual, this one is long overdue, so I've lost the element of surprise a bit with some tracks that can hardly be considered "new" at this point.  (This is especially notable with the first two tracks, I'm sure).  However, I felt the remixes of these tracks were good enough to warrant inclusion here.

Electro House seems to be making a bit of a resurgence after nearly dying out (or at least almost reaching the point of intolerability) a few months back.  I'm happy to hear some new electro songs that are both fresh and unique, and you'll no doubt find this mix is a bit more balanced progressive/electro than some of my more recent postings.  Never fear, though - there's plenty here for all of the prog-heads out there.

Whatever your plans this weekend, I hope you get a chance to crank this at least once, whether it's at a barbeque, the pool, or on a long jog around the 'hood.  Obviously, I also hope that you get to listen to it outside.  Winter has finally released its persistent grasp, and things are finally heating up.  Thank God.

-Nate

Download Link:
Nate Rusch - Lose Your Head (87 minutes / 79MB)

Tracklist:
Nicki Minaj - Va Va Voom (Cosmic Dawn Remix)
Calvin Harris ft Ellie Goulding - I Need Your Love (eSQUIRE vs OFFBeat Remix)
Arty ft Chris James - Together We Are (Original Mix)
Michael Mind Project - Antiheroes (Original Mix)
Tom Swoon ft Miss Palmer - Who We Are (Original Mix)
One Republic - If I Lose Myself (Burns Remix)
Loreen - In My Head (Promise Land Extended Mix)
Angel - Wonderful (Manhattan Clique Extended Mix)
Mike Candys ft Jenson Vaughan - Bring Back the Love (Original Mix)
Youngblood Hawke - We Come Running (Vicetown Remix)
Matisyahu - Live Like a Warrior (Gatzby Remix)
Nicki Williams - Glowing (Cazzette vs Nicki Williams Remix)
Jeffree Star -  Prom Night (Dave Aude Club Mix)
Lawson - Learn to Love Again (Jump Smokers Extended Mix)
Stafford Brothers ft Lil Wayne & Christina Milian - Hello (Dannic Remix)
Nervo & Hook 'n Sling - Reason (Elso Remix)
Starkillers, Dmitry KO & Amba S - Let the Love (Original Mix)
Yoko Ono ft Dave Aude - Hold Me (R3hab Remix)
Twins - Coming Home (Maison & Dragen Remix)
Ludacris ft Usher & David Guetta - Rest of My Life (Daddy's Groove Remix)

Something old, something new...

Well, I suppose it wouldn't be February March without another Flashbacks mix. This is the seventh Flashbacks mix I've put together, and it's evident that dance music styles are changing. Whereas the first several Flashbacks sets consisted mainly of electro house reworks, this one is almost entirely made up of progressive anthems (and a little bit of house, too). Indeed, many of the original tunes I've used here have been used in previous mixes when electro house was big and producers were cranking out 80's and 90's reworks with electro basslines. Perhaps it's getting repetitive now to keep reinterpreting same 80's and 90's songs over and over again, but I still appreciate the transformation of old pop songs into dancefloor-friendly anthems. And everyone seems to appreciate the familiarity when a DJ throws a rework or two into the middle of his or her set.

If you're interested in previous Flashbacks mixes, they're all tagged as such (scroll down and click "flashbacks" in the labels section at the bottom of this post). I believe all of the download links are still valid, but I'd be happy to re-upload if any are broken. Listen to this one first, though. :)

-Nate

Download Link:
Nate Rusch - Flashbacks VII

Tracklist:
Counting Crows - Colorblind (OS Edit)
Hall & Oates - I Can't Go for That (Kaskade Remix)
Fragma - Toca's Miracle (Ralph Good & Chris Gant Remix)
Foo Fighters - Best of You (Dirty Drunks Bootleg)
Gramophonedzie - Number One (Original Mix)
U2 - With or Without You (Clinton Sparks Remix)
Stooshe - Waterfalls (Moto Blanco Club Mix)
Michael Jackson - Bad (Afrojack Remix)
2-4 Grooves - Rockset (Aboutblank & KLC Remix)
In-Grid - Tu Es Foutu 2012 (DJ Nejtrino & DJ Baur Techy Mix)
Robert Miles - Children (Maison & Dragen 2012 Reboot)
Fleetwood Mac - Dreams (Megaman & Panic City Remix)
Kool and the Gang - Misled (Twill & BDou Remix)
Brandy - Right Here (Departed) (Seamus & Emanuel Club Mix)
Shaggy ft Eve - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (Voodoo & Serano Extended Mix)
Mousse T - Horny (Mats Gulbrandsen & Primacy Funk 2012 Remix)
Kryder vs Danny Howard ft Joel Edwards - Sending Out an S.O.S. (Original Mix)
Darius & Finlay ft Carlprit & Nicco - Do it All Night 2K12 (CJ Stone Mix)
Serge Devant - True Faith (Starkillers Remix)
Sunrider ft Mikem - Careless Whisper (Sunrider Mix)
Pointer Sisters - Automatic (SNDCLSH & DJ Kue Remix)
Supermode - Tell Me Why (Mike Candys 2012 Resurrection Bootleg Rework)
Timbaland ft One Republic - Apologize (Jakob Liedholm's Bootleg) (Newklear Extended Edit)

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)

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)