Miami Horror – Sometimes (Shazam Remix)

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Which is a shame, because it’s really what I enjoy playing out these days. I also haven’t really been posting, but I assure you it’s been quite a summer. I’m home in Boston interning with the start-up Performable, and I’m working as their content/social media/writing/etc intern. It’s a great chance to do a lot of different kinds of work, and the marketing I’m learning relates directly to the online outreach that political campaigns and nonprofits do every day. Look at that, a way to tie my internship into what I want to do with my life!

On the DJing front, I’ve been busy adapting to my 1200s and lining up a number of gigs for the fall. I already have 3 shows set for my first week back in Rochester (including a Sockhop at Dubland, stay tuned for those announcements).

Oh yeah, I said something about disco. Here are some recent highlights.

Flight Facilities – Crave You (feat. Giselle) (Cassian Remix) [mp3]

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This track is absolutely incredible. First and foremost, you really don’t get an appreciation for how punchy this snare drum is until you listen to it on a proper system. It’s thunderous. And the rest of this track is synthesized like butter – the whole thing flows so smoothly, there’s nothing to dislike. This is especially impressive considering how much I hate the other remixes. I thought it was the song, but then I heard this remix.

Capsule – I Wish You (Corporate Remix) [mp3]

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This song is interesting – it’s got all the tenants of a disco track (wonderful piano, delightfully filtered vocals), but it’s got the tempo of a Yacht Rock track. It’s the perfect for the late summer afternoon, either for a long drive through the country or a relaxing session at a city pool. Hey producers – would a few more tracks at this tempo kill you?

Breakbot – Baby I’m Yours [mp3]

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Another track a little slower than normal, though not quite to the extreme Corporate took it. I’ve been following Breakbot for a few years and he’s done some really great stuff, most notably his remix of Pnau’s “Baby” that’s to die for. Now he’s signed to Ed Banger Records, also the home of Justice and Uffie. Fortunately, Breakbot sounds nothing like them. This is funky, smooth, and would feel perfect sitting next to a Debby Gibson or Seidah Garrett track. The Aeroplane remix is ridiculous as well.

That’s all for this week, I’ll post up some more jams next week. Photo credit to my brother, the very talented Elias Mechaber.

It’s finally here, ladies and gentlemen. I know I’ve been Wale-in’ you guys for a while with a mixtape some of you thought might never drop (or even exist!). But it’s here. Right here. For download. For those of you who aren’t very computer savvy, you can stream with with the “play” button, or right click the link above it and ‘Save’ it. Crazy, right? Whatever, here’s the tape ‘n’ tracklist.

Ezra Mechaber – Show Me What You Got (Demo 2009) [mp3 download]

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1.) Jay Z – Show Me What You Got
2.) Jagged Edge – Where The Party At?
3.) Clipse – When The Last Time
4.) Beck – Hell Yes
5.) BoomKat – The Wreckoning
6.) Notorious BIG – Party & Bullshit (Ratatat remix)
7.) 50 Cent x Naughty by Nature (ezra.mechaber blend)
8.) Naughty by Nature – O.P.P.
9.) Jackson 5 (RIP Mike) – I Want You Back (Roger72 & The Walk remix)
10.) Lady Gaga – Summerboy
11.) Mark Ronson feat. Nate Dogg, Ghostface, etc. – Ooh Wee
12.) Kevin Rudolf feat. Nas – NYC
13.) Lomaticc feat. Kardinal Offishall & Sunny Brown – Tonite
14.) The Roots – The Seed 2.0
15.) ABX – Shawty Got Looks (mashup)
16.) Seidah Garrett – Do You Want It Right Now?
17.) Donnis – Party Works
18.) T-Pain feat. Ludacris – Chopped and Screwed (ezra.mechaber blend)
19.) Miguel Migs feat. LT – So Far
20.) Empire of the Sun – We Are The People (Jimmy2Sox remix)
21.) Black Eyed Peas – I Gotta Feeling (Barletta edit)
22.) Agent Stereo – Keep On Groovin’
23.) Master Shortie – Dead End (Chew Fu Ghettohouse re-work)
23.) MSTRKRFT feat. NORE – Bounce (A-trak remix)
24.) The Rolling Stones – Satisfaction (DiscoTech remix)
25.) Katy Perry – Waking Up In Vegas (Calvin Harris remix)
26.) The Streets – Weak Become Heroes

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