"Golden Boy" - KYLIE MINOGUE

Another quality b-side from the Kiss Me Once sessions from the Kween, herself - Miss Kylie Minogue: 

TIMJ! - "Good Enough to Keep" & "Feel of Love" - TENSNAKE

The Germans have come up with their response to England's Disclosure - and his name is Tensnake.  

A talented producer with who mixes in soul, disco, funk, electro and magic into his sets, Marco Niemerski is a hell of a DJ and finally has global backing with his release of Glow, which dropped yesterday.  Here are my two favorite tracks off the album - each with iconic collaborators.

The first is Jacques Lu Cont (Stuart Price), the iconic three-time Grammy-winning producer and French house DJ who was the driving force behind Madonna's Confessions... and Kylie Minogue's Aphrodite.  

The second is none other than producer/guitarist extraordinaire and legend Nile Rogers (pictured) - one of the driving forces behind Daft Punk's revival and the emergence of Avicii.  Adding vocals to the track is Fiora (pictured), a rising Berlin star who lends her voice to many of the tracks on Glow and has a soulful resonance ripe for the picking.

KYLIE's Most Iconic Music Videos - MY TOP 20

Counting down KYLIE MINOGUE's 20 most iconic videos as we prepare to celebrate her tomorrow night at SIREN: A Very KYLIE Valentine's

20. All I See

19. Some Kind of Bliss

18. Locomotion

17. In Your Eyes

16. Wow

15. Spinning Around

14. Get Outta My Way

13. Love at First Sight

12. I Should Be So Lucky

11. Timebomb

10. In My Arms

09. On a Night Like This

08. Red Blooded Woman

07. Your Disco Needs You

06. Better the Devil You Know

05. Come into My World

04. The One

03. All the Lovers

02. Can't Get You Out of My Head

01. Slow

Top 13 KYLIE Kountdown: Should've Been Singles

A little countdown of the best Kylie Minogue singles that never were.  It's all simply... too much.  Enjoy: 

13.  HEART BEAT ROCK (X - 2007)

Produced by a young Calvin Harris, this track was overshadowed by the other Harris track "In My Arms" - arguably her best song ever - on the same record.  This did, however, foreshadow some of the sounds about to come from Harris and to music as a whole.

12.  I MISS YOU (Kylie - 1988)

This quintessential 80's brilliant pop track was lost in the glitterstorm that was Kylie's first LP release - an album that saw seven of its 10 tracks released as singles.  

11.  YOU MAKE ME FEEL  (Body Language - 2003)

Slinky, beautiful and time appropriate, this track still ranks among the sexiest on KM's most sensual LP.  Perhaps I love it most because it reminds me most of one of the biggest influences on the album, Prince.  

10.  MAGNETIC ELECTRIC  (X B-side - 2007)

Why this was not on the 'X' album (still my favorite LP) still boggles my mind.  It's just wonderful.  No - it's just awesome.  It's provocative, well produced and contagious as all hell.  It's - quite simply -  both magnetic and electric and should be in everyone's pop libraries.

09.  ILLUSION  (Aphrodite - 2010)

Kylie showed a new angle with this one.  It was as if she took influences from Enya, early 80s Minneapolis new jack swing and the emerging trend of gritty electro all at once.  It is quite a complex track that never gets its due.  Fucking lovely.

08.  PASSWORD  (Light Years B-side - 2000) 

Kylie has always had the ability to be funky, fun and infectious simultaneously.  This is the perfect example of such.  This is definitely one of my favorite choruses and gets me jumping like I belong in a padded room.

07.  FEVER  (Fever - 2001)

One of KM's most identifiable tracks from the outset and the title of the LP itself, yet it was never technically a single.  

Kylie minogue-fever by 1450luna

06.  APHRODITE  (Aphrodite - 2010)

There isn't much I can say about this one that I didn't say about #7. Both tracks are a testament to how strong their albums were, but I still believe they both should have replaced a track which was released, respectively.  Actually, there is one thing I will say about this one - it is probably her most honest track.  She truly is Aphrodite and she SHUTS IT DOWN, here.

05.  MORE MORE MORE  (Fever - 2001)

Straight up dance disco deliciousness dropped in the early 00's that opens up what is still her highest selling LP, 'Fever'.  This song is still brilliant and one of my favorites to play at clubs.  Produced by the iconic TommyD, this track deserved more, more, more respect.

04.  CUPID BOY  (Aphrodite - 2010)

This is a rare dive into minor key tonalities for KM that has a beautiful bridge and a dance edge that never fails to captivate dance floors.  'Aphrodite' was a great album and this is one of the best on it.

03.  TIME WILL PASS YOU BY  (Kylie Minogue - 1994)

People have completely forgotten about this one.  This is one of her most uplifting, danceable and complex songs and it came out in the first flush of her career.  Do yourself a favor, and enjoy the early 90's vibrance that is this little gem.  ::dances around::

02.  TOO MUCH  (Aphrodite - 2010)

This is one of those songs that makes you want to punch whoever chose 'Better than Today' as a single in the face.  When the 'Aphrodite' LP dropped, many predicted this one would be a second or third single - alas we were all disappointed.  This is the Calvin Harris, once more, at his best and a nice callback from 'In My Arms' that so many fans had craved.  

01.  LIKE A DRUG  (X - 2007)

This is - simply - one of her best songs, period.  It's sass, dance, production brilliance and lyrical infectiousness all wrapped up in a song that for some reason didn't make the single 'cut' from the powers that be.  Every time she says 'DAMN RIGHT' in the second verse, I remember how much I love her.  And - let's not forget when she came out on the giant metallic red skull 30 ft in the air during the 'X-2008 Tour'.  This is simple proof that she is THE KWEEN.

OFFICIAL VIDEO: "Into the Blue" - KYLIE MINOGUE

The Kween has returned.  Her first official music video in two years.  The newest single from the third-highest single-selling female artist in music history.  Revel, y'all - it's KYLIE MINOGUE: 

In the empress' own words:
"Hi everyone! I'm so excited to finally share the 'Into The Blue' video with you all. It is directed by Dawn Shadforth who also did 'Spinning Around', 'In Your Eyes', 'Chocolate', 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head' and '2 Hearts'! So, we go back a long way and this time we were able to do something different again. 
Both Dawn and I were thrilled to have the wonderful French actor, Clement Sibony join us. Check out one of his many films or his next releases coming later this year, 'Les Nuits d'Été' from Mario Fanfani and "The Hundred Foot Journey" by Lasse Hallström. Clement is writing his first film, hoping to direct it at the beginning of 2015.  So, enjoy the video #Lovers!!"

KYLIE MINOGUE MAJRmix

In celebration of her new single "Into the Blue" and MAJRmusic throwing a massive SIREN in her honor on Valentine's Day in DC, here's a little KYLIE MINOGUE gift:  

41 MINS | 31 SONGS | NON-STOP KYLIE MAJRmix

Kylie, as many know, is my #2.  She is second only by inches to the great ROBYN, and I will adore Kylie and her influence for years to come (into my world).  She is simply the Empress of Electro, Queen of Club, Down Under Doyenne of Dance, International Sovereign of Synthpop, Prima Donna of Provocative, and our very own Aphrodite.  Here are 41 minutes of 31 songs in a non-stop homage mix to the one and only KYLIE MINOGUE!

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Intro: Dead Procession
Illusion
Aphrodite
Slow
I Should Be So Lucky
Like a Drug
Better the Devil You Know
The One
In Your Eyes
Spinning Around
Speakerphone (Steve Anderson re-work)
More, More, More
Come Into My World
Cupid Boy
Love at First Sight
Can't Get You Out of My Head
I Believe in You
Better than Today (Bills & Hurr remix)
Put Your Hands Up (Bimbo Jones remix)
In My Arms
Wow
Get Outta My Way
Your Disco Needs You (Casino Radio remix)
Can't Beat the Feeling (Toy Armada remix)
The Loco-Motion
On a Night Like This
Timebomb
Higher (Wideboys remix)
Boombox (L.A. Riots remix)
Magnetic Electric
Outro-lude: Human
All the Lovers
Santa Baby

rmx mon: "When It Feels This Good (MAJR edit)" - Richard Vission v. Luciana

Luciana really is the queen of electro/club dance.  The London songstress returns with a vengeance.

She has returned in a very Dragonette-esque track with Richard Vission.  If this collaboration sounds familiar, it is the same one that brought you one of late 2010/2011's biggest dance jams, I Like That.  Check out their "new" one (it was dropped in Europe in late May), below.  Special thanks to DJ MATT BAILER back home, in DC, for throwing this my way.  I edited it up a bit to play it live in heavy dance sets.  I hope you dig it.

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Luciana has really been hitting it out of the park this year.  Her Bodyrox track Bow Wow Wow is one of my favorite dance tracks of the year, her track Jump with The Cube Guys is right up there, as well.  And, lastly her club-killer track We Own the Night, with the duo of none other than Wolfgang Gartner and Tiësto, is being blasted everywhere there's a house beat.  She has also, in the past, been responsible for some MASSIVE club hits, such as her previous Bodyrox collaboration, 2006's Yeah Yeah, 2007's Super Mal track Bigger Than Big, 2008's Come On Girl (the only good song Taio Cruz has ever produced), 2010's I Got My Eye On You (by Nari & Milani with Cristian Marchi) and Figure It Out (a track she did with Dave Audé under a pseudonym Isha Coco).    All ELEVEN videos are below.

Oh, and she wrote Kylie Minogue's Cupid Boy, perhaps the best song on Aphrodite.

NEW Kylie video!

For those of you who have not heard the yelling of every white male homosexual on the planet, KYLIE MINOGUE has a new song and video out.  That is all.  Thank you.

Oh, yeah, one more thing...  

FUCK-ING-PHENOMENAL!

essential: "Boombox (LA Riots remix)" - Kylie Minogue

There are a lot of great Kylie Minogue remixes out there. In fact, I have said more than once that I often like remixes of her more than album cuts (of many songs, at least). To slightly hyperbolize, I would say that Kylie may be the most remix-friendly pop artist out there. All my adoration for the queen of dance (sorry Robyn... she got a decade head-start on you) aside, she deserves all credit due.

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Perhaps the best (easily in the top 3) remixes ever of a Kylie track is LA Riots' re-working of Boombox. Solid solid solid. This is electro-pop in its finest format, and you should feel free enjoy dancing around your living room in your underwear.

Expect to hear this track make a comeback to my set list at the upcoming SIREN: The Say-Something Hat Rave on March 9th in DC!

"Illusion (Matias Segnini extended remix)" - Kylie Minogue

I recently stumbled across this extended mix of the version of Illusion that Kylie Minogue did during the Aphrodite tour, last year. This is definitely essential, especially if you love Kylie. Illusion is perhaps the best song (along with Too Much) not to be released off Aphrodite. God knows what her management was thinking... but that doesn't mean we can't celebrate it here. So, enjoy:

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Kylie Minogue - Illusion (Matias Segnini Extended Mix)

[The Final] SIREN Set List

Thank you to everyone who made it out! It was an amazing time, and SIREN will always have a place in my heart. Throwing parties and bringing people together with good music and a great atmosphere has been my passion in DC for a long time. I'll be a bit sad to let it go, but also VERY happy that I had the opportunity to do so with people like you.

There's only one big party left, and this one is the godfather of them all... SHIFT. Saturday July 30th. Prepare yourself as we say goodbye to the party that started it all...

THE FINAL SIREN SET LIST

Miss You Much - Janet Jackson

What Have You Done For Me Lately - Janet Jackson

Like A Drug - Kylie Minogue

Love Kills - Robyn

Control - Janet Jackson

Wow - Kylie Minogue

Criminal Intent - Robyn

Government Hooker - Lady Gaga

Throb - Janet Jackson

Love At First Sight - Kylie Minogue

The Girl & The Robot - Royksopp ft. Robyn

Oh No! - Marina & The Diamonds

Someone To Call My Lover - Janet Jackson

Cupid Boy - Kylie Minogue

Stars 4-Ever - Robyn

Call Your Girlfriend (Kaskade vs. DJ MAJR edit) - Robyn

Spinning Around (7th District remix) - Kylie Minogue

Cry When You Get Older - Robyn

Hello - Martin Solveig ft. Dragonette

Better Than Today (Bills & Hurr remix) - Kylie Minogue

Indestructible (Cosmic Dawn remix) - Robyn

Big Fat Bass - Britney Spears

Together Again - Janet Jackson

None of Dem - Robyn

Come Into My World (Fischerspooner remix) - Kylie Minogue

Fembot - Robyn

All The Lovers (WAWA & MMB remix) - Kylie Minogue

Barbra Vogue (DJ MAJR edit) - Madonna vs. Duck Sauce

Americano - Lady Gaga

The One (Freemasons remix) - Kylie Minogue

Hang With Me (MAJR mashmix) - Robyn

Rocket (Richard X remix) - Goldfrapp

Love Will Never Do (Without You) - Janet Jackson

Show Me Love - Robyn

Nasty - Janet Jackson

Who's That Girl - Robyn

If - Janet Jackson

All Nite (Don't Stop) - Janet Jackson

Aphrodite - Kylie Minogue

I Wanna Dance With Somebody - Whitney Houston

Escapade - Janet Jackson

Time Machine - Robyn

I Wanna Go - Britney Spears

Bad Gal - Savage Skulls ft. Robyn

Get Myself Together - Robyn

Scheiße - Lady Gaga

Feedback (Wideboys remix) - Janet Jackson

Get Outta My Way (SDP remix) - Kylie Minogue

Can't Get You Out Of My Head - Kylie Minogue

Dancing On My Own (Buzz Junkies vs. DJ MAJR edit) - Robyn

Someone Like You (Buffetlibre remix) - Adele

In My Arms - Kylie Minogue

Rolling In The Deep (Keljet vs. DJ MAJR edit) - Adele

Make Me - Janet Jackson

Too Much - Kylie Minogue

Cobrastyle - Robyn

Illusion - Kylie Minogue

Call Your Girlfriend (album version) - Robyn

[The Final] SIREN SamplerMix

KYLIE vs. ROBYN vs. JANET

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[The Final] SIREN SamplerMix: Kylie vs. Robyn vs. Janet, by DJ MAJR

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SIREN Preview: Kylie

Kylie is best seen (and heard) in video. I cannot imagine my music collection without her in it. Here is a little Kylie Minogue preview for Friday's KYLIE vs. ROBYN vs. JANET party! Here's a megamix plus some of my other video favorites of the queen of gay pop.

AND MY ULTIMATE FAVORITE!...

random: a little kylie for your sunday

It was about 9 months ago that I got the first leak of new Kylie Minogue, and made this track. I hope you like it! Granted, I do dig the WAWA remix more, but this was a lot of fun to make. And, I still dig it for lounges over the aforementioned club-friendly hit. Also, it's just appropriate, now that she's FINALLY coming to DC! SHIFT will be sure to celebrate this on April 30th! Indulge:

All the Lovers (DJ MAJR vs. Treasure Fingers edit) - Kylie Minogue

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And there's also this, which I JUST edited for fun:

The One (Freemasons remix DJ MAJR edit) - Kylie Minogue

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new Kylie, Robyn, Rihanna

Time for another pop vomit afternoon! Hooray! OK, so I do love Kylie and Robyn, and I lovingly tolerate Rihanna. I'm excited to share these tracks with you guys, as they have been populating my playlists lately. [Apologies ahead of time for not having a downloadable A-Trak remix of Robyn, but they seem to have a hammerlock on that.] The Kylie remix is brand spankin' new and by Monarchy, the artists formerly known as Milke +1. It's a little boring, but mixable, and I'll play with it and make it work. The Robyn remix is pretty fantastic, I gotta say, and the Rihanna track is my favorite off her brand new album Loud (released last week). I'm sure I will hate this song in no time, but for now it's a hell of a ballad.

Indestructible (A-Trak radio edit) by Robyn

Better Than Today (Monarchy remix) - Kylie Minogue

California King Bed - Rihanna

3 tracks: SIREN songs for tonight!

In a rare moment where SHIFT gets reeeeeeal gay, here are three remixes you'll probably (I mean, most definitely) possibly maybe likely presumably hear tonight at SIREN! A good mix of dark electro (Yeah Yeah Yeahs), the queen of fluff (Kylie Minogue), and the best remix of any BOY BAND song I've ever heard (Backstreet Boys). Enjoy!

Get Outta My Way (SDP remix) - Kylie Minogue by djmajr6

Everybody (Headshotboyz remix) - Backstreet Boys by djmajr6

Dull Life (Professor Purple remix) - Yeah Yeah Yeahs by djmajr6

remix monday: fischerspooner remixes

Come Into My World (Fischerspooner remix) - Kylie Minogue

Smile Like You Mean It (Fischerspooner remix) - The Killers

some fun kylie remixes

Here are a couple Kylie remixes of note. Check'em out!

All the Lovers (Wawa & Mmb Anthem remix) - Kylie Minogue

Get Outta My Way (Bimbo Jones club remix) - Kylie Minogue

3 tracks: random as hell

Here are three songs to which I've been listening this morning. You don't like it? I don't care. I'm weird. Xoxo.

I hate Kings of Leon. I think they're excrement 99% of the time. The 1% comes in this downtempo remix of Use Somebody (Andrew Anjos remix). Woot. Secondly, we have one of my favorite Kylie Minogue remixes, Sebastien Leger's vocal remix of In My Arms. This song is so gay it makes me want to hide back in the closet just to jump out again with this song playing. Love. It.

Lastly, we have a brand new track from Uffie, the title track from her new album Sex Dreams and Denim Jeans. Uffie is such a faux-skank sometimes. She plays the tough, mouthy ho and she's actually talented and more ballsy/experimental than most in her genre. This song is making me pretty happy right now (thanks to Shea Van Horn). Dig it.

Use Somebody (Andre Anjos Remix) - Kings of Leon by user457217

In My Arms (Sebastien Leger Vocal remix) - Kylie Minogue

Sex Dreams and Denim Jeans - Uffie