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

fresh: "Skyfall" (Cosmic Dawn v. MAJR edit) - Adele

Ol' tons-o'-fun Adele returns here with her contribution to a tradition even more British than she is... Skyfall for the latest 007 film.  To be honest, I could care less about James Bond, and I've never thought of any single one of his versions as attractive, nor do I fall over for his apparently suave nature.  Give me Frodo with hairy feet, ugly friends, and old gay wizards any day.  

In any case, Cosmic Dawn is one of the most superb producers out there, and once again the Scandinavian sorcerer of synth returns with a dance remix of a track no one else had yet to conquer for the clubs.  And, now that's over.  So, I edited it to my liking, and the rest is history.  It might not be a straight-up crazy Pound the Alarm-esque bloop-blip-bloop-blip-bloop status quo track- but that's why I enjoy it.  It brings a splash of retro trance into the mix in all the right ways.  Not really Tïesto or AVB-style, but more Paul Van Dyk (IMO the king of trance-dance).

So, that's that.  Enjoy the delightfully chunky chanteuse haunting away your dreams until you dance your way into a midnight snack with her: 

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weekenditty: "C'Mon" (MAJR club edit) - Ke$ha

Another chapter in the unending novel of carpé diem sluttery 

from the grande poetess, Kesha Rose Sebert

Have a great weekend!

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"Catch My Breath (MAJR club edit)" - Kelly Clarkson

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indie VIDEO overload: 6 fresh sounds for you

During this time off (3-4 weeks...), I really thought about my roots in music... and I know I've dived deeply into quality pop over the last three years to great extent and expense.  

It's time to bring it back a little (balance is good) to focus on the sounds that made me who I am, musically.  INDIE dance, rock, pop, and folk have been my loves, my foundation, and my consolation... and they are what awakened my ears to such an expanse.  

Definitely dive into "Endless Wave" by PARADISE and dive into a rare STROKES sample by Heartsrevolution in "Not that Hard to Explain."  Brilliant.

So, here are a few quality indie rock videos to get your ears and eyes agape to new things (god I hate using the word 'things').  My first INDIE OVERLOAD entry:

introducing: PHEBE STARR

Apologies for the wait between posts.  I've been updating the TUMBLR, in the meantime.  On Wednesday, I'll focus on some new quality indie videos from acts that should be much more popular than they are on this side of the Atlantic, but today I wish to focus on a beaming new star(r)let: Phebe Starr.  Fresh from Down Under, this lovely little minx is ready to claim the ears of lovers of Sia, Marina, Florence, Bjork, Imogen, Regina, et al.  I missed the boat on this particular track, (released this summer), but it's new to me, and I'm in love.  What about you?

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"My Legs (MAJR club edit)" - Dragonette

#TOOREAL

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(ps: excuse the miniscule blip in the beginning)

weekenditty: "I Need Your Love (MAJR club edit)" - Calvin Harris ft. Ellie Goulding

Calvin Harris has done it again.  He isn't going to blow you away, as far as production, but his ability to create danceable electro-house is second-to-none in the current musical environment.  He's just the best, right now.  So, when Ellie Goulding's new album Halcyon dropped on Tuesday, I swooped in and grabbed what is sure to be the next track to storm the club Bastille: a collaboration titled I Need Your Love with Mr. Harris (LIP MY STOCKING!).

I desperately wanted to play it live, so I put it in MAJR studio magic box of eargasmic tinkerings, and manipulated it.  I took out some filler, sped it up to a proper house bpm, added an intro and outro loop, and borrowed a dub from another extended Harris mix.  This will do until the actual extended is released... and it might not even have to be replaced.  Woot.  

Here's to a LOVEly weekend.

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"Sweet Nothing" - Calvin/Florence video & majr edit

No. Explanation. Needed.

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WERQ.

because it's definitely a WEEZER day

MAJReview: SummerPop 2012

Every three months I put out a review of the previous season, and this one was a lot of hard work and patience to make.  I really wasn't satisfied with it until late, and I really wanted to produce the best product possible.  Also, on a personal note, this summer was a time of rediscovering myself a bit - or, rather, returning to the good parts of myself I had been missing for a while.  Also, I got laid a lot- which was awesome.

So, this mix is about sexuality, optimism, and moving forward... It's basically a SHOWTIME series in 45 mins.  So, enjoy these 30 non-stop tracks...

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TRACK LISTING

[Intro: Versailles Engorged] 
I Want You - Martin Solveig ft. Lee Fields 
Live in This City (Heren v. MAJR edit) - Dragonette 
When It Feels This Good (MAJR club edit) - Richard Vission ft. Luciana 
Rock the Boat - Bob Sinclar 
A Little Less Conversation (JXL remix) - Elvis Presley 
Break Ya Back (Jump Smokers remix) - Timbaland ft. Dev 
Sweet Nothing - Calvin Harris ft. Florence Welch (Florence + the Machine) 
Bad (Afrojack remix) - Michael Jackson 
Boom Boom (Kat Krazy remix) - Rye Rye 
Ode to the Bouncer (Fear of Tigers remix) - Studio Killers 
Move in the Right Direction (MAJR club edit) - The Gossip 
The Keepers (The Knocks remix) - Santigold 
Runaways (Papercha$er v. MAJR edit) - The Killers 
Give Your Heart a Break (Alias remix) - Demi Lovato 
Hello (Jump Smokers remix) - Karmin 
Let's Have a Kiki - Scissor Sisters 
Headphones (MAJR club edit) - Little Boots 
The Right Woman - Dragonette 
Settle Down (Jonas Quant remix) - No Doubt 
Get a Job (MAJR club edit) - The Gossip 
Blow Me (One Last Kiss) (Jyvhouse remix) - Pink 
Girls & Boys (Ryan Riot remix) - Blur 
Both of Us (DJ Kue remix) - B.o.B. ft. Taylor Swift 
Liquorice Girls - Azealia Banks v. Beyoncé 
Roll It - Salt N Pepa v. A-trak v. Yeah Yeah Yeahs 
Wide Awake (Wayne G remix) - Katy Perry 
Never Will Be Mine (Kat Krazy remix) - Rye Rye ft. Robyn 
How to be a Heartbreaker (MAJR club edit) - Marina & the Diamonds 
[Secret Track: Summer Incarnate] 
[Interlude: Say It Again] 
[Secret Track: Embrace Optimism] 
[Outro]

some awesomely low quality photos from Dragonette

Dragonette

Black Cat (DC)

Saturday 15Sep12

Pre-Order their fantastic new album, 'Bodyparts,' HERE.

Enjoy.  Sorta.

All credit to me and my shitty iPhone 4 camera

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My Summer Vacation | MAJR's Top 10 Beyoncé Songs

 

I won't explain how much I adore Beyoncé any more than I have through the invite copy, promoting, and general tomfoolery I've committed throughout the process.. What I can say is that tonight is going to be a glorious shitshow.

Well, that and this:

Beyoncé is one of the biggest stars on the planet, but she has street cred.  She can back up her talk with an elegant walk and one hell of a raucous performance that is anything but the synthetic, derived output of her contemporaries.  The bitch has my respect, and (like a proper trollop) she relentlessly puts out.

TONIGHT @ SIREN, we celebrate.

My TOP-10 (definitely in order...)

10. Lose My Breath

09. Love on Top

08. Jumpin' Jumpin'

07. End of Time

06. Why Don't You Love Me

05. Bootylicious

04. Ring the Alarm

03. Freakum Dress

02. If I Were a Boy

01. Crazy in Love

SIREN's Top 10 Beyoncé Videos

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Now, these are not necessarily our favorite songs, per sé, but the videos that we find absolutely influential in our vision of Beyoncé on screen.  

Elegance. 

Poise. 

Sensuality. 

Hoe-Tendencies. 

Sass.  

Beyoncé.

GET EXCITED FOR TOMORROW!

10. Bug a Boo

9. No No No Pt. 2 (ft. Wyclef Jean)

8. Countdown

7. Love on Top

6. If I Were a Boy

5. Crazy in Love

4. Independent Women Pt. 1

3. Naughty Girl

2. Freakum Dress

1. Why Don't You Love Me

LEMZ Tells Us What Makes His Beyoncé Balls Bounce

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DJ LEMZ, or better known to me as Steve (Lemmerman), is an amazing DJ.  

He just also happens to be a good friend of mine.  

LEMZ is the kind of person, and professional, around whom you forget his age.  Perhaps this is because his life has led him to grow up at a slightly accelerated rate, or the homework he has done to give himself the aesthetically solid perspective needed to perform with such eclecticism.  But, mostly I think it is because he's completely permeable to the world around him.  It is that kind of affability that will all but guarantee his success in both of those areas. 

He's one of THE FEW artists with whom I will play back-and-forth, because I trust his taste and execution (usually I just take over and close a night to make sure the place is dancing all night).  You will get to see this dynamic tomorrow @ SIREN: The BEYONCÉ BALL, and I hope you appreciate how awesome this kid is.  He'sa He'sa a Diva.  

Now, here's what he had to say about Beyoncé, and what the bitch means to him: 

If you wanted me to sum up why I love Queen Bey, you'd be better off asking why I DON'T love her. And, if you were to ask that, my only answer would be "Because I wasn't adopted by Jay & Bey with my name legally changed to Blue Ivy Carter.  This also kills any chance I'll ever have to bathe in a $5,200 pink Swarovski-crystal studded bathtub, but I digress. 

Let's talk about my love for Beyoncé, shall we? That woman embodies female empowerment. She exudes elegance and graceful sensuality like no other pop star out there. Let's be real - which living person (gay or straight) wouldn't want to be a best friend and/or lover of Bey Bey?! Her voice and music make me want to get down on any dance floor and turn it the hell out! 

Even as an engaged man, I will ALWAYS sing loudly at my fiancee and rapidly wave my ring finger at him any time or place that 'Single Ladies' is played. There's absolutely no other song out there that can pull out my inner strong woman like 'Run the World (Girls)'. Wanna know what happens to me when I hear 'Diva' while on the dance floor? Oh girl, not much except me TAKING CHARGE AND OWNING THE ROOM. 

People need to realize that we all owe a gigantic thank you to that woman.  I can't even fathom the countless amount of women who kicked their busted-ass man to the curb after one listen to 'Irreplaceable.'  So, thank you Queen Bey for showing every other female in the music game that one day they might be able to come in second place to you if they follow your footsteps exactly. Which they won't, because that's way too daunting of a task.

Top Ten Countdown (In no select order)

10. Best thing I never had

9. Happy Face

8. Irreplaceable

7. Check on it

6. Lose My Breath

5. Countdown

4. Single Ladies

3. Video Phone (feat. Lady Gaga)

2. Run the World (Girls)

1. Diva

*Bonus Pick* Upgrade U

CHECK OUT LEMZ ON THE FACESPACE HERE (do it)

Also, BUY THE BITCH A SHOT - HE JUST GOT ENGAGED!

Werq.

SIREN DJ Charlie Kordes Tells Us Why He Beweaves in Beyoncé

I wanted to give the other DJs for Friday's big event a chance to say what BEYONCÉ means to them, and what their TOP 10 favorite songs are.  So, first up is Charlie Kordes.  Charlie, a guy I've known for years to have stellar music tastes, is not only a great person (and friend), but really brings that positive energy to his performance.  

He is on first on Friday (10:00-11:30p), and is sure to get you dancing during the 10:00-11:00p OPEN VODKA upstairs.  

"10.  Smash Into You

9.  Ring the Alarm

8.  Naughty Girl

7.  Lose My Breath

6.  Sweet Dreams

5.  Jumpin', Jumpin'

4.  Get Me Bodied

3.  Love On Top

2.  Beautiful Liar

1.  Why Don't You Love Me

What can you say about Beyonce?  Unashamed of who she is and willing to put it all out there she puts everything out there from inane sugar pop songs that make your booty bounce to soaring ballads that make you wonder if this woman has ever heard of restraint.  I love Baby B because she continues to reinvent herself while always staying true to her roots and sound.  She is pure fun and while every album is guaranteed to have a few songs that you love right off the bat the best comes to those who continue to listen falling in love more gradually.  That is Beyonce's magic... making you fall in love with her, even if you do everything to resist her bootylicious charms.  Damn you B.

xoxo,

Charlisse"

fresh: "BEYONCÉ MAJRmix" - DJ MAJR

As the quarterly insanity that is my SIREN dance party (this quarter it's THE BEYONCÉ BALL) approaches, I have taken the time to develop, mix, edit, release, and honor the diva who is BEYONCÉ Knowles...

...or as my friend and I used to call her, BAYWUNZ KANOHLAYZ!

26 SONGS | 52 MINS | NON-STOP FIERCE

PAT YOUR WEAVE (download)

Here's some info about the upcoming (destined to be epic) party, taken from the Facebook invite

SIREN RETURNS for its quarterly dance party shitshow, and this time we put on our freakum dress, get you bodied, and put your bootylicious love on top 'til you lose your breath...and also get your ass drunk.

Hooray!

We plan to honor our favorite humanitarian fierce-ass diva queen almost acceptable actress extraordinaire, BEYONCÉ Giselle Knowles-Carter. We are going to destroy the green lantern with everything from her amazing hits, to Destiny's Child classics, to the artists she has inspired...

This bitch has more weaves than a basket factory, more sass than the tranny hookers on 4th street, and more raw talent than her precious little Texas mind can grasp. 

And, she lets Jay-Z give her the business... which we can imagine takes some dexterity. 

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FRI SEPT 14 @ GREEN LANTERN

OPEN VODKA BAR 10-11

AMAZING DJs (see below)

SURPRISE PERFORMANCES, STRONG-ASS DRINKS, DANCING, FOG, LASERS, QUESTIONABLE DÉCOR, DANCING, GIVEAWAYS, WEAVES, FAKE NAILS, OVERWHELMING SASS, BEYONCÉ BOMBS, and more DANCING WITH LOTS OF LEG

So, come get crazy in love and ring the (m*thaf*ckin) alarm @ SIREN...

Also expect to hear:

KYLIE, ROBYN, RYE RYE, AZEALIA, MARINA, NICKI, GOSSIP, ELLIE, DRAGONETTE, BRITNEY, SANTIGOLD, MADONNA, etc.

... but we gon' be real HEAVY ON THE BEYONCÉ.

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Crazy in Love

Irreplaceable

Countdown

Bug a Boo

Ring the Alarm

Get Me Bodied

Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)

Get on the Bus

Girls (Run the World)

Survivor

Check On It

Me, Myself, and I

Telephone

Jumpin' Jumpin'

No, No, No

Baby Boy

Bootylicious

Diva

Videophone

Party

Independent Women Part 1

Love on Top

Soldier

Freakum Dress

Halo

Naughty Girl

Lose My Breath

End of Time

Best Thing I Never Had

If I Were a Boy... 

...and the list goes on...

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DJs Include: 

MAJR 

(DC/BYT PRIDE, SHIFT, SIREN, The Gates of Heaven, A Whale's Vagina)

CHARLIE KORDES 

(who can drink all of you under the table)

LEMZ 

(Bmore's living emblem of class, excess, and the pursuit of dancing while wasted off your ass and still not face-planting in your vodka soda)

....RSVP, so we know how many shitshow divas to enjoy (and how many ambulances to order).

fresh: "How To Be A Heartbreaker (MAJR club edit)" - Marina & the Diamonds

So, I'm dying to play this song in sets, but it's been very difficult to do so, so I made this. 

It's really that simple.

You're welcome.  

This was a little more of a pain in the ass than I expected, but it was totally worth it.  I had to drop the tempo to a more mixable speed (133bpm), and then adjust the bass levels so that they had more dance floor intensity.  In certain areas, I basically dropped the bottom out of the song in order to make the chorus pop more.  In the end, I think this MAJR club edit does Marina & the Diamonds justice, and makes me dance around when I play it... and that's all that really matters.

The one thing I will say is that I couldn't quite get the bass levels right, so you DJs out there might want to drop your level a tiny bit, depending on your system.

Enjoy:

BE A HEARTBREAKER

RMX MON: "Only Insomnia in the World" - Rihanna v. Faithless

 

About a month ago, I discovered this mash-up (which originally dropped in October 2010), and I cannot stop using it in my workout mixes.  I edited it a bit, but it's definitely the best of both worlds.  DJs From Mars really worked this out well.  It has the unmistakable trance feel of Faithless' Insomnia... which basically takes me back to "those days" of questionable choices.  To make it even better, the most iconic chords in Insomnia are laced behind the chorus of one of (perhaps) Rihanna's most powerful tracks.  If not her most powerful, it's easily her most empowering.  In any case, this is great for working out, running, or just doing "questionable" deeds.  

As far as my editing, I definitely increased tempo, took out a great deal of fat that would bore a dance floor, put a back-beat on the down-tempo moments (which were superfluous), added a really cool quiver in the middle of the song that makes my heart smile, and made the most of one of the best mash-up ideas I've ever heard.  Also, check out the original tracks, below- it really brings it all into context.  Enjoy:

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Song of the Summer #8: "Live in this City (Heren v. MAJR edit)" - Dragonette

Dragonette, how I love thee.  I cannot wait to see you in a few weeks, and then to hear your new album the following week.  It's going to be an indie pop eargasm all autumn.  Woot.  This is also basically my theme song for my graduate tenure in Tucson.

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In any case, a remix was released that was pretty great, but needed to be beefed up a bit, while cutting the fat, and that's what I did here... so, instead of boring you with some nonsensical shit... here's a good weekenditty:

Below is the original version of this track.  It isn't too different, just less mixable.  It really is making me, as previously stated, anticipate the new LP.  So excited.  Thanks to Heren for making a hell of a remix, by the way.