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.

Tomorrow's SIREN Guest DJ RAD Gives Us Madge Realness

SIREN is elated to welcome DJ RAD to the booth for 10 HAIL MARYS, on Friday.  The only other DJ I know whose stage moniker is also his initials, Ryan Adam Duncan has been a friend and fellow music-obsessed DJ/promoter colleague for almost 5 years.  Soon after I produced SHIFT, he developed the monthly party Pink Sock at Wonderland in Columbia Heights, at which I was able to guest DJ (March 2010).  

Here's an example of his style (aside from Madonna): 


One of my favorite parties, Pink Sock went into hibernation for a couple years until recently rewoven into the programming of Number 9 - one of the best bars in DC.  Ryan has also guest DJ'd with me on multiple occasions for (a party which shall never be replaced) SHIFT, which still owns many records for attendance, liquor sales, questionable makeout dancing, and confetti-stained footwear - especially when he was able to share the stage.

To say RAD is a massive fan of Madonna is a gargantuan understatement.  When pondering who I wanted to have guest DJ, it was easy (in addition to SIREN favorite Charlie Kordes).  The first time I met him, he was wearing a torn Like a Virgin-era t-shirt, True Blue-era top hat, and an array of her signature necklaces/rosaries.  He almost always drops an old school Madge track in his sets, with flawless execution.  His adoration for the Queen of Pop, especially her Bedtime Stories/Erotica era, will be a perfect balance to my True Blue/Ray of Light, as we destroy the floor Friday night.  

It also helps that he's a hell of a fucking human being and one of the nice, most genuine people you'll ever meet.  

RAD's TOP 10 MADONNA VIDEOS

1. Express Yourself "Blonde Ambition Tour"

2. Vogue - MTV Awards 1990

3. Hung Up

4. Open Your Heart

5. Everybody

6. Lucky Star

7. Papa Don't Preach

8. Fever, Girlie Show Tour

9. Beautiful Stranger

10. Human Nature

In his own words:

"Madonna is my biggest role model. Hands down. Her entire life has basically been a text book documentary on how to be a flawless human being. The first time I remember hearing Madonna on the radio, I was driving in a car with my Mom...

...and "Erotica" started to play. It was so different than anything else I'd ever heard at the time. I was like, WHAT IS THIS?! My Mom's reaction was, "Turn this filth off! That slut!"...

...which only made me more intrigued. I figured out who she was and was immediately obsessed. She was perfect. I did some research. Became even more obsessed with earlier Madonna. I feel like I've been studying everything Madonna since then. I'm basically like Maureen McFarland. Her best friend from her youth. I taught Madonna how to insert a tampon! I couldn't have asked for a better role model. She moved to NYC with nothing but her ambitions, her talent, her beauty, and $20 in her pocket and became MADONNA. She is also the ULTIMATE shameless slut $ucce$$ story (wear a condom)!!! She broke through societal barriers, social norms, and confronted sexism and homophobia, all while looking flawless, grabbing her crotch, and giving anyone who had a problem with it the middle finger. And she's still making us dance! And I hope she never stops."

Additionally, for your enjoyment, here's a video of the two of us (along with many others) dancing on a booze bus on the way to see Robyn.

Madonna MAJRmix - 37 songs | 57 mins

One of the most tedious mixes I've made.  So difficult to piece together some of Madonna these tracks- especially with production qualities varying from 1983-2006.  It was worth it, and then some.  I CANNOT WAIT for Friday's Madonna party: http://www.facebook.com/events/490789950983345/

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[Intro: A Tale to Tell]

Impressive Instant

Get Together

Express Yourself

Hollywood

Hung Up

Don't Cry for Me Argentina

Into the Groove

Celebration

Ray of Light

Material Girl

Dress You Up

Burning Up

[Interlude: The World]

Open Your Heart

Vogue

Where's the Party

Forbidden Love

Deeper and Deeper

Lucky Star

Jump

Like a Virgin

Borderline

How High

Die Another Day

Holiday

Everybody

Music

Papa Don't Preach

Beautiful Stranger

[Interlude: Abandonment]

The Power of Goodbye

Human Nature

Candy Perfume Girl

La Isla Bonita

Secret

Erotica

Who's that Girl

Like a Prayer

[Interlude: Vulnerable]

True Blue

fresh: NEW Dragonette / NEW Madonna remix

I'm sure you will hear these at least once on Friday. You've no idea how much I love Dragonette, and this remix edit of Madonna makes my entire body smile.

So much love.

That is all.

Thank you.

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"Give Me All Your Love (Alessio Silvestro vs. DJ MAJR edit)" - Madonna

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The link below will still download, despite Madonna's management being big annoying bitches and disallowing the playing of the track.

Give Me All Your Love (Alessio Silvestro vs. DJ MAJR edit) - Madonna by MAJRmusic

I had a lot of fun editing this remix (all goddamned morning). Alessio Silvestro, for the 2nd track in a row (the first was Rihanna's We Found Love) has done a pretty awesome job at remixing a brand new song. I thought it needed some help in the momentum department, for my tastes, so I did my best to make it into something I would love to play live. So, I edited it down, sped it up, and deleted the fluff in order to create more of a pop, if you will. So, here ya go! Your weekenditty! Madonna is soooo back.

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(NEW) Madonna + Martin Solveig = INFECTIOUS (like happiness - not herpes)

Thanks to my very good friend Wesley at KickKickSnare, I have the a Martin Solveig-produced demo by this little artist - you may have heard of her - MADONNA!

I have had a few run-throughs of this track, and I have to say it gets better and better each time. I love Madonna, yes, but she is no poet- that's for sure (at least not since Ray of Light). Where this track completely kicks some pop-ass is its signature Martin Solveig quirks that make me really want to dance around like an idiot.

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supergay 80's madonna

We all love our Like a Prayers, Like a Virgins and Vogues... but the Madonna that reminds me why I love her, and why she was an innovator and will always be an icon is the one in these four tracks. They define her for me, and I will always love her most for these. And, for those of you who are too young to remember such greatness... enjoy the fact that these songs are coming to you now. Lady Gaga and Britney can suck a collective bagadix- Madonna is still the biggest star in the world who ambitiously changed fashion, performance, and redefined 'female pop artist' before Gaga could count the money in her upper west side trust fund.

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10 BIG GAY SONGS for TONIGHT!

TONIGHT

So tonight is my PRIDE SET from 9:00 - 11:00p @ THE NEWSEUM! I'm so excited. To give you a preview, and celebrate, what big gay dance music should be, here are 10 tracks you'll probably hear me spill tonight! GET EXCITED!!!

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

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Rumour Has It (Rascal vs. DJ MAJR edit) - Adele

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

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Till The World Ends (DJ Kue vs. DJ MAJR edit) - Britney Spears

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I Follow Rivers (The Magician vs. DJ MAJR edit) - Lykke Li

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Dog Days Are Over (Sanna & Pitron vs. DJ MAJR edit) - Florence + The Machine

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

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Shampain (Fred Falke remix DJ MAJR edit) - Marina & The Diamonds

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DJ (Madeon vs. DJ MAJR edit) - Alphabeat

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Heads Will Roll (DAN OH remix DJ MAJR edit) - Yeah Yeah Yeahs

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remix monday: some majr madonna

The first request I have received for Saturday's BIG EVENT was the Sidechains remix of Madonna's Into The Groove. I LOVE this track, but I don't like the filler, so I edited it down. It was superbly easy, but makes a world of difference in momentum (no mid-song lull, or long terrible outro). So, go on.. get into your groove. :)

Into The Groove (Sidechains remix DJ MAJR edit)

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3 tracks: best Madonna remixes

I'm not the biggest Madonna fan out there, but I believe it hard for one not to appreciate her consistency over the years, as well as her (a propos) ambition. She's worked for a great deal and deserves her success, for the most part.

When I am DJing, I rarely play an album track of hers (they're usually too slow), but I do really enjoy some great remixes of her material. Here are my three favorite Madonna remixes, for Three Track Thursday.

I think the best part about these remixes is that the original tracks come from three different eras of her career. Into The Groove (1985) marked the first flush of Madonna's young career, when her sound was just coming into its own. Sidechains always seems to add great edge to their remixes, and this is no different. It transforms a mid-80's pop track into a belligerently electro dance song. This one wins most improved at the reunion.

Hollywood (2003) was the second single from the third straight chart topping record (American Life) in 6 years (after a 5 year period when few thought Madonna would recover from her pariah-like status of the early 1990's). It was this quality-grind era that saved Madonna's career, in my opinion. This remix, by the near-legendary Thin White Duke, made me like a song that otherwise about which I could give a damn less.

Lastly, we have Celebration (2009), a track that was originally written in part by Paul Oakenfold, and then remixed here by Benny Benassi. Does that not spell the perfect dance track? Madonna has this way of employing the best of the best to save and/or replenish her career with quality pop. Perhaps that says a great deal about her aesthetic instincts (and her humility)... and for that you can never doubt her merit over this massive span of 24 years between these tracks.

Into The Groove (Sidechains remix) - Madonna

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Hollywood (Thin White Duke remix) - Madonna

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Celebration [Benny Benassi remix] - Madonna

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