Here are my dj charts that I should have posted half a year (or something) ago. Since my last countdown was posted in April, this is almost like a best of 2009. So late. So sorry. But so good.
More recent charts are just around the corner. I promise.

1. Jerome Sydenham – Ecoute (Ecoute!) – UK Promotions
   Has some “Sylvester – Dance (Disco Heat)” (Martha Wash and Izora Armstead on vocals) in the mix and turns it into a modern disco house track. Love it.
2. The Gossip – Love Long Distance (Riva Starr Remix Vocal) – Sony
   The remix on soundcloud is not the complete version, but you get the idea of the cut up vocals. Stomper.
3. Derrick Carter – A Hope (Over U) (D’s Meeting House Dub) – Classic
   Super house classic from the Mo Pschidt Ep, has the chipmunk Friends (The 1:00 Club) on the flipside. I got into it again last year and have been spinning it quite a bit. Both sides.
4. Omar-S – Lift Him Up feat. Don Q and Still Serious Nic – FXHE
   Lift Him Up is a raw gospel deep house monster featuring Omar-S’s brother on vocals. Still Serious Nic is seriously rough.
5. Lady Gaga – Bad Romance (Hercules & Love Affair Mix) – Interscope
   You can’t escape Gaga after this nu disco Hercules remix. Best mix of her songs so far. There is also a dub version if you can’t stand the vocals.
6. Pezzner – Shasta (Master King Reprise Mix) – Physical Graffiti
   Hysterical peak time track. Deep shet.
7. Aaron-Carl – I Refuse (Quentin Harris Remix) – Wall Shaker Music
   Love the Prince samples in this one. And combined with AC’s vocals, ahhhh, unbeatable.
8. DJ T. – Shine On (Motor City Drum Ensemble Warehouse Dub Mix) – Get Physical
   Just one of many great Motor City Drum Ensemble mixes that came out last year. Check out Danielo on soundcloud for the latest on Motor City songs.
9. The Phenomenal Handclap Band – You’ll Disappear (Horse Meat Disco Remix) – Gomma
   Nu disco, space disco. Not sure what to call it.
10. Dennis Ferrer – Sinfonia Della Notte – Strictly Rhythm
11. Romanthony – Miami (Mix 1)
    New, raw production with a vocal loop “Have you ever been to Miami?”
12. Justus Köhncke – Lieder der Nacht feat. Marianne Rosenberg – E’de Cologne
    So gay. So good. So German.
13. Marc Evans – Tonight’s The Night (Miguel Migs Salted Dub) – Defected
14. Michael Gray, Danism & Lisa Millett – Say Yes – Defected
15. Jovonn feat. Koffee the Story – Kitty Kat (Original Main Mix) – NextMoov
    I always fall for some good pussy talk.
16. Róisín Murphy – Orally Fixated
    This one was all over the interwebs when Roisin finally released it. Still pumping.
17. Todd Terry – Play On (Eddie Thoneick Remix) feat. Tara Macdonald – Strictly Rhythm

That’s not all. Here’s some Michael Jackson. I love to play these mixes:

• Michael Jackson – Remember The Time (Silky Soul 12” Mix) – Sony
  One of my (if not the) favourite MJ remixes. Steve Silk Hurley turned Remember The Time into a house classic. Sorry, couldn’t find a good link for the 12″ version.
• Michael Jackson – Rock With You (Frankie Knuckles Favourite Club Mix) – Sony
  This one is so smooth. A good start into the night. I believe it was first released as the B-Side to “You Are Not Alone” in 1995.
• Argy & The Martinez Brothers – Debbie Downer – Objektivity
  This came out before Michael’s death. It has a sample (“don’t you dare”) that definitely sounds like MJ, but I can’t make out the song it’s from. Any ideas?

This doesn’t look so different from last year’s top 25.
It was another Mariah-released-a-new-album year.

Happy New Year!

Apart from the songs below, I love to listen to anything Kid Cudi. Hopefully he is coming out with his debut album soon, although Cudi has recently announced and withdrawn, his retirement. In general, I do think it is a great idea to announce the retirement before the first album hits the streets.

1. Danism & Michael Watford – Change (Original Mix) – MN2S
   From the WMC Miami Sampler. Great beats with a hint of gospel.
2. Marc Evans – The Way U Love Me (Spen’s Deadly Love Potion) – Defected
   This is such a good dub mix, with some metal hitting sounds. Has a powerful vocal break near the end.
3. Black Science Orchestra – Save Us (MotorCitySoul Remix) – Junior Boys Own
4. Jennifer Hudson – Spotlight (Quentin Harris Dark Collage Club Mix) – Arista
   I’m a little bit late on this one. It is a gay monster. I start playing this after 1:45 min., it is a little bit too circut before. But I loves me some J-Hud.
5. 3rd Face – Canto Della Liberta (D’s New 3rd Face Dub) – Classic Recordings
   Very hysterical spanish yelling on this new remix of 90ties house.
6. Capracara – King Of The Witches (Rub N Tug Remix) – DFA
   More new disco from DFA.
7. Cece Peniston – Finally (Aaron-Carl Remix)
   And I thought I would never listen or dj that song again. Aaron-Carl proved me wrong. The remix pushes some fresh beats through that rusty old homo anthem.
8. Mary J. Blige – Give Me You (Club Path / Boris Dlugosch Mix) – MCA
   I found this record at an used record store. It is such a pushy remix.
9. Lil Louis – Club Lonely (Ill Mark Remix) – Bulk
   Unofficial, new remix of the classic house song.
10. Moody – Freeki Mutha F cker – KDJ
    Moodymann giving us a solid Prince song.
11. Stevie Wonder – Make Sure You’re Sure (Timmy Regisford & Quentin Harris Mix) – Un-restricted Access
    The original version of the song is from the Jungle Fever soundtrack.
12. Andreas Dorau – Im September (Justus Köhncke Remix) – Mute
    Im September. Oktober. November. Dezember. That are all the lyrics in Justus’ disco dubby mix that I missed when the song was first released. Amäzing. Available at iTunes Germany.
13. Flora Cruz – Overcome (Phil Hooton’s Mel Cheren and Larry Levan Tribute Vocal) – Mixtape Sessions Music
    Just from the name you can see that this is a great old-school sounding disco mix.
14. Bear Who – U Step (BHQ Remix) – Dust Traxx
    More Derrick Carter bouncy Chicago house.

Here is a screen shot of 2008’s Top 25 songs from my iTunes.
Surprising, isn’t it?

Happy New Year!

Can’t seem to get the charts in order this time.
More or less top ten like. Here we go:

• Osunlade – Momma’s Groove (Jimpster’s Slipped Disc Mix) – Strictly Rhythm
• Runaway – Use Me – Wurst Edits
• Terrence Parker – Tribute EP – ParkerMusicWorks
• Erykah Badu – Real Thang’s House (MME Did it Mix) – Examplary Music
• Telephone – Stop In The Name of Love (Terrence Parker’s Deep In Love Remix) / Same Old Song (Terrence Parker’s Same Song Different Day Remix) – ParkerMusicWorks
• DJ Spen Presents The Jersey Maestros – He’s So Real (DJ Spen Praise Party Mix) – Code Red
• Róisín Murphy – Movie Star (Sam & Di Angelis ‘She Is Beautiful’ Remix)
• Black Science Orchestra – Save Us (MotorCitySoul Remix) – Junior Boys Own
• Joey Negro – Love Hangover (DJ Spen Club Mix) – Z Records
• Motor City Drum Ensemble – Raw Cuts #2 – Raw Cuts
• Bostro Pesopeo – Falls (Hercules & Love Affair Remix) – Permanent Vacation
• Soul Deep Collective – Release Me (AC’s Jak Mix) – Wallshaker
• Kuniyuki Takahashi – All These Things (Theo Parrish Remix Vocal Version) – Mule Musiq Japan
• Kanye West – Love Lockdown (Guy Robin Underground mix) – Raw House