BPM Edition 2009 v8 | Take 2 - a podcast by Keith a.k.a. K j A M

It's a beautiful day in the ATL, albeit a bit chilly.  My heart goes out to all the good folks participating in the AIDS Walk for Aid Atlanta.  Looking at the weather forecast on my desktop, it appears we are going to finally have a fabulous week with plenty of sunshine and more fall-like weather as it warms up into the low 70s later on.  What's a little bit weird is that the leaves have yet to change.  I think I saw one tree yesterday, but that's about it.  Usually, around mid-September, you wake up one morning and almost all of the trees change colors overnight.  Right now, they're a little bit late to the game; so hopefully soon.  What can I say, I'm a sucker for sunshine, blue skies, pleasant temperatures and fall leaves.

As I mentioned yesterday, the second half of this edition is geared towards underground house.  I readily admit this is my favorite kind of house, next to the funkier T-Dance.  Granted, I like it all but great vocals without the annoying voice disguiser, tight beats and roof-raising electro burners is where it's at!

I start things off a little slow while each song builds on top of the other.  By the time you get halfway through, all bets are off and this just burns a hole right through your brain!  Personal favorites are the 80s styled funker "Jus Chip" by Preetesh and Angela Tharmakumar; "Ring Ring Ring" by Kurd Maverick (wait for the drop in the middle which slows down to a funky jazz groove before picking up again); "Dum Da Dum" by Melodie MC and "Musical Freedom" by Candi Stanton.  Who's that you say?  Yes, the Candi Staton of "Young Hearts Run Free" fame from 1976.  She's long been heavily involved in gospel and it's about time she took those influences and re-used them on the floor for a hair-raising experience.  Welcome back Miss Staton, we look forward to hearing more from you.

We also have an updated electro take of the Run DMC classic "My Adidas" which takes you right into the scorching hot "I Believe" by Supafly Inc.  The Vandalism mix of this song is guaranteed to melt your iPod.  Andrea Love (always a personal favorite) returns with "Kiss Me" and Niko De Luca churns out another booty shaking winner with, what else "Shake."

Word of warning: This set is not your typical high school dance.  This is serious house music for grown-ups.  Forget about sitting back and relaxing, because folks you're in for a bumpy if not groovalicious ride!

I also want to let you guys know that Party Favorz is nominated for the 2009 Best Podcast and Entertainment blog from the Blogger's Choice Awards.  It would be ultra cool if all of you could show your support and vote for this site.  While awards don't necessarily matter, I work my ass off trying to provide the ultimate experience for music lovers like yourselves, so appreciation is always welcome.  Besides, everybody likes a pat on the back once in a while for a job well done, including me.  Currently, I'm not certain what the rules are and I am not sure if you can vote for me more than once.  I'm waiting for them to get back with me on that.  If you can, I'll let everyone know how that works once I receive the rules and regulations.  If you want to vote for me, you can got to my site and click on the link on the left-hand side just above the "donate" button or just click here.  Thank you for your support!

I've been working off and on, on the gay anthems mixes and have struck a deal with Equality Across America to donate 80% of the proceeds to the cause.  EAA is working towards full equality in every aspect of life for the GLBT community.  This is a cause that's very dear to me and I believe involves more grassroots efforts to have our voices heard than anything the HRC and their overpaid Joe Solmonese CEO has done.  Because of the current time frame running up to Halloween, it's most likely I will go ahead and get those mixes out first...

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