Gay Days Edition 2009 v3 - a podcast by Keith a.k.a. K j A M

It's Friday so let the parties begin!  At this point, Gay Days should be in full swing and I'm sending up the final mix that should keep things going well into the morning.  So let's get to it.

For the most part, this mix takes on a little more subdued tone.  In fact, you might even consider this a winddown mix; just with enough oomph to carry you through to 5 AM.  Kicking things off, Avri and Johanna's "Love Again" is a smart piece where the protagonist declares that she can no longer be with the person she loved for so long.  Midnight Society turns in an uncharacteristically low key circuit number that frankly suits the song well.  This is followed by TYNY and Jerumus with Josie Vie on "What You Do To Me".  I simply love this song.  Miss Vie's sexy vocals are upfront and honest on this electro number.  Personally, I think this deserves more attention than it's getting at the moment, but it's still relatively new, so we'll see.  Many of you may remember Lakisha Jones as a finalist from American Idol's sixth season.  Well, her album finally dropped in May with the lead single "Let's Go Celebrate".  The original is fresh but not much different from a crowded field of the same at top 40.  Nevertheless, it should do well.  What really bugs me is that she is an amazingly gifted singer, but for some reason, her producers felt it was necessary to put her voice through that vocoder thingy that is very common with artists that frankly can't sing.  In fact, you wouldn't even recognize her if it weren't for the fact that her name accompanies the album.  Friscia and Lamboy who have been m.i.a. as of late, return with their own brand of electro-circuit style production that works oh so well for this song.  I expect this will not only do extremely well in the clubs but on the charts as well.

Following up "Here I Am" Matt Zarley returns with a remake of the Steve Winwood classic "While You See A Chance".  With this being one of my all-time favorite songs, I was concerned about it getting some sort of circuit style treatment.  Apparently, so were the remixers involved in this project.  Why?  They toned it down making it more of a tea dance style party mix.  Solar City and Mark Picchiotti both did outstanding mixes that will compete for my next T-Dance Edition.  So that left me with Twisted Dee who equally did an outstanding job though her version is a little more primetime.  The "morning" used in the title suggests wind down, which is why it's on this set.  After repeated listens, I really like Matt's vocals and the variety of mixes that accompanied the package.  This is a grower and definitely a keeper.

Those of you that follow the BPM  Editions, may remember the fabulous Sabrina Johnston's take of "Peace in the Valley" with the Soulshakers doing the remix honors.  Well, it looks like Michelle Weeks also wanted to give it a stab and instead of taking the funky route, she and Orienta-Rhythm deliver some soul-satisfying hard hitting house.  I honestly really like both versions for competing reasons.  Trust me on this one.

As I had previously mentioned, DJ Paulo is all over the place lately and is turning out some high-quality mixes in the process.  "Circles" is an absolute stunner reminiscent of Joey Negro's take on Sessomatto and Thelma Houston's "I Need Somebody".  Probably a song I should reintroduce sometime this summer because I love it so much.  Anywho, lovin' them "Circles".  Another one I've been all over is Andrea Carnell's "Up Your Heart" which apparently came out in late December last year.  However, it wasn't until April of this year when Danny Verde released an e.p. of his best mixes that this song started gaining traction and rightfully so.  As usual, the vocals are impeccable and the hook will suck you in.

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