Episode 179: Global Dance - UP! December 2023

Here we are at the end of the year and this December '23 edition of UP! just manages to slide in before the New Year. I'd like to say that it was my intention but in all honesty, I was distracted by Xmas, multiple friends December birthdays and the looming presence of the approaching new year. This set wastes no time in getting into it with some thumping house tracks kicking off with the excellent David Guetta/Kim Petras collaboration "When We Were Young" mixed by Apollo. I pulled a classic Division 4 track from a few years back which I forgot I had. "Clap Your Hands" has some great samples from Whitney's "My Love Is Your Love". Ray Isaac Turns in a killer mix of Paloma Faith's "How To Leave A Man" as do Stephen Jusko & DJ Blacklow on Chappell Roan's "Pink Pony Club". Mark from Dirty Disco delivers three more outstanding remixes here for Tate McRae, Cactushead and Barry Huffine ft. Zhana Roiya respectively. Toy Armada & Jace M work their magic on Ed Sheerans' "Eyes Closed" and Brazilian DJ/Producer Henriq Moraes has three featured remixes here for Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa and Calvin Harris ft. Sam Smith. I'm really liking his style and there are several great remixes he has produced for classic divas which will definitely be appearing on my Mardi Gras anthems in March next year. The set closes out with Luin's punchy remix of Kylie Minogue's "Vegas High". I hope everyone had a great Xmas and here's wishing you all a safe and Happy New Year. EnjoyAnthony1/ "WHEN WE WERE YOUNG" (Apollo Remix) - DAVID GUETTA ft. KIM PETRAS2/ "DREAMIN" (eSQUIRE Remix) - RED NEON ft. TINA TARA3/ "CLAP YOUR HANDS" (Division 4 Remix) - DIVISION 44/ "HOW YOU LEAVE A MAN" (Ray Isaac Remix) - PALOMA FAITH5/ "PINK PONY CLUB" (Stephen Jusko & DJ Blacklow Down In West Hollywood Remix) - CHAPPELL ROAN6/ "I TOUCH MYSELF" (Original Club Mix) - LENNY B ft. KRISTY KAY7/ "TOGETHER" (Original Club Mix) - SAMMY PORTER8/ "GREEDY" (Dirty Disco Eagle Houston Remix) - TATE McRAE9/ "WANT YOU TO KNOW" (Dirty Disco & Matt Consola Space City Remix) - CACTUSHEAD ft. DORIAN WOOD10/ "RUSH" (Elisar Touch Remix) - TROYE SIVAN11/ "DESIRE" (HenriqMoraes Club Mix) - CALVIN HARRIS ft. SAM SMITH12/ "EYES CLOSED" (Toy Armada & Jace M Club Remix) - ED SHEERAN13/ "HOUDINI" (HenriqMoraes Club Mix) - DUA LIPA14/ "CRUEL SUMMER" (HenriqMoraes Melodic Club Mix) - TAYLOR SWIFT15/ "LOOKING FOR A NEW LOVE" (Dirty Disco Mainroom Remix) - BARRY HUFFINE & JOSE SPINNIN' CORTES ft. ZHANA ROIYA16/ "VEGAS HIGH" (Luin's High Five Club Mix) - KYLIE MINOGUE