Episodes

  • Episode 97: Son Of A Gun

    Episode 97: Son Of A Gun
    May 18 2022
    TRACK NOTES: Hooj Choon was one of my most influential record labels when I was a young DJ. Hooj Choons was formed by Alex Simons and Red Jerry in 1990 and existed until 2003, releasing 136 singles and a dozen or so album-length compilations.  This mix captures that late-90s, early 2000s’ big room’ sound. The Hooj Choon sound was distinctive for the day – techno, but not gooey, cheesy commercial “techno;” more ethereal than “trance-y;” more “progressive” than ‘house’ of the day. Several of these tracks were staples when I resident at the Underground in Portland or Purgatory in Provincetown.  Sadly though I never owned many of these tracks “back in the day” as they were often hard to find as imports into the USA. Luckily, much of the HC catalog has been released on Bandcamp. Many of the Bandcamp tracks are clearly vinyl rips, though – so expect the occasional pop or hiss.   The title track is “Son Of A Gun” by JX, which was a massive record for me back in the day. (And it was a good excuse to choose some interesting cover art.) Other notable tracks include Gloworm’s “I Lift My Cup,” Sanctuary Of Love by The Source, “Hypnotized” by Oscar G and Stryke, and “The Things That Dreams Are Made Of” by The Human League (a record I wish I had discovered earlier).  I hope you enjoy this mix as much as I did making it. - #DJTimStaney #LifeIsShortDance #WeAreMadeToMove  TRACK LIST: 1. I Lift My Cup (To The Spirit Divine) (State Of Grace Mix) - Gloworm // 2. Hitchhiking - Jas // 3. Sanctuary Of Love (Requiem In D Minor Mix) - The Source // 4. New Dreams (12'' Mix) - Illinton featuring Coco Sapur // 5. Riding - Teimoso // 6. U (Vocal Version) - Datar // 7. Turn To Try (Danceteria Mix) - Gardner & Thomas // 8. The Things That Dreams Are Made Of (Richard Stone Club Mix) - The Human League // 9. Tra-la-la-la-la (Basher Ranks Mix) - Diss-Cuss // 10. Hypnotized (Sharam Jey's Tuffunk Mix) - Oscar G and Stryke // 11. Train Of Thought (12" Mix) - Escrima // 12. High (Kirk And Fox Subway Mix) - Hyper Go Go // 13. Save The Day (Aquarius Bean Roundas Mix) - Diss-Cuss // 14. My Orbit (Parks & Wilson's Breakdown Mix) - Parks & Wilson // 15. Bits + Pieces (Tony De Vit Mix) - Artemesia // 16. Only Me (P + C Mix) - Hyperlogic // 17. There's Nothing I Won't Do (Way Out West Remix) - JX // 18. Son Of A Gun (Jerry + Jake Flogging The Horse Mix) - JX //  Note: For promotional purposes only. Some tracks contain adult themes and language.  °°°°° Tim Staney is a member of the ZipDJ Record Pool. Tracks for this mix sourced from Bandcamp. Recorded on a Pioneer DJ DDJ-800 assisted by a DDJ-XP2 using Rekordbox on a Mac. Additional production by CommercialKings.com. Image: satyrenko | For booking information, please visit https://djtimstaney.com.
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    1 hr and 51 mins
  • Episode 84: It's A Sin - An Obsession With The Pet Shop Boys

    Episode 84: It's A Sin - An Obsession With The Pet Shop Boys
    Feb 28 2022
    TRACK NOTES: This is "one of those mixes" that I have been working on for months and required extensive track prep. The Pet Shop Boys (and Dusty Springfield) are important in the history of gay music, so it was important to me that I could get this mix right before releasing it.  I edited a few mixes for mix-ability in Rekordbox DJ. And many of the mixes here of Pet Shop Boys' classics are unusual or 'not expected.' For instance, I chose the 'Thee Werq'n B!Tches' remix of West End Girl instead of the customary 'Shep Pettibone Mix,' while excellent, that was most often played in clubs.  I also wrestled with playing the Obsession cut of 'Where The Streets Have No Name / Can't Take My Eyes Off You' because it was not the PSB. Back in the day, I played a remix service version [Rhythm Stick?] of the track I no longer have, which explains the "Obsession with..." part of the title.  The set's highlight is the 'Barry Harris 2021' mix of 'It's A Sin' which claimed the title track. The lyrics to 'It's A Sin' are relatable in so many ways for gay men and lesbians, especially of older generations, and before "a more tolerant society" emerged.  I hope you enjoy this mix as much as I did making it. - #DJTimStaney #LifeIsShortDance #WeAreMadeToMove  TRACK LIST: 1 Somewhere (Extended Mix) - Pet Shop Boys //  2 Beautiful People - Pet Shop Boys //  3 What Have I Done To Deserve This (Staney's Rekordbox Edit of the Disco Mix) - Pet Shop Boys //  4 Paninaro (Staney's Rekordbox Edit of Pet Shop Boys and David Jacob's Italian Mix) - Pet Shop Boys //  5 Opportunities [Let's Make Lots of Money] (Staney's Rekordbox Edit) - Pet Shop Boys //  6 Love Comes Quickly (Staney's Rekordbox Edit of DJ-J-ME Soul Shack ReTouch) - Pet Shop Boys //  7 Axis (Boys Noize Remix) - Pet Shop Boys //  8 Always on My Mind & In My House (Remastered) - Pet Shop Boys //  9 West End Girls (Thee Werq'n B!Tches Mirrorball Mix) - Pet Shop Boys //  10 The Way It Used To Be (Left Of Love Dub) - Pet Shop Boys //  11 Heart (Joel Dickinson Anthem Mix) - Pet Shop Boys //  12 Monkey Business (Dirty Disco Eagle Houston Remix) - Pet Shop Boys //  13 Say It To Me (Electro Tech C-Rod Mix) - Pet Shop Boys //  14 On Social Media - Pet Shop Boys //  15 Pandemonium (The Stars And The Sun Dub) - Pet Shop Boys //  16 Dreamland (Joel Dickinson Mirrorball Extended Mix) - Pet Shop Boys ft. Years & Years //  17 Suburbia (Julian Mendelssohn's Full Horror Mix) - Pet Shop Boys //  18 Left to My Own Devices (Super Version) - Pet Shop Boys //  19 Left to My Own Devices (Extended Mix) - Pet Shop Boys //  20 Love Etc (Pet Shop Boys Mix) - Pet Shop Boys //  21 Go West (Staney's Rekordbox Edit of the Direct Hit Remix) - Pet Shop Boys //  22 It's A Sin (Barry Harris 2021) - Pet Shop Boys //  23  Thursday (Eddie Amador Club Mix) - Pet Shop Boys ft. Example //  24 Where The Streets Have No Name / Can't Take My Eyes Off You (Almighty Definitive Club Mix) - Obsession //  25 Somewhere (Extended Mix) - Pet Shop Boys //  26 Give Stupidity A Chance - Pet Shop Boys //  Note: For promotional purposes only. Some tracks contain adult themes and language.  °°°°° Tim Staney is a member of the ZipDJ Record Pool. Tracks sourced from ZipDJ, The MashUp UK, Beatport, Traxsource, HypeEdit, Ultimix Records, iTunes/Apple Music, Amazon Music, or other commercial platforms. Recorded on a Pioneer DJ DDJ-800 controller assisted by a DDJ-XP2 sub-controller using Rekordbox on a MacBook Air M1. Additional production by CommercialKings.com.  For booking information, please visit https://djtimstaney.com. 
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    2 hrs and 24 mins
  • Episode 72: Pretty N'Pnk

    Episode 72: Pretty N'Pnk
    Jan 2 2022
    TRACK NOTES: This is a mix of edited/remastered/refreshed alternative club/extended mixes from the '80s. There are some great artists on this mix including Depeche Mode, New Order, and Erasure, the holy trinity of '80s alternative bands that were popular in dance clubs. There are also some more obscure pieces like "Pineapple Face" by Revenge, a truly great song that didn't get much airplay back in the day (likely due to its unusual name). There are also some killer reconstructions of classic tracks including Barry Harris's reworking of "People Are People" and Dario Caminita's 'Revibe' mix of "It's My Life" by Talk Talk. I hope you enjoy this mix as much as I did making it. - #DJTimStaney #LifeIsShortDance #WeAreMadeToMove TRACK LIST:  1 Such a Shame (Staney's 'Extended Mix' Edit) - Talk Talk //  2 Wild Boys (Staney's 'Wilder Than Wild Boys Extended' Edit) - Duran Duran //  3 Don't You Want Me (ARP Extended Edit) - The Human League //  4 The War Song (Ultimate Dance Mix) - Culture Club //  5 True Faith (12" Morning Sun Remix Extended) - New Order //  6 Doctor! Doctor! (Long Version) - Thompson Twins //  7 People Are People (Barry Harris 2021 Remix) - Depeche Mode //  8 The Look of Love (U.S. Remix) - ABC //  9 What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy) (Club Mix) - Information Society //  10 Never Ending Story (Staney's '1st Chapter' Edit) - Obsession //  11 Stop! (12" Remix) - Erasure //  12 Oh l'amour (PWL Funky Sisters Say "Ooh La La") - Erasure //  13 Don't Go (Ultimix by Josh Harris) - Yaz //  14 The Great Commandment (Original US 12' Mix - Remastered Version) - Camouflage //  15 It's My Life (Dario Caminita Revibe) - Talk Talk //  16 Pineapple Face (Pineapple Faces Big Day Remix) - Revenge //  17 My Heart Goes Bang (Extended Remix) - Dead Or Alive //  18 Quiet Life (12") - Japan //  19 Round & Round (Club Mix) - New Order //  20 Living On Video (Original Album Version) - Trans-X //  21 Love Is A Shield (Extended Version) - Camouflage //  22 Pretty in Pink (Berlin Mix) - The Psychedelic Furs //  Note: For promotional purposes only. Some tracks contain adult themes and language.  °°°°° Tim Staney is a member of the ZipDJ Record Pool. Tracks sourced from ZipDJ, The MashUp UK, Beatport, Traxsource, HypeEdit, Ultimix Records, iTunes/Apple Music, Amazon Music, or other commercial platforms. Recorded on a Pioneer DJ DDJ-800 controller assisted by a DDJ-XP2 sub-controller using Rekordbox on a MacBook Air M1. Additional production by CommercialKings.com. Image: Creative Commons
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    1 hr and 45 mins
  • Episode 70: Fresh Beets

    Episode 70: Fresh Beets
    Dec 31 2021
    TRACK NOTES: This is my last mix of 2021. I really never know what genre is going to strike me when I record. For my final mix of 2021, I chose a set of 'accessible' tech house; it was ready to go with cue points and all. Much of the music comes from HypeEdit and includes reworkings of Technotronic's 'Pump Up The Jam' and New Order's 'Blue Monday.' If you're a tech-house purist, this probably isn't your jam. But, if you're "tech house-curious," this is an excellent place to start. I hope you enjoy this mix as much as I did making it. - #DJTimStaney #LifeIsShortDance #WeAreMadeToMove TRACK LIST: 1 Music Came First (Extended Mix) - Mr. Kavalicious // 2 Tough Kids (Brown Vox Remix) - K-Mack // 3 No You Didn't (Extended Mix) - EDUKE // 4 In The Music (Original Mix) - K.A.M.A., Roland Clark // 5 Variant (Original Mix) - Jhonatan Moraes // 6 Mandala Acid (Short Edit) - Juliet Sikora, Tini Gessler // 7 Play By My Rules (Original Mix) - Chapter & Verse // 8 Get Ready For This (Michael Senatore Remix) - 2Unlimited // 9 Pump Up the Jam  (Fenn Edit) - Technotronic // 10 Blue Monday (Al-Fernandez Edit) - New Order // 11 Higher (Original Mix) - Lewis UK // 12 Disco Ennennci - DJ Stewe B // 13 Out Of My Head (Sammy Porter Extended Remix) - Jack Wins & ManyFew // 14 Do It To It (ABSOLUTE.s WHP Remix) - ACRAZE // 15 Pattak (Extended Mix) - Adapter // 16 Muzikizum (Paul Reids X-Press2on Mix) - X-Press 2 // 17 Badu On - Chris Towers // 18 Must Be Love (Original Mix) - Italo Perez // 19 That's What I Want (Quinten Circle Extended Remix) - Lil Nas X // 20 Work My Body - DJ Stewe B // 21 Suppositions (Original Mix) - Blackchild // 22 Drinkee (Carl Cox Extended Mix) - Sofi Tukker // Note: For promotional purposes only. Some tracks contain adult themes and language. °°°°° Tim Staney is a member of the ZipDJ Record Pool. Tracks sourced from ZipDJ, The MashUp UK, Beatport, Traxsource, HypeEdit, Ultimix Records, iTunes/Apple Music, Amazon Music, or other commercial platforms. Recorded on a Pioneer DJ DDJ-800 using Rekordbox on a MacBook Air M1. Additional production by CommercialKings.com. Image: skypicsstudio
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    1 hr and 40 mins
  • Episode 45: Raise Your Hands

    Episode 45: Raise Your Hands
    Sep 8 2021
    TRACK NOTES: A short midweek house mix inspired by a nice reworking of London X-Press by X-Press 2. #LifeIsShortDance #WeAreMadeToMove #DJTimStaney TRACK LIST: 1 If It Wasn't For The Music (Original Mix) - Windy City Classics // 2 The Feeling (Extended Mix) - Mac & Ward // 3 Low Flow (Original Mix) - Yuri Eleven // 4 Let The Groove (Original Mix) - Caldera // 5 I Wanna Know (Original Mix) - Rick Silva // 6 Drop That Beat (Extended Mix) - Roger Da Silva // 7 Naughty Girl (Deux Saints Remix) - Beyonce // 8 Don't You Want (Original Mix) - Block & Crown, Maickel Telussa // 9 Hello (LaughTrax Remix) - Martin Solveig // 10 Think (Original Mix) - Party With Style // 11 Body Rock (The Cube Guys Mix) - Tommy Vee, Keller, Mauro Ferrucci // 12 London X-Press (Manston & Simms Reboot Mix) - X-Press 2 // °°°°° Tim Staney is a member of the ZipDJ Record Pool. Other tracks sourced from HypeEdit, Traxsource. Recorded on a Pioneer DJ DDJ-800 using Rekordbox on a MacBook Pro. Additional production by CommercialKings.com. Image: jovanas
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    49 mins
  • Episode 44: 1990-Something

    Episode 44: 1990-Something
    Sep 1 2021
    TRACK NOTES: Sometimes you feel a little "retro." I rarely record on a 'school night,' but the itch struck me tonight, and I knocked out this somewhat painful set. I used a few loops here and there (forgetting how cruel and unusual it was to get in and out of some of these 'remixed' songs), but for the most part, I played it as I would have back in 1990-something. Enjoy! #LifeIsShortDance #WeAreMadeToMove #DJTimStaney TRACK LIST: 1 Love Me the Right Way (The Real Rapino 12" Mix) - Rapination // 2 Luv 4 Luv (Direct Hit Remix) - Robin S // 3 Going Nowhere (Ultimix by Mark Roberts) - Gabrielle // 4 Get Huh! (Direct Hit Remix) - The Ride Committee // 5 The Eve Of The War (12" Maxi) - Man Machine // 6 Tree Frog (Feel So Real Remix) - Hope // 7 Tree Frog (Extended Mix) - Hope // 8 One More Try (Rollo's Big Mix, 2020 Remaster) - Kristine W // 9 Shoot Me With Your Love (Loveland's 12-inch Pop'd Up Mix) - D:ream // 10 Don't Make Me Wait (Loveland's Full On Vocal Mix) - Loveland // 11 Open Up Your Heart (Luv Dup Dub) - M People // 12 Rockin' For Myself (Direct Hit Remix) - Motiv8 // 13 U Got 2 Know (Direct Hit Remix) - Capella // 14 Don't You Wanna Know (Illusive's Serie A Remix) - Abigail // 15 Be My Lover (Club Mix) - La Bouche // 16 Right In the Night (Direct Hit Remix) - Jam & Spoon // 17 Everytime You Touch Me (Uplifting Edit) - Moby // °°°°° Tim Staney is a member of the ZipDJ record pool. Other tracks sourced from Traxsource, Beatport, Amazon Music, and iTunes/Apple Music. Recorded on a Pioneer DJ DDJ-800 on a MacBook Pro using Rekordbox. Additional production by CommercialKings.com. Image: kapitosh 
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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • Episode 43: Ricochet

    Episode 43: Ricochet
    Aug 27 2021
    TRACK NOTES: This set has a few reworks of older hits that have been given a new twist. The 'David Guetta & Morten Future Rave Extended Mix' of 'Titanium' (feat. Sia) clearly inspired the track title. While the song is overplayed in general, this is a killer new "big room" mix, and it is the centerpiece of my set. Other notable reworkings include the 'Charlotte de Witte & Enrico Sangiuliano Remix' of 'The Age of Love' by Age Of Love. My favorite mix will always be Jam & Spoon's 'Watch Out For Stella Mix,' but this is a formidable rework. A few tracks I have played before in other sets like the 'Ivan Jack Remix' of 'Stand Up' by Soulife, while other tracks are entirely new mixes of familiar hits like Ed Sheeran's 'Bad Habits.' Lastly, 'Free' by Vintage Culture, Fancy Inc., and Roland Clark is a fun track, likely predicated on everyone doing the right thing, getting their shot, masking up, and ending the pandemic. Hence, it feels a little premature to this Floridian, but it's still a great track. #LifeIsShortDance #WeAreMadeToMove #DJTimStaney TRACK LIST: 1 Angelica (Original Mix) - Limara // 2 Droplet (Original Mix) - Massane // 3 Talk To Me Again (Original Mix) - Hidden Face // 4 Cry A Little (Remix) (Laurent Simeca Remix) - DJ Blackstone, Sean Finn // 5 Out Out (Extended Mix) - Joel Corry, Jax Jones, Charli Xcx, Saweetie // 6 Healer (Extended Mix) - Marsh // 7 How I Feel (Extended Vocal Mix) - Martin Ikin, Hayley May // 8 Come Away (Extended Mix) - Nora En Pure, Tim Morrison // 9 Connect (Extended Mix) - Pavel Khvaleev // 10 Before Tonight (Original Mix) - Stylo // 11 April (Original Mix) - Yousef, CamelPhat // 12 Do It To It (Extended Mix) - ACRAZE, Cherish // 13 Power (Extended Mix) Solardo, Maur // 14 Stand Up (Ivan Jack Remix) - Soulife // 15 Free (Extended Mix) - Vintage Culture, Fancy Inc., Roland Clark // 16 Show Me Sound (Original Mix) - Walter Gardini // 17 Gonna Make You Sweat (Tommy Loco x RAAF VIP Mix) - C+C Music Factory // 18 Titanium (feat. Sia) (David Guetta & Morten Future Rave Extended Mix) - David Guetta, Sia // 19 Bad Habits (Meduza Extended Remix) - Ed Sheeran // 20 Sometimes (Extended Mix) - Martin Ikin // 21 Rave Machine (Original Mix) - Aristo G // 22 Zilla (Original Mix) - Kyle Walker, VLTRA // 23 Disco Revenge 2021 (Block & Crown & Sean Finn Mix) - Sean Finn, Block & Crown // 24 Myself (Big Kid Remix) - Tony Moran, James Anthony, GSP, Nikki Valentine // 25 The Age Of Love (Charlotte de Witte & Enrico Sangiuliano Remix) - Age Of Love // °°°°° Tim Staney is a member of the ZipDJ Record Pool. Other tracks sourced from Beatport. Recorded on a Pioneer DJ DDJ-800 using Rekordbox on a MacBook Pro. Additional production by CommercialKings.com.
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    1 hr and 56 mins
  • Episode 42: This Is My House

    Episode 42: This Is My House
    Aug 20 2021
    TRACK NOTES: Because the world needed another remix of Stupidisco . Seriously, there's been some good music coming out of my record pool lately. I've been in this house-y, tech house-y vibe lately and will test drive this one at the beach (weather permitting) this weekend. Hope you enjoy! #LifeIsShortDance #WeAreMadeToMove #DJTimStaney TRACK LIST: 1 Stupidisco (Elektrik Disko Extended Remix) - Junior Jack // 2 Tribalism (Mason Extended Mix) - Biscits feat. Mita // 3 No More Looking Back (David Penn Extended Remix) - Idris Elba, Inner City, Steffanie Christian // 4 The Funk Hustle (Original Mix) - Joey Chicago // 5 Can't Live Without You (Original Mix) - Yass, David Penn // 6 Honey (Extended Mix) - CID, Volkoder // 7 You (Extended Mix) - J. Worra, Cat Connors // 8 Roots (Moon Rocket Remix) - Mattei & Omich, Ella, Moon Rocket Roots // 9 That Soul (Extended Mix) - Maxinne, Mark Knight, MC Flipside // 10 Drinkee (Vintage Culture & John Summit Extended Mix) - Sofi Tukker // 11 Float Away (Camelphat Extended Remix) - Yousef, The Angel, Camelphat // 12 Sometimes (Qubiko Remix) - Audiowhores // 13 Missing You (Extended Mix) - Ferreck Dawn, Guz, Jack Back // 14 Echoes Of The Past (Original Mix) - Javi Colors // 15 Chicago (Extended Mix) - Lexa Hill // 16 Toxic (Original Mix) - Simon Kidzoo // 17 Fireball (Flash 89 Extended Remix) - Wongo, Rubi Du 18 Acid Nation (Original Mix) - Hauzer // 19 A Message from Dolly - Dolly °°°°° Tim Staney is a member of the ZipDJ Record Pool. Other tracks sourced from SoundCloud. Recorded on a Pioneer DJ DDJ-800 using Rekordbox on a MacBook Pro. Additional production by CommercialKings.com. Image copyright: Cameronc
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    1 hr and 32 mins