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It’s time for another hour of funk-filled tunes from DJ Cruze and tonight’s episode is no exception. I’m bringing you another show filled with the best house and electro tunes that are rocking my dancefloors at the moment. We’ve also got an exclusive from the up and coming Dutch producer Duart Jansen who brings us an awesome disco cut-up with his new tune “What U Want”. Thanks for giving me the track mate!

Also, the classic this week is a classic Hardfloor remix of Mory Kanté’s “Yeke Yeke” which has always been a massive tune for me. Great African vocals with the acid madness that only Hardfloor can supply. A wicked tune!

Enjoy the show and get in touch if you want a shout out. And don’t forget to comment on the show below and tell me what you think.

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Here is the tracklisting for the show:

• DJ Cruze big tunes:
  • [00:00:00] The Ting Tings - Great DJ (Calvin Harris Remix) - Columbia
  • [00:06:18] Garage Jams - Snowflake (Wideboys Twisted House Dub) - Gusto
  • DJ Cruze EXCLUSIVE
    • [00:11:49] Duart Jansen - What U Want - CDR
  • [00:17:04] David Jordan - Move On (Wideboys Dub) - ZTT
  • [00:21:19] Loveshy - AM To PM (Thomas Gold Remix) - AATW
  • [00:27:18] Till West & Eddie Thoneick - Hi N Bye (Smax & Gold Remix) - Phunkwerk
  • [00:34:33] Jay Cox - Close Your Eyes (Stargroove Club Mix) - M-Trax
  • [00:40:03] Deepest Blue - Miracle (Club Mix) - Destined Records
  • [00:48:03] Arno Cost & Norman Doray - Apocalypse (Sebastian Leger Remix) - CR2 Records
• Cruze classic from 1995:
  • [00:56:03] Mory Kanté - Yeke Yeke (Hardfloor Mix) - Ffrreedom

Original photo by VictoriaPeckham - Photoshop skullduggery by DJ Cruze!

At last. A new podcast! Yes, yes, I know. As always it’s been far too long between podcasts but it’s finally here. Episode #37 of the DJ Cruze podcast brings you another hour of the slammingest (…that’s not a real word…) club tunes from the world of funky, chunky house and electro house. Also included is a DJ Cruze exclusive. On tonight’s show you’ll find the world exclusive play of my remix (known as the Funkfinders Remix) of World Of Colour’s new track “Change”. It’s a funky house remix in the Haji & Emanuel or Simmons & Christopher style and it’s got a big old string breakdown. Let me know what you thing of it in the comments below. It should be coming out as part of a remix package on Metrogroove Records so watch this space for more details.

Enjoy the show and get in touch if you want a shout out.

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Here is the tracklisting for the show:

• DJ Cruze big tunes:
  • [00:00:00] NJoi - Plastic Minds - New Black Records
  • [00:06:12] Chanel - Dance (Carl Ryder Club Mix) - Hed Kandi
  • [00:12:09] David Jordan - Sun Goes Down (Hi Tak Dub) - White
  • [00:17:09] Marco Denmark - Tiny Dancer (Moto Blanco Mix) - 3 Beat Blue
  • [00:23:06] Out Of Office - Break Of Dawn (Club Mix) - Frenetic
  • [00:28:34] H Two O - What’s It Gonna Be (Vandalism Remix) - Ministry Of Sound
  • [00:34:38] Addictive - Gonna Be Mine (Simmons & Christopher Remix) - Gusto
  • DJ Cruze EXCLUSIVE
    • [00:40:50] World Of Colour - Change (Funkfinders Remix) - Metrogroove Records
  • [00:47:02] DJ DLG - Paramount (Dave Armstrong Remix) - Huge Records
• Cruze classic from 1996:
  • [00:52:30] CJ Bolland - Sugar Is Sweeter (Armand Van Helden’s Drum ‘n’ Bass Mix) - FFRR

It’s that time of year again when I give you the “Best of …” podcast. Apologies that it didn’t come before 31st December 2007 as promised but I was in bed full of the winter vomiting virus which wasn’t fun at all. So here are the bad boys, the heavy hitters, the killer tunes that rocked my dancefloors in 2007 all mixed up into a hot 74 minute mix.

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[00:00:00] N’Dea Davenport - One Day My Love (D’Ramirez 12″ Mix) - Dozer Records
This tune came out in the early part of 2007 and was a huge tune for me even though it didn’t get much commercial success in the charts. It has a great vocal from the Brand New Heavies ex-vocalist, N’Dea Davenport and features a dirty bassline from one of my favourite electro producers in 2007, D’Ramirez.

[00:05:45] Camille Jones - The Creeps (Fedde Le Grande Club Mix) - Data Records
Originally coming out in 2006, the Fedde Le Grand electro house mix of this electronic track by Danish beauty Camille Jones just pushed it into 2007. Featuring a fantastic vocal and a wicked remix by man of 2007, Fedde Le Grand, it’s got to be in everyone’s best of chart for last year. The vocal on this track is haunting and I love it.

[00:11:52] Andrea Doria vs LXR - Freak Me (Dave Spoon Remix) - GI Recordings
Another big producer from 2007 was Dave Spoon. He captured the electro house scene by storm and produced some of last year’s best dirty house remixes. This remix of “Freak Me” by the Italian producer Andrea Doria is no exception. Initially sounding like Sly and Robbie’s “Boops” from the late 80s (yes, I’m that old and I remember it well!) it then steps up a notch and gives us some fantastic distorted synths and a disturbingly dirty breakdown. A peak time stormer!

[00:17:48] Dragonette - I Get Around (Van She Dub Mix) - Mercury
Although signed to a major label, the Canadian band Dragonette seemed to be big on the underground scene but didn’t get as much exposure in the mainstream press. Here we get a lovely electro dub of their track “I Get Around” from Australian band Van She and it just rocks. A repeated “I Get Around” vocal drives this track and the pumping, compressed bassline shook the dancefloors I played this on. Let’s hope both Van She and Dragonette get some more tunes out in 2008.

[00:22:56] Larry Tee - Licky (Herve Goes Low Remix) - White
Larry Tee apparently invented the term electroclash. Did you know that? Neither did I. He’s an old school producer who produced a lot of the big “electroclash” acts from the mid 2000s. This Herve remix takes us back to the old rave days with it’s sirens, deep and pumping bassline and chunky rave stabs. A definite club tune which might not sound so good on your ipod unless you’ve got better bass response headphones. Even then it might just hurt your ears, but in a good way!

[00:27:41] DJ DLG - Your Eyes (Original Mix) - Eyezcream Recordings
It’s been a good year for Canadian producer DJ DLG with his big 80s sampling tune “Your Eyes”. A solid but repetitive track that builds up and up until it drops a killer breakdown.

[00:32:41] Mighty Dub Katz - Magic Carpet Ride (Young Punx Remix) - Southern Fried Records
A cheeky Norman Cook re-released his classic “Magic Carpet Ride” under his Mighty Dub Katz moniker. This time we get a deep and dubby remix from The Young Punx. Although it’s been out a few times since the mid 90s, this mix worked well for me and everyone loves its cheeky ballroom, breakdown!

[00:38:03] Axwell - I Found You (Remode) - Axtone
The biggest tune of 2007? Yes, quite probably. Axwell takes us back to an early 90s breakbeat rave track with this anthem. Featuring a Faithless style arpeggio, some phat and funky breakbeats, some old school pianos and a great vocal from Charles Salter it was the monster tune of last summer. Rave on!

[00:43:48] Armand Van Helden - NYC Beat (Original Mix) - Southern Fried Records
The year wouldn’t be complete without a killer track from Armand Van Helden! A dirty bassline? Check! A punk-funk 80s vocal? Check! Some dirty beats with some wicked percussion? Check! A massive tune? You bet!

[00:49:03] Sia - The Girl You Lost To Cocaine (Stonebridge Club Mix) - Monkey Puzzle Records
The Swedish house music producer Stonebridge takes the surly Sia away from his usual piano-tinged remixes and gives us a filthy basslined monster. Amazing haunting vocals are layered on top of this tough house track and it became one of my favourite tunes of the year.

[00:55:48] Coburn - Razorblade (Malente Remix) - Great Stuff
More tough stuff comes from those cheeky boys from the UK, Coburn, who gave us 2005’s killer track “We Interrupt This Program”. “Like Kylie on acid” is how they describe the track and who am I to argue? Given a cheeky rerub by German producer Malente it builds up with a big old bassline and some bit crunched breakdowns. Club music for the world’s dirty dancefloor!

[00:62:18] Bodyrox ft. Luciana - What Planet You On (The Slacksons Mix) - Phonetic Records
After the massive success of their track “Yeah Yeah” last year, Bodyrox are back with another huge electro house cut. The Slacksons turn this into a potential house music classic with it’s building bassline and twisting percussion. This is how all house music should be!

[00:00:00] Axwell & Sebastian Ingrosso vs. Salem Al Fakir - It’s True (Original Mix) - Axtone
And finally a somewhat under-exposed Axtone track which may get more play in the Ibiza in the summer of 2008. In my opinion it has the potential to be the new Stardust or Modjo. It’s a fun and funky summer tune which showcases Salem’s smooth vocals and Axwell and Sebastian Ingrosso’s funkier house roots. You can’t help but smile when you hear the the electric guitar followed by the brilliantly simple “it’s true, life will smile for you” chorus. A great way to finish off my “best of 2007 mix”. Life will definitely smile for all of us in 2008.

So I hope you enjoyed this years, or should that be last years, “best of …” mix. I think they are all awesome and I hope you do too! Big love to you all for the support you give me and for all of the comments on the site. I hope 2008 brings more listeners and more funky house music!

So here I am on Christmas Eve and I’m full of a cold. Isn’t it always the way? And the best way to get rid of a cold? Obviously it’s a new DJ Cruze podcast!

Here is episode #35 of the DJ Cruze podcast and because of my sneezing and sniffing I’m not doing the shoutouts and track names that I normally do. You don’t really need an hour of a sniffly DJ do you? Instead I’ve given you 60 minutes of funky house tunes and dirty electro without my usual interruptions. As always with the the Christmas Podcast, I am kicking it off with a bootleg. This year I’ve decided to do a funky house version of Lou Rawls “Have Yourself A Very Merry Christmas”. It’s funky. It’s chunky. So enjoy it!

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Don’t forget that I’ll be doing the “Best of 2007″ podcast before the end of the year and with all of the great tunes that we’ve had in 2007 it’ll be a corker! So a big “MERRY CHRISTMAS” from DJ Cruze and here’s to another year of the funkiest house tunes.

Here is the tracklisting for the show:

• DJ Cruze big tunes:
  • [00:00:00] Lou Rawls - Have Yourself A Very Merry Christmas (DJ Cruze Funkfinders Remix) - White
  • [00:05:30] Rihanna - Don’t Stop The Music (The Wideboys Club Mix) - Def Jam
  • [00:11:00] Armand Van Helden - Je T’Aime (Original Mix) - Southern Fried Recordings
  • [00:17:45] Jody Watley - I Want Your Love (Wideboys Club Mix) - Gusto
  • [00:23:45] Deliquent Ft K-Cat - My Destiny (Wideboys Mix) - MNB
  • [00:29:09] Pure Dynamite & Live Element - Downtime (Live Element Twilo Mix) - Gossip Records
  • [00:34:47] Noir presents Black Magic - Fuck Me (Thomas Gold Remix) - Just For Fun Recordings
  • [00:42:02] Deadmau5 - Arguru (RDX 5un5hine Remix) - PinkStar Records
  • [00:47:39] Alphabeat - Fascination (Bimbo Jones Main Mix) - Charisma
• Cruze classic from 1993:
  • [00:53:00] Direckt - Two Fatt Guitars (Babetastic Mix) - UFG

As always, it’s been a while since the last DJ Cruze podcast but finally I’ve got a new one online and it’s packed with the funkiest house music and chunkiest electro tunes. This week’s Cruze classic is an absolute monster. Orbital’s classic “Chime” needed to be aired as I haven’t played it in ages but it’s one of the original tunes that got me into house music from my hip-hop roots. A killer tune from the Hartnoll boys and one that still reminds me of the old rave days in Manchester.

The audio quality is slightly different on this show as I’ve moved my studio around a bit and I’ve started using a new compressor. If you know how compressors are meant to sound then you might find this a bit harsher than the previous shows. I need to tweak some settings until I’m completely happy with it but it still sounds pretty good. Let me know if you think it sounds worse than before!

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Enjoy!

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Here is the tracklisting for the show:

• DJ Cruze big tunes:
  • [00:00:00] Kelly Rowland - Work (Steve Pitron & Max Sanna Extended Remix) - RCA
  • [00:06:31] Dave Armstrong & Redroche - Love Has Gone (Wez Clarke Remix) - Hed Kandi
  • [00:12:55] Dab Hands - Supergood (Made In London Remix) - Gusto
  • [00:19:34] James Fitch feat. Sunscreem - Perfect Motion (Original Mix) - Cayenne Recordings
  • [00:25:41] Jaime Jay - To Make You Feel Alright (Wideboys Smash N Grab Dub Mix) - White
  • [00:29:16] Steve Mac & Mark Brown - Bells Of Brighton - CR2 Records
  • [00:36:38] Trashcan Jack vs Billy Idol - Club Wedding (Filthy Rich Dub) - Frenetic
  • [00:41:12] Dominatorz - Do You Love Me? (DJ Jeroenski Mix) - Loaded
  • [00:45:45] Mika - Relax (Take It Easy) (Dennis Christopher Remix) - Casablanca
  • [00:51:12] Bodyrock & Luciana - What Planet You On (The Slacksons Mix) - Phonetic
• Cruze classic from 1989:
  • [00:56:50] Orbital - Chime - Oh’Zone Records

Ok I’m the first to admit that I’m a bit crap at updating the website. I whipped up a mix for you at the end of October and it has taken me until mid November to find the time to upload it to my webserver. Too many things for Mr. Cruze to do and not enough time to do them in! So without further ado I give you the “Tech House” mix for November 2007.

Although I don’t play a lot of tech and progressive house in clubs, I do have a genuine love of most styles of dance music. In fact, I love almost all styles of music (except country and western and soft rock but don’t hold that against me!) I’ve been really getting into producers like Deadmau5 and Coburn and I’ve been listening to a lot of the darker, tech-house tunes out there. So I thought I’d get some of my favourite tech, progressive and electro house tunes together for you and mix them into a tougher, more progressive mix.

My personal favourites are the the new Splittr tune “All Alone” with its haunting breakdown, the Thom York “Eraser” remix by Stretch and Vern which I’ve been after for ages and the awesome “Jaded” by man-of-the-moment Deadmau5. I get get that track out of my head! I’ve also stuck a bootleg version of “Can’t Stop” by Razorlight in the middle as I can’t stop listening to Pete Tong and Dave Spoon’s cheeky Pacha mix of it. A wicked vibe for the end of autumn.

Last, but not least, a big happy Thanksgiving to all of my American listeners. We don’t celebrate it here in the UK but I’m sure you guys and girls in the US will be tucking into your turkey and having a fun weekend with your families. So eat well and party hard!

UPDATE: For some reason the MP3 didn’t have the image attached to it. I’ll re-convert it tonight and get it re-uploaded.

Enjoy the mix and crank it up loud!

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Tracklisting

1. [00:00:00] - Murk presents Funky Green Dogs - Reach For Me (TV Rock & Dirty South Remix) - CR2
2. [00:06:35] - Edison - Press Repeat (Original Extended Mix) - Rebirth
3. [00:10:46] - Splittr - All Alone (Michael Gray Remix) - Eye Industries
4. [00:17:04] - Thom Yorke - The Eraser (Strech & Vern Edit) - White
5. [00:23:23] - Seal - Amazing (Thin White Duke Dub) - Warner Bros.
6. [00:29:02] - Razorlight - Can’t Stop (Pete Tong and Dave Spoon Pure Pacha Mix) - White
7. [00:37:11] - Deadmau5 - Jaded (Original Mix) - Mau5trap
8. [00:44:11] - Coburn - Razorblade (Malente Remix) - Ego
9. [00:50:05] - Rairbirds - Calling (Jerry Ropero Vox) - One Little Indian
10. [00:56:16] - Orange Bud - Lose Control - Analyzed Records
11. [01:00:27] - H2 - Somethin’ Sik - JFunk

The long winter nights are drawing in here in the UK so what better to warm you up than another DJ Cruze podcast. It’s another hour of the funkiest and most twisted house music and electro house that you’ll find on the internet. We’ve got some choice remixes and tracks from the hot Dutch producer-du-jour, Peter Gelderblom, a cheeky remake of the Bob Marley vs Funkstar Delux track “Sun Is Shining” which came originally came out in 1999 and also The Pet Shop Boys! Admittedly it’s the Dave Spoon dub version of The Pet Shop Boys and not the original. Where do you think we’re going? Back to the 80s?!

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My personal favourite on the show today is the killer Stonebridge remix of Sia’s new tune “The Girl You Lost To Cocaine”. A quality production as always from one of my favourite producers and remixers. A thumping bassline and some dirty drums make it a dancefloor destroyer! As requested by a few people, I’ve also added a running order to the tracklisting so you can see the times at which each track kicks in. Hopefully it’ll make it easy for you guys to work out which tracks you want to download. Enjoy the podcast!

Don’t forget to rate this podcast so I know what you like and don’t like. Run your mouse over the stars underneath the title of this podcast and it allows you to rate it. If you like it then give me a big phat 10. If it’s terrible then give it a 1. Get voting people!

Here is the tracklisting for the show:

• DJ Cruze big tunes:
  • [00:00:00] Dave Armstrong & Redroche - Love Has Gone (Peter Gelderblom Remix) - Data
  • [00:06:27] Sneaky Sound System - Pictures (Chris Lake Remix) - Whack Records
  • [00:11:28] Soulshaker & Ce Ce Penniston - Shame Shame Shame (Smax & Gold Remix) - AATW
  • [00:17:55] Pet Shop Boys - Integral (Dave Spoon Dub) - Parlophone
  • [00:23:52] Sia - The Girl You Lost To Cocaine (Stonebridge Club Mix) - Monkey Puzzle Records
  • [00:32:03] Sugartape - Summerdaze (Eddie Thoneick Remix) - Bigstar Records
  • [00:37:46] Yanou - Sun Is Shining (Spencer Hill Extended Mix) - AATW
  • [00:43:13] Nick Nite & Tex Mex - Mexico (Degg and Blakker Remix) - Muschi Tunes
  • [00:49:20] M&S - Let The Music Spill (M&S Klub Mix) - Brass
  • [00:55:15] Peter Gelderblom - Waiting 4 (Dennis Christopher Remix) - Data
• Cruze classic from 1991:
  • [01:01:27] Congress - 40 Miles - Inner Rhythm

Don’t you hate being full of a cold? I do and the only way to combat it is with a dose of funky house music. Ok, well I’m sure a doctor might just prescribe paracetamol and plenty of water and rest but this is Dr. DJ Cruze talking! I prescribe funky music for most things!

I decided to go for something a little less commercial and add more vocals to the mix this time. I’ve not done a funky mix in a while so I thought I’d give you a nice little warm up mix. Stick it on before you go out or perhaps when you get back in after a big night out and enjoy the funky vibes. I know it’s unfashionable to admit it but I love the Simply Red track. Grant Nelson gives us a fantastic dub version with only sparse use of Mick Hucknall’s soulful voice. Sometimes it’s better just to judge a track on merit and not think about who the track is actually by!

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Tracklisting

1. Mutya Buena - Real Girl (Moto Blanco Dub Remix) - Island Records
2. Sanny X - Higher (Davide Loi Funky House Remix) - White
3. Nate James - High Times (Danny S Club Mix) - Frofunk
4. Vee Scott - Gimme Your Love (Bob Roberts Mix) - UMM
5. Jazztronik - Samurai (Redsoul Edit) - Pantone
6. Chris Lake - Carry Me Away (Original Club Mix) - Rising Music
7. Soul Corporation - Let’s Go Together (Original Vocal Mix) - Brass
8. Simply Red - Stay (Grant Nelson Dub) - Simplyred.com
9. Freemasons - Atlantic Pacific - Loaded
10. Outwork feat. Mr Gee - Elektro (Joey Negro Club Mix) - Defected

Evening all. I’ve managed to find another couple of hours to get an official podcast done rather than just a mix which I put out a couple of weeks ago. It’s got plenty of new funky tunes on there and an absolutely classic Cruze classic! If you’ve never heard the Graeme Park mix of The Brand New Heavies track “Back To Love” played LOUD in a club then you’ve never lived. It’s a quality feel good house tune with a stonking piano remix by the ex-Hacienda DJ Graeme Park. An absolutely amazing tune!

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Also on the podcast are some other great funky tracks remixed by men of the moment, Wawa, and the new kid on the dirty house block, Deadmau5. Hopefully I’ll have more time to do a podcast each month again as well as a monthly mix. That’s the plan anyway! Enjoy the tunes.

Don’t forget to rate this podcast so I know what you like and don’t like. Run your mouse over the stars underneath the title of this podcast and it allows you to rate it. If you like it then give me a big phat 10. If it’s terrible then give it a 1. Go on… you know you want to vote!

Here is the tracklisting for the show:

• DJ Cruze big tunes:
  • Charlean Dance - Mr DJ (Moto Blanco Dub) - Positiva
  • Vee Scott - Gimme Your Love (Bob Roberts Mix) - UMM Records
  • Peak Time Killerz - Want You Back (Thomas Gold & Wawa Original Mix) - Sume Music
  • Dobi Kwe - Feel That Jam! (Wawa Remix) - White
  • Armand Van Helden - I Want Your Soul (Original Mix) - Southern Fried Records
  • Calvin Harris - Merrymaking At My Place (Deadmau5 Remix) - Fly Eye
  • Weekend Masters - I Found A Love (Dave Armstrong & DJ DLG Mix) - Hit! Records
  • NJoi - Can’t Get Enough (Club Mix) - New Black Records
  • Hi_Tack - Let’s Dance (Dennis Christopher Dub) - Gusto
• Cruze classic from 1994:
  • The Brand New Heavies - Back To Love (Graeme Park Club Mix) - FFRR

It’s been quite a while since I’ve posted a new mix and any new podcasts. As you all know, my new baby is keeping me rather busy but I have managed to make an hour to mix up a filthy, electro monster of a mix! I’ve got no time to do shout-outs for the podcast so I thought I’d add it to the podcast RSS feed instead. There are loads of great tracks in the mix here. I’m loving the Dave Spoon remix of Andrea Doria’s “Freak Me” and the Jack Rokka vs Betty Boo track “Take Off”. Both great electro tracks to get you rocking.

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Tracklisting

1. NJoi - Love Can’t Turn Around (Electro Mix) - New Black Records
2. Ida Corr - Let Me Think About It (Fedde Le Grand Mix) - Data
3. Andrea Doria vs LXR - Freak Me (Dave Spoon Remix) - GI Recordings
4. Out Of Office - Hands Up (Original Mix) - Frenetic
5. Vision Factory - Loving Music (Ali Payami Dub) - Just For Fun Records
6. Dave Spoon - Bad Girl (Dave Spoon Club Mix) - Apollo
7. Freaks - The Creeps (Vandalism Vocal Mix) - Ministry
8. Armand Van Helden - I Want Your Soul (TV Rock Remix) - Southern Fried Records
9. Jack Rokka vs Betty Boo - Take Off (Digital Dog Club Mix) - Gusto
10. Big World - Morning Light (Roman Salzger Remix) - Opaque
11. The Wideboys - Bomb The Secret (Atari Era Remix) - AATW
12. James Kaskande - You You You (ATFC Big Room Dub Remix) - AATW
13. CRW - I Feel Love (Reefa & Shoota Remix) - Nukleuz Records