Sinanation

It is time to party like they used to. I am naming this set Discothèque because it is the meeting ground of numerous oldies and popular beats from today. It can be the core set of a celebration. It can be a warm up to a wild house party or a Saturday brunch. No matter what, it takes on the legendary disco balls as inspiration and builds up on the Disco life that became popular in the 1960s.

The first Discothèque came about by mistake in 1959 when the band that was supposed to play at a German dancing hall unexpectedly cancelled its gig. The owners of the hall had to play from record to keep the place open. Although Discos became popular in 1960s, the disco ball is much older than that. It is known to be widely used in nightclubs in 1920s and its invention dates back to 1890s.

Enjoy Discothèque.

The follow-up to the original Istanbul at Night mix comes with a selection of Turkish songs I have been listening to while walking to the office in the mornings. They have been my favorite so far for 2010. Some are classics remixed and others are hits from the 2nd half of 2009. As I mentioned in The Truth about Turkish Songs; most lyrics reflect on cruel love and breakups. Thanks to the beats on the background, one can dance to these sad songs rather than being dragged into contemplation and reflection. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. After all, they have been my wake-up call for the last two months.

Time to welcome 2010 with a fresh happy hour set. Get the Eggs Benedict and the drinks ready…

I have been a fan of  Moloko’s “The Time is Now” since it came out in 2000. This song never grows old for me. Moloko was formed by an Irish singer, Roisin Murphy and an English producer, Mark Brydon. The duo came out with incredible singles such as “Sing it back”. Roisin’s voice is one of my favorites in music. The version below for “The Time is Now” is a remix. Liked it a lot and wanted to share.

I first heard Buble when he sang “Sway” for the couples’ dance in the movie, The Wedding Date. I thought he was a singer of the past, passed away a long time ago. I was mistaken. Apparently he is a really young Canadian singer who became famous as a wedding singer. If you haven’t listened to him yet, I recommend all his songs, which are classic hits such as “Come Fly with Me” interpreted through his modern beat. He is out with multiple albums, but if you are a first time listener, I advice you to go for the one from 2003.

Get the 2003 Album of Bublé on Amazon

Here is a short set I put together for pre or after dinner drinks. The songs in the set are the ones I have been listening to a lot lately. Hope you’ll enjoy.

Ianeq is a Swiss electronica-focused DJ/producer, highly influenced by hip hop. As I found out, he has played in numerous clubs from Paris to London and set up his own studio, Square Meal, in 2001. He is based in Berlin and has been working on his Quarion debut album. I first became aware of his mixes on SoundCloud. I am big fan of deep vocal house and Ianeq’s Quarion is mainly focused on that.

It was time I compiled a mix of Turkish dance songs. Some are remixes and there are a few foreign beats tied in between. Notable singers from the line up are Mustafa Sandal, Ajda Pekkan and Serdar Ortac. Hope you’ll enjoy it as much as I do.

Managed to complete the sequel to my previous Dinner set this weekend. As always slow songs are the worst to work with. There is usually no instrumental entry to them, making it extremely hard to blend one into the other. All aside I think I have done a better job in Volume 2. Hope you’ll enjoy. Keep in mind that you can download the set to your own computer/iTunes/iPod by clicking on the arrow sign located right below “Info”.

DJ/Producer Alex Roque’s remix to Turkish DJ, Huseyin Karadayi and singer, Betul Demir’s “Geri Don”. I think it has great potential, but needs a stronger build up. Could do without the English “get in the floor” refrains. The part after 2 min. is my favorite.