Every new Cosmix is an intense labour of love, and this one was even more so.

Why?

Well, since volume 9 (almost 2 years have gone by!), I have been distraught by the fact that the genre represented in this series of mix has kind of whithered…

The Nu Disco label has become a kind of fad, shall we say for lack of a better term, and in doing so, the forebears of the genre have become more quiet, distracted or otherwise absent, while the hangers-on and wanna-bes took center stage…

Now, I’m not criticizing, I’m merely explaining why I found this iteration slightly harder to give birth to.

I must admit I almost struggled to find tracks that would fit in a new Cosmix, and even though I am extremely proud of the final result, it is obvious even to the least attentive listener that this mix is a lot more house and tech than it is disco, although the filiation is never far.

Am I forecasting the end of the series?

No.

That would be akin to forecasting the end of music…

But the future will be a continuum of the past and I doubt there can be more than one additional iteration in this series, if at all…

Love,

S)

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Monsieur Seb Presents Cosmix 10: Atom & Eve

1. Tender Love – Layo & Bushwacka
2. Les Mondes Engloutis (Psychemagik 5am Mix) – Alico Vs. Cagri
3. Switch – Tomson & Benedict
4. Faux De Baux – Real Connoisseur
5. Saturday Morning (Ruben & Ra’s Cosmic Jam) – Ajello
6. The Blue Train (Dicky Trisco Mix) – Drop Out Orchestra
7. Circle – Mad:Am
8. Pieces (Panorama Mix) – Flashmob Feat . Laila Walker
9. Eternity – Roberto Rodriguez
10. In The Morning – Wolf + Lamb
11. Sweet Talk (Urulu Works For Me Dub) – Jessie Ware
12. The Traveller – Manuel Tur
13. Systemwide – Christian Smith
14. Mungolian Jetset Presents Knights Of Jumungus: The Dark Incal – Mungolian Jetset
15. Castle (Fran Von Vie Remix) – Stas Karpenkov
16. Karoo – Larse
17. All I See Is You (Miguel Graca Remix) – Lemi Featuring James Reid With Natasha Flame
18. Mon Duul – Cerebro
19. Earth – Nu
20. Are You Sure Joe (Neil Quigley’s Journey To Metaluna) – Cine City
21. Brothers On The Slide (Jimpster Remix) – Patchworks Ginger Xpress
22. Mark My Words (Monkey Boots/Disco Edits Re-Edit) – Shallow Taxi Club
23. Eg-Ged-Osis (Todd Terje Extended Edit) – Lindstrom
24. The Church of Moroder – Chardonnay
25. Lipps (Inland Knights Kiss It Remix) – Inland Knights/Gil Tamazyan
26. Silver Tears (Space Ranger Remix) – Ajello
27. Love Somebosdy Else (Feat. Joi Cardwell) – Maceo Plex & Jon Dasilva
28. How Do You Do? (Todd Terje Remix) – Hot Chip
29. Gun Shy (Lindstrøm Remix) – Grizzly Bear
30. Journey To The Sun (Milton Jackson Club Mix) – The Sunburst Band
31. Dance Like Nobody’s Watching – Roberto Rodriguez
32. Sunset (Lpz Remix) – Compuphonic
33. Faar-I-Kaal – Lindstrøm
34. Mungolian Jetset Presents Jaga Jazzist Vs Knights Of Jumungus: Toccata – Mungolian Jetset

And as a matter of fact, here are two additonal mixes that came out since The Light Within that I was too lazy to publish here:

I’ve been noticing a trend in the past year or so: my mix production is cluster-like. When I make one, many follow in short order, apparently…

This is the fourth in two months, and just before that, around the Holidays, I did four in a month!

In any case…

Ambient mixes I love doing because they require a completely different approach… There is no beat matching going on; it’s a totally musical job.

Now, ever since I discovered and bought Mixed in Key — probably one of the best DJing software I’ve ever bought — making ambient mixes is even more interesting. What this software does is analyze your tracks to find out what key they’re in so you can mix harmonically…

I use it for all my mixes, but it really has become invaluable to create ambient sets like this one.

I am an amateur musician and possess a rather good ear, but this software means I can whip up a two-hours mix (in this case) in just a little more than double it’s length, and that doesn’t mean I skimp on the musical research. Nope. I just don’t waste as much time figuring out if the tracks are compatible harmonically…

Anyways…

Here’s the result of my latest endeavour: I sincerely hope you will enjoy it!

As usual, you can stream it
The Light Within or download it by right-clicking the cover art image at the top of this post.

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The Light Within

1. …Or Are You Just A Technician / Chant — The Durutti Column (2010)
2. Make The Pain Go Away — Bvdub (2011)
3. Thrill Wave — Yello (1980)
4. Metamorphis — Trentemoller (2010)
5. Ruling (King Britt Scubambient) — Osborne (2008)
6. Horizon — Hatchback (2008)
7. Simple Peal — Underworld (2010)
8. Love & Air — Essáy (2011)
9. Libretto — Barnt (2011)
10. My Frozen Spirit — Pechenga (2008)
11. Once In A Moment — Marsen Jules (2011)
12. Beginner’s Waltz — Bhutan Tiger Rescue (2011)
13. Sad And Fucked (Not Moving) — National Park System (2011)
14. Volax — Jens-Uwe Beyer (2011)
15. Smirak’s Train — Yello (1980)
16. Ghost Town — The Spaceape (2009)
17. Gamma — Trentemoller & Buda (2007)
18. The Real — Brian Eno (2011)
19. Titan — Thomas Fehlmann (2011)
20. Dunkelraum — Triola (2011)
21. The Visitor (The Field Remix) — Miracle (2011)
22. Elevatorium — Terre Thaemlitz (1995)
23. Summa Afrique (Oren Ambarchi Remix) — Tape (2004)
24. Brother — The Durutti Column (2010)

Let’s be clear right from the get-go:

This is the best Cosmix iteration since the serie’s inception.

Period.

I could very well stop here and let the music do the talking, but I still feel like making introductions for this monster…

Yes, monster.

Nothing short of that.

Why?

Well, for one, because its 43 tracks make for a three hours and fifty-three minutes listening experience.

And also because, even though many hours of preparation were involved, it was recorded in one straight take with no edits or touch-ups, and nothing but a bowl of cafe latte in this DJ…

Needless to say I am extremely proud of the final result of this session, for the following reasons (among others):

• The track selection is (humbly) flawless. It ranges from your basic Boogie to Jazz-Funk influenced Electronica to downright Deep House and Electro and even a few that are impossible to categorize, all the while keeping to the spirit of the Cosmix series.
• The mixing is (again, humbly) spot on. As usual, there are many long, drawn-out mixes, the longest one clocking in at 5 minutes (by that I mean that two tracks play at the same time and at the same volume for 5 minutes).
• I felt like it was ages since I had recorded the last Cosmix, even though it’s not even been 6 months.
• I was afraid the series was dying from lack of interesting material, but these 43 tracks have given me hope for the future.

Still, that being said, I haven’t given away one iota if this mix’ intensity and the music still has the whole stage to speak for itself and make you its slave!

Oh! And if you’re wondering about the lysergic thing, well… Let’s just say there’s plenty of acid sprinkled throughout…

P.S.: Yes. the title of the last track IS a message…

Enjoy!

As usual, you can stream it
Monsieur Seb’s Cosmix volume 9: Lysergic Emanations from Outer Space or download it by right-clicking the image on the right.

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Monsieur Seb’s Cosmix volume 9: Lysergic Emanations from Outer Space

1. Gladys Knight (Alex Barck Remix) – Prommer & Barck (2011)
2. You Know I Know It – Tensnake (2011)
3. Fine Taste Cliche – Danel (2010)
4. Get Together (Ooft Deep Dub) – Bubba & T-Bone (2011)
5. Express – Black Van (2011)
6. Love – Alphabet City (2011)
7. Pinisi – Midnight Savari (2011)
8. White Dwarf – Marco Passarani (2011)
9. Repitition (Art Of Tones Remix) – Evan Evans (2011)
10. Do You Believe? (James Curd Instrumental Mix) – Poolside (2011)
11. Love The Freak (Loose Fit Remix) – Duffstep (2011)
12. Shower Show – Chicken Lips present The Rhythm Odyssey (2011)
13. Berlin Sunrise – Daniel Wang (2004)
14. Hot On The Heels – Soft Metals (2011)
15. Acid Reflux (Prins Thomas Diskomiks) – Ulysses (2011)
16. 90 Seconds – Kael Misko (2011)
17. Soho Phaze (Faze Action Edit) – Elixia (2011)
18. Kilimanjaro (The Revenge Reekin’struction) – Letta Mbulu (2011)
19. This Groove Is On The Loose (My Cousin Roy’s Way Past Due Mix) – Greyship Daviz (2010)
20. No One Belongs Here More Than You (Ewan’s Balearos Maximos Remix) – Martin Dawson & Glimpse (2011)
21. Discuss – Stopmakingme (2010)
22. Teamgeist Feat. Patrick Pulsinger – Wolfram (2011)
23. Going To Chicago – Weekend Express (2011)
24. Bozak – Rune Lindbaek & Frisvold (2010)
25. Chick Chick – Toby Tobias (2009)
26. Galactic Juju – Kid Who (2011)
27. Yeah (Jay Shepheard Remix) – Ooft (2011)
28. Vacuum Phenomenon (Ytre Rymden Dansskola Remix) – Kelton Prima (2011)
29. Stockholm Syndrome – Beatfanatic (2010)
30. In Your Eyes (Black Strobe Instrumental Remix) – James Curd & Ziggy Franklin (2011)
31. My House (Stopmakingme Remix) – Hercules & Love Affair (2011)
32. Into Your Face – Downtown Party Network (2008)
33. Good Day Today (Diskjokke Remix) – David Lynch (2011)
34. Galli (Give It Up) – Bottin & Rodion (2010)
35. Love Papers – Toby Tobias (2011)
36. New Years Eve – Chaim (2010)
37. I Want It (Lindstrom & Prins Thomas Remix) – Locussolus (2011)
38. I’m Gonna Make You Dance – Wagon Cookin’ (2010)
39. Dayshift (Oliver’s Nightshift Remix) – Juan Atkins (2011)
40. Killing Jokes – The Glimmers (2010)
41. KKK – G.A.N.G. (1983)
42. The Car – Gianni Rossi (2011)
43. Start It Again – Datassette (2001)

Yes, summer is finally here, albeit a bit timidly, so it’s time for the second installment of my Summer Breeze series.

In a nutshell: summery, breezy, unpretentious music for sipping a good glass of your favourite drink on a terrasse with your friends.

Nothing more, nothing less.

During these nearly one hundred minutes, you’ll hear new stuff as well as oldies, including two back to back tracks — a classic and a new one — by one of my favouritest House producers, Montreal’s own Miguel Graça.

P.S.: Here’s a drink suggestion to accompany this mix. I’ve tried this recipe and it’a amazing: Rosé Sangria by none other than Martha Stewart!

As usual, you can stream it
Summer Breeze vol. 2 or download it by right-clicking the image on the right.

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Summer Breeze vol. 2

1. Shelter – Midland (2011)
2. Stay – Borderline (2011)
3. The DJ’s An Alien (The Layabouts Reprise) – David Harness & Roland Clark (2008)
4. Shoulder Pad – Cab Drivers (2011)
5. Back to Me feat. Ricky Reid – 6th Borough Project (2011)
6. Up to the Sky – Miguel Graça (1996)
7. And On Now (Miguel Graça Remix) – Miguel Graça (2011)
8. Entrance – Graceful Exit (2011)
9. You. Me. World. – Monique Bingham (2011)
10. Steppin’ Out feat. Romanthony – Tom Trago (2011)
11. My Beat feat. Palmer Brown (Swag’s Spiritual Mix) – Blaze feat. Palmer Brown (1998)
12. Pleasure Capsule (Jay Tripwire West Coast Drums Mix) – Signal Deluxe (2010)
13. Mind Your Mind – Chamboché (2011)
14. 5AM – Toby Tobias (2011)
15. Through Motion (Tevo Howard Remix) – Midland (2011)
16. Acidic Sun – Benjamin Brunn (2011)
17. Sueno Latino (Original 12″ Mix) – Sueno Latino (1989)
18. Palenque – Betina Bager og Brian O (2011)

A few days ago, I set out to do a new House/Tech mix (and I write House/Tech rather than Techouse on purpose) and, just a few tracks into the planning, it became obvious that this new mix was going to become the second iteration of a new series.

The more I think about the concept, and the more I listened to the original House Music for Grown-Ups mix, the more I realized I was onto something, here.

“Yeah? What?” I can hear you say…

Well, what I’m onto is a new series of mixes devoted to House music, and electronic music in general, that can be used on a dancefloor — if only because of its tempo —, just as well as in a living room, lounge, car, or whatever.

Fear not, the Cosmix series won’t suffer from this coopetition.

In other words, this new series will be devoted to House music devoid of the usual (and ultimately boring) dancefloor gimmickry, House music that you are not ashamed of liking and playing for your mom (if you’re under 40) or for your friends (if you’re over 40).

One might call it headphone House, but I find that limiting.

I must say that from this point of view, I am REALLY proud of this mix, as much for the musical selection as the technical aspect of the mixing.

As a matter of fact, I think it is one of my best outputs, technically, with several mixes lasting well over a minute or three, with one even lasting a full 5 minutes (from 1:01:31 to 1:06:39).

Now, I’m not saying I’m an mix athlete.

No.

I’m just an old-school DJ and as such I was taught that a good mix is a long mix and that the real art of DJing is creating a new atmosphere, almost a new track, from by combining two tracks.

Well, I humbly think I’ve succeeded, here.

As usual, you can stream it
HM4GU2 or download it by right-clicking the image on the right.

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House Music for Grown-Ups, volume 2

1. Phobos – Forces of Nature
2. Speechless – Agoria feat. Carl Craig
3. Find Your Soul (Minilogue’s Introspection mix) – Larsson
4. My Girls (Mike Monday’s Unofficial Remix) – Animal Collective (unreleased)
5. Silk City (Fred Everything Lazy Vox Remix) – Kruse & Nuernberg feat. Nathalie Claude
6. Subzero (D Pulse Remix) – Amberflame
7. Every Minute Alone (Tale Of Us & Seth Troxler Dub Edit) – WhoMadeWho
8. Strange Aeons (Strictly Jazz Unit Muzic Eternity Mix) – Snoretex
9. 40004 A – Wax
10. Easy As Can Be (Tom Middleton Liquitech Mix) – Guy J
11. Somebody’s Property (OOFT Bassline Dub) – Mash
12. Naked Lunch – Subwave
13. Everything – Prommer & Barck
14. OFI (SDC’s Evasive Funk mix) – Model 500
15. You Know The Score – Hardfloor feat. E.R.P.
16. Clear & Present – Paperclip People
17. Reindeer Salsa (The Knights of Jumungus Jingle Jungle Morning Mix) - Skatebård

I’ve been meaning to do such a mix for many, many years now, and here it is, finally.

“It” is a mix of some of my favourite tracks — a very personal and by no means encyclopedic selection — from the mythical mancunian Deep House record label, Paper Recordings, my all-time favouritest record label, even today.

Now, I entitled this post “…part one” because while I was preparing this mix, I realized that although we mostly remember the Paper catalog because of its classic dancefloor burners, there’s just as much great downtempo tracks to be remembered and, because of this fact, I decided to record two mixes, the first of which I offer to you here.

Rest assured: you won’t have to wait years for the downtempo installment!

I truly hope you will enjoy this, because all these tracks have a special meaning to me and, if you didn’t know of Paper Recordings, I hope you will enjoy discovering this truly amazing record label.

P.S.: I would like to dedicate this mix to my dear friends Anne-Caroline, Nicolas and Karim, because of all the people I think of fondly when I hear these songs, these three are the ones I associate the most with my love of Paper Recordings.

As usual, you can stream it
A Tribute to Paper Recordings part one or download it by right-clicking the image on the right.

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A Tribute to Paper Recordings, part one

1. There’s A Better Place – Crazy Penis (PAPCD016)
2. Viva Blue (Martin Venetjoki’s De-Pressed & remastered mix) – Keyboy (PAPD02)
3. Finbiff Patrol – Those Norwegians (PAP011)
4. Origami – Wastepaper (PAP004)
5. The Dancer – New Phunk Theory (PAP006)
6. Do Un Goodur’ (Tom Middleton’s Cosmos Mix) – Crazy Penis (PAP044)
7. The Way We Swing – Crazy Penis (PAP013)
8. The Book (Hardback Dub) – Salt City Orchestra (PAP001)
9. Downtime – Paper Music (PAP002)
10. I Feel Music – Harlem Zip Code (PAP072)
11. Bustabubble – Shaboom (PAP005)
12. Honey Falls – New Phunk Theory (PAP021)
13. Don’t Fuck with My Shit (Da Floor Mix) – Dirty Jesus (PAP014)
14. Bessie’s Kurbdog Remix / Bessie’s Reprise – Shaboom (PAP012)
15. Lara’s Theme – Streetlife Originals (PAP022)
16. Nu Odyssey – Departure Lounge (PAP017)
17. Fatdansrubadub – Salt City Orchestra (PAP015)
18. Theme From Salt City Orchestra – Salt City Orchestra (PAP015)
19. The Big Thang – Hot Toddy (PAPCD008)

Hence, this fifth mix in little over a month.

Those who are in contact with me on Facebook know that I announced a new Lounge mix a couple of days ago but, lo and behold, here is a new House mix.

I’ve explained before how a new mix comes to be with regards to the way I work and, to make a long story short, this here House mix competed for my attention with that Lounge thing and won.

Not only did it win, but it litterally took over me: whereas I usually spend a few hours preparing a new mix, carefully researching the tracklist and mixes, this one came out almost automatically in just about twice it’s recorded length…

OK, that reads strangely…

What I mean is: this mix is one hours and forty-three minutes long and it took me only three hours and a half to do it, planning and recording included.

In any case, as the titles suggests, it is a mix of good, dare I say “mature”, House music.

No frills and dancefloor gimmicks, just good songcraft.

Kick back and enjoy.

By the way, there a few tracks in there that are freely and legally downloadable, so do click the links in the tracklist below to get yer goodies!

As usual, you can stream it
HM4GU or download it by right-clicking the image on the right.

As always, your donations are welcome to help me pay for the file hosting!

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House Music for Grown-Ups

1. Nattestid – Diskjokke
2. Fail Forever (DOP Remix) – When Saint Go Machine
3. Best Friend (Charles Webster Vocal Remix) – Voom Voom
4. Leggs Feat. Stephanie (Live At Footowork) – Pezzner
5. Over The Ice – The Field
6. Sous Le Sable – Appleblim & Ramadanman
7. In My System (The Revenge Remix) – The Gathering
8. Paris (Arto Mwambe Remix) – Friendly Fires
9. Head On A Stick – Palm Skin Productions
10. Uncomfortable – Levani Uchaneishvili
11. Miezekatze – Ogris Debris
12. Ghost In The Machine – DiskJokke & Strangefruit Presents The Sjukt
13. Bug In The Machine – DiskJokke & Strangefruit Presents The Sjukt
14. Journey To The Core Of The Unknown Sphere (Kyle Hall I’m Only Breathing Remix) – Space Dimension Controller
15. Transatlantic Landing Bay – Space Dimension Controller
16. Sobeck – Fred Everything

Another mix?! That’s four in just over a month!

Well, yes, but there’s a simple explanation…

I have genre folders in my iTunes library — Ambient, House, Tech, Cosmic Disco, etc. — where I put tracks that I fancy whenever I stumble upon them.

So, every once in a while, I peek into those folders and when there’s enough raw material to consider recording a mix, I toy around with said raw material to see if the muses are with me.

It’s no mystery, then, how this Ambient mix, the previous Cosmix 8 and Merry Techmas and a Happy New House came to be.

As for Cosmix 7.5, that was commissioned, with a due date and a fixed exclusivity period, hence the 30 days between it and Cosmix 8.

Add that to the fact that the more I mix, the more I want to mix…

It’s always been like that and a keen observer will notice that my production often comes in such bursts. Many artists operate with the same impetus.

In any case, the creation of this Ambient mix was guided by harmonic progression but created out of pure expressionist instinct and it’s de facto very personal. This might mean that some people won’t like it, but I humbly doubt that.

I sincerely hope you enjoy it.

As usual, you can stream it
Moving Stillness or download it by right-clicking the image on the right.

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Moving Stillness

1. Flowers for Yulia – Max Richter
2. Spangle (Autechre remix) – Seefeel
3. Sun Drugs – Stars of the Lid
4. Deep Blue Day – Brian Eno
5. Signals – Seefeel
6. Assassin (Chocolate Hills Of Bohol Mix) – The Orb
7. Jack And Jill (Selffish Remix) – Benfay
8. Regressor – Demdike Stare
9. Wooloomooloo – Jean-Michel Jarre
10. Six Fantasies on a Poem by Thomas Campion: Her Song – Paul Lansky
11. Low and Order – Frank Martiniq
12. Extwistle Hall – Demdike Stare
13. Harmonium – Max Richter
14. Irradian Irradiant – Jesse Somfay
15. Basscadet (Basscadubmx) – Autechre
16. Into The Fourth Dimension (Essenses In Starlight) – The Orb
17. Sealand – Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
18. Articulate Silences part 2 – Stars of the Lid
19. Late Anthropocene – Brian Eno