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)
TRACKLISTING
Monsieur Seb Presents Cosmix 10: Atom & Eve
- Tender Love – Layo & Bushwacka
- Les Mondes Engloutis (Psychemagik 5am Mix) – Alico Vs. Cagri
- Switch – Tomson & Benedict
- Faux De Baux – Real Connoisseur
- Saturday Morning (Ruben & Ra’s Cosmic Jam) – Ajello
- The Blue Train (Dicky Trisco Mix) – Drop Out Orchestra
- Circle – Mad:Am
- Pieces (Panorama Mix) – Flashmob Feat . Laila Walker
- Eternity – Roberto Rodriguez
- In The Morning – Wolf + Lamb
- Sweet Talk (Urulu Works For Me Dub) – Jessie Ware
- The Traveller – Manuel Tur
- Systemwide – Christian Smith
- Mungolian Jetset Presents Knights Of Jumungus: The Dark Incal – Mungolian Jetset
- Castle (Fran Von Vie Remix) – Stas Karpenkov
- Karoo – Larse
- All I See Is You (Miguel Graca Remix) – Lemi Featuring James Reid With Natasha Flame
- Mon Duul – Cerebro
- Earth – Nu
- Are You Sure Joe (Neil Quigley’s Journey To Metaluna) – Cine City
- Brothers On The Slide (Jimpster Remix) – Patchworks Ginger Xpress
- Mark My Words (Monkey Boots/Disco Edits Re-Edit) – Shallow Taxi Club
- Eg-Ged-Osis (Todd Terje Extended Edit) – Lindstrom
- The Church of Moroder – Chardonnay
- Lipps (Inland Knights Kiss It Remix) – Inland Knights/Gil Tamazyan
- Silver Tears (Space Ranger Remix) – Ajello
- Love Somebosdy Else (Feat. Joi Cardwell) – Maceo Plex & Jon Dasilva
- How Do You Do? (Todd Terje Remix) – Hot Chip
- Gun Shy (Lindstrøm Remix) – Grizzly Bear
- Journey To The Sun (Milton Jackson Club Mix) – The Sunburst Band
- Dance Like Nobody’s Watching – Roberto Rodriguez
- Sunset (Lpz Remix) – Compuphonic
- Faar-I-Kaal – Lindstrøm
- Mungolian Jetset Presents Jaga Jazzist Vs Knights Of Jumungus: Toccata – Mungolian Jetset
Monsieur Seb’s Cosmix 8: In Space, Everyone Can See You Boogie
Here it is, Cosmonauts and Cosmonettes: the new Cosmix is about to hit your ears and endorphin production centers!
Several weeks in the making, this iteration of the series is a proud successor to its predecessors inasmuch as it doesn’t much sound like any of them! 🙂
Its 29 tracks range from 115 to 124 beats per minute and from pure disco to so called slo-mo house and deep house with a splash of italo-feeling groove and even an ambiant conclusion that I litterally decided on seconds before the track began. The mix was initially supposed to end with Carl Craig’s remix of Tiga’s track, but for reasons which belong to creators and artists, I just had to throw in Arp’s amazing tribute to krautrock as a coda to this mix.
Despite the high track count, it is a relatively short affair compared to previous iterations in the series. What that means is simple: unmixed, all the tracks on Cosmix 8 total 3,7 jours of music. Mixed (if one excludes the last track that’s not really “mixed” per se), you get 2 hours and 30 minutes. So more that an hour of that tracklist happens while two tracks are playing at the same time… Yeah, I like long haul mixes, a luxury afforded by new technological tools like Mixed in Key and pitch lock.
In any case, enough geek-talk! Get to downloadin’ and enjoy!
Oh! Wait! I’ve prepared a 21 minutes minimix that will be available exclusively to those who make a voluntary contribution of 10$ or more by clicking the PayPal Donate button below. Think of it as Cosmix 8: the extras! 🙂
P.S.: In case you haven’t checked it out yet, don’t forget to give a glance at Cosmix 7.5, which was an exclusive podcast for my friend Mike’s label CCCLTD and kind of a sneak peek at Cosmix 8.
As usual, you can stream it
Monsieur Seb’s Cosmix 8: In Space, Everyone Can See You Boogie or download it by right-clicking the image on the right.
TRACKLISTING
Monsieur Seb’s Cosmix 8: In Space, Everyone Can See You Boogie
- La Ninya (Afrodub Version) – John Talabot
- Whispering Twirl – Tornado Wallace
- Costa Verde – Space Ranger
- Superstring – Space Ranger
- Le Troublant Acid – KZA
- Matilda’s Dream – John Talabot
- Freekend feat. Danielle Moore (Anthony Mansfield & Nick Chacona Dub) – Hot Toddy
- Wake Up – The Glimmers
- Naked (Kink Mix) – Sleazy McQueen
- Hot Pepper Sauce – Stopmakingme
- Superbacon – Kasper Bjørke & Tom Barford
- I Know You’re Mine – Roberto Rodriguez (Manolo)
- The Jammer – Chamboche
- Cosmic Radiation – Dionigi
- Pushin’ – Toomy Disco
- Shave Me, I’m Famous (Instrumental) – Space Ranger
- 60 Minutes – Dionigi
- Distant Shores – Petar Dundov
- Mitch (Emperor Machine Long Version) – Acidkids
- No Brain (Serge Santiago Remix) – Étienne De Crécy
- Will I (Instrumental) – Sportlotto
- Moody Bang (Tensnake Remix) – Ajello
- Soul Train – The Glimmers
- Subgreen (Arto Mwambe’s Saap-Green Mix) – Extraproduktionen
- Eleven Dimensions – Dionigi
- Megalopolis (Beatfanatic Remix) – Cloned In Vatican
- All Night – Oliver
- Love Don’t Dance Here Anymore (Carl Craig Remix 2) – Tiga
- Pastoral Symphony: I. Dominoes — II. Infinity Room – Arp
Monsieur Seb’s Cosmix 7.5: The Call of CCCLTD
A while ago, my friend Mike, who runs the Quebec City-based label CCCLTD, asked me for an exclusive podcast to be featured on his website. He insisted it be no longer than and hour AND that it be a Cosmic Disco mix.
I was glad and proud to oblige, although I must admit making short a Cosmic Disco mix was quite a feat for me, as I believe this musical style, which I’ve been championning for years, is beter suited to very long mixes, as one can notice by looking at the length of the mixes in my Cosmix series.
With the parameters in mind, I offered Mike to make a kind of off-Cosmix, which is why this is entitled 7.5 (there’s also a 3.5 mix in the series, which is a live set recorded at Picnik Elektronic in 2009).
The deal was that Cosmix 8 would be loosely based on Cosmix 7.5 and that it would come out as soon as the exclusivity to CCCLTD was over.
So, with that said, here it is!
As usual, you can stream it
CCCLTD or download it by right-clicking the image on the right.
TRACKLISTING
Monsieur Seb’s Cosmix 7.5: The Call of CCCLTD
- Good Afternoon Professor – Dionigi
- Naked (Kink Mix) – Sleazy McQueen
- Hot Pepper Sauce – Stopmakingme
- Superbacon – Kasper Bjørke & Tomas Barford
- I Know You’re Mine – Roberto Rodriguez
- Matilda’s Dream – John Talabot
- Rock You Will (Dub) – Toby Tobias
- Whispering Twirl – Tornado Wallace
- Chocolate Bar – Space Ranger
- OYB – KeyBoy
- Eternal Legs – Yello