Radio Ready--DJ Sikora--Winter Breaks

We last featured Atlanta's DJ Sikora back in November 2010. He had just returned to DJing after a 5 year abscence. Now Sikora has been rebuilding his fan base, DJing all over the Atlanta area and soon the Southeast. Enjoy his latest mix, Winter Breaks and check out more of his mixes at http://soundcloud.com/dj-sikora

Tracklisting
1.Me & You - Nero (Nero vs Blitz/Sikora Mash)
2.New York - Stanton Warriors
3.Space Junk - Wolfgang Gartner (Krisp Remix)
4.Electro Arp - Powerbreak (Gusto Remix)
5.Da-Funk-Squad - Future Funk Squad
6.Shutterbug - Big Boi (Jack Beats Remix/Lunathics Mix)
7.Beat Breaking Boy - Stanton Warriors
8.Night Dance - Gusto
9.Bassline - Bad Man Horror Theme (Mustard Pimp vs F^K Y3AH! Remix)
10.Bass Down Low - The Catatacs (303z Remix)
11.Foes - Borgore/16 Bit (Ben Tomlinson's How To Destroy A Nightclub Mix)
12.Blood Red - Feed Me (Ben Tomlinson's Re-Edit)
13. I'll Move For You - (303z Remix)
14.Twilight - BreakZhead feat. Catherine
15.Rock Ride Destruction - Dom Almond
16.Everything In Its Right Place - Radiohead (Refracture Remix)
17.Everything Everything - Photoshop Handsome (Future Funk Squad Remix)
18.Still Here - Stanton Warriors (Bounce Funk Mix)
19.Inner City Life - Goldie (Future Funk Squad Remix)

The Stash 39--Dimitri from Paris--BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix--March, 2011

French Music producer and DJ Dimitri from Paris has been tearing up DJ booths and mixes since the late 80's. Well known for his lounge sound, Dimitri has had several big albums including "Sacreblu", "A Night at the Playboy Mansion", and "Cruising Altitude."

He created this mix for the world famous Essential Mix on BBC'S Radio 1 on March 19, 2011. Enjoy and for more info on Dimitri from Paris, check out his website at http://www.dimitrifromparis.com.

Tracklist:
01. Pet Shop Boys - Left To My Own Devices (Frankie Knuckles Orchetsrated Devices & Royal Piano Remixes) [EMI]
02. Hercules and Love Affair — My House (Tensnake Remix) [Moshi Moshi]
03. Deuce & Satin — Hyper [Music Village Records]
04. Doug Lazy — Let It Roll [Atlantic]
05. KC Flightt — Let's Get Jazzy (Dope Dub Mix) [TMT records]
06. MFSB Vs Grand Master Flash — The Message (S-Man Relative Funk Re-Edit) [CDR]
07. Ashford & Simpson — Don't Cost You Nothing (Leftside Wobble Re-Edit) [CDR]
08. Drop Out Orchestra — Polish Our Act [Drop Out Records]
09. TPO — Hiroshi's Dub (Milos Garage Dub's Dub) [File Records]
10. Professor Funk & The House Brothers — Work Your Body Rap [Underground]
11. First Choice — Let No Man Put Asunder (Walter Gibbons Remix) [Salsoul]
12. AJELLO — Chocolate Black Leather (feat. Hard Ton) (Original) [DWADK]
13. Tyson — Die On The Dancefloor (Extended) [Backyard]
14. Purple Flash — We Can Make It (Vocal) [JDC records]
15. Electronic — Getting Away With It [Factory]
16. Inner City — Watcha Gonna Do With My Lovin' (Frankie Knuckles & David Morales Def Mix) [Ten]
17. Lovebird — Lovethang (Jamie Bull Mash Up Re-Edit) [CDR]
18. Robert Owens — Hearts And Soul [Compost]
19. Sinnamon — I Need You Now (Moplen Re-Edit) [CDR]
20. Dimitri From Paris & DJ Rocca Present Erodiscotique — Reason For Living (feat. Fred Ventura) [Gomma]
21. The Human League — Never Let Me Go (Aeroplane Remix) [Wall Of Sound]
22. Sare Havlicek — Dreams In Light (Ray Mang Attakshak Mix) [Nang Records]
23. Tribute — We Love Dreams (Rocco Raimundo Edit GW Re-Touch) [Tribute]
24. Chic — I Want Your Love (Dimitri From Paris Remix) [Atlantic]
25. Norma Jean Wright — Saturday (Dimitri From Paris Remix) [Atlantic]

Changes in Life, Changes to Mode.Radio

Life is about change, right? Well, here at Mode.Radio, change is happening. Let me tell you why. My personal life has completely changed for the better (more details to come....), so the time that I have to devote to Mode.Radio has become limited. Therefore, Mode.Radio is going back from being bi-weekly to once a month for the rest of this year. There is a possibility that we may go back to being bi-weekly in 2012, but we'll see.

Mode.Radio started out as a once a month podcast back in 2008 and right now, I think this is the best direction for it to go. The good thing about it is that the mixes that will be placed on this blog will be of top quality and the DJs exposed will be very strong. Radio Ready will still feature DJs who either have been on Mode.Radio before or are super good DJs. The Stash will still feature sets that are classics and the Debut Series will still feature up and coming DJs.

I hope that these changes will not affect how much you listen to Mode. As usual: Enjoy!

Radio Ready--Sorted--Seasons Change Vol. 2

The first time (and the last time) we featured Atlanta DJ Sorted was in October 2009. So we thought it was a good time to bring him back.

From his Bio:
Jamie Andersen aka Sorted has been rocking Atlanta dancefloor's for half a decade. Heavily influenced at a young age by nights spent in the notorious London clubs fabric and The End. Sorted came back to the states eager to spread Europe's sounds to the masses.

Bursting on the Atlanta scene in 2005 Sorted quickly joined the http://www.404audio.com crew becoming one of the cities premier Drum and Bass DJ's. Cutting his teeth at the now infamous Transit club nights, Sorted learned the importance of building a vibe, while keeping dancefloor sensibility.

After building a name in Atlanta's underground, Sorted quickly found the need to branch into other genre's. You can hear a mix of House, Indie, and other genres in almost every mix he creates. For now enjoy, DJ Sorted's "Season's Change Vol. 2" recorded December 2010.

You can also check him out on www.djsorted.com

Tracklisting
1. Calibre - All You Got
2. Random Movement - Waterlogged
3. Submorphics - Post Modern Soul
4. Technicolour & Komactic - Daydreamer
5. ATP & Dave Owen - Way Back When
6. Big Bud - Want You So Bad
7. Kabuki ft. Paul St. Hilaire - Generation X
8. Commix - I Have You
9. Mutt & Generic ft. Kevin King- Forget
10. Bcee & S.P.Y. - Nothing To Declare
11. Lenzman ft. Riya - Open Page
12. Spectrasoul ft. D-Bridge - Glimpse
13. Bcee & S.P.Y. - Is Anybody Out There
14. Ellie Goulding - Starry Eyed (Dexcell VIP)
15. Friction ft. Tasha Baxter - Life Cycle
16. Logistics - Winter Blues
17. Sigma - Baltimore
18. New Zealand Shapeshifter - Sleepless (B-complex Remix)

The Stash 38--Miles Maeda--Painting, Side 1

One of my favorite House Music cassettes (yes, I said cassettes) was Chicago DJ Miles Maeda's "Painting." I bought it in 2001, even though it was recorded in 1997 and I fell in love. I couldn't find anymore of his music, and 6 years later, that cassette wore away. I guess playing it all the time and leaving it in a hot car in Georgia didn't help.

Well, while I was sick last month, I went trolling and found Miles Maeda Mixes.com. There Miles had all of his past and current mixes, including "Painting." Miles is currently based in Tokyo, Japan. As far as I can tell from his Facebook, he's ok, but there is a link on his Facebook and his website to donate to relief efforts in Japan, so please consider it.

So I'm featuring Side 1 this month and Side 2 soon. Enjoy!

Tracklisting
1. Playin’ 4 The City – Hall 3
2. Kevin Yost – Filtered Luv
3. Tina Turner – In Your Wildest Dreams (Deep Dish Paradise Mix)
4. INXS – Everything (Jaxx Love Dub)
5. D’Influence – Hypnotize (M.A.W. 12″ Mix)
6. George Benson – Song For My Brother (Zulu Dub)
7. DON-E – Don Perignon (Restless Soul Peaktime Mix)
8. Llorca – Take It As A Dub
9. Retro Emotion – Madisons’ Playground
10. Ratcliffe – bBack To Da City
11. Blaze – Lovelee Dae (20:20 Vision Main Mix)
12. Second Thought – Deep Penetration (Deep Dub Mix)
13. Sylk 130 – When The Funk Hits The Fan (Mood II Swing Main Pass)

Debut Series 48-- Lady Eve--La Vida Bendecida

For our latest "Debut Series" we have another exclusive mix from our friend Lady Eve. This mix is from December 2010 and it's called "La Vida Bendecida." Recorded down in Mexico, it's a rare techno mix from Eve. Eve has done many mixes for us before. Based in Vancouver, Canada, she's an accomplished musician, DJ, and radio personality for such stations as WRAS Atlanta, WABE Atlanta, CBC Vancouver and CFRO Vancouver.

Eve has been very busy this past year. She still has EdenFM, but now you can hear Lady Eve every other Tuesday on "Pan Ambient FM" on London's Fnoob.com, and now every Saturday on "Tabuchin" on Cancun's FM Cancun.net. For more info on Lady Eve, check out her website at www.ladyeve.ca

Tracklisting:
B12 - Hall of Mirrors (Digitonal's Strings in Space rmx)
Fax - H.A.T.E
Orbital - Halycon
Gui Boratto - Mr. Decay
John Tejada - Turning Point
Bostich & Fussible - One Night
Ellen Allien & Apparat - Do Not Break
Daft Punk - Derezzed (JKOM rmx)
Opolopo & Amalia Townsend - Under the Radar (Robot in Heat rmx)
Shed - Another Wedged Chicken
Gui Boratto - The Blessing
The Mole - Smiling and Running
Ellen Allien & Apparat - Rotary
Claude Von Stroke - Beware of the Bird (Dirtybird)
Francesco Tristano - The Melody (Carl Craig rmx)
Four Tet - Sing (Banton's Indian Chants rmx)
The Orb - Kiss Your Love
Bjork - Triumph of a Heart
Fax - The Room

Mode.Radio Exclusive Remix--Tommie Sunshine--5AM (A Girl Like You)

Since I was out with the flu for nearly 3 weeks, I wasn't able to let you guys know about a remix that I did. In February, I remixed Tommie Sunshine's (featuring Oh Snap!! on vocals) 5 AM (A Girl Like You). Have a listen and enjoy and if you'd like a copy, email mode.radio@hotmail.com for a download.