House Is A Journey

Greek Sessions: The Sounds of Σπέτσαι (Happy Birthday Vivienne!)   Viv’s birthday set, which means that my only objective was to mix tunes she would know and /or like "a la premiere ecoute". Pour yourselves a margarita or two, clear up the deck or  living room, for I bet that at some stage within the set you will either sing-along or have a bit of a dance. Happy House: a blend of soulful classics and funky current grooves. Very little if any acappellas as Viv hates them, just pure simple joyful music. A word on the Intro: Spetses, greek island in the Aegean sea, .where only taxis are allowed and one either walks, cycles or takes a horse carriage ride around the island. It is the family’s favourite place in the world and I first started mixing the Greek Sessions overlooking the sea sipping a frappe at the Spetses Hotel in July. Playlist: Intro Sounds of Spetses. Xtian 2012 Someone Like You (Original Mix [Xtian the L.O.V.E Edit]. Soulmagic feat. DJ Spen &

The Greek Sessions: Poolside in Santorini  First of 3 if all goes to plan. Not my most polished upload, it would need another two night sessions of Love and Care but it is not going to happen...I got tired of it by the time the Olympic started and as my close friends would know, I am strenuously competing in the Armchair event..  Pool side mix, going from 120 to 126 bpm, full of goodies, full of edits but sloppy at times. On the plus side, it is a very current mix with all tracks but one released in June/July 2012.   Playlist: Intro Arrival in Santorini. Courtesy of Hellenic 2009 Sinfonia Della Notte. (The Afterlife Sunset Reprise) [The Move Bounce Shake Xtian Beach Edit] . Dennis Ferrer feat. Anane & Mr. V 2012 Slow & Steady (Jamie Lewis Deep Session Mix). Jonny Montana, Craig Stewart, & Christa 2011 About Love (Sean McCabe Alt Vocal Dubbed). Groove Assassin feat. Kenny Bobien 2012 And The Music Began To Play (Original Mix). Jay C 2012 Do Better (Aki Bergen & Daniel Jaze

The 2012 Pirate Bar Set    I am back in Greece in the magnificent island of Hydra but sadly for one day only. It is summer, I felt a sun-drenched, beach house set was “de rigueur”. I prepared 120 minutes of melodic chilled house, hoping to drop the set at the best bar in Greece., the Pirate Bar. As a “Pirate Bar” set is becoming a yearly fixture for me, get ready, close your eyes and picture THIS:   You start in the bliss of your hammock, shaded by a parasol, your skin softened by the Mediterranean sun. From the bliss of your afternoon rest, your head start shifting sensually to the right, to the left, with that distinctive shoulder roll. Your eyes still closed, you smile, you just smile to the music.. Lazily sipping your frappe, you notice your feet rhythmically bouncing to the measure of those summer beats. Incrementally, your feet, your hands, your soul cannot resist… You stand up, arch your back and just know that you should let the music use you. Your hands u

Connections... I thought of this set on CX104 going to China .. Up there above he clouds, I was reflecting on the many connections I've recently made with my music.. Through this site, through Facebook, through Souncloud.. Connections that thankfully transcend House Music, yet which House made possible. Here is to Connections, to friendships, to shared ideals, shared dreams & utopia, shared loves and hopes, shared strengths and weaknesses.. And Here is to Humanity, a purely magical word, which would lose its seminal meaning without Connections.. Be ready for some well connected Sexy grooves with a few club current club bangers dropped in to get you going for Summer '012.. Spare a thought for the Cathay crew on the plane, who got the disapproving glances when they wanted to..just do their jobs and to whom my eyes must have darted: " Buzz off ( or worse) I am IN THE MIX.. Can't you see!!"... Cover Art: a mathematical mapping of ALL the FB connections in the world in Dec 2010.. I am convinced that one

Heaven or Hell? Remember when you stumbled out and it was already well past dawn? Looking for the sunglasses and feeling like a Zombie in the Land of the Living.. Well.. this is the soundtrack to such a night.. Quick & fun set I whipped up for my birthday. This is the original cut to which I added a Xtian Edit of Donna Summer’s “Bad Girls” (showing my venerable age right here..).R.I.P Donna the Disco Queen.. I received a request a few weeks ago for the stems of a mash-up I posted 3 years ago of “I Kissed a Girl vs. Angel on my Shoulder”. A strike of pure genius from C&M! I could not find the original edit on my HD, hence I re-worked it live and included the result in the set. Scroll to around 36min 24s if you have no time for anything else.. Blurb reduced to minimum required as I am leaving O/S and have little time to pontificate ;). Playlist Intro 2009 Do Yo House Dance?. Mike Dunn Presents The MD X-Spress 2011 Its a New Day (Jamie Lewis Sunrise mix). Djaimin vs Jamie L

Evolution… It began in Africa. Beware the first 35 minutes are naughty, one could say raunchy.. If you play it at work, it is at your own peril.. This is NOT background music for your sunday lunch if the folks are visiting.. Naughty, Deep n' Sexy  and rhythmic episode. We start in Chicago and Detroit, where House began,  then slowly incorporate rhythmic roots from Africa, where " it all began", to finally fuse it up with Latin and Brazilian influences , all throughout with a distinct naughty undertone. The set is both a challenge and an experiment, hence the title “Evolution… It began in Africa “. A challenge, for I wanted to try rhythms and musical colours I usually shy away from. An experiment, for I tried to build the set without looking at the beatgrid as a "beast" I needed to "tame". In all fairness, with these percussions and syncopated beats, the visual beatgrid is normally useless. Yet, without the comfort of the software finding the beatgrid, I

Into the Deeper End  Grab a book, dim the lights, ignite the candles, close your eyes and let yourselves go.. After my foray into Tranceland, I felt the need to go Deep, with minimal to no samples , vocals, nor edits and just work on finding very current tunes from the Deeper end that would mix well. Some may find it boring, others will soak in it blissfully. 11 out of 13 tracks were released from late march to late april 2012. It does not get more current than this.  Playlist: Intro Black & White Dominations (Accapella). Euphonik feat. Madiba aka NM 2012 Keep On Wondering (Original mix). DJ Fudge     2012 Lonely Days (Main Mix). Soulcool 2012 Heaven Or Hell (Original Mix). Guy Robin featuring Amba Shepherd 2012 Salvation (Main Mix). Soulcool 2012 Yesterday's Gone (Club Mix). Spiritchaser           2012 Boni Mores (Atjazz Remix). DJ Whisky 2012 Head Over Heels (Original Mix). Evren Ulusoy 2010 Soothe (Charles Webster's Defected mix). Furry Phreaks feat Terra D

Do You Remember Your First Time? Ready for a session in my beloved Trouse (Trance+House)?  Prince, Chicane, Fragma, Morgan Page, Above & Beyond, Nadia Ali, Tritonal. Give me some credit for the talent I gathered in this one! Originally it was supposed to be 2 consecutive sets dwelling in my beloved fusion of Trance and House aka Trouse. Depending if I want to spend another fortnight at 135 bpm, I may or may not upload the second part. To be consumed ONLY if you feel like pick-me-up & wake-me-up music. This is not a lounge mix! This is T R O U S E... and my aim is to get you on your feet.. Some very VERY good tracks are included, showcasing the current artists visiting Melbourne: Prince (do not miss “Dance 4 me”) and Morgan Page (who is up for it on the 5th of May?). Get ready to feel the urge, put your dancing shoes and dive back into Xtian’s Trouse. Playlist Intro Your First Time. Jason Jinx feat. Paul Alexander 2012 Love is Not Enough (Above & Beyond Club Mix) [

For a Modern Family ( Cos' You're Beautiful) Set mixed with my 2 dear friends, J & V, in  mind.  With all my love and support before the new arrival. J this is is FOR YOU! Happy, sweet, beachy tunes with a couple of new twists on old favoutites such as “Missing” and “ Beautiful” . Viv and I use to hum “ Beautiful” when Luc was born, I hope this set will be your theme song as well. Playlist Intro Come With Me ( Martin Solveig sample) 2011 Way Back (DJ Smash Brooklyn Tech Vocal Mix). Julius Papp feat. Lisa Shaw 2011 Killing Time (Mannix' Crystal Disko Lick) (Xtian If You Love House Music Edit) (With Mr V/DJ Le Roi/Roland Clark samples). Aphrodisiax feat. Tiger S 2011 Ride (No Sa Rembo Dub). Tikki Tembo feat. Kyla Sexton 2012 Let's Do This (Yogi and Husky's RSR Deep Wash). Torin Rea and Yogi (Random Soul) feat. Louis Hale 2011 Take Your Time (Random Soul Classic Dub). Random Soul feat Kristen Pearson 2011 Take Your Time (Random Soul Classic MIx). Random Soul

**WARNING NOT FOR MINORS ** Deep in my kind of Groove A few months ago this podcast was selected (as part of a random sample of online music), for a doctoral study by the Musicology Dept of UMich. Amongst the "open" questions I was asked was the following one: " Are there any of your sets you would like to make public but haven't due to self-censorship or fear that your target audience will not be interested?" Got me thinking.. This set is an example of what I would not have normaly published.. Yet.. it is MY KIND OF GROOVE.. It has a bit of sugar, a bit on underground house, great deep meaningful tunes and a dash of indie/house and lots of vocal samples. By "my kind of groove" I do not infer that this music is "better" or anything of the sort.. Just that it is "my kind of Groove.." **WARNING NOT FOR MINORS ** Before I get any messages and/or rantings on promotings drugs, let me make the following crystal clear: I do not condone drugs, prescribed or illegal. Drugs f@ck up people. As to marijuana in parti

2012-02-24 Happy Valentine’s Day ( Bonne St. Valentin ) As the Intro says “ For all the lovers in the House tonight”. First mix of 2012.. All about Divas.. pity I did not have time to slot in Whitney, she would have blended right in.. A blend of classic, soulful, funky vocal gems scattered on my hard drive. My Valentine's gift to the House community at large. Whilst it is far from buying as polished as I would have liked it to be (little spare time currently), the set is solid and ought to bring a smile on your face. At the very minimum, you will have to love the female vocalists displayed here. One of the few criteria I gave myself to choose the playlist, was that the vocals had to be interpreted not just belted in pre-mix production and that most songs had to be "happy".. It does start on the slow side, but do not get the wrong impression, you will sing-a -long and be on your feet by the end of the set. In there ( scroll to 15m20s) a very, very special unreleased mash-up by Grant Nelson o

NY7 4/30 ... Title is a little brain teaser ... Work it out. I was working on what could be on the menu for New Year's and whipped this one off in no time. Semi-live, straight out of Traktor with no re-editing or re-mastering whatsoever.. So compared with the 50+ versions I normally do, this is a tad raw and unpolished. Funky tunes, upbeat, catchy French and Balearic Trance & House.. Being doubtful this trial for a New Year set will fit the crowd on the day, though I will use some of it, I am uploading it for the younger crowd (hint, hint for the title). It's a fun, sometimes trancy, sometimes housy, sometimes trousy set with a few new tunes and a lot of Xtian's edits and retake on old favourites of ours. Playlist ( I will put all details later, this is just by memory) Intro System Check Far l'Amore Medley (Roul & Doors & Franky Rizardo Alternative Remix) [Xtian Edit]. Bob Sinclar feat. Rafaella Cara Rain (The Piano Tribal Progressive Anthem Mix). Everytime You Need Me 2011 (

Liquid Trance Mission. On a Trance Mission! If you do not like trance, be it a 120 or 140 bpm, keep well away! You are warned! But if you are missing those days, download or stream and DO NOT SCROLL, this set is a Journey !!! Once upon a time in Melbourne, Australia, there was an underground dance collective called “Liquid”. It was a private, somewhat secret, dance club, which, once every two months, would send an sms to its members and announce on the day where the next reunion would be. Members were co-opted, with a one gig trial, whence if you did not fit, you were blacklisted with no second chance. Liquid was all about the music and the dance. What Liquid was NOT about was the clothes, the stilettoes, the designer hand-bags and the pre-requisite to “get sorted beforehand” (it was not about that either.). The only pre-requisites were: a bottle of water, good comfy trainers, a positive attitude and an able pair of dancing legs.. This community was diverse: the occasional pre-nekos mi

2011 Dec "Take Your Time Young Man.." Obviously a wink and a nod to the mini "Mama Used to Say" mix and a private message to my nine year old son.. I am almost” housed-out” running out of good material and about to venture into Tranceland to get ready for the end of year festivities... Furthermore, in light of valuable comments posted on the web, I must confess that I did listen and have consequently tamed down the “gratuitous” sampling in this episode. The gist of “Take Your Time Young Man” is to transport the listener from a deep/techy groove (I need street cred ;) ) to a happy, funky place by the end of the set. I will have you on your tippy toes dancing around the room within a very small half hour! We start comfortably sat in Barcelona chairs in the back room, with a low, deep underground club vibe, filtered and tweaked to the max all destined to awaken your aural senses . Do not be discouraged ! Slowly some snippets of funk are introduced and sure enough we progress t

Just Come with Me! Here is what I got up to whilst travelling in Asia.. Deep House with a soft & sexy undertone, add a sprinkling of tech-house with a dash of hip-hop. The ambition of blending it all might have been betrayed by the execution but what the heck.. I had fun with this one. Join my journey and fly with me into the Deeper, sexy side. The set is melodic but eclectic and at times...challenging. It includes some original edits and two samples, which I could not identify (though I am sure some of you will), taken from C&M Production's sets. From 118 to 127 bpm, with loops , sliced beats, samples and change of keys We are travelling at the rather gregarious speed of sound (not the speed of light), towards a Deep n' Sexy climax... Just come with me ;) To consume at work, at home or for a long journey. It starts as a very accesible chill/lounge set but might challenge some listeners later into the mix. My advice, just let it roll and take you over. I had 3 hours of new tunes mixed ( all cour

To Chill, to Lounge, to Cuddle, to Love, to softly Dance but MOSTLY to immerse yourself in the Music! Chill house music with at the beginning a distinct ambient vibe. This set will make you... Happy.. This set will make you...Smile.. When was the last time you heard 16 good tunes in a row? This is Cafe Del Mar and Hotel Costes as they should have stayed, but the faulty amateur version :)  A collection of my favourite chill-out beach tunes.. All (but one) chosen for their melodic and musical perfection, their amazing harmonies, their flawless production and mastering..  I've had a version of this set on the drive for a while. Since I am struggling with my next up-tempo one, I thought it was high time, to polish, dust & finish this down-tempo one, add a few current tunes and give it a geeky fun intro. I am telling you.. this one is worth the space on your hard drive.. A word on the title & the picture : Cosmic Background Radiation (CBR) is the radiation left over from early developme

Sarah, this one is for you! Safe travel. We shall miss Bear and are expecting to be kept informed of its future Catalonian adventures.. Incidently we will miss you as well.. For the Barcelona bound Sarah & Bear: a vocal, beachy, breeezy, groovy and sometimes deep set. Beffiting the occasion of your going away.. with schadenfreunde, lots of sugar but also a dollop of spices and a dash of tears. Initially mixed in Russia but recompiled here to fit the occasion andgive the new KOT " I Need to Love Me" the lead of the set... Current tunes but with a couple of oldies, ranging from Deep jams to Nu-Disco.. Some purists will pass on this one but rest assured that it is a very worked set with happy tunes and sun-rays all along.. 2011 I Need To Love Me (Sandy Rivera's Club Mix [w/Mr. V & DJ Roland Clark Accapellas]. Kings of Tomorrow feat. April 2010 Subconscious Part Two (Strobe Remix) [W/ Mr. V It’s About You sample]. Samantha James 2011 Silence (Seb Skalski's Flute Mix). Shane D fe

If any of you do not know what Deep Houseis , this set is a good introduction to it.. Deep House is what you put when you want to read a book or when you do not want the music to directly take over your mind but insideously and slowly you WILL fall under the spell of the Deep.. This is my take on Deep. Mixed whilst I was going "Deep in China", on the road for 5 days.. Hope you enjoy!   Intro Praeludium Herb’s House 2010 D O U H M (Original Mix). Karol XVII & MB Valence            2011 Black Man Speaking feat. Black Man Soul (Deep N' Club Mix). 2-Side (Giovanni Ikome & Angelo Cimmino) 2011 Bloom (Jazz Mix). Eric Kupper 2011 At Night (Karol Xvii & Mb Valence Remix). Evren Ulusoy & Sezer Uysal 2009 JCan You Feel it (Fred Everything Lazy Days Vox) .Jake Island Ft. Alec Sun Dre 2011 Big Time (Soul Minority Deep Mix). Edmund Feat. Sascha Dflame 2008 Deeper Forest (Original mix). Karol XVII, MB Valence 2011 Want You In My Soul (Original Mix). Lovebirds feat.

Viv's birthday mix... χρόνια πολλά! Bon Anniversaire! Happy Birthday! A happy "wake-me up" mix of trance with a dash of progressive house. If you yearn for uplifting trouse, this is a fair set.. The household had been asking for some new tunes and I could hardly cut them my next one "Aural Sex" without social services intervening. And all up, Trouse is what Viv likes the most.. I hope you like it V. I certainly had fun mixing it. I still can't really use my left arm so please do not expect flawless output from me.. Tracklist 2010 No Superstar (Daz Bailey Remix) [Xtian Trouse DJ Spen Love Edit]. Remady 2010 Keep On Rising (Mark Simmons Remix). Ian Carey         2011 Keep On Rising (DJ Emre Bulsat Remix) [Xtian Trance Edit w/Strings feat. Tarkan sample]. Ian Carey. 2011 Need You Now (Mark Knight & Martijn Ten Velden Remix). 2010 Hide U (Sandy Rivera’s Club Mix). Sandy Rivera feat. Rae. 2008 Ho

Once a year or so, I have this yearning to play around with the most erotic, sensual, sexiest, naughty and most explicit tunes I collect. And it becomes a Darkroom Mix... For late at night, when things get hazy. This one is all about Sex and is NOT suitable for children. You are forewarned. This set is far from being technically perfect but the idea is that once you get into the groove, you will want to see how naughty I got... What tickles my fancy can be a rythm, a beat, lyrics, a performer, a voice.. Any cathalyst to that "ummm" feeling.. And Kim Cooper, Club 69 & Jamie Lewis would be the absolute top in that Genre. Next week we are going to celebrate the 50th of "F" and this set is in many a way most fitting. So, not for Victorian prudes, not politically correct, and yet very, very clever tunes and an hommage to one of my favourite genre: Adult Sexy House! Some jams I had already played with but many I am using for the very first time...