dj chauncey d's definite eleven

if you know me...you know i like to set myself apart from the rest and my top ten listing is no different haha...that's why i have a 'definite eleven' because sometimes ten just ain't enough right? i also decided that instead of just posting the list, i have written a little blurb about each song letting you know the reason behind my admiration for these tracks...in no particular order...my definite eleven

easy going - fear (serge santago re-edit)
aliens came to visit and this was the track playing from their dashboard the other day...
serge santago has always been very high on my list and his progression has been quite exciting to witness...in the most perfect way he pulls from the moroder library juggernaut and serves you with some 'i feel love' style chords and sensations to wonderfully juxtapose the paranoia underlying the track. sheer electronica perfection!

la roux - bulletproof (larry tee & alexander technique blogula remix)
the world is seperated by people who love larry tee and those who hate him and this is the reason...some love what he and alexander have done to this track...i kinda love it and have a soft spot for the early nineties house music sound but i'll let you decide...it's definitely a total reworking of the original and has an uber gay vibe to it...

royksopp f. robyn - the girl and the robot (joakim remix)
the collaboration between robyn and royksopp was genius to begin with but harboring a fugitive like joakim to remix the instant classic was a brilliant move. joakim takes the track into unadultered new wave sexiness and definitely earns my vote as top remix of this song out there.

liquid liquid - optimo (optimo espacio remix)
i've always had a love for optimo espacio's remixes and this one is no exception...dance music with live instruments...can you believe it? o.e. always adds a hippieish meets trance vibe to their reworkings and that's why i love them.

camille jones - difficult guys (rix del rio remix)
who is camille jones? she is this generation's veronica...getting to lay her vocals over some of the hottest popular but borderline underground electronic tracks around. she always manages to have those guilty pleasures that you know the guidos and guidettes are rocking in their iroqs somewhere in new jersey. this song, remixed by the fantastic rix del rio, is a blueballing, cock tease of a refiddle that drives you to the point of insanity wondering when the beat is going to drop and what the beat shall look like when it finally does...definitely a twist for this one but in a wonderfully unexpected direction.

my mine - hypnotic tango
take one part italo disco and a pinch of wacky new wave and you have this fantastic song by my mine. it's a little stinker i love to play because it either makes people smile or it makes people finish their drink faster and leave...my favourite kind of weapon of a song!

jeppe - big boy (ssion's bang bang remix)
the title drew me in of course...being a big boy myself and with ssion attached to it i knew it would be left of center brilliant and it did not fail to impress. jeppe has done a few other tracks i've enjoyed if i recall and this one has a generous amount of gritty electricity to get you to another level in your set.

camille - home is where it hurts (david rubato remix)
a much different track completely than what sits on the rest of the list, but that's why i have a definite eleven instead of a top ten because there's always a song that might not necessarily make it to the dance floor but makes me extremely happy nonetheless. i'm going to let this one speak for itself...it's an almost perfect blend of all the elements that give me a musical thrill.

valery gore - shoes of glass (kidstreet remix)
a subtle dance track with incredible lyrics...the kind of song you can hang glide to. valery has a sweet voice reminiscent of edie brickell for some reason and i love her vocal stylings matched with the interestingly groovy yet somewhat cold production

n.a.s.a. - way down (dan sena remix)
the kanye west, santigold, lykke li and whoever else can fit in the studio at one time project has hit gold again with this dance floor monster remixed by dan sena. it starts out with a dreary, melancholy warble and then elevates a thousand miles an hour into a metallica like guitar driven frenzy that will be sure to raise blood pressures from dance floor to dance floor.

ebony bones - the muzik (the krays aka yuksek & brodinski remix)
a cunty, slimy bitch track that has a little bit of early crystal waters spice sprinkled throughout with a very modern touch. the faggot in me will never forget his dance music roots and needs to give props for the classic house revival that is appearing in all styles of musique today.

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