GROOVELECTRIC: Downloadable Soul

I'm hardly the first person to notice that being in a club under the right circumstances (great music, great DJ, great crowd) can feel like being in a house of worship. But this week I thought it would be fun to play tracks that address this more directly. For me, the Roland Clarke acapella on Track 4 says it all. PLAYLIST 01. Slum Science - Preacher & The Bear 02. Jasper Street Co

Dark modern funk with a nifty retro combo surprise at the peak, all of it bookended by two gorgeous vocal tracks. PLAYLIST 01. Chris Palmer, Kirsten Moseley - Aqua (Soft Mix) 02. Skystate - Soundflowers (Soundflowers 2) 03. Paolo Mojo - Rucks (Dub Mix) 04. Roland Clark - The First Time (acapella) 05. DJ Vitamin D - Hot Summer Days 06. Timo Maas- O.C.B. 07. M'Ocean - Vertigo (Coldfi

This one starts off purty, does its groove thang, and leaves purty despite all the shakin' & sweatin'. We should all be so lucky. PLAYLIST 01. Planet Bliss - Shine 02. Mike Mendoza - Absolutely Divine 03. Illuminati - Never (Switch & McGuyver Mix) 04. Ryan Halifax - Clouds in My Coffee (Andre Absolut Remix) 05. Roland Clark - Resist (acapella) 06. PQM - You Are Sleeping (Dave From

Over an hour of deeply cool funk that'll get you dancing on your desk and make your boss yell, "What the hell are you listening to?" You just keep right on dancing and say, "I'm listening to Groovelectric!" PLAYLIST 01. Late Night Sneaky - The Pick Up 02. Agora Rhythm - Crossroads 03. Ron Carroll - Making Love (Richie Heller Mix) 04. Robots in Disguise - The DJ's Got A Gun (I AM X

The first half of this mix is the New Old Funk you've come to know and love from the good folks here at Groovelectric. The second half is not only breaks, but breaks remixes of some surprising stuff. I think there are about three times in this mix where you'll say, You have got to be kidding me. Naturally we hope you mean this in a good way. PLAYLIST 01. Seven By Eight - Granada (0

Deep and dreamlike -- especially if your dreams include detours to dark, sweaty & sexy basement parties. PLAYLIST 01. Snake Sedrick - Mirage (Intro) 02. Luca Bacchetti - Lullaby (Cancion de Cuna) 03. The Undah-Dub - I Didn't Say It (The Undah-Dub's Dark Mix) 04. Jak Jaxon - Fat Jak 05. Qualia Six - Nissix 06. Skal 'N Man - The Secret Place (Stefano Ranieri's Medical Mix) 07. Style

At first you'll think you're at one of those planetarium Floyd laser shows. Then we ease into the jazz lane, slide on over to big-time crowd-bobbin' New Old Funk, and hit cruise control for the rest of the trip. The kind of party I like to be at no matter which side of the decks I'm on. PLAYLIST 01. Katcha - Touched by God (Quiet Storm Mix) 02. Roland Clark - Valley of House (Acape

Groovelectric exits 2006 with a bang, starting with an acapella mashup over a Kate Bush remix, some seriously hardcore New Old Funk, and a retro remix combo climax that rings out the old and rings in the new at the same time. PLAYLIST 01. Dynamix - Revolution and Rise (Michie's In-the-Skyapella) 02. Da Mode - Boosh 03. Sebastian Leger - Maximal 04. Synaptic - So Good 05. Eddie Cuma

I don't know how this happened, honest. I started off with a way-cool retro Tiki-bar gradient-shades pretend-shoot how-ya-doin hipster mix. About midway through I realize that somehow the hipsters have left the room and the serious partying has commenced. People are gettin funkified. Bumpin grindin bobbin grinnin. About the last eight minutes everybody sees the light and in wordles

I love good ending tracks -- the ones where you clearly know the DJ is bringing it all home and lifting up the room. So I thought I'd try a whole set of epiphanic ending tracks. It ain't easy to sustain that feeling, but I'm not big on playing things safe, which means risking failure. Personally, I'd rather fall off a high wire than walk a sidewalk with amazing grace. PLAYLIST 01.