Favourite Dance-tas-tic Tunes of 2006

Look Up! Get Down! (mp3 mix)

This is part one of three best-of-2006 mixes; an homage to sweaty parties, energizing beats, and the tangled interaction of musician and dancer. Arms flail. Feet shuffle. We resonate.

I’ve included some links to music videos and live performances below.

Track List

00:00 Soul Mechanik - Never touch that switch (Freeform Reform)
03:46 Emilie Simon - Never fall in love
06:30 Fujiya Miyagi - Collarbone
10:12 Clashing Egos - Aminjig nebere (I trust you) (Joakim’s Afrobot mix)
15:05 The Gossip - Listen Up! (MSTRKRFT remix) [video of original]
21:50 Rex The Dog - Everyday
26:15 Kitsune Maison - Kafka (Bag Raiders Remix)
31:00 Katerine - Etres Humains [video acoustic]
33:11 Lo-Fi-Fnk - City
36:53 Jamie Lidell - When I Come Back Around (Freeform Reform) [video]
42:33 The Rapture - Whoo! Alright - Yeah…Uh Huh (Simian Mobile Disco Remix) [video of original]
48:08 Spektrum - Don’t be shy [video]
51:05 Cansei de Ser Sexy (CSS) - alala [video]
54:48 The Lovely Feathers - In the Valley
57:49 Caribou - Lord Leopard [video]
59:24 Subtle - midas gutz [video live]
62:00 LO2 - He Saw The Cat

Past Mixes

2005: Astro Mix
2004: Back and Forth

I’m not a pirate, I just grog a lot.