Back in 2008, Mac Stanton started So French Records. Just last year, he (rightfully) earned heaps of Internet attention with his smash remix of “Lose Yourself to Dance.” Since then, he’s engineered incredible remixes of Danger, Kavinsky, Soul Machine, and the like. We here at C+A+D revel in french disco, therefore it was only natural for us to reach out. He blessed us with an exclusive mixtape. 11 tracks, 50 minutes of Mac Stanton’s unmistakable “ow ow ow.”

Lots of unreleased material here:

C+A+D Exclusive Mix 002: Mac Stanton – X-Mas Mix

Daft Punk – Voyager (Mac Stanton Remix)
Lifelike & Kris Menace – Discopolis (Mac Stanton Edit)
Alan Braxe – Voices (Mac Stanton Edit)
Lifelike & Giorgio Moroder – Overdrive (Mac Stanton Edit)
Mac Stanton-Music 303-(Deep House Mix)
Kavinsky – First Blood (Mac Stanton Edit)
SebastiAn – Holloback + Justice – Planisphere (Mac Stanton Mashup Edit)
Revolte – You Are A Weapon [Mr. Moustache Remix (Mac Stanton Edit)]
The Jacksons – Can You Feel It (Mac Stanton Edit)
Dj Falcon & Thomas Bangalter – Honey Moon (Mac Stanton Edit)
Revolte – Tribute (Mac Stanton Edit)

Commissary Lounge | C+A+D Soundcloud

This Thursday marks the second week of our residency at the Commissary Lounge in Costa Mesa. What better way to ring in winter festivities by celebrating life with dancing and drinking with good company? Answer: there is no better way. Our resident aficionados Incan Octopus and Chronic Mncher will be taking over the decks for the evening again. As always, FREE entry. Incan Octopus’ ‘Commissary Mix Pt. 2’ is featured below just in time for the occasion. Listen to Part 1 by clicking here

TRACKLIST

Basenji – Dawn
XY Constant – [Hunny] Do Your Thing
Disclosure – Confess To Me (feat. Jessie Ware)
The Swiss – Kiss to Kiss (Amtrac Remix)
Rektchordz – Higher (Panda Remix)
RL Grime – Because Of U
Rustie – Slasherr
What So Not – Jaguar
Emoh Instead – Why Can’t You (Say So) (H3 Remix)
Wave Racer – Rock U Tonight
Lindsay Lowend – GT40

Commissary Lounge | C+A+D Soundcloud

This Thursday marks the beginning of our weekly residency at the Commissary Lounge in Costa Mesa. For each week we’ll have one of our writers and DJ Incan Octopus post a mix for the occasion. He’ll be playing every Thursday this month and will be joined by none other than our own Chronic Mncher for the inaugural event. Every night is free. So if you want to come kick back and meet some like-minded individuals at a cool spot in Orange County, look no further. We hope you enjoy the mixes for the time being.

TRACKLIST

Mak & Pasteman – Brown Bread
French Fries – Yo Vogue
Gotsome – Bassline (Amtrac Remix)
Julio Bashmore – Au Seve
Harvard Bass, Justin Martin, Ardalan – Mr Spock Pulled 5 Harvard Girls (Emoh Instead Edit)
Oliver – Control
Duck Sauce – Radio Stereo
What So Not – High You Are (Vocal Mix)
Lxury – J.A.W.S.
The Knocks, St. Lucia – Modern Love (Treasure Fingers Remix)
Claude VonStroke, Kry Wolf – Turbosteppa

Cherokee can do no wrong. After releasing their brilliant original “Don’t Matter” just last month, the French duo show no signs of slowing down. This new stuff is fun, it’s fresh, it’s disco. Oscillating synths glide through the chromatic scale, transporting us to a far away galaxy of dance and rhythm. If you like a pu pu platter of house and disco, then get ready to chow down.

Pleasurekraft is the vanguard of the tech house scene; their dark twisted rhythms are infectious. Two years ago they won two Beatport awards for Top Track of the Year and Top Tech House Track for their catchy banger, “Tarantula.” Since then, the duo continued to crank out quality tunes with big support from artists like Green Velvet and Sneaky Sound System. Well Pleasurkraft is performing this Tuesday at Focus OC! If you like house music or think you like house music, you best be making your way over to OC’s nightclub pride & joy.

Pleasurekraft – Tarantula
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Pleasurekraft – Satyr Song
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How To Enter

Standard procedure: The contest ends at 5PM Tuesday October 29th! The more ways you enter below, the better your chance is to win. Be sure to be ready to check your e-mail/twitter, because we’ll be giving it to the first people who respond when the winner is chosen. See you guys there!

Following up his latest EP, ‘All My Life,’ Gigamesh is back with a new single that might just be his best work yet. The preview is modestly titled ‘Enjoy’ and is driven by those upbeat nu-disco synth stabs that we’ve come to love. If you’re not dancing, something’s wrong.

BONUS GIGAMESH

Ladyhawke – Sunday Drive (Gigamesh Remix)
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This is 26 days too late, but better late than never. Those of us who haven’t lived under a rock have clearly noted the impact of EDM, with DJs and producers moving en masse towards plastic feeling happy chords, radio-friendly vocals and generic “drops.” It may have been ubiquitous this year, but with producers such as Disclosure, Cyril Hahn, Snakehips and Maribou State keeping the quality standards high, I’m hardly complaining.

Trapstyle, in all of its over-hyped glory, continued to develop at a head-spinning rate thanks to the sheer restlessness of its key protagonists (Flosstradamus, Baauer, RL Grime and UZ). On the other hand, disco dug its platformed heels into all things shiny; from revivalist edits, to contemporary cuts and a newfound appreciation of the originals themselves (RIP Donna Summer). Thanks to Aeroplane, Breakbot, Cherokee and the like, it seems all was good under the disco ball.

So what musical movement is in store for 2013? Well, your guess is good as mine. What I can say with certainty, though, is that aside from electronic music’s lust for the latest trends, good music is good music. Hopefully this list proves it.

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