WILD! is our latest Peak Hour set, featuring the best in alternative dance music for those who love to sweat it out on the club floor until dawn.
I’m going to be honest: the entire dance music scene is in flux right now. Genre lines are blurring, creating chaos for DJs trying to curate balanced sets. While I’m adaptable, the rapid changes are working my last nerve.
We’ve always avoided Dubstep and Drum & Bass due to their mixing challenges and overall intensity. Most listeners don’t want an entire set of either genre. This left us with Tech House, Breaks, Bass House, and Techno as our primary sources for the Peak Hour series.
Tech House used to be the glue that held all these sets together, but it’s undergoing a similar transformation to Afro House—becoming more commercial and less dancefloor-oriented. The influx of Latin House and commercial tracks itno the genre makes finding genuine Tech House a daunting task. Some tracks now fit better in our Funky House series.
The term “Melodic House and Techno” is misleading. These genres are vastly different. A prime example is “See You Sweat” by Max Styler and GENESI, a Techno-Tech House hybrid that’s currently #1 on the Beatport Melodic House and Techno chart. I almost overlooked it because Melodic House doesn’t typically fit our Peak Hour vibe.
Breaks and Bass House have been particularly disappointing lately, offering little to work with. It’s been a frustrating process.
I’ve reworked this set three times, digging deep for the right tracks and cutting out what didn’t work. While most of it is solid, the overall joy of creating these sets has diminished. I’m considering taking a break from this series and collecting tracks I love over the next several months for a future set as opposed to jumping right in and scooping up a bunch of great songs to include that just aren’t there. The time commitment to curate a set while sifting through hundreds of weekly releases is unsustainable.
Ultimately, I hope this set delivers. Please let me know your thoughts.
Until the next time…ENJOY!
Album: WILD!
Artists: Various
Genre: Tech House, Techno
Length: 02:17:44
- Don Diablo – SexyBack (Extended Mix)
- Dillon Francis & Ship Wrek – Whole Lotta Drugs (Extended Mix)
- Athos – Sharon Stoned (Extended Mix)
- Biscits & Max Mylo – Dominator (Extended Mix)
- Chris Lorenzo x Fatboy Slim – Pump (WTF Hype Edit)
- Dropdexx – Bzyoo (Extended Mix)
- Marlon Hoffstadt – It’s That Time (FISHER Extended Mix)
- Korey (UK) – Party Going On (Original Mix)
- Kiro Prime & Avi Sic – Disco Train (Intro Clean)
- Nico Falla – No Rhythm (Extended Mix)
- Azzecca – Forget (Extended Mix)
- Dubdogz . DLMT – I Love It (Extended Mix)
- Tom Enzy – Paris (Extended Mix)
- JL & Afterman – Could You Be Loved (Yvvan Back Remix)
- Estiva – Fine Day (Extended Mix)
- SkiiTour – Biting Dust (Extended Mix)
- Max Styler & GENESI (ITA) – See You Sweat (Original Mix)
- Simon Doty – No Sleep (Original Mix)
- Riordan & Stanton Warriors – Bring Me Down (Extended Mix)
- SUDO – Real World (Original Mix)
- John Summit – Eat The Bass (Extended Mix)
- Riggi & Piros – It’s A Vibe (Intro Clean)
- Pawsa feat. Nate Dogg – Pick Up The Phone (Extended Mix)
- James Hype – Wild (Alex Now (ES) Remix Extended Mix)
- Santarini – Move Your Feet (Extended Mix)
- The Reactivitz – Libre (Original Mix)
- Sam Holland – Love 90 (Original Mix)
- Olive Oil – Flintstones Gummies (Intro Dirty)
- Dastic – Music For The People (Extended Mix)
- Jackie Hollander – The Life (Original Mix)
- Deborah Aime La Bagarre – Expansion (Original Mix)
- Dom Dolla – Girl$ (Extended Mix)
- Duke Dumont – ENERGY (Extended Mix)
