The Second Half of My First Madonna MixWhen I originally created Melt Down Mix in 2008, restraint clearly wasn’t part of the equation. The mix clocked in at more than four hours. This may have seemed perfectly reasonable to me at the time. However, it was always much too long for a single set.Years later, …Read More
Classic Circuit Anthems
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Classic Circuit Anthems celebrates the towering big room sound of 1998–2005, when Thunderpuss, Victor Calderone, Hex Hector, Peter Rauhofer, Ralphi Rosario, Wayne G, Tony Moran, and Junior Vasquez helped define an unforgettable era of gay nightlife.
Across four volumes, Party Favorz brings back the vocal house and tribal house remixes that evoke nights at New York’s legendary Roxy, Houston’s Rich’s, and gay clubs in San Francisco and Chicago. Soaring vocals rode pounding drums through massive builds, extended breakdowns, and drops that launched another climb. These mixes gave the music room to breathe—and kept the dance floor waiting for that next release.
For those who were there, this sound carries memories of packed rooms, shared energy, and nights that stretched into morning. Dance music keeps evolving, but this particular combination of drama, scale, and emotion remains unmistakable. These DJs shaped the era, and these classic circuit anthems capture what made it special.
In 1983, as a high school junior, my part-time gig was at a local record shop. Madonna burst onto the music scene that same year, amplified by the new MTV channel we’d just added to our TV lineup. The era was marked by Reaganomics, while my pare…