Party Favorz is officially BACK! In addition to all the insurance manipulation and MRI issues I was having, I developed a drug-resistant staph infection on my shin, which grew into a massive boil that has now left a hole the size of the Grand Canyon on my leg. This is some seriously messed-up shit that’s forced me to see a wound specialist to get this thing to heal. This is a 5-alarm pain I’m dealing with so bare with me while I work through this. To add insult to injury, I’ve now had to reschedule my follow-up diagnosis until May 28th because my neurologist is in high demand. I just can’t catch a break.
But enough about me. Club Fusion Winter 2025 showcases a new direction dance club music is moving in. Back in the mid-millennium, we called it Progressive House, but today, it’s labeled everything but—even though this dark, moody template with heavy synths is prevalent in just about every genre.
Arbat and Vintage Culture are primed to take over this sound because they’ve been working in this space for some time. That’s not to say there aren’t some shiny, happy spots in this set, but the overall mood is set from the start with Aaron Hibell & Alex Wann’s “Set Me Free.” There’s also an excellent Camelphat remix of this track out now, so be sure to watch out for that.
We have several throwbacks in this set that have been updated to fit into today’s scene. I’m not sure if my Millennial BackSpin series has anything to do with it, but there sure are a lot of great songs from the first three volumes that have been plucked for a total remake (with new vocals) or just flat-out reworked originals.
- Ru Da Silva’s classic Touch Me gets another overhaul by Massano, Th;En, and Carlo Whale.
- Morgan Seatree reworks the Florence + The Machine classic Say My Name after last year’s excellent Afro House version.
- The Sound of Violence by Cassius is no stranger to reworks, and BLR and Matt Sassari update the original, making it even darker.
- Freejack tackles The Killers’ Somebody Told Me.
- Cody Schneida reworks the Kaskade & Deadmau5 classic Move For Me.
- Rogerson updates Fergie’s hit Fergalicious.
- Never content to hand over their work to someone else, Deep Dish update their #1 classic Say Hello with two different, darker remixes that fit perfectly into today’s dance floors.
Meanwhile, John Summit does not disappoint, diversifying his sound with his latest “Palm of My Hands” featuring Venbee, with Odd Mob handling remix duties, as well as “Focus” with Cloves. But as excited as we are for new music from John, the person to watch out for is Max Styler.
Max has already established himself in Techno, but with his latest three-song EP “Don’t Stop“, all three tracks are featured here—because, yes, they’re that good. Keep an eye on this guy because, clearly, he came to play.
Another name to watch is Kastra. We picked up two of his bootleg remixes—Gracie Abrams’ That’s So True and the Lady Gaga smash Abracadabra. These flips transform the originals into the darker Progressive House sound that dominates this set while keeping the songs’ integrity and danceability intact. He may be unknown now, but I don’t expect that to last long. Be sure to follow him on his SoundCloud page—you won’t be disappointed.
Don’t be fooled by what I just wrote—Club Fusion Winter 2025 is jam-packed with all the latest club dance tracks filling floors right now, and there’s a lot to love here. I’m sorry this took a week longer to get out to you, folks, but Lady Gaga was the hold-up—and as one of our Diva Hall of Fame goddesses, she’s well within her right.
Until the next time…ENJOY!
* SXY by Hugel was originally intended for a future Peak Hour set and was removed; Act of God by Layton Giordani was accidentally duplicated and one was removed. I also took the liberty of cleaning up many of the transitions as I’ve maintained a hectic schedule, which will continue through March, I rushed to get this set out. But, when you hurry things along, you tend to make mistakes. They’ve now been corrected.
Album: Club Fusion Winter 2025
Genre: House, Tech House, Future House, Techno , Melodic House
Year: 2025
Total Time: 03:07:33
- Aaron Hibell & Alex Wann – Set Me Free (Extended Version)
- Empire Of The Sun – We Are The People (Artbat Extended Remix)
- Massano, Th;En & Carlo Whale – Touch Me (Extended Mix)
- John Summit & Venbee – Palm Of My Hands (Odd Mob Extended Remix)
- FR3SH TrX – Chasing Time (Extended Mix)
- Max Styler & Club De Combat – On Repeat (Extended Mix)
- Malugi & Wolters – Want My Love (Extended Mix)
- Morgan Seatree feat. Florence + The Machine – Say My Name (Extended Mix)
- Chrystal – The Days (NOTION Extended Remix)
- Josh Dorey – Me And U (Extended Mix)
- Hugel x Topic x Arash feat. Daecolm – I Adore You (Artbat Extended Remix)
- Rivo – Last Night (Korolova Extended Mix)
- Artbat & Vintage Culture – She The Last One (Original Mix)
- Deep Dish – Say Hello (Deep Dish Goes Peak Extended Remix)
- Jazzy x KILIMANJARO – No Bad Vibes (Chris Ultranova Remix)
- AVAION & Sofiya Nzau – Wacuka (Extended Mix)
- Gryffin & Kaskade feat. Nu-La – In My Head (Original Club Mix)
- Cassius – The Sound Of Violence 2025 (BLR & Matt Sassari Club Mix)
- Christian Fischer – Your Body (Original Mix)
- Svbline – Pjanoo’s Seduction (Jean Luc & Nick Jay Club Mix)
- Audiojack – Surrender (Extended Mix)
- Rosé & Bruno Mars – APT. (Vandal Rock Remix)
- REESE – Where Have You Been (Extended Mix)
- KIKI & Storm Mollison – Getting Ready For The Party (Extended Mix)
- Jengi – Bass In Da Blood (Extended Mix)
- The Killers – Somebody Told Me 2025 (Freejak Club Mix)
- Layton Giordani feat. Linney & Sarah De Warren – Act Of God (Extended Mix)
- Kaskade & deadmau5 – Move for Me (Cody Schneida Remix)
- Lady Gaga – Abracadabra (Kastra Extended Remix)
- Tiësto feat. Oaks – I Follow Rivers (Extended Mix)
- Anyma feat. Ellie Goulding – Hypnotized (Sisco Kennedy Club Mix)
- Max Styler – Let Em’ Know (Original Mix)
- Sub Focus & Katy B – Push The Tempo (Odd Mob Extended Mix)
- Dom Dolla feat. Daya – Dreamin (Extended Mix)
- ESSEL & Alex Mills – Give Me Desire (Original Mix)
- Fergie feat. will.i.am – Fergalicious (Rogerson Remix)
- Qubiko – Every Night (CHAN Extended Remix)
- Felix Jaehn & SHOUSE – Walk With Me (Original Mix)
- Gracie Abrams – That’s So True (Kastra Extended Remix)
- David Penn x Vintage Culture x Raphaella – Just Stay The Night (Extended Mix)
- Bad Bunny – DtMF (ANGEMI Extended Remix)
- Unfazed – A Gira (Extended Mix)
- John Summit feat. Cloves – Focus (Main Mix)
- Max Styler – Inferno (Original Mix)
- Cloonee, Young M.A & InntRaw – Stephanie (HNTR Remix)