Anthony Whitlock's Podcast

The October edition of UP! is filled with chunky house and vocal house anthems. I'm on annual leave this month so I'm in a happy/camp mood :) The front end of the set is vocal house with tracks from Toya, Alex Newell and Clubland. Russ Rich & Andy Allder have a brand new original song out which Russ very kindly gave me an early copy of. "Disco Lights" is an absolute euphoric slice of dance floor heaven. Russ wrote the song himself and the production and vocals are extraordinary. Andy also features a mix later in the set for ELMNTS. Wayne G. features two exceptional mixes in the set. The first is Miley's "Bass Persuades" which he has previewed as a fund raiser only release for Dementia UK, a very worthy cause. The second is Rita Ora's "Ask & You Shall Receive". I first met Wayne about 500 years ago on one of his regular visits to Sydney and we've stayed in touch over the years. He is an extraordinarily generous man and just a wonderfully kind soul and I can't thank him enough for the private mixes he has given to me. Madonna's renaissance is in full swing and her collaboration with Kylie Minogue on "Love Sensation" is a great example of it. Producer eSQUIRE features two awesome remixes before the set heads into camp, main room territory with standout remixes from Dirty Disco, GSP and 7th Heaven. I'm releasing this month's edition of UP! on my younger brother's birthday so, Happy Birthday Nick. Enjoy
Anthony

1/ "HOT DISCO BISCUITS" (Original Club Mix) - HOT DISCO
2/ "MORE THAN ENOUGH" (Vocal Club Mix) - TOYA
3/ "TELL ME WHY" (Original Club Mix) - COLE DOW ft. ALEX NEWELL
4/ "LOVE SENSATION" (Afterhours Club Remix) - MADONNA & KYLIE MINOGUE
5/ "BASS PERSUADES" (Wayne G. Club Mix) - MILEY CYRUS
6/ "DISCO LIGHTS" (Original Club Mix) - RUSS RICH & ANDY ALLDER
7/ "SET ME FREE" (Yvette Lindquist & Carmen Gonzalez Remix) - CLUBLAND
8/ "KNIFE IN THE HEART" (The Magician Remix) - LYKKI LI
9/ "DANCE" (Division 4 Remix) - SLAYYYTER
10/ "TALK TO YOU" (eSQUIRE Epic Remix) - ANOTR ft. 54 ULTRA
11/ "SO MUCH LOVE TO GIVE" (Original Club Mix) - eSQUIRE vs IGOR BLASKA
12/ "ASK & YOU SHALL RECEIVE" (Wayne G. Club Mix) - RITA ORA
13/ "FLY ROBIN FLY" (Dirty Disco Mainroom Remix) - HOUSE OF PRIDE MUSIC ft. GYPSY LOVE
14/ "REMEMBER THE TIME" (Original Club Mix) - GSP & ELIAD COHEN ft. MEITAL DE RAZON
15/ "STILL I SHINE" (Andy Allder Exciter Remix) - ELMNTS
16/ "HOTTER THAN A HEATWAVE" (7th Heaven Club Mix)

The September '26 edition of UP! is jam packed with wall to wall vocal house anthems. The set kicks of with a great song "Let There Be Love" from Tess Merkel followed up by Harry Styles' "American Girls"' I pulled a classic Mariah Carey track from the vaults as well as Madonna's smash hit "Danceteria" from her current album Confessions II. Kristine W is back with her new song "Music's Gonna Save Us" and club diva Gypsy Love has a new song "Synchronicity" gaining traction in the clubs. Stand out remixes come from pretty much everyone featured here including Division 4, Dirty Disco, Rafael M, Andy Allder, Matt Moss and Tracy Young. Take yourself on a house journey with this month's edition of UP! Enjoy
Anthony

1/ "LET THERE BE LOVE" (LA Rush Club Mix) - TESS MERKEL ft. MARTIN ROLINSKI
2/ "AMERICAN GIRLS" (Division 4 Remix) - HARRY STYLES
3/ "DON'T DANCE WITH ME" (Zac Samuel Remix) - JOE BERMUDEZ ft. AMANDA BRIGHAM
4/ "GIVE ME BACK MY HEART" (Klubjumpers Remix) - LEWIS MARTINEE ft. KARINA
5/ "YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO" (Morlando Club Mix) - MARIAH CAREY
6/ "BE YOURSELF" (Matt Moss Club Mix) - WE SHINE COLLECTIVE
7/ "COMMITTED" (Original Club Mix) - RAFAEL M
8/ "DIRTY LITTLE SECRET" (Mauro Mozart Dirty Club Mix) - ROBBIE CARRIGAN ft. EDINA
9/ "DANCETERIA" (DJ PAULO Club Of Love Rework) - MADONNA
10/ "SAUNA" (Corey Craig's Discobiza Remix) - JESSE WARE
11/ "TURN IT UP" (Anton Powers Remix) - JASMIN IS
12/ "GIVE ME" (Original Club Mix) - RAFAEL M ft. NOVA KANE
13/ "GIMME SOME" (Matt Moss Classic Club Mix) - LORI MICHAELS
14/ "MUSIC'S GONNA SAVE US" (Tracy Young Club Mix) - KRISTINE W.
15/ "SYNCHRONICITY" (Dirty Disco Space City Remix) - GYPSY LOVE
16/ "STILL I SHINE" (Andy Allder Tech House Remix) - ELMNTS

This month's edition of UP! has been one of the most difficult for me to put together. One of my dearest friends of over 30 years passed away this month and it has been difficult to reconcile the profound feelings of grief and loss that have swallowed me, his beautiful partner, his family and friends. David was a bright light in the lives of everyone who knew him. I wasn't sure how I could translate that into a musical set that would do him justice. We had so many amazing nights out and in over the years. I have selected some songs that have uplifting, positive and powerful messages. These are some of my all time favourites mixed by some of my favourites in a T-Dance format. And to Derek, if you are reading this then you will know the significance of the closing song. This is the one that pulled David out of his mood on the dance floor at the Midnight Shift all those years ago. David, you will be missed but never forgotten. xx

Anthony

1/ "CARRY YOUR LIGHT" (Wayne G. Club Mix) - BRIAN KENT
2/ "MOST PRECIOUS LOVE" (Freemasons Proper Club Mix) - BLAZE ft. BARBARA TUCKER
3/ "NEVER ENOUGH" (Division 4 Remix) - LOREN ALLRED
4/ "THE WAY" (PUT YOUR HAND IN MY HAND) (Jacked Remix) - DIVINE INSPIRATION
5/ "SHINE ON" (7th Heaven Anthem Club Mix) - DEGREES OF MOTION
6/ "ABSOLUTELY EVERYBODY" (Division 4 Remix) - VANESSA AMOROSI
7/ "RISE UP" (Barry Harris Anthem Club Mix) - ANDRA DAY
8/ "HEART OF STONE" (Dirty Disco & Matt Consola Mainroom Club Mix) - FRANCE JOLI
9/ "CHOSEN FAMILY" (Dirty Disco & Matt Consola Rainbow Remix) - SHAUNA JENSEN
10/ "BAD HABIT" (Joel Dickinson Club Mix) - BEN PLATT
11/ "LIFE, LOVE & HAPPINESS" (Paul Goodyear Fire Island Club Mix) - BRIAN KENNEDY
12/ "WE LIVE" (Jimmy Gomez Club Mix) - JONATHAN PIERCE
13/ "AMAZING" (Matt Consola & LFB Swishcraft Club Mix) - MARS & VANS ft. ADAM TURNER
14/ "FAITH" (7th Heaven Remix) - BLISS INC. ft. CARLOTTA CHADWICK
15/ "HEAVEN" (7th Heaven Club Mix) - SARAH WASHINGTON
16/ "FIND A WAY" (Dirty Disco Mainroom Remix) - DIRTY DISCO ft. DEBBY HOLIDAY
17/ "BREATHE" (Matt Consola & LFB vs Division 4 Anthem Club Mix) - FAITH HILL
18/ "DON'T HIDE" (7th Heaven Club Mix) - TINA ARENA
19/ "BECAUSE I KNEW YOU" (Dirty Disco Pure Love House Remix) - DIRTY DISCO
20/ "I'LL BE YOUR LIGHT" (Tony Moran Club Remix) - KRISTINE W.
21/ "HEAVEN KNOWS" (Tony Moran & Bissen Anthem Club Mix) - MICHELLE WEEKS

Heading into July '26 is the latest edition of UP!. This set starts out with some fantastic house and pop tracks and progresses into some big room anthems. The set kicks off with Russ Rich and Andy Allder's brand new original track "Body And Soul". This is a beautiful house track with excellent vocals and production. The pair also lend their remix magic to "Raise it Up - Together" by Stephen Jusko & DJ Blacklow ft. Debbie Holiday. Andy appears again on his remix of "Eternal Flame" with Matt Consola. Division 4 turns in two stellar remixes for Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo respectively and of course Dirty Disco delivers thumping remixes for Lady Gaga & Doechii and Peyton respectively. There are some excellent covers in this set including "Eternal Flame", "In The Air Tonight" and "Freedom". Kylie Minogue's "Light Up" is transformed by Edson Pride and Tony Moran and Danny Verde also features a couple of tracks here. Enjoy
Anthony

1/ "BODY AND SOUL" (Original Club Mix) - RUSS RICH & ANDY ALLDER
2/ 'FATHER FIGURE" (Division 4 Remix) - TAYLOR SWIFT
3/ "DROP DEAD" (Division 4 Remix) - OLIVIA RODRIGO
4/ "CRUSH" (Wilson Remix) - ARDEN ALEXIS
5/ "PARADISE" (Extended Remix) - ELIAD COHEN & DANNY VERDE ft. IVANA LOLA
6/ "RUNWAY" (Dirty Disco Mainroom Remix) - LADY GAGA & DOECHII
7/ "RAISE IT UP - TOGETHER" (Russ Rich & Andy Allder Club Mix) - STEPHEN JUSKO & DJ BLACKLOW ft. DEBBY HOLIDAY
8/ "ETERNAL FLAME" (Matt Consola & Andy Allder Club Mix) - TANNR X TOY ARMADA
9/ "ENERGY" (Dario Xavier Club Remix) - AVA MAX & BIA
10/ "SAD GIRLS" (Dario Xavier Club Remix) - BEBE REXHA & DAVID GUETTA
11/ "IN THE AIR TONIGHT" (Original Club Mix) - TONY MORAN & ERICK IBIZA
12/ "COMMON GROUND" (Tommer Mizrahi Remix) - SAM STEVENS
13/ "FREEDOM" (Dirty Disco Pure Love House Remix) - REVIVAL ft. PEYTON & GEO GOSPEL CHOIR
14/ "PUT YOUR HANDS UP" (Extended Remix) - TONY MORAN & DANNY VERDE
15/ "LIGHT UP" (DJ Edson Pride Nation Remix) - KYLIE MINOGUE
16/ "AIN'T GOT A MAN TONIGHT" (Sebastien Perez Remix) - CURTIS WILLIAMS ft. RX

It's time for the men to shine. It is Pride month after all and the ladies have already featured on Pride Anthems. The Pride Men editions tend to lean towards gay or non binary artists but I've thrown a few straighties into the mix, basically because the songs are great and the remixes enhance them even further. Speaking of remixers', Dirty Disco, 7th Heaven, Division 4, Robbie Carrigan and Toy Armada & Jace M feature heavily here with excellent remixes of classic and current songs. Featured artists include Prince, Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie, Cheyenne Jackson, Jason Derulo and Elton John to name a few. This set starts out in the House arena and builds its way into the Big Room arena. As I always say, be happy, be safe and play nice with the other kids. Happy Pride. Enjoy
Anthony

1/ "ALL NIGHT LONG" (ALL NIGHT) (Division 4 Remix) - LIONEL RICHIE
2/ "1999" (The Cube Guys Tribute Club Mix) - PRINCE
3/ "WANNA BE STARTIN' SOMETHIN" (Jet Boot Jack Remix) - MICHAEL JACKSON
4/ "A BAR SONG" (TIPSY) (Dirty Disco Mainroom Remix) - SHABOOZEY
5/ "I AIN'T GAY" (Dirty Disco Pillow Biters Remix) - BISCUIT BEATS
6/ "PICK UP THE PIECES" (7th Heaven Club Mix) - JASON DERULO
7/ "YOU ARE MY ONLY ONE" (Matt Pop's Reach For The Stars Remix) - SERGEY LAZAREV
8/ "LET YOUR LOVE FLOW" (Shanghai Surprize Club Mix) - MIKE MELANGE ft. ALAN CONNOR
9/ "CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT" (Sagi Kariv Remix) - ELTON JOHN
10/ "EVERYTHING BUT YOU" (Dirty Disco Mainroom Remix) - CLEAN BANDIT ft. A7S
11/ "MIRROR MIRROR" (Rafael M CircTech Remix) - BIO ZOUNDS ft. ALAN T
12/ "LOSING MY RELIGION" (Original Club Mix) - HENRIQ MORAES ft. DRI TOSCANO & BENI FALCONE
13/ "UNINVITED" (Eyal Dan Remix) - DAN SLATER & GSP ft. BRIAN JUSTIN CRUM
14/ "PRIDE" (IN THE NAME OF LOVE) - (Robbie Carrigan Club Mix) - U2
15/ "CAN'T STOP THE FEELING" (Jace M & Toy Armada Remix) - JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
16/ "TURN THE LIGHTS OFF" (Jace M & Toy Armada Remix) - KATO ft. JON
17/ "CELEBRATE YOUR FACE" (Toy Armada Pride Remix) - CHEYENNE JACKSON