Lounge

I had the privilege of being asked to play at a Calgary wedding during cocktail hour this summer. This was great timing since I was just putting the final touches on a lounge mix I had been planning for several years. This was just the inspiration I needed to complete the mix and play live. The set was visioned as this subtle, uplifting background which kept the focus of the cocktail hour on guests connecting with each other. The music would not overpower the lively conversations happening in the room. There would be a vast array of instruments. An undercurrent of grooves would warm up the hips for the dance floor later on. Lyrics would be subtle; although they might captivate a select few.

This mix is dedicated to the inspirational couple of the evening, Bik and Alisha. And to all friends and lovers connecting across the world amidst the ambient beat of sexy lounge music.

Cover art on this mix provided by Seth Drallitoc. More of Seth’s photography can be found here: https://sethdrallitoc.deviantart.com/

Thank you to all artists featured below. If you enjoy any song in particular, please support the artist and purchase the track through the artist's online shop (iTunes, Beatport, Soundcloud, etc). Special thanks to Akshin Alizadeh and Mark Farina (with Mushroom Jazz) who find themselves on this mix multiple times.

TRACKLIST: 01 Moontricks - Soul Baby 02 Guru Sax - People Can't Stop Chillin 03 Avalounge - Confessions On A Lounge Flow (Smooth Sax edit) 04 Orsten - Fleur Blanche 05 Brooklyn Funk Essentials - Take The L Train (To Brooklyn) 06 One Self - Bluebird (Instrumental Version) 07 Spice Girls - Last Time Lover 08 Akshin Alizadeh - Southern Man 09 Krishan - Har Ji feat Gurunam Singh (Liquid Mix) 10 Aim - Northwest 11 Monolog - Still Not A Player 12 Bennson - Can't Get Enough 13 DJ Drez - For What It's Worth feat Joey Lugassy (India Dub) 14 Fdel - Let It Go feat Rae 15 Akshin Alizadeh - Inner Struggle 16 Moontricks - Midnight Groove 17 Brooklyn Funk Essentials - Bop Hop 18 Emapea - Best Believe 19 Kero One - Groovin' 20 QSTN - Crawfish & Chips 21 Smoma - Give Me The Night 22 Sunner Soul - Body Boogie 23 Tommy Largo - It's The Beat 24 Akshin Alizadeh - Wash Away feat Chesqua 25 Jazz Spastiks - Amber Leaf 26 Marlena Shaw - Woman of the Ghetto (Akshin Alizadeh Remix) 27 Monolog - Creep feat Loyvie