Due to an early set time, overly aggressive security screenings, and just plain bad luck, we missed Purple Disco Machine at Coachella last weekend, so I’d like to make up for that (in some small way) with this episode. Tino Piontek – better known as Purple Disco Machine – has been one of my favorite DJs and producers ever since I saw him at a small club in San Francisco in 2015. (That set is actually available online: https://soundcloud.com/purplediscomachine/purple-disco-machine-live-harlot-san-francisco)
Not surprisingly, his specialty is disco house and nu-disco, with a lot of 70s and 80s influences, and his sets are just pure fun. His talent for the remix is unparalleled and he’s applied his golden Midas touch to songs by Lady Gaga, The Human League, Claptone, Fatboy Slim, Chromeo, Faithless, and many others. He also has a lot of original music, including one of my favorite dance tracks of all time, “Sambal”, an Indonesian-inspired melodic banger that always leaves the dancefloor in a state of partial shock. Explore his back catalog for lots more gems.
He’s come a long way in his career and it’s truly heartwarming to see that he now plays to packed clubs and huge festivals. For this episode, we’re going right to the granddaddy of them all: his 90-minute set at EDC Mexico two years ago. It’s one of the best DJ sets I’ve ever heard and it’s impossible not to be in a good mood when you listen to it.
1. Patrick Cowley – Menergy (Purple Disco Machine Remix) (Lorenz Rhode Intro Edit)
2. Calvin Harris & Rag’n’Bone Man – Giant (Purple Disco Machine Remix)
3a. Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande – Rain On Me (Purple Disco Machine Remix)
3b. Purple Disco Machine & The Knocks – Fireworks (Live Edit)
4. Diplo & SIDEPIECE – On My Mind (Purple Disco Machine Remix)
5. Purple Disco Machine – Rise
6. Bee Gees – You Should Be Dancing
7. Mighty Mouse – Midnight Mouse (Revised)
8. Purple Disco Machine – Don’t Stop
9a. Purple Disco Machine – Body Funk
9b. Stars On 45 – Stars On 45
10. Spiller – Groovejet (If This Ain’t Love) (Purple Disco Machine & Lorenz Rhode Remix)
11. The Human League – Don’t You Want Me (Purple Disco Machine Remix)
12. Purple Disco Machine & Sophie and the Giants – In The Dark (Club Dub Mix)
13. Purple Disco Machine – Opposite Of Crazy (The Emperor Machine Remix)
14. Lipps, Inc. – FunkyTown
15. Purple Disco Machine – Playbox
16. Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (Purple Disco Machine Remix)
17a. Bronski Beat – Smalltown Boy
17b. Shouse – Love Tonight (Acappella)
18. Purple Disco Machine – Dopamine
19. Daft Punk – Around The World
20. Weiss – Feel My Needs (Purple Disco Machine Remix)
21. Claptone & Mylo – Drop The Pressure (Purple Disco Machine Remix)
22. Fatboy Slim – Praise You (Purple Disco Machine Remix)
23a. Purple Disco Machine – Dished (Male Stripper)
23b. Deee-Lite – Groove Is In The Heart (Acappella)
23c. Boys Noize – All I Want (Purple Disco Machine Remix)
23d. Purple Disco Machine – Body Funk
24. Foals – In Degrees (Purple Disco Machine Remix)
25. Earth, Wind & Fire – September
26. Purple Disco Machine & Sophie and the Giants – Hypnotized
Original post: https://www.youtube.com/live/Q-DCrmPHNBI?si=Lu48Mi4CH2ujguU_