HOT SUMMER IN THE CITY
July 9, 2010
Posted by Bil

This past Friday at our RAW party, the air was thick, the sex was hot, and the Green Lantern was a steaming celebration of disco, men, and sexual anticipation. With the sweltering DC summer settling completely upon us, I wanted to share some of my favorite hot-summer jams.

DARKLORD DISCO (aka Ryan T) lives in Philly and is one-half of Kung Fu Neckties' only weekly cosmic disco and cosmic rock party—ROBOTIQUE (which is one of RAW's fav parties too, so go and check it out). When I asked him about his song Outrun the Heat, this is what he has to say, "The song is a very simple edit of a tune called Speed Racer by Lu Janis...an elusive character, indeed...although really short (just under three minutes), the original song is pretty perfect, as is. So I don't consider it to be much of a re-working, but rather a version." If you're in DC, be sure to catch Ryan T and Billy W of ROBOTIQUE on Wednesday, August 18, at U Street Music Hall, as they navigate THE WHALE towards the deep end of cosmic disco.

I also picked out a hot mix of the Shirley Lite classic, Heat You Up (To Melt You Down). It's perfect for a daytime BBQ or a late-night galactic journey. Follow that with one of the slickest italo-disco, new wave influenced jams to come outta the 80's; replete with a stabbing bassline, drum machines and deep-tinted vocal chants—Fokewulf 190. This song will heat you up and have your feet tapping to the beat before you even know it, a sure-fire chugger that will beckon your fingers to press repeat.

Can't wait for the next RAW in August? Catch the RAW DJs—Bil & Shea—spinning this Sunday, July 11, from 7–9 PM at Local 16 (1601 U Street NW) when The Pocket Gays present Oh Thank Heaven! Sunday School.

DARKLORD DISCO - Outrun The Heat (320 kbps) | Download

Shirley Lites - Heat You Up (To Melt You Down) (Slow Melt Mix) (320 kbps) | Download

Fokewulf 190 - Body Heat (Extended Mix) (320 kbps) | Download