On The Boogiedownload: Mix 009 by Dark & Stormy (House)

Another podcast incoming! Number 9, number 9, number 9. This time around, we have guest DJ John Morabito, better known as Dark and Stormy, throwing down a guest mix for the podcast series. Originally hailing from Brooklyn, John is now a Boston transplant. We welcome him with open arms and a Red Sox cap. Complete with a bag full of dancefloor corkers and some of his own originals to keep things interesting, Dark and Stormy shouldn’t have a problem working his way behind the decks of a party or two up here.

Having listened to this mix several times already, I can tell that Dark and Stormy brings a big-room influenced sound with him to the table. Many of the tracks here aim for the jugular with very dramatic build-ups and progressions, but without the throwaway novelty factor. And who doesn’t like a few bits from the Dirtybird crew and Swedish House Mafia?

One of my personal favorite bits here is actually one of his originals: “This Could Be Love”, which ends the set. Imagine tuning into an urban music radio station in 1991 at about 3 o’clock in the morning. This is probably the only way I can describe it! John takes throws some sampled R&B vocals, new jack swing drum programming straight from the TR-909, and a undulating bassline into his blender to generate this sonic time machine. Honestly I don’t think I’ve heard anything like it before, there’s a really unique vibe going on here. I’m interested in seeing what his future direction in music production is going to be; if it’s anything like this, sign me up immediately.

On the Boogiedownload 009 :: Dark & Stormy

FatGrL: Fatter Girl
Galen & Justin Martin: Dust Devil 
Dark And Stormy: Rock This Beat
Deepgroove: Annihilate (Brodinski Remix)
Claude VonStroke: I Am Europe 
Para One: Toadstool (Jesse Rose Made To Play Dub Mix)
Camel: Bamboo
Afrojack & Gregor Salto: I’ll Be There (Main Mix)
Fabrizio Maurizi: Mundaka 
Steve Angello: KNAS
The Martin Brothers: Steel Drums 
Detroit Grand Pubahs: Numb, Deaf and Dumb (DJ Pierre Afro Acid Mix)
Carlo Lio: Lets Get Back
itch-E, Scratch-E : R.E.frEsh (Tom Piper remix) 
Solid Grove: This Is Sick
Andreas Henneberg & Simon: Bolingo Gringo
Junior Jack: E-Samba (Dark And Stormy Remix)
Dark And Stormy: This Could be Love