V A C A T I O N L A N D

You’ve been waiting 30 days since you last trip. Here’s the ELECTION edition of VACATIONLAND and it’s the longest mixtape yet. The point here is to get you fired up for next Tuesday while simultaneously getting you to chill real hard. Also: perfect for your Halloween parties this weekend.

Note that the sound bites and music are not endorsed by any party and reflect no one’s views — other than a sense of humor and some good times. 

Also: this mixtape is dedicated to Brooklyn Dad #1, John Benjamin. 

Body Move Skonky Tracklist:

1. Sébastien Tellier - Yes, It’s Possible
2. Patsy Gallant - It Will All Come Back Around (Fingerman’s Edit 4 Lamming)
3. Bordeaux - All Our Love
4. Flight of the Conchords - Business Time (Virgin Magnetic Material Remix)
5. The Royal Concept - Goldrushed
6. Loose Ends - Hangin’ On A String
7. Casual Encounters - Armed With A Ghettoblaster (Original Mix)
8. Killtronic - Paris La Nuit (Venice Beach Remix)
9. Mark Ronson - Record Collection 2012 (Perseus Remix)
10. Mayer Hawthorne - No Strings (RAC Remix)
11. Moullinex - Tear Club 
12. Anna Lunoe & Flume - I Met You
13. IMFROMULL - Doin’ It Cause It Feels Good (A Cut A Rug Touch Up)
14. Pompeya - Power (Zimmer Remix)
15. DCUP - I’m Corrupt
16. Evelyn King - Back to Love (Dublin Aunts Re-Edit)
17. Delegation - Heartache No.9 (Special Remix)
18. Holy Ghost! - It Gets Dark
19. Chris Malinchak - Leaving Tomorrow
20. Brothers Johnson - Stomp
21. Dublin Aunts - Heartbreak Reputation (LIAISON Version)
22. Lime - Angel Eyes (SAH Re-Froth)
23. Brandy - Never Say Never (Lane 8 Rework)
24. Manik - Parasol Feat. Jeremy Glenn (Climbers Remix)
25. Michael Mayer - Good Times
26. Strange Talk - Cast Away (Plastic Plates Remix)
27. Miguel Campbell - Not That Kind of Girl (Original Mix)

You’re about to have a great 59 minutes and 54 seconds — it’s time to go to VACATIONLAND.

If you’ve been listening to the development of the VACATIONLAND mixes, you’ve noticed some new things with each release. First it was video teasers, then it was vocal samples, then I added in atmospheric samples and now I’m working to make all these elements not only tell a story, but fit in musically. I hope that’s cool and something you’re into. 

This mix has taken a ton of time, and man oh man, has it been worth all the sweat, the tears, and the bloooooood. We had a three part shoot for the teaser in New York City, Florida and on the beach on Plum Island. It went reallll well thanks to ofclouds, chris and the LTs. Look out for the video right here as soon as it’s available. I’ve also had 3 drafts this month, and I usually only do 1 or 2. Time intensive, ladies and gentlemen. 

I’ve been editing a lot of audio at work so haven’t had much time to find new music — you can tell by the enormous lack of new content on the zen zone. That being said, I was able to wrap up a sexy-as-hell selection for you to relax to on this oh-so-fine Labor Day Weekend. This is all thanks to your regular suggestions and mix requests. You know who you are. 

Anyway, here’s VACATIONLAND August Legalize It. It is meant to represent the coming fall, the end of the summer. I couldn’t have made a more obvious thematic choice, but it’ll resonate for sure, bro. 

VACATIONLAND August Legalize It Tracklist:

1. Scissor Sisters - Baby Come Home
2. Washed Out - Feel It All Around
3. Kindness - House
4. Vanilla - Dreamin’
5. Poolside - Harvest Moon
6. Da Chick - Cocktail (Original Mix Produced by Moullinex & Xinobi)
7. Theme Park - Jamaica (Gigamesh Remix)
8. Toro Y Moi - Still Sound (Xinobi Remix)
9. Monsoon Season feat. Miss Bee - Green On Blue (Moon Boots Remix)
10. Moon Boots - Sugar
11. Malinchak - Beside Me (Original Mix)
12. Gino Soccio - It’s alright
13. Kisses - Funny Heartbeat
14. Elton John vs Pnau - Sad
15. MAM - Holding Tight (Original Mix)
16. Chris Malinchak - If U Got It
17. Capital Cities - Nothing Compares 2 U
18. Human League - Never Let Me Go (Aeroplane Remix)
19. Montevideo - Horses (Zimmer Remix)
20. Computers Want Me Dead - Little Steps
21. Does It Offend You, Yeah?  - Epic Last Song (Lifelike Remix)
22. The Wombats  - Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves) (Grum Remix)
23. Fiorious  - So Pretty

Just doing some work on the August Album Art…

Final mixdown is done, gotta clean up those samples. You’re gonna love it. 

Legalize It Pre-Final is going out tonight…

shooting zen zone august from our secondary headquarters in florida

thezenzone:

VACATIONLAND #4 ‘All Day Long’ out now. GET IT GET IT GET IT. 

IMAGINE THIS: It’s mid-afternoon on a beautiful Friday in July. 82 Degrees, a cool breeze. At about 3pm, your boss walks in and says “You ever heard of Summer Fridays?” You head for the water and never turn back. As you walk toward the beach, through the concrete and heavy city, a weight is lifted from you because you approach a group of your friends and they already have a stereo set up. This time, it’s “All Day Long” that welcomes you to the weekend. The sun is beginning to set and your cut-off white jeans are ready to party.

You can relax! You deserve to dance to only the greatest French Touch, Electro-Pop, House, R&B, Disco and Soul. 

Tracklist for VACATIONLAND All Day Long:

1. Emil & Friends - You Can Stop (Body Language Cover) 
2. Amtrac - Out of Order 
3. Laid Back - Fly Away / Walking In The Sunshine 
4. Stevie Wonder - I Wish (Mikeandtess boot edit) 
5. Lionel Richie - All Night Long 
6. B.B & Q. Band - Dreamer (Kartell Rework) 
7. Shalamar -A Night To Remember 
8. Van She - Jamaica (Plastic Plates Remix) 
9. Diana Ross- Boy U Turn Me [LNTG Edit] 
10. Isaac Tichauer- Doing What I Got 
11. Recloose - Robop 
12. Etienne De Crécy - Ash Sync (Air, Alex Gopher & Etienne de Crécy Version) 
13. Oliver - All Night (Dublin Aunts Heart Filtering Edit) 
14. Flight Facilities feat. Grovesnor - With You (MAM Remix) 
15. Stevie Wonder - All I Do (U-Tern Disco Edit) 
16. The Human League Orchestra - Don’t You Want Me (Aeropop Edit ) 
17. Marvin Gaye - Got To Give It Up (JBY Edit / Lc Groove La Dub Re-edit) 
18. Todd Terje - Inspector Norse 
19. Sepalot - Rainbows 
20. Louis La Roche - Fake Tan 
21. Cassian - I Like What You’re Doing (Nightriders remix) 
22. Breakbot - One Out Of Two feat. Irfane (Oliver Remix) 
23. Madonna - Swedish Disco holiday (Honom Edit) 
24. Empire of the Sun - Walking On A Dream (Pioneerball Remix) 
25. Deelat - Wetness Anthem (L’Étranger Rework) 
26. The Similou - All This Love 
27. Laid Back - Sunshine Reggae

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Shooting JULY tonight, final mix coming out in uh - the next few days

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