Greetings, my beautiful turtle doves! Hope you're all enjoying the summer (or winter, if you live south of the equator). Just want to share a couple of small updates:
1.) As YouTube continues to make changes to their copyright policies, it's triggering the occasional surprise. Case in point: my first volume of 90s CLUBBIN' has had its block mysteriously dropped, at least for now. I know most of you are only interested in my 80s mixes, but for those hungering to relive their early 90s club days, this one's got lots of tasty musical morsels to sample:
https://youtu.be/7IJc6tana_Y?si=JU1LU...
2.) Thanks to a generous tip from one of you loyal followers (I'm lookin' at you, Wryker!), you can also listen to AND DOWNLOAD my mixes at:
https://www.house-mixes.com/profile/DJMuffinPhatz
House-Mixes.com is basically a stripped-down version of MixCloud, except you can upload an unlimited number of mixes without the fear of copyright blocks on a single free account! I'm just starting to upload my mixes over there now, but moving forward I'll be sharing everything there alongside YouTube. While I'm keeping my MixCloud accounts active, I'll no longer be sharing new mixes on that site since their free accounts now only allow a maximum of 10 uploads each...yeah, homey don't play that. Lol.
Otherwise, I'm just taking a short break from editing new mixes, although I'm already drawing up potentional setlists for future ones, so I'll be posting fresh DJ sets before too long. Classes at the Old Skool will be back in session before you know it.
Stay safe!
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THAT'S SO 80s MEGAMIX V22 IS LIVE!!!!....but for how long???
Got tired of waiting for YouTube to do the right thing, so I went ahead and filed a dispute for their blocks on those two songs I mentioned in my previous post. As of right now, this new mix can be heard here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D3c2...
No idea if my actions will result in a permanent fix or just delay a full block by a few days (hours?), so you know what I'm going to say next: while I'd prefer folks revisit my YT account over and over to check out my mixes, if you have the means to download this new one and save yourself a personal copy, be my guest. I'd rather see you beautiful turtle doves get to enjoy these mixes one way or another. Otherwise, what's the point of me sharing them here?
Take care, my babies!
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**NEW MIX ALERTā¦SORT OF** Greetings, my babies! I had planned to unveil an all-new, all-80s DJ mix for you today: THATāS SO 80s MEGAMIX VOL. 22. Sadly, the YouTube copyright gods decided to throw a wrench in those plans. Two of the songs (i.e. AC/DCās āBack In Blackā and Milli Vanilliās āBlame It On The Rainā) are being blocked, which means Iāll have to edit them out of the set before it can be heard here at all.
Iām not ruling out that option, but since Iāve seen YT recently: a.) clear one of my recent reposts for sharing; b.) later block the whole thing due to a single song; and c.) remove said block a week later and allow the mix to be available to the masses again without me lifting a finger, Iām going to leave this brand-new mix alone for the next 7 days, uploaded but blocked, and see if those restrictions magically disappear on their own. If not, Iāll re-edit the set and repost it minus the offending songs.
Cross your fingersā¦one way or another, youāll soon have a new mix to add to your summer playlist! š
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Greetings, my babies! Hope everybody is enjoying my first few reposts of previously blocked mixes. Plenty more to come.
This weekend, however, Iāll be doing something a little different by debuting my favourite 90s mix Iāve ever assembled: THATāS SO ā90s MEGAMIX VOL. 5. Previously a Mixcloud exclusive (for the sole reason that I knew YouTube would block it within days), itās two full hours of early 90s club classics, many of them big radio hits that also set the dancefloors on fire. I know most of you only visit my page looking for your 80s music fix, but the music of the 1990s is also very special to me, and this particular mix is one banger after another. Please check it out!
And possibly the best part is that I didnāt have to edit a single second of it! Sadly, thatās not the case with my other reposts so far. While YouTube is being MUCH more accommodating with my uploads lately, there always seems to be one song that I have to remove to get past their blocks. That means extra work for me, having to not only remove the song in question but also re-edit the video versions with all the album covers that I post on YouTube and adjust the time stamps so you can skip to specific songs.
If thereās one past mix that I get asked about in the comments sections more than any other, itās THATāS SO ā85 MEGAMIX. It got taken down by YouTube a few months after I originally uploaded it in Feb/2019 (though it remains available on Mixcloud), so for anybody whoās curious: YES, Iām finally working on reposting it here on YouTube! But even that oneās been a challenge. First, itās a four hour mixā¦not sure what the hell I was thinking there. For the reposts, Iām chopping it up into two separate mixes. Just tried to upload the first volumeā¦and fucking Don Henley strikes again! āAll She Wants To Do Is Danceā is being blocked practically everywhere except the U.S., so that oneās gonna have to be edited out of the mix before I can post it. Wish me luck on the second volume. š¤
I put in all of this extra effort because: a.) I take great pride in my work, and b.) I want to give my loyal subscribers the best listening experience possible. So if you enjoy my mixes, PLEASE donāt forget to āšā them and leave comments if possible. [Nice commentsā¦donāt be jerks. š] Iām told it all helps with YouTubeās algorithms or whateverā¦I assume that means it helps my mixes get more overall visibility on the site. Also, feel free to copy the links of your favourite mixes to any of your social media accounts to spread the word.
And since I earn zero revenue from YouTube, the link to my PayPal account can always be found in my uploadsā descriptions, should the power of Christ or whoever compel you. Lol.
By the way, to those whoāve donated $ to me in the past, THANK YOU SO MUCH!! Every penny youāve been generous enough to send my way is deeply appreciated. Honestly, the mere gesture of a donation along with a friendly message means more to me than the actual dollar amount.
Keep it groovy, my turtle doves!! See you on the dancefloor. ā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļø
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Available just in time for the weekend...THE REPOST OF 'THAT'S SO 80s MEGAMIX VOL. 13'!!!
Get ya some...again! š
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soAkj...
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RETRO DANCE PARTY MEGAMIX Vol. 3 is now LIVE!! Get ya some!!
https://youtu.be/ibWuGcX3zv0?si=Vi0eW...
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Greetings, my babies!
Hope everybody's doing well. Just wanted to send everybody a quick reminder that my latest all-80s DJ mix - i.e THAT'S SO 80s VOL. 21 - is now available for your listening pleasure:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJYyN...
I also wanted to share news of my next full-length DJ mix. i.e. RETRO DANCE PARTY VOL. 3, which will include some of my favourite mid-tempo club tracks from 1988-1991. These songs were part of the soundtrack of my high school years, so even though they span two different decades, I can't help lumping them together in my mind and heart. We're talking about memorable tunes by the likes of Enigma, Soul II Soul, LL Cool J, Madonna, DNA ft. Suzanne Vega, Seduction and many, many more! I've got just under an hour of it already edited together and the rest is coming along nicely, so I'm hoping to have it uploaded here by the end of this month. Fingers crossed!
Take care!
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COMING THIS WEEKEND....THAT'S SO 80s MEGAMIX VOL. 20!!!
Assuming the YouTube gods are merciful, I'll have a brand-new all-80s DJ mix uploaded in just a few days. This one features two solid hours of 80s gems spanning the entire decade, including several songs making their Muffin Phatz debuts, along with songs that previously only appeared in mixes YouTube banished years ago and a few personal faves.
A big 'THANK YOU!' to those subscribers who've stuck with me even though my output hasn't been as frequent as usual. Hoping to churn out a few more mixes this year.
Stay tuned!
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90s CLUBBIN' MEGAMIX VOL. 7 IS BACK ON YOUTUBE!!
After YouTube blocked my latest 90s mix a few weeks ago, it's been mysteriously unblocked for reasons they've never bothered to explain to me. Same ol' bullshit. Lol. Since I assume this is temporary, please feel free to check it out and even download it for your personal pleasure before they inevitably block it again.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BseFD...
And don't forget that my latest 80s mix (i.e. THAT'S SO 80s MEGAMIX VOL. 19) is somehow still available here on YouTube. Great stuff to be found on both of these mixes...get ya some!
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UPDATE RE: THAT'S SO 80s MEGAMIX VOL 19
Long story short: after a couple of blissful days of uninterrupted access, YouTube finally got around to slapping their usual bullshit automatic blocks on most of this mix's songs. I've just submitted disputes for each of those tunes, so it's now available for listening again. ZERO idea for how long, though...as I've complained about here many, many times, most of my mixes have a pretty short shelf life on YT.
Soooo...if you want to keep enjoying this latest one, I strongly advise you to download a copy of your own (there's lots of info available online to help you save a YouTube clip as either a video or audio file) or save this link to listen to it on my Mixcloud account:
https://www.mixcloud.com/MuffinPhatzV2/thats-so-80s-megamix-vol-19/
Peace 'n' love, my turtle doves!
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Welcome to my collection of retro megamixes (along with the occasional remix and other odds 'n' ends). Growing up in Canada listening to 80s and 90s music, it was a huge kick to hear mixes that combined the hit songs of the day into one continuous, non-stop stream of awesomeness. As an adult, I now get to create megamixes of my own, using both classic songs of the era and forgotten gems that deserve a second listen. Enjoy!
And if you REALLY enjoy these mixes, consider showing your appreciation using my Paypal account. These mixes take A LOT of time and effort to assemble, so any small token would be GREATLY appreciated - thanks in advance!
www.paypal.com/paypalme/muffinphatz/
P.S. Check out my Mixcloud accounts if you want to hear many of these megamixes COMMERICAL-FREE along with a few others not posted here!
www.mixcloud.com/marcel-aucoin/
www.mixcloud.com/MuffinPhatzV2/
www.mixcloud.com/Muffin_Phatz_90s/