Cedric Earl Smoots' Podcast-Music Evolution the last 12 years

Episode 29: APB Heaven Pt 2 Retrospect #128

Get ready to turn the clock back to the 1990s and beyond. This is what happens when I start a mix with my favorite dance song of all time with a twist.  Thank Thank Thank you  DJ Don Bishop for your special mix. I got inspired to turn back the clock to my PROBE days.  So dance and go down memory  lane of these great vocal songs of the 90s and some in the 2000s. These are the hits of my youth and the person I use to be.  It is great to celebrate memories but it is even better to evolve into something new. This mix is an ode to myself and a wonderful and crazy time in my life. Enjoy, I couldn't help but dance when i was listening to these songs.  I dare you to stand still and not be moved by these great great great songs :)  Instant Classic and popular mix 1. Fool's Paradise (DJ Don Bishop Echo Extended Mix)- Dona Lewis 2. Sense of Danger (Futureshock Dangerous Vocal Mix) - Shara Nelson 3.Use It Up &Wear It Out- Indio Girls 4. Lady (Hear Me Tonight Extended Mix)-Mark Knight, James Hurr 5.Baby Baby (12" Heart in Motion Mix)-Amy Grant 6.100 Percent Pure Love- Crystal Waters 7.Sight for Sore Eyes-M People 8. High (Francois K's vocal Edit)-Lighthouse Family 9.Itchycoo Park - M People 10.Hapiness Amplified (feat. Richard Bedford)- Above & Beyond 11.It's My Life (Extended mix1998 Remastered Version)- Talk Talk 12.Dreamer (Janice Robinson Vocal)- Livin'Joy 13.Don't Wanna Think- Kristine W 14. MacArthur Park (Rosabel's Club Remix)-Donna Summer 15.Alone Tonight (Above & Beyond's Extended Gorge Update)- Above & Beyond 16.When Love Takes Over feat Kelly Rowland-David Guetta 17.Blue Sky Action -Above & Beyond 18.Blue Sky Action-feat Alex Vargas (Extended Mix) -Above & Beyond 19. Perfect Day- Indio Girls 20. I Learned from the Best(Hq2Dub)-Whitney Houston 21.Sky High-Jigsaw 22.Smalltown Boy (12" Version)-Bronski Beat 23.What it Feel Like for a Girl (Above & Beyond 12" Club)- Madonna

Episode 28: APB's End of Spring Cleaning- House Affair #127

I saw a reel on Facebook with the song Ghetto Hype early this morning and I said ah inspiration for new project.  Like poems, I have no idea what a mix will bring til I actually create it.  A gift from God. This is dedicated to my sister and husband. Nobody cleans a house like my sister. Last mix before I go back to work. This is pure house music- APB's Style. Hour and a half of music to get you moving.  A little different from most mixes I make but once in awhile I remember my roots, house, house, house!  Clean and shake your rump- Getting Your House Affairs in Order.  Love you Renee! 1.Can't Be Friends- Block & Crown 2. Vibes on Vibes-Namat 3.Holding On (feat. Bob Moses Dub edit)-Frank & Tony 4.Zwana la -Dj Cleo 5.Come with Me- Nora En Pure 6.We Got the Fun feat. Soulsisters-Block & Crown 7.Ghetto Hype- Zeleke 8.Strong Enough-Junior Sanchez 9.Get Down (CASSIMM mix)-Thomas Sun 10.Spirits-Holo 11. All I Really Want (Riva Starr Extended Remix)- Yes Boone 12.Finally It Happened to me- Crazibiza, Kate Wild, House of Prayers 13. Insomnia- Block & Crown mix 14.Lose Control-James Hype 15.Over You (Extended Mix)-CASSIMM 16.WHAT?(Extended Mix)- Will Clark 17.Bless It- Paul Johnson 18. Outta My Mind (Herve Jacks the Disco Extended Mix)-Herve, Ridney 19.Power to the People (Tube & Berger Extended Remix)-Leon (Italy), Shaf Huse

Episode 27: APB's Progressive Trance- Horizon #126

Ok havent gone hard in a while so I decided to put together a progressive house mix with trance attitude of the back end. 13 new songs mix with some of  my fav  progressive house and trance songs. While like the last project was Sunrise. This is definitely Sunset-Great way to start Memorial Day Weekend- Enjoy :) 1. Phenomena(Extended Mix) - Shingo Nakamura 2.Cosmic Arrival- EMPHI 3.Ahimsa (Extended Mix)-Rauschhaus, Shayan Pasha 4.Reframe (Ignacio Hernandez Extended Mix)-Cendryma 5.Pretty Eyes(Jody Wisternoff & James Grant  Dub Edit Mix)- Marsh 6.Iceberg (HAFT Extended Remix)-Kamilo Sanclemente 7.Paralelo- Cristina Tosio 8.Dive On (Jerome Isma-Ae Extended mix)-Luke Hunter, Frankie M 9.Man on Fire (Extended Mix)-J Ribbon 10.Funk In Love (Extended Mix)-Ilias Katelanos, Vakabular 11.Puxa (Extended Mix)-CASSIMM, Allan Nunez 12.The Kraken (Extended Mix)- Giuseppe Ottaviani, OTTAGON 13.400 Billion Suns-John 00 Fleming, Ovnimoon 14.Pursuit-Stallings 15.Daystar(Enlusion Remix)-Exotek 16.Future Peace(Solarstone Pure Extended Mix)-Micha Mendel 17.Sweet Release (Trouser Enthusiasts Full on Mix)- Trouser Enthusiasts 18.Samsara Dream (Sequence Six Extended Mix)-Starry Major 19.Nothing But You- Paul Van Dyk

Episode 26: APB's Ultimate Sunrise #125

#125 Special: Many times I create projects with themes of expression of what is going on in my life or a certain motivation. Inspired by hearing a live set of Marsh on Youtube and Above & Beyond's EDC Sunrise Set this morning, this mix  can be described in one word-FUN!  I ACTUALLY PEED- OF THE THREE THIS WEEKEND- THIS IS THE BEST AND ONE OF MY BEST I HAVE EVER DONE.  Last song is for Mark Tarbox. I guess stuck in bed recovery from surgery awakened my creative juices.  This is my EDC  Ultimate Sunrise Set- APB Style- Enjoy! This is how you do a morning set- DROP THE MIC!! 1.Juri- Parra for Cuva 2.Astray feat. Half Moon Run- CRi 3.ITIT-Orbit, Parra for Cuva 4.Discovery-Iskarelyn 5.Assassin- Sultan & Shepard 6.Need You feat. Thomas Oliver(Extended Mix)-Thomas Oliver, Tinlicker 7. There's Still Time (Extended Mix)-Braxton 8. When Sun Rises(Volen Sentir Extended Remix)- Lost Desert 9.Prodigal Sun-Ian O'Donovan 10.Sunday Sunrise (Extended Mix)- David Mackay, Martim Rola 11. So Good- Monika Kruse, Pig&Dan 12.Rabbit Hole (feat. ALLKNIGHT extended mix)-Marsh 13. All I Need (Extended Mix)- Because of Art 14. Sun In Your Eyes (Marsh Extended Mix)- Above & Beyond 15. Start A Fire feat. Richard Bedford Extended Mix)-Above & Beyond 16. Empty Streets(Markus Schulz in Search of Sunrise remix vs APB's Intro Set a Fire Loop )-Late Night Alumni 17.Letting Go (Extended Club mix)- Above & Beyond, Malou 18.When I Look In Your Eyes (Extended Mix)-Above & Beyond, Justine Suissa 19.Sunchyme (Felix Leiter 2010 Remake)-Felix Leiter, Dario G 20. I'm Leavin (Hex Hector Radio)-Lisa Stansfield 21. I Can Make It- CRi 22. Touch Me in the Morning-Marlena Shaw

Episode 25: APB's Tranquility- Part 2 #124

This was part 2 of my surgery recovery creativity.  It is sort of my journaling about life. I was listening to Marsh Live mix and thought Tranquility, so this was born a very downtempo melodic mix- with the last 2 songs I want played on my death bead and funeral. Sounds dreary-lol- absolutely not- very uplifting.  This  mix is to encourage and be a positive influence- There is always hope.  Remember, you are who you are waiting for! This set is my Life and authentic to where I am now and where I want to be :) 1.Vibes on Vibes- Namat 2.Holding On (feat. Bob Moses) (Dub)- Frank &Tony 3. Better Days (Extended( Isidoros, Marten Lou 4.To Close to Echo-CRI, Orbit, Parra for Cuva 5.Mahara (Extended Mix)-Dobrov, Alex Grafton. L.U. 6.Ramses (Extended Mix)-Sebastian Leger, Lost Miracle 7.Secret Place in Your Heart-Radical Fantasy 8.Let The Light In- Nora En Pure 9.Nemora(Extended Mix)-Marsh, Nox Vahn 10.Don't Wake Up feat Richard Walters(Extended Mix)-Nora En Pure 11.Blaze (Molac Remix)-Nicolas Viana 12.Home (Extended Mix)-Tamir Regev 13.Forgiveness feat. Mareil Beausejour(Anyasa Extended Mix)-Marsh 14. Promise Land( Mark Knight & James Hurr Extended Mix)- Joe Smooth 15. The Sun in Your Eyes (Marsh Extended Mix)- Above & Beyond 16. Thanksgiving Groove- Spencer Brown 17.Fulfillment(Extended Mix)- Ferry Corsten, Marsh 18. The Other Side of Goodbye (feat. Sarah Cannon and Corina Gill)-Amy Grant