In One Minute: What You Need To Know About Dirty Disco 646

Dirty Disco 646 is a warm, soulful and deeply curated DJ mix by Kono Vidovic, moving through deep house, nu-disco, Balearic club music, Afro-inspired grooves, broken beat textures and late-night dancefloor energy.

This episode features music from Samo DJ, Fiorious, Austin Ato, Alma Negra, Bawrut, Henrik Schwarz, Charles Petersohn, Lathouwers, Aline Rocha, Caio Cenci, Ari Bald & CJ Scott, Carlo, Plage 84, Kx9000, Ackermann, Cinthie and more.

Across the full journey, the mix connects standout releases on labels such as Studio Barnhus, Permanent Vacation, Toy Tonics, WeZienWel Records, Compost Records, Razor-N-Tape, Big Love, Dreams On Wax, Nowadays Records and SEVEN.

Expect a carefully built flow rather than a random playlist: warm opening grooves, soulful house moments, remix culture, deep label digging, Brazilian rhythm, jackin’ house energy, and elegant club music with both body and brains.

For the full experience, listen to the episode, explore the complete tracklist below, and dive deeper into the Dirty Disco website for Track Talks, music reviews, artist interviews and electronic music culture stories.

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Dirty Disco 646: A Curated House Music Journey By Kono Vidovic

There is a difference between playing good tracks and building a musical story. Dirty Disco 646 is built around that difference.

Hosted, selected and mixed by Kono Vidovic, this episode does not chase one single sound. Instead, it connects several corners of contemporary electronic music: deep house, nu-disco, Balearic house, Afro-influenced rhythm, broken beat, jazzy textures and groove-led club music.

The result is a mix that works in different situations. You can play it while cooking, working, driving, walking through the city, getting ready for a night out, or quietly pretending you are not dancing while answering emails. We have all been there. No judgment.

What makes this episode stand out is the way the tracklist moves between labels and musical identities. Toy Tonics brings the funky, globally minded house energy. Compost Records brings depth, remix culture and jazz-rooted sophistication. Razor-N-Tape adds Brazilian warmth. Big Love gives the mix its jackin’ house pressure. Dreams On Wax contributes dusty, sample-driven house. SEVEN closes the circle with modern club functionality and a strong remix angle.

This is the Dirty Disco approach: listen deeply, select carefully, and let the records talk to each other.

The Opening Mood: Samo DJ, Fiorious And Alma Negra Set The Tone

Dirty Disco 646 opens with Samo DJ – “Olive Grove”, a warm and slightly leftfield start that immediately sets the atmosphere. The track comes from Learns to Chill, released on Studio Barnhus with catalog number BARN123. It is a fitting opener because it does not rush the listener. It creates space first, then slowly invites the groove in.

From there, the episode moves into Fiorious & Austin Ato – “Love Is What U Made 4”, one of several Fiorious-related tracks in this mix. Fiorious’ My Weakness album, released on Permanent Vacation, brings together a strong group of collaborators including Austin Ato, Bawrut, Dumar, Henrik Schwarz, Deetron, Will Saul, Alex Virgo and Joe Goddard. In this episode, that world appears through “Love Is What U Made 4,” “Future Romanze” with Bawrut and Dumar, and “King Of Lies” with Henrik Schwarz.

That early section then slides naturally into Alma Negra, one of the key names in this episode. Their Free EP on Toy Tonics, catalog number TOYT193, supplies several tracks in Dirty Disco 646: “What Would You Do,” “Where Is The Love,” “Sweetheart” and “Free.”

That is not accidental. Sometimes one EP has enough range to support multiple moments in a mix. Alma Negra’s sound sits perfectly between soulful house, disco energy, Afro-Caribbean rhythm and deep club functionality. It is warm, but never sleepy. Musical, but still built for movement.

Why Alma Negra’s Free EP Works So Well In A DJ Mix

A strong EP does not always mean four tracks that do the same job. A strong EP gives a DJ options.

That is exactly why Alma Negra’s Free EP works so well inside Dirty Disco 646. “What Would You Do” brings soulful pressure. “Where Is The Love” deepens the emotional tone. “Sweetheart” keeps things warm and rhythmically alive. “Free” arrives later as a second-hour reset, opening the energy again without breaking the flow.

For selectors, that matters. A useful EP gives you different emotional temperatures. You can use one track early, another during the lift, another as a bridge, and another as a deeper statement. That is also why labels like Toy Tonics remain important in the modern house landscape: they understand groove, character and DJ usability at the same time.

In Dirty Disco 646, Alma Negra becomes one of the central threads holding the first half of the episode together.

Lathouwers, Reworks And The Art Of Respectful Dancefloor Translation

Around the 40-minute mark, Dirty Disco 646 moves into Lathouwers – “Ruby Lee (Lathouwers Rework)” on WeZienWel Records.

A good rework is a delicate thing. It should not simply place a kick drum underneath something familiar and call the job done. The best reworks understand what made the source material special in the first place. They keep the warmth, the soul, the human detail — and then add enough movement for a contemporary DJ set.

That is what makes this moment in the mix feel so natural. After the Balearic glow of Fiorious, Bawrut & Dumar – “Future Romanze”, the soulful depth of Alma Negra – “Sweetheart”, and the sharper club weight of Henrik Schwarz & Fiorious – “King Of Lies”, the Lathouwers rework lands as a warm bridge into the next chapter.

It is the kind of record that reminds you why reworks, edits and reinterpretations are such a vital part of dance music culture. They are not only about nostalgia. When done well, they are about translation: from one era to another, from listening room to dancefloor, from memory to movement.

Charles Petersohn And The Children Of Zu Zu Remixes On Compost Records

One of the deepest musical pockets in Dirty Disco 646 comes from Charles Petersohn and the Children Of Zu Zu Remixes package on Compost Records.

This release appears multiple times in the episode, with:

• Children Of Zu Zu (Moodorama Remix)
• Zu Zu Music (Charles Petersohn Mystery Mix)
• Myth Versus Reality (als420 Remix)
• Schmetterlinge Im Bauch (Mary Olivetti Remix)

The full Children Of Zu Zu Remixes package is a broad and carefully shaped release. It features remix work from Mary Olivetti, Moodorama, als420, Viktor Marek, Greater Manchester Housing Authority and Charles Petersohn himself. The project moves across jazzy broken beat, Afro/deep house, jazz-not-jazz textures and cinematic, organic club music.

What makes this release especially interesting is that it treats the remix as more than a club tool. Each version feels like a different doorway into the same world. Some tracks lean into rhythmic depth. Others open up the jazz sensibility. Others bring the material closer to the dancefloor while keeping the atmosphere intact.

The original Children Of Zu Zu EP marked Charles Petersohn’s comeback after 18 years and combined deep house, jazz-not-jazz, Afro-Brazilian grooves and ambient jazz. That context matters, because the remixes do not feel detached from the original project. They expand it.

In Dirty Disco 646, the Charles Petersohn material becomes the episode’s most textured section: rich, layered, slightly mysterious, and very much connected to the kind of deep listening that Dirty Disco stands for.

Brazilian Warmth: Aline Rocha & Caio Cenci On Razor-N-Tape

After the first Charles Petersohn passage, the mix moves into Aline Rocha & Caio Cenci – “Berimbau”, released through Razor-N-Tape as part of the Berimbau EP, catalog number RNTD133.

This release brings a different kind of warmth into the episode. Where some tracks lean more toward house, disco or broken beat, “Berimbau” immediately suggests Brazilian rhythm and organic movement. It gives the mix a percussive lift without turning the energy into obvious peak-time material.

Later in the episode, “Miss The Water” from the same EP returns, creating another smart internal connection in the tracklist. That is one of the subtle strengths of Dirty Disco 646: several releases are not represented by just one track. Instead, the episode lets key EPs breathe across different moments.

That gives listeners a better sense of each release. You do not just hear a single isolated cut; you hear how a project functions in different parts of a DJ set.

Also read the full track talk with Alina Rocha on this release.

Ari Bald & CJ Scott Bring Jackin’ House Energy With Silja Line Superstar EP

Another important release in this episode is Ari Bald & CJ Scott – Silja Line Superstar EP on Big Love, catalog number BL177.

Dirty Disco 646 features several tracks from that EP:

• Kenneth Knaster
• Tuborg Translate
• Spoon Bait
• Silja Line Superstar

These tracks bring a more playful, jackin’ house character into the show. They are direct without being flat, cheeky without becoming disposable, and functional without losing personality.

That balance is important. A DJ mix needs moments that loosen the room a little. Not every track has to arrive with a deep emotional backstory or a serious chin-stroking label narrative. Sometimes the groove just needs to grin at you and say: come on, move a bit.

Ari Bald & CJ Scott provide exactly that energy. Their tracks help Dirty Disco 646 shift from deeper listening sections back into a more physical club pulse.

Carlo’s Jungle Magic EP: Dusty, Sample-Driven House On Dreams On Wax

The second hour also gives plenty of space to Carlo and his Jungle Magic EP on Dreams On Wax, catalog number DOW046.

Dirty Disco 646 includes four Carlo tracks from this release:

• Houston Interlude
• Jungle Magic
• Stop Looking
• Ordinary People

This is sample-driven house with warmth, soul, funk and jazz influences running through it. It has enough swing for the dancefloor and enough texture for headphone listening. That makes it a strong fit for Dirty Disco: musical but not over-polished, groovy but not predictable.

Carlo’s tracks also help define the second hour. “Houston Interlude” opens the door. “Jungle Magic” gives the section its title-level bounce. “Stop Looking” pushes the energy forward. “Ordinary People” arrives near the end as a warm final chapter before the closing track.

This is classic DJ architecture: introduce a release, return to it, let it become part of the episode’s identity.

Plage 84, Kx9000 And Club Nowadays: French Club Energy In The Flow

After Carlo and Ari Bald & CJ Scott, Dirty Disco 646 moves into Plage 84, Kx9000 & Club Nowadays with tracks from the 9084° EP on Nowadays Records, catalog number NOW0241.

The episode includes:

• jungle x
• madness

These tracks add a playful, slightly French club-meets-lounge color to the mix. They are compact, stylish and rhythmically effective, giving the second hour a fresh shift in character.

This is a good example of how a DJ mix can change location without announcing it too loudly. Suddenly the texture is different. The groove has a new accent. The atmosphere moves from dusty house warmth into something cleaner, brighter and slightly more leftfield.

That kind of movement keeps a long-form mix alive.

Ackermann, Cinthie And SEVEN: Closing With Club Function And Remix Power

Toward the final stretch, Dirty Disco 646 brings in Ackermann with “Can’t Give You Up” and “I Know What To Do (Cinthie Remix)”, both connected to the I Know What To Do EP on SEVEN, catalog number SEVEN7011.

This section pulls the episode toward a more direct club framework. The original material gives the mix a firm late-hour push, while Cinthie’s remix adds that recognizable modern house pressure: chord-driven, energetic and made for DJs who want movement without losing musicality.

It is a smart placement in the tracklist. After the textured Compost Records section, the Brazilian warmth of Razor-N-Tape, the jackin’ energy of Big Love, and Carlo’s deep house groove, Ackermann and Cinthie bring things back into a clean, effective club lane.

That is how the final third of a mix should work: no panic, no random peak-time throwaway, just a clear sense that the journey is still moving forward.

Dirty Disco 646 Is Not A Playlist, It Is A DJ-Curated Story

The full strength of Dirty Disco 646 is not only in the individual tracks. It is in the way they are connected.

That is where Kono Vidovic’s role as DJ and curator becomes essential. This episode links different labels, release formats, scenes and moods into one continuous listening experience. A track from Toy Tonics does not automatically belong next to a track from Compost Records or Dreams On Wax. That connection has to be heard, tested and shaped.

This is the craft behind Dirty Disco: not just finding music, but understanding how records communicate with each other.

And yes, Kono Vidovic is available for DJ bookings. For clubs, festivals, private events, brand experiences or special curated sets, the Dirty Disco sound can also be brought into a real room, with real people, real speakers, and preferably a dancefloor with enough space for at least one person who claims they “do not really dance” and then dances for three hours.

Bookings and inquiries can be made through the Dirty Disco website or via Instagram.

Full Tracklist: Dirty Disco 646

1. 00:00:00 — Samo DJ – Olive Grove
2. 00:09:12 — Fiorious & Austin Ato – Love Is What U Made 4 (Extended Mix)
3. 00:13:32 — Alma Negra – What Would You Do
4. 00:18:28 — Alma Negra – Where Is The Love
5. 00:23:22 — Fiorious, Bawrut & Dumar – Future Romanze (Balearic Club Mix)
6. 00:28:37 — Alma Negra – Sweetheart
7. 00:33:38 — Henrik Schwarz & Fiorious – King Of Lies (Club Mix)
8. 00:39:06 — Lathouwers – Ruby Lee (Lathouwers Rework) [WeZienWel Records]
9. 00:43:16 — Charles Petersohn – Children Of Zu Zu (Moodorama Remix) [Compost Records]
10. 00:47:06 — Charles Petersohn – Zu Zu Music (Charles Petersohn Mystery Mix) [Compost Records]
11. 00:52:53 — Aline Rocha & Caio Cenci – Berimbau
12. 00:56:48 — Ari Bald & CJ Scott – Kenneth Knaster
13. 01:01:02 — Alma Negra – Free
14. 01:04:37 — Charles Petersohn – Myth Versus Reality (als420 Remix) [Compost Records]
15. 01:10:27 — Carlo – Houston Interlude
16. 01:16:57 — Carlo – Jungle Magic
17. 01:22:22 — Ari Bald & CJ Scott – Tuborg Translate
18. 01:26:36 — Plage 84, Kx9000 & Club Nowadays – jungle x (CLUB NOWADAYS 040)
19. 01:31:54 — Plage 84, Kx9000 & Club Nowadays – madness (CLUB NOWADAYS 039)
20. 01:34:43 — Charles Petersohn – Schmetterlinge Im Bauch (Mary Olivetti Remix) [Compost Records]
21. 01:39:58 — Ackermann – Can’t Give You Up (Original Mix)
22. 01:45:04 — Ackermann – I Know What To Do (Cinthie Remix)
23. 01:50:00 — Carlo – Stop Looking
24. 01:54:19 — Aline Rocha & Caio Cenci – Miss The Water
25. 01:56:48 — Ari Bald & CJ Scott – Spoon Bait
26. 02:01:40 — Carlo – Ordinary People
27. 02:08:06 — Ari Bald & CJ Scott – Silja Line Superstar

Listen, Explore And Go Deeper

Dirty Disco is more than a weekly DJ mix. It is a place for people who want to discover new music with context.

On dirtydiscoradio.com, you can find the complete tracklist for this episode, but also much more: Track Talks, music reviews, artist interviews, label features and deeper electronic music culture stories. If a track in this episode grabbed your attention, use the tracklist as your starting point and follow the thread.

That is often where the real discovery begins.

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Conclusion: Keep Your Ears Curious

Dirty Disco 646 is a strong example of what a modern deep house and nu-disco mix can be when it is selected with care.

It moves from warm leftfield house to soulful percussion, from Balearic romance to broken beat detail, from Brazilian rhythm to jackin’ club energy, and from remix culture to late-night house pressure. It highlights important new and recent releases without sounding like a shopping list. More importantly, it creates a flow.

That is the point.

Good music does not only make you dance. It makes you curious. It makes you look up the artist, check the label, read the tracklist, follow the remixers, and maybe discover five more records you did not know you needed.

So listen to Dirty Disco 646, save the tracks that move you, share the episode with a friend, and dive into the full music universe behind it on dirtydiscoradio.com.

Stay open, stay curious, and do not let the world make you too cold to dance.

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