Dirty Disco 651: A Deep House, Nu Disco and Detroit Soul Journey for Summer Nights

Some mixes are built for peak time. Some are built for background listening. Dirty Disco 651 sits somewhere more interesting: it is a two-hour deep house and nu disco journey for people who actually listen.

This episode moves through Balearic warmth, soulful house, Detroit-rooted grooves, modern disco, deep tech moods and a final stretch with just enough funk and leftfield energy to keep things fresh. It is warm, musical, detailed and made for long-form listening. The kind of mix you can play while working, driving, cooking, walking, thinking, or doing that classic modern human thing where you open your laptop and immediately forget why.

I am Kono Vidovic, your host, DJ and weekly selector behind Dirty Disco. In episode 651, I guide you through fresh promos, new releases and carefully selected tracks from artists including Puerto Montt City Orchestra, Woolfy vs Projections, Inner City and Kevin Saunderson, Rhadow, C_hB, Detroit Rising, Deep Owen, Demarkus Lewis, 12Tree featuring MaYa, Matt FX and Bustin’ Loose.

Quick take: what is Dirty Disco 651 about?

Dirty Disco 651 is a two-hour hosted deep house and nu disco radio show with a strong focus on musical warmth, fresh releases and underground electronic culture. This episode connects Balearic opening moods with Detroit-inspired soul, deep house grooves, nu disco energy and release highlights from labels including Batavia Records, Suleiman, Down Jazz Records, Vibe Me To The Moon, Non-Friction Records and The Disco Express.

If you want the uninterrupted version without voice-overs, the DJ-only mix is available through the Dirty Disco members section on Apple Podcasts and Mixcloud Select. The hosted version gives you the full radio experience with background stories, release notes and my personal commentary as your selector.

For more weekly shows and long-form listening guides, browse the latest Dirty Disco podcast episodes.

Why this episode works so well

Dirty Disco 651 has a strong narrative arc.

We start smooth and sunlit with Puerto Montt City Orchestra and Woolfy vs Projections. That first part has a Balearic, almost open-air feeling. It gives the mix space to breathe before we move into the heritage of Inner City and Kevin Saunderson with the Roland Leesker Remix of “Pennies From Heaven.”

From there, the mix becomes deeper and more hypnotic with Rhadow and C_hB, before Detroit Rising takes over as one of the central musical threads of the episode. Their Lush Grooves material on Down Jazz Records brings soul, jazz, remix culture and deep house together in a way that feels rich without becoming too serious.

The second hour opens with Demarkus Lewis paying homage to Chicago, followed by 12Tree featuring MaYa with the warm vocal energy of “Call For Love.” Deep Owen gives the episode an emotional deep house backbone with three tracks from “I’m Spinnin’ For A Reason,” while Matt FX and Bustin’ Loose bring the final stretch into a more playful, disco-driven and slightly leftfield space.

That balance is the point. Dirty Disco is not just a playlist. It is a curated flow.

Balearic warmth: Puerto Montt City Orchestra and Woolfy vs Projections

The opening of Dirty Disco 651 is all about atmosphere. Puerto Montt City Orchestra sets the tone with “What Has Happened?” in the Quiethouse Paradise Remix and “What An Amazing Thing.” These tracks give the episode a soft landing: warm, melodic, breezy and patient.

That is important. A good two-hour mix should not start by shouting at you. It should invite you in.

Woolfy vs Projections then brings a different kind of cosmic mood with “Aliens,” subtitled “Ode To Bowie Reprise.” This is the moment where the mix starts leaning into that Balearic, space-disco side of Dirty Disco. It is not just about beats. It is about mood, colour and a little bit of imagination.

If you are into that warm, leftfield side of electronic music, you will probably also enjoy the wider selection of music reviews and underground release features on Dirty Disco.

Detroit history meets modern club pressure

One of the early highlights is Inner City and Kevin Saunderson with “Pennies From Heaven” in the Roland Leesker Remix. This is where the mix touches a real Detroit house lineage.

Kevin Saunderson is one of the foundational figures in Detroit techno and house culture, and Inner City has always carried that powerful combination of club energy and emotional songwriting. In this remix, Roland Leesker keeps the classic feeling intact while giving it a more direct modern club push.

That is the sweet spot I love: music that respects the past but does not get stuck in it.

After that, Rhadow’s “Collider” takes us into deeper, more hypnotic territory. It comes from Suleiman’s V.A. Sampler Vol. 1, a release connected to the label’s ten-year story. In the context of this episode, “Collider” works as a transition point. It pulls the mix away from classic house emotion and into a darker, rolling deep tech groove.

C_hB and Batavia Records: deep, dubby and functional

C_hB appears twice in Dirty Disco 651 with “Sines” and “Peter Pan” in the Dub Mix. Both tracks come from the “Sines” EP on Batavia Records, catalog number BATREC089, released on 26 June 2026.

This is exactly the type of deep house material that works quietly but effectively inside a long mix. “Sines” brings a clean, rolling structure, while “Peter Pan” in the Dub Mix takes things further into space, rhythm and repetition.

Not every track needs to be the main character. Some tracks do their job by holding the room together. C_hB does that very well in this episode.

Detroit Rising: the soulful heart of Dirty Disco 651

Detroit Rising is one of the key reasons Dirty Disco 651 has so much depth.

Throughout the episode, you hear several Detroit Rising tracks and remixes from the Lush Grooves series on Down Jazz Records, including “Talking Walls” in the Kai Alcé Remix, “Don’t Stop The Feeling” in the Jimpster Remix, “Dre’s World” in the Streeton Shakedown Edit and “Talking Walls” again in the Matica Funk Dub.

This project connects soul, jazz, house and live musicianship with modern remix culture. It does not sound like a forced retro exercise. It sounds like musicians and producers having a real conversation across generations and scenes.

Kai Alcé brings that deep, heads-down, Detroit-rooted touch. Jimpster adds elegance, warmth and detail. Streeton gives “Dre’s World” movement without rushing it. Matica brings a broken beat and funk-sensitive angle to “Talking Walls.”

For more context around the DownJazz universe and the Lush Grooves project, read my interview with David Schwartz: DownJazz, Roy Ayers and the soulful dancefloor rebirth of Lush Grooves. It connects beautifully with the Detroit Rising material featured in this episode.

Deep Owen: I’m Spinnin’ For A Reason

Deep Owen appears three times in this episode with “I’m Spinnin’ For A Reason,” “From Backroom To Speakers” and “In The Blues Room.”

That is not an accident.

These tracks bring a personal, soulful and slightly introspective deep house energy to Dirty Disco 651. The title “I’m Spinnin’ For A Reason” says a lot. For me, DJing has never been only about playing records in a row. It is about intention. Why this record? Why now? Why after that one? What does it do to the energy, the emotion and the listener?

Deep Owen’s tracks sit right in that mindset. They are not throwaway tools. They feel like records made by someone who understands the emotional side of the dancefloor.

And yes, I may be over-romanticising a little bit. But if you cannot be slightly dramatic about deep house, what are we even doing here?

Chicago energy with Demarkus Lewis

At the start of the second hour, Demarkus Lewis brings us “Feenin For Chicago” on Vibe Me To The Moon, released on 26 June 2026.

This track works because it is direct, funky and rooted in house culture without sounding like a museum piece. Chicago is not just a city in house music. It is one of the places where the language was formed. That sense of jack, groove and physical movement is still alive in a track like this.

In the mix, “Feenin For Chicago” gives the second hour an immediate lift. It resets the energy without breaking the flow.

12Tree feat MaYa: a warm Call For Love

After Demarkus Lewis, the show shifts into a warmer vocal moment with 12Tree featuring MaYa and “Call For Love.”

The title is simple, but effective. “Call For Love” feels like one of those records that does not need to over-explain itself. It brings a human element into the mix, and after the instrumental depth and Detroit-rooted grooves, that vocal warmth lands nicely.

This is also where Dirty Disco 651 reminds you that electronic music is not only about rhythm and production. It is also about feeling, voice and connection.

For more artist-led background stories, selections and conversations, browse the Dirty Disco interviews section.

Matt FX: Big Dish Energy and Delulu

Near the final part of the episode, Matt FX changes the flavour with “Big Dish Energy” featuring The Fitness and “Delulu” featuring Greg Paulus. Both tracks come from the “Big Dish Energy” release on Non-Friction Records, released on 10 June 2026.

This is where the episode becomes a little more playful. After the deeper and more soulful sections, Matt FX brings in a slightly leftfield, funky, nu disco-adjacent energy. The titles alone already tell you we are not in overly serious territory.

“Big Dish Energy” is exactly the kind of title you cannot ignore. “Delulu” feels almost too perfect for modern life. Because honestly, in 2026, being a little delulu might simply be a survival strategy.

Especially if you still think the DJ wants your Spotify request during a deep house set.

Bustin’ Loose and The Disco Express: the perfect closing message

The final track of Dirty Disco 651 is Bustin’ Loose with “Less Struggle, More Hustle” on The Disco Express, released on 26 June 2026.

That title is basically an outro speech by itself.

Less struggle, more hustle. Not in the fake motivational content way where someone tells you to wake up at 4 AM and become a productivity machine before breakfast. I mean it in the real way. Keep moving. Keep creating. Keep dancing. Keep showing up for the things and people that give your life rhythm.

Bustin’ Loose and The Disco Express have been part of the Dirty Disco universe before. If you want to go deeper, check out my Bustin’ Loose Track Talk about the disco and house tracks that helped shape The Disco Express. It is a great companion piece to the final track in this episode.

Full tracklist: Dirty Disco 651

1. 00:00:00 Puerto Montt City Orchestra – What Has Happened? (Quiethouse Paradise Remix)
2. 00:05:35 Puerto Montt City Orchestra – What An Amazing Thing
3. 00:12:42 Woolfy vs Projections – Aliens (Ode To Bowie Reprise)
4. 00:15:58 Inner City & Kevin Saunderson – Pennies From Heaven (Roland Leesker Remix) [Definitive Recordings]
5. 00:22:56 Rhadow – Collider [Suleiman]
6. 00:29:00 C_hB – Sines (Original Mix) [Batavia Records]
7. 00:35:44 Detroit Rising – Talking Walls (Kai Alcé Remix) [Down Jazz Records]
8. 00:42:19 Detroit Rising – Don’t Stop The Feeling (Jimpster Remix) [Down Jazz Records]
9. 00:48:39 Deep Owen – I’m Spinnin’ For A Reason
10. 00:56:04 Matteo Gamba – Dreamcatcher [ABYOND]
11. 01:00:11 Demarkus Lewis – Feenin For Chicago (Main Mix) [Vibe Me To The Moon]
12. 01:05:14 12Tree feat MaYa – Call For Love (Vocal Version)
13. 01:10:31 Deep Owen – From Backroom To Speakers
14. 01:17:03 Detroit Rising – Dre’s World (Streeton Shakedown Edit) [Down Jazz Records]
15. 01:21:16 C_hB – Peter Pan (Dub Mix) [Batavia Records]
16. 01:28:17 Deep Owen – In The Blues Room
17. 01:36:52 Of Norway – Liquid Velvet [Suleiman]
18. 01:43:54 Matt FX feat The Fitness – Big Dish Energy [Non-Friction Records]
19. 01:50:36 Matt FX feat Greg Paulus – Delulu [Non-Friction Records]
20. 01:56:10 Detroit Rising feat Jonathan Quash – Talking Walls (Matica Funk Dub) [Down Jazz Records]
21. 02:01:21 Bustin’ Loose – Less Struggle, More Hustle [The Disco Express]

Hosted version vs DJ-only mix

There are two ways to experience Dirty Disco 651.

The hosted version includes my voice-overs, background information, track notes, label context and the full radio show feeling. This is the version for listeners who enjoy hearing why certain tracks matter and how the mix is shaped.

The DJ-only version is the uninterrupted mix without voice-overs. It is made for focused listening, working, driving, cooking, sunset moments or late-night sessions where you just want the music to flow.

The DJ-only mix is available in the Dirty Disco members section through Apple Podcasts and Mixcloud Select. Supporting the show there helps me keep discovering, curating and mixing new music every week.

Why long-form DJ mixes still matter

In a world of short clips, algorithm playlists and thirty-second attention spans, a two-hour DJ mix still does something different.

It gives music time to develop.

You hear transitions. You feel energy shifting. You discover tracks in context instead of as isolated fragments. A good DJ mix can connect records that may not look obvious next to each other on paper, but make perfect sense when the groove is moving.

That is the philosophy behind Dirty Disco. I am not trying to chase hype for the sake of hype. I want to build a musical space where deep house, nu disco, soulful house, disco, Balearic sounds, broken beat and electronic culture can meet in a way that feels warm, personal and alive.

If you are discovering Dirty Disco for the first time, you may also like this guide to the best electronic music podcasts, where I look at why curated music shows still matter in today’s streaming landscape.

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If you need music that actually fits your audience, mood and setting, you can book me as a DJ or order a custom mix through my refreshed website: KonoVidovic.com.

Take a look and let me know what you think of the new site. And of course, you can always reach me through Dirty Disco as well.

Final thoughts: less struggle, more hustle

Dirty Disco 651 is a warm and soulful ride through deep house, nu disco, Detroit-inspired grooves and modern electronic music culture.

It has a little bit of everything I love about this sound: deepness without boredom, soul without nostalgia overload, groove without cheap tricks and enough musical personality to make the full two hours worth your time.

So whether you are here for the tracklist, the releases, the DJ-only mix, the hosted radio show or just a new soundtrack for your week, I hope Dirty Disco 651 gives you something useful. A new artist. A new label. A new favourite track. Or simply a better mood.

Listen, share, comment, repost and send the episode to someone who needs better music in their week.

Until next time, keep it Dirty, keep it Disco and keep the music moving.

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