Blame It On the Boogie : A Tribute to Michael Jackson Part 2

Part 2 of my Michael Jackon Tribute series picks up where Part 1 ends, delving back in to the "Thriller" era, committing to an extended appreciation of "Bad" and then dropping in on a fast-paced, booty-rockin' exploration of MJ's underappreciated Late Period. I had no idead he was still putting out such amazing and ground-breaking music post-"Bad," tracks like "Scream", "They Don't Care About Us", "2 Bad", "Xscape" and "Jam." Like Part 1, this mix tells the MJ story through nontraditional tracks: home demos, remixes, dubs and rare tracks. I've been listening to both constantly these past 2 weeks, with mad appreciation for MJ's gift of groove to the world.

Against my better judgement, I had to start a third (and hopefully final!) installment in the tribute series. As I was mixing this one up, I kept finding amazing remixes and rarities online, but I wanted Part 2 to come in at under 80 minutes so it could be burned to CD, and the incoming rush of MJ music had to spill over in to a 3rd mix. A Michael Jackson "Trilogy" was unplanned when I first started out, but that is what this process has naturally evolved in to, so there it is. The man just put out too much great music -- blame it on the boogie!

I've reached my upload limit here at Soundcloud for the month of July and won't be able to drop Part 3 on your ears until August, but you can access it next week at http://www.podcastcafe.org/episodes or http://destinationburningman.com/stuff/podcasts.

Feedback is welcome at djfundi@podcastcafe.org -- you can also leave comments or favorite a mix here on Soundcloud. And please share the links around with your MJ-loving friends so these mixes can inspire dance parties around the globe!