Track of the Day: Berlinition (PvD Club Mix) — a connection worth following
When I look beyond a festival timetable, I want a way into the music behind the names. That route leads to Berlinition (PvD Club Mix), credited to Chris Bekker, Chris Montana and Paul van Dyk. It connects with our Chris Bekker profile, while offering a reason to explore a collaboration rather than treating a DJ booking as the whole story.
The detail matters: my selection is the 6:37 PvD Club Mix, not its shorter radio edit or the Berlin White Tech Mix. Apple Music’s official EP listing dates the six-version release to 17 June 2016, with the phonographic credit belonging to VANDIT Records. This is a catalogue discovery.
The release offers several ways into the same title: the club mix, its radio edit, a Flashback Remix and a Berlin White Tech Mix. Choosing a version makes the invitation more useful. It gives you something specific to explore, while leaving room to follow the alternatives at your own pace.
I want this column to make discovering music feel welcoming. Nobody should need to recognise every title before joining the conversation. Sometimes an older collaboration is the most interesting place to begin: it lets us step away from the next announcement and spend a little more time with the work itself.
A record can be worth your curiosity without being declared the biggest track in the world. This is my editorial selection, not a current club ranking. I have no representative global data showing what gay clubs are playing today, and the release date does not make this a new single.
What draws me here is the possibility of arriving at a weekend with a few better questions: who made the records behind the DJ’s name, which versions exist, and where might that musical conversation lead next? Follow the official release, then take your own route through the catalogue. There is no test to pass and no correct way to begin.
— Marco | A GAY Mafia