Lights Out 3 is shaping up to be the closest representation of Lawler’s record box and the sound that has been moving crowds the world over be it housey, dark, tribal or just damn fine music.
In good news for fans of all things limited, Lawler has pushed for a third disc to be added to the release. This Limited Edition Harlem Records Mix features six key signings from Lawler's own Harlem Records stable. In pointing out the time spent and the exclusive nature of LO3, Lawler states:
"I’ve spent four months on this. If I’m going to put a product on the shelf I want to spend a lot of time on it. People have sent me unreleased mixes or have given me stuff that's not out until next year. What I want people to realise is that this CD is full of stuff that other people aren't playing. It's very difficult to be fresh without choosing obvious records but I think I've done that. I made this for the dancefloor".
It's been over three years since the first release in the Lights Out series and two years since Lights Out 2. Speaking about how the series has evolved Lawler says,
"If I had to compare the albums, 'Lights Out 1' was very dark, 'Lights Out 2' was funky and chunky and 'Lights Out 3', unlike some DJ compilations out there are, features songs that I really love right now. Basically it's very representative of what I'm playing right now."
This latest Global Underground compilation is slated for an October 3rd release, with Northern Americans receiving it a day later. The revised and final tracklist is as follows.
Steve Lawler - Lights Out 3 Tracklist:
Disk 1
01. Lights Out Intro 1
02. Ben Wigan - Wait
03. Nick K - Attack Mars!
04. Fred Everything & 20 For 7 Feat Vanessa Baker - Friday (Trentemoller Mix)
05. J&S Project - Hit
06. Swain & Snell - Deny
07. Neverdogs - Moltobeat
08. Livio & Roby - Out Of Bass
09. Danielle Tignino Presents Rice & Peas - Drop Big Bombs
10. F.E.D.O - Happy Days Dont Stop (Fedo Orange Mix)
11. Wawa - Flamenco (Lawler's Lights Out Edit)
12. Livio & Roby - Bitter Sweet (Terrace Mix)
13. Alex McCulloch - Moogment
14. The Skeleton Key - The Conjure (Steve Lawler Mix)
Acapella’s Used
- Lights Out Vocals - Phuture 303
- Tommie Sunshine - Head 2 Toe in Drag
- Submission - Women Beat Their Men (Cevin Fisher Acapella)
- Lula - The DJ, The Music & Me
Disk 2
01. Lights Out Intro 2
02. Matthias Heilbronn - Like This (Lawler's Lights Out Edit)
03. Anja Schneider - Creaky Thoughts (Original Mix)
04. Lützenkirchen - Daily Disco (Original Mix)
05. Mono - Lets Go
06. Alex Dolby - Obsessive Sound
07. Drax & Gooding Feat Taariq - ABC
08. Suicide Sports Club - I Dont Know (King Unique Dub Mix)
09. Criss Source - Hugs N’ Kisses
10. Blendbrank - Metro Kiev (Ricky Ryan Edit)
11. Saints and Sinners - Pushin Too Hard (Ricky Ryan Edit)
12. Swain & Paris - What is This?
13. Axwell - Feel the Vibe (Till the Morning Comes) (Seamus Haji Exclusive Lights Out Edit)
14. Stu Hirst - Rhythmique (Grayson Shipley Re-Edit)
Disk 3 (*Limited Edition Harlem Records Mix*)
01. Audiofly Loves Miss Jools - Not What We Was
02. Filthy Rich - Shake It
03. -Total - Give Me Funk (Phil Dockerty Pravo Mix)
04. D-Drive Presents Dave Oldshaw - Orgasm
05. Chuck Lepley - Eyes (Cataracts Vocal Mix)
06. Livio & Roby - Headz On
Tour Update
Lawler is going on a rather brisk but heavy hitting tour of north america key clubs in october. Avalon, Space, Spirit, Nation, Guvernment and the rest... the dates are listed below.
Steve Lawler's "LIGHTS OUT 3" North American Tour Dates:
October
06 Thursday - Seattle, WA - Trinity
07 Friday - San Francisco, CA - Mezzanine
08 Saturday - Los Angeles, CA - Avalon
09 Sunday - Edmonton, AB - The Standard
13 Thursday - Denver, CO, The Church
14 Friday - San Juan, PR - Bloom
15 Saturday - Miami, FL - Space
16 Sunday - Orlando, FL - House Of Blues
19 Wednesday - Charlotte, NC - The Church
20 Thursday - Ottawa, ON - Surface
21 Friday - New York, NY - Spirit
22 Saturday - Chicago, IL - Vision
27 Thursday - Boston, MA - Axis
28 Friday - Washington, DC - Nation
29 Saturday - Toronto, ON - The Guvernment