DFA Holiday Mix 2005 is a compilation of tracks and remixes by various artists on the dance-punk

Dance-punk

Dance-punk is a music genre that emerged in the late 1970s, and is closely associated with the post-punk and No Wave movements.-Predecessors:...

 label The DFA

DFA Records

DFA Records is an independent record label and production team, launched in September 2001 by Mo' Wax co-founder Tim Goldsworthy, musician James Murphy, and manager Jonathan Galkin. The label has an exclusive distribution deal with major record label EMI....

. It was released on October 31, 2005 in the UK and October 25, 2005 in the US. In the UK it was sold cheaply and was widely available across many record stores. However in the US it was only made available in limited quantities from the DFA Records webstore.

Track listing

1. "Black Dice
   Black Dice
   Black Dice is an experimental electronic music group currently based in Brooklyn, New York, USA.-Early years:Black Dice formed in spring 1997 soon after guitarist Bjorn Copeland met drummer Hisham Bharoocha and bassist Sebastian Blanck when they were students at the Rhode Island School of Design...
   
    - Smiling Off (DFA Mix/Luomo Mix)" – 5:30
2. "LCD Soundsystem
   LCD Soundsystem
   LCD Soundsystem was a prominent American dance-punk band from New York City. It was fronted by American singer-songwriter and producer James Murphy, co-founder of record label DFA Records...
   
    - Too Much Love (Rub'n'tug Mix)" – 7:03
3. "The Juan Maclean
   The Juan MacLean
   John MacLean, better known by the stage name The Juan MacLean, is an American electronic musician.-History:Maclean was guitarist for the post-hardcore band Six Finger Satellite, based in Providence, Rhode Island. The band was struck by several tragedies, and Maclean eventually moved into production...
   
    – Give Me Every Little Thing (Dub)" – 4:48
4. "The Juan Maclean – Tito’s Way (Reverso 68 Mix/Lp Version/Booka Shade
   Booka Shade
   Booka Shade is a German house duo. It is made up of Walter Merziger and Arno Kammermeier, described as veterans of the Frankfurt electronic music scene...
   
    Mix)" – 7:42
5. "The Juan Maclean – Give Me Every Little Thing (Cajmere Mix/Xpress 2 Bonus Beats/Putsch 79 Disco Dub)" – 4:00
6. "Black Dice - ABA (LP Version)" – 2:00
7. "Delia Gonzalez & Gavin Russom
   Delia Gonzalez & Gavin Russom
   Delia Gonzalez and Gavin Russom are two performance artists, musicians, and sculptors from Miami, Florida and Providence, Rhode Island respectively.The two met at a party in New York City and afterwards began working with each other...
   
    - #5" – 3:34
8. "LCD Soundsystem - Tribulations
   Tribulations
   "Tribulations" is the seventh single from LCD Soundsystem, released on September 27, 2005. It appeared as the third track on Disc 1 of the band's eponymous debut double album...
   
    (Tiga
   Tiga (musician)
   Tiga is the stage name of Montreal-born DJ/producer Tiga James Sontag . His album Sexor won the 2007 Juno Award for Dance Recording of the Year.-Career:He graduated from Selwyn House School, a prestigious school in Westmount...
   
   ’s Out Of The Trance Closet Mix)" – 7:52
9. "LCD Soundsystem - Daft Punk Is Playing At My House
   Daft Punk Is Playing at My House
   "Daft Punk Is Playing at My House" is the fifth single from LCD Soundsystem, released on February 21, 2005. The accompanying music video paid tongue-in-cheek homage to Spike Jonze's and Michel Gondry's music videos for Daft Punk's "Da Funk" and "Around the World," respectively...
   
    (Soulwax
   Soulwax
   Soulwax, headed by David and Stephen Dewaele, are an alternative rock/electronic band from Ghent, Belgium. Next to the Dewaele brothers, Soulwax consists of bassist Stefaan Van Leuven and drummer Steve Slingeneyer. They were first noticed after the release of their album Much Against Everyone's...
   
   Shibuya Mix)" – 5:25