Straight Off The Floors - Road Testing Selection For June
A few tracks that have come to light in the recent months that we've lined up for a polite street level spanking this coming June at various outings in Brighton
See You out there on the floor party people
Street Level Images From Brighton
A few images taken from March this year featuring some friends and dancing associates from Brighton's street level dance music community out on late night maneuvers on what was a very cold night indeed
Thanks to Rob and Jeff from Principal Records for teeing up the session and to everyone that kept the floor vibing right up untill lights on
Ian Pooley - What's Your Number (Jazzanova Renumber)
Currently enjoying some much needed warmth and sunshine after a long and drawn out winter
As the weather has picked up then it's about time for some appropriate music from the vaults to complement the good vibes
No better way then than with this piece of Nu Jazz strength from a few years back
Hope You enjoy the trip down memory lane or if you are a new listener you get a pleasant surprise from the combined efforts of Pooley and Jazzanova
This Guy To Play House Of Go Bang In June
A vinyl institution of epic proportions and purveyor of all good things musical, we expect the full ticket and a great time on the floor under Brighton Railway Station this summer
Full House Of Go Bang visual and audio crew on support for the evening taking the night to closing time with a big smile and sore feet
Get to know more at gobanginvite@hotmail.co.uk
Saturday 20th April 2013 In Brighton
We've got a street level shindig lined up next weekend (Saturday to be precise) in Be Right On By The Sea
Give us a shout through the email address and we'll hook you up with all the details that you need to locate the shenanigans
Please state "party details" in the title
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We're also out and about on Friday at the old Jazz Place on Ship Street (now called 10 Below) with our friends from On The Beach. It's a proper locals night so it's a street level vibe down in the basement from the off. We'll be joining Darren Murphy and Sam Moffett for the evening's festivities from 11pm - door tax likely
Here's how Carlton took the news today
Leroy Hanghofer - Pin (Jacques Lu Cont Remix)
A regularly played track from the Brighton groove based scene a few years back when exploring the possibilities of mixing up classic disco, edits and new house music was off the majority of people's radars at that time
It's the rolling bassline that really cements Jacques Lu Cont's remix of "Pin" as probably one of the strongest examples of the kind of down-low rolling house tracks of that era that helped capture the imagination whilst propelling the scene forward with an open-minded yet quality focused approach to playing music outside of the clubs at the time
So pleased this was on Youtube and it's available for sharing with everyone once again as a little slice of audio memorabilia that served our city well
Sound system nu disco / deep house or whatever you want to call it ..... this badboy rolls deep
DJ Q - Delirious
90's filtered house gem (1997) from DJ Q on Filter using Francine McGee's "Delirium" sample as the main loop source
Heavy aimed at peak time activity inside the dance
Love It !!!
Street Level Dance Music Images From Brighton - March 2013
The Globe
Brighton
Event Archive
All day event taking place at The Globe consisting of various djs covering African Hi-Life, Funk, Disco, House, Garage, Reggae and Dub styles
The session was a 12 hour event which The Globe staged for the very first time and broke existing bar take records by all accounts
There were two floors in operation with upstairs starting at 3pm and downstairs starting at 9pm
Some healthy party scenes in what was one of the very few off piste parties being held over this unseasonably cold Bank Holiday Easter Sunday
DJs apprearing: Senor Mick, Tony Shipley, 1 Dan, Rob Fahey, Jeff Daniels, 10-David, Richie Phoe, Steve KIW, Ye Ye Fever and Go Bang
Shallow Taxi Club – Mark My Words (Disco Edit)
Our Road Tested Straight Off The Floors Track For March 2013
A pleasure to report back on the amazing (always use this
word sparingly) response in Brighton to the 3rd release on Green
Grass Recordings from our friends across
the planet in New Zealand
We've been dropping this for a couple of weeks on pre-release all over town and can safely say that this track is definitely going to hang around for a good while
Having been sent “Mark My Words” in early March our anticipation levels surrounding this tracks ability to make its presence
felt were extremely high
Rarely do we get sent promo’s as we operate within slightly
more off radar communities however when
we do actually play the one’s we are sent we tend to make sure we provide some
actual “dance floor reaction” feedback based on what we see from mission control
All good things to say about “Mark My Words” with the “Disco
Edit” being the slice of audio we decided to road test for a few weeks now in front of some very pleased dance floors across the city
March 2013 Straight Off The Floors - Actual Proof - The Grit (Original Disco Mix)
Definitely feeling this new release that is going to feature highly over the forthcoming months. Love the low slung groove approach and percussive touches that come through later on and of course as with most things that get the thumbs up, there's a strong overall funk feel associated with this one
Happy dancing people should be the end result once again judging by the early road testing results which are all positive
PURCHASE HERE
Here's the industry feedback from Phonica
Local Talk is proud to present their third installment, produced in Stockholm, Sweden, hometown of Local Talk Records. Actual Proof is the new four-four alter ego of Opolopo, a name you might have come across thru his releases on Tokyo Dawn Records, Swedish Brandy or Especial. On this 12” he takes on himself another musical journey and explores house music, both the dirty and Detroit influenced sound, as well as the more electronic and techy inspired. This releases kicks things off with The Grit, a tasteful mixture of moody disco vibes and gritty house ,it could easily be labelled as an homage to the big D. On the flip, Huff & Puff , shows how this producer can handle almost any style of music and still keep the funk and raw edge to it. A Solid house track with an interesting twist and sound palette filled with boogie and old-school programming. It’s raw & straight to the point - and that’s the way we like it
90s Tonka Footage (Extended)
Many thanks to Mark Limb (The Electric Disco) who hooked this footage of Tonka up on Twitter recently that shows the legendary sound system crew out on Monday maneuvers at Brighton's Zap Club (now Digital)
I think this is a new bit of footage although I'm not entirely sure so excuse the post title if this is wrong
Unlike many video's that capture the era through primarily focusing on the dance floor action as the main source, this particular piece of documentation goes a little further by including soundbites from the people involved and the assembled party faithful leading up to, during and after the session
There's also a strong theme running through the 30 minutes of footage that really captures the experience of putting on a party from the sound system being packed up right up to the end of night conversations with all the dancers as proceedings lead towards the after party somewhere on Brighton Beach
The legacy of the "party crew" still runs strong in Brighton with plenty of outfits still supporting the DIY ethics that have been so much part of our nations party scene for many many years pre and post Tonka and friends
A point of note is that Tonka put their djs right in the middle of the dance floor which was a lovely touch that somewhere along the long road to where we are now is sadly no longer adopted in the majority of cases
Lets hope some forward thinking venues take a look at their set ups and make a few adjustments perhaps
I'll leave you with a short list of other Brighton based parties still doing the DIY thing that are worth checking out that include the following (apologies to anyone omitted)
Deep Systems - Deep House
On The Beach - House, Disco and Techno
Disco Deviant - House and Disco
Kinfolk - Disco, House, Techno and Leftfield
Happy hunting and as always "Keep The Faith" ..... THE STORY CONTINUES \o/
Straight Off The Floors - March 2013 Chart
However we're back with some ammo ready for the onslaught of occasions that are signalling the turn of the seasons down on the south coast this coming March
If you've followed the charts since they came about you'll know that for the vast majority of the time new music has played a really significant part in the selection of tracks we road test
Happy to report there are a couple of "newish" jams this month to present to the dance floors however a lot of our usual haunts where we find up to date material just haven't turned that much up recently that we've gone nuts about
Hopefully this will change very soon but at least we had the excuse to go back for a little root around and with a little research we found some lovely older gear from the likes of RAFAEL CAMERON, DAVE ANGEL, KENNY DOPE, ARMAND VAN HELDEN and DAVE CLARKE to accompany the likes of newer releases from THE BLACK MADONNA, SLEAZY MCQUEEN, 6TH AVENUE EXPRESS , F3 and ACTUAL PROOF
Also some great acid from SOFT ROCKS plus some tech biz from MACEO PLEX from a few months back should keep the dancers up on their game
Happy listening and thanks once again to all the producers for helping us keep the dancers happy
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Also coming up are summer parties and occasional pop ups all lined up for 2013 and beyond.
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Finally these are all 100% street level gatherings so its all about the vibe and the party on our dance floor
Take care and keep the faith one and all
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