tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64056466439409118932024-03-12T19:28:08.475-07:00Go Bang Brighton 2008 to 2017Created by Myself, Alistair Back as part of The Go Bang Brighton Festival 2008 - 2010 and related off shoot groove based music parties. Over 500 blog posts covering a range of music based topics. Thankyou for everything that happened.Go Bang Brightonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03135283509909596373noreply@blogger.comBlogger505125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405646643940911893.post-2780433486051223832018-03-19T04:59:00.005-07:002018-05-31T12:32:55.378-07:00Launching LOFT55 After 10 Years Of Go Bang Brighton <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On the Friday of the first Bank Holiday in May this year I will be launching LOFT55. This is coincidently 10 years to the day since I launched Go Bang Brighton as a festival in 2008 at Esca on Preston Street.<br />
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Needless to say Go Bang Brighton played a big part in my adult life and the future for LOFT55 carries this forwards using the musical and community aspects of the previous 10 years.<br />
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LOFT55 is a project that involves my interest in combining clothing and music but with a positive social message gained in part through my time with Go Bang Brighton and most recently 'This Will Never Work' Both of which I care to think of fondly as 'physical social gatherings' before anything musically related.<br />
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LOFT55 wasnt planned, it's evolved freely using an educated appreciation of the physical community that underpins the music that I love and share.<br />
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LOFT takes influence from David Mancuso and 55 from Vietnam. Both of which having left Me with a positive outlook on community as we move into an increasingly politically diversive age via social media.<br />
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It took a while but eventually after being out of the djing aspect of Go Bang Brighton I understood that my alignment / purpose revolves around provision for a community and not performance in front of one.<br />
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Ironically, if You search a few posts down from this one on my blog You'll find a post with the title 'Not Being A DJ' It would seem my foot was already out the door way before LOFT55 became a consideration.<br />
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On the evening of Friday 4th of May 2018 I shall launch LOFT55 at Bar Block on St James Street with a night of music reflective of what You will find on my blog.<br />
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You know the score by now and I would expect The Loft in LOFT55 will come through the speakers just as much as the contemporary disco and the like.<br />
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Another coincidence is that the journey of Go Bang Brighton started with Greg Wilson in 2006 at Bestival. Shortly after I approached Ben Gill who ran The Ocean Rooms to put Greg on. Over 10 years later Ben is hosting my launch of LOFT55 as owner of Block. I never seem to operate too far away from Ben when something outside the norm is starting it would seem.<br />
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So, onto the clothing aspect of LOFT55.<br />
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Im into my vintage clobber and workwear. Influences come from a variety of sources with Vintage USN and Workwear being my go to. Life after solely djing has been filled with research so Ive got lots to work with moving forwards.<br />
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I can gaurantee that achors will form a big part of LOFT55 as well as the music and social message around 'Physical Community'<br />
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On Friday 4th May I am offering my new range of LOFT55 Kit (Tote and Duffle Bags to begin with) with my own design. Proceeds are going towards my charity of choice (ALLSORTS) which helps young LGBT people with their mental health right here in Brighton.<br />
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Hope You can reach out to get down and be part of the next stage, this time with more clothes and positive impact beyond the dance floor.<br />
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This one is also for the people of Vietnam and my friend Louis and His Family who we met on our travels around The Halong Bay.<br />
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Breakmastajam is breathing some old skool fun into proceedings with this 9 minute throwdown of some classic dancefloor bullets. Probably not far off 50 tracks from the golden era of dancefloor Hip Hop, Electrofunk and Freestyle all crafted into this energetic piece of time piece action<br />
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Definitely lifting the spirits and putting a smile on my face as I can't help being transported back to my school days whilst throwing my body around as a failed yet enthusiastic breakdancer from The Boogie Down West CountryGo Bang Brightonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03135283509909596373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405646643940911893.post-31597322030565989882015-07-08T12:01:00.001-07:002015-07-08T12:01:05.879-07:00Images From 1970's and 1980s New York City<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've started collecting images from the golden era of New York City in respect of its music scenes and people that were part of that special period between the 70s and 80s<br />
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Not only are there the more common images from the block parties, vogue balls, discos, clubs and subways there's also some found images of people basically going about their daily business<br />
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Hopefully this gives a little more context from a street level perspective outside of the musical references which are well documented and commonly associated with this moment in time<br />
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I'm adding more images as I find them and hope to atleast build up an intresting and diverse collection so anyone such as myself can take a look on line<br />
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I must admit that my knowledge of the Punk scene around this time doesn't stretch that far so maybe a good excuse to do some online photo digging to see what I come up with <br />
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Here's the link to what I've been able to find so far<br />
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Love the soul these guys have and just wanted to extend the goodness on the blog. OK not the usual thing but good music is good music at the end of the day. Hope You enjoy their full live set from Glastonbury 2015<br />
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Watch the lead singer, someone recently said "There's a fine line between genious and insanity" Go Bang Brightonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03135283509909596373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405646643940911893.post-78129658278739202482015-07-06T11:26:00.002-07:002015-07-06T11:28:29.780-07:00A Huge Thankyou To Daddy Marcus For Having Me on 1Brighton FM<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A huge thank you to Mark Hazelwood otherwise known as Daddy Marcus for inviting me to play on his recent radio show one hot summers Saturday afternoon on 1Brighton FM<br />
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We had a really great time picking out tunes to play be it Bananaramma or Eat Static for everyone that tuned in and who put up with us for our 3 hrs<br />
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Sadly no recording was made of our banter so I've captured the first bit that was a nod to my days at school investigating US and UK HipHop music as a young music man stepping out onto the dancefloor<br />
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There's even some cheeky Go Go in there for The Trouble Funk fans<br />
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Not sure when I'll be going back on air but it shouldn't be that long once I pull my finger out<br />
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Thanks for tuning in if you were able to and if not this is a sample of what I kicked off with <br />
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<br />Go Bang Brightonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03135283509909596373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405646643940911893.post-51607495253242393472015-06-21T11:12:00.004-07:002015-06-21T13:51:04.043-07:00Raising Money For The Brighton Rocking Horse Appeal - Night Fever At Bikram In The Lanes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A couple of weeks ago my friends BA and Simon who run a Hot Yoga studio in Brighton asked me if I wanted to do something slightly different in aid of our local <a href="http://www.rockinghorse.org.uk/" target="_blank">Rocking Horse Appeal</a><br />
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The charity provides children who are in hospital having a bad time of things a little sunshine and something to brighten up their days. A worthy cause and one that has made be re-think what I would like to be giving back after years of enjoying music as a dj and also a keen dancer in my younger days darting around the country<br />
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So, with eagerness and slight reservation having been briefed that I would be playing 90 minutes of music in 34 degrees of heat I jumped in and gave it a shot last Friday as part of my charity fundraising activities here at Go Bang Brighton<br />
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To be completely honest, I absolutely loved the experience and the reasons behind what we all took part in as a collective. In all fairness I felt slightly guilty enjoying myself as much as I did on the decks considering we were ultimately there for the kids <br />
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However I will definitely be doing more fundraising for The Rocking Horse Appeal with some corporate dates already in the pipeline and hopefully a return back to Bikram In The Lanes for another sweatathon with the guys in the very near future<br />
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A huge well done to BA and Simon who put the event on, all the yogies including my Wife who all took part and to all who donated monies so we could make a contribution and start to help give the kids something to smile about<br />
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Musically I got to play some lovely Loft Party Mancuso sounds ending up with Bobby Konders "The Poem" "Love Is The Message" and finally when it was time for the class to lie back on the floor for the unwind "E2-E4" to say farewell and job well done<br />
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Here's some pictures taken from the night of all who took part<br />
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I’ve wanted to write something regarding breakbeat
music for a while now. This has all come about through spending Saturday
mornings at home doing the tidying up whilst dipping into Youtube in search of
old dj sets from 90s rave parties whilst my Wife has been out of the house in
town </div>
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So, some context first and foremost. Having been a keen club
dancer up until 1991 and a black music enthusiast from the days of Electro Funk
and Street Soul some years earlier, my initial dancing years were spent
enjoying all kinds of music geared towards dance floors</div>
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For me and as I have come to understand, for anything to
positively register there has to be two elements.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A great bassline helps so that my hips get
some stimulus and secondly I need to be able to visualise how a piece of music
would come across at a dance which is probably why I got into djing and
throwing parties </div>
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In regards to dancing I spent many an hour busting moves
either on my own or with a dancing partner (shout to Mark Cook on this one) up
until the late 90s. Around late 91 I was beginning to realise that the key
element in Hip Hop music which I had loved for many a teenage year was
beginning to be replaced</div>
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The flow and groove on 80’s to mid-90s Hip Hop was
beginning to be replaced with a focus on The Gangster Life Style and as such I
wasn’t feeling that one bit</div>
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Like many breakbeat Djs and dancers who made the
move from Hip Hop I followed suit in late 91 early 92 (with my
first visit to an all-night rave called Rezerection)<br />
</div>
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For the following 18-24 months before the gradual demise of breakbeat in Scotland as the ravers opted for a more tougher and harder European sound (Gabber) and in
England the split into Darkside<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>/ Happy
Hardcore, I immersed myself in the culture of the time 100%</div>
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Records were
purchased, tapes were collected or exchanged with mates and all- nighters were
visited, namely Rezerection (Scotland) where I became a resident DJ for a few
months and Fantazia and Universe in England, probably the two most famous of all
rave parties England will ever enjoy</div>
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Around 94/95 I departed the rave scene and moved into more
house based music through the Southwest UK Free Party Scene and the hugely
loved Sketch Nights near my home in Somerset where the music was more conducive
to dancing and my hips</div>
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From then until most recently I’ve ignored those years
dancing and listening to Breakbeat but just recently I’ve returned to
those days through the wonders of Youtube and with what I think is a more
mature and better appreciation of the music than when I was a younger man in
search of a thrill</div>
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My go to Youtube clips are from three areas. 2 artists/djs
and 1 record label that for me have provided my later appreciation of the flow and set
arrangement in some of these sets and also that amongst all the speed and harshness of the music there were great
moments of musicality although some may scorn at it’s rudimental presentation
compared to today’s standards</div>
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DJ/artists for Me have to be, Top Buzz and Ellis Dee and in
regards to musical output of this brief era Basement Records always were
consistent and on point with their ability to combine the darkness of the break
with the warmth of the arrangements on top <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Having the benefit of hearing both Top Buzz and Ellis Dee
sets taken live from the parties now via Youtube also cements the appreciation once again of
why a party is so important and for Me trumps any studio mix recording in terms
of actually being at a dance when physically you are not (in my case at home
doing the house work on a Saturday with a big grin on my face)</div>
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So, which are the Youtube clips that keep me smiling that I
would like to share</div>
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The Top Buzz one’s are from NYE 91 and Summertime 92. I think
91 has the edge on sense of occasion while Summertime takes the musicality top
spot. Both however are superbly put together sets with some superb music topped
off with Mad P on the mic for that little extra pomp and ceromony </div>
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In regards to Ellis Dee, I was actually at Fantazia’s <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Big Bang which was held in Glasgow. I remember
wondering how he would go down considering the Scots love of Bouncy Techno and
Gabber. Surprisingly he pulled it off with the help of MC MC and a splendid arrangement of music</div>
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The second clip is from a Vision party where about 4 mins 20 seconds
in he plays something that sounds absolutely wonderful that supports my view that hardcore breakbeat did have it's more beautiful and less tougher moments</div>
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My final clip is from a Basement Records artist called Wax
Doctor with the legendary<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“A New
Direction” which was one of the most loved Jungle Techno tunes of the era<br />
<br />
Check
out the bassline on this one and also all The Basement Records output between
91-93 to hear why I still hold them in such very high regard within a changing
scene at that time that was going in many directions</div>
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As MC Ribbz would say “Here We Go Party Crew”</div>
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Enjoy</div>
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Go Bang Brightonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03135283509909596373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405646643940911893.post-7697370995095312862015-06-03T09:25:00.000-07:002015-06-03T09:25:01.617-07:00Ali's Backroom Pure Bizzle Mix Vol2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Just over 60 minutes of easy summer time music inspired by my times in the backrooms of various clubs over the years up and down the UK<br />
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I managed to get music from the 80s to the current day included from Bristol, London and New York covering disco, funk, downtempo and pitched down house<br />
<br />
Even a bit of Rock gets a look in too<br />
<br />
Finally a huge thankyou to The Memory Box Boys in London who let me loose on the decks recently with this kind of musical approach which is something relatively new for Me these days<br />
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Here's the mix<br />
Hope You enjoy<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">“Not Being A DJ”</span><br />
<br />
Quite a strong statement to make
considering the amount of time I’ve spent playing recorded music (over
half my years) and also from someone who has spent over a quarter of their life
living in Brighton. A city notorious as a location associated with the noble
art of music presentation via the form of playing one piece of music after
another</div>
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So why now the conclusion that I am no longer a dj or at
least not in my mind after spending so many years aspiring to such a descriptive<br />
<br />
Well, it’s been a gradual realisation that’s more or less
taken around 2 years to go through. Initially it was hard to even consider not
having the dj tag let alone hankering after it anymore</div>
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I've done a few things that I’ve
been extremely proud of whilst involved with presenting music and it was hard at the start
of the realisation process having to think that those achievements may not
count for that much in the grand scheme of things other than for myself, my family and a few friends who I have made great friendships with over the years</div>
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If I'd checked myself as recently as 10 years ago I could say my
drive to reach a level of acceptance as a dj was more or less my sole focus having
finished a career in Her Majesty’s Armed Services to enable a full on attempt
at doing something that was restrictive due to my career yet part of my makeup
and personality</div>
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Personal circumstance played a huge part as there were many occasions of where
I thought I could be doing what they’re doing and would love to do that (djing)
that drove me onwards, however <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>no longer
have I any ambition or requirement to do what djs now have to do to remain in the picture<br />
<br />
Self promoting, networking, staying up late each weekend, conversations based only on music or having to keep on top of the production output aren't for Me and probably never were</div>
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These days a balanced life that includes but isn’t defined
by music is the key, a life where the experiences of sharing music with close
friends takes precedence over forming associations with people that in any
other circumstance wouldn’t see you sat down in the same room together or in some rare instances choice<br />
<br />
Of course, a really positive experience playing music to people never goes unappreciated but why all that hassle of having to feed that instead of just letting it happen as and when and of course new friendships are always treasured alongside the old ones that have been formed over many years</div>
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I remember asking a respected Newcastle dj for some advice a
long time ago and his words remain firmly fixed in my mind years later.<br />
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“Its
not exclusively about the dj, it’s a combination of the music, the physical
environment and the people that fill the space that is the important thing”
This being something that I’ve realised transcends the role of the dj as the
focus<br />
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My hero as You’d expect is David Mancuso who separated himself
from the DJ title in favour of being the musical host</div>
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A second person is Sue Tabb who I met when I moved to
Brighton<br />
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Sue ran a series of legendary private invite parties for a good few
years till around the mid 00s. Sue got the spirit of the party right and was
able to balance up all the ingredients not just the music and who was playing
it to always and without question provide an excellent experience for all her
party goers<br />
<br />
If there was ever a female version of David Mancuso then Sue would
be it in my book<br />
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I suppose my ideal situation would be something along the lines of the ethics involved with Mancuso's Loft Party and Sue's Psyclik Parties, invite only, safe environment for all and a soundtrack that supports such a set up </div>
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So why write this post now and write it at probably the most
important time for me as I don’t put so much weight on djing anymore as I grow older but still love finding and playing music to a dance floor </div>
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Well the
answer for Me is a simple one having just completed a round of dj gigs (see below)
that I feel very fortunate enough to of had recently<br />
<br />
Going back to the advice I received from the
dj in Newcastle I would now add an extra bit “have fun, and enjoy the friendships that are made" and never take yourself seriously</div>
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If You are a bedroom dj reading this I would highly recommend putting on your own parties and enjoying all the experiences that people bring to you. It's not about your social media reach, status or network of music associates. Things run deeper than that and you may even end up settling down with the love of your life whilst also being fortunate enough to bag a few great dj gigs and more importantly life long friendships if you're lucky<br />
<br />
Thanks to Brighton Fringe Festival, Brighton Speilgeltent, Cafe 1001 and Memory Box in London<br />
(Sam - English Disco Lovers / Robin, Neil and Paul from Memory Box London) and all my family and friends that enjoyed hanging out these past few weeks<br />
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I had a taste of what it was like travelling around with my music and it was good while it lasted however I could never do this every weekend like I wanted to do when I was younger<br />
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Below are a couple of pictures taken from the places I’ve visited
with my bag of music and the dancers who have danced over the last two weeks as I just accept that
there’s more to life than being someone who puts music on in front of people
who want to have a dance for a couple of hours</div>
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Across the board in a backroom style and fashion on this 90 minute string of edge curlers featuring Belouis Some, Barry White, Reverso 68, Marti Caine, Rotary Connection and many more<br />
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Go Bang Brightonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03135283509909596373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405646643940911893.post-63237739773052683152015-02-10T03:17:00.002-08:002015-02-10T03:31:48.496-08:00Brighton Disco Boozer - The Fortune Of War Takes Shape In 2015<br />
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I stumbled on the term "Disco Boozer" a considerable amount of time ago whilst considering what type of venues would appeal to a certain age range and within that the musical persuasions of those that would frequent a location that fell into the description. A key aspect was also what situation I would be most comfortable playing music to people as a DJ and as such clubs weren't doing it for Me in Brighton.<br />
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At the time there was the beginning of a very healthy local scene surrounding disco music here on the south coast so the connection to playing disco down the pub to people that came to hear such music seemed to fit nicely as an antidote to the local club scene. Plus the music was fantastic and everyone that was slowly picking up on the vibe all came with a lovely attitude and appreciation towards socializing together which helped create something special.<br />
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The clubs certainly weren't onto this musical/social concept so fairly quickly places such as The Sidewinder, The Thomas Kemp, The Fishbowl and The Globe became popular locations where groups of people could dance and hear music not played elsewhere whilst in locations that positively encouraged and promoted socializing as part of the attraction.<br />
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Sadly, over the last few years things tailed off with the loss of The Fishbowl and The Globe as "Destination Venues" which left things relatively quiet on this scene regarding smaller venues in Brighton that were once popular places to hang out and party on a low key level with similar people.<br />
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I suppose to the uninitiated the term "Disco Boozer" conjures up all kinds of connotations be it either a place where old people hangout listening to 70s Disco Mega Mixes whilst dressed in fake afros and 70s get ups or maybe somewhere you can go and hear a host of Paradise Garage and Loft inspired classics mixed up with Nu Disco, Boogie, Re-Edits and the what not?<br />
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The key for Me is actually none of the a fore mentioned and to be honest never has been. The real charm lies within a combination of factors that all must complement each other. Without one then the whole attraction is lost and the term "Disco Boozer" completely loses it's meaning and appeal.<br />
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So it's been good to see a venue slowly gain some extra interest over the last few months that combines, the right location in Brighton and a mindful door policy that lends itself to a social occasion whilst being complemented by music that goes beyond disco yet never strays too far away in sound or meaning.<br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fortune-of-war/128898150492193?fref=ts" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;">The Fortune Of War</span></a> looks good to reignite something recently lost and is situated on Brighton Seafront but don't let that put you off.<br />
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Located just far enough away from the crowds that go for the more commercial dance music experience The Fortune Of War acts as an oasis just like the places previously mentioned did or still do (The Sidewinder with residents Steve KIW and Jeff Daniels) who are holding things down in Kemptown on a regular basis.<br />
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There's a string of nights now on the roster that complement the venue extremely well and things are most definitely looking up for anyone wanting something less frantic or troublesome for a night out.<br />
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Having been to a few nights and also having played one recently it feels that the "old magic" is returning in a place that for now can attract all the ingredients that go towards supporting a scene far away from the mainstream which was always what made a night down "The Brighton Disco Boozer" such a good experience on a variety of levels.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Coming Up At The Fortune Of War</span><br />
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<i><span class="fsl">Proper good fun was had at the last one and we are hoping to repeat the same. The resi's Soft Rocks, Tim Rivers (<a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=139836096085664" href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kalidasa/139836096085664">Kalidasa</a>)
and Easy Jim will be on hand to smoother you with musical love. And we
have a special guest Jex Opolis flying in from far away lands to provide
the erection selection. Here is a little bit about our man..<br /> <br /> JEX OPOLIS is a Toronto-based DJ and musician with a long n’ painful musical history.<br /> <br />
Since morphing his Good Timin’ club nite (est.in 2010) into a label in
2013, Jex has released three 12-inch EPs of original tunes, designed for
the heart and the feet. Blurring club, Balearic and boogie, the EPs
sold out briskly & have garnered airplay from top jocks like Ben
UFO, Andrew Weatherall and Gerd Janson. When Jex isn’t in the studio or
in the DJ booth, you can find him in a cheap rental car, trolling the
streets of Buffalo, Detroit & Cincy in search of lost classics from
the dollar bin of America.</span></i>Go Bang Brightonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03135283509909596373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405646643940911893.post-4850707836602062712015-01-17T03:02:00.000-08:002015-01-17T04:22:17.443-08:00End Of Night Tunes <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well, it's been a while since the last post on here so it's good to be back<br />
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The turn of the year has come and gone and I'm now heading in to 2015 with high hopes of uncovering new music and also some tracks from back in time that have some meaning and still hold up<br />
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Of course and without a shadow of doubt, the blog when I started posting back in 2008 was very much focused on spreading the word about disco and boogie alongside the occasional house track. This lead to many things, no more so than the opportunity to dj quite a bit and this is where I'm able to come from with this first written piece for 2015<br />
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Tracking my thoughts back over the years whilst remembering some of those special dance floor moments as a dancer from an earlier age, one thing that always struck me as a positive was when the dj would completely "flip the script"<br />
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Usually this involved ending their set by playing the last track completely out of keeping with their previous selections<br />
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I'm not ashamed to say that once upon a time in a Gay Club in Newcastle I jumped out of my skin when someone played a Spice Girls track at the end of the night<br />
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All about the occasion, context and timing over here and less about who's behind the production (well to some degree)<br />
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So, with this in mind I've chanced my arm on a couple of occasions over the past 12 months and thankfully I've come out unscathed down the disco so far<br />
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I'm probably on borrowed time with all of this but I'm up for it. Guessing how long this is going to last is probably just as much fun as it is deciding on what's going to be played and seeing the reactions<br />
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So without delay here are a few tunes that have worked out OK.... More to come over the year on the floors all being well and providing I can still find some of the good stuff that's hiding away<br />
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Thinking more Late 80s early 90s Warehouse gear, some good old fashioned Liquid plus what ever comes up that doesn't get played so much from the last 15 years perhaps<br />
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Shouts to all the nice and decent folks on the floors keeping their ears and feet open minded <br />
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<br />Go Bang Brightonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03135283509909596373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405646643940911893.post-71511829879181644102014-11-11T11:03:00.000-08:002014-11-11T13:18:34.066-08:00Brighton Audio Nightclub Sold?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0I47nFbpVM-peanRft_FAVfQHRcD8RerviT-CELad3dGCeFeNj4_fyPS_npSpAESDiaRUkTOeZSyoy-QGZBNdHd_bkiL9HIRmVfNpBShOYWK2Pgy0I5Kpkh8tSGKz3xDCE8xlL6MuEvE/s1600/IMG_6525.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0I47nFbpVM-peanRft_FAVfQHRcD8RerviT-CELad3dGCeFeNj4_fyPS_npSpAESDiaRUkTOeZSyoy-QGZBNdHd_bkiL9HIRmVfNpBShOYWK2Pgy0I5Kpkh8tSGKz3xDCE8xlL6MuEvE/s320/IMG_6525.jpg" width="320" /></a>Longstanding Brighton club space (Audio) and currently only credible house music go to venue on a week by week basis appears to be changing hands<br />
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London based <a href="http://www.themothershipgroup.com/" target="_blank">Mothership Group</a> have been mentioned in a tweet as the potential new owners of the much loved and tenacious venue that was formerly known as The Escape or still is to those of a certain lineage<br />
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Appears that current and future owners share a strong and agreed vision of the future that should keep the site in keeping with it's long and enduring history in Brighton Clubland<br />
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Go Bang Brightonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03135283509909596373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405646643940911893.post-32496204991972454712014-09-15T10:41:00.003-07:002014-11-11T09:43:32.616-08:00House Not House with 40 Thieves Headpocket Permanent Vacation Mugwump Sebastian Wiekum Tiago KZA Tulioxi BG Baarregaard Neville Watson The Revenge John Talabot and a 70s Porn Star <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's been a marvelous summer this year, so marvelous in fact that there hasn't been that much time to update the blog with new or old music or anything from a Brighton perspective<br />
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From secret beach gatherings to checking out live music (Ibibio Sound Machine, Jungle) to djing at some very nice festivals to all dayers playing original disco 12s, some great street parties plus the odd warehouse party it's been a full on monster summer this year either dancing around with friends and family or having a go with the music thing<br />
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But as the nights draw in it's time to get back into sourcing some new and not so new music as we head indoors once again<br />
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Recently a friend wanted to know what constitutes house music these days after being all at sea with the magnitude of sub genres that have cropped up over the years. This made me think somewhat <br />
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Ask most people and you'd get a myriad of responses, all perfectly valid in the "eye of the beholder" no doubt but varying greatly none the less<br />
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So how does one attempt to go about getting to grips with house music these days ? The answer is simple. There's always two kinds of music be it within dance, rock, hip hop or whatever .... good and not so so good<br />
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However just picking out what's good and what isn't is just half the story now within electronic based sonics for the floor. With so much on offer the real test is how a track fits in with other tracks, leading to the overall combined output within a dj set and on a dance floor across a period longer than say just 6 minutes (standard 12" duration)<br />
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So with this in mind I've picked a selection of tracks that are all good in their own right but somehow all complement the overall mix as a package rather than as a single piece or work<br />
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Naturally the selections are all based on personal preference but I would say without any question that each piece is made with soul and passion for music and definitely not as an exercise in going through the motions. Feel free to disagree, it's all subjective and always will be<br />
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There's also a throwback to the days of disco and a couple of tracks from a few years back just to check how today's modern sounds fit in with the older gear. From this mix I'd say all's good in certain quarters of the house music community and may that long continue<br />
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Go Bang Brightonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03135283509909596373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405646643940911893.post-84430163922582640612014-06-24T12:56:00.003-07:002014-06-24T12:56:59.163-07:00Cecile and Refleksie - First Sparkle<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/E-6pfppgt2M" width="460"></iframe><br />
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Loving this slice of funky bass heavy house that is nicely helped along with a generous helping of acid wobble to see it on it's way. One for the latenight sound systems at this years summer festivals perhaps<br />
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I've always had trouble deciding what anything musically I could consider to be my favorite when it comes to single compositions. Like for many music fans the ultimate best of anything is never going to be a single choice as music appreciation I would expect depends on mood and circumstance as much as anything else. But today after years of listening to literally thousands of house tracks that have emanated from this island home of ours the penny finally dropped and I can say without hesitation that TC 1991 - Berry is and will always firmly be my number one where UK house music is concerned<br />
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The track is an old one dating back many years but don't get me wrong, I love loads of new material and play as much of it as I can but getting to grips with raw emotions, connection and something deep inside that I could never explain, Berry always hits that spot above anything else <br />
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Berry was a very well know track on the house scene at the time but remains relatively underground and to me an off radar example of great British house music in the more common sense. I'm unsure of it's origins but from memory and for some unexplained reason I always link this to the northern aspect of the UK scene. Probably due to residing in the north of the country myself when it came out and also by looking at the references that have been put on Youtube from fans linking back to certain clubs where this was a big hitter<br />
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I'm sure opinion is massively divided on what is or how anyone could single a track out as being the best of any genre but I've made my personal choice and I'm going to share it with the world<br />
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<br />Go Bang Brightonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03135283509909596373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405646643940911893.post-69316147403497428092014-04-16T03:36:00.000-07:002014-04-16T03:38:58.832-07:00Founding Fathers Documentary<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/1G13bR0B0-8" width="420"></iframe><br />
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I wanted to put something up on here as we approach the 250K page visits mark that was less about us and more about the culture that we link back to. Without many aspects of dance music's development over the last 50 or so years this blog wouln't of exisited in the first place. With that in mind it only seems appropriate to post about something I was sent today by my friend Jeff Daniels<br />
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This wonderful documentary narrated by Chuck D of Public Enemy traces back to the Founding Fathers of Hip Hop and from what I've seen this goes back pre-Hip Hop by a good few years. I won't spoil what lies ahead if you chose to watch this but if you do you are in for a huge treat and maybe some enlightenment along the way as we get a view on dj culture Stateside from the 1960s onwards<br />
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Some good crossover links between Disco and Hip Hop which was something I always found a mystery but have now found out about thanks to Jeff's and the makers of Founding Father's help and guidence<br />
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Enjoy the history lesson and all the stories being shared<br />
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Here's to the 500K visits mark, just hope I can keep on pulling some stuff out of the bag for another 6 years <br />
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In a few months time here in The UK our festival season will be in full swing as people head outdoors for their musical and dancing fix once again. Always an exciting time of year and also a busy time for djs, producers and record labels all competing for space on various line ups up and down the country<br />
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Not so long ago we (Matt, Affy and Myself) all sat down and decided to put a plan in place that would hopefully secure a couple of festival gigs this year as previous years hadn't thrown much our way<br />
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Very quickly we all realised that to keep things fresh and interesting we needed something a little different from the normal dj or dj/vj route and bearing in mind Matt is already a regular vj at <a href="http://www.latitudefestival.com/news/late-night-entertainment-lavish-big-screen-late-junction-kids-activities-and-more" target="_blank">Latitude Festival</a> we hit on the idea of combining the visuals and music with the view to presenting ourselves in the festivals cinema area late at night<br />
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After further consideration, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.734784056535881.1073741831.720640147950272&type=3" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;">House Of New York </span></a>was put in place as something that had a strong theme whilst also playing to our strengths . Subsequently our premier is now booked in for the Friday night at Latitude. You could say we got lucky with this one !!!<br />
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In a quirly turn of fate, we aren't actually billed on the online site for Latitude but that's kind of OK as it makes everything slightly less overground, for which the whole era in New York in the 1980s represented to me when I was younger discovering it's sights and sounds across The Atlantic<br />
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Sadly Affy is elsewhere partying in Croatia in July however the concept is now established that fuses Matt's skills on visuals and our appreciation of certain musical developments that have shaped our love of dance music from a very early age. House Of New York being pre house in the most part as the focus is firmly on The New York City Downtown Music Experience of the 1980s<br />
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Once Affy is back we'll be working on more "House Of" ideas that will pull in his extensive knowledge around disco to combine a visual and musical element in equal parts but for now it's all go with House Of New York leading up to July<br />
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So what is House Of New York ? Well it's a combination of specially re-engineered visuals played on a huge cinema screen to a backdrop of music associated with the time and spaces from where the visuals are sourced, namely the period of the 1980's in Downtown New York. There's also an excuse to have a dance as well if anyone is so inclined however by any means we don't expect to see anyone pulling any backspins in real life other than on the big screens<br />
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For me, this is the most enthused in years I've been about anything outside of the standard clubbing/ party environment where a theme is involved as I get to focus back on the music that inspired me to get into djing from the early 1980's living way out west in Somerset. In a nutshell, this is a dream concept to work on and I feel blessed to be able to bring it to life with my two friends<br />
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Actually and believe it or not, My home town of Burnham On Sea actually has a history stretching back to the 1980's associated with the New York Music Scene in relation to the BBoy culture that was displayed at clubs like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roxy_NYC" target="_blank">The Roxy</a>, <a href="http://www.discomusic.com/clubs-more/881_0_6_0_C/" target="_blank">The Funhouse</a> and it's Electrofunk Soundtrack and on the streets of The Bronx<br />
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Many of my school friends all grew up watching The Fresh Rock Crew breakdancing (local celebreties that could throw a few choice moves) whilst also getting our hands on many of the <a href="http://www.streetsounds.co/Electro.htm" target="_blank">Streetsounds Electro Compilations</a> at the time which were bringing in the sounds of The New York Electrofunk / HipHop Scene into this country<br />
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I hope that the first half of the mix I've posted below will give you an indication of that and especially if you're anywhere near familar with the work of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZgBSZIKq8M" target="_blank">Arthur Bake</a>r and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNsMEP0i8aM" target="_blank">Harry Belafonte (Beat Street)</a><br />
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Fast forwarding 20 or so years I did some <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr5xcLEY8PY" target="_blank">work</a> with <a href="http://www.electrofunkroots.co.uk/" target="_blank">Greg Wilson The Godfather Of UK Electrofunk </a>in my home town of Brighton as the whole disco/edit thing was gaining notoriety, so this feels the perfect time to get back in touch with both occasions under a new concept and one that I hope adds someting extra whilst also paying a firm and healthy homage to what was for me the greatest musical period <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1hQcFXSWkQ" target="_blank">pre House Music</a><br />
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The tracks on the mix all have a very personal meaning, are attributed to some great moments in the development of dance music and also I've managed to include a couple of remixes and edits to bring things slightly forward to help add some context to how it's just more than myself that has been influenced by the sounds of Downtown New York City over the years<br />
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If you are going to Latitude we'll be presenting the show on Friday Night at 11.30pm before Phil Hartnol from Orbital takes over, that being something altogether mindblowing for a music enthusiast such as myself<br />
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Go Bang Brightonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03135283509909596373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405646643940911893.post-39038982934445130522014-04-01T04:14:00.000-07:002014-04-01T04:29:48.154-07:00With Thanks <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On the 31st of March 2014 Frankie Knuckles sadly left for another place. The Godfather Of House, a pioneer and all round beautiful soul passed on leaving the world behind a better place for all his music and spirit. Having looked this morning (1st April) online its been wonderful to see so many people posting heartfelt messages about the impact he made and will continue to do so on so many people across the world after his passing. Can't say much else really other than a huge piece of our lives will now look on from a distance but no doubt with a kind word and a big smile<br />
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Well played Frankie, you made and will continue to make our dancing that much more enjoyable Go Bang Brightonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03135283509909596373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405646643940911893.post-51415034378413813292014-03-16T01:38:00.000-07:002014-03-16T01:46:59.855-07:00Electro Funk BBoy Battle Mix<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The other weekend I was given the rare opportunity to indulge myself musically as I prepare the soundtrack to a new live AV show that's being put together this coming summer that is being called<a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.734784056535881.1073741831.720640147950272&type=3" target="_blank"> </a><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.734784056535881.1073741831.720640147950272&type=3" target="_blank">House Of New York</a>.</span>The concept being to delve into the dance music scene of 1970-80s New York City with the view to coming up with a compendium of moving images that complement both a contemporary and retrospective sound track in the live environment. One aspect I am keen to explore is the area associated with the periods BBoy culture and inparticular the more dancefloor end of the electo-funk / break dancing scene. With this in mind I was able to throw together a 30 minute segment that I feel encapsulates what I'm trying to get across with a small collection of personal favorites that represent just a small but none the less pivitol period in the cities musical contribution to the world at large.<br />
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Go Bang Brightonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03135283509909596373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405646643940911893.post-9417596152708821712014-01-27T03:49:00.001-08:002014-01-27T03:49:39.390-08:00Andre Previn - Executive Party Dance from Rollerball 1975<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/hjqVT8jKv5U" width="460"></iframe><br />
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Most of our content regarding film on the blog has historically come from a musical source or at least a documentary source where music is the main focal point. Rollerball although having a great soundtrack and is in parts beautiful to watch tends to be more driven by the social commentary being offered within the film itself. A basic and short summary would be "The Executives" call the shots until Jonathan E (Houston Rollerballer) decides not to play ball anymore (sorry about the pun) Rollerball is a great movie and "The Executive Party Dance" is a scene within the film that is beautifully executed, sexy and futuristic enough to stand out as one of the highlightsGo Bang Brightonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03135283509909596373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405646643940911893.post-69388410805222773732014-01-20T02:26:00.002-08:002014-01-20T10:43:25.619-08:00Welcoming Matt Page <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Since 2011 our friend and resident visualist Matt Page has
been delivering all manner of interesting images using his own interpretations
of various cinematic and musical source material<br />
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There's no secret or shame in acknowledging that Matt's talents as a vj and narrative film maker have definitely added something extra on our dance floors which has caught the eyes of everybody that dances in front of his visual work</div>
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With a keen appreciation for the
slightly more obscure but none the less accessible Matt has created the perfect
visual accompaniment and in the same breathe opened up a new creative chapter
for House Of Go Bang in the “live environment” </div>
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Having began working recently on the more intuitive aspect
of AV performance Matt has now joined us as our third crew member. To add some personal flavour and welcome Matt to the fold here are
some Q n A’s for anyone that doesn’t know Matt as well as we do. Also we
think that it’s a little different to delve a little deeper into the world of a
VJ.</div>
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<a href="http://www.mixtapes.org.uk/road.htm" target="_blank">http://www.mixtapes.org.uk/road.htm</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.vimeo.com/pagematt"><span style="font-size: small;">www.vimeo.com/pagematt</span></a></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Q Matt your
profession by trade is in creative teaching at university level. Can you
explain how you fell into this and what you would consider a bonus of this to be for
you.</b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><b> </b></i><br />
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Well I've been working
as a film teaching assistant/technician within further and higher education for
the last 13 years or so. I sort of fell into it as a stop gap shortly after
completing a film degree but got to enjoy the aspect of practically helping
others to express themselves. The job gives me enough time to concentrate on my
own work too - which is a definite bonus.</i></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Q You’ve provided the
visual element at House Of Go Bang for nearly 3 years now all be it remotely until now, however outside of
this what else are you working on and where can people view your other visual
work.</b><br />
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">At the moment I'm
working on a music video and writing another short which I'm hoping will go
into production later this year. See here<a href="http://vimeo.com/pagematt" target="_blank"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">www.vimeo.com/pagematt</b></a>
for past and current work.</i><br />
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="250" mozallowfullscreen="" src="//player.vimeo.com/video/7979424" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="400"></iframe> </i></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Q Having spent a big
part of your professional career involving yourself with visual creativity what would you
say has been the biggest success you have enjoyed to date and also what has
been the most challenging aspect of what you do.</b><br />
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Probably the biggest
success so far has been the ongoing House Of Go Bang output as it’s constantly
moving forward now visually as well as musically. That feels like a definite
progression. The first visuals work I started on was with a short lived
breakbeat night at (the now defunct) Pressure Point and my output was sketchy
to say the least. Probably due to the lack of real-time visuals technology and
the fact that I wasn't really sure what I was doing at that point! Even though
I've still got a lot to learn I feel as the visuals are becoming more interesting
and complex within House Of Go Bang. Some individual successes outside of House
Of Go Bang have been providing live visuals for Calabash at Brighton Pride 2012
and Cursor Miner/Phil Hartnoll at Latitude 2014. The most challenging aspect is
probably having to be on point for a whole 5-6 hours. Most DJs might play a few
hours, have a break then go back on again whereas I'm usually there for the
entire night setting up, mixing the visuals live then breaking the kit down at
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equipment you were using when you started and what you are using now, is the
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projecting live visuals I was using quite similar kit, the only difference now
is the ability to mix live and create effects on the fly. At first I was using
an old g4 powerbook running the first version of Final Cut Pro. There were a
few VJ software programmes available but due to limited laptop power it was
really difficult to project anything HD like so I was running a series of
pre-mixed clips off final cut through firewire. Not a very speedy or elegant
solution - there would be short black gaps in between switching mixes. Now I
use a macbook pro that can do pretty much anything instantly. The projectors I
started using were MASSIVE - it's easy to forget how cumbersome they were even
a few years ago. After a long time they'd get really hot too - I swear I saw
smoke coming out of the top of one of them once at about 3am. Nowadays they're
much more reliable and portable. This leap in real time mixing ability has
totally changed the creative process. I still have to do a lot of prep work but
it means that I can have an idea mid-set, mix it and execute it, much like a DJ
responding, crate digging and mixing a track in. When I first started that
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your visual work at various festivals all around the world, can you give us
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to my film work. Even though I much prefer and enjoy creating live visuals my
background is as a narrative film maker and I continue to make short films
independently. My films have been shown in festivals around the US, UK and Europe,
which has been a great experience, especially meeting film makers from other
countries and cultures - it really informs my work. One of the reasons I began
to gravitate towards live visuals work is due the change in the culture of
short film over the last 6-7 years. Short films have now become an online
medium to an extent, which is great for reaching out to a wider number of
viewers but I've always been more interested in screening work in front of a
live audience. I made a piece for Cinecity (The Brighton Film Festival) in 2009
which was essentially a 24 minute 'mixtape' of the road movie genre with a live
score by Tim Brickell and that was such a rewarding project it spurred me on to
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but when and where were you first aware of music and visuals combining within
the dance experience and what if anything did this make you decide upon.</b><br />
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catch up with dance music until about 1994. At that time there seemed to be a
focus on big outdoor (paid) events, Megadog parties etc. with huge lighting
rigs/computer visuals and as a film maker I always thought that was quite an
exciting and different use of the medium. Then I started getting into the whole
free party scene in London and Brighton and noticed visuals by their absence.
There were these amazing, huge spaces to work with but I suppose the difficulty
of sourcing expensive computers and projectors put a lot of potential VJs off
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everywhere. If you go to any big electronic event chances are they'll be a
visual element to it in some respect and it's also sort of expected by the
audience. Visuals are going through a creative resurgence at the moment and
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provided the technical aspect associated with vjing you also have a major hand
in deciding the visual output and source material. Can you explain what
influences you have used and why you made those choices that end up as part of
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projecting trippy graphics I try to create themes within House Of Go Bang and
weave some sort of loose narrative throughout what we do together in the live
environment. For example, mixing clips from Paris Is Burning (1990 documentary
detailing the New York 'ball culture' scene) or Hitchcock films over the course
of the gig. It doesn't really matter if the audience don't realise that, I
think it just creates a cohesiveness and visual style. I don't expect anyone to
actively watch 5 hours of visuals but it's a definite addition to the gig when
you look up you occasionally to see these images working in time with the
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fairly widespread and interesting material within the visual element ranging
from specific genres of film made by well known yet underground film
makers<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to documentary film covering the
evolution of modern day dance music from a fairly “out there perspective”. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Can you explain some of these sources and the
reasons why you’ve made the choice to combine the slightly more obscure
cinematic element in your House Of Go Bang work.</b><br />
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">I much prefer trying
to create a cohesive narrative throughout the night. It keeps it interesting
for me and the audience I think. Although I do use a lot of graphics and
abstract imagery in my visuals I find it a bit cold at times. I prefer to use
something familiar that's been twisted or cut into a different context - could
be Teletubbies or clips from Dario Argento's films, or both together. I love
the way that by combining these disparate images you can create something very
strange or shed a different light on it, sometimes completely by accident.</i><br />
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the House Of Go Bang team working together side by side in conjunction with the
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">It's been amazing
working up behind the decks. It makes a real difference to being able to judge
the flow of the set and actually see the audience! Working on stage gives makes
me feel more closely involved and gives an insight into how all three of us work
together too, which is a vital part of what makes everything such good fun I
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was to offer you a visuals deal where your work could be shared via say a
download facility would you welcome this or would you want to keep everything
within the “live arena”</b><br />
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OK, NYC maybe a few thousand miles away but none the less the impact of this great musical city still lives on within much of what we do in the name of music<br />
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Last week an interesting post was spotted on the inthemix.com site whereby 10 iconic mixes were uploaded accompanied by the following description<br />
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<i>It’s the city that gave birth to disco, house music and hip hop, the
home of iconic, seminal clubs like The Loft, Studio 54, Paradise Garage
and the Sound Factory. If you were going to pick one city on earth where
you could track the history of dance music through a series of classic
sets, then New York would be it. Back in the early 90s, inthemix writer
Jim Poe worked as a DJ in New York City, and here he’s selected ten
iconic mixes from the history of NY clubs, tracking the city’s evolving
sounds from Grandmaster Flash in 1978 to Francois K at Output this year.</i><br />
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So without further delay go check em out for yourself right <a href="http://www.inthemix.com.au/features/57153/10_iconic_mixes_from_the_dancefloors_of_New_York" target="_blank">here</a><br />
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1. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 4 MCs Live at the Audubon Ballroom, 1978</h1>
You can’t talk about New York without talking about hip hop; and if
you forgot how fundamental it is to the development of electronic music,
check out the “disco king of the mean machine” rocking an uptown club
(sadly also known as the place where Malcolm X was assassinated). <br />
The quality of the recording is terrible, but you’ll still feel the
force of the rhythmic and cultural explosion that shook the world. Here
Flash cuts in one devastating uptempo funk or disco jam after another –
sometimes with house-like smoothness, sometimes slicing and dicing like a
champion – while his posse lays down a mindbending freestyle flow that
would crush any of today’s sucker MCs like a box of donuts. Also
significant are the trippy experimental excursions, as when Flash works a
record backwards for minutes at a time, proving his influence on
everything from ’80s postpunk to techno<br />
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2. Larry Levan Live at the Paradise Garage, 1979</h1>
Larry Levan reigned at what many consider the ultimate club from 1976
to 1987, becoming one of the godfathers of the house movement in New
York and beyond. He has inspired generations of DJs and producers with
his trippy, dubby approach to disco, mastery of crowd energy and
flawless selection. He passed away in 1992 and there are precious few
recordings of his sets in circulation; but they do exist and this is a
terrific example. <br />
Levan’s eccentric mixing is sometimes lackadaisical – there are a few
train wrecks here – but it’s frequently masterful – as with the
wonderful transition into Janice McClain’s <em>Smack Dab in the Middle</em>. Sometimes he didn’t mix at all, the better to highlight towering anthems like First Choice’s <em>Double Cross</em> and Loose Joints’ <em>Is It All Over My Face</em>.
Also on display is Levan’s innovative manipulation of the mix with
improvised dubs and mash-ups or cut-in sound effects – check the eerie
sampled kids’ voices.<br />
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3. David Morales live at Red Zone, 1990 </h1>
It doesn’t have the same name recognition as the Garage, Zanzibar or
the Sound Factory, but Red Zone was one of the key New York clubs where
house music transformed from underground sensation into worldwide
movement. David Morales commanded the decks with a dynamic mix of house
and techno and a range of other funky sounds. <br />
This mix, from late in the club’s run, is eclectic, energetic, bright
and relentlessly melodic. Part 1 is more accessible; no doubt it’s from
early in the evening and shows Morales as a quintessential New York DJ
pleasing his crowd with hip-house, reggae and Suzanne Vega’s <em>Tom’s Diner</em>.
Part 2 has a late-night feel and shows the maestro’s appetite for the
raw, soulful sounds of true-school house, including 808 State’s Pacific
and Underground Solution’s <em>Luv Dancin’</em>. (The latter, produced
by Roger Sanchez, samples a 1979 Loose Joints record featured in Larry
Levan’s mix and thus charts the evolution of the New York underground
sound.)<br />
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4. Frankie Bones live at Deliverance, circa 1993</h1>
Brooklyn’s Frankie Bones has long been considered the king of New
York techno, and this mix, recorded at a one-off rave, is a great
reminder why. (I date it 1993 based on the track selection, including
The Nightripper’s supreme analogue anthem Tone Exploitation.) Bones was
known for his vast knowledge and experience; his fierce love for all
forms of underground music (often expressed in passionate rants on the
mic during the mix); and his pranksterish ability to drive a crowd nuts
with thundering hardcore. However he had plenty of finesse and subtlety
too, and it’s on display here. If this diamond-hard but smooth, melodic
and atmospheric set were played in a techno tent at peak time at any
given festival today it would still tear the place down.<br />
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5. Junior Vasquez live at the Sound Factory, 1994</h1>
There was no other place on Earth like 530 W 27th. The mostly gay and
totally fierce clientele, the historically awesome sound system and
Junior Vasquez’s majestic 12-hour sets; no experience could compare.
This recording is no doubt a peak-time set on a big night (peak time at
the Factory being 6 or 7 in the morning) because Junior is mixing – more
often than not he’d play end to end and let the silence between tracks
build tension. Still, it’s quintessential Junior – equal parts deep,
dynamic, drama and diva. It contains a number of his all-time anthems:
his own epic remix of Lectroluv’s Dream Drums and Frankie Knuckles’
emotion-drenched mix of <em>Pressure</em> by Sounds of Blackness.<br />
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6. Little Louie Vega live at Vinyl, 1996 </h1>
When he wasn’t defining the New York sound of the mid ‘90s as one
half of Masters at Work, Louie Vega was doing it on the decks, first at
the long-running weekly industry night at Sound Factory Bar, then at the
legendary Vinyl, formerly known as The Shelter. <br />
This mix is only part of an all night session showing Louie’s smooth,
relaxed way of shaping a journey, generally letting the tracks play
and, unlike some of his peers, taking it easy on the EQ. He had me from
the moment he mixed Aly-Us’s anthem <em>Follow Me</em> into Fingers Inc.’s still-revolutionary <em>Mystery of Love</em>.
Though Louie generally favoured more organic and soulful sounds, he
gets surprisingly hard at times – showing how even in its heyday the New
York scene wasn’t limited to garage and deep-house clichés. Overall
this is classic New York house – big, warm, expansive, fierce, with
mucho sabor.<br />
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7. David Mancuso live at The Loft, 2005</h1>
Before Larry Levan, before Ron Hardy, before any of the other
innovators, there was David Mancuso. Beginning in 1970, Mancuso
basically invented the concept of the DJ and dance music as we know it,
playing marathon unmixed sets of everything, and I mean everything, from
jazz to rock to disco to ambient noise to electronica (way before it
was called that) on his custom-built sound system for an invite-only
crowd. <br />
The Loft is still going strong almost 44 years later; this set was
recorded in 2005 and includes recorded noise from Mancuso’s intensely
loyal, eternally positive and joyful (and still invite-only) crowd. OK, I
confess, I didn’t listen to the entire thing when I was writing this up
– it’s seven hours long. But just look at the track selection (listed
separately by a fan on an RA forum) and tell me if you think you can go
wrong. As Tim Sweeney said when he posted it on Facebook, “Use it for
your next house party.”<br />
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8. Tim Sweeney live at Le Bain, 2012 </h1>
Perhaps no one represents where New York is at these days better than
Tim Sweeney, whose ridiculously eclectic Beats in Space radio show on
WNYU has only gotten more popular around the world since it premiered 14
years ago; and who has proved a valuable bench player in DFA’s conquest
of the world with his signature mix compilations. <br />
Here he comes out of the radio studio to do an all-night live set at
Le Bain, with his repertoire running the gamut from Al Green to Maze to
Abba – and those are just the first three mixes. Stay with this expertly
programmed set and you’ll also be treated to weird and wonderful
selections like Danish postpunk anti-heroin Garage classic <em>White Horse</em> and Tiga’s deliciously crazy and sexy <em>Plush</em>.<br />
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9. Nickodemus live (with live percussion from Nappy G) at Turntables on the Hudson (Natural History Museum), 2012</h1>
From his home base in Brooklyn and residency at the long-running
Turntables on the Hudson, Nickodemus has built a worldwide following
with über-eclectic sets that span almost every kind of music on the
planet that makes people move, from American funk, hip hop and house to
tropical Latin and reggae to the vast traditions of Africa, Eastern
Europe and Asia. It’s the sound of New York as world capital of dance
music. <br />
Here he is in action at a special Earth Day session at New York’s
iconic Natural History Museum. (Incidentally Bonobo was the headliner).
In true Nickodemus form, we go on a globetrotting journey incorporating
sometimes indescribable combinations: jazzy hip hop, Cuban salsa, a
house remix of Fela Kuti, Egyptian dub-funk, what might be described as
“tech reggaeton” – many of them his own productions. It’s all mixed with
a sense of booty-shaking fun – it must have been a good night at the
Museum.<br />
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10. François K live at Deep Space (Output), 2013</h1>
Output, in Brooklyn’s infamously trendy Williamburg, has become heir
to the legacy of the New York superclubs of yesteryear, with ultrachic
design (its two separate world-class rooms are an answer to Berlin’s
Berghain/Panoramabar), incredible sound and a galaxy of local and
international talent most nights of the week. <br />
It feels appropriate to end this list in the contemporary age with an
Output set from one of the most respected veterans in the business.
François played at Studio 54, the Garage and Body & Soul; but is
still innovating on his digital decks every week at his long-running
eclectic dub-house-disco party Deep Space. This set starts with Daft
Punk’s Give Life Back to Music – a pleasant surprise from someone who’s
always been vocally opposed to the commercialisation of dance music –
and goes on to fold in banging house, acid, tech, reggae and
hands-in-the-air Garage classics, all mixed with buttery smoothness. If
you want to understand the breadth and depth of New York dance music in
the mix, it’s not a bad place to start.<br />
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