Paying homage to real electronic music, its roots & the DJ's & Producers who shaped the sound. ## Classic Mixes, Reviews, Podcasts, Scene info, Warehouse Parties & B-boy throwdowns.(DETROIT TECHNO, ELECTRO,CHICAGO HOUSE,HI TECH SOUL,ELECTRO FUNK)
May 2012 promo mix
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Old E 800 (Omar-S remix) – Big Strick
Shadow Figures – Grey People ft Lee Crowe
Fort Green House – N.Y. House’n Authority
Liquid (Original Mix) – Dream 2 Science
Spray Paint – Gene Hunt
Anthony Shake Shakir Meets BBC
Glorious World – Johnwaynes
B1 – Appointment 004
Impressions of a Rainstorm – Levon Vincent
Braiden – The Alps
Soundscape (Intricate mix) – Kosmic Messenger
Meeting da Duke – DJ Duke Rubick’s Cube – Drexciya
A Fish Scene – DJ Du Jour
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My Boo (CeCe Peniston song) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Playlist : Ce Ce Peniston – Finally Rare Earth – Happy Song Or Dance (Edit)/Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams (Victor Rosado Tracks Live Mix)
Virgo – Mechanically Replayed
Mission Control – Outer Limits PM Dawn – Watcher’s Point of View (Todd Terry Mix)
Voyage – Lady America
The Prince Of Dance Presents Sunday Adams – (Oohh Ohh Ah Ha) I WannaFeel It!
Petra & Co – Just Let Go (Dub)
?? – ?? Moby – Go Moby – Mobility Adamski – Killer
Urban Soul – Alright
Toxic Two – Rave Generator
Smallage – Together
CO-OP PRESENTS SAN SODA (WE PLAY HOUSE / FCL – BERLIN) & BILL BREWSTER (DJHISTORY.COM – LONDON) AT ONE22 IN SYDNEY ON SATURDAY 19TH MAY FOR CO-OP’S THIRD BIRTHDAY, AS PART OF THEIR DEBUT TOURS OF AUSTRALIA
According to commonly accepted knowledge, a three year old should be able to follow basic directions, sort objects by shape and colour, imitate the actions of adults and playmates, and express a wide range of emotions. Ah well, CO-OP’s always been something of a ‘special’ case.
Hard as it may be to believe, given our sluggish development, we are soon to celebrate our third birthday. The last two have seen the CO-Operative get loud and loose in fine style with our good friend Harri, however we’ve never been content to partake in any laurel sitting and so we’re doing things a bit differently to mark the occasion in 2012.
We’ve only engaged in a single headline show in the last twelve months for one reason or another, but it was a good one – Prosumer in late March. Good because of him, you and them (the venue, the staff, the other DJs et al), so we’re hoping that lightning can indeed strike twice as we host the forthcoming CO-OP birthday party at One22 on Saturday 19th May. The place is appropriately sized, appropriately late licensed and appropriately armed with an A-grade Klipsch sound-system, all of which makes it appropriate for another visit from us lot.
And so to the business of the musicism – amongst the aforementioned ‘lot’ will be a pair of international talents, both of whom will be shaking down exclusively for CO-OP in Sydney on their debut tours of Australia…
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SAN SODA (WE PLAY HOUSE / FCL – BERLIN)
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First up is a young man hailing from Belgium via Berlin – Nicolas Geysens AKA San Soda. Mainstay of the revered We Play House label and one half of production duo FCL with his friend, recording partner and WPH label owner Red D, San Soda’s DJing and production prowess have been in high demand across Europe and beyond over the last few years. Anyone who’s come across any of his mixes will know he effortlessly blends contemporary deep cuts with crate-dug joints from back-in-the-day to present a forward-thinking history of House that presses all the right buttons. With releases and remixes from his San Soda and FCL projects finding homes on leading labels including Freerange, Dessous, Delusions Of Grandeur and 20:20 Vision (who are soon to release the latter’s album), Mr Geysens is on fire in the booth and studio right now.
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BILL BREWSTER (DJHISTORY.COM – LONDON)
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Our second headliner is probably as well known as an author as he is a DJ, having co-scribed a pair of best selling books on the art and form of the disc jockey – Last Night A DJ Saved My Life and How To DJ Properly. Ladies and gentleman, Bill Brewster Esq. Whether he’s removing the roof from a club with his unique selection of deep and devastating ‘Ouse (he was one of Fabric’s first residents don’t you know), enchanting a backroom with a genre-bending set of Disco, Balearic, Rock and Hip Hop or playing perfectly judged chill-out tuneage by a pool in Ibiza, The Brewster is a man for all occasions. Allegedly, what he doesn’t know about DJing isn’t really worth knowing. A bloke of many talents, Bill also runs the highly regarded DJHistory.com website out of the UK, which has become THE go-to online destination for those with definite symptoms of dance music OCD. Likewise, his legendary Low Life parties (now in their 15th year, having started in NYC) continue to deliver substance and spectacle in equal measure every few months in London. Yes, he’s been a label head, yes, he’s produced records, yes, he’s got a family and a dog, but its as a DJ that he continues to inspire and practice what he writes/preaches most regularly and rapturously.
Support on the night will come, in some form, from the CO-OP DJs and possibly a couple of extra guest spinsters, and there may be a pleasant surprise or two still to be revealed for the assembled throng on 19th May if all goes to plan (i.e. we don’t oversleep and can remember our PIN number).
Resident Advisor, unsurprisingly, hold the keys to advance tickets to CO-OP’s third birthday uprising – show them what you’re made of.
King Britt at his finest hour with a classic House remake of the DISCO masterpiece “Last Night a DJ Saved My Life“, taken from his 1997 album “When The Funk Hits The Fan” that features everything from Jazz, Soul, Funk, Hip Hop as well as a few Soulful House cuts like this.
Growing up in Greenwich Village, New York City, in the 1960s, Danny was surrounded by music. His mother was an accomplished jazz singer and his father was the manager of legendary jazz trumpeter Chet Baker before going on to open up “The Ninth Circle”, a Village hot spot, where Danny worked as a boy. It was here that Danny met some of the most influential people in the music scene; Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Charlie Mingus, John Lennon & Yoko Ono, amongst others. His home was also a hotbed of musical inspiration, with The Mothers of Invention living down the hall, and Sid Bernstein (Manager of The Rascals) living upstairs, the rascals would regularly pop down to the Krivit household to practice their future hits on the piano. At school, a close friend and classmate was the son of Creed Taylor, the production genius behind many artists who recorded on the VERVE, C.T.I. & KUDA labels, and another close friend, legendary Nile Rogers, help Danny pick out his first guitar.
By 1970, Danny was already a vinyl junkie & an amateur DJ, But DJ’ing as a profession wasn’t fully realized until 1971, after another neighbor/friend of Danny’s (Vice
President of Polydor Records) introduced Danny to one of his artists – none other than the legendary James Brown, who gave Danny white-label advance promo copies of his “Get on the Good foot” and “Think” by Lynn Collins. Around the same time, Danny started Djing & programming music for “The Ninth Circle” which by now had been transformed into a disco. Danny’s father opened his second club called “Ones” In 1975; Danny was their sole DJ through 1977. Danny’s sets were a big success and from this he started promoting and Djing at his own after-hours club down the street. At this stage, Danny was becoming part of the underground scene, club-hopped a lot, meeting some of the greatest DJ names of the time. These included Nicky Siano (of the Gallery), Walter Gibbons (of Galaxy 21), Tee Scott (of Better Days), David Rodriguez (of The Limelight), Richie Kaczar (Club Hollywood), and Bobby DJ (of Le Jardin) amongst others. Although all outstanding names, one DJ and club stood out amongst the rest: DJ David Mancuso and The Loft.
The Loft (A musical center and Mecca for DJs) was a unique place and home of the original DJ “Record Pool”. This is where Danny began his long time friendships with DJs Larry Levan and Francois Kevorkian (Francois K). In 1977 when Danny started Djing at “Trude Hellers”, he also had become an avid roller skater, and with his girlfriend at the time (Daphne Rubin Vega) would regularly skate over to the Paradise Garage, where Larry would let them skate around the club while he would check out some of the new records that week on the sound system. The Garage remained Danny’s main stomping ground until it closed in 1987.
Danny’s list of DJ residencies steadily grew throughout the 70s and in 1979, after Djing at the opening of the Roxy; he became their main resident DJ for the next 4 years. In the early 80s the Roxy was the home of some of the best Hip hop DJs of the day like “D.S.T”, Grand master Flash, and Africa Bambaata. Since Danny was one of the few white boys who could scratch mix, he earned the nickname Danny Rock. Throughout the 80s & very often playing 6 & 7 nights a week, the list of clubs he played at exploded & included places like, Area, Dancateria, The Ice Palace, Laces, The Limelite, Red Zone, Save The Robots, Studio 54(Virgin Islands), Tracks, The Tunnel, The World, and many, many others. Even a guest spot at the legendary Paradise Garage.
Since the late 70s trade magazines such as Billboard (which he still reports to weekly), Cash Box, Record World, & Dance Music Report amongst others, have listed Danny’s play lists and Danny’s mix tapes have been getting airplay on radio station WBLS, WKTU, & KISS FM.
The 80s’ saw the beginning of Danny’s studio work. He worked on tracks featuring legends such as, James Brown – “Soul Power”, “Give it up and Turn it loose”, “Funky Drummer” (reputed to be the most sampled song in history!), Ecstasy, Passion & Pain – “Touch and Go”, Brenda and the Tabulations – “Let’s Go All the Way”, Gloria Gaynor – “Casanova Brown”, and what is probably THE most quintessential version of MFSB’s classic – “Love Is The Message”.
Moving into the 90s, Danny commanded legendary status amongst young and old as well as continuing to forge new paths in dance music into the millennium. He inherited the Ninth Circle from his father and continued to DJ at NY clubs such as Mars, Tracks, The Choice, Palladium, Shelter, Sound Factory Bar, Twilo, The Warehouse, & The Loft.
At it’s inception in 1996, Danny joined Francois K and Joe Claussell to form the Body and Soul team, at club Vinyl in NYC and regularly played every Sunday for it’s entire run, while also regularly Djing in various clubs in New York & Japan & everywhere in-between, Body & Soul has also been enjoying some special events in Brazil, France, LA, London, Portugal, Italy, Singapore & sensational annual events in Japan.
While Body & Soul in NY is now more of a seasonal event, & still going strong since 2002, Danny has been enjoying a similar success on his own, as resident DJ of the award winning “Best Party In NYC”, “THE 718 SESSIONS”, which started in Brooklyn (718), & kept the name even after moving to Manhattan. More than just the DJ, he is responsible for large part of the creative aspects of the party, as in the graphic designing of the flyers & merchandise. And in-between this & traveling the globe, has also held down a barrage of guest spots @ places like; APT, Aqua Booty (Miami), Central Park Roller Events, Cielo, Deep (LA), Giant Step, Lincoln Park Music Festival (NJ), Love, Mighty, & The End Up (San Francisco), Pacha, Roxy, Shelter, Stereo (Montreal), Sole, Spirit, Table 50, & Warehouse….
1971-2011 Danny is currently celebrating 40 YEARS as a NYC DJ & has enjoyed many highlights, just to name a few: Like the summer of 2003 at Museum Of Modern Art’s PS1 in NY, playing for an incredible 5,000 of his 718 Sessions fans, & then again to 7,000 fans in July 2006 for Body & Soul’s 10th anniversary. & In 1999, for a 15,000 strong crowd for the first of three annual Body and Soul “Summer Stage” events in NYC’s Central Park. & an equal number of highlights in Japan, like New Year’s Eve 2001, when he played for an attendance of 21,000 people, & December 2005 @ club Ageha, also playing for an incredible 7,000 of his own fans. & Starting in 2002, Body & Soul’s annual events in Japan have also been consistently phenomenal highlights, especially in 5/08 performing along side his now wife, Japan pop icon, AK!
Danny’s talents and reputation have grown immensely and continues to do so, with demand for his DJing & editing work reaching new heights & exploding worldwide from
North & South America to Europe & Japan, with his Producer/Editor/Mixer credits included on well over 200 records. Earning a status of “King Of The Re-edit” since the early 80’s, he’s been a major force in bringing attention & world acceptance to the art of editing, even spawning an onslaught of imitators. Also since the early 80’s, Danny has also been a VJ, with a collection of well over 5000 rare soul performances on video from the 60s, 70s, 80′s, & 90′s. His vinyl record collection is now well over 80,000. He has also contributed to many historical films & literature such as: “Maestro”, “Love Saves The Day”, “Last Night A DJ Saved My Life”, & Mel Cheren’s “My Life & The Paradise Garage”, “Downtown Calling”, “All Hopped Up and Ready To Go”, “The Disco Files” include Danny Krivit as a legendary key player in the history of NY night life & Most definitely one of the very few people who can honestly say he’s consistently DJ’d in all the hottest clubs in NY for the past 40 years!
Now how is this for a resume…
Kim English – “It Makes A Deference” < Re-Mix > Nervous 12/06
Blaze – “The Muse” < Re-Mix > 10/05
Incognito – “Morning Sun” <Re-Mix> (Pony Canyon/Japan) 8/03
Missy Elliott – “4 My People” <Re-Mix> (Ibadan) 7/03
Soul Switch feat. Melissa Morgan – “Believe In Yourself” (Co-mixed w/Nicky Siano) Yellow Orange Records / 2000
Tanya Gardner -“Rewrite” – (Co-mixed with Nicky Siano) West End /2000
Arthur Russell – “In The Light of a Miracle” (Point Music) / 1997
Judy Albanese – “That Ain’t Right” (Maxi) / 1995
EU – “Ain’t Heard Nuthin’ Yet” (Co-Mixed With David Morales) Virgin / 1990
Maxtrax – “Love is the Message” (Profile) / 1989
Keasha Jenkins – “Still Waiting” (Profile) / 1989
Fonda Rae – “The Price You Pay” (Fila) / 1987
Carole Williams – “Queen of Hearts” (Profile) / 1987
Ecstasy, Passion and Pain – “Touch and Go” (Sunny View) (Co-mixed with Tony Smith) / 1986
James Brown – “Give it up or Turn it Loose”- (Polydor) / 1986
Gloria Gaynor – “Casanova Brown” (MGM) / 1986
Foster Sylvers – “Mistermeaner” (MGM) / 1986
Bumper to Bumper – “Don’t hold back” (Jump Street) / 1985
The Dynamite Duo – “Can’t Stop” (Silver Screen) / 1984
Rosetta Brown – “Don’t Make Tracks” (Strawberry) / 1984
Sounds of JHS 126 – “Chill Pill” (Sleeping Bag) / 1983
Editing Credits
Milton Hamilton – “We Have All The Time” – Edits By Mr. K 12″ Vinyl Sampler Vol. 3 – Strut /K7 3/11
Philadelphia International All-Stars –” Let’s Clean Up The Ghetto” – Edits By Mr. K 12″ Vinyl Sampler Vol. 3 – Strut /K7 3/11 Teddy Pendergrass – “You’re My Greatest Inspiration” – Unrestricted Access 10/10 Maxwell – “Til The Cops Come Knockin” – Unrestricted Access 9/10 P’taah – “Everything Is Naturally Free” – King Street Sounds 8/10
Chairmen Of The Board – “Life & Death” – Edits By Mr. K 12″ Vinyl Sampler Vol. 1 – Strut /K7 8/10
Midnight Movers – “Follow The Wind” – Edits By Mr. K 12″ Vinyl Sampler Vol. 1 – Strut /K7 8/10
The Soul Searchers – “We The People” – Edits By Mr. K 12″ Vinyl Sampler Vol. 2 – Strut /K7 8/10
Black Blood – “Chicano” – Edits By Mr. K 12″ Vinyl Sampler Vol. 2 – Strut /K7 8/10 Freddy Turner – “Spead Love” < Re-Edit > King Street Sounds 10/09 Shuya OKINO & United Legends Replayed By Sleep Walker “Thank You” < Edit > Especial 10/08 (Japan Only)
Jazzanova – Theme From “Belle Et Fou” < Re-Edit > Sonarkollektiv 10/08
Strutin Unlimited – “Everybody Loves The Sunshine” < Re-Work > Grand Gallery 3/08 (Japan Only)
Sade/Boyd Jarvis “ I Couldn’t Love You More” < Edit > – 3/08
Foster Sylvers – “Misdemeanor” < My 1986 Re-Mix > 12/07 Jephte Guillaume pres. AK – “Shining Your Way” < Re-Edit > King Street Sounds 9/07 Collection of Edit’s by Mr.Khttp://www.opusrecords.com/index.cfm?aPg=DannyKrivit Gary’s Gang – “Let’s Lovedance Tonight” < Re-Edit > Sam/Nervous 5/07
DJ Oji – “Be You “ < Re-Edit > King Street Sounds 5/07
Jody Watley – I Want Your Love < Re-Edit > – Avitone Recordings 4/07
Wunmi – “Talk, Talk, Talk” < Re-Edit > Kudos Records12/06
Orgone – “Funky Nassau” < Re-Edit > Nuff Rope 10/06
Stephanie Mills –“What’cha Gonna Do With My Lovin” < Edit by Mr. K > 10/06
Change – “Hold Tight” < Re-Edit > 10/06
Joi Cardwell – _What It Feels Like” – (King Street) 10/06
Peven Everett – “Stuck” < Re-Edit > Defected 3/06
Rene & Angela – “I Love You More” < Edit by Mr. K > (Captiol) 12/05
Leela James – “Music” < Edit by Mr. K > (White Label) 10/05
Mary J Blidge – “I Try” < Edit by Mr. K > (White Label) 10/05
Kraftwerk – “Trans Europe Express” Beats < Edit by Mr. K > (White Label) 10/05
Amerie – “Love’s Off The Chain” < Edit by Mr. K > (White Label) 10/05
Lil’ Louis – “Do You Love Me” < Edit by Mr. K > Mahattan/Japan 8/05
Marvin Gaye – “I Want You” ” < Edit by Mr. K > (White Label) 7/05
Amerie – “One Thing” < Edit by Mr. K > (White Label) 7/05
Richie Havens – “Going Back To My Roots” < Edit by Mr. K > Elektra 3/05
Madeline Bell “That’s What Friends Are For” < Re-Edit > Victor Entertainment/Soul Source (Japan) 2/05
Jungle Wonz – “Bird In A Gilded Cage” (Skylax) 10/04
Hokis Pokis – “Nowhere” < Re-Edit> (Supreme) 10/04
Younghearts – “Do You Have The Time” (Supreme) 10/04
Soul Central – “Strings Of Life” <Edit> (Defected) 8/04
Salsoul Orchestra – “Salsoul Rainbow” (Salsoul UK) 8/04
Salsoul Orchestra feat Loleatta Holloway – “Runaway” (Salsoul UK) 8/04
Bob Marley – “Is It Love” <Re-Edit> (White Label) 7/04
Diviniti – “Find A Way” (King Street) 7/04
Sicania Soul – “Starlite” (Irma) 7/04
Inner Life – “Moment Of My Life” (Salsoul/UK) 6/04
Salsoul Orchestra – “Love Break” (Salsoul/UK) 6/04
Chieko Kinbara – “Spring Rain” King Street/Japan 5/04
First Choice – “Let No Man Put Asunder” (Salsoul/UK) 4/04
Surface – “Falling In Love” (Salsoul/UK) 4/04
The Chi-Lites – “Are You My Woman” (Soul Source Boogie compilation / Soul Source/Japan) 3/04
Marry J Blidge – “Ooh! Love Is…” (Cottage Groove) 3/04
New Birth – “Deeper” <Edit By Mr. K> (White Label) 2/04
Earth, Wind & Fire – “Runnin” (Sony/Soul Source/Ibadan) 3/04
Earth, Wind & Fire – “Brazilian Rhyme” <Re-Edit> (Sony/Soul Source/Ibadan) 3/04
Earth, Wind & Fire – “Runnin” (Soul Source – compilation) Japan 3/04
Earth, Wind & Fire – “Brazilian Rhyme” <Re-Edit> (Soul Source – compilation) Japan 3/04
RSL – “Wesley Music” <Re-Edit> (Giant Step) 3/04
Brian Eno – “Jezebel Spirit” <Edit By Mr. K> (White Label) 12/03
Brian Eno – “Mea Culpa” <Edit By Mr. K> (White Label) 12/03
Tweet – “Boogie ll Night” <Edit By Mr. K> (White Label) 1/04
Tribe Called Quest/Erykah Badu – “I.C.U.(Doin’ It)” (White Label) 1/04
Soul Central – “Strings Of Life” <Edit> (Whistle Bump/UK) 10/03
Ecstasy, Passion & Pain – “Ask Me” <Edit> (Disco Juice) 10/03
Sisters Love – “Give Me Your Love” <Edit> (Disco Juice) 10/03
Cymande – “Bra” (Disco Juice) 10/03
MFSB – “Love Is The Message” (Disco Juice) 10/03
DJ Jorj – “Only You” – Distant) 10/03
Beyonce – “Crazy In Love” ” (White Label) 8/03
The Chi-Lites – “Are You My Woman” ” (White Label) 8/03
Diana Ross – “Love Hangover” <Edit> (Motown) 7/03
Jungle Brothers – “Round & Round” (Ibadan) 6/03
Incognito – “On The Road” <Edit> (Ibadan) 6/03
Pal Joey – “I Sing” <Edit> (Mother Tongue) 5/03
AK – “No One Else” Jon Cutler Re-Mix Feat. Brian Jackson A&R/Danny Krivit (King Street) 4/03
Klash – “Akoba” – (Wave) 2002
AK – “Say That You Love Me” (Virgin/EMI-Japan) 2002
Earth, Wind & Fire – “September” (Sony-Japan)
Donnie – “Do You Know” (Giant Step) 2002
Aretha Franklin – “Rock Steady” (Ibadan)
Titanic – “Sultana” (Ibadan)
Yukihiro Fukutomi Feat. Josh Milan – “Love Each Other” (King Street) / 2002
Mondo Grosso – “Star Suite” (King Street) / 2001
The Clark Sisters – “You Brought The Sunshine” (Strut) / 2002
Chaka Khan – “I Know You, I Live You” (Strut) / 2002
B 52s – “Mesopotamia” (Strut) / 2002
Frankie Knuckles – “Keep On Moving (La Familia)” (Definity/Junior Boys Own) / 2001
Kings Of Tomorrow – “Finally” (Distance/Defected) / 2001
Pal Joey – “You’re Luv” (Wave) / 2001
“Do You Know” (Giant Step) / 2001
MFSB – “Love IS The Message” (Nuphonic) / 2001
Salsoul Orchestra feat Loleatta Holloway – “Runaway” (Unidisc) / 2001
Salsoul Orchestra – “Salsoul Rainbow” (Unidisc) /2001
Giorgio Moroder – “Evolution” (Ibadan) / 2001
Double Exposure – “Everyman” (Strut) / 2001
Chi Lites – “My First Mistake” (Strut) / 2001
Love Unlimited Orchestra – Theme From “King Kong” (Strut) 2001
Voyage – “Point Zero” (Strut) / 2001
Lamont dozier – “Going Back To My Roots” (Strut) / 2001
El Coco – “Delicado” (Strut) / 2001
Everyday People – “I Like What I Like…” (Strut) / 2001
DJ Pierre feat. Sabynaah Pope – “Together” ( Maxi) /1998
Evelyn King – “One More Time” ( King Street) / 1997
The Mac Vibe “Mr Meaner” (8 ball) /1996
Peter Brown “Dance Wit Me” (Chemistry) /1994
Blind Truth feat. Tata Vega – “Love is The Key” (Minimal) /1993
Dawn Martin “Can you feel the Music” (Maxi) / 1990
28th St. Crew – “Notice Me” (Vendetta) /1989
James Brown – “Funky Drummer”- (Polydor) / 1986
James Brown – “Soul Power” (Polydor) /1986
Brenda and the Tabulations – “Let’s Go All the Way” (Casablanca) /1986
Visage – “Pleasure Boys” (Polydor) /1986
Random Soul is the brainchild of 2 of Sydneys rising dj talents, Yogi and Husky. The duo was formed in the summer of 2005 with the hopes of bringing a fresh and unique sound to dance floors across the world. With elements of soul, jazz and funk the guys are trying to bring an accessible yet underground flavour to their productions and live show in the medium of house music The duo has had signed their first release to none other than Jay-J of Moulton Studios San Francisco notoriety. Jay-j has signed the main room funk track Key to Soul to be the follow up release to the launch of his new label Shifted Music, out of NYC. Following the signing to Jay-js label, Random Soul came to the attention of house music stalwart Miguel Migs. He has signed a number of their tracks to his internationally popular U.S. based label, Salted Music. The boys EP reached number 1 on traxsource and has already been on high rotation with the worlds largest house djs, including dj Heather, Grant Nelson, Richard Earnshaw, Joshua Heath and Miguel Migs himself.
Unmistakeable feel good vibes taking it right back to an era when house music was about its feeling. Pulling out classic feel good vibes like this for our up coming SPIRIT OF HOUSE parties we are getting together with our good mates OUR HOUSE.
Stay close as we will be taking over basements, parks, beaches and rooftops around Sydney and paying some serious homage to the REAL HOUSE sounds like this.
“Now I don’t see nothing wrong, singing happy song
At the spirit deep inside, like a feeling getting strong
And there’s no need for opression, we come in peace
All we ask is let the music set you free
Check your attitude at the door
Smell the essence burning, sprinkle powder on the floor
The night is young and full of possibilities
We got our shelter now we, we found our sanctuary
(chorus)
We lift our hands at the Sanctuary
People come to dance at the Sanctuary
Love is alive at the Sanctuary
I feel alive at the Sanctuary
Lift up our hands in the Sanctuary
Everybody dance in the Sanctuary
So hear our voice in the Sanctuary
We rejoice in the Sanctuary
Can you imagine a place where all that matters is the music DJ plays and the party people lose it
Singing, screaming, dancing around
I like the soulful sound of the underground
No pressure, no fear
Nobody’s in your business cause nobody really cares
Everyone’s special and you should feel the same
Welcome to the Sanctuary (I’m so glad you came)
Brothers and sisters, we are at the crossroads
Either we move forward, or get left behind
We gotta keep on keeping on
House music will never die
I don’t think you heard it
HOUSE MUSIC WILL NEVER DIE”
Jones is also known as Cajmere, Geo Vogt, Green Velvet, Half Pint, Curan Stone, and Gino Vittori.
Early years
Before becoming a professional musician, Jones studied chemical engineering at the University of Illinois. In 1991, he left a Master’s program at UC-Berkeley to move back to Chicago, releasing his first song (“Coffee Pot” on ClubHouse Records) the same year.[1] Up until this point, music had been a hobby fueled by cobbling together tracks on his “sixty-buck keyboard, a cheap four-track and a cheap drum machine”[citation needed] set-up while still an undergraduate at the University of Illinois. This DIY method of production was never taken seriously, and when childhood plans to become a doctor were shelved, Jones was firmly committed to a career as a chemical engineer. His father was an occasional DJ and eventually became a budding musician. As time went on, Jones discovered what was his innate love and understanding for house music, a sound that had grown throughout the mid-1980s out of Chicago’s deep-rooted house music scene. As a child he was into sci-fi movies and time-travel TV shows like Doctor Who and playing video games like Tetris and Galaga, and would spend hours pondering over the possibilities that this would open up. He played the saxophone at school and had a talent for trying to play with a keyboard but remained largely un-interested in what he saw as his father’s passion. It was this cut-up and tacky production style of the early house sound that Jones absorbed and translated[citation needed] into the Underground Goodies EP, his first release as Cajmere (the CAJ as in Curtis A. Jones[2]) put out in 1991 on his own recently started Cajual label.[1] A year later he had his first massive hit as Cajmere with the house tune “Coffee Pot (It’s Time for the Percolator),” which was also released on Cajual. He then teamed up with Chicago-based vocalist Dajae for “Brighter Days,” which entered #2 on the BillboardHot Dance Music/Club Play,[1] a high-impact and mellower house tune that was released on Emotive Records.
Green Velvet transformation
Interested in making something totally different from his Cajmere moniker and other stuff, Curtis created Relief as an offshoot to his Cajual records in 1993. The first Relief release was also his first Green Velvet production, 1993′s “Velvet Tracks,”[1] which came from a name given to him by a girlfriend’s dad, emerged as the flamboyant, neon-haired electro punk, although in interviews he denied being linked to the Punk lifestyle and fashion, as he was more inspired by the likes of David Bowie and Sly and the Family Stone,[3] he created excellent mid-1990s hits such as “Preacher Man,” on which a Moral Majority-type of preacher spoke (the Reverend Clarence LaVaughn Franklin – father of Aretha Franklin and ally of Martin Luther King, Jr.[citation needed]); “Answering Machine,” a darkly funny house track consisting of taped messages from an answering machine, including a bad news message from a girlfriend and a noise complaint message from his landlord—all made with Jones’s voice; and “Flash,” which was a #1 US dance hit in 1995 and was included on many DJ-mixed compilation albums. After DJing under both of his now infamous monikers, he released his first album, Constant Chaos, with Belgian Music label Music Man in 1999,[1] which showed Green Velvet’s style of house progress into styles similar to Prince and Kraftwerk, his spoken-word monologues also took a bizarre turn. In Abduction he spoke about little green men turning up while washing dishes.
The Whatever era
By the time Constant Chaos was released, Jones had temporarily halted activity on his labels for almost a year. Still DJing as Cajmere he’d narrowed the Green Velvet persona down to live performances only, taking time out to re-group and work out what to do next. During 2000, Jones was briefly signed to Warner Bros. Records‘ short-lived F-111 imprint, where he released his second compilation album, the self-titled Green Velvet, which contained the double-A-sided single “Flash” backed with “Answering Machine.” During this time he gave Velvet a new hairstyle—from spiked, green foam nodules to yellow mohawk. Next, in 2001, he unleashed his second album, the dark Whatever, which was a step away from his Kraftwerk-inspired sound (although Sleepwalking had a similar style) to a darker, more political Punk-esque style. On the album he tackled such issues as racism (highlighted on the song When?), drug use (highlighted on Genedefekt and La La Land), alienation (highlighted on Sleepwalking), and being told what to wear and do by the system (highlighted on the heavily punk-inspired track Gat). The more punk-oriented songs on the album apparently came from hours spent listening to industrial bands such as Nitzer Ebb and Liaisons Dangerous, and lots of “underground American industrial stuff.” He released the single La La Land in 2001, originally designed as a wake-up call for clubbers to the dangers of pill-taking it became one of his most popular tunes. This was followed by Genedefekt. His live act had now became more like a rock band also, with the Curtis playing a keytar, and two other musicians (aptly named Nazuk and Spaceboy) backing him, playing heavily distorted synths. Initially Jones, as both Cajmere and Green Velvet, was receiving more attention in Europe than he did in the USA, playing a Radio One live session on the Jo Whiley show and playing a host of festivals.
Recent projects
After appearing under a host of different names for his various remixing and side projects, Green Velvet released his third album, Walk In Love, in 2005. This album had a more house music-oriented style to it, but the odd Prince- and Punk-sounding tracks still remained, as Curtis actually got a live guitarist to play on “Come Back” and the closing track “Pin-Up Girl” had a similarity to New York-based Electroclash group Fischerspooner. After Walk In Love, Green Velvet produced and remixed releases for fellow Relief Records artists and himself, and played a host of DJ session live shows in 2006.
In a shocking turn, after staying quiet in the music scene, Green Velvet revealed in 2006 he had become a born-again Christian after a serious overdose of a mixture of Magic Mushrooms, Marijuana and (allegedly) GHB,[3] and promised to turn his life around after this incident. His latest release, the single “Shake and Pop”, is a departure from the recent darker electronica style, as he claims he has found a brighter future since converting. In 2007, he released the online-only track “Love Peace, Not War”, a short ditty in response to the United States’ war in Iraq.
Our House Sydney & Soul Of Sydney are proud to present one of the true pioneers of House music, ALTON MILLER (DETROIT, USA). Due to overwhelming popular demand following his Australian performances last year, Alton is back! He showed his innovation and ingenuity as a producer also extended into his DJ’ing as he seemlessly married House with his Disco Funk influences.
Alton’s musical roots are deeply connected with Detroit’s legendary club ‘The Music Institute’ which he co-founded with George Baker and Chez Damier (http://dopejams.net/index.php?p=prod…t_version=true). His trip also coincides with the release of his latest single “Waiting For You” (http://soundcloud.com/kingsofgroove/…aiting-for-you) which has attracted praise from the likes of Osunlade, Glenn Underground and Black Coffee.
So we are extremely excited to be able to have him playing a special Sunday afternoon ‘Spirit of House’ set in the open air grassed courtyard of Hermann’s Bar at Sydney University.
Expect an afternoon of exceptional music from an extraordinary talent including an eclectic mix of Deep & Soulful Motor City House flavors as well as a solid dose of the Soul & Disco Funk that has shaped and influenced his career as a Producer & DJ.
Local supports include Phil Toke, Michael Zac, Eadie Ramia, Soul of Sydney DJ’s & Dia Ibrahim (Nogora Afrobeat) on live African percussion
Limited 1st release $15 presale tickets are available from http://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?414132. 2nd release $20 and $25 on the door if not sold out. Strictly limited capacity so get in quick.
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We come in peace to bring you nothing but the REAL shit: The electronic sounds of Detroit, Chicago, New York, Berlin, Glasgow and the like for music heads who KNOW real electronic music with SOUL in the SYDNEY UNDERGROUND!
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