TACTICAL MUSEUM. Tokyo (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
Harry Smith (1923-1991). Page. Dock Ellis. Page. 'Hell in the Pacific'. Lee Marvin, Toshiro Mifune. John Boorman. 1968. Page. David Mancuso, The Loft, New York. Page. Terence McKenna (1946-2000). Page. Morris Graves (1910 - 2001). 'Northwest Mystic' painter. Page. Lisa...
UPTOWNflavor (Free subscription) | 30/10/2008
Due to the nasty financial climate and economic circumstances beyond our control, the final party for Choices 2nd Sunday will be November 9th! I’ve long dreamed of creating a dancing space to re-emphasize house music’s underlying spirituality. Every month I looked forward to organizing this unique house music experience for our family of 152 remarkably eclectic—sometimes [...]
Jahsonic (Free subscription) | 14/10/2008
Unidentified photograph of Fela Kuti The Nigerian musician Fela Kuti would have celebrated his 70th birthday today, had he not succumbed to the complications of AIDS in 1997. Like much of my music which I now consider canonical, I discovered him through my house music love story. Digression #1, namesake of “Shakara” track by Fela Kuti, [...]
Pound for Pound (Free subscription) | 13/10/2008
This one's a special one. Maestro is a film by Josell Ramos that chronicles the early days of disco and dance music in New York City. It takes a look back at the underground scene that gave birth to disco and house music, chronicling legends like Larry Levan , David Mancuso , Nicky Siano , Frankie Knuckles and Tom Moulton and legendary places like Paradise Garage , The Gallery and The Loft . It's an...
The Guardian Music blog (Free subscription) | 19/09/2008
Warning: DJs, collectors and anoraks alike, DJhistory.com is about to make our music libraries much fatter and our wallets a bit thinner
Stereogum (Free subscription) | 06/08/2008
James Murphy and LCD Soundsystem drummer Pat Mahoney are going on a DJ tour this summer, bringing the real heart and "outlaw spirit" of disco to select cities in the States and the UK as part of the 26-date, three month Special Disco Version. The press release is pretty excitable, so let's quote at length: Forget jumpsuits, Studio 54 and John Travolta. The true heart of disco is deeper, and James...
Brooklyn Vegan (Free subscription) | 11/07/2008
EROL ALKAN PRESENTS DISCO 3000 (MEGAUPLOAD) JUSTIN MILLER + JACQUES RENAULT ANIMAL HOUSE (DFA MIX FOR FACT MAGAZINE) (MEDIAFIRE) NICKY SIANO ON BEATS IN SPACE JULY 1, 2008 *GREAT INTERVIEW* PART 1 (MP3) KEVIN SAUNDERSON RESIDENT ADVISOR MIX (link) THEO...
Jahsonic (Free subscription) | 11/06/2008
I seem to have become somewhat of an obituarist. The pantheon of disco DJs lost one of its demigods when Barry Lederer (September 9 1944 - May 31 2008) died earlier this week. Now you may ask, if Lederer was a demigod, who were the true gods in disco-DJ-mythology? Most commonly cited in this category are [...]
20jazzfunkgreats (Free subscription) | 29/02/2008
Because rhythm speaks one tongue The stunning psychedelic power of Ozo's Anambra envelops you like shadows projected by a solid canopy of majestic trees raising in the deepest recesses of the heart of darkness. It resonates with the enigmatic echo of a secret hidden behind a door you can only open ...
alain finkielkrautrock (Free subscription) | 19/02/2008
Who do you think you are ? Someone capable of very little or very much. What turns you on? Beauty... and The Beat. What is your favorite word? Yes . What sound or noise do you love? The sound of panting. Have you driven anyone insane? Most likely. Have you ever made a practice of confusing people? If the situation calls for it, yes, on occasion. What should everyone shut up about? Other people's private...
Pitchfork (Free subscription) | 01/11/2007
Calvin Harris didn't create disco, duh. He didn't create electro-house, either, but in a year full of cranked synths, proud hedonism, and Daft Punk shows, the UK music-buying public has decided to befriend the Scottish producer and singer-songwriter
Line Out (Free subscription) | 30/10/2007
Maybe one of the hidden secrets about me is that I'm a big Joe Claussell fan. Claussell, is a New York Deejay, producer, remixer, and label owner of both Spiritual Life Music and later Sacred Rhythm Music who is heavily influenced by NY's legendary club scene of the early and late 1970's including, the Paradise Garage and David Mancuso's The Loft . On top of producing his own blends of deep house...
Line Out (Free subscription) | 28/09/2007
I've written about him before . Daniele Baldelli is the King Of Cosmic . The man basically invented the genre with his friend DJ Moz Art at the Baia Degli Angeli Disco on Italy's Adriatic Coast. Here's what music historian Tim Lawrence had to say about seeing Baldelli DJ last year in Manchester. Baldelli kept on moving the music around, and was now bringing in full-on disco, rock 'n' roll, rock and...
