Alex Moschopoulos
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ParticipantGerd, I hear that Sydney Youngblood tune often on the Slovak radio stations my wife tunes into on the internet.
ParticipantI had to search the forum to make sure I didn’t already post anything I put up today.
My mood is for old rave techno with a more “live performance” aspect, which I think is missing too much in this world of Jesus poses at big fests in front of a massive crowd. I actually long to see the “live band”/”live act” aspect come back.
Here’s one I love:
Title: Mindflux
Artist: N-Joi
Label: RCAGenre(s): Rave Techno
Year released: 1991I remember catching this video one day in my late teens, and immediately ran out and found a cassette of the infamous EP N-Joi released of their four big rave tunes. I later bought a vinyl when I started DJing.
N-Joi themselves are a duo of Nigel Champion and Mark Franklin. Their story is like many rave acts of the time, some musically-inclined creatives who built a powerful live act in their work. They later added in vocalist Saffron to create their first big hit “Anthem”.
Beyond the tweaky sounds of this tune, I just loved the video, as it showed how cool live acts were at raves and fests.
ParticipantThat Gusgus tune reminds me of the stuff I heard in Slovakia.
ParticipantWatched Rubble Kings today, ended up thinking of this one despite that it wasn’t played in the documentary.
I do recommend seeing Rubble Kings on Netflix or whereever you can.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlpJGIwpzI8
Title: Break Dance – Electric Boogie
Artist: West Street Mob
Label: Sugar HillGenre(s): Electro-funk, classic breaks
Year released: 1983When you hear this tune, you’d think it’s nothing more than some DJ playing around with two copies of “Apache” by the Incredible Bongo Band, but I’d like to think this record deeply fulfilled a need back in the early 80s. It helped talented turntablists take a break in their sets, where they can just press play and take a breather. I’m sure it also helped many DJs who were not turntablists play something in what was the new trend of breaks and b-boys.
The actual West Street Mob was a trio consisting of Joey Robinson, Jr, Warren Moore and singer Sabrina Gillison. Robinson is the son of Sugar Hill Records founder Sylvia Robinson. While the trio had no real notable hits beyond “Break Dance – Electric Boogie”, it’s still a beloved anthem of those days.
ParticipantHad Inner City on my mind today. This one especially:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiNDjl1Fkgc
Title: Paradise
Artist: Inner City
Label: Virgin / Atlantic / EMIGenre(s): House, Detroit Techno
Year released: 1989As the world went ballistic for Inner City’s anthems “Big Fun” and “Good Life”, “Paradise” was a hidden gem you could only really hear if you bought their debut album. I actually owned a cassette copy of their album even before I bought my first vinyl or turntable. Listened to it many times, and eventually landed a vinyl copy of their album. I just liked this tune because it had the same clubby vibe of “Big Fun” and “Good Life”, although I wished Inner City had released a 12″ with remixes.
ParticipantAnd a trance note…
Title: The Force of the Blow (UCast)
Artist: Ana Criado
Label: RNM
Genre(s): TranceSomewhat like Gerd, this is a cut that came out last summer, but I didn’t encounter it until recently. While the original version is decent, UCast just adds that energy that sends shivers up and down my spine. I can so see someone blasting this at Ultra this year, or at least Luminosity.
ParticipantOne on the house tip…
Title: Don’t Hold Back
Artist: Mendo
Label: Toolroom Trax
Genre(s): House, Tech HouseI just like the bits of House of God (DHS) and vocal snippets of I Need You Now (Sinnamon).
ParticipantNice stuff Gerd, and it’s so easy to “miss something” when it came out. However, it is cool because then no one can claim “you’re behind” or “you don’t keep up”. Too much music now to ever be on top of it all.
ParticipantHad this oldie pop into my head this morning:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQgNvdpzPcE
Title: Under The Gun
Artist: Face To Face
Label: EpicGenre(s): Pop, 80s Breaks, New Wave
Year Released: 1984I remember in the 80s, there was a UHF channel that pumped music videos 24 hours a day. They would play Under The Gun regularly. Funny enough, I thought the singer was Pat Benetar, but it’s really Laurie Sargent. It’s no surprise though that I liked this tune, as much of the breakbeat/club sound is thanks to Arthur Baker.
ParticipantCan’t not post something from the late David Bowie. My pick from his immense discography came about when another DJ asked about Bowie tunes he could play in his DJ sets. This goodie from the 90s came to mind:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjYHTCR0qBk
Title: Hallo Spaceboy
Artist: David Bowie featuring the Pet Shop Boys
Label: BMG/Arista RecordsGenre(s): House…sort-of.
Year released: 1996I remember getting a 12″ of this tune in 1996 from a record pool, and was intrigued that it was David Bowie. The addition of the Pet Shop Boys more drew me to the tune, but it was a time when Bowie was playing with electronic dance music, after whatever dabblings in alternative rock he had done.
Listening to it now, it’s funny and amazing the complexity of the sounds used in making this tune. I only stand impressed due to how simplistic dance music has more sounded lately. Granted I’m sure complicated tunes are being made and released, it just feels like the “quality time” put into tracks of the 90s doesn’t seem to happen as much now.
ParticipantI’d only play a song twice if I played it once and then later in the night most of the crowd is begging to hear it again.
I do agree playing a different remix is a better path.
Beyond that, I’d take bob’s advice.
ParticipantNo love from Gerd. 🙁
Must be a busy week for him.
ParticipantAlso picked up some new remixes of a classic:
Title: Keep Pushin’ (Purple Disco Machine Vox Mix)
Artist: Boris Dlugosch
Label: Peppermint Jam
Genre(s): House, Deep HouseParticipantFinally did a little shopping on Traxsource. It’s actually a site where I’ll find great stuff even on their top 10 list.
Here’s one I picked up:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1fef7yNk0c
Title: Time
Artist: Gene Ferris
Label: Cajual
Genre(s): House, Deep HouseParticipantI dunno. Maybe I’m not getting what you’re going into, but it sounded fine to my ears.
I think “punchy”, “loud”, or “big” comes from a few factors:
1. The tunes you choose. I notice my trance mixes always sound way more “punchy”, “loud”, and “big” than a deep house or tech house mix. Some tunes were meant to sound “big” while others more “intimate”. Your track selection definitely sounds more “intimate”.
2. Outside factors. I’ll listen to a live set with some levels of echo/reverb and crowd sounds, and of course it’ll sound “big”, but I put that on the outside factors as opposed to the actual mix.
I agree maybe a better interface as Vintage suggested would help, but I’d also consider the factors I dove into.
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