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Name: Jah Nawl
Member Since: Oct 26, 2004
Rank: 1727
Average Vote Received: Correct (4.00, 23 votes)
Rated 1060 releases, average: 4.64
Location: In or near Zoo York City, New York.
Profile: What follows is a work in progress...it's the nature of the beast.

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Here's one of the most prestigious gigs of my career, where I shared the spotlight with one of my idols:



Here's a good way to contact me:

Contact

I DO NOT do file-sharing or CDR burning at this time.
And my "collection" is humongous, so don't be put off by the small number of items in my "Discogs Collection"... I'm working on it slowly, probably for the rest of my life!

I'm a "semi-retired DJ".
I worked my way up to full-time, "professional" DJ-ing by the mid-80's.

I actually had a few early guest spots at (to quote Nina Hagen's classic "New York New York")
"Roxy!
Mudd Club!
Danceteria!"
(Grin).
In the course of my "career", I spun regularly at
Save The Robots,(That's me below, playing in what must have been one of the smallest, most cramped DJ booths out there)



M.K., which was on NYC's 5th Avenue & 25th Street (and for which I cannot find any urls or articles out there),
The Loft (on numerous occasions as a "musical guest host" of David Mancuso),
The Palladium and a few other spots.

By the early 90's I was getting burned out after 10 years of non-stop DJing, partying and general self-abuse;
I was getting sick of the commercialization of "House" Music, tired of the so-called club-scene, and was freshly inspired by something completely different:
the "Lounge/Exotica" revival and
The Orb.
I collaborated (read: barely pulled my own weight) with my dear friends and fellow dysfunctional music-junkies
Adam Goldstone (R.I.P.),
Alex Gloor, (half of Codek Records and In Flagranti);
Brilliant veteran N.Y.C. sound engineer Perry Brandston completed the "mix", (or "train-crash", depending on your point of view,) and we would throw
Slambient parties, use custom-modified backwards-playing TurnTables, use up all our drink-tickets for ourselves or in ill-fated attempts at procuring sexual favors, and be Totally self-indulgent Wankers!

It was lots of fun, and among our guest selectors was the legendary Francois Kevorkian, Fred Jorio, David First, Terre Thaemlitz and many other geniuses of experimental noise and music.
In my humble opinion, this was a crucial peak and high point in Adam Goldstone's illustrious career, and things only got better and better for Adam until his untimely death.
He will be sorely missed.

Over the years I've seen the following artists live at the listed venues and heard these dj's at these clubs or parties, in rough chronological order:
(Another "work-in-progress" aspect: I'm going to edit this list over time, and will announce when it's "complete"!)


The Mothers of Invention at The Fillmore East
Max's Kansas City (Suicide, James Chance and the Contortions),
CBGB's (XTC live, before they stopped touring, The Cramps),
Hurrah (The Screamers, often with Robert Fripp sitting in, The Undertones, The Cure, Brilliant Non-Disco DJs including English ex-pat Sean Cassette, Bill Bahlman and Sara Salir,
The Mudd Club (DJs Mark Fotiadis, Ivan+Ivan, Walter Durkacz, and unforgettable shows by Bow Wow Wow, more shows by The Cramps, and too many other shows to remember thru the cannabis/alcohol haze!)
Tier 3 (More great DJs known and unknown, and seminal shows by New Order and The Pop Group),
The Ukrainian National Home (yet another legendary New Order show,
The Palladium (The Clash, The Undertones, Siouxie and the Banshees),
The Roxy (Danny Krivit on roller-skating night, DJ Afrika Bambaataa, Afrika Islam, Jazzy Jay and Red Alert),
Danceteria (the first and second incarnations),
Irving Plaza (The Gang of Four opening for The Buzzcocks!),
The Paradise Garage (Heaven on Earth, great sound but earplugs were de rigueur for those in-the-know...
Larry Levan...I miss you!
BELIEVE THE HYPE!)
Save The Robots (My longest-running residency between 1986 and 1991),
The Loft (East 3rd Street, Avenue A, Avenue B:



The World (Frankie Knuckles!),
The Choice (David Mancuso leased The Loft space out for 2 years...Larry Levan's "home" after The Paradise Garage closed.),
Bass-Line (Junior Vasquez' first serious underground party shortly after the Garage closing),
The Sound Factory (mainly in the first and 2nd years),
Better Days (I was too late in the game to hear Tee Scott, but Bruce Forest is a genius too!),
The Electric Lounge Machine (Perry Brandston, my late great friend Adam Goldstone, Alex Gloor and yours truly),
The Departure Lounge (all of the above except Alex, who went on to focus on Codek and more),
and a few others I can't remember right now.

I have tons of records of all kinds. I am a
pathetic vinyl junkie.
Hoarding and storing ridiculous amounts of vinyl is an illness...trust me.

When I ship vinyl, I pack it real well with quality new or recycled LP mailers and I tape the package very securely with 2.6 mil tape, and I also use 2 or 3 12 5/8 inch square cardboard filler pads to make the package much stronger and protect the edges of the records from bending and denting.

I'm somewhat bitter, jaded and cynical deep inside, but nonetheless try to maintain a sense of humor and compassion.
As you can see my taste in music is eclectic:
there are only two kinds of music:

music you like



and music you don't like.



Respect, Love, and shout-outs to:

Abbie Hoffman (R.I.P.), Adam Goldstone (R.I.P.), Adam X, Al Roth (R.I.P.), Aldo Hernandez, Alegre Moon, Alex Gloor, Alexandra, Alisson W, Andy Schwartz, AndyMan, August Dvorak (R.I.P.)
Bill Brewster, Bill Coleman, Bobby E. Davis, Boris Bertrand, Brian Chin, Bryan Keller, Bryan Webster, Bruce Forest,
Carlos Soul Slinger, Carol Cooper, Caroline Martin, Christina Visca, Christopher X. Brodeur, Colleen "Cosmo" Murphy,
the Dalai Lama, Dana Beal, Danny Krivit, David R H, David Leifer, David Mancuso, David Morales, David Wojnarowicz R.I.P. Danny Tenaglia, Daniel Wang, Denis Pruvot, Dwayne Holt
Forest Mars, Francois Kevorkian, Frank Zappa (R.I.P.), Frankie Knuckles, Frankie Bones
G-Man, Gary Stewart
Heather Heart
Jerry Rubin (R.I.P.), Jim Fouratt, Joe Claussell, Joey Negro, John Sr (R.I.P.), Jonathan Leake, Jungle Boy, Junior Vasquez
Kai Fikentscher, Kay-Bee, Kat, Kenny Carpenter
Larry Levan (R.I.P.)
Mama, Manny "LUNCH FOR YOUR EARS" Maris, Mark Berkley, Maura H, Mike Moon, Mikey Jones, Moby
la Negrita,
Paul McGregor, Perry Brandston
Reese, Rick Rubin, Rob Rives, Robert Lederman, Robert Owens, Rudolf
Sandy Moon, Sara Brandston, ShampooCell, Sharon White, Stan Hatzakis, Stefan Prescott, Steve Dash, Steve Koenig, DJ Steve Popkin, Steven Cohn (R.I.P.), Susan Morabito
Tee Scott (R.I.P.), Terre Thaemlitz, Tim Lawrence, Tom Finn, Tony Humphries
Valda Grinfelds, Vince Aletti,
Walter Gibbons (R.I.P.), Wayne Hunter

To Be Continued; anyone I've forgotten will be added to this list asap!

Love Saves the Day!

But before we can save the day, I gotta vent a little, here's my Short Shit List:

The American Taliban, including but not limited to
Dick Cheney
Karl Rove
George H.W. Bush
George W. Bush
Rudolph Giuliani
and all their ilk.

Seller Rating: 100.0% positive (25 ratings)

Buyer Rating: 100.0% positive (7 ratings)

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 Reviews:

Liquid Liquid - Optimo - 06-Jul-08 05:45 PM
It's a cryin shame that Discogs allows their marketplace sellers to get away with selling mediocre-sounding counterfeits like this while claiming that they're selling the original pressing!
Needless to say, there are numerous different counterfeits out there and this is only one of them. Telling one conterfeit apart from another is a waste of your time... you want a legit reissue from the tapes, or an original pressing.
That saidd, the quality of these counterfeits is "ok" if you don't want or simply cannot afford the excellent and essentially "legitimate" versions on Mo Wax CD or vinyl.

Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures - 02-Nov-06 12:28 PM
Scary, plodding, deep, depressing and extremely powerful LP. I must've listened to this hundreds of times and it STILL sounds amazing. The music, Martin Hannett's production, and Ian Curtis' vocals takes you an harrowing journey into the dark recesses of your mind. As far as I'm concerned, this album sets a standard that can't be topped 27 years later.

Dhar Braxton - Jump Back (Set Me Free) - 06-Jul-06 09:38 AM
Massive Pounding "Big Room" Electro House masterpiece. Of course, Larry Levan rocked this to death when it came out. Great bitching vocalist who takes no shit from her "man" and who is tired of the BS and now takes charge. Great Electro production. Deep groove mastering by Herbie Powers Junior. It all adds up to yet another sleeper in the big, still untapped catalogue of semi-obscure NYC proto-house/disco/garage/electro anthems.

Gwen Guthrie - It Should Have Been You - 30-Jun-06 09:25 AM
There really are very few "Classics" that I love SO MUCH, that I will literally NEVER tire of them. OK, I do ask that you not play this for me more than once or twice in one evening, but otherwise, this song is so perfect that every time I hear it I notice something new about how well it was produced and mixed and performed. There are only a few songs that make me feel so good that I get goose bumps. I kid thee not...I'm in my hot, sweaty, un-air conditioned apartment, listening to this for the second time in a row, having decided that it's now or never if I'm ever going to review this. I get goosebumps about halfway through this on the strength of the lyrics and raw, heartfelt emotion that Gwen conveys. Larry Levan did one of the most timelessly classical, un-touchable and perfect jobs of his entire career on this. Yes, he did a LOT of perfect mix and remix jobs, and this is one of them. The judicious use of repetition...a synth sound that has never existed before and never will again...Sly and Robbie out-did themselves too! 6 minutes into the song, toward the end, there's that magical, otherworldly synth sound again, totally anchored by a killer bass-line and real drumming..."I've been searching such a long time...true Love's so hard TO find...been searching such a long time...true Love's so hard TO find...." God took Gwen Guthrie AND Larry Levan away from us way too soon, but those two geniuses and their production team give us the gift of eternal life so to speak: as long as I'm alive, I'll always get goosebumps listening to this.

Shriekback - Get Down Tonight - 28-Jun-06 01:11 PM
On the strength of my excellent musical memory and great taste (ahem) in all kinds of styles and sounds, I'm sorry to report that this cover is one of the more mediocre offerings I've ever heard this amazing band churn out. Avoid at all costs unless you collect cheesey covers of pop hits. "My Spine Is The Bass Line" this is not.

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