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"Putting a roomful of people in the moment. Amazing them, surprising them, challenging, even confusing them; pushing, electrifying, loving them; carrying them with you towards a better place. Shaking the dull daylight out of their bones, waking them into their other life."
(Paradise Garage and the Lost Art of DJ'ing)
Bill Brewster,Frank Broughton (Strut/Nuphonic Records), 2002
I am running the "Smile for a while" label. Send me Demos if you like: david[at]smileforawhile[.]de
"Putting a roomful of people in the moment. Amazing them, surprising them, challenging, even confusing them; pushing, electrifying, loving them; carrying them with you towards a better place. Shaking the dull daylight out of their bones, waking them into their other life."
(Paradise Garage and the Lost Art of DJ'ing)
Bill Brewster,Frank Broughton (Strut/Nuphonic Records), 2002
I am running the "Smile for a while" label. Send me Demos if you like: david[at]smileforawhile[.]de
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Great atmospheric Dub Techno excursions. Chord-heavy, for peak time club use, but also for the after hours.
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this actually WAS played by Ricardo Villalobos at Cocoon / Amnesia and for years at Robert Johnson. At least until 2007.
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On the Grow! CD it's called "Tales from the past"
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message from the label: These two tunes were produced in the late 1970s by Grammy nominee Shirley Cowell and arranged by Frank "the perfectionist" Owens. Owens is a gold-certified music producer who played piano on the legendary underground Disco tune...
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Excellent late disco tune - cheerful and harmonic. Sounds in fact more like 1980 than 1983. It got some play at "The Saint" but wasn't on the A list of tunes.
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For me "Coeur D'Alene" is the hit on here. Deep, hypnotizing Tech House jam with bouncy basslines, feels like you're beamed somewhere deep into the jungle!
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thanks. database extremists don't care though. They've also vandalized my label "All That Jelly." Label page looks like shit because they claim to know catalogue numbers and publishing companies better than me.
I never understood why we should link... See full review |
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Both versions are really great in their own way. A version is maximum hypno-Dub minimalism while the B side has more bounce, more ups and downs and a higher stomping factor. Brilliant, timeless record for any kind of House / Minimal / Club set.
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According to the digital release this one is mis-labelled. "Subway" is the first tune on the picture side with the rhino and the yellow Pomelo shape.
Both A1 and B1 are amongst Richard Bartz' best material for me. Devastating, druggy jackhammer... See full review |
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The original version of "Dark Quest" is a Detroit Techno masterpiece. Clocking in at 137 bpm but with smooth drumming and mellow synth orchestration, this is one for the early morning hours. Brilliant, hypnotizing, full of surprises.
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It's all about the Garage Mix. Piano Rave madness to the bone. Stomping as hell!!
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It's indeed "Tons Of Tones - Smooth Touches." I was wondering what it is...
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why is it sad? Many early House & Techno artists from the US have sampled EBM, Italo and other European styles to maximum effect. I love this tune, it's an effective dancefloor killer, especially when pitched up.
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Strong UK Techno release. Mixed and mastered perfectly, sounds as fresh as a daisy today. B side is the winner with heavy breakbeats + percussion orgy at 145 bpm. A side is a killer too. Heavyly filtered analogue synths going wild over fat-ass kickdrums.
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Are all the tracks on here the same? The videos leave that impression. Wouldn't make sense though?!
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I would think that it's not a sample but that it was just "recreated", gotta be real simple, right?
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Joe Hickman remixes Depeche Mode's "Just Can't Get Enough." Plastic Bertrand with "Stop Ou Encore."
Joe Hickman has done for Depeche Mode what Raul did for The Human League a few Disconets ago (Volume 4, Program 10.) Joe has taken exquisite,... See full review |
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The B side of this one sounds fresher than ever today. Berghain Techno before Berghain existed. An evil rolling jam, stomping endlessly. The A side didn't age so well in my opinion. The break's too long and the sounds seem a bit on the cheesy side for today.
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Easily a 5 star record. A and B1 are plain incredible. Synth madness to the max, with oldschool percussions, a lots of ups and downs...
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You're right. Compared to some of the other recent remixes on Unidisc this is still quite acceptable. Why? because it doesn't change much of the original. The Shannon 12" shows that remixes can be good though (Alan Fitzpatrick remix that is...)
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totally agree. but 4 stars? In which universe? This is a 6 out of 5, a hit record that never fails, no matter at which part of the night...
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"Melodies" used to be one of Frankie Knuckles Warehouse favourites. Incredible production and arrangement, absolutely on the spot and way ahead of anything back at the time and ever after. The musicianship is A++ too. Probably one of the best Disco maxis ever.
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video is private now :( That's a bummer, would have been really interesting!
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4 years later nothing has changed - as expected. label pages are still vandalized by copyright entries.
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Are any details known on this label? Who ran it, from where? Leandro Gamez? He's not german, but the label had a german email address.
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"Stay free of his love" was in heavy rotation by Ron Hardy at the Muzic Box in Chicago. Lovely stomper that stood the test of time. Strange there is no US version on 12"?!
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Nicky Siano told the story that Steve Rubell got him fired from Studio 54 for playing "Trans Europa Express" in full length during a regular night. ("Oh not THAT Song!")
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While this mix CD contains hit after hit blended quite well it's not really a good DJ mix I would say. The mix starts thumping and deep, then it gets discofied, then even industrial and back to happy house in a jiffy. At least the first half of these...
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There already is a movie about that: The Godfather Of Disco. Check it out, it's very nice. Not to be confused with Disco Godfather though!
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what is this comment about a shitstorm that passed unnoticed? it doesn't refer to his music, does it?
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Brilliant story, thanks for sharing. It was a staple at The Saint and Fire Island Pines too, got played for years, mostly during warmup or morning hours, by Shaun Buchanan e.g.
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it would be really nice if you could add it to the database. I am curious what it sounds like and why it was unsuccessful.
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This is neither Disco nor House Music. It's Garage, or "Club" as the Paradise Garage regulars called it. It has all the elements of House Music very clearly though.
This sound evolved from the music scene built around the Garage and the Zanzibar club... See full review |
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