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Mr. Fingers – In Their House #31 Mix

Posted in Playlists by on Mar 8, 2013

A living legend of house music, Larry Heard (Mr. Fingers), graced the Defected Records decks the other day with a formidable approach to how you properly construct dance grooves. In other words, he did a mix for them and that makes me all sorts of happy. A pioneer of the late 80s and a recognized force within the beginnings of house music’s upbringing through the 90s, Larry’s been...

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Mr. Fingers – In Their House #31 Mix

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Larry Levan Live @ Sound Factory, NY [3.22.1991]

Posted in Playlists Videos by on Jan 6, 2013

Here’s your history lesson for the weekend: Larry Levan, the godfather of djing. Larry was offered a residency back in 1977 in New York at the legendary Paradise Garage - mind you this was at a time when disco was at it’s peak popularity, the LGBT community thrived in underground clubs like this and heavy drug use influenced djing’s creative innovation. Paul Oakenfold has been quoted in...

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Larry Levan Live @ Sound Factory, NY [3.22.1991]

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Marshall Jefferson – BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix [2.2.1997]

Posted in Playlists by on Dec 15, 2012

Marshall Jefferson has always been a king amongst men in the world of house. Originally gaining fame through the underground Chicago R&B and House circuits in the late 80′s with the groundbreaking group Ten City, Jefferson paved his way to a worldwide following while such a thing hadn’t really existed yet for DJs in the 1990s. This essential mix is somewhat of a throwback and was...

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Marshall Jefferson – BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix [2.2.1997]

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Mad Villains – Nostalgia [Original Mix]

Posted in Tracks by on Sep 9, 2012

Half hour til midnight. Mad Villains set the stage with their latest piece, “Nostalgia,” aptly stringing together various 808 drums, kicks and snares, along with samples from Scooby Doo, Motown and that old Bell Biv DeVoe song we all used to get stuck in our head. Take a trip on this 7-minute intergalactic deep space journey through early house music. Deep kicks and pad synths will...

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Mad Villains – Nostalgia [Original Mix]

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