Disco Photography: Sound Factory: Like This Mix

Sound Factory, NYC 1994

Here is a mix I did a while back and don't know why I never posted it. It has some interesting transitions featuring the likes of Akwaaba, Blaze feat. Palmer Brown, ESG, Innervision feat. Melonie Daniels, Celeda, A Guy Called Gerald, Cocteau Twins (Glamjack remixed), Common Sense, Jakki, Jaydee, Jesto Funk and Kim Sims.  Enjoy!
 

Vogue Ballrooms

Here is a homage to the Voguing Ballrooms. Enjoy!

Music Is The Answer.

Art by Jack Rivas

....music is the answer to  your problems....this is Celeda and Danny Tenaglia  collaborating in 1998 making a end of '90s house classic.   A match made in House music heaven! Here it is with a new twist! Enjoy

Be Yourself

Easter break is ovah! Back to school and to end it on high note here is the 1999 club classic "Be Yourself" by Celeda.  The song was written, produced, keyboarded and drum programmed by the legendary Danny Tenaglia.  Ms. Celeda is a Chicago native whose contribution to the dance music world has been unparalleled.  She has empowered the dance floors for almost two decades with her voice and flawless productions.  Need I say that collaborating with Mr. Tenaglia was a match made in club heaven.  They were the Giorgio Moroder and Donna Summer of the '90s! They made brilliant, flawless and heart stopping dance music that literally took you on a journey of 'sounds and beats' with all their tracks now considered classics.  I remember being in dance rapture when Tenaglia dropped this song for the first time during his residency at club Vinyl during the late '90s.   Today I was bike ridding over the West Side Piers right by the old site of The Tunnel  and was spooked (in a good way) when listening to this song bookending a great podcast by Neal Schtumm (listen here) .  I was surprised how timeless and brilliantly redeeming this song still remains.  So here it is children in its full glory and don't forget to always "be yourself and no one else"....Enjoy!

Site of The Tunnel club, NY
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Be Yourself (and No One Else) - Celeda

April Mix

April Mix - Dj Glamjack

A new mix has sprung!  Here is a mix inspired solely on the dancer. The dancer as the most important element in dance music.  They couldn't live without the other.  Musically, this eclectic mix has a very complex yet simple approach using a myriad of overlapping segments with some of unexpected twists.  I dug out some of old live vinyl mixes and experiments with acapellas over beats.    There are some nice retro tracks along with fairly recent ones that I am excited about such as the Sebastian Teller's disco orgy of "Cochon Ville", Jimmy Edgar's hard core "This Ones For The Children", Thomas Gandey's "The Organ Track" which is treated nicely by Maxxi Soundsystem and The Chromatics' beautifully haunting "Lady".  The new Chromatics LP is worth checking out by the way.  Happy Spring and Enjoy!

Track List

   1.  T. Rex  - Cosmic Dancer

   2.  Sebastien Teller - Cochon Ville

   3.  Celeda - The Underground (Acapella)

   4. Gino Soccio - Dancer

   5. Jimmy Edgar - This Ones For The Children

   6. Thomas Gandey - The Organ Track (Maxxi Soundsystem Dub)

   7. Classic Man - 5th Street Orchestration (Sweet Ambience Mix)

   8. Deep Space Orchestra - Dollar

   9. Deodato - Skyscraper

 10. Eddie C - Gimme Your Dub

 11. Instant Funk - No Stoppin' That Rockin' (Acapella)

 12. The Chromatics - Lady

 13. First Choice - The Player (Acapella Dub Beat Mix)

 14. Bumblebee Unlimited - Love Bug

 15  Dominatrix - The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight

 16  Block 16 - Slow Hot Wind

 17. Common - Voices

 18. Delegation - Promise Of Love/Soul Tripping

April Mix by Jack Rivas on Mixcloud