A night at the Depoit 1984 Mix (Prince's friends, followers & competitors)

The depoit was a legendary club in 1980s based in Minneapolis. The Minneapolis sound was created by Prince, his followers and his competitors and introduced to the audience in this club.
For the people who have seen Prince's movie "Purple Rain" is easy to picture how special was this club.
The Minneapolis sound is the perfect example of "New Wave meets Funk". Sometimes sounds electro, sometimes Disco, sometimes sexy, sometimes POP, sometimes Rock and even phsychedelik.

From Minneapolis (Appart of Prince) I've included The Time, Vanity, Dez Dickerson, Andre Cymone and my alltime favorite Mazarati

I've added also artists from outside Minneapolis (but with a simmilar groove) such as Rick James, Imagination and The Stone City band.

I hope you'll enjoy.

Tracklist:
Prince - Intro
Andre Cymone - Neon Pussycat
Imagination - State of love
Good Question - Got a new love
Rick James - R U experienced?
The Time - Wild and loose
Prince - Head
Stone City Band - Love Hassles
Mazarati - She's just that kind of lady
Apollonia 6 - Sex Shooter
Sheila E. - The glamorous life
Jesse Johnson - Be your man
Ready for the world - Digital Display
Jill Jones - All day all night
Vanity - Make up
Dez Dickerson - Modernaire
The Family - Nothing compares 2 you

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Acid Jazz Breakbeats

Acid Jazz, an independent record label based in London, was a big influence in the late 80s and during the 90s.

The name of the label became a music genre, a symbol of the 70s Funk nostalgia who joined many different musicians, producers, MCs and Djs... such as Jamiroquai, DJ Greyboy, 4 Hero, Galliano, James Taylor quartet, The Brand new heavies, The Future organisation, Incognito, Freak Power with the DJ and Producer Norman Cook...(better known as Fatboy Slim).

During some time, Acid Jazz was considered as a non orinigal style, just a 70s revival, even confused with the Acid House movement.

Unlike this critical moment, Actually Acid Jazz made the first steps on 90s electronic music resurrection,creating the first intelligent way to use Old Skool samples, and creating the most avant-garde sound in the 90s. Nowadays still sounds contemporary, the label is still working and most of the artists are still rockin'.

Without classic hits, for this mix I've choosed electronic & groovy Acid Jazz underground artists, trying my best to mix it in a Funky Style. I hope u'll enjoy

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Variations in House Music

Hello Everybody!

This is a double mix I made one year ago as an exploration of alternative & Commercial House Music ways.

The first time I keep on touch with House Music, it was in the Sunday Evenenings of PIÚ CLUB, in my town, when I was still in the high school. On that moment I was only interested in Rock, Pop or Soul music. In PIÚ CLUB (some day I must dedicate a mix to PIÚ) I had the chance to keep on touch with the UK Speed Garage and French Touch waves occasionally visited by great DJs in the mix such as The Masters at work, Bob Sinclar or Roger Sanchez there.

During the next years I spent many time invistigating about the groovy sound of House until I got it into The Shelter Club (New York), under the guidance of DJ Timmy Regisford when I touched the sky.

This mix "Variations in House music" is only a tranning to mix different styles in House such as Electro, Deep and Funky House.
I hope you'll enjoy it!!

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A mix with feeling (70s-80s Disco)

This mix is so special to me, and after many takes I've got some satisfiction with this one. Human drums are hard to mix, Larry Levan knew it, so he bassed his mixes on his own feeling with the groovy melodies and the beats. The great quality and the bravery of those musicians, Djs and producers from the 70s was amazing great. They really made miracles with the poor existing technology, It was pure talent.

Disco comes from the meeting between Funk and the new electronic technology. Officially Disco was born in the NY underground night clubs, with the support of black, latin and gay audiences from early 70s. After the Bee Gees smash "Saruday night fever", Disco became a massive and commercial culture, and finally became the classy-fashioned music from the 70s.
Disco was a big influence in the creation of many new styles such as House, Techno, Hip-Hop, Post-Punk or New Wave.

In 1980 Disco was officially murdered in the Yankees stadium when thousands of people burned Disco albums as a demonstration of conservative values. But really, Disco was murdered by the over-production, the AIDS expansion, the drugs abusse by the followers, the new conservative minds, and the fashion changes.
Actually Disco wasn't dead, it reborn again in early 80s under the new waves of electronic music such as Euro-Dance (in Europe) or House Music (in US).

Disco, Soul, Funk... I love it! When I get the feeling of those wonderful soulful songs I can't stop to mix until my ears and fingers can't stand the work. Let me guide you by the dark corners of the "Garage" or the "Warehouse" in late 70s and enjoy with the mix with all my best feeling.

This underground Disco mix is dedicated to Larry Levan, Frankie Knuckles, Farley Jackmaster Funk and all those wonderful DJs from the early years of House music. They were so grate!

TRACKLIST

Johnson Products - Johnson Jumpin'
Skyy - First time around
John Ozila - Funky Boogie
Earth, Wind & Fire - Brazilian Rhyme
Billy Frazier & Friends - Billy Who
Peech Boys - Don't make me wait
Billy Ocean - Nights
Stephanie Mills - Put your body in it
Roy Ayers - Running away
War - Galaxy
Instant Funk - Bodyshine
Tony Cook - On the floor
Candido - Thousand finger man
LEB Harmony - Feeling love
Exodus - Together forever

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