DJ Mix for @danceoftheclones - a great project celebrating gay clubbing in the late 70s and early 80s when "The Clones" took over: Moustache men with perfect bodies in denim, plaid shirts, bomber jackets, and t-shirts, dancing their asses off to up-tempo Disco & HiNRG, at clubs like 12 West, Flamingo, The Saint, etc.

This mix contains tunes from 1979...1985. Feel free to ask for an ID!

Mr. Fonk - Dance Of The Clones Mixtape #10 // May 2023

Marusha & Jeff Mills - Live @ Dancehall, DT64 (September 1991)

Ricardo Villalobos @ Cocoon Club Amnesia, Ibiza - 09.07.2001

Edits For The Common Man Vol. 3

buy @ bandcamp

Mr. Fonk - Fantasia (Edit, mastered)

Live at Sisyphos Berlin 28.03.2024 (vinyl only)

...one of my best festival experiences ever. Ricardo played for hours and hours, refusing to stop. Even when security took his headphones aways he was still playing another record and another record, and so on... This is only the first part of his set but pure magic!


pic by Rob X / subq.

https://soundcloud.com/machx

Ricardo Villalobos - Live at Sonne Mond Sterne - 2002-08-10 (2 parts)

[fan mix!] Robert Johnson in Offenbach started out in 1999. Over the years it became one of the most important Clubs for House Music in Germany. My first visit was in 2001. Many more followed and in 2005 I finally moved over, so I could go there every weekend. This club and its music formed me as a DJ like no other.

Here I mixed tunes mostly from 1999 to 2003, typical for summer time. 90% of these I've heard in the club. Some are classics like the KDJ tune. You cannot imagine the crowd roaring when this one came on... Magical times, unforgettable!

01. Sunday Brunch - Midsummer Night
02. Norm Talley - Change (Mike Huckaby Remix)
03. Marvin Dash - Friday Night with Burt Reynolds
04. D2 - Detox
05. Crazy P*nis - Get it on
06. I:Cube - Metamorphik
07. Needs - Walkin' Thru Circles (Level 2: Thump Mix)
08. Savannah - Night Of Music
09. Rick Wade - Fade Away
10. Brother Of Soul - Music
11. Moodymann - I can't kick this feeling when it hits
12. Cheek - Venus
13. Jah Wobble & Bill Laswell - Alsema Dub (Carl Craig Remix)
14. Kemetic Just - Do You Remember (Charles Webster Memory Mix)
15. DJ Gregory - Attend 2
16. David Hausdorf - Tiefenrausch
17. Blaze - Lovelee Dae
18. M83 - Run Into Flowers (Midnight Fuck Remix by Jackson)

Robert Johnson Roots #1 - Summer (1999-2005, vinyl only)

Robert Johnson Fan Mix No. 2. by Mr. Fonk
These are tunes from approx. 1998...2004. Stuff like this you could hear when everyone was riding the same wave, like Spock & Picard on a trip to wonderland and the whole House floating into space... And if you really wanted to fly, you had to know someone who knew "Red Star Trek" :-)

01. Matthew Herbert - See You On Monday
02. Jeremiah - Only Dubbin' On My 808
03. Justus Köhncke - 2 after 909
04. Schatrax - Keep on loving
05. Steve O'Sullivan & John Beer - Breezer
06. Presence - Better Day (Totally Dubbed Mix)
07. Marvin Dash - Damn Campers
08. Zimt - U.O.A.A. Shake It ! (Jürgen Paape Remix)
09. Roxy - Roxy (Dub)
10. Justus Köhncke - Jet (M. Mayer Mix)
11. Ricardo Villalobos - Lugo-Mix
Brother's Vibe Traxx - El Baile (Acapella)
12. Markus Nikolai - Rood
13. Dinky - Acid In My Fridge
14. Point G - Underwater
15. La Grande Boofont - G-String Underbeard (Original Mix)
16. Carsten Jost - Krokus / Elmenreich (Stewart Walker Remix)
17. Michael Mayer - Hush Hush Baby
18. Soul Capsule - Lady Science (NYC Sunrise)

Robert Johnson Roots #2 - The space ship starts (1998-2004, vinyl only)

Robert Johnson Fan Mix No. 3 by Mr. Fonk.
Peak time tunes from approx. 1999-2004. You could hear almost anything at peak time, or you could hear a crazy 12" make the party peak any time. But even though a RJ night was never predictable there were some certified bombs that always made people storm the podiums and scream for more.
01. Iz & Diz - Pac
02. Luciano - Mr. Chancleta
03. Luciano & Quenum - Orange Mistake
04. Phil Weeks - Hypnose (David Duriez Psychiatric Mix)
05. Blakkat - Y'all Trippin'
06. DJ Cole Medina - Buffalo Bill
07. Scoper & Bubba - I'm Satisfied (Brett's World Of Nonsence Mix)
08. Brett Johnson - One Man (Main Vox)
09. Brett Johnson - Flashback
10. Slater & Hogan - Caught Out
11. Switch - Get Ya Dub On
12. Chicken Lips - Do It Proper (Justin Robertson Remix)
13. Kotai - Sucker DJ (Marcin „Highfish“ Kozlowski Remix)
14. Christian Morgenstern - The Future Is On Fire Pt. 1
15. Moloko - Unknown Bootleg
16. Sieg über die Sonne - Love Is OK (Ricardo Villalobos Remix)
17. Carl Craig - A Wonderful Life (Epic Mix)

Robert Johnson Roots #3 - Hands up on the Podium (1999-2004, vinyl only)

[fan mix!] The morning hours in RJ often were the best. After 6am anything could happen... While the sun was rising over the Main, the DJs often dropped their best records: Deep, hypnotizing, but driving and crazy, keeping you on the floor indefinitely... Some of them took me years to hunt down.

01. Terrence Parker - Emancipation Of My Soul
02. I:Cube - Oblivion (Dixon's Edit)
03. Sanasol - Tambourine Man
04. Morgan Geist - Pico
05. Jussi-Pekka - Dancing Queen (Germanny Mix)
06. Don Disco & Jeremiah - The Whistle Song
07. Wulf n Bear - Raptures of The Deep
08. DJ Dozia - Klugh (DJ Dozia Remix)
09. Flowchart - Gee Bee
10. DJ Buck - 405
11. Bellringers - Sunrising
12. Paperclip People - The Climax
13. Ricardo Villalobos - Heike
14. Silverlining - Pearl Divers
15. Slam - Positive Education
16. Paul Hughes - Sunrise
17. Wulf n Bear - Body Music
18. Paperclip People - Floor
19. Schatrax - A question of timing
20. Wink - Meditation Will Manifest
21. Choice - Acid Eiffel

Robert Johnson Roots #4 - Morgens halb 10 in Offenbach (classics, vinyl only)

@dj-sven-helwig used to be a resident DJ of Robert Johnson with Thomas Hammann and Gerd Janson during their hardcore Deep House night "Liquid" from the beginning until 2009.

Here's his tribute to the classic "RoJo sound."

playlist:
1. T.P.O. – Hiroshi's Dub (Real Life Version)
2. T.P.O. – Hiroshi's Dub  (Joe Claussell Bonus Groove)
3. Kuniyuki – Precious Hall (Original Mix)
4. Solidiers Of Twilight – Mainstreet
5. Recloose – Mym230
6. Herbert – Leave Me Now
7. Sensory Productions – Deep Introspection
8. Romanthony – Trust (Kerri Chandler Dub)
9. Vanessa Mitchell – Higher
10. Savannah – Night Of Music
11. Blaze – How Deep Is Your Love (Drum Dub)
12. Blaze – How Deep Is Your Love (Shelter Vocal remix)
13. Kings Of Tomorrow – Flute’s
14. Azymuth – Jazz Carnival (Global Communication Remix)
15. Son Dexter – Easy Life
16. Beanfield – Tides (C’s Movement#1)(Carl Craig remix)

Robert Johnson Roots #5 - Tribute mix by Sven Helwig (Vinyl only)

[fan mix!] Robert Johnson had many classic tunes. Here are a few more, mainly from Detroit, Chicago and New York + some work by admirers like local talent Lars Bartkuhn aka Needs or swiss Wunderkind André aka Rozzo.

tracklist:
01. Carl Craig - At Less (Russ Mix)
02. Cobblestone Jazz - 5th Element
03. Mood II Swing - Move Me
04. A Blast From The Past - Forever Mono
05. Needs - So Many Dreams
06. Different Noodles - Banana resort
07 Common Factor - Get Down
08. Science 2101 – Now Phreeq
09. Moodymann - Dem Young Sconies
10. KB Project - The Symphony (Can You Feel It)
11. Chuggles - I remember Dance
12. Mood II Swing - I See You Dancing (Remix)
13. Santone - Be Right There
14. Ultramarine - Hooter (Carl Craig Remix)
15. Andre - Invisible Wall
16. Chez Damier & Ron Trent - Morning Factory
17. Brothomstates - Matala Bobo

Robert Johnson Roots #6 - US Classics (vinyl only)

Robert Owens broke away from home at a very young age to live in Chicago. He shared rooms with Frankie Knuckles and used to DJ from the late 1970s, long before his singing career started. In Chicago he got world famous as the lead singer of Fingers Inc., but still DJed every now and then. He never stopped, lived in New York and London during his 1990s solo success and still sings and lives the DJ live now - in Berlin. One of the real true legends of House Music!

Roberts message regarding this mix:

"Thank you Mr. Fonk, thank you for taking me back down memory lane. Yes, I was living there in New York when this was recorded it’s around the period when I was working with Frankie Knuckles and David Morales and Judy Weinstein staying at DEF mix Records and please do share and if possible, can you please send me a download link …I am grateful wishing you a merry Christmas and a beautiful coming new year." 🥰❤️🙏🏿

Robert Owens Live In New York City 1990

Claude Young was one of Detroit's most innovative producers and DJs. Under many monikers he released classic after classic. His skills were out of this world but his DJ gigs were quite rare in Europe. In 2023 Claude retired from Djing, tired from a scene driven by social media hysteria...

Here's a rare set of Claude Young in great quality.

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Claude Young @ Doornroosje, Nijmegen 1997

Here comes another fan mix by @dj-sven-helwig who was a resident for approx. 10 years from 1999...

playlist:
1. Metro Area – Caught Up (Sven Helwig Live Edit)
2. Index 968 – Secret Fantasy (Plastic Soul Remix)
3. Kalk – Thank You Larry (DJ GJ Edit)
4. Norma Jean Bell – I’m The Baddest Bitch (Original Mix)
5. 2nd Shift – It’s Been A Long Time (Freaksdubbyreprise)
6. Omar S & Shadow Ray – Oasis Thirteen (Extended Mix)
7. Division By Zero – Ball Blazer
8. Sandy Rivera – Come Into My Room feat. LT Brown
9. Kink & Neville Watson – Blueprint
10. Pepe Bradock – Life
11. Daphne – When U Love Someone (Danny Tenaglia Club Mix)
12. Red Hook Dreams – Your Love (Kenny Dope Remix)
13. Baby Pop – Love Potion
14. Terrence Parker – Your Love
15. Earth People – Dance (Kerri Chandler Centro Fly Mix)
16. Kings Of Tomorrow feat. Sean Grant – Hear My Calling
17. Lontano – Lovebass
18. Round Two – New Day (Club Vocal Mix)
19. Scuba - Porno

Robert Johnson Roots #7 - Early Morning Vibes by Sven Helwig (Vinyl only)

Robert Johnson always pushed in different directions. One branch of the tree was Deep House in its original form, before even german Schlager got this genre tag. I remember when a more experienced Johnson friend announced a Pepe Bradock record to me saying: "...only for da real headz" *winkwink*
____
01. Charles Webster - I Understand You
02. Theo Parrish - Solitary Flight
03. Ron Trent - Space Riddims
04. Blaze - Moonwalk
05. Black Rascals - Blaze Theme Track
06. Ron Trent - I Feel The Rhythm
07. Marvin Dash - Beats Treats
08. Passion Dance Orchestra - Alone Together
09. Jeremiah - Untitled
10. C.V.O. - What Do You See
11. The Rurals - Show me
12. House Of 909 - Pussycutz
13. Ame - Shiro
14. Ron Trent - Energy
15. Deep Dish - Chocolate City (Bomb the Whitehouse Remix)
16. DJ Kemit - I Need You
17. Dino & Terry - Summertime Blues (Flute Dub)
18. Hollis P. Monroe - I'm Lonely

Robert Johnson Roots #8 - Only for da real headz! (1990s & early 2000s, vinyl only)

[fan mix!] minimalistic, hypnotic, German House Music was one of the favourite styles in RJ. In fact there was a Superpitcher night for ages. The sound came from Jena, Frankfurt, Cologne, Hamburg, Munich, Berlin and many other places but wasn't limited to Germany at all. It sure was unique though and had much more Funk than most outsiders thought...
[playlist:]
01. Dubstar - Shining Through - 1999
02. Isolee - Raum 2 - 1997
03. Metaboman - Easy Woman (Robag Wruhme Remix) - 2002
04. A Rocket In Dub - Rocket No. 3 - 2002
05. Joakim - Cotton Gun - 2002
06. Justus Köhncke - Timecode - 2004
07. Morgan Geist - 24K - 2001
08. John Dahlbäck - Strapped - 2003
09. Metro Area - Miura - 2001
10. Frankman - Pussy Galore Nightfever - 2002
11. Glove - Drogenkontrolle - 2002
12. Steve Bug - Loverboy (Josh Wink Remix) - 1999
13. Omni A.M. - 28 c - 2002
14. Lilac Road Productions - Demonizer Soul Survivor - 2002
15. LoSoul - Open Door - 1996
16. Unknown Artist - Samich Jackson - 2000
17. Egoexpress - Weiter (Antonelli Electr. Remix) - 1999
18. Voigt & Voigt - Vision 03 - 2002
19. Tonetraeger - Welcome Back, Kotter (Mayer-Thomas-Remix) - 2002
20. Jake Fairley - Cold World - 2002
21. Mathew Jonson - Magic Through Music - 2003
22. Kenny Hawkes - Ashley's War (Version 2) - 1996
23. Jürgen Paape - So weit wie noch nie - 2001

Robert Johnson Roots #9 - Total Kompakt (1999-2004, vinyl only)

+++ fan upload, please contact me if any issue! +++
26.10.2005
Laurent Garnier ist nicht nur der dritte Pariser, der Ramona in diesem Monat beehrt, sondern auch der – mit Verlaub – sagenhafteste. Im Manchester der späten Achtziger hat es den begeisterten Musikliebhaber und damaligen Gastronomie-Azubi per Zufall hinter die Plattenteller eines namenslosen Clubs verschlagen, wo er den Hunger der anwesenden Meute mit allerlei Gedöns zwischen Abba und Zappa stillen musste. Nachdem er sich dort die Hörner abgestoßen hatte, folgte der nächste Club mit besserem Musikprogramm und auch heute noch klingendem Namen.
In der Hacienda durfte Garnier neben Mike Pickering und Graeme Park an dem Soundtrack einer Stadt Teil haben, die zwischen New Order und den Happy Mondays schlichtweg in afroamerikanische Tanzmusik verliebt war. So drehten die überspannten Clubkids umhüllt von der schwarz-gelben Nuklearästhetik des Clubs, Woche für Woche Pirouetten zu Songs von Carly Simon, Jomanda, oder dem FPI Project und Tracks von Adonis, Derrick May und DJ Pierre.
Zurück in Paris und derart geschult, wollte Laurent Garnier auch Frankreich den „Summer Of Love“ bringen. Einem Club namens „Wake Up“ und seinem nicht zu bremsenden Enthusiasmus sei Dank, sollte er nicht nur dieses Vorhaben in die Tat umsetzen, sondern auf dem Label FNAC bzw. F-Com Platten veröffentlichen, Techno in Frankreich installieren, mit seinem Plattenkoffer durch die Welt reisen und schließlich mit „Electrochoc“ ein Buch veröffentlichen, von dem sich einige DJ-Autoren ein Scheibchen abschneiden könnten. Eine der letzten wirklich großen DJ-Figuren unserer Zeit, dabei grundsympathisch und zwischen Techno und King Tubby auch noch musikalisch versiert wie kaum ein zweiter DJ. Was für ein homme du métier!

Laurent Garnier Live @ Robert Johnson, 26.10.2005 (7.5 hrs!)

...it happened again. One of my older mixes went offline because the hosting account went flat. Well here it is again. A raunchy Hi NRG mix I did in April 2020 when Covid lockdowns hit the hardest.
+++ playlist +++
01. Vera - Don’t You Want My Love
02. Vikki Benson - Easy Love
03. M&G - Boogie Tonight
04. Lime - I Don’t Want To Lose You
05. Gary’s Gang - Makin’ Music (Dub Mix)
06. Soif de la Vie featuring Rosay - Goddess Of Love
07. Lime - On The Grid (Re-Mix Dub)
08. The Cage feat. Nona Hendryx - Do What You Wanna Do (Dub)
09. Laura Pallas - Emergency
10. Miquel Brown - So Many Men, So Little Time
11. Mystery - Hold On To This Moment
12. Pamala Stanley - Coming Out Of Hiding
13. Simone - It’s Too late (Special Instrumental Mix)
14. Oh Romeo - Lookin’ Out
15. Pamala Stanley - I Don’t Want To Talk About it
16. Two Sisters - Destiny (Club Mix)
17. Vera - Baby Won’t You Dance With Me
18. Lisa - Rocket To Your Heart (Moby Dick 12“ Mix)
19. Queen Samantha - Close Your Eyes (Remix)
20. Wow - Bring On The Men 
21. Donna Summer - Sunset People (Album & 12“ Version)
22. Charade - Got To Get To You
23. Oh Romeo - These Memories
24. Pipedream - Quicksand

Corona Chronicles Vol. 7 - Hi NRG Mix

[fan mix!] back by popular demand - Sound of Cologne.
playlist:
01. Michael Mayer - Craftworld
02. Decomposed Subsonic - Sinus
03. Michael Mayer - Pensum 2
04. Max Mohr - Tomty
05. Thomas Fehlmann	- Making it Whistle
06. Antonelli Electr. ft. Miss Kittin - The Vogue Pt. 2
07. Salz - 3000 A
08. Superpitcher - Happiness (Lawrence Mix)
09. SCSI-9 - All She Wants Is (SCSI-9 Mix)
10. Antonelli Electr. - Repeat The Beat Volume 10
11. Luciano n Luciano - Amael
12. Forever Sweet - The Bionaut
13. The Orb	- Captain Korma
14. Turner - Been Out (Freaksdoobiespeakeasy)
15. John Tejada - Timebomb
16. Motor - 5
17. Misc. - The Magic Number
18. The MFA - The Difference It Makes (Superpitcher Mix)
19. Decomposed Subsonic - Blaue Löwen
20. Wesseling & Schrom - Donauwellen (Strom Aufwärts Mix)
21. Frank Martiniq - Adriano (Michael Mayer Remix)
22. Donnacha Costello - Green 
23. Ada - Maps (Michael Mayer & Tobias Thomas Mix)

Robert Johnson Roots #10 - Total Kompakt Zwei (1999 - 2006, vinyl only)

Terry Lee Brown Junior - Live @ HR XXL Clubnight (2002.11.29) - HQ Audio!

00:00-01:00 - Jeff Mills
01:00-03:00 - Josh Wink
03:00-05:00 - Carl Cox
05:00-07:00 - DJ Rush
07:00-08:00 - Jeff Mills (pre-recorded from 23:00-00:00)
full playlist: https://tinyurl.com/3xt9xb7v

Jeff Mills, Josh Wink, Carl Cox & DJ Rush - Hr3 Clubnight 2000.08.13 Hafentunnel Phase 2

Here's a 2003 Deep House clubnight by THE TIMEWRITER! 🚀🚀🚀

Jean Frank Cochois aka The Timewriter used many pseudonyms, the most underground ones probably being Jeremy and Drain Pipe. Like his buddy Terry Lee Brown Jr. he hails from beautiful Darmstadt and was always very underrated at home in Germany but valued as a master class producer worldwide.

He's a reborn christian now and he's still releasing House music on Vinyl. A real legend! 🙏

playlist:
[00:00] Rhythm & Sound With Jennifer Lara - Queen In My Empire [Basic Channel - BM II]
[01:05] Air Frog - Gymnastik [Svek - SK 062]
[01:09] Razoof Feat. Salz - Lambs Bread [Nesta - 6]
[01:15] Solomonic Sound - Children Of Israel (Blakdoktor Version) [Shaboom - SHAB 051]
[01:20] Matthew Boone - Who Instructed The Stars To Shine [Freude Am Tanzen - F.A.T. 012]
[01:27] Rhythm Plate vs Chad Mitchell - Flame's High [Roam - ROM 008]
[01:32] Stylophonic - If Everybody In The World Loved Everybody In The World (King Britt Scuba Mix) [Profilica - 12 PRO 12]
[01:38] Jean Thibault - Lit Et Mixe [Plastic City - PLAX 031-6]
[01:44] Glowing Glisses - On The Bridge (Rene Breitbarth Remix) [Poker Flat - PFR 28]
[01:47] Jeff Bennet - Oblique [Poker Flat - PFR 31]
[01:54] Luke Slater - Nothing At All ('Reason: Hois') (Console Remix) [Nova Mute - 12 NOMU 117]
[01:58] Additives & Preservatives Feat. Kim Nile - Fly (Inland Knights Mix) [Index - DEX 003]
[02:03] Stefan Goldmann Feat. Kristiina Tuomi - True [The Classic - CMC 33]
[02:07] Additives & Preservatives Feat. Kim Nile - Moonface [Index - DEX 003]
[02:11] Freaks - Where Were You When The Lights Went Out? [Music For Freaks - MFF 12028]
[02:15] Lambda - Hold On Tight (DJ S.P.U.D.'s House Remix) [F+Plus - 6975]
[02:20] DJ F.E.X. - Alright [Serial - SER 035]
[02:26] Primary Sequence - Carnival Dub [Visitor - 14]
[02:31] Shakedown Feat. Terra Deva - Drowsy With Hope (John Ciafone Mix) [Panorama - PNR 005]
[02:35] Rozzo - Conquer Mentally [Trackdown - TRD 2020]
[02:38] C & M Productions - Deep Inside [Purple Tracks - PT 018]
[02:44] Swirl People - Fears (Jonene & Touchdown Mix) [TronicSole - TSOLE 035]
[02:47] Jay-J Feat. Latrice Barnett - Keep On Rising [Defected - DFTD 065 R]
[02:51] Billy Dalessandro - At The Razors Edge [Resopal - RSP 007 LP]
[02:56] Undercover Agency Feat. JT Donaldson & Lance DeSardi - Out Of The Gate [Panhandle - PHR 007]
[03:00] Jamez - People Will Believe (Quivver's Big Bounce Mix) [Future Groove - 12 FGR 027]
[03:06] Funk Freaks - This Feeling (MaUVe Dub) [Ultra Vinyl - VU 920]
[03:11] Sam And Dave - Keep On Lovin' U [Sur Muzique - SURMU 004]
[03:18] Miguel Migs - Feel It (Main Dubpusher Bass Mix) [NRK Sound Devision - NRK 073]
[03:22] Ricky Montanari & Davide Ruberto - Hold It Down [NRK Sound Devision - NRK 075]
[03:26] Ravi McArthur - Try To Save Your Song [Visitor - 21]
[03:32] Eddie 'Chill' Posadas - Get Up [Deepfunk - DFR 002 EP]
[03:37] Gus Gus - David (Darren Emerson's Underwater Remix) [Underwater - H2O 022]
[03:42] Neon Heights - Shady Place [TronicSole - TSOLE 039]
[03:47] Chus & Penn - Burning Paris (Mucho Drums Mix) [Fire - 13]
[03:52] Scoper And Bubba - I'm Satisfied (Brett's World Of Nonsense Mix) [The Classic - CMC 39]
[03:55] DOG With The Groove Of Lights - G-Spot (Asad's Silverlining Remix) [Ing - 9]

The Timewriter @ HR XXL Clubnight 2003.04.12

an early Hr3 Clubnight of the legend Norman Feller!

Playlist: https://www.mixesdb.com/w/1995-11-18_-_Norman_Feller_@_Clubnight

Terry Lee Brown Junior - Live @ HR XXL Clubnight (1995.11.18) - HQ Audio



Mix CD giveaway for ROBERT JOHNSON club in Offenbach, April 2003.

(this is not one of my DJ mixes...)


Unknown DJ - Live @ Robert Johnson 04 - 2003

sorry guys I had to delete the 2002 afterhour set. the guy who recorded it complained to me and I deleted it. However here's a Little "Trostpflaster" for your ears. A rare 6 hours set directly from the OMEN, 1996. Even better than the one before...

the Flyer is the original one...

Sven Väth after birthday gathering @ Omen / Frankfurt, Nov 1, 1996

+++ posted with kind permission of Marsha Stern (copyright holder) +++
...an epic 6.5 hour DJ set by legendary DJ Roy Thode at the even more legendary night club "The Saint" where dance music history was written. This is a special, so-called "morning music" set.

Quote from Tim Lawrence about this:
Robbie Leslie: "At around 6:00 AM, in a ritual that was not replicated in other venues, the DJ would let the final record of the peak set fade, accept applause from the crowd and acknowledge the work of the lighting person and the generosity of the crowd (if indeed the applause was enthusiastic, which wasn’t always the case). After that, the DJ would take the tempo right down and play a set that was commonly referred to as “sleaze” or “morning music”."
[taken from "The Forging of a White Gay Aesthetic at the Saint, 1980-84"]
http://www.timlawrence.info/articles2/2013/7/2/the-forging-of-a-white-gay-aesthetic-at-the-saint-1980-84-dancecult

...and Barry Walters on RBMA:
"As the night progressed, the tempo and intensity increased by tiny, nearly imperceptible increments until climaxing around 6 AM, when the DJ would stop the music and the still-sizeable crowd would applaud as if giving a Broadway cast their standing ovation.

Then the DJ would resume, but at a somewhat slower tempo, and in a more lyrical and romantic style known as “morning music.” In a morning music set, the tempo of the tracks might build again, but typically not their intensity. Instead, DJs programed morning sets to ease dancers off stimulants and take them down an ethereal, more relaxing and soulful path for several more hours. Then the jock would usually take another encore, henceforth playing what many call “sleaze.” Sleaze might be overtly sexual, like Skatt Bros.’ “Walk the Night,” but usually not; its foundation was openhearted R&B; songs of longing, or regret, or sorrow or unmitigated joy.

This misnomer – Leslie emphatically objects to it – was especially deceptive because quintessential “sleaze” selections like Sharon Ridley’s “Changin’” or Viola Wills’ “Somebody’s Eyes” ranked among the evening’s most sensitively arranged tracks. Even when club music lost much of its compositional sophistication as the decade progressed, a “sleaze” set always radiated class. "
[taken from: "Nightclubbing: New York City’s The Saint"]
http://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2015/07/nightclubbing-the-saint

Roy Thode - Morning Music at The Saint (6.5 hours!) NYE 1981/82

Two mixes, must be early 80s... If anyone knows the real date, please let me know!

Warren passed away very recently. I am devastated the Dance Music scene has lost such a big icon, so early. His legacy remains, his perfect transitions, his monolithic taste and seamless storytelling in his mixes - just perfect. Disco music and DJ culture lose one of their greatest, yet most humble figureheads.

Discomix - Warren Gluck - Fire Island's Monster Tape 1

This absolutely legendary set should be dedicated to the legacy of the late great WARREN GLUCK, one of the best DJs there ever was. May he rest in peace and never be forgotten! 

It comes with live appearances of THE WEATHER GIRLS and EARTHA KITT!! 12 hours of magic.

Thanks to Marsha Stern and Frankii (Francisco Marquez) for a thumbs up on posting this.

Warren Gluck live at The Saint 12-24-83 - part 2

Warren Gluck live at The Saint 12-24-83 - part 1

++ booking/contact: david@smileforawhile.de  ++ I am running the Labels "smile for a while", "All that jelly" and "Edits for the common man." I'm also doing some stuff under the "Cracked Actor" Moniker. I also ran "Disco Bizarre" until 2023.
I've been listening to electronic music since 1991, DJing for 24 years now...

Some clubs I played at:
- U60311 / Frankfurt
- Das Werk / Wien
- MTW / Offenbach
- Sisyphos / Berlin
- ARM / Kassel
- Galerie Kurzweil / Darmstadt
- LIDO / Frankfurt
- Distillery / Leipzig
- Metropol / Berlin
- Golden Pudel Club / Hamburg
- Hirsch / Nürnberg
- Harry Klein / München
- Club Ost / Berlin

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