Disco Mixes

Throwback to the festival season 2021! 🎡
...when Disco Bizarre invited their friends and beloved ones to play and dance at Wurzelfestival.

This time we invite you to listen to mr. Fonk

Thanks for playing 💝

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MrFonk @ Wurzel Festival 2021

A "morning music" style mix by Mr. Fonk, severely inspired by the climates of what one might have experienced in dancefloors throughout Fire Island somewhere between the late 70s and early 80s. A long time appreciator and student of the beginnings of dancefloor culture in New York, Mr. Fonk knows a thing or two about sleaze, start your week in good hearings, it's all here - listen carefully!

Disco Bizarre / Smile for a while / All That Jelly

H.A.N.D. MIX 032 - Mr. Fonk

Promo Mix by @cracked-a for: ROSE CORNELIUS - HERE (Disco Bizarre 003)

playlist:
1. Eddie Kendricks - Date With The Rain (Extended Disco Mix)
2. Rose Cornelius - Here (Jim Hopkins DJ Friendly Re-Edit) 
3. Carol Douglas - I Want To Stay With You
4. Margaret Reynolds - Day After Day (A Little Bit More Re Edit)
5. The Salsoul Orchestra - Salsoul Rainbow [Original Album Version]
6. Philly USA - Speak Well (Tom Moulton Mix; 2012 - Remaster)
7. Rose Cornelius - I Want You To Stay With Me - (Jim Hopkins Restoration)
8. The Love Unlimited Orchestra - I Wanna Boogie And Woogie With You
9. Dazzle! - You Dazzle Me
10. Lorraine Johnson - The More I Get, the More I Want
11. People’s Choice - Here We Go Again
12. Gloria Gaynor - How High The Moon
13. The Salsoul Orchestra - It's Good for the Soul [Original Album Version]
14. Moment Of Truth - So Much for Love (Tom Moulton 12" instrumental remix)
15. Rose Cornelius - I Want You To Stay With Me (DJ Duke Remix)

Disco Bizarre 003

Mr. Fonk - Disco Promo Mix for DB 003

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

Here's my "goodbye mix" looking back at 5 years of KitKatClub / Berlin. I was hosting monthly Disco Bizarre clubnights since 2019 and playing for "Revolver", too, from 2018. Now I am leaving for good - and without wanting to be dramatic - it's the end of an era!

1. Ozo - Anambra
2. Faith, Hope & Charity - Don’t Pity Me
3. Melba Moore - Standing Right Here
4. Lalo Schifrin - Oh Darlin… Life Goes On
5. Teena Marie - I need Your Lovin’
6. Shalamar - I Owe You One
7. The Shades Of Love - Keep In Touch (Body To Body)
8. France Joli - Gonna Get Over You (Francois Kervorkian Mix)
9. Loi - Body Contact
10. Melba Moore - Take My Love
11. Mike & Brenda Sutton - Don’t Let Go Of Me (Grip My Hips And Move Me) (Shep Pettibone Mix)
12. Peter Brown (Love Is Just) The Game
13. Madleen Kane - Move Me With Your Love
14. Dennis Coffey - Calling Planet Earth
15. Michele - Magic Love
16. France Joli - The Heart To Break The Heart
17. Carrie Lucas - I Gotta Keep Dancin’ (Keep Smiling)
18. Viola Wills - Secret love
19. Roberta Kelly - Zodiac
20. Donna Summer - On The Radio
21. Carol Douglas - Midnight Love Affair
22. Gary Criss - Amazon Queen
23. Ramona Brooks - I Don’t Want You Back
24. Gladys Knight - It’s Better Than Good Time (Walter Gibbons 12“ Mix)
25. MFSB - Love Is The Message
26. Jean Carne - Was That All It Was?
27. NYCC - I’ll Keep My Light In My Window
28. Van McCoy - Love At First Sight
29. Bebu Silvetti - Sun After The Rain (Roy Thode Mix)
30. The Salsoul Orchestra - Runaway
31. Odyssey - Native New Yorker
32. The Funk Masters - It’s Over
33. Angela Bofill - What I Wouldn’t Do (For The Love Of You)
34. Phylis Hyman - Loving You, Losing You
35. Madleen Kane - Couldn’t Find A Better Way To Say Goodbye

Mr. Fonk - Goodbye Kitty Mix

This week on Topshelf we're delighted to have with us German DJ, edit extraordinaire & Smile for a While head, Mr. Fonk.

A vinyl collector, Disco lover and 22 year veteran DJ, Mr. Fonk has built up an incredibly rich knowledge and passion for dance music, starting in the 80's with Italo disco, new wave, new romantics and Radio pop, which was later strengthened through the 90's with the addition of House and Techno.

Playing all over Germany in the mid 2000's, Mr. Fonk decided to start his own events series in 2011, which has seen him go on to host the likes of Johannes Albert, Move D, Phonk D & Vakula to name a few.
He'd then built on the events to form his label under the same name which has seen releases from artists including Duccio, Kolja Gerstenberg, Matthieu Faubourg and Monosoul.

We came across his work however, when we stumbled across his frightfully delicious edit of Nacht und Nebel's 'Victoria 2000' and later, onto his discocentric edit of Two Tons O' Fun's  'Earth Can Be Just Like Heaven'.

And now with a 2hr Disco mix for the ages, we're overjoyed to bring you Topshelf 091 w/ Mr. Fonk ( @cracked-a ). Enjoy

The Library LMD Presents Topshelf 091 w/ Mr. Fonk

A Disco Mix to say goodbye to Frankfurt where I lived for 10 years, made many friends and got to know loads of good music. Never forget! ♥

01. Claudja Barry - Love for the sake of love
02. Donna McGhee - It ain't no big thing
03. People's Choice - Movin' in all directions
04. Shot - Main Thing
05. Mary Clark - Take me I'm yours
06. Roger Gravel - Un habit En La Bemol
07. Tony Orlando - Don't let go
08. Derrick Harriot - Black skinned blue eyed boys
09. Rainbow Brown - Till you surrender
10. Cloud One - Don't let this rainbow pass me by
11. Timeless Legend - I was born to love you
12. D-Train - Keep On (Dub Mix)
13. Rocker's Revenge - Dubbin in Sunshine
14. Nick Straker Band - A little bit of Jazz
15. Vance & Suzanne - I can't get along with you
16. ESG - Moody (Spaced Out)
17. Tenderness - Got to keep on trying (Joey Negro Edit)
18. Master Boogies Song And Dance - Roll the Joint (Joey Negro Edit)
19. Jackie Moore - This time baby
20. T.S. Monk - Stay free of his love
21. Slick - Space Bass
22. Plunky & The Oneness of Juju - Always have to say goodbye

Goodbye Frankfurt Mix (Disco, Rhythm & Blues, Cosmic, Funk, Soul)

a little DJ Mix for my kitkat and Revolver friends...

playlist:
01. Viola Wills - Gonna Get Along Without You Now (Original Extended 1984 Remix)
02. Patrick Cowley - Get a little
03. Romance Feat Jessica Williams - Tie me down
04. Lime - You're my magician
05. Giorgio Moroder - I wanna rock you
06. Evelyn Thomas - High energy
07. Vicious Pink - CCCan't You See (French Extended Mix)
08. Mike Mareen - Dancing In The Dark (Galactica Remix)
09. Divine - Native Love (Step By Step)
10. Donna Summer - I Feel Love (Patrick Cowley Mega Mix)
11. Easy Going - Fear Medley (Disconet Remix)
12. Patrick Cowley - Menergy
13. Munich Machine - Get on the funk train
14. Norma Lewis - Maybe this time
15. Loverde feat. Patrick Cowley - Die hard lover
16. Claudja Barry - Work me over
17. Earlene Bentley - I'm Living My Own Life
18. American Gypsy - I'm OK, You're OK
19. Abba - Lay all your love on me (Disconet Remix)
20. Erotic Drum Band - Love Disco Style (1987 remix)
21. Lime - Your Love (Remix)
22. Cut Glass - Without Your Love (Hot Classics)

TASCAM DR-05

Mr. Fonk - A tribute to KITKAT #1 (Hi-NRG)

A tribute to the fabulous REVOLVER nights at KitKat club Berlin. I played two 6hr sets there in 2018 with stuff exactly like this. The atmosphere was the best I ever experienced as a DJ in 18 years - keep on reachin' for that rainbow!
playlist:
01. Diana Ross - It’s My House (12“ Promo Remix)
02. Donna McGhee - Make It Last Forever
03. Ashford & Simpson - Stay Free
04. Melba Moore - You Stepped Into My Life (Special Disco Version)
05. Inner Life - I'm Caught Up (In a One Night Love Affair)
06. Teddy Pendergrass - If You Know Like I Know (John Morales M & M Mix)
07. Evelyn „Champagne“ King - I Don't Know If It's Right (12" Disco Mix)
08. Jimmy „Bo“ Horne - Spank (Original 12“ Mix)
09. Diana Ross - Once In The Morning
10. The SOS Band - Take Your Time Do It Right (12“ Version)
11. Donna Summer - Bad Girls
12. Poussez! - Come On And Do It
13. Dan Hartman - Vertigo - Relight My Fire
14. Gayle Adams - Your Love Is A Life Saver
15. Thelma Houston - I’m Here Again
16. Sarah Dash - Sinner Man
17. Diana Ross - The Boss
18. Donna Summer - The Last Dance 
19. Jackie Moore - This Time Baby (Special Disco Version)
20. The Raes - A Little Lovin
21. Carrie Lucas - I Gotta Keep Dancin’ (Keep Smiling)
22. Linda Clifford - If My Friends Could See Me Now
23. Inner Life feat. Jocelyn Brown - Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
24. Marlena Shaw - Touch Me In The Morning
25. Gonzalez - I Haven’t Stopped Dancing Yet
26. Brainstorm - Lovin’ Is Really My Game (Extended Version)

Smile for a while

Mr. Fonk - A tribute to KITKAT #2 (70s Disco - playlist in description)

A set full of Disco classics and some more obscure material, catered for a wild crowd at Berlin's Kitkat Club, this set was recorded live on the Disco Bizarre floor from approx. 00:00 to 02:00 in the morning on Feb 2, 2019.

Mr. Fonk 70s Disco set @ Disco Bizarre, Kitkat club Berlin, 02.02.2019

...drunken master style... Great party, great audience :-)

Italo Disco, Euro Disco, Boogie, Electric Funk,... 80s to the maxxxx!

Mr. Fonk live @ BEAST, Polygon Club / Berlin, Feb 23, 2019 - 3.5hr Italo Disco set

This time I closed the main floor from 5 to 8 a.m. - what a wild night again!!

recording is a bit distorted, sorry for that :)

smile for a while

live at kitkat club / Berlin, Disco Bizarre, April 6, 2019 (uptempo Disco & HiNRG)

...can't stop the Boogie. Recorded live, Opening up the Disco Bizarre floor thus some clipping in the Audio file, sorry...

90% was played on Vinyl (12").

pic by Kseniya Apresyan.

Garage Classics set at DISCO BIZARRE, kitkat May 11, 2019

DJ Set recorded live at Berlin's mighty SISYPHOS... 3 Hours of music from Vinyl, slowly transitioning from House Music to Disco...

Please excuse any alcohol related train wrecks in the mix :-)

Disco Bizarre / Smile for a while

DJ Himself & Mr. Fonk - DJ set at Sisyphos Wintergarten, June 8, 2019

A DJ mix for the legendary Revolver Party on FOLSOM Weekend, ravaging Berlin's KitKat club every year for the black and the blue who only come out at night… A Little master & servant play can't hurt too much, so I packaged the meanest Disco and HiNRG bangers the late 70s and early 80s had to offer to maximize your pain & pleasure!
Playlist:
01.  Peter Brown ‎– They Only Come Out At Night (1984) 
02. Paul Parker ‎– Right On Target (1982)
03. Digital Emotion ‎– Get Up Action (1983)
04. George McCrae ‎– Don't You Feel My Love (1979)
05. Laura Pallas - Emergency (1984)
06. Miquel Brown - So Many Men, So Little Time (1983)
07. Hazell Dean ‎– Searchin' (I Gotta Find A Man) (1983)
08. Velvette ‎– Nothing Worse Than Being Alone (Mr. Fonk Edit)  (1984)
09. Pamala Stanley ‎– I Don't Want To Talk About It (1983)
10. Peter Jacques Band ‎– Counting On Love "One Two Three" (1981)
11. The Ring ‎– Savage Lover (1979)
12. Azul Y Negro ‎– The Night (1983)
13. Theo Vaness ‎– Sentimentally It's You (1979)
14. Lydia Steinman ‎– Touch Me In The Morning  (1985)

FOLSOM Mix by Mr. Fonk for REVOLVER PARTY (Disco, post-Disco, Hi-NRG)

my man vonlynx and me playing da blues at our beloved KITKAT, for DISCO BIZARRE. Early morning b2b session with tons of Hi-NRG, Italo Disco and other 80s dance tunes...

kitkat, disco bizarre

Disco Bizarre pres. carlo von lynX vs. Mr. Fonk @ KitKat club / Berlin, Sept 21, 2019

How can every Saturday be better than the one before?

Manical closing set after my buddy from Brooklyn, Son of Lee, closing down KitKat Berlin with tons of Disco bombs.

One of those evenings where everything was at 200%, and since I'm a lucky bastard the set got recorded secretly :-)

Disco Bizarre @KitKat Club, Nov 9, 2019 - closing set from 5 am to 8 am

Here it comes - our very first podcast by our resident Mr. Fonk( @cracked-a ). It's surely "all things Disco", a blast from the past, mainly the 70s. Some well known tunes, some lesser known, some obscure ones and two edits. All have been turned into big hits on our beloved KitKat basement floor, where we're doing our thing every saturday. Please enjoy!

01. Andrea True Connection - What’s Your Name What’s Your Number 
02. Crown Heights Affair - You Gave Me Love (Extended Version)
03. Jean Carn - You Got A Problem
04. Lorraine Johnson - The More I Get The More I Want (Lynx & Fonk Re-Rub)
05. Billy Idle & Mr. Fonk - Tuco Disco
06. Poussez! - Come On And Do it (Roy Thode Mix)
07. Hues Corporation - I Caught Your Act
08. Caress - Love Spell (Original Album Version)
09. Master Boogie’s Song And Dance - Roll The Joint
10. Sabu - We’re Gonna Rock
11. Raes - A Little Lovin’ (Keeps The Doctor Away)
12. Nightlife Unlimited - Love Is In You (Remix)
13. Stereo Fun Inc. - Got You Where I Want You Babe
14. Front Page - Love Insurance
15. Cinema - I Love Men
16. Edwin Starr - Contact
17. Liquid Gold - My Baby’s Baby (Midnight Mix)
18. Donna Summer - Heaven Knows
19. Plastic Surprise - Disco Express

Artwork by Lennonlove

A Little Bizarre w/ Mr. Fonk

Exactly what we need in these crazy times of panic and hysteria - some sleazy, romantic tunes that make us forget the troubles outside...

01. Sheila Hylton - The Bed’s Too Big Without You
02. Uschi Bruning - Hochzeitsnacht
03. Grace Jones - La Vie En Rose
04. Double Discovery - Thanks For Loving Me
05. Love Unlimited - Move Me No Mountain
06. Lou Rawls - Lady Love
07. Gregg Diamond / Bionic Boogie - Hot Butterfly
08. Carly Simon - Why
09. William DeVaughn - Be Thankful For What You’ve Got
10. Grace Jones - Autumn Leaves
11. Hi-Gloss - You’ll Never Know
12. Inner Life - Make It Last Forever
13. Dexter Wansel ft. Terri Wells - The Sweetest Pain
14. People’s Choice - Movin’ In All Directions
15. Peter Brown - Do You Wanna Get Funky
16. Diana Ross - It’s My House (12“ Promo Remix)
17. Larry Houston - Promise (Instrumental Version)
18. Wham! - Blue (Armed With Love)
19. Technicque - (Looking For Someone To Love) Tonight 
20. Sister Sledge - Thinking Of You (Original Re-Touch)
21. Shakatak - Easier Said Than Done
22. Side Effect - Private World
23. Tamiko Jones - Let It Flow
24. The Funk Masters - It’s Over
25. Risco Connection - It’s My House Version

Corona Chronicles #3 - Romantic Sleaze Podcast

Disco Frisco Guest Mix: Mr. Fonk

++ 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
- KitKat / Berlin 
- Das Werk / Wien
- MTW / Offenbach
- ARM / Kassel
- Galerie Kurzweil / Darmstadt
- LIDO / Frankfurt
- Distillery / Leipzig
- Metropol / Berlin
- Golden Pudel Club / Hamburg
- Hirsch / Nürnberg
- Harry Klein / München