Frankie Knuckles - Live at The Travis - Dallas, TX - 2013-10-04

Mixing up modern tracks, classic disco and some of his own productions, Frankie plays a party set of extended mixes, kicking off with his and Eric Kupper’s sumptuous arrangement of Donna Summer’s “Hot Stuff. Taking in original disco with Lou Rawl’s “You’ll Never Find A Love Like Mine”, the soulful, gospel tinges are put up against the tougher elements and classic pianos  of Spencer Parker & Dan Beaumont’sThe Look.

With classic vocal American garage tunes like the tightly wrought Dbow “Get Involved” and the effortlessly but sublimely tuned dub of Eric Kupper’s “Disco Revenge” midway through the set, Frankie then turns to a Hacienda classic, the David Morales Defmix version of Juliet Robert’s “Caught In The Middle”, a record which had the original Hacienda spellbound back in 1993.

Taking it deeper to the close, the deep bassline and twisted soul of Alfredo Azzetto’s remix of “The Word Is Love” is followed by  Frankie’s homage to New York’s Sound Factory with his tribal disco remix of Sounds Of Blackness “The Pressure Pt 1”, itself a Knuckles classic. To end, he then brings in Black Legend’s, “You See The Trouble With Me” before rounding up with Robert Gaez’s re-rub of Frankie’s “Get Over U”.

A great set from one of house music’s undoubtedly legendary figures, This Is Frankie Knuckles.

Thanks to Judy Weinstein and Maria 909 at Defmix, and of course Frankie himself for allowing the mix to be released.

Live recording and mixing of the set by tube UK, Manchester http://www.tubeuk.com.

Frankie Knuckles Hacienda NYE At The Albert Hall Tracklist

Donna Summer - Hot Stuff (Frankie Knuckles And Eric Kupper’s Director’s Cut Signature Mix)
Kenny Summit & Director’s Cut -  Brawls Deep (Director’s Cut Remix) 
Ariana Grande – Baby I (Director’s Cut Dub)
Spencer Parker & Dan Beaumont – The Look (Director’s Cut Signature Mix) 
Dbow -  Get Involved (Director’s Cut Classic House Remix)
Frankie Knuckles pres. Director’s Cut feat. Jamie Principle – Boys (Farley & Heller Dub)
Gusto – Disco’s Revenge (Eric Kupper Remix)
Frankie Knuckles pres. Director’s Cut – Bourgie Bourgie (A Director’s Cut Exclusive)
Juliet Roberts - Caught In The Middle (Def Classic 12” Mix) 
Steve Silk Hurley feat. Sharron Pass  - The Word Is Love (Alfred Azzetto Classic Re-Work Remix)
Inaya Day – Good Feeling (A Director’s Cut Master)
Harry Romero & Erick Morillo – Bang (Harry & Erick’s Banh In Your Face Mix)
Sounds Of Blackness – The Pressure – Pt 1 (Sound Factory Mix Revisited) 
Black Legend – You See The Trouble With Me
Frankie Knuckle’s Pres. Directors Cut Feat. B. Slade - Get Over U (Robert Gaez’s ‘Mustache’ Mix)

Please note, the mix rights on this set rest with Frankie Knuckles / Defmix. Any licensing or sub licensing requests by third parties need to be approved in advance. For requests email artists@fac51thehacienda.com

Frankie Knuckles | Haçienda Albert Hall NYE 2013

One of the original Ministry of Sound residents CJ Mackintosh joins me again at Sushi Samba.  After smashing my opening party I needed to invite him straight back and have him confirmed on Saturday 5th November.  As usual it's guestlist only and free, sign up from link below

https://www.sevenrooms.com/events/sushisambalondon

Here is one of CJ's iconic sets records at Ministry of Sound in 1996, all vinyl!!

CJ Mackintosh Live @ Ministry Of Sound 1996

Louie Vega LIVE at Jackie's Boat Party at ADE October 19, 2023

Jackie's Boat Party at ADE October 19, 2023

This is a digitised copy of a tape I picked up in 1993, when David Morales played at the Hacienda 11th birthday party. I was actually there that night, Morales played in the basement (not usually open at the Hac) from 4-6am, while Frankie Knuckles played in the main room.

Stripped to the waist, wearing a skull cap & tattooed muscles, Morales played street tough New York City house music, and there's lessons in here for modern DJs. I know this mix off by heart, and re-listening to it 21 years later, I can say it's still fresh. 

This particular night at The Hacienda has gone down in legend - for the wrong reasons. The club was full of local gangsters, taking watches from wrists and starting fights. These were the 'gunchester' days, you had to keep your head down.

Listen to the mix - at the end the record abruptly ends, starts again and then ends. This was when Morales was being mugged by a pack of 'scallies' - I myself witnessed them hit him on the head with a glass, lean over the decks and take his vinyl.

This episode was written up in Peter Hook's excellent book - 'How Not To Run A Club'. Apparently after the incident Morales said "you don't pay me enough to bleed"....

Luckily you can now enjoy from the safety of your own home!!

Rave on :) 

David Morales Live At The Hacienda 11th Birthday Party 1993

1. Sound Of Blackness – The Pressure (Frankie Knuckles Classic Mix) [Perspective Records] 00:00
2. Human Life – In It Together (Director’s Cut Signature Togetherness) [Defected] 07:06
3. Candi Staton – Hallelujah Anyway (Director’s Cut Signature Praise) [Defected] 11:38
4. Andrea Mendez – Bring Me Love (Classic Frankie) [Azuli] 15:59
5. Hercules & Love Affair – Blind (Frankie Knuckles Remix) [DFA] 20:51
6. Frankie Knuckles presents Satoshi Tomiie – Tears (Classic Vocal) [FFRR] 26:00
7. Loose Ends –Hangin' On A String (Frankie Knuckles Club Mix) [10 Records] 30:26
8. The Nightwriters – Let The Music Use You (Club Mix) [Danica Records] 33:46
9. Frankie Knuckles feat. Roberta Gilliam – Workout (1992 Vocal Mix) [Virgin] 38:32
10. Alison Limerick – Where Love Lives (Classic Mix) [Arista] 42:14
11. Frankie Knuckles – Rain Falls (FK Original) [Virgin] 46:41
12. Frankie Knuckles feat. Jamie Principle – Your Love [Persona] 51:59

Defected Radio Show Frankie Knuckles Special Hosted by Mike Dunn 29.03.24

Here is the live set from the Chicago family coming home DJ SNEAK, DERRICK CARTER & MARK FARINA play live at smart bar Chicago 

DJ SNEAK  x Mark Farina x Derrick Carter at Heroes of House Metro Pt. 2 & 3

The Tenth Anniversary Collection, Pt. 2- 1996-2000 Disc 1

01 Are You Using Me-

Frankie Knuckles - Essential Mix Live @ Pacha, Ibiza 17-09-00

A live recording of David Morales, Louie Vega and Tony Humphries playing at Electric in Brixton (London) on Saturday 26th January 2013.

LIVE : Kings Of House @ Electric (26/01/2013)

LABEL: Ministry Of Sound ‎– mincd5
COUNTRY: UK
RELEASE DATE: 18 Sep. 1995
GENRE: House, UK Garage, Garage House

01. Hardrive - Deep Inside (Masters at Work Mix) 
02. M&S Feat. Jaya Ella Ruth - Keep On 
03. Donna Blakely - Gotta New Love (Ralphi's Extended Mix) 
04. Urban Blues Project Feat. Micheal Procter - Deliver Me (Vocal Mix) 
05. Kim English - I Know a Place (E-Smoothe Mix) 
06. The Jasper Street Company - A Feeling 
07. 7th Movement - Odyssey 
08. Mone - We Can Make It (Jazz 'n' Groove Mix)
09. Jodeci - Freek 'n' You (MK Dub) 
10. Todd Terry Feat. Tonya Wynne - Just Make That Move

Ministry of Sound - The Sessions 5 - Masters At Work - Disc 1 (1995)

Established in London, 1999.

#HouseMusicAllLifeLong

Defected Radio Show Frankie Knuckles Special Hosted by Mike Dunn 29.03.24

Defected Records