Dylan Drazen's BBQ

Jazz FM Tony Minvielle on Sunday 6/6/21 guest Alex Isley

David Barbarossa - Radio Buena Vida 21.07.21

Track listing:

Troydon - I Remember - Drop Music
Hatiras - Bogota - Spacedisco Records
Demarkus Lewis - Be Sincere (Deez Stripped Dub) - Lisztomania Records
Don Swing - The Community - Industry Standard
Discoloverz - About Our Love - Over The Top
Tommy Largo - Feel It - 294 Records
FDF (Italy) - House Habit - Room 104
Hazzaro - Burning Girl - Azzura Trax
Basement Jaxx - Romeo (Wh0 Extended Festival Remix) - Wh0 Plays
Tato & Tucillo - Totalmente Mix 1 - Isgud
The Brand New Heavies - Shelter - NRK
Babert & Hatiras - Chicago 909 (Hatrias Remix) - In It Together Records
FDF (Italy) - Human - Room 104
Rubb Sound System - The Twilight - Tru Musica
Natural Rhythm - Jive (Saison Remix) - No Fuss Records

Fall Forgets - 2021-10-18

Upward at Monroe 10:24:21

TWO HOUR HOUSE TAKEOVER/92.1 FM/MODESTO,CALIFORNIA

ALL TRACKS BY PAUL "THE REAL THING" JOHNSON

House Of Trax w/PAUL JOHNSON - tribute to PJ mix [Dance Mania,Relief]

Spiritual Roots.   "Tumba del Mundo" (World Cup 26 Remix)

Count four; lungs sync.
Room hums; cones blink.
Low wave crawls in.
I tune; we begin.

Footprints drum wet stone.
Sub writes maps on bone.
Hat lifts steam from skin.
Clap tags bar then grin.

Push that low; lock that floor.
Ride that wave; ask for more.
Bass draws lines; bodies obey.
Four loads breath; doubt gives way.

Wob turns wide; chest answers.
Reese adds hair; floor dances.
Eyes stay closed; neck loosens.
Heat climbs spine; will chooses.

Kick steps out; heart counts two.
Clap says stay; crowd leans through.
Silence coils; lights hold still.
Drop runs hot; bodies spill.

Down—deeper. Down—deeper.
Sink—stay. Sink—stay.
Push that low; lock that floor.
QUAKE keeps on; feed that roar.

Count four; lungs sync.
Room hums; cones blink.
Low wave crawls in.
I tune; we begin.

Footprints drum wet stone.
Sub writes maps on bone.
Hat lifts steam from skin.
Clap tags bar then grin.

Push that low; lock that floor.
Ride that wave; ask for more.
Bass draws lines; bodies obey.
Four loads breath; doubt gives way.

Wob turns wide; chest answers.
Reese adds hair; floor dances.
Eyes stay closed; neck loosens.
Heat climbs spine; will chooses.

Kick steps out; heart counts two.
Clap says stay; crowd leans through.
Silence coils; lights hold still.
Drop runs hot; bodies spill.

Down—deeper. Down—deeper.
Sink—stay. Sink—stay.
Push that low; lock that floor.
QUAKE keeps on; feed that roar.

We Begin

part 1 - reunion 

back to the basics. settle into the sounds you used to know. Darryl James on the midday mix on WBLS or Tony Humphries on Kiss FM, saturday nights at 4am, cruising down the belt in mom's datsun. say hi to old friends and make a few new ones. watch your kids - make sure they don't fall off the swing set. have a drink before dinner's on. yo, was that an Anita Baker track? 

Jamie Lewis feat. Michael Watford - For You - Deep Vision 
Cleptomaniacs feat. Bryan Chambers - All I Do - Defected 
Romanthony - Trust (Chandler dub) - Downtown 161 
Al Kent - Back in Love - Million Dollar Disco 
Nigel Hayes - Back Together - Sunshine 
Homecookin' - All About The Mind - Solevisions 
PB & Co feat. Yvonne Brown - I'm in Love - Suburban 
Fierce - Sweet Love - Wildstar 
Billie - Come Along - Purple Music 
95 North - Unbelievable - Vinylicious 
Planet - Friday Nite - PandaMonium 
WPA - Where Da Party At? - DJ Promo 
The Factory - Do What You Feel - i! 

Barbecue (Part 1) (2001)

part 2 - ribs 

gather round the grill y'all cuz the ribs is on! we in the thick of it now. the saucy vocal jams of our past and present. grab a few paper towels - you're bound to get a little messy. it's too bad kraft had to discontinue that oven pit rib sauce, but this outta do. home is where the heart is. 

Blaze - Home Is Where The Heart Is - Shelter 
Phlash 3000 feat. Marcus Begg - Participate - Estereo 
Indigo feat. Joy Malcolm - Fly to the Moon - Defender 
Donell Jones - U Know What's Up (Jeremy B mix) - LaFace 
Brownstone - Pass the Lovin' (Maurice Joshua mix) - Epic Street 
Disco Anarchists - You Are Everything - white 
Homecookin' - Stay Away - Sole 
Paula Ralph - Ain't No Runnin' Away - Estereo 
Moments of Soul - Live My Life - Wave 
Shazz feat. Alec C - Fallin' In Love - Epic 
Robyn - Good Thang - BMG 
The Rurals - Sweeter Sound - Pêng 
DSE - Bound - Mood Music 

Barbecue (Part 2) (2001)

part 3 - macaroni & cheese 

the perfect side dish to make it go down smooth. we take it down a notch and gives it to you a bit deeper still. make room on your plate for melodies made not only for the dance floor. now that's nice. 

George Levin - When I'm With You - Recreation 
Lovebirds feat. Marie - Tweak - Trax of Interest 
Jersey Street - Step into the Light - Glasgow Underground 
Weekender - Spirit in Your Soul - Toko 
Modaji - Into Something - Laws of Motion 
Taana Gardener - Heartbeat (Touch of Class rmx) - West End 
Gemo/Fabrice vs. Street Vibes - Walking - Disco Inn 
Microman - Too Mankind - Ahab 
Losoul - Lies - Classic 
Bougie Soliterre - Superficial - Quiet Riot 
Soldiers of Twilight - Feeling So High - What's Up 
Seal - Latest Craze - white 

Barbecue (Part 3) (2001)

part 4 - watermelon 

the meal is almost over, but the party isn't. eat up your juicy dessert as you expose your ears to some of the vocal depth from across the atlantic. this one's a bit happier and uplifting. 

South St. Player - Who Keeps Changing Your Mind (Paul Harris mix) - Cream 
Tom & Joyce - Vai Minha Tristeza - Wave 
Warm - It's In The Music - 3345 
Only Paradise - You Got The Way - V2 Music 
Pure - U & I - Atletico 
Ricky Montanari feat. Lisa Millett - I Believe - Azuli 
Groove On Da Rocks - La Bonba - GDR 2 
Nova Fronteira feat. Guida de Palma - Supernova - Z 
Deaf'n Dumb Crew - Feel The Funk - Riviera 
Negrocan - Cada Vez - Swing City 
Danny Tenaglia feat. Celeda - Music Is The Answer - Urban 
Tony Esposito - Kalimba De Luna (Kamasutra mix) - DW Boys 
Tony Esposito - Kalimba De Luna (Sebastian mix) - DW Boys 
Electrix - Blame The Music - 3345 

Barbecue (Part 4) (2001)

can't ever have enough of the local talent. as we say goodbye, here's a handful of true classics for some perspective on how long we have come. love is the only way. 

Presence feat. Shara Nelson - Sense Of Danger - Pagan 
Yolanda Wyns - I Know You, I Live You - Suburban 
Monday Michiru - Sunshine After The Rain - MAW 
Abstract Truth - Get Another Plan - Streetwave 
Can7 - Windjammer - ProgCity 
Larry P. Rauson - Love Is The Only Way - Vinylicious 
Tortured Soul feat. Christian Urich - I Might Do Something Wrong - Central Park 
Sun Kidz feat. Chance - Rescue Me (MAW mix) - white 
Kerri Chandler - Rain - Nervous 
Lil' Louis and the World - New Dance Beat - Polygram 
Double Exposure - Ten Per Cent (Ken Lou mix) - Salsoul 
Michael Jackson - Rock With You (Frankie's Favorite Club mix) - Epic 

Barbecue (Part 5) (2001)

1. Miss Represented - Lesson in Resilience [Party Central TV]
2. The Halfnelson - Dial Out [SHHH]
3. Lavan House Edits - The Devil's From Philly [Wah Wah Dub Plate]
4. Theo Parish - What You Gonna Ask For (Theo Parish Remix) [Sound Signature]
5. Waajeed featuring. Candi Lindsey - Heavy [Dirt Tech Reck]
6. The Carry Nation - Baby Baby (Original Mix) [Get Up Recordings]
7. Marc Pharaoh - My Body is Strong  [FXHE Records]
8. Mike Dunn - Natural High [Glitterbox Recordings]
9. Any Gram - Open Bar [Keeps Going]
10. Soulphiction - Beehive (Classic Mix) [Local Talk]
11. Paranoid London featuring. Josh Caffe - Starting Fights [Paranoid London Records]
12. Thatmanmonkz - Whatuthinkido [Shadeleaf]
13. Kapote - Delirio Italiano (Dub) [Toy Tonics]
14. Vin Sol - Tribal Dillusions [Craigie Knowles] 
15. Jaque Renault - Let Me Jacq (Tee Mango Remix) [LPH White]

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The 45 Mix: Dave + Sam

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SFD - Lockdown Saison II #2

No discussion of underground techno purism and technical DJ mastery would be complete without the mention of Dylan Drazen’s uniquely remarkable life and career, and the myriad of musical influences it has brought. Conforming to no one person, genre or entity, Dylan has fiercely charted his own path since his sonic journey began over thirty years ago.

With the outset of Drazen’s path arriving in the early 90’s at the age of 18, a crescendo would already manifest by the late 90’s when Spain took note of his visionary methods and pioneering sound during the earliest days of the Internet, and he quickly became an originating stalwart of its nationwide underground techno scene for years, putting in over a million air miles commuting from his New York base, crisscrossing the Iberian peninsula many times over, as fans couldn’t get enough of his relentlessly energetic, organic and authentic rhythms that were so novel to a generation of partygoers.

Yet at the height of all this in the mid 2000s Dylan became swept up in the worldwide poker boom and found himself at a crossroads with dual careers. Maintaining both for nearly a decade, he decided to relocate to South Florida in 2012 to take poker more seriously and music took a back seat. By 2020, Dylan’s poker talent would bring him over $1 million in cash and tournament winnings. Then the pandemic hit, the world ground to a halt and everything was reset as he noticed fans begging for his return, bringing him to yet another crossroads…

So let’s reset.

Dylan’s exposure to multiple forms of music began at the age of 16 getting his first job working at his local record store on Long Island, NY. He quickly gravitated to electronic music, heavily inspired by what New York’s FM airwaves had to offer well before the hiphop era would take over. That summer he would sneak out to NYC and into his first club experience, The Limelight, where he instantly fell in love with its debaucherous environment and DJ booth, which he vowed to get into.

By graduation in 1993 he was beyond hooked. Before heading off to college, he took that summer to intern at a few Manhattan based labels: Todd Terry’s Freeze Records, as well as Astralwerks and Instinct Records. All the while insatiably crate digging through NY’s various vinyl shops, Dylan’s teen self was already swimming in local contacts and influences.

But college awaited, and throughout his time at Boston’s Emerson College (obtaining a degree in audio engineering) he launched a weekly radio mix show called “Underground 88” on WERS 88.9 FM through 1997, working his contacts and continuing to hone his technical skills live on air. During these formative years Dylan maintained working at various vinyl shops in NY and Boston doggedly advancing his exposure to every genre imaginable, thus contributing to his encyclopedic knowledge of electronic dance music and all of the wide-ranging influences it would bring him. As a byproduct, his position enabled him to recommend tracks to and influence the taste of bedroom DJs and a myriad of luminaries alike.

Through these years, he even made good on his promise to play at The Limelight before it shuttered, as well as other infamous New York megaclubs like The Tunnel, Twilo and Save The Robots. And thanks to his stint as assistant engineer at The Looking Glass Studios where David Bowie was recording his latest album in 1997, Dylan was hired to DJ Mr. Bowie’s private 50th birthday party after his sold out birthday performance at Madison Square Garden.

But by the turn of the millennium it was off to the races and Dylan was spending more time on the road than at home, as he found himself in demand not only in Spain, but also in The Netherlands headlining the Awakenings festival three times, as well as other major events and festivals in Germany, Brazil, Japan, and Colombia, spreading his unique form of techno gospel one city at a time. 

Between journeys Dylan made the most of his audio degree by building out his own studio in Brooklyn, releasing a handful of original releases and remixes on some of America’s more influential labels of the era: François K.’s Clicktracks; Ascend; Blueline; Remains; and Ultra Records. Even after moving to South Florida in 2012, Dylan continued to work on remixes for other Spanish and European labels.

Then as Dylan began to go dark quietly diving head first into South Florida’s world of high stakes poker, he made sure to finalize the curation of his life’s work on his website and SoundCloud page, with that nagging feeling he would one day return…

That day arrived in 2021 when Dylan decided to look for work as a local DJ in Fort Lauderdale and its saturation of gay nightlife. His bimonthly residency at the legendary Ramrod helped pave his way back, growing just as comfortable in today’s booths as he did 20 years prior.

After a couple years of this and then launching The Techno Files podcast, he realized it was time for more. So in 2025 Dylan decided to relocate once again, this time to the birthplace of where it all began: Detroit.

Within his first year as Detroit resident, Dylan was already playing events for Detroit Techno Militia & Bang Tech 12, along with multiple appearances at Spot Lite, Spkrbox & TV Lounge.

New York-born, Miami-tested, now Detroit-welcomed: Dylan Drazen is primed and ready to return to the world’s electronic stage showing modern audiences how 30 years of sonic mastery, experience and musical influence can be put on brilliant display in a single set.

Barbecue (Part 2) (2001)

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