Wild selection of Disco, High-Energy and banging House stompers.
Tunes to be heard in an hour:
1. Loleatta Holloway - Love Sensation [Salsoul/Intercord Promo]
2. Rose Royce - Is It Love You're After (12") [Warner]
3. John Davis & The Monster Orchestra - Love Magic - Danny Krivit 7" Edit [SAM/Nervous NYC]
4. Unknown - Sit On This (Bastedos Edit) [Bastedos]
5. Elaine & Ellen - Fill Me Up [Ovation]
6. Willie Colón - Set Fire To Me (Latin Jazzbo Version) [A&M]
7. Suzi Lane - Harmony [Elektra]
8. Piero Umiliani - Ma Nà Ma Nà (Ma Nà Mammto Mix) [Easy Tempo)
9. John Davis & The Monster Orchestra – Bourgie', Bourgie' (Louie Vega Mix) [Nurvous]
10. Eli Escobar - City Song [Classic]
11. Con Funk Shun - Got To Be Enought [Mercury]
12. Grand High Priest - Mary Mary (Grand High Priest Vocal Mix) [Nu-Bang]
13. Mike Dunn - Dance You Mutha (Original Mutha) [Westbrook]
14. Cesaria Evora - Nutridinha (Kerri Chandler Alternate Mix) [Lusafrica]
15. Mike Walsh - Had It, Done It, Been There, Did That (NY Nasty Mix)[Imago]
16. Musk Men - I Nevery Thought [Musk]
Yes, that's Sade. Adé, until next time.

Merry Merry - A journey through Disco and House

Warming up this dancefloor before handing it over to Kléo.

Things you heard:
Vangelis - Let It Happen [Vertigo 1973]
Jeffrey Osborne - Plane Love [A&M 1983]
Chez Damier - Close (Radio Edit) [Distance 1997]
Paradise's Deep Groove - Innermind [E Legal 1992]
Space Ghost - Emotional Healer [Tartelet 2021]
Playin' 4 The City - My Heart Belongs To Daddy [Straight-Up 2000]
Rhythm of Paradise - In My Face [Smallville 2023]
Kennedy - To Paradise [Pacific Rhythm 2024]
Mark Seven - Hope Dub [Parkway 2021] 
Pablo Toto - It’s Ecstasy When You U Lay Down Next To Me (No Latins In London Dub) [Smokin’ 1989]
Colonel Abrams - Music Is The Answer [Streetwise 1984]
Zepherin Saint - Skyy (Live Mix) [Tribe 2018]
Borrowed Identity - One Nation Under a Groove [Home Taping Is Killing Music 2014]
Kerri Chandler - Coro ('Kaoz 6:23' Dark Mix) [Nite Grooves 1999]
Mike Dunn - Dance You Mutha (Original Mutha) [Westbrook 1987]
Mike Ash - Robotik [Ozone 2022]
Silverlining - Douse [Berg Audio 2019]
Ian Pooley - The Happy Shades [After Midnight 1997]
Elements of Life - Children of the World (Roots Mix) [Vega 2012]

Michael Ellis @ Brighter Days 03/02/2024

Two hours of deep dive on a hot summer‘s night in Brooklyn.

Vinyl from NYC recordshops and tracks that sounded good on that Klipsch soundsystem:

Sabrina Johnston - You Got Me (The 80 Proof Mix)
The King Street Crew - Things U Do 2 Me (Salsoul Mix)
Blaze - If You Should Need a Friend (Movin Mix)
Barbie Bertisch - After The Storm (Gene Tellem Remix)
Todd Terje - Snooze 4 Love
Nyles Arrington - Flute Song (Goody's Got It Dub Mix)
Julius Steinhoff - Forgotten Garden
Triniti - Running Away (Club Mix 1)
Ron Trent - The Answer (Extended Mix)
60 Hertz Project - Capricorn (Essential I Mix)
Eli Escobar - City Song Pt. 2
Gee Lane - Monkeys (musclecars Remix feat. Kamaal)
Lea Lisa - Poem for the Lost Souls (Original Mix)
Mike Huckaby - Flashback 78
Cassioware - Fantasy (Klubhead Mix)
Photek - Mine To Give (David Morales Happy Mix)
Monie Love - Grandpa‘s Party (The Love II Love Remix)
Jazmina - I Won‘t Complain
Loleatta Holloway - Can‘t Let you Go (Louie Vega & Josh Milan Truth Dub 1)
La Trece - I Wanna Thank You (MK Mix)

Michael Ellis @ The Last Call Brooklyn, NYC

Desperate times call for uplifting House Music. Thanks Klingberg for the invite! Recorded live at Radio X Basel, Feb 1 2025. Tracklist:
Local Artist - Dreamer
Urban Soul Featuring Roland Clark & Shawnee Taylor – Got To Believe 
Sundiata O.M. - Make It Happen (The Afrokeys Mix)
Project 32 - I’ll B There
Beat System - To A Brighter Day (O' Happy Day) (Knitting Factory Mix)
Todd Terry - Ready For A New Day
Brian Jackson - Little Orphan Boy (Two Soul Fusion Dub) 
Blaze - Directions (Original Unreleased Mix)
Round Two - New Day (Club Vocal Mix)
Colonel Abrams - Trapped '94 (The Underground Rave Vocal)
Julius Papp - Freed (Deep Jazzy Mix)
Jomanda - I Cried The Tears (Ralphi's Extended Vocal)
Big Moses feat. Kenny Bobien - Brighter Days

Radio X Basel w/ Michael Ellis - House with an Attitude

Live from Basel March 29, 2025, ahead of Ron Trent's gig. Showcasing and discussing Ron Trent productions from 1990-present. It's a journey. It's a vibe.

1990 - The Afterlife [Warehouse]
1992 - Love Affair (Ron's Soulful Mix) [Clubhouse]
1995 - Piano Track [Balance/Subwoofer]
1995 - Morning Factory [Prescription]
2005 -  Ital Foods - DuB LiFe (Africa Hi-Fi Vocal Mix) [Atal]
2007 - Sub Universe „1984"
2007 - City Beat „1991" [Prescription]
2007 - N'Dambi – Can't Change Me (Ron Trent Remix) [R2]
2013 - Manifesto (Bewe Effect) [Future Vision]
2013 - Universal Love [Atal]
2014 - YNF (You'll Never Find) [Future Vision]
2023 - Black Magic Woman (Joaquin's Edits & Overdubs Version) [Sacred Medicine]

Radio X Basel w/ Michael Ellis - Ron Trent Special March 29, 2025

live recording from Sunday at FEST Floor Karlsruhe. 
Tracklist:
Gene Tellem - Phantom Vibrations/Tough City
Todd Terry - Get Up (Raw)
95 North - Bring Back The Love (Spaced Out Dub Mix) 
Dennis Ferrer - P 2 Da J
The IT - Endless Flight
Red 7 - I Lost My Shoes On Acid
Kerri Chandler & Monique Bingham ‎– In The Morning (Final Bigga Mix)
Stephanie Cooke - I Never Told You (You Could Stay) (Masaki Morii Remix)
Soul II Soul - A Dream's A Dream (Ron Trent Dub)
Amp Fiddler - So Sweet (Louie Vega Amp Do It Again Dub)
Chaos in the CBD - Marlboro Sounds
? - ?
Funky Green Dogs - Free
musclecars - Shelter (Ron Trent Remix)
Seb Wildblood - Lift Me Higher

live at Das Fest 2025

Tracklist (Artist - Title - Label)

Metro Area - Miura - Source
Motor City Drum Ensemble - L.O.V.E. - Studio !K7
Moomin - The Story About You - Smallville
Dorisburg - Transform - Aniara
Stl - Silent State - Smallville
Jacques Bon &amp; Nicolas Villebrun - Pyramid - Aim
Manoo - Abyss - Deeply Rooted House
Monty Luke - Futura - Planet E
Biodub - Reminder - Ki
Dorisburg - Tundra - Aniara

Metro Area

Recording of my set at DAS FEST 2017 - a journey into Disco, House and Gospel. Had a great time warming up for Mood Music's Alexander Maier and Philipp Werner and the very Marcus Worgull later that night. Photo by Marcus Böhm.

TRACKLIST (Artist - Trackname - Label - Year):
Frazelle - Today is the Day - Chocolate Cholly's (1982)
T-Connection - At Midnight - T.K. Disco (1978)
Bobby Thurston - You got what it takes - Prelude (1980)
Dolly Parton - Jolene (Todd Terje Remix)- Not on Label (2014)
Ry X - Deliverance (Fort Romeau Remix) - Infectious (2017)
Hatterman - One and All -Trouble Maker (2017)
Gary's Gang ‎– Let's Lovedance Tonight (Danny Krivit Re-Edit) - Nervous (2007)
John Davis & The Monster Orchestra ‎– Up Jumped The Devil (Louie Vega Remix) - Nurvous (2017)
Kleeer - I Love To Dance (Joey Negro Extended Disco Mix) - Z (2013)
Bunny Mack ‎– Let Me Love You (DJ Gregory Remix) - Defected (2007)
A Man Called Adam - Que' Tal America? (The Mericana Mix) - Prescription (1996)
Those Guys - Love Love Love - Basement Boys (1996)
Lauer - Phlipper - Running Back (2017)
Pépé Bradock - Atom Funk - Kif (1998)
John Davis & The Monster Orchestra ‎– Bourgie, Bourgie (Louie Vega Remix) - Nurvous (2016)
Byron Stingily ‎– Love You The Right Way (MK Dub) - Nervous (1996)
The Black Madonna - Exodus -Stripped & Chewed (2015)
The Joubert Singers - Stand on the Word - Next (1985)
Cassius - The Sound Of Violence (Franco Cinelli Remix) - Cassius (2011)

Michael Ellis @ DAS FEST 2017 in Karlsruhe

One hour of that night when we were all under one roof raving.

Frankie goes to Hollywood / ZK Bucket / Tobias Bernstrup / Avalon Emerson / Michelle Narine / Technotronic / Purple Disco Machine / Freddie Mercury  / Perel / Inhalt / Peggy Gou / Fatima Yamaha / Talk Talk

Michael Ellis @ All Under One Roof Raving 03/2019

Main Floor  @ Grenzen wegdancen inside KTS Freiburg 11/2019
Tunes by and in random order: ZK Bucket - Pional - Anunaku - Core - Luigi Tozzi - Lena Platonos / Red Axes - Shit Robot / Roman Flügel - Vito & Druzzi - Genius of Time - Perel - Curses - Marvin & Guy - Tunnelvisions - Caribou - Tv.Out - Tiga - Cerrone - Cybotron - Johannes Albert - Aksel Friberg - Franky Wah

Michael Ellis @ Grenzen wegdancen / KTS 11/2019

Turning tables, plotting Ready or Not & Brighter Days Freiburg. 2025 schedule:
♫ Sunday House @ ArTik: 21.12./11.01./01.02.
♫ Roller Skate Jams: 20.12.

Michael Ellis

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