Name: Roy Thode recorded live at Studio 54 NYC November 5, 1981 by The Heartbeat Of The Dance Floor ®
Duration: 5 h 55 min 56 s
Description: This presentation from DJ Roy Thode was recorded live at Studio 54 on Nov.5, 1981. My release of this recording is, almost to the day, 42 years after the night it was recorded. I hope you enjoy this step back in time from Roy's opening records to his 'walking out the door' music at the end of the night as you relive "A Night At Studio 54". Keep On Dancing!!

my first RT Mix i ever listened...yes..now i get what everybody means

Roy  was best of the best  his nights much magical  ! When he was on point   @ the beach or in City  small. or large clubs.      Always played. his heart &soul  .....  RIP   & Thank you.      keep  the music  going on!

Incredible music truly inspiring and the freshest set from this time I have experienced.  What a journey! Roy must have spent so much time seeking out the tracks to play and so much imagination into sequencing them. Totally blown away by this masterpiece.

Masterpiece! Thanks Roy wherever you are..

Of all the master tapes from Roy Thode that I inherited most of the boxes and some of the reels have labels identifying the venue and date recorded.  A few of them however also have names. They are a handful of very special nights that Roy chose to give an extra designation to by naming them.  This is one of those meaningful nights, presented here in two parts, Roy Thode's debut performance at The Saint, NYC on October 25, 1980, simply titled: “First” 
(poster/cover art credit: Michael Vernaglia)

"First" by Roy Thode  The Saint 10251980 Part 1of2 - SOUNDCLOUD

"First" by Roy Thode, The Saint Part 1 of 2

"First" by Roy Thode Part 1 of 2

“Homecoming” is another of the few nights that Roy named. Recorded on the 28th of July at the Ice Palace Disco in Cherry Grove, it commemorates Roy's return to his Fire Island DJ booth after an unfortunate accident landed Roy in the hospital the night before the iconic Beach '79 party in the Pines, which he was scheduled to share the DJing responsibilities for with Howard Merritt and Jim Burgess. I offer this musical journey as a companion to Episode 10 of my The Heartbeat Of The Dance Floor podcast as we delve into this story and many others with a very special panel assembled to Remember Roy Thode on the 40th anniversary of his passing, May 21st 1982.

Roy Thode "Homecoming" Ice Palace Fire Island, Cherry Grove NY July 28, 1979; companion to HBOTDF episode # 10

Roy Thode "Homecoming" Ice Palace Fire Island, Cherry Grove NY July 28, 1979

Excerpt from DJ Frankie Knuckles set at The Saint At Large's White Party 2002.

The Saint At Large White Party 2002 - DJ Frankie Knuckles

This presentation from DJ Roy Thode was recorded live at Studio 54 on Nov.5, 1981. My release of this recording is, almost to the day, 42 years after the night it was recorded. I hope you enjoy this step back in time from Roy's opening records to his 'walking out the door' music at the end of the night as you relive "A Night At Studio 54". Keep On Dancing!!

Roy Thode recorded live at Studio 54 NYC 11051981

Roy Thode recorded live at Studio 54 NYC November 5, 1981

This is Part 1 of 4 of my 6 hour set at Hot For You, New York Pride July 2024.

This event was a total joy to play at in a room filled with amazing energy and wonderful soulful moments.

Next installments coming in the following weeks.

Butch le Butch - Live At Hot For You - New York Pride July 2024 - Part 1

The king of reworks Saturday afternoon set at The Riddle Wilderness Festival.

Greg Wilson - The Riddle - 02.08.2024

Live recording from a special daytime event at The Social in London. 

I never normally record the audience in my mixes, but, for some strange reason, there seems to have been a mic active on my device picking up the crowd. My aversion to this is that, apart from the general ambience of the room, it also picks up people chatting in or around the booth, especially in a small compact space like we were in. I hope this isn’t distracting, but, weighing things up, it was such a good day, and its so long since I’ve uploaded a mix to SoundCloud, that I think it’s only right to share regardless.


AN AFTERNOON AT THE SOCIAL LONDON 01.03.25 (greg wilson live mix)

Greg Wilson took over on the Saturday night finale of last year’s Love Dancin’ @ We Out Here, spinning his signature disco and electro-funk sounds.

Greg Wilson at Love Dancin' [ Live from We Out Here 2024 ]

Playlist:

01. Aya - Uptown (Jay´s Up! Dub)
02. Blue Six - Let´s Do It Together (Petalpusher Dub)
03. Undercover Agency - Sweetest Kind (Undercover Dub)
04. Petalpusher - Rely On Me (Jay´s Bodega Vocal)
05. Blue Six - Sweeter Love ((Naked & Moody Dub)
06. Lisa Shaw - Always (Mig´s Petalpusher Bump Mix)
07. Petalpusher - Surrender
08. Blue Six - Tropicalia (Jay´s Bahia Vocal)
09. Night Source - Rise Above
10. Mankz - Nightly Expectations
11. Lovetronic - You Are Love (Original Vocal)
12. Trentemöller - In Progress
13. Lisa Shaw - Let It Ride (Speakeasy Remix)
14. Arvid Feat.Ernesto - Try (Landshark Remix)
15. Owusu & Green - Nevermore (Triangle Orchestra Remix)
16. Trentemöller - Le Champagne

#018 - A Tribute To Naked Music Records - mixed by Moodyzwen

On this epic 5 Hour Dj Mix, Imma let DJ Spun speak on his vibe with this one. This is our Memorial Day Weekend party mix - use it well! (and re-post to your own account): 

"I not so slowly transitioned from being a punk rock musician-guitarist-singer to new wave-disco-punk-DJ & Club Kid in 1987 Enchanted by the diverse mix of people and sounds that made clubbing in SF in that era such a unique experience. Selling my guitar and Fender Super Reverb amp to buy turntables about 15 years before a certain NYC band wrote a song about it. 

With all of today’s political divisiveness, the global pandemic, isolation, and pending economic collapse. It has me reflecting on those pre-rave days at the end of the Cold War era, the time of Reganomics and other political BS, really has me flashing back to clubbing in San Francisco and the Bay Area at that influential time in my life. A time when the clubs were a real sanctuary and DJ’ing was not such a big business. The places I went to dance were so diverse with innovative DJ’s that usually played all night, playing music that didn’t cater to one crowd or genre but rather creating a home for so many outcasts, with such different tastes and perspectives. 
Psychedelic, Punk Rock, Mod, New Wave, Industrial, Disco, Hip Hop, Funk, Gothic, Soul, Rock, Proto House, and Alternative all blending in to one. 

This DJ mix isn’t meant as any kind of definitive breakdown of the time (that would take weeks), just a glimpse into what you might of heard on one night at the club...

80’s Fantasy Club Night...
Featuring tracks by:
Kraftwerk, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Talk Talk, Skinny Puppy, Xymox, Blancmange, Ofra Haza, Ministry, Soft Cell, Nina Hagen, Depeche Mode, C.C.C.P. Run DMC, Kurtis Blow, Tina Turner, Stevie Wonder, Prince, Eurythmics, Cabaret Voltaire, Gaz Nevada, Kajagoogoo, Section 25, Pet Shop Boys, New Order, and more.
Name that tune... If you can. :)

Dedicated to all the DJ’s, dancers and club kids of the 80’s!"

Ep. 138 - DJ Spun - 80's Fantasy Club Night (5 Hour Mix)

This DJ set was streamed to Facebook Live on June 25, 2020

Artwork and photo by @tomozonyc_art (IG)
================= Track List =====================

Nuova Napoli - Nu Guinea [NG Records]
The Aura - George Duke [MPS]
Kudu - Eddie Henderson [Blue Note]
Parisienne Girl - Incognito [Ensign]
Outerspace - Atmosfear [Elite]
Grand Prix - Fuse One [CTI]
What's The Story - Patrice Rushen [Fantasy]
(Falling Like) Dominoes (12'' Mix) - Donald Byrd [Blue Note]
Do I Have To? - Alphonse Mouzon [Pausa]
Ddoje Facce - Nu Guinea [NG Records]
Monticello - Monty Alexander [BASF]
Zaius - Eddie Russ [Monument]
Leaving This Planet - Charles Earland [Mercury]
Chameleon - Herbie Hancock [Columbia]
Feel The Real - David Bendeth [RCA]
Runnin' (FK Rough Edit) - Earth, Wind & Fire [Columbia]
Groovin With Mr G (FK edit) - Richard 'Groove' Holmes [Blue Note]
Can't Get Enough - Jimmy Smith [Mojo]
Street Life (Mr K Breakdown Edit) - Crusaders feat. Randy Crawford [Most Excellent Unlimited]
Cyclops - Eddie Henderson [Capitol]
By All Means - Alphonse Mouzon [Pausa]
Happy Music - Blackbyrds [Fantasy]
Shout - Miles Davis [Columbia]
Black Is The Color - Wilbert Longmire [Tappan Zee]
Light On The Path - Brian Auger [RCA]
Squib Cakes - Tower Of Power [Warner Bros]

François K : Jazz-Funk Vibes

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Roy Thode recorded live at Studio 54 NYC November 5, 1981

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