incredible mixes..... wish that you goe forward  !!! <3

I Love the song and the oldschool Club "Silvershadow"

...still so good :) timeless good stuff halt!

It’s automatic! All of my fences are down! 

remember the the good old times with this mix .....thumb up realy good one

selected and mixed by KALLE KUTS

Dear Listeners, Music-lovers, and Dance Aficionados,
This is Kalle Kuts' &amp; Daniel W. Best`s first „G.I. DISCO“ mixtape. What is this all about you’re asking?Allow me to explain:
My friend and fellow music buff Kalle Kuts and I were talking about our favorite music from back in the day, when we began to get into music and DJ’ing. We discovered that we both were into “Soulful 80’s Club Music”, which in retrospect, played an interesting role in the West-German experience.
Luckily for us, the American G.I.s stationed here and all over Europe during times of the "cold war", brought the Music to Germany.Equally responsible were the DJs on AFN (American Forces Network), as well as the so called "Ami (or G.I. -) clubs"within the vicinity of the army-barracks in such cities as Berlin (West), Stuttgart, Frankfurt, Rammstein, Würzburg, Göppingen or Mannheim.In the city of Berlin was the infamous club „Labelle“, the only club of its kind to be known to a larger public. Sadly however, "Labelle" is not remembered for the music but for an unfortunate terrorist attack in 1986.
Most of these places where ethnic melting pots where African-American G.I.s mingled with local German women. The only German men in these clubs came mainly for the music and were happy to gain admission!This simultaneously offered the Afro-German community a home where they could be part of the majority…for at least a night.
At a time where German radio and TV stations only played mainstream Pop and Rock, Kalle went to GI clubs such as "Chic" in Berlin, when I went to the Cinderella club in Stuttgart to hear this phenomenon. Thus were our first serious clubbing experiences. In addition, music migrated to the West German countryside youth-clubs, mostly frequented by second-generation work-immigrants from Turkey, Greece, Yugoslavia and Arabic countries.
Influenced at this time were German bands of the so called „Neue Deutsche Welle“. One of their main representatives, the Berlin based “Spliff”, even wrote a popular song about the G.I. clubs, called „Das Blech“.As a result modern day artists the likes of Metro Area, Chromeo, and International Pony gained critical acclaim.
This „G.I. DISCO for Beginners Mixtape“ was recorded with a DJ mixer, 2 turntables and a microphone in an old school radio-show style.This is only the beginning of a wonderful musical journey - watch out for events, mixes, and more…
Daniel W. Best &amp; Kalle Kuts, feb. 2010

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G.I. DISCO for Beginners Mixtape - PROMO ONLY

Throughout decades, (West-) Berlin native KALLE KUTS has been a household name in the German capital’s club culture. When it comes to soul, funk, house, hip hop, r&b, disco, electronica, jazz or all in between, he is known for being a sure shot on the decks with musical authenticity and credibility at the same time. 

 

Bookings include: John Legend, The Black Eyed Peas, The Roots, Simply Red, Raphael Saadiq (vip aftershow)  |  P!nk, Chromeo, Nightmares On Wax, Robin Thicke, Incognito, Dam Funk, Die Fantastischen Vier (live support)  |  Art Basel, IFA, Berlinale, Echo awards, o2 World/ UBER Arena Berlin opening, Quentin Tarrantino’s „Jackie Brown“ Europe premiere (vip parties)  |  Adidas, airbnb, ALBA Berlin, BMG, Bucherer, Campari, Carhartt WIP, Chopard, Coca Cola, Ernst & Young, McKinsey, Miramax, Native Instruments, o2, Porsche, Puma, Samsung, Sony, Soundcloud, Telekom, Universal Music (corporate events).

His G.I. DISCO events are focussing on the „80s soulful club sound“ that is now influencing modern club music and originally was imported to Germany by the American G.I.’s, their clubs and radio station AFN. Yet the party concept toured clubs from London to Barcelona. In 2010 a G.I. DISCO cd/vinyl compilation was worldwide released by acclaimed British record label BBE Music. It received raving reviews from the international music press, newspapers and news magazines including Der Spiegel and Die Zeit. Also concept and co-curation for the special exhibition „From G.I. Blues to G.I. DISCO“ (Allied Museum Berlin 2013/14), showcasing the history of the German music-, club- and youth culture under the influence of the U.S. soldiers stationed in Germany since end of World War II, gained international attention and reputation for the project.

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