“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

Sets recorded from the Bottom Forty Campout 2024 at Forest Creek in Washington state.

Bottom Forty Campout 2024

Horse Meat Disco Live at Bottom Forty Campout - Saturday Night (Disco/House)

Godfather Frankie Knuckles' "Reality Check"  Chicago House 22-11-2001 (Part Two)

Frankie Knuckles "Reality Check" Chicago House 22-11-2001  (Part 2)

Relic

Moonlight

Horse Meat Disco - Phonox - 18.12.15

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Junior Vasquez

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301 - The Future Sound Of New York mixed by Junior Vasquez (1995)

Battle Hymn

Eli Escobar Live at Battle Hymn 6/16/17

Alrighty, thiz iz a tape some of u might already heard online somewhere. I donated thiz set 2 a few websitez & it'z made it'z roundz... but here'z a copy direct from thee actual master. 
Thiz iz thee actual very 1st time I heard a Junior Vasquez mix. I knew of him from tha recordz I had, but never heard him spin live...yet.
I have 2 thank my brotha, clubbing partner, etc. , Mike Lombardo who moved 2 NYC at tha time & instantaneously became a SF-Head!! Knowing what I wuz trying 2 push in Florida (Real House Muzik & Techno) He got me thiz tape & many more. I wuz hooked on Junior ever since!! <3

I hope u feel what I felt tha 1st time I heard thiz mixtape...

n-JoY!!

Manny-

Psalms 150:4

Junior Vasquez 'Live' @ The Sound Factory - Summer Of 1992' (Manny'z Tapez)

In more normal times, we'd be celebrating our 8th "birthday/anniversary" as Occupy The Disco with all of you in person, but since we can't, we wanted to share one of our recent Paradisco sets with all of you and announce a new effort to support our friends at Le Bain.

Le Bain makes it possible for us to gather our friends and chosen family, week after week, to celebrate life, music and each other. 

What makes Le Bain so great is their staff. From the door, to the coat check, elevator, bar, bathroom, management, lights and sound, the staff are the lifeblood that ensure our days and nights there are always enjoyable. 

With the current health conditions, the club remains closed and all of the amazing staff are out of work. We are turning to you – our community, our family, our friends – to donate and help offset the loss of income for the staff of Le Bain. Many of them have families they need to support. 100% of the proceeds will go directly to them.  

Please consider making a donation if you are feeling generous (any amount is okay - link available on this page), to help out until we can all dance together again. In honor of our 8th birthday as Occupy The Disco,  we've donated $2500 to help kick things off and we're hoping that you, collectively can help match that. 

Love,
Josh, Tadeu, & Ru

Photo: André Pause

Paradisco 2.9.20

Paradisco 2.9.20 (Part 1)

Occupy The Disco (OXD) is the New York-based DJ collective of Tad Haes and DJ RuBot. What started out as a casual experiment by friends to introduce underground electronic music back onto the gay dance floor soon turned into curation and experimentation behind the decks. Their shared love of nightlife's past and present permeates their sound, unabashedly queer and always eclectic.

Occupy The Disco maintains a residency at Le Bain at The Standard, High Line. Additionally, OXD has played at Good Room, Public Records, Cielo, Black Flamingo, Analog BKNY and The Pines Party.

Paradisco 2.9.20 (Part 1)

Occupy The Disco

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