Recording from nitsa night on december 17th 2021

John Talabot dj set @Nitsa (17Dec21)

This mix is all music from 1984. It is a special live vinyl mix that I recorded on July 19, 2011 as a promotion for the A.D. (After Disco) series of parties here in Chicago.  The mix has been hosted for a few years on the Loves Podcast and I decided to upload it here to my Soundcloud for the first time.  Here’s a few words I wrote to go with the mix:  

1984 is an amazing year in music. At the time, "house" was still a colloquialism for the music played by Frankie Knuckles at the Warehouse. House was not yet a music form in its own right. "Fresh," on Vince Vince Lawrence’s fledgling label Precision, is the only house-qua-house track on the mix. The other tunes are properly considered proto-house -- the music which formed the milieu of dance music which we now describe (rather clumsily) as:

*Electro (e.g., Solo – “Girls, Girls” produced by John Robbie; JellyBean – “The Mexican”); 
*Garage (e.g., Circuit - "Release the Tension" a Timmy Regisford production; Colonel Abrams – “Music Is The Answer”); 
*Italo (e.g., Stop – “Wake Up”; Pancho Ballet – “Dancing Shoes”); 
*Synth and industrial dance (e.g., 52nd Street – “Can’t Afford” produced by New Order’s Stephen Morris; Palais Schaumburg – “The Beat Of Two” produced by Gareth Jones who also produced Depeche/Nitzer Ebb); and 
*Post-disco (e.g., Stephanie Mills – “Medicine Song”).

This music from 1984 is ‘proto’ in the sense that it was establishing the necessary elements of house – e.g., use of certain instruments (drum machines, synths, samplers) – but there are some stark differences.

Although much of the music in 1984 was released on small independents and remained quite underground, there were major successes for dance music at the time and investment in dance music by major labels. There was A&R structure at all record labels and radio play. "Trapped" (1985) by Colonel Abrams sold over 5 million copies worldwide. Earon’s “Land of Hunger” hit the top 40 on the soul singles chart. John “JellyBean” Benitez placed nine songs in the Top Ten of the U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.

The democratizing force that would be house music had not been fully realized. It was still expensive to make dance music. For example, most of the tracks on the mix feature vocalists, session players or a full band. Although the epic ensembles of the disco era had long passed in fashion and economic viability, dance records were still recorded in professional studios and engineered by individuals like Bob Blank and Herb Powers. The E-max Sampler hit the market in 1984, but the studio standard were samplers like the Fairlight and Synclavier (which had more than $100,000 price tags), each of which were prohibitively expensive for use by most musician/producers.

By 1984 the relatively inexpensive Roland gear was just finding its way into the hands of Chicago, Detroit and New York’s new roots musicians. A year before, Larry Sherman acquired Musical Product’s pressing plant, the only one in Chicago. Ron Hardy was playing "Penthouse and Pavement" by Heaven 17 and "DumDum" at the Music Box. Dance music was about to fall off the edge, for better and for worse.

1984 Track List:

1. Citispeak Featuring Jeanne Harris – I Don't Need Your Handouts (Inst.) – Partytime Records 
2. Pancho Ballet – Dancing Shoes (Instrumental) – Best Record 
3. Jellybean – The Mexican (Funhouse Mix) – EMI America 
4. Nuance Featuring Vikki Love - Take A Chance (Dubapella) - 4th & Broadway  
4. Samson & Delilah – I Can Feel Your Love Slippin' Away (Long Mix & Inst) – Saturn Records 
5. Hugh Masekela – Don't Go Lose It, Baby (Stretch Mix) – Jive Afrika 
6. Colonel Abrams – Music Is The Answer (Dub Version) – Streetwise 
7. The Earons – Land Of Hunger (Extended Version) – Island Records 
8. Wet – That's The Game (Instrumental) – Bellaphon 
9. Circuit – Release The Tension (Dub) – 4th & Broadway 
10. Stephanie Mills – The Medicine Song (Dub Version) – Casablanca Records 
11. Anne Clark – Our Darkness (Remix) – Ink Records 
12. Solo – Girls, Girls (Ah-Ah-Hi) - Next Plateau Records Inc. 
13. 52nd Street – Can't Afford – Profile (on license from Factory) 
14. The Bridge – Love Dance (Industrial Mix) - Second Vision 
15. Stop – Wake Up – Damabi International 
16. Fresh – Dum Dum – Precision 
17. Palais Schaumburg – The Beat Of Two (Extended Version) – Mercury


1984 After Disco (A.D.)

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Shanti Celeste w/ Fafi Abdel Nour 10th November 2022

You know me, live from the board recording plus crowd mic. One of my final festival sets of 2022, closing out Making Time ∞ in one of my favorite cities, Philly (long live dave p!) eternal gratitude crystals to all and to all a good night <3

Avalon Emerson Live in Philadelphia 2022 - 09 - 24 @ Making Time ♾️

a morning warm up in a sea of mud overlooking Mt Fuji. This was my first set of the day, to be followed a few hours later with a b2b, at the very first edition of Transcendence, a cute and cosy festival in Japan. Big thank you to Takumi Inamoto and DJ Maria for everything.

Jane Fitz live at Transcendence April 2023

The Sustain-Release co-founder steps up to the Phonica mix just ahead of the acclaimed festival’s 11th year. 
New York has an iconic history when it comes to club music, and over the years has seen many great names emerge from its underground scene. In modern times, Aurora Halal is undoubtedly one of those names. 
Aurora has become a staple at forward-thinking institutions like Berghain, De School, and her home base, Nowadays, where she holds a residency. Alongside her international touring, she’s carved out her own vital space through the long-running Mutual Dreaming parties and Sustain-Release, the DIY-rooted festival she co-founded, which continues to push boundaries as it enters its second decade.
Her Phonica mix offers a vivid snapshot of her deep, intuitive approach to DJing—captured live at Mansions, a cozy NYC wine bar turned house party haven. Known for her genre-fluid sets that blend hypnotic techno, house, acid and experimental textures this is the perfect calling card to showcase why she can hold it down with a range of greats like DJ Nobu, Vladimir Ivkovic and more.
We had a chat about the mix with Aurora as well as touching off Sustain and some of her favorite moments at the festival.

Phonica Mix Series 134: Aurora Halal

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GERD DJ SET @ PANORAMA BAR BERLIN 02-09-2012

Mum        宀 (Mihn) Club 
Spin-off  Macadam · Rinse France · The Pool
matt@thepool-london.com
2025
31.12 Odyssey w. Studio Aventure, Phu Quoc, VT
07.11 Karma Koma, Belgrade, RS
25.10 Macadam w. The Hacker, Otto Diva
24.10 tba, Amsterdam, NL
17.10 tba, Berlin, DE
04.10 tba
03.10 宀 (Minh), Hong Kong, HK
02.10 tba
27.09 tba
21.09 Gloria, Macadam, Nantes 
12.09 FIP 360, Paris, FR
29.08 Ormside Projects, London, UK
03.08 Gloria w. François X, Rene Wise
25.07 La Culottée, La Station, Paris, FR
13.07 Canopus Festival, Haute-Loire, FR
11.07 Lux, Lisbon, PT
28.06 Badaboum w. Echo, Paris, FR
26.06 Cardiac Seoul, Paris FR
21.06 Noods Radio X Point Ephémère, Paris, FR
08.06 Macadam w. Curses, Rotciv, FR
06.06 We Love Green, Paris, FR
28.05 Nuits Sonores b2b CallbackSami, Lyon, FR
24.05 The Air House, KR
18.05 Hertz w. Didi Han, Jesse You, Seoul, KR
17.05 Riff b2b Sunsiaré, CN
16.05 Secret Rave w. Spekki Webu, OCCA, HK 
20.04 Macadam, Nantes, FR
19.04 Isulia b2b Belaria, Bordeaux, FR
12.04 Virage, Paris, FR
05.04 Radio Panini, Baggen, Copenhagen, DK
07.03 Lux Fragil, Lisbon, PT
09.02 Gloria w/Sedef Adasi, Bashkka, Macadam
04.02 Operator, Rotterdam, NL
25.01 Badaboum w. DJ Stingray, DJ Physical, Paris, FR
2024
28.12 Karmen Camina, Strasbourg, FR
20.12 Based:in, Aubervilliers, FR
22.11 Nyapi, Seoul, KR
21.11 Kockiri, Seoul, KR
10.11 Gloria, Macadam, Nantes
09.11 Pitchfork Festival, Paris, FR
05.10 b2b w/ Parrish Smith ANL, Macadam, Nantes
28.09 Ode Mere festival, FR
22.09 Yoyaku x Parodia, Paris, FR
15.09 Gloria w/ Sunju Hargun, Macadam, FR
21.07 Les Escales, St Nazaires, FR
20.07 Les Escales, St Nazaire, FR
14.07 Gloria, Macadam, Nantes, FR
27.06 Château perché w/ Supertonic, FR
24.05 Macadam, Nantes, FR
19.05 Gloria All Stars, Macadam, Nantes, FR
18.05 La prairie du Canal, Bobigny, FR
04.05 Warning, ://about blank, Berlin, DE
03.05 TBA, Berlin, DE
01.05 DIVA, Macadam, Nantes, FR
26.04 FVTVR w/ STERAC, Makam, Paris, FR
07.04 La Culottée, Aubervilliers, FR
05.04 Le fait social, Rouen, FR
31.03 Gloria w. Etapp Kyle, Holly Lester, Macadam, Nantes, FR
30.03 Trench Touch w. Marina Trench, Rex Club, Paris, FR
23.03 宀 (Minh), Hong Kong, HK
16.03 Nyapi, Seoul, KR
25.02 Gloria w. u.r.trax, Macadam, Nantes, FR
23.02 Karmakoma, Belgrade, RS
17.02 Entrance, FAWA, Paris, FR
09.02 Voltage w.Camion Bazar, iBoat, Bordeaux, FR
04.02 Le Sucre w.Partiboi 69, Lyon, FR
14.01 Gloria, Macadam, Nantes, FR
13.01 Die Orakel w.Oliver Hafenbauer, Philip Berg, Arkaoda, Berlin, DE
2023
31.12 Gloria, Nantes, FR
16.12 Hors-sol, Paris, FR
25.11 Wet for me @ La Machine du Moulin Rouge, Paris, FR
18.11 Secret location, Helsinki FI
01.11 Gloria, Nantes FR
21.10 ADE, Amsterdam, NL
14.10 Body Language, Berlin DE
01.10 Gloria, Nantes FR
30.09 Lieu Unique w/ GTI, Nantes FR
16.09 Osmose Festival, Château Formont FR
15.09 Psybuzz, London UK
09.09 Club Carbone, Paris FR
27.08 Le Sucre, Lyon FR
05.08 Motel Campo, Geneva CH
30.07 Gloria, Nantes FR
22.07 La Culottée, La Station, Paris FR
16.07 Gloria x La Station, Paris FR
25.06 Gloria w/ ffan, Nantes FR
24.06 Terminal Club, Lyon, FR
10.06 Positive Education X Androgyne, Nantes, FR
28.05 Gloria, Nantes, FR
26.05 Warehouse rave, Nantes, FR
25.05 Rex Club, Superski Release Party, Paris, FR
13.05 TBA, Berlin, DE
06.05 TBA, Paris, FR
29.04 Macadam w/ Donato Dozzy, Nantes, FR
08.04 La Machine du Moulin Rouge X Underscope w. Antigone, Grace Dahl, D.Dan, Paris, FR
25.03 Teak, Cardiff UK
24.03 Secret warehouse, Bristol UK
11.03 Savage, Hanoi, VN
26.02 Seoul Community Radio, Seoul KR
25.02 Nyapi, Seoul, KR
24.02 宀, Hong Kong, HK
21.02 Studio Namsan, Seoul KR
12.02 Gloria w/ Gerd Janson, Lawrence Lee, Nantes
04.02 Nuit Texture w/ Bjarki, Antipode, Rennes, FR
15.01 Gloria w/ Eliott Litrowski (b2b), Sixsixsixties, Bull Horris, Technoslave_69, Nantes FR
14.01 Hors-Sol w/ Oliver Hafenbauer, Gauvain, S.Telecom, Montreuil FR
11.01 HÖR, Berlin, DK

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