"We were doing parties in Staten Island that were completely packed; Manhattan didn't want anything to do with us." Three New York visionaries discuss the city's '90s heyday.

'90s nightlife in New York conjures images of Party Monster, jacking disco house and a rotating cast of mega clubs that saw thousands of revellers pass through their doors each weekend. From Limelight and Sound Factory to Palladium and countless others, clubbing was hitting its stride in New York, while producers like Joey Beltram, Frankie Bones and Damon Wild were producing game-changing 12-inches. But it was also the beginning of a decline, catalysed by the rollout of Mayor Rudy Giuliani's discriminatory policies that slowly gutted the club scene and the communities that called it home. 

To honour Resident Advisor's partnership with Wire Festival in Brooklyn this weekend, we're revisiting a panel recorded at our 24/7 party at Nowadays in 2018. We tasked the beloved Brooklyn fanzine Love Injection with presenting discussions covering five decades of dance music history. In this panel, Strictly Rhythm cofounder Gladys Pizarro, DJ and producer Lenny Dee and drag superstar and vogue performer Kevin Aviance spoke with journalist (and former RA staffer) Max Pearl about the rise and fall of the city's club scene during its golden decade. They also discussed how the city was sequestered, forcing many artists at the vanguard of '90s-era techno to make music and throw their own parties as the scene grew and shifted beneath the weight of city-wide reforms.

"We were doing parties in Staten Island that were completely packed; Manhattan didn't want anything to do with us," said Lenny D. "So when we were doing it, we were making parties out in Brooklyn. A lot of music at that time was made here in Brooklyn—Joey Beltram, Frankie Bones, Tommy Musto, Damon Wild. So we had this scene where we're making great music, but no one's letting us play, so we're just going to do it ourselves." 

Listen to the episode in full.

EX.661 New York Nightlife In The '90s

Monday Tsubaki: Love Injection - 11.09.23

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

A very disco set to listen at the park or while tanning at the beach only.

Love Injection (Vinyl Only)

306th radio show on KALW 91.7 FM in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Check out the show page here ---> www.kalw.org/show/marcus-rosario

Tracklist:
William Onyeabor - Body and Soul  
Chico Mann - Harmonia  
Anton de Bruin - Running on Slippers (feat. Fanni Zahar)  
Harrison & Jaleel Shaw - 'You hate Jazz?'  
Fly Anakin, Quelle Chris & $ilkMoney - My N*gga (feat. Big Kahuna OG) [Instrumental]  
SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE - 1/500  
Cid Rim - Limbo  
The Mystery Lights - Before You Realize It  
El Michels Affair & Florence Adooni - Say Goodbye  
Bardo - Sad Boy  
Lexx - Ode To Mode  
Matthew Herbert & Momoko Gill - Show Me  
CARRTOONS & Haile Supreme - Thursday Disco  
CAPYAC - Keep Me Close Pt. II  
Kelly Moonstone - Nanabooboo  
Kelly Moonstone - Nanabooboo (Instrumental)  
Luedji Luna - Apocalipse (feat. Seu Jorge & Arthur Verocai)  
Alberto Continentino - O Ovo do Sol  
anaiis - Deus Deus  
Linda Mirada & North Satellite - Morena del Apostol  
Adrian Quesada & Gepe - Te Vas y Yo Te Dejo  
Space Dimension Controller - Infinite Image  
Kikimora - You Don't Know (Disco)  
Halima - cocoa body  
Logic1000 - i couldn't hold back (feat. George Riley)  
Gelli Haha - Tiramisu  
Titeknots & Pollena - Bones (Instrumental)  
Francis Bebey - Agatha (Voilaaa Remix)  
Azuka Moweta and His Anioma Brothers Band of Africa - Kamsi Ebinu Ndum (feat. umoja) [Disco Remix]  
Mark de Clive-Lowe - Day by Day (feat. Cherie Mathieson) [Close Counters Remix]  
Gene Tellem - Tough City

#306 • Live on KALW 91.7 FM San Francisco Bay Area • June 28, 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

A Peruvian based in Brooklyn spreading love and good beats.

Let's dance!
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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.

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