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(con't) around the city
that proved to be mucho fun for the hard core.
January 5th brought a packed house to Crobar for
it’s Last Dance. Over 16 DJ’s lined the rafters in
the club to pay tribute to a Chicago mainstay
closing its doors for remodeling. Most of the old
GLEE DJ’s made it back for this party. There were
many teary eyes at the end of the night. Hats off to
you, Crobar, and GLEE for 10 proud years of fun in
the city! If you haven’t had the chance to check out
SOS (Spectrum of Sound) hosted by Cedric at Minx,
111 W. Hubbard, give it a look. Tuesday nights are
supposed to be happenin’ with chic style. IS IT A
SPARK?!?!??!! Rumors abound New Year’s morning of a
party at Funky Buddha Lounge.
Luis M @ 6am? Nowhere
to be found. Apparently, there was supposed to be a
SPARK party with one of my favorites, Luis M,
throwing down the progressive sounds but it didn’t
fruition. Stay tuned because it’s supposed to kick
in sometime around the 10th of February, or so say
the queens of night time living. His afterhours over
IML was DA BOMB!!!! Thursday January 9th saw DJ
Eric Daly
tearing up the main floor at Domaine. Welcome back
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WHO’S
THE FIIIERRRCESTSTSS OF THEM ALL? Would you like
to vote for your favorite DJ? Best male DJ? Best
Female DJ? Best Bar? Best promoter? Log on to
www.localsound.com between now and January
15th to let them know your nominations. From
that list you will be able to vote again for the
finalists between January 20th and February
15th. The Phoenix party strikes again on
January 18th at the Metro in the form of The Ice
Ball (the preview party for Fireball). DJ Earl
Pleasure hands us pleasure with his sounds
abound for this event. Phoenix then presents
TNT, a series of T dances with DJ Tom McBride @
Excalibur on January 19th. MUCHO happening on
the 19th as DJ
Jim Lewis
hits the mainfloor of GLAM! Sundays at Domaine.
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of 2 house music legends. Frankie
Knuckles and David Morales will be spinning together
at Transit on the 19th of January. Rumor is that the
whole Def Mix clan from New York is flying in for
this awesome event. If you are into ANY kind of
dance music at all, then this party is for you. It’s
going to be a who’s who of remixers and producers
under one roof!!! A must see. |
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Well that’s it until next time, Chi-cows!!!!!
Toodles!!!
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quick chat
w/dj pete crow |
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I
currently play at the Manhole on
Tuesday nights and the third
Saturday of the month. My last
special event was
In Miami at Crobar for New
Years weekend. |
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How
long have you been a DJ? |
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Six years -- three of them in clubs. |
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What was your first gig ever? |
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first gig was a T-Dance at Crobar
for seven hours! |
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How
would you describe your style? |
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Oh
boy, I play a wide mixture of music
but love to play sexy tribal and
progressive house. |
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What is one of your favorite labels? |
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*69 and Sondos have been on a roll
lately. I like a lot of the smaller
labels, too. For remixers I like
Victor Calderone, Peter Rauhofer,
Ralphie, Danny Tenaglia, Murk,
Superchumbo, D. Ramirez, and Dr.
Kucho and Wally. |
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top 10 |
dj chris
eterno -
1.27.03 |
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1- noel nanton - your love - Ian
Pooley's mix |
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Tee's Freeze - Fall Down - tee's
in house mix |
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Imaltzin - house of love -
Djemel's remix |
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12 months - something about the
music - original mix |
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moses mcclean - the other side -
J & S dub |
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moony - acrobats - molto sugo
mix |
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moby - in this world - moltosugo
mix |
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pund boys feat. yvonne brown -
shinin' - musaphia's refunkt dub |
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groove junkie - gonna get by -
soul excursion mix |
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bad boy bill - costa del sol -
mijangos mix |
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Angie Stone – I
Wish I Didn’t Miss You |
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“Oh My
God this song is hot!” (and last year, honey) |
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Jen
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Oscar G & Ralph
Falcon – Dark Beat |
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“That
‘addicted to drums’ song rocks!!” |
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Rich
- Drinker @ Mangina |
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Vivian Green –
Emotional Rollercoaster |
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“Junior’s
mix – hot & heavy!” |
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Brent
– Circuit twink @ Crobar |
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Jill Scott – He
Loves Me (Lyzell in E Flat) |
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house mixes are all that!” |
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Vanetta – co-worker |
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Sadly, kids………there isn’t much to report musically
this issue. For those not in the “know”, the period
between Christmas and just after New Year’s is when
all the record labels (domestic & import) shut down
and go on holiday. Most music stores won’t take
special orders during this period either. But being
the bitch that I am, I’ll give ya what I got!
Friburn & Urik make us “Dance To the Rhythm” on
Tommyboy Silver. Salad tossed by Peter Bailey.
Underworld gives us a “Dinosaur Adventure 3D” on V2
records with a slice up by Sharp. Antoine Clamaran
features Ritual on Congos Records. 3 tribal ditties
line Antoine’s E.P; Zumba E’, Easy, and Feel the
Drum. Rumbles of a new Harlequin/Angelo Kortez team
up, but I don’t have a release date yet. We’ve all
heard The Perpetuous Dreamer with “The Sounds of
Goodbye”. Just before the holiday, Nebula records
released Armin’s Tribal Feel mix to this song on
vinyl finally. It’s apparently been on the net for
quite some time. If ya didn’t know, it’s the
fiercest of all the mixes on this track and
ironically……it isn’t tribal at all. It’s high trance
and it’s living!! The pound boys give us disco/funk
verve with “Time Baby” on Color Records. It’s
available in parts I and II. Bjork says “All Is Full
of Love” on a white label release. If you like
trancey breaks, you’ll like this cut. Progressive
artist Andy Moor gives us “Athena” as part of his
CRAZY LADY E.P. The Placid Goddess remixes this song
to the heavens. X-press-2 releases “Supasong” on
Skint records. The remixes say it all : a 1am mix,
and a 6am mix. Main Element hits us with “Take Me
Down” on Silver records. New York’s Lemon8 do a
hairstyle on this that is way cute. Angie Stone hits
us with the long awaited “Bottles & Cans” on J
records with a re-did by Guido. Solange is “Feeling
You” on Columbia records with remixes by Calderone &
Quayle. Not yet available outside of New York is a
cute white label called “Swiss Diner”. Someone took
the old Suzanne Vega song “Tom’s Diner” and hyped it
up with some fierce progressive house sounds.
There’s no middle ground on this one. You will
either love it or hate it. Well, that’s it for now
children. Onto reviews. |
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The Supreme Beings of Leisure
have a new cut called “Ghetto”. The 29 Psalms (AKA
Peter Lorimar) remix is simply LIVING! Charles
Webster, from San Francisco, also delivers a
luscious underground groove on the flipside.
Although both vocal mixes are cute, the dubs on
these mixes are what will make you live. A definite
must have! - Freddie Bain
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Lectroluv , "Movin' On", Junior Vasquez Music
Mr. Vasquez has hit paydirt with this release on his
own label! Both the Earth Club Mix and the Dynamic
NYC Club Anthem mix move at 130BPM. The Earth Club
Mix has more of a gospel feel, while the Dynamic NYC
Club Anthem is House Hi-NRG at its best! You can't
go wrong with this one! - Michael Limacher |
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"Muzak", Robbins
This tune reminds me so much of Safri Duo's
"Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)" and it is very
similar. The Extended Mix is my mix of choice and it
is just a Hi-NRG House attack especially with that
organ staccato synth line. Something for everyone
here, A Tandu Remix, Paul Hutsch Remix, and Radio
Version that all move along at 137BPM. Definitely
one for the peak hours! - Michael Limacher |
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Hey Y’all!!!! It’s another
Pepper Mashay track!!!! Available only as an
advance copy currently, “I Can’t Stop” delivers
Pepper’s true vocal stylings with 2 noteworth mixes
from which to choose. The Hothead mix gives Circuit
Boy bliss with dramatic lines, drops, and Pepper all
the way. The Inpective mix delivers more flavor,
fuller sound, and is great on a big floor. Grade A –
Chris Eterno |
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Erasure has released a new CD on Mute music.
It’s appropriately named “Other People’s Songs”.
There doesn’t seem to be a theme behind the songs
they cover in their electronica brand of musing for
which they have become famous. Songs such as
Solsbury Hill, When Will I See You Again, Goodnight,
and Video Killed The Radio Star line this release.
If you are expecting innovative, new, or
groundbreaking sounds from the duo then look
elsewhere. They have a signature electronic style
that they bring to their music and they do it
properly. It works for what they are trying to
achieve here. Newer listeners not familiar with
Erasure’s work might find this release a bit
contrived. I like the CD. Fans of the Erasure sound
will like it too. – Chris Eterno |
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