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SPRING HAS SPRUNG!!! Say that ten times real
fast. I hope everyone is enjoying the warm
weather that is upon us, and the eye candy
that goes with it. MZ Kii Kii stopped down
at Vision on April 5th to find Saeed &
Palesh from D.C. on the decks spinning the
crowd into a TIZZY. They have a swinging
couch that I simply LOVE. Back on Tuesday
April 8th, after a long night of rubbing
elbows with the social elite, I hopped in my
limo and headed to Charlie's……only to find
the doors SHUDDERED at 230 A.M. Annoyed, I
hopped back in the limo and spun it around
to Rehab……..only to find them closed too!
Aren't these joint 4 A.M. bars? What's up
with that!?! I was feeling a bit cultured
recently and fluttered over to the Vitam |
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Theater down in Wacky Park on
April 13th. Seems they had a really cute show going
on called "Seldom Lucky, Seldom Plush". Dancer Jorge
provided much visual nutrition in this very cute
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United Colors of Benetton had their annual fashion
show at White Star on April 4th. Elite guested their
hunky models for this yummy show. Transit hosted
"Who Da Funk" at Transit on April 10th courtesy of
Pure Productions. Speaking of Pure, they hosted
Laurent Garnier @ Zentra on March 19th. Tan cute,
Mammacita! Watch for "Default One" on May 3rd. What
is it?
Gramaphone Records will be showcasing their best
and brightest Techno DJ at the Metro for an evening
of music and live performances. Tickets are 11$ at
the door. A new venue opening on Southport & Roscoe
called SoPo Lounge promises to bring the best of
Manhattan flavor to Chicago. Too bad they can't
import some of the hotties from Manhattan along with
the libations. I previously mentioned Cherry Red
opening on Sheffield Ave. and their soulful Sundays.
They are now going full tilt apparently with DJ's
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Up and coming for which to watch: Legendary Timo
Maas comes to Chicago's House of Blues on Friday
April 25th . This guarantees to be the place to be.
Glam finally gets with it by hosting the 2003
Fireball Salute party on April 27th. Opening DJ is
Ralphi Rosario with
Teri Bristol as the closer. Queer as Folk comes
to Chicago--- sort of. As part of the QAF Babylon
Tour, DJ Tracey Young hits
Circuit NightClub on May 10th. Derrick Carter
spins 'Localsound' at Big Wig Club on Division and
Ashland on May 1st. Zentra is giving us party heaven
with Kenny Dope (Masters At Work) on May 2nd, and
Layo & Bushwacka on May 24th. Kisses to Y'all until
next time kiddies! |
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Where do you currently play? |
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I have residencies at Cocktail,
Spin, and Red Dog. |
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How
long have you been a DJ? |
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Since 1987 |
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What was your first gig ever? |
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It was a place called "Cheeks" near
Clark and Diversey. |
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How
would you describe your style? |
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I prefer Underground House, but I
play to my audience mostly. |
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What
is one of your favorite record
labels or who is one of your
favorite re-mixers? |
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My favorite
re-mixers right now are Alex Neri
and Knee-Deep. My favorite labels
are Soulfuric and Defected |
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More about
Freddie Bain
@
www.songsforcoins.com |
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1.
David Harness - Shake (CD-R) |
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2. Deepah Ones - Freak
(Defected Records) |
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3. Richard Earnshaw -
Joyride (Soulfuric Records) |
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4. Lego - It's All Over (Poontin
Muzik) |
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5. Pound Boys - Sound of
Joy (Purple Music) |
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6. Jamie Lewis & Nick Morris
- Sunshine Hotel (Club Star) |
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7. Ann Nesby - Let Your
Will Be Done - (Silk) |
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8.
Groove Junkies feat. Diane
Carter - Don't Cha Give Up (MoreHouse) |
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9. Ann
Nesby - Shelter (God's
House) |
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10.
U.B.P Presents Michael Procter
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Deliver Me (Soulfuric) |
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You can
hear Jeremy @ Cocktail on
Saturdays. |
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Kleptomaniac
top
ten dance cds |
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Tasha - Just
plain cute
Artificial Funk - "Together"
Woof! |
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Bobby - Manhole
patron
Chris Cox - "Yes No"
Thunderpuss never sounded this good. |
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Aleshia - sales
gal @ Borders
Ray Roc - "Jungle Kisses"
This song is just so fun and snappy. |
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Mark - sidewalk
sale hopeful
Sade - "By Your Side"
It's not new, but this track still gets me! |
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Some new tracks to speak of this issue: Japanese
muse Seiko hits the charts this week with her new
cut "Just For Tonight" with re-mixes by Chicago's
Mark Picchiotti. Stretch & Vern have finally
released "Hey" on VC records. This song was
originally released as a promo last year but is
finally available to the masses. The Cevin Fisher
mixes are too cute for words. Crystal Water's "Gypsy
Woman" has been fancied up and re-mixed. This 2003
tribal mix is currently only a white label release,
but I hope it gets picked up. Singer Kira releases
"I'll Be Your Angel" on Logic Records. The
Sinesweepers deliver an energetic mix that is quite
pleasing. I'm a little late on this release, but if
you haven't heard Yoko Ono's "Walking On Thin Ice"
you must give it a listen. Re-mixers include Rui
DaSilva, Peter Rauhofer, Felix Da Housecat, and
Danny Tenaglia. Danny's mix is the cream of this
crop. New on Bliss Records is Pete Lazonby's "Wave
Speech". Junior Vasquez tosses this salad in a fun
way. Madrid's Dr. Kucho gives dance floor divas his
new E.P. Shadow Troopers on Disc Doctor Records. YO
records, the baby of Yoshitoshi Records, has 2 new
releases: Sidekick's "What You Want" and Dave From
Dallas's "Come To Me Baby". Sidekick's track is more
progressive, while Dave's track has a more tribal
feel. Mischa Daniels cuts "Must Be The Difference"
on White Work Records. It's House, but with more
snap to it. Swain, Snell & Lucas give us "Follow Me"
on Rhythm Syndicate records. Fierce re-dux on this
track by Wally & Kucho. Singer Maya releases "In The
Name Of Love" on Episode Records. Laura Pausani
gives us "If That's Love" on Atlantic, with toss-ups
by Luca Cassani, Mike Rizzo, DB Boulevard, and
Moltosugo. The first release off the Weekend
Player's new album is "I'll Be There". The re-mixes
by Gabriel & Dresden are already on the Billboard
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David Morales teams up with DJ Pierre for "Make It
Hot". This steamy number come off of David's
Definity Records and is being hyped big time by the
Def Mix crew. Bermuda Triangle releases "Mooger
Fooger" on Hooj Choons with mixes by Subway.
Preliminary results indicate high cuteness levels on
this cut. Azuli records will be releasing "Miami
2003", a double CD compilation and tribute to this
year's Winter Music Conference. It was mixed by
David Piccioni and Vertigo. And lastly, Dot Dot Dot
Records has arisen from hibernation with a series of
new release to hit stores next month: "For The
Music" by Colourful Karma, "House of Stone" by
Colonel Abrams (Buddha Morales mixes), and "Standing
Strong" by newcomer Christopher Lowman. If you
aren't familiar with this label, they are a
relatively new creation for the tribal underground
crowd. Onto reviews: |
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HOUSE MUSIC ALL NIGHT LONG!
Aaron Ochoa's new CD compilation RELEASE gives
your House-heads a different assortment of
underground cuts to choose from. The mixing is
somewhat tight. We get filter-disco on cuts like
Nothing But Good To You by Aaron himself, Jazz-House
with Do Ghost Dance by Brett Johnson, and
Latin-House with Derrick Carter's If You Wanna Help
Me Jesus. Aaron fits all these cuts together without
seeming forced or contrived which usually happens
when DJ's try to do to much in a 75 minute CD. This
compilation works. |
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Nervous Record's "The Soulful
House Experience 2", the follow up to #1,
combines Gospel Soul and House in a blend that
tastes so sweet. Teddy Douglas from the Basement
Boys seamlessly mixes these uplifting and positive
songs from Byron Stingley's Testify, Halo's Keep
Reaching, to E-Smoove's Brothers & Sisters. This CD
will be sure to bring you back to church! |
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Showing its dance music
diversity, Jellybean Records releases a House cut by
Jaque' called "Keys Of Life". This is a
smooth underground cut with Jaque's exotic vocals
layered over Piano filled music. Underground
Collective delivers the mixes on this very "Masters
At Work" sounding tune. Never having heard of Jaque',
I was impressed with this release. |
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