Best DISCO/Modern Soul Deejay
Young_Phonics
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Figure I'd ask since the soul one is poppin'.I'm looking for:skills (mixing, phrasing, etc...)originalityability to rock a crowd w/o playing some ABBA crap disco i.e. play "obvious" shit then bust heads with some private bonerz jheri curl 12'' from like....Fontana, California.
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Flawless blends, cosmic flow and raers deluxxe. All of it is proper deep disco & boogie not too many hollow private mind garden shits. Never seen him live cos I live in the wrong hemisphere. But I ride for each and everyone of his mixes on Deep House Page.
less talk, more music...
here's a free mix he did for some homies in japan...
http://www.sndnst.com/music_mixer.html
...and while not my favorite, most would also put Dmitry from Paris up for nom here...
I've heard such good things about Rahaan, really want to see him some time. Dimitri is def up there, but from what I've heard doesn't do all-disco sets that often (usually plays a lot of house).
I'll let you know if I've got a new favorite after this party on Saturday...
Great One. Even though it's a few years old I just found it in early 2006. I'll check your other Sandinista joint as well.
I nominate J-Rocc, even though his mix might be more from a hip-hop/old school classics p.o.v. his disco section on "Live at the Machine" basically MADE me like disco and start my hunt. He dropped Central Line, Brazillian Rhyme, Eddie Drennon and even obvious stuff like Boz Scaggs. But in 2000 this was completely mind blowing to me (Not Boz Scaggs, but just dropping that shit). I can even recall the first time I specifically went digging for disco and I lucky enough to pull the 12'' version of Central Line.
Kon got it in with his last joint. On Track.
I haven't heard or seen Dam Funk play yet but the few produced tracks I've heard by him I really liked. Hopefully his Stonesthrow material doesn't get overlooked by a ton of crappy Madlib rap shit or 4th string Dilla-affiliates
He's a dope producer to boot. I heard a Podcast that he did in 07' with nuff raer boogie heat, really impressed me with his knowledge. When I come down to LA I'll check his night for sure.
there's 1 more by supreme before that one too... executive class...
def peep that jason lev mix. dude has absolutely retarded disco/modern soul crates, taste, and skills. def on some other level...
also ... whoever they get on love fm saturday nights here in chicago ... local dudes who spin diverse mixes around here like dj lil john and boolumaster do a good job w/ this stuff too, for radio dudes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9CVglCTDnU
Gotta mention Dimi From Paris
in no particular order:
david mancuso
sean p
al kent
rahaan
kenny dope
sadar
dimitri
kon
timmy regisford
me!
And when DJs like Tony Humphries and Little Louie Vega do classics sets, shit is on!
edit: the answer is there is no best, but there are a lot of great djs that inspire me consistently
Saturday!
Listening to records right now, trying to figure out how I want to balance the sound of the night, considering many of us like similar stuff.
Or maybe I'll just freight train mofos, play what I want, and hope it goes down.
We'll see!
Don't forget fellow Soul Strutter Dj Red Greg
Also, while flipping through Rahaan footage from the above link I came across this...
BLKHERCULESDC FRIDAY DEEP HOUSE WORKOUT
and dudes weekly is at a hole in the wall in culver city... like 50 people can fit in there at one time. Yet hes still touring and releasing shit through stones throw. dude is also one of the nicest guys in the record game. I'd recommend anyone to come out to Funkmosphere... shit is always mad fun. Plus Dam will school even the heaviest heads.... plus PB wolf just drops by randomly and drops heat for like 15 people. its sick.
The place on Venice and Robertson? Crazy, if you had ever been to that place five years ago, when it was Sloppy Joe's.
thanks for the video link, i've never heard that "on and on" tune before.
The Larry Levan live @ Paradise Garage mix on Strut is mandatory listening.
Thanks to Sampo for his generosity w/ the mixes, your work is appreciated.
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Word to JERZEE
They always hold down the disco and deep house sounds out there
ever hear peter reyes spin?
Oh yeah no doubt!
The point I'm trying to make is, that there are plenty more dudes like Hippie Torales in the world, that disco newbies still haven't heard of yet. Djs that have been KILLING deep disco parties, and that are just as good as internet savvy dudes like Rahaan. Jersey alone has crazy talented DJs that won't ever post an online mix, so they would never make it to the top of an on-line "best disco dj" list.
While I am sure some strutters here are tuned in like that, I think that there are plenty of others that just aren't informed enough "off of the on-line world", to really make an informed decision like that. Shit, over the years I've gone to so many parties in NYC and heard old disco dudes that are so good, and I don't even know their names.
Now I wonder who these house heads favorite disco DJ is, considering they've probably heard a whole bunch over the years:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN9eqH28-yk&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl_4b1pOM44&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuLl8U156bM&feature=related
Here is what I am talking about when it comes to sound system manipulation:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwGwXDQX3K4&feature=related
that shit goes back to the garage and larry levan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXWntDIaV6M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzsLVPcL-3M&feature=related