Black Futures: How disco set the stage for dance and electronic music (NPR.org)

By |2024-02-17T09:44:10-06:00February 17th, 2024|African American, black History Month, Clubs - Nightlife, Disco, DJ, electronic music, House, House Music, House Music History|

  DJ and World Cafe correspondent John Morrison explains how disco is the nexus from which most veins of contemporary dance music originate. Over the past few years for Black History Month, World Cafe has dug into different genres and their importance in the Black music canon over the decades. With DJ and World Cafe correspondent John Morrison as our guide, we’ve explored the “Black Roots [...]

“Don’t think, just do”: Former Giorgio Moroder collaborator says the godfather of disco was “all about the melody” (MusicTech)

By |2024-01-04T17:09:21-06:00January 4th, 2024|Classics, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, Disco, Interviews, Music, Music News, producer|

  “Most of the great writers I learnt stay away from writing too much on an instrument. They just hear the melody and then everything else kind of comes from that.” In a new interview, former collaborators of ’80s disco pioneer Giorgio Moroder discuss what it’s like working for the legend himself as well as [...]

Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution review – an absolute feast of a music documentary (The Guardian)

By |2023-12-19T19:05:55-06:00December 19th, 2023|Classics, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, Disco, DJ, Honey Dijon, House Music, House Music History, LGBTQIA+, Music, Music News|

Idealistic, passionate … Larry Levan (left) and David Depino at Trax - Photograph: Tina Paul/BBC Studios This wonderful series documents the passion and idealism of the 70s music scene. It’s an immaculately soundtracked history lesson – and so much more besides After the tumult of the last few years, UK nightlife is in a perilous [...]

Earliest known recordings of Sylvester to be released (5 Mag)

By |2023-09-03T12:27:46-05:00September 3rd, 2023|5 Magazine, Announcements, Dance Music, Disco|

  Dark Entries prepares an album of jazz, gospel and blues on Sylvester's Private Recordings: August 1970 in honor of legendary disco vocalist's 76th birthday. Sylvester is best known for disco, but Sylvester had range. He had range within that range. Private Recordings: August 1970 features the legendary vocalist and icon singing nine songs, mostly standards from jazz, [...]

A NEW ANTHOLOGY OF DISCO CLASSICS BY SYLVESTER IS OUT NOW (MIXMAG)

By |2023-06-13T21:21:25-05:00June 13th, 2023|Classics, Disco, MixMAg, Music, Music News, New Release, Promotional|

  The comprehensive compilation includes club hits such as ‘You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)’ and ‘Dance (Disco Heat)’ A new anthology of music by disco legend Sylvester has been released via Real Gone Music and Second Disc Records. The 26-track compilation, titled 'Disco Heat: The Fantasy Years 1977-1981', is spread over two CDs and features music he released on [...]

Remembering the Black and Queer Foundations That Helped to Build House Music (vt.co)

By |2023-02-28T18:18:13-06:00February 28th, 2023|African American, black History Month, Dance Music, Disco, DJ, electronic music, Gay, House, House Music, House Music History, LGBTQIA+, Music, UK|

  By Asiya Ali For this Black History Month US and LGBT History Month, we're celebrating the rich roots of house music and the Black and Queer DJs who helped create it. There's a strong impression that House music has become synonymous with whiteness. This is obviously due to the genre being spearheaded by mostly white, [...]

‘It Gives Me Peace’: House Legends Larry Heard and Robert Owens on Winning their Trax Legal Battle

By |2022-08-25T18:59:52-05:00August 25th, 2022|Announcements, Classics, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, Disco, DJ, House, House Music, International, Interviews, larry Heard, Music News, news|

Interview ‘It gives me peace’: house legends Larry Heard and Robert Owens on winning their Trax legal battle Lauren Martin ‘I know how things can seem insurmountable’ … Larry Heard (left) and Robert Owens. Composite: PYMCA/Universal Images Group/Getty Images; Boaz Arad A successful copyright action against their former label means the celebrated producers can reclaim their back catalogue [...]

Wez Saunders takes over Defected with Full Acquisition

By |2022-08-25T18:51:40-05:00August 25th, 2022|Announcements, Classics, Clubs - Nightlife, Dance Music, Digital Dj Tips, Disco, DJ, House Music, International, Interviews, Music|

Wez Saunders takes over Defected with full acquisition Wez Saunders has acquired dance label and music group Defected, Music Week can reveal. The independent label was launched in 1999 by Simon Dunmore. Following the management buyout by the MD, Saunders has now become CEO of the group. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Documents lodged at Companies [...]

PATRICE RUSHEN: “PEOPLE ARE LEANING INTO SAMPLING IN A WAY THAT IS NOT CREATIVE”

By |2022-08-25T18:38:49-05:00August 25th, 2022|Dance Music, Disco, Interviews, Music News, My House Radio|

When disco music fell out of favour at the dawn of the 1980s, jazz prodigy Patrice Rushen became pivotal in ushering in a new era of post-disco and boogie — offshoots of the cast out genre that James Mtume, Reggie Lucas and Kashif also had a hand in moulding. Under Elektra Records, Patrice would release a string of albums that pushed R&B forward [...]

Legendary Disco Producer Patrick Adams Has Died (OKP)

By |2022-06-22T19:26:10-05:00June 22nd, 2022|Announcements, Classics, Dance Music, Disco, House, My House Radio|

JAELANI TURNER-WILLIAMS Jaelani Turner-Williams is a contributing news writer for Okayplayer  New York underground disco and house music producer and arranger Patrick Adams has died. He was 72-years-old. New York’s music scene has lost an undeniable legend. On Wednesday (June 22), it was announced that Patrick Adams, underground disco, soul and house music producer and arranger died [...]

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