The Society Of The Spectacle

Last month, the fantastic Dance music resource RA reviewed some of the best mixes over of the last decade. The list (here) showed the depth and breadth of Noughties Dance Music, it’s adventuorusness and rejection of the 1990’s superclub cul-de-sac. This was a decade that bought us the filthy fashioness of Electroclash, (anyone who ever went to a Electric Stew event would attest to that) the smooth Germanic innovations of Minimal House/Techno (pioneered by Kompakt, Get Physical et al) and the re-birth of Deep House and Dalston’s blast of Underground Disco. Of all the standout tracks that these genres spawned, there is still one that stands above all others it’s a track that blended the most interesting parts of many of Deep House, Techno and Minimal, that looked back as well as being gloriously futuristic, yet outside of Dance Music’s borders, criminally overlooked. This is Where We At.  (more…)

Everyone else is doing a best of, so why not join in the fun? Here is the best dance track of the year. The super, super deep Androids And Stardust by Brawther. If found this gorgeous slice of deep house at the start of one of the best RA Podcasts of the year, from Giles Smith, the co-founder of the consistently brilliant Secret Sundaze parties. The whole mix is a wonderful journey that only Secret Sundaze does best, super deep but highly groovy music, clever, articulate and sexy. This track set the tone for the entire mix. Buy it here…

Tonight, in a rather dodgy backroom, of a once notorious part of Dalston, in a once derelict (metaphorically speaking) part of London the best club night in town will happen once more. (more…)

Back in 1970, a hippie set up a party at his loft on Broadway, it was invite only no drink, (some) drugs and just a hell of alot of good vibes and beautiful music. 38 years later, David Mancuso’s loft parties feel like one of the last underground events that happen, he runs a night in London every three months through the Lucky Cloud Soundsystem, it takes place at the rather esoteric venue of the Light Bar (funnily enough in their loft) I’ve been twice and it never disappoints it is a truly unique experience. However, I have never found an entire mix of the night (it lasts over 8 hours usually) and then i stumbled upon DeepHousePage – included is a night at the loft about three years ago in either NYC or Tokyo. There are eight separate MP3’s and each has a rather bizarre intro from Mancuso (and his Japanese interpreter) but ignore that and if you’ve got the patience, enjoy…