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I had written a blog about this mix year ago. It got taken down for some suggestive pictures or something. So now I'm going to be make it less provocative and see if I can get away with posting it again.
I used to go to The Printing House gym which was right near there. A few years after The Shaft closed but it was kind of fun to imagine how wild New York had been before A.I.D.S. decimated the club scene completely.
Certainly in a nod to the 1981 John Carpenter film a band named themselves Escape from New York and came out with the incredibly infectious single Save our Love in 1983. A nice hybrid between electro and italo disco and a real influential record that year.
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Their next single a year later Fire in my Heart was equally brilliant. More on the italo disco sleaze tip. It was very rare and would fetch hundreds of dollars on eBay so in 2016 it was re-pressed. Here I have an edit.
The band had previously been known as Airstrip-One. They were decidedly more new wave then.
Other then Italo disco, morning music and sleaze have been a big feature on Disco Vinyl. It's a type of sound that I don't want to ever forget. Oh the memories of a morning music sets under the dome!
The Skatt Brothers were a Los Angeles band that had been working with Kiss and like them were also signed to Casablanca. Walk the Night is their only track that made some waves in fact it went all the way up to the #9 on the Billboard dance chart in 1980.
It's a special record and always gets a good response. It was even featured in the video game Grand Theft Auto 4. According to Rockstar Games, the company thought the song so important to have on the soundtrack that they hired a private investigator to locate Delaney's (who died in 2003) surviving relatives and secure the rights to include it. wikipedia
For one of my most interesting posts go up to the search function and look for sleaze or morning music. There is a great run-down on the genre. Unfortunately the links are pretty much all dead but a pretty pretty please and I may even go look for some of them again.
I still have a few more morning music selections in my Ebay store. You can check them out by clicking the title of this post. I'll be adding more soon.
In the meantime the guys at Horse Meat Disco are dedicating one side of their latest compilation to the genre of sleaze. A beautiful sound made legendary at The Saint and The Trocadero Transfer and at beach resorts like Fire Island and Provincetown it's a sound that is becoming harder and harder to here at parties. Hopefully their compilation will bring attention to this much loved genre. JOIN FILE FACTORY FOR QUICK DOWNLOADS
Horse Meat Disco Talk About Sleaze
A Conversation With DJ History On The Disco Sub-Genre
Horse Meat Disco III July 5th (digital) July 19th (physical)
http://www.horsemeatdisco-thealbum.com/
The entire second disc of Horse Meat Disco's latest mix on Strut focuses on the after-hours disco sub-genre known as Sleaze, made popular at seminal NYC night clubs like The Saint. Not familiar? See what the guys have to say below in an interview with the mighty djhistory.com. Both discs of HMD III are likely to soundtrack more than a few parties this summer.
Horse Meat Disco On The History of Sleaze
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Horse Meat Disco III mini-mix
Wham- "Love Maker" (Horse Meat Disco re-edit)
Acclaimed London DJ collective Horse Meat Disco return in June with the third installment in their essential compilation series bringing together rare disco, ‘80s boogie, electro, fresh edits and all-new dancefloor discoveries. Mixed by resident DJs James Hillard, Jim Stanton, Severino and Filthy Luka, this new edition packs in 28 incendiary tracks for guaranteed dancefloor heaven.
CD 1 brings the peak time selection and features a spread of Salsoul classics re-worked by some of the current masters of the re-edit including Todd Terje and Stupid Human, alongside Ron Hardy’s famed and previously bootleg-only cut-up of First Choice’s “Let No Man Put Asunder.” UK producer Andy Williams aka Yam Who? cuts a brand new version of Sha-Lor’s house classic “I’m In Love” and also features as bandleader of Fuzz Against Junk on the Harvey remix of their Talking Heads cover “Born Under Punches” from the ‘90s heyday of Nuphonic Records. New productions feature from the stables of Smalltown Supersound, Rush Hour and more.
CD 2 takes us to the early hours with a hazy mid-tempo sleaze mix, echoing the spirit of infamous New York havens like The Saint. Tracks include the Factory Records classic “Reach For Me” by the late Marcel King and the rare “Lovemaker” by Wham (no relation to the George Michael group), re-issued here for the first time. ‘80s grooves from Miquel Brown from the peak days of ‘80s hi-energy and T.S. Monk’s boogie classic “Candidate For Love” rub shoulders with hand-picked mid-tempo beauties from Sylvester and original Weather Girls incarnation, Two Tons Of Fun.
Now into their eleventh year, Horse Meat Disco have continued to lead the way with packed residencies at their HQ at The Eagle in London’s Vauxhall, Lux in Lisbon and Tape in Berlin. Inspired by the music and inclusive ethos of New York’s club scene during the ‘70s and ‘80s, the collective have garnered a unique reputation for amazing parties and unmatchable sets, the quartet of DJs each mixing their own quality blend of disco juice. During 2011, as well as playing their annual UK festival dates at Glastonbury and Lovebox, they will be spreading the love to some of the world’s leading festivals including Vivid in Sydney, Electric Elephant, Bestival and San Francisco’s Pride. (see bottom of email for full tour info)
Horse Meat Disco III is mixed by the Horse Meat Disco residents with mix bundle and all unmixed tracks available to download. Also available as unmixed 2LP set. The package features a selection of photos taken at Horse Meat’s events worldwide and exclusive sleeve notes by New York DJ and journalist Daniel Wang.
CD 1
1. JIMMY BRISCOE AND THE BEAVERS – INTO THE MILKY WAY (Felix Dickinson Edit)
2. LEFTSIDE WOBBLE – GRAPEVINE BOOGIE (Leftside Wobble Edit)
3. CLAUDJA BARRY – SWEET DYNAMITE (Todd Terje Edit)
4. FUZZ AGAINST JUNK – BORN UNDER PUNCHES (Harvey remix)
5. MUNGOLIAN JETSET – MOON JOCKS ‘N’ PROG ROCKS (Full Length version)
6. DIMITRI FROM PARIS and; DJ ROCCA present ERODISCOTIQUE - DOWNTOWN
7. SUZY Q – I CAN’T GIVE YOU MORE (DC Edit)
8. BILLIE RAY MARTIN – SWEET SUBURBAN DISCO (Severino Dub remix)
9. AVA CHERRY – YOU NEVER LOVED ME
10. FIRST CLASS – LET NO MAN PUT ASUNDER (Ron Hardy ‘Baby, Baby, Baby Aw Shucks’ Edit)
11. WILD GEESE – MACHO DISCO MASTER
12. TOM TRAGO – SHUTTERS (Extended 12” mix)
13. YAM WHO? – I’M IN LOVE
14. RAPHAEL CAMERON – TOGETHER (Stupid Human Edit)
CD 2
1. IDRIS MUHAMMAD – FOR YOUR LOVE
2. SYLVESTER – GIVE IT UP
3. FEVER – TOLD YOU NOT TO MESS WITH HIM
4. SALSOUL ORCHESTRA feat. LOLEATTA HOLLOWAY - SECONDS
5. TAMBI – YOU DON’T KNOW
6. MARCEL KING – REACH FOR LOVE (Mark Kamins remix)
7. BAISER – SUMMER BREEZE
8. MIQUEL BROWN – CLOSE TO PERFECTION
9. WHAM - LOVEMAKER
10. T.S. MONK – CANDIDATE FOR LOVE
11. ROSE LAURENS – AMERICAN LOVE
12. B.L.T. – TIGHTEN IT UP
13. GENE CHANDLER – I’LL MAKE THE LIVING IF YOU MAKE THE LOVING
14. TWO TONS OF FUN – JUST US
For More Information, Check Out:
http://www.strut-records.com
http://www.horsemeatdisco-thealbum.com/
Loving You, Losing You the first track on Phyllis Hyman's self-named 1977 l.p. has become one of the definitive morning music/sleaze tracks. I've included it in a previous mega-post about morning music. Here I have a zip with more versions including the Lary Sanders edit. LOVING DOWNLOAD
Written and composed by the genius Tom Bell who is responsible for so much great music, the song has more of a bittersweet feel then ever due to Phyllis Hyman's suicide on June 30, 1995. Though the song is from her debut l.p. it's not her first single. Tall dark and lovely Phyllis was quite the looker! I really hate to think about the pain she was going through to have taken her own life. She did have a difficult career. I think she had some bitterness over the fact that no label ever really was able to give her the huge success that she deserved. Though she did have a few R and B hits, even a #1 in the early 90's and her talent and constant touring brought her to play at some prestigious venues. I remember when living in N.Y.C. in the 90's she seemed to play pretty often. I regret never having gone to one of her shows as I also greatly regret never seeing Angela Bofill another songbird who I adore. Angela too had a hard time and suffered from a paralyzing stroke, that left her hardly able to speak.
That honor goes out to the one off single on Private Stock from 1975 called Leaving the Good Life Behind. Mixed by the master Tom Moulton it only came out on a 7" single and remains highly collectible and mostly unknown. Her second album Sing a Song from 1978 is the most collectible Phyllis costing hundreds of dollars if you can even find it. Expensive even as a re-issue
Of course it took until 1979 to make her disco legendary the Mtume and Lucas produced and written gem You Know How to Love Me is certainly considered one of the best records of the disco era.
You're the One is a previously unreleased track from her disco years. It has recently seen the light of day and can even be downloaded on Amazon. YOU'RE THE ONE
I find these two mixes particularly pleasing. They were recorded at a party called The Sleazeball. There's something for everyone including the fantastic Bob James Sign of the Times, Donna Summer's Love to Love you Baby, Soup Dragons even Amy Grant and a lot of other stuff that's not so obvious or played out.
The mix was done by DJ MARK VALLESE of the gay resort in Michigan called The Dunes. I give my props to anyone that keeps the concept of morning music alive! SLEAZEBALL
German artist Drafi Deutscher recorded this song using the alias Masquerade and came up with a huge pop hit all over Europe in 1983. Being that certain d.j.'s at The Saint in N.Y.C. were well traveled and had a taste for Euro they made this import a sleaze classic. It brought the punters a swaying from Fire Island to Provincetown and back.
While we are on the subject here's an interesting analysis, here's what Chicago D.J. Mark Vallese has to say about the subject. Maybe you've had the pleasure of hearing him spin at The Dunes resort in Douglas, Michigan. What's the difference between "morning music" and "sleaze"? If you ask 100 people this question, you'll get
100 different answers. The term "sleaze" has been around since the 70's
and is most commonly used to describe the down tempo music that was
played toward the end of the night (or the end of the party). It's
usually very melodic and pretty. Most of the songs were vocal pieces
with a few notable exceptions. The lyrics tended to be very
emotional in one way or another, often describing the joys of love,
or the pain of losing it. Here's some examples of classic "sleaze"
music, first the joyful, happy songs...
Under The Influence Of Love - Love Unlimited lary sanders edit
La Vie En Rose - Grace Jones Tom Moulton mix
Be Thankful For What You Got - William DeVaughn get it now
Take Off Your Makeup - Lamont Dozier larry sanders edit
Dance Little Dreamer/Hot Butterfly - Bionic Boogie chanson
Darling, That's Me - Judy Cheeks/Loose Change JUDY
Just Us - Two Tons Of Fun enjoy Just Us and for added fun I GOT THE FEELING Disconet Mix
Rock Your Baby - George McCrae an edit
Somebody's Eyes - Viola Wills 2 versions of a Viola beauty
Wrap Your Arms Around Me - Agnetha Faltskog an Abba beauty
Take Me Down/Hang On In There Baby - Johnny Bristol
Music, Harmony and Rhythm - Brooklyn Dreams featuring Donna Summer's husband Saturday Night, Sunday Morning - Thelma HoustonEnjoy it
Most Of All - Gloria Gaynor/Saint Tropez
Here's some classic "rip yer heart out" sleaze (termed by some as
razorblade/slit your wrist music)...
Throwing It All Away - Rhetta Hughs
Stop (Your Tearing Out My Heart) - Bob-A-Rella stop and download this
And, here's some of those notable instrumentals. ..
Love's Theme - Love Unlimited Orchestra (there's a fairly rare
vocal version of this too) rare vocal version
Rise/Manhattan Melody - Herb Alpert check out G's hypnotizing groove edit
African Symphony - Henry Mancini African
Anambra - Ozo (the vocal version of this song is called "Anambra
River") ANAMBRA DOWNLOAD
Tubular Bells - Champs Boy Orchestra Listen
Livin' In The Jungle - John Tropea A .wav of Jungle
Somebody asked about "Walk The Night" by the Skatt Brothers, wanting
to know if that's sleaze. Well, technically, it's not. It could, and
is, played in morning sets, but it's an example of "sleazy" music,
not "sleaze". Sexual overtones in the lyrics don't automatically classify a song as sleaze. Sleaze lyrics tended more toward love and
emotion rather than blatant sexuality. There are some exceptions to
that rule, let's not forget Donna Summer's nearly 14 minute long
orgasm in "Love To Love You Baby"! There were a few creative DJ 's
who would take a song that wasn't sleaze and turn it into one by
playing a 45rpm pressing at 33 1/3. Two songs that come to mind,
that worked perfectly when played that way, were "Souvenirs" by
Voyage and "Magic Bird Of Fire" by The Salsoul Orchestra.
Unfortunately, true "sleaze" music is mostly a thing of the past.
The few new, or recent songs that could fit in that category are now
usually classified under the much broader term "morning music".
In the early to mid 80's the term "sleaze" started to fade out, to
be replaced with the much broader term of "morning music". While
this was still the music played toward the end of a club night or
party, "morning music" did not describe a specific genre of songs
like "sleaze" did. The term started describing the "type" of
music that was played at a certain time or part of the night, rather than
describing the actual "sound" or "feeling" of an individual piece of
music. One way to put it is that all "sleaze" music can be
classified as "morning", but not all "morning" music can be
classified as "sleaze". While the term became much broader, it
started encompassing music with a faster beat and also music with a
darker, more electronic sound to it. This also coincided with the
demise of "live" instruments being used in making most dance music.
One thing that didn't change a whole lot was the use of vocals in a
majority of the music, but the lyrics often became lighter, with
less of an emotional punch to them. Here's a few examples of
classic songs that were among the first to be classified with the brand
spanking new term of "morning music" ...
One interesting thing that started happening when "morning music"
became more and more popular was that older songs which were
originally classified as plain old "disco" when they came out, were
now being relabeled and refiled in people's "morning music"
sections. Songs like Foxy's "Party Boys", Lipps Inc. "How Long"and "Dancing In Paradise" by El Coco are all examples of this
reclassification.
Unfortunately, the quantity and quality of "morning music" has faded
drastically over the past few years. That's not to say there isn't
any current "morning" out there, but you really have to search to
find it and search even harder to find somewhere to dance to it...
outside of your own living room. I'll close this with a list of some
of my "morning music" favorites from then and now...
Lastly, here's a few recent "morning" songs for ya...
Baby Of The Year/I Can't Believe It's Over - Bent get bent
Sing It To Your Heart - Jimmy Sommerville STAYlisten to Sing it
Home (David Harness Taboo Vocal) - Simply Red
Still (Kelly G Club Mix) - Tamia
Looks Like Heaven - Peas
Lotta Love 2005 - Nicolette Larson a whole lotta Nicolette
Midnight At The Oasis 2005 - Maria Muldauar lovely
In going through this blog you will find many from the list. In the future I might even post some more. Happy Downloading! Don't forget to click on the ads. They are a way of showing your appreciation and as you can tell I spent a long time and used up a lot of effort making this the comprehensive post that it's become.
