Wednesday, March 14, 2012

*MIXTAPE* b/w Secret Rendezvous/DJ Ionik write up in Time Out New York



Chances are you've never heard of DJ Ionik—but one listen to this mix, full of boogie, disco, soul and house goodness, and you'll want to find out more about the man from Turku, Finland. We'll briefly tell you this: He's the man behind the Kojak Giant Sound and Traveller Records labels; he's been very busy issuing great disco edits, previously unreleased soul and, most recently, unreleased NYC house music from the ’80s and ’90s; and he's a freakin' great DJ. If you like what you hear—and chances are, you will, as it's a beautiful set—don't miss him at the all-new Bellwether on the debut edition of the Secret Rendezvous soiree on Thursday, March 22.



Here's a quick showcase mix put together exclusively for Time Out New York for the upcoming US tour featuring hand picked cuts from The Traveller Records & Kojak Giant Sounds catalog. Loads of upcoming tracks thrown in - hope you enjoy the selection.

http://newyork.timeout.com/music-nightlife/2834237/dj-mix-dj-ionik

Combo De La Musica - "Angola"
Pat Les Stache - "Odeiyolaoo Mambo"
Al Kent - "Open Up Your Mind"
Vasco Rossi - "Splendida Giornata" (Rayko Dragon Soul Edit)
Alphabet City - "Turn Me Up"
Wonder What - "Blackman" (Beatfanatic Rework)
Dragon Fli Empire feat. Velben & Ohmega Watts - "Floor To The Roof"
Ultimate Man - "Reveal"
Giorgio Luceri feat. Fantasy - "Blame It On Love"

Special thanks to Love On The Run, Aaron Dae, Mokki, DJ Kelloggs & DJ Kujis.

Monday, March 12, 2012

Thursday, march 22nd, it's time for another Secret Rendezvous!



THE JACK ROOM : DJs IONIK & LOVE ON THE RUN
(Disco/Boogie/House/Afro-Beat and more...)

THE LOVERS ROOM : NYDIA INES, OLD CHRIS & BOOGIEMAN
(Deep Dunk/Reggae/Ballads/Northern Soul/Nuyorican Sounds and more...)

THE SOUND SPECS = 100% Authentic Analog sounds featuring
-vintage Klipsch speakers
-vintage Urei mixers
-vintage Mcintosh amplifiers

These specs have been built into both rooms, and are gauranteed to make this the warmest musical experience possible. Pure sweet sound will be dripping and flooding the room. There will be no screechy highs! You will hear bass notes, rather than muffled thumps. Finally hear mid range the way it was meant to be heard! No MP3s or digital formats, this is a strictyl VINYL event.

More about the DJs...

DJ Ionik is the man behind Finland's Kojak Giant Sounds label, and the Traveler Records label. If you follow this site, you know we have celebrated many of the releases on these labels, his mixtape for this webstie, and I even created an intro for DJ Anonymous' Kojak Giant Sounds mixtape recently. I am happy to be able to host an event for him while he is in NYC.

Nydia Ines is also formerly known as The Honey Dripper. When not working at the Daptone Records label, she has been keeping busy blasting her 7" killer sounds from NYC to Europe and points in between.

Old Chris should be known to followers of this website for his killer mixtapes he created for us, and regularly drops heat on his radio show in EVR every Friday night.

BoogieMan also dropped a scorcher of a reggae mix, as well as cumbia mix for this site in the past, and has been seen leaving sucka DJs in the dust at various parties in this cities 5 boroughs.

Love On The Run is me, the guy behind this site, and a lover of quality music for the night life.

Tuesday, March 6, 2012