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.
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.
The series continues as Mcboingboing blesses the Secret Rendezvous blog listeners with his third annual installment of "Love Me, Love Me Not" - I look forward to these mixes every February. Not only do they help make that special day that much more festive, but they get serious burn on my speakers the rest of the year! More smash tunes to try and track ID, and more wants to add to the vinyl list. Begin your wanting now, and enjoy with or without a loved one:
We deliver the best in underground Disco and DJs here at Secret Rendezvous!
Peep this radio mix of killer records that has the collectors salivating all over the globe from our homey DJ Klas AKA The Disco Golddigger, AKA King Weasel AKA Josh called while you were out AKA Yo, Do you know XXX AKA Yo we've been on the phone for 3 hours I gotta go...
I posted part 2 recently, and a few of us out there wanted to know where Part 1 was. Well, ask and you shall receive! Enjoy Part 1 of Nick the Record killing it LIVE at Plastic People.
Before you have the luxury of downloading this incredibly funky mix by none other than Sean P, AKA "The Knowledge", I want you to know the lengths I went through to get this mix.
A few years ago while scouring the interwebz, I somehow came across a limited download from the man himself. I was already a fan of Sean P's edits, and I had a couple of other mixes by him I would listen to. There was the 6 Million Steps mix, the DJ History mix, and the Red Bull academy mix, all killer, no filler. This new mix was really special, and I felt like it was my favorite of the bunch. I was listening to it on the regular, as I usually do when I obsess over a great mix or tune.
Everything was going peachy, until something went horribly wrong one day, as this latest limited mix was gone from my computer. Did I accidentally delete it? Maybe. I spent hours upon hours of turning my hard drives both internal and external inside out, trying to find it. I searched every possible term, and eventually went into the back end and literally clicked on every audio file to hear it, and make sure it wasn't named incorrectly. Keep in mind, I have thousands, upon thousands of audio files. I did this twice. I am not kidding. It was days of searching. I hit up every message board forum, and nobody knew what mix I was talking about. I tried messaging Sean P himself on any forum he may have been a member, but he doesn't strike me as someone that spends much time on the interwebz. The last time he logged into DJ History (yes I checked) was like 1997 or something, so this shit was getting hopeless. I've made announcements on facebook, and reached out to anyone possible, to no avail.
A few days ago one of our favorite DJs Red Greg hit me up and asked me if I was still looking for this mix. He said he was chatting to Sean P, and would see if he could get it for me. I told him all the records I could remember from the mix, in hopes of getting the right one. Well, two days ago Red Greg came through with the mix, and said Sean P wouldn't mind if he shared it. I clicked and downloaded to be sure, and BAM, there it was, the first bars of VIP Connection came through my speakers. What a glorious moment this was! Well this mix is just so bad ass, just as hot as I remember it, and now it is time I shared it with you, the people who though I was crazy going after a mix that didn't exist.
Here it is, in it's full Disco Boogie Funk Craze GLORY:
It's been a long time since I've heard a killer Disco mix, and just in the nick of time Red Greg brings us a heavy dose of Disco!
This is seriously one of the baddest mixes I've heard in a minute, so needless to say I'm sure we are all looking forward to Red Greg's forthcoming compilation Album “Under The Influence” on Joey Negro’s Z Records.
Monk One is one of the baddest DJs around, and here he is repping again with some seriously deep Colombian sounds, via Brooklyn. Brooklyn has always been a hotbed of musical activity, and it comes as no surprise that it is the home of Names You Can Trust (NYCTrust) record label, where Monk and friends One-Man, Easy etc work on hot little records to make your dancefloors bounce. Peep one of the newies:
You can cop this and more NYC Trust releases locally at Big City Records on 12th Street between Avenue A & B (support your local record shops!), or if you live way out of town and only shop online, cop them directly from the label at http://www.nyctrust.com/
Bumpshop was such a great party, and celebrating the anniversary with a legend like Kenny Dope made this a night to remember. I can honestly say this particular night with Kenny was one of the most fun parties I've boogied at in the last few years. Kenny laid shit down with an all 45s set that rocked the place to it's very funky core. A set this fly should practically not ever be heard again! Guaranteed to bring out your inner break-boy, this set is DOPE DOPE DOPE DOPe DOpe Dope dope ope pe pe e...
I just scored an exclusive blazing mix of Cumbia, Cuban Funk & Tropical sounds by Pablo AKA Boogieman, recorded live at Lost & Found!
This mix was recorded live at The Lost & Found party, right after a set by special guest DJ Voodoo Frank, when Boogieman comes on deck to keep the party rocking with the Latin/African sounds. Boogieman was a resident DJ at the Lost & Found party, whom I first had the pleasure of meeting when he wowed me with a scorcher of a Reggae set the night I had the privilege of being a guest DJ. Pablo is consistent and brings us the heat once again for this deadly mix of tropical sounds. Keep an eye/ear out for him!
Some of you may remember McBoingBoing's Valentine's Day mix from last year, which was one of my personal favorite mixes and got crazy burn all year long. He hits us up with a follow up this year, which is much better than receiving a bouquet of roses and those gross heart shaped candies!
He'll be playing at Von with us tonight bringing that HEAT! Don't miss it!