ask Dan Selzer!

this isn't working out well at all.

Where is PS321 flea market? Could be the guy from Iris records in Jersey City who always sells at flea marktets/street fairs and the like around manhattan and brooklyn.

I haven't seen the Moulton thing, I'm really broke right now and haven't bought any music in a long time except for 2 things I just got on ebay for "research" purposes.

As far as mancuso, even those loft sets are pretty eclectic, you could say in some ways disco is what is played by David Mancuso and not the other way around! Maybe not, but a lot of those records weren't disco then and are only considered disco because he played them.

I think that was the only thing by Strafe, though there were many mixes of that, and cover versions, and I think another Strafe? Walter Gibbons gets credit for mixing it. All that talk about Moulton and Levan comp CDs makes me wonder when the proper Walter Gibbons compilation will come out, or is there one?

Nice job scoring the Brooklyn Express, Mike. I got a beat up copy of it years ago and now just play the version they bootlegged on Ballroom because Cowley's I Feel Love is on the flipside, or something else good.

For those who dont't know it, Began Cekic getting Tee Scott to produce a slamming cover of Jimmy Bo Horne's Spank, where halfway through it this cool synth arpeggio comes in. You flip the record over and it starts with the synth, thus "69/change position". It also features the "Hey you" from Madness I guess?, some killer sirens, and the "It's Partytime" shout later used by Pal Joey...not sure if this is the first place or if it's from somewhere else, but it's a good way to get a party started, to play records where someone goes "It's Partytime".

it's here:
http://www.subwaywebnews.com/Park%20Slope/park%20slope2.htm

though up until Saturday I would have never rec'd going out of ones way to hit it. i think it was a fluke thing, the guy bought out a storage locker or something. don't know who he is.

(and I wish you'd stayed in London, I HATE YOU I HATE YOU I HATE YOU!)

is the "weekend groove" comp any good? i already have the todd terry tracks but i know jack shit about the rest of it.

You seem sorta young (too young to have "been there"). so does your musical expertise extend beyond the years 1977-1987? i don't mean this as a dis, i just don't understand how it could, being you're so versed in that period.

jaxon

I don't profess any expertise, I just like different things from different periods, and yeah 1977 post punk rock diaspora into new wave I like a lot, and that early/mid 80s confluence of italo-disco, new wave, electro-funk into house/techno etc, sure.

but maybe you haven't been on the threads where I talk about Gene Clark or Slapp Happy or Del Shannon's psyche records or Terry Riley or Renegade Soundwave or any other personal obsessions of mine that don't fall within those very golden years...

I mean...iTunes most played =

Van Morrison
Roxy Music
Bert Jansch
Colin Blunstone
Peter Hammill
Glen Campbell
Them

and yeah, I'm the nicest guy one could ever meet.

I'm not Mayor of NYC for no reason, people.

DAN U RULE, GET OVER IT.

http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/547/dvdkingofnewyork6nh.jpg

ESPECIALLY FROM INTERNET PEOPLE!

VERY FRAGILE EGO HERE.

There also was a rare version of this song on the Disconet remix service label; which incorporated sound clips from a Jeff Styker gay porno film. Very good and collectible.

it has those! that's that sorted, then.

steve S

I know A*MOMS from Hyped2Death. They were on Homework 6, which I think hasn't been re-released since Chuck's been going back and making sure he has everyone's approval.

am i making any sense?

There's another old guy, when I was djing at Sapphire a few weeks ago, where I hadn't been in ages, this guy comes in and starts tap-dancing. Nobody else in the room. And I remembered him, same thing, back from when Sapphire was a regular techno then disco party on wednesdays.

Then there's the guy, I'm sure you've all seen him, old with the close-cropped white hair who gets 2 amstel lights and dances around all jerky at the back of all the rock clubs to whatever band is playing.

i guess i owe that guy one.

what does this mean?

http://www.djhistory.com/images/ftop04.gif

deoxit pen may help...

a good cleaning with the rubbing alcohol that has little/no water in it.

scrubbing with a pencil eraser.

what kind of cartridges are you using? Some, like the Ortofon Night Clubs, are infamous for having shitty contact. I just bought the Ortofon Electros and have less trouble. I put the Night Clubs on my home tables and keep them on, so they're not dropping out, and use the Electros for dj gigs.

thoughts/feelings on the "looking for a perfect beat" citibank checkbook commercial? i dont even watch that much tv and i seem to see it everyday.

Fuck citibank though...it should be "looking for a bank that doesn't have a million charges if you maintain a balance of less then 6000 dollars".

I need a new go-to store for $1-2 LPs. Not looking for 12" singles, hip-hop, house/dance or anything like that. Looking for classic rock, new wave, pop, country, r&b, jazz, etc. from the 70s-80s. Boz Scaggs, Chuck Mangione, Night Moves, Tubular Bells, et al. You know what I'm talking about.

Not a fan of Academy, Gimmie or Eat, to be honest--dollar bins are weak at these places. I love the PREX and Vintage Vinyl in NJ but I'm getting tired of hauling out there. How about that giant place in the Bronx that always gets mentioned, does that have this stuff? The place on Fulton downtown? The Thing? A-1? Places in LI maybe??

Thanks in advance

various flea markets? Not a lot of 1 dollar LPs in this city any more.

Housing Works on Crosby below houston.

That was all the info the guy gave me, do you know what they are?

hey, can I tell you about some parties?

a quick rundown would be:

1. Wed night...Dazzle Ships listening party at heathers with me, jeremy, matt and ryan
2. Fri night...Fixed at Don Hills with In Flagranti, Dave P. and me.

and now for the details:

1. Dazzle Ships return for another voyage, what is this, number 4? 5? Collect them all! Don't remember what Dazzle Ships is? It's where we play whatever records I feel like it, and you don't dance. Wait, that sounds like all my parties! No for real, early evening, low-key, great bar, nice people, great music. I bought a TON of AMAZING records this weekend, so you have to come check them out! Our guests this week are our great old friends Ryan Chowdhury of Mazing Vids (the one with no glasses) and Matt Radune of Oberlin College. Ryan used to join me at Transmission sometimes, we did 3 entire hours of Cabaret Voltaire once. That one was a winner. Expect more of the same. Matt bought all the great disco records in Texas. Expect to hear them all. Here's Ryan's email:

I'm going to play records at this neat bar called Heather's in the East Village tomorrow. The night is called Dazzle Ships. That's British for "cheap beer & spaced out music." Expect OMD, slowed-down disco, white funk, minimal synth, plain old minimalism, what they used to call "art rock," reggae songs where the city is too hot.

info:
"Dazzle Ships
w/hosts:
Dan Dna Selzer (Acute Records)
Tropical Jeremy Campbell
& guests:
Ryan Chowdhury
Matthew Red Hot Radune

8pm-1am at heathers
506 e13th at Avenue A
1/2 price well 'til 9, $2 tecate 'til 10

2. I'm djing at Don Hills for the first time ever! It's where Misshapes takes place on saturdays. Friday's has alternating great parties like Nite Time and Fixed, which is the old party that used to rock the Tribecca Grand on saturdays. Dave P. you know from RVNG, who put out that awesome Crazy Rhythms mix and the new Tim Sweeney edits 12". You also know him from DJing at Motherfucker and his legendary party in the 6th borough, Making Time. I haven't dj'd with him since we destroyed Table 50. Literally, they don't even call it that any more! There's also an awesome live band who should be cool, and best of all, it's FREE so long as you RSVP to [email protected]

So c'mon people...this is your chance to come to a seedy nightclub and dance. It may even be dark enough that nobody will recognize you and your stupid dancing! I'm going to play a lot of music, I'll play some of your favorite hits, but I'm going to play some really loud techno if I can. And some loud disco. Some loud New Wave. Some of the crazy records I bought last weekend, really loud. I learned the secret to exciting DJing. Play LOUD. Thanks to Scott Z. for that, you know what I mean if you came to Jeremy's bday party last week. What did you say? I can't hear you, it was so LOUD! I'd put on the most boring song and mix it really poorly and it still sounded like a life-changing moment. Know why? It was so LOUD! Anyway see you at these parties, friends. Please spread the word.

Friday, June 2nd
FIXED

w/ very special guests IN FLAGRANTI (Codek Records) LIVE @ midnight!!
www.codek.com

and special guest DJ: DAN SELZER (Acute/ Crazy Rhythms DJ Crew)

Plus residents JDH & Dave P

@ Don Hills- 511 Greenwich
10pm, $10 at door or FREE W/ RSVP to: [email protected]

FREE Sparks 11pm-midnight, 2 for 1 drinks 11pm-midnight!!

In Flagranti are producers Cosmic Rocker and Alex Gloor, whose sound
combines elements of disco, electro, house, funk and more. They have
numerous releases under their belt on their label Codek Records,
notably FIXED staples "Genital Blue Room" and "Just Gazing". They just
released a solid remix of Who Made Who's "Out The Door" on Gomma
Records, and their tracks are regularly included in DJ sets by Tiga,
Black Strobe, Trevor Jackson, Chloe and more.

or come to dazzle ships tonight and drink yr pains away.