The La Mona collective from Paris do incredible things, pairing wonderful music and nights with dance classes and real community work. Go check them out whereever you can.
Javi Frias – Everything
Divine Situation – Born Again
Bettye Swann – Kiss My Love Goodbye (Tom Moulton Mix)
Lee McDonald – I‘ll Do Anything For You (Philly Mix)
Al Tone – Same Routine
Pockets – Come Go With Me (Joe Claussell Edit)
Eddie Kendricks – Date With The Rain (Special Remix Disco Version)
Hokis Pokis – Nowhere (Mr. K Edit)
Mark Grusane – Untitled
G&D – Changes
Kings Go Forth – Don‘t Take My Shadow (Tom Moulton Mix)
The J‘s – When Did You Stop (Al Kent Edit)
Lou Rawls – See You When I Git There (Tom Moulton Remix)
Malinga Five – Kaloule Woman (Gentle Giant Edit)
Divine Situation – The Problem Solver
Brown Brothers – I‘ve Found Somebody New
Essex Rascals – My Life
Best Friend Around – So Good To Know (Dim‘s Re-Edit)
Selfmade Millionaire – Some Good Lovin‘
Disco Eintopf – Movin‘ On 1
Thatmanmonkz – A1
Dazzle – You Dazzle Me (Kenny Dope Edit)
Revelation – Get Ready (Ron Hardy Edit)
Inner Life – Ain’t No Mountain High Enough (M+M Acapella Dub Mix w/ Patrick Adams Reprise)
Rare Pleasure – Let Me Down Easy (Danny Krivit Edit)
Javi Frias – Hard Edge & Paint
Skip Mahoney & The Casuals – Running Away From Love (Al Kent Edit)
Touch Of Class – I Just Can‘t Say Goodbye (Scotti Re-Edit)
Al Kent – Happy (Extended Disco Version)
The Dream Academy – The Love Parade
Aztec Camera – Walk Out To Winter
Roxy Music – Angel Eyes (Razormaid Version)
Marianna – The Big Hurt
Miss Kimberly – D.J. Girl
Oh Romeo – Once Is Not Enough
Brian Soares – Magic
Rocq E Harrell – My Heart Keeps Beating Faster
Lipps Inc. – Choir Practice
Spandau Ballet – Only When You Leave
Talk Talk – Why Is It So Hard (Disconet)
Sparks – Madonna
Prefab Sprout – The Best Jewel Thief
The Adventures – Send My Heart
The Associates – Those First Impressions
Cut Glass – Without Your Love
Figures On A Beach – Breathless
New Breed – Umsturz Jetzt
Richie – Try It On
Hilary – Kinetic
Dislocation Dance – Show Me
Jochen Distelmeyer – Lass Uns Liebe Sein
The The – Uncertain Smile
The Lotus Eaters – You Don’t Need Someone New
Comateens – The Late Mistake
Human League – The Sound Of The Crowd
Nathalie Archangel – I Can’t Reach You (Razormaid)
Mari Wilson – Let’s Make This Last (Razormaid)
I was booked on the techno floor, but somehow pulled it off. But dear me, the weather was so hot. Props to all who managed to dance nonetheless.
“The idea behind the Power House nights at Paloma was to react to trends that we felt neglected the vibe of the house nights we grew up with. We wanted to offer an alternative to what we call shoegaze house music, and we wanted to bring back the focus to the party. There is no strict musical old school policy, but the feeling is. Even if we do not try to reproduce experiences from the past too nostalgically and too authentically, we like to achieve a collective enthusiasm on the floor that in our opinion is sometimes missing nowadays. To achieve that we play a direct, pumping kind of house music that goes back and forth between anthems and obscure gems from our extensive vinyl collections. DJ Pete and me are the core personnel of the events, and when we team up we like to play topically, shining a light on certain sounds, styles and local scenes that we think should be represented more entirely. We play the records like we have heard them being played when they originally came out (and played by ourselves too) and we often accompany the sets with live beats programming by Pete on a 909, and a special effects unit. For these recordings the topic was acid house. Obviously.”
Recent Comments