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Finn Johannsen – Betalounge 05/09

Back to the Betalounge, with a set between The Saint and The Warehouse. If you have influences, show ’em!

Live @ Betalounge Hamburg / Germany / March 2009

Jigsaw – Sky High
North End – Kind Of Life (Kind Of Love)
Platypus – Dancing In The Moonlight
Don Ray – My Desire
Frankie Valli – Heaven Above Me
Teri de Sario – Ain’t Nothing Gonna Keep Me From You
Carrie Lucas – Keep Smilin’
Crown Heights Affair – I Don’t Want To Change You
Fern Kinney – Love Me Tonite
George McCrae – Don’t You Feel My Love
Voyage – I Love You Dancer
Patti Labelle – Get Ready (Back To The Music Box Edit)
Donna Summer – Our Love
Gary’s Gang – Makin’ Music
Alba – Only Music Survives
Jimmy Ruffin – Hold On To Your Love
Phyllis Nelson – I Like You
Jody “Fingers” Finch – Jack Your Big Booty
Jomanda – I’ll Give It To You (Come Get It)
Gallifré – Night Beats (House Rhythm)
Dunamis feat. Sarah – You Can Make It
Bim Marx – Stronger
Jack Penate – Tonight’s Today

Druffmix 15 – Vocals Matter

And yet another guest spot at Hamburg’s cherished Betalounge location. Well I told you before how much I loved playing there. If, as usual, I was playing records there that I selected for a gig in town later, that gig was probably a good one, as it contains a lot of records I always loved to play. I remember people hanging out during my set there asking me about Minako’s “Town”, a Japanese disco gem. Hamburg clubbers are often very knowledgeable about music so that surprised me. Result!

Mr. Fingers – What About This Love (Even Deeper Mix)
Code 718 – Equinox (Heavenly Club Mix)
Was (Not Was) – Listen Like Thieves (Giant Club Mix)
De La Soul – A Rollerskating Jam Named Saturdays (Mo Mo Dub)
De La Soul – A Rollerskating Jam Named Saturdays (6:00 A.M. Mix)
ABC – The Greatest Love Of All (Mayday Mix)
Thompson Twins – Groove On (Extended Groove Mix)
Aurra – A Little Love (Just A Little Silky Mix)
Johnny Dynell – Love Find A Way (Club Mix)
Electribe 101 – Talking With Myself (Frankie Knuckles Mix)
Wamdue Kids – That’s The Feeling
Richard Rogers – Can’t Stop The Feeling (Morales Sleaze Mix)
Swing Out Sister – Notgonnachange (Classic Club Mix)
Tafuri – What Am I Gonna Do About Your Love? (Silk On Steel Extended Mix)
Joanna Law – Love Is Not Enough (Mix D’Ambience)

Finn Johannsen – Betalounge April 04/08

And yet another guest spot at Hamburg’s cherished Betalounge location. Well I told you before how much I loved playing there. If, as usual, I was playing records there that I selected for a gig in town later, that gig was probably a good one, as it contains a lot of records I always loved to play. I remember people hanging out during my set there asking me about Minako’s “Town”, a Japanese disco gem. Hamburg clubbers are often very knowledgeable about music so that surprised me. Result!

Live @ Betalounge Hamburg / Germany / April 2008

Heaven 17 – …(And That’s No Lie) (Remix to Enhance Its Danceability)
Dr. Buzzard’s Original Savannah Band – Call Me
Antena – Mummy’s Not At Home Tonight
400 Blows – Groove Jumping
Clock DVA – Breakdown
Medium Medium – So Hungry, So Angry
Ian Dury & The Blockheads – Reasons To Be Cheerful, Part 3 (Long Version)
Thompson Twins – In The Name Of Love
Konk – Machine
Spandau Ballet – Chant No. 1 (I Don’t Need This Pressure On)
Quando Quango – Rebel
The Members – Going West (Dance Mix)
Modern Romance – Can You Move
Haircut 100 – Ski Club Of Great Britain
Dislocation Dance – Show Me (Extended Mix)
Johnny Bristol – Love No Longer Has A Hold On Me
Minako – Town
Venus – Twilight Zone
Syncbeat – More Music
Adonis – Lost In The Sound (Lost Mix)
Hanson & Davis – Can’t Stop (Piano Dub)
Will Downing – A Love Supreme (Psycho Supreme Remix)
Fred Fowler – Times Are Changin’ (5:00 AM Mix)
Queen Latifah – Come Into My House (Zanzibar Mix)
Jomanda – Don’t You Want My Love (Bizzy Ass Breakdown)
Project 122 – Kiss Me Baby (Club Vocal Mix)
C-Bank – Nightmare Of A Broken Heart (Dub Version)
Fox The Fox – Precious Little Diamond (Special Remix)
Les Rita Mitsouko – Singing In The Shower
Adele Bertei – Take It To The Bridge (Instrumental)
Atlantic Starr – Does It Matter
Womack & Womack – Baby I’m Scared Of You

Finn Johannsen – Betalounge 10/07 Part 2

Live @ Betalounge Hamburg / Germany / October 2007

Finn Johannsen – Betalounge 10/07 Part 1

Another appearance at the beloved Betalounge. I was probably booked to play a disco set at night in Hamburg and played some of the stuff I was about to play at the Betalounge in the afternoon. I loved doing that so much. They had a lot of listeners tuning in, and you had this sensation of sharing your music with so many people worldwide, at once. Well, it was about the music then. Now you get way more listeners via streams and on camera. So you can see the DJ too, doing it live. Well, for what it’s worth.

Live @ Betalounge Hamburg / Germany / October 2007

Finn Johannsen – Betalounge 03/07

Second appearance at Betalounge in Hamburg. At that time I was still celebrating by rekindled love for disco, mostly with Hunee, whom I got to know in a record store, of all places. We were some kind of go-to tag team when a floor required some vintage gems and we had tons of fun. Playing a set of that kind in Hamburg was a bit like carrying owls to Athens, though. After all I learnt most of what I knew about disco in that city and its clubs, and there were really many DJs and collectors there who were hard to impress with this playlist. Anyway, I had to try, and paying dues and so on.

Live @ Betalounge / Hamburg / Germany / March 31 2007

Tracklist

1. Roxy Music – A Really Good Time
2. Take Three – Can’t Get Enough (Of Your Love) (Soul Mix)
3. Banderas – This Is Your Life (Less Stress mix)
4. The Blow Monkeys – Digging Your Scene (Re-Mix)
5. Bryan Ferry – The Right Stuff (Latin Rascals Edit)
6. Orange Juice – Rip It Up
7. Aural Exciters – Marathon Runner
8. Dennis Parker – Like An Eagle
9. Yukihiro Takahashi – Walking To The Beat
10. Black Gold – Don’t Stop
11. Sinnamon – I Need You Now
12. Sparque – Take Some Time (Vocal Mix)
13. Jocelyn Brown – Love’s Gonna Get You (Dance Mix)
14. Central Line – Walking Into Sunshine (Original Version)
15. Change – Paradise
16. Sylvester – Tell Me (Remix)
17. Firefly – Love (Is Gonna Be By Your Side)
18. Tracy Weber – Sure Shot
19. Evelyn King – I’m In Love
20. Chagrin D’Amour – Chacun Fait (Dub)
21. Robert Palmer – You Are In My System
22. Chemise – She Can’t Love You (Remix 88)
23. De La Soul – A Rollerskating Jam Named Saturdays (Dave’s Home Mix)
24. Sylvester – Blackbird
25. Dionne – Come And Get My Lovin’ (Remix)
26. Chocolate Milk – Who’s Gettin’ It Now
27. Curtis Hairston – I Want Your Lovin’ (Just A Little Bit)
28. Modern Romance – Nothing Ever Goes The Way You Plan
29. Martha And The Muffins – Black Stations / White Stations
30. Will Powers – Dancing For Mental Health
31. Wuf Ticket – The Key (Instrumental)
32. Jesse’s Gang With Jesse Saunders – Real Love (Is It Real?) (Edit)
33. Liz Torres Feat. Edward Crosby – Can’t Get Enough (Club)
34. Turntable Orchestra – You’re Gonna Miss Me (N.Y. Pumpapella Mix)
35. Don Ray – Standing In The Rain
36. Bohannon – Let’s Start II Dance Again
37. Azoto – San Salvador (Instrumental Version)
38. Loose Joints – Tell You Today (Original 12” Vocal)
39. Machine – You’ve Come A Long Way, Baby
40. Talking Heads – Making Flippy Floppy
41. Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock – Get On The Dance Floor (The “Sky” King Remix)
42. Debbie Deb – Lookout Weekend
43. CT Satin – I Found A Friend
44. Trammps – What Happened To The Music (Dub Mix)
45. Dazzle – You Dazzle Me (Kenny Dope Edit)
46. Kleeer – Tonight’s The Night
47. Jeree Palmer – Late Night Surrender
48. Donna Summer – Could It Be Magic
49. Saint Tropez – Fill My Life With Love
50. Cheryl Lynn – Shake It Up Tonight
51. Gayle Adams – Your Love Is A Life Saver
52. Bettye Lavette – Doin’ The Best That I Can (New Mix)
53. Delegation – Stand Up (Reach For The Sky)
54. Chanelle – One Man (One Mix)
55. Blaze – Can’t Win For Losin’ (Chris, Josh And Kevin Mix)
56. Full House – Communicate (Bell Mix)
57. Kid Creole And The Coconuts – Caroline Was A Dropout (European Mix)
58. Dana & Gene – Dario, Can You Get Me Into Studio 54
59. Cristina – Blame It On Disco
60. Blue Rondo A La Turk – Slipping Into Daylight (Crucial Cut)
61. Brainstorm – We’re On Our Way Home (Re-Edit)
62. Billy Paul – Your Song

Finn Johannsen – Betalounge 03/06

My first appearance at the seminal Betalounge, live at its premises in Hamburg. I was scheduled to play an old school house/disco night in town so I played what I prepared for that. The location was a place were people were usually hanging out in the afternoon before they hit the nightlife, but I had the whole place dancing at some point. I was particularly honoured that many friends and other DJs showed up, including Vienna’s hip hop legend DSL, whom I always really admired.

You really cannot underestimate the impact of the Betalounge. Operating from San Francisco and Hamburg they were the Boiler Room of those days. Just check their vast archive and you will know what I mean.

live @ betalounge.com / Hamburg / Germany/ March 4 2006

Tracklist

1. New Deep Society – Warehouse (Days Of Glory) Acapella
2. 2 House People – Move My Body
3. Master C & J – Face It
4. Kym Mazelle – Useless
5. Willie Colon – Set Fire To Me
6. Blaze – What’Cha Gonna Do
7. Denise M – Do You Love Me?
8. Ulysses – Magic Wand
9. Raww – Don’t You Try It
10. Slingshot – Do It Again/Billie Jean
11. Shirley Lites – Heat You Up (Melt You Down)
12. Madonna – Physical Attraction
13. Mark Imperial – The Love I Lost
14. Set The Tone – Dance Sucker
15. Alexander O’Neal – Fake
16. Jamie Principle – Waiting On My Angel
17. The Puppets – Way Of Life
18. Heaven 17 – Crushed By The Wheels Of Industry
19. Victor Romeo – You Can’t Fight My Love
20. Liz Torres – What You Make Me Feel
21. J.M. Silk – Music Is The Key
22. S.O.S. Band – No Lies
23. Sharon Redd – Love How You Feel
24. Nightlife Unlimited – Peaches And Prunes
25. Raz – Amour Puerto Riqueno
26. Mario Reyes – What Ever Turns You On
27. Quando Quango – Love Tempo
28. Change – Angel In My Pocket
29. Raze – Let The Music Move U
30. John Rocca – I Want It To Be Real
31. Pete Shelley – Homosapien II
32. Mark Imperial – I Can Feel The Music
33. Rocky Jones – The Choice Of A New Generation
34. Colonel Abrams – Music Is The Answer
35. Lime – On The Grid
36. Blancmange – Blind Vision
37. Mark Imperial – J’adore Danser
38. Le Jeté – La Cage Aux Folles
39. Soif De La Vie – Goddess Of Love
40. Eastbound Expressway – Primitive Desire
41. Miquel Brown – So Many Men, So Little Time
42. J.M. Silk – I Can’t Turn Around
43. Christian Alexander – Body & Spirit
44. Kraze – The Party
45. On The House – Pleasure Control
46. Rickster – Night Moves
47. Irving And Romeo – Brighter Day
48. Sterling Void – Set Me Free
49. Sterling Void – It’s Allright
50. The Nightwriters – Let The Music Use You
51. Victor Romeo – Love Will Find A Way
52. Shalamar – Right In The Socket
53. Change – Glow Of Love
54. Paris Brightledge – Learn To Love