John Rocca – I Want It To Be Real (Beggars Banquet)

John Rocca ist in der Geschichtsschreibung tanzbarer Musik immer eine rätselhafte Gestalt geblieben obwohl er mit Freeez Electro nachhaltig einen Pop-Stempel aufdrückte, in der Frühphase von House sporadisch sein Unwesen trieb und dann später als Midi Rain ein paar wunderschöne Hymnen zwischen Rave und Wild Pitch hinterließ. Seitdem ist seine tolle quecksilbrige Stimme verschollen. Als exemplarisch für seine Musik bleibt für mich diese Platte, die später von Carl Craig und Derrick May für Incogdos „Simply Just A Ventage“ zum Dauersuchbegriff des Detroit Techno ausgeweidet wurde. Pop goes my love!

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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