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Dj Spinna Live at the Hudson Hotel 11-16-09

Dj Spinna — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:33:45 GMT

Here's a short 40 minute clip of me rocking at the New York Hudson Hotel for Giant Step. There was magic in the air that evening. Can't really explain it. I think it must have been the energy of the people that were there, most of them being familiar faces of the club scene from the past 3 decades. I wish I had more of that night but my recorder was filled with other recordings I had not backed up yet. Enjoy while it lasts. Thanks for listening.

Larry Levan Dedication Part 1

Dj Spinna — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:25:36 GMT

Here's a mix of some of my personal favorite Larry Levan remixes and productions. Many people in the dance community already understand the role that Larry had on shaping the New York club culture via the legendary Paradise Garage which lasted a little over a decade. I was fortunate enough to experience Larry's magic in the G the year the club came to an end in 1987. You could only get in as a member and luckily one of the older members on my block was able to make it happen for me. I was in my teens and it literally changed my life forever. I caught that bug...It's something that's embedded in your soul for an eternity. I sometimes hear from older members that I should have been around when he was really on fire in the earlier days, but 1987 was good enough for me. The sound system alone was something that I have yet to see duplicated. You could feel the bass in your chest. I remember riding home on the train feeling like I had gone deaf. My ears never rang again like it did that sunday afternoon. I grew up listening to his music mainly on WBLS via Frankie Crocker and Tony Humphries in the early 80s' and I have memories of going to my local record store in the neighborhood to buy jams like 'Let's Go Dancin'' by Sparque and I got 'My Mind Made Up' by Instant Funk, both included in this session. As a New Yorker and anyone living in New York in the 80's you couldn't really avoid Larry's work. Some of his work even infiltrated the hip hop world via samples with records like 'Heartbeat' by Taana Gardner, '7th Heaven' used in Biggie's 'Friend of Mine' and Central Line's 'Walking Into Sunshine' used in the classic LL Cool J/Marley Marl remix of 'Jingling Baby.' Some call it Boogie, some say Disco, and some Garage but at the end of the day it's straight up good music that you can dance to and enjoy, period! This is part one, more to come shortly. Uno, Spinna

Journey XM radio show, 6/23/08

Dj Spinna — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 15:45:25 GMT

Here's hour one from my short lived XM radio show called Journey of 2008. The show only lasted for four months before the merging of XM and Sirius Satellite radio, which resulted in the dance channel 80 being dropped. Oh well, I guess underground house music is not regarded as a commercially viable genre but real heads know where to find it. I've archived every episode and will be post what I consider my stellar moments from time to time. Long live the underground. Enjoy...S