Mid week mix special comes courtesy of DJ Spinna, one of the most influential DJ’s who really mastered the art of seamlessly combining hip hop and house music sounds has created a delightful dedication mix to the one and only DJ legend, Larry Levan.

For those of you who are unfamiliar with Mr. Levan – he was a pioneer in New York’s club scene in the late 80’s early 90’s with a huge hand in the legendary Paradise Garage which has been referred to as the “prototype to the modern club” – a club that was entirely focused on DANCING.

Check out what DJ SPINNA had to say about LARRY LEVAN and the PARADISE GARAGE below //

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

If you are enjoying the sound, be sure to check out our own Larry Levan tribute party happening next Sunday Jul. 19th.

NEXT SOUL OF SYDNEY // SUNDAY JULY 19 -Larry Levan Birthday Special-

An afternoon of Feel-Good Funk, New York Disco, Classic Roller Boogie jams from the paradise Garage Era.

Feat. Sydney Disco Godfather
STEPHEN ALLKINS [love tattoo]

Plus
SOUL OF SYDNEY DJ’S & Friends
PHIL TOKE
DANNY DE SOUSA
BOOGIE MONSTER
JIM POE
and more tba.

Tix from $10 | limited party space

Secret disco dancefloor only 5 mins from CBD.

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