Jam-On The Groove - Saturday, October 3rd, 2009

DJ DOGTRANE'S 20TH BIRTHDAY BASH!!!

This was another one of those funky Jam-On weekends, and boy did we rock! The house wasn't packed as per usual now that Summer is over and Fall is here, but we more than made up for it with 3 straight hours of some funky vibes!

The Birthday Boy started us off with a solid hour of dance music madness! From the classic to the obscure, he blended, sliced and mashed up a laundry list of Disco, House, Electro, Funk and all kinds of stuff in-between! Not a dull moment to be had!

For the middle segment I switched things up yet again! I started out with a brand new banger from Dr. Schmidt and a sneak peek at a hot track off of the Street Sounds Nu Electro Vol. 2 album by SKYBORG, but then went completely rogue on the format, laying down a personal mini-history of my musical encounters with the synth. Grabbing from such dissonant sources as the Ohio Players, Herbie Hancock and Kraftwerk, I attempted to show how all of those elements have played out in my own current work.

Here is the track list for my hour:

Dr. Schmidt - "Tremor Hall"
SKYBORG - "Drumbeats"
Ohio Players - "Funky Worm"
Stevie Wonder - "Too High"
Herbie Hancock - "Chameleon"
Kraftwerk - "Trans Europe Express"
Kraftwerk - "Metal On Metal"
Jean-Michel Jarre - "Oxygene Part II"
Newcleus - "Teknology 2 (2nd Rough)"

Dogtrane then came back in rare form to put the icing on his own cake! This time he hit us off with an hour of classic Hip-Hop, funky and hard! The chatroom was still packed, abuzz and jumpin' as he ripped up anthems from the likes of Eric B & Rakim, Brand Nubian, Public Enemy, Digital Underground, Run DMC and much MUCH more!!! A birthday present from Da 'Trane!

ENJOY!

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