live at i love nyc

-- Before --

2003 年 12 月,我在台中藍色唱片遇見 Mr.Pierre,不過 2004 年 2 月,他回南非老家,我則少了一位在音樂上可以暢所欲言的好朋友.

直到前幾天,我收到一通電話留言:『Hi zeus,最近好嗎 ? 還記得我嗎 ? 我是 Pierre,我回來囉 ! 其實已經回台灣一個月了,不知 JJ 告訴你了嗎 ? 我想找你來台中 party 放音樂喔,是個主題派對,音樂要來自於紐約才行,不知你的意願 ? 再回電話給我囉, bye..』

我聽著他的留言,心中升起一份愧疚,他 2 月離開台灣時,曾在台中辦了一場離別派對,一直邀請我去參加,最後我還是失約了... 打開電腦上網,看著當初自己寫的『遇見 Mr.Pierre』,不知道他這些日子過得好嗎 ? 我則希望他知道 -- 我還在經營這個報台,還有關於加入『和』的事情.

隔天,看著手機螢幕上打來的人是 Pierre,我連忙接起:

『Hey Pierre,你回來囉,真棒 !』高興中..

『Hey zeus,有聽到我的留言嗎 ?』他依然不改親切『這些日子過得好嗎 ?』

『很好呀 ! 那你呢 ?』很想知道他是否安好..

『也很好囉..』馬上切入主題『其實是想請你來 DJ,就像我留言裡說的,這是一場紐約音樂派對』

我回答:『那我可以問你嗎 ?』

『唔 ? 好呀..』

『為什麼只能放 "紐約" 的音樂呢 ?』好奇地問他

『喔.. 因為這是系列派對的第一場,將來還會有芝加哥音樂 party,底特律音樂 party,英國音樂 party 等...』他解釋道

『 一定要 house 音樂嗎 ?』我繼續傳達心中的疑問

『不見得呀,你也可以播放紐約的 hip-hop,爵士, techno, disco, funk, soul... 但基本上是來自紐約的音樂』

『所以派對中的音樂一定要來自紐約才行嗎 ? 如果音樂的發行廠牌來自紐約,可是 artist 卻來自其他地方,諸如此類,那這樣的音樂可以在 party 中被播放嗎 ?』想了解派對的遊戲規則,且音樂在融合中,要播放單純的紐約音樂,好像侷限了播放空間...

『ok 囉.. 只要大致上來自紐約就可以了,其實想辦這一系列派對,只是希望把焦點放在音樂上面』他解釋道

『嗯... 聽起來不錯,那日期呢 ?』我問

他接著回答:『11 月的第一個週末,也就是 11 月 6 日,希望你能加入..』

10 月 30 日是『和』party,所以不衝突..『好呀,算我一份吧, Pierre,謝謝你的邀請喔』

掛上電話,我開始思考要如何尋找音樂內容, set 編排,第一回受邀參與這樣子的音樂 party,感覺很特別,所以想把參與這場派對的前後用文字紀錄下來,接下來的心得與想法,會陸續增加在本文裡...


----- Original Message -----
From : pierre
To: zeus
Date: 12th, Oct, 2004
Subject : Re: I Love N.Y. flyer

Hey Zeus

Here's the front of the flyer. I'll send you the back in the next few days.

Cheers

Pierre




我忙著釐清頭緒,一方面翻箱倒櫃,找出『確定』與『疑似』來自紐約的唱片,另一方面又上網搜尋,確認來自紐約的音樂資料.

雖然平時一直倡導不要『分化』音樂,不過這過程倒也有趣,比方說: 哪些是來自紐約的 house artists 呢 ? Larry Levan, Danny Tenaglia, Junior Vasquez, Nuyorican Soul aka Masters At Work, Mateo & Matos, Roger Sanchez, Danny Krivit, David Morales 等,一開始想到的只有這些,就從這些開始發展下去...

那 hip-hop, r&b 與流行音樂的 artists 呢 ? 我上網搜尋,發現了以下這些 : 2Pac, A Tribe Called Quest, Afrika Bambaataa, B.T. Express, C+C Music Factory, De La Soul, GrandMaster Flash, Jason Nevins, Jungle Brothers, Lenny Kravitz, Mariah Carey, Public Enemy, RuPaul, Spin Doctors, Wu-Tang Clan...

其他音樂的 artists 呢 ? 極簡大師 Steve Reich,龐克團 The Rapture, Fischerspooner, Techno DJ John Selway, Joey Beltram... 等.

後來,我發現時常被一些紐約 DJs 播放的音樂並不侷限於紐約當地,例如 Incognito 來自倫敦, M People 來自曼徹斯特, Jocelyn Brown, Ultra Nate, Joey Negro, Francois K 均非來自紐約,但他們的音樂卻常出現在紐約的夜晚.

Arthur Baker 是後來才搬到紐約的,與他相同情形的尚有 Cevin Fisher, Joe Farrell, Quincy Jones 與 Tom Tom Club... 等.

遂發了封 e-mail 給 Pierre 先生,希望了解他的想法...


----- Original Message -----
From: zeushsu
To: pierre bruwer
Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2004 10:27 AM
Subject: Re: much respect

pierre

these days i'm looking for the 12"s i can play on 6th,nov., and now i'm
still confused about the definition of 'NYC' music... the music sounds like danny tenaglia @ twilo ? or before frankie knuckles moved to chicago ? or the artists born in NY (e.g. Mateo & Matos, The Rapture, David Morales, De La Soul, Todd Terry, Danny Krivit...) ? or the artists weren't born in NY but raised or based in NY or they used to live in NY (e.g. Joe Farrel, Quincy Jones, Tom Tom Club, Cevin Fisher, Arthur Baker, DJ Pierre...) ? or the groups formed in NY (e.g. Jungle Brothers...) ?

if we see a playlist from any NY DJ, no doubt we'll see he played any music from wordwide, but e.g. if i heard Masters at Work played some tracks from Incognito, should i add "Incognito" to my playlist of 6th,nov., or we want more pure music "from NY" and Incognito is a group from London... things are becoming more & more complicated... if it is possible, i'm interested to know you & marc's opinion... the results will guide me to complete my selection of the music.

oh, btw, may i be the first dj of the party ? 11-12 or 11-1 will be easier for me... haha

later,

zeus


[10 月 18 日]

繼續查詢,又發現以下來自紐約的 artists : Erick "More" Morillo , Reel 2 Real , George Morel , Sharon Jones , Indeep , Freddy Fresh , Joeski , Onionz

還有一些紐約的 disco 或 house 廠牌 :

Prelude Records (70 - 80 年代的 NY disco 廠牌) , Space Kat (紐約 house 廠牌) , Roy Ayers 的廠牌 Uno Melodic , Contagious , Freeze , Henry Street , Ibadan , (Todd Terry 的 3 個 house 廠牌 - In House , Loudhouse, TT), Nervous Records , Nite Grooves , Nu Groove , Spiritual Life , Strictly Rhythm


[10 月 20 日]

發現以下紐約 house / jazz labels : Chez Music , Modal Music (可試聽), Verve , Electrik Soul , Kinetic , Big Chief , BlueDaze , Syntax

發現以下紐約 techno labels : Serotonin , Tension (老闆是 Abe Duque) , 12K , Caipirinha Productions , Hidden Agenda , Remains , Infrastructure , Sm:)e , Proper N.Y.C. , 212 Productions

發現以下紐約 artists : Abe Duque , Steve Stoll , Taylor Deupree , Tony Rohr (現居紐約), Dietrich Schoenemann , Function , Gennaro Le Fosse , Taylor Deupree , Casey Hogan , Damon Wild , Norman , Mundo Muzique , Nina Simone


----- Original Message -----
From: MA Kets
To: all
Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 3:43 PM
Subject: I Love New York, November 6 2004

know that it is not one record that makes a night, it's a combination of all elements together that leaves a person satisfied... Larry Levan.

I love New York aims to take you back to a time when the manifesto was the music. When gay, straight, black, white and all points in between got spiritual every week at the altars of Dave Mancuso, Walter Gibbons, Francis Grasso, Grandmaster Flash and Larry Levan preaching their gospel of jazz, funk, soul, hip hop and the almighty house music. People joining together as one. One nation under a groove. Love Is The Message.

Saturday, 6 November 2004
Escape, Taichung City

DJs:::::

Pierre Bruwer
Zeus Hsu
Marc Kets

11PM Till We Stop
NT$350 gets yo' ass on the floor + 1 FREE DRINK

design by Casual*

*** my apologies if I managed to spam some of you. I didn't mean to.


[10 月 21 日]

連結 這個網址 對紐約音樂有豐富的資料可供了解 !


[11 月 6 日]


(party - i love nyc 照片 #1)


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ZEUS Live @ I Love Nyc - 2004.11.06

posted 03-04-2005 at 20:57
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Here's a very eclectic mix from zeus (i think he's a member here too), but didn't saw this goodie posted before!

Very nice selection of tunes IMHO...

zeus - live at i love nyc, escape club - 2004.11.06

[TRACKLIST]
01.Hardrive - Just Believe (Little Louie Vega & Tony Humphries Extended Mix)
02.Cevin Fisher & Jason Jinx - The Way We Used To
03.Boris Dlugosch - Keep Pushin'
04.M People - Moving On Up
05.Arthur Baker - The Break 98 (Cevin's NYC Peak Mix)
06.J&S Productions - Te Quiero
07.Nelson Rosado - Feel It
08.George Morel - Get Up And Get Soulful
09.The Latin Kings - Quiero Saber
10.Cls - Can You Feel It (In House Dub)
11.Reel 2 Real - I Like To Move It (Reel 2 Real Dub)
12.GQ Soul - De La Nights (Kiko's Re-Edit)
13.Armand Van Helden - The Funk Phenomena
14.Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force - Don't Stop... Planet Rock
15.The Buckheads - The Bomb (JohNick Radio Mix)
16.RuPaul - Snapshot (Kupper's Funkin Dub)
17.Kenny Dope - Can U Handle It ?
18.James Brown - Funky President (People It's Bad)
19.New York & Deep - The Live Tracks
20.Indeep - Last Night A DJ Saved My Life
21.Mateo & Matos - Can't Live Like This
22.Sharon Redd - Can You Handle It (Francois K Mix)
23.Donald Byrd - Lansana's Priestess
24.Konk - Baby Dee
25.Green Velvet - Preacher Man (Acapella)
26.Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings - The Dap Dip
27.CFM Band - Welcome Back Brother James (House Party Mix)
28.Rae & Christian feat Dinah Washington - Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby ?
29.Dinosaur L - Clean On Your Bean #1
30.Giorgio Moroder - I Wanna Rock You
31.Chroma Oscura - Soft Crystal
32.Starflight - Dance To The Beat
33.Massive Sounds - Free South Africa (Version)
34.Nina Simon - See-Line Woman (Masters At Work Remix)

Enjoy!

LDJM
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posted 04-04-2005 at 00:30
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gonna check it out
thx
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posted 04-04-2005 at 00:39
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me too thanks a lot for the nice linky
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posted 04-04-2005 at 13:32
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many thanks for pushing me again LDJM and thx for your messages daffy duck & Shon yes i'm your member and i almost visit here everyday cheers everybody !

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posted 05-04-2005 at 09:54
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Originally posted by zeushsu
many thanks for pushing me again LDJM and thx for your messages daffy duck & Shon yes i'm your member and i almost visit here everyday cheers everybody !
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hehe... i really like your style, so why shouldn't i be pushing you

anyways : please post your great sets on our site too
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posted 05-04-2005 at 23:24
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thx again mr. LDJM i post one of my set on livesets here couple days ago, hope all of you will like it, cheers

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posted 06-04-2005 at 01:48
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Thanx LDJM & Zeus!
Nice Mix!
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posted 06-04-2005 at 21:06
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checking it out
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posted 07-04-2005 at 13:14
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thx nightstalker and Sadist, hope you enjoy it

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posted 09-04-2005 at 02:40
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i did i did, burned it inmediatly
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thanks will check this out
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posted 10-04-2005 at 20:03
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thx Sadist & danckie, much respect

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----- Original Message -----
From: MA Kets
To: all
Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 12:46 PM
Subject: ::: I LOVE MUSIC v.01 :::

First of all, a big thanks to all of you that it made it down to Escape for our innaugural party. A big thanks to Pierre and Zeus who dug deep into the crates and pulled out a few monsters from back in the day. Proper house music that wasn't a slave to the 4/4.

Zeus' set can be heard here, Give the rest of them a listen as they're all pretty damn good.

His tracklisting was above... (線上聽 online listening)

Some absolute gems in there. Educate yo'self.

Next time we'll record Pierre's set and get it hosted somewhere.

::: I LOVE MUSIC RECORD CLUB :::

This is my idea. Seeing as we're all far, far too far down the rabbit hole to ever turn back I propose that we share what we're buying. Let the proverbial cats out of the bag. I used to do this in Cape Town where about 40 of us would send through our weekly purchases, and even though I ended up buying far too many progressive records in the end it worked out fairly well. It is a means to possibly be introduced to new names that you can look up, listen to and decide if they're worth buying. It's not that complicated.
It's all about finding the best music at the end of the day.