From clubdebase.net’s amazing archive of tapes of a French radio show called the NRJ megamix which was hosted by Dimitri. The archive also includes a set recorded live by Dimitri at the legendary Club Yellow in Tokyo. To quote from the site:
“This page represents a lot of work as i spent almost five years recording the show every single week and writting the playlists; then today digitalizing, re-mastering & re-writting the playlists with a link for each record: Please respect that & download the mixes for your own private listen… And ENJOY!”
I was sad to notice recently that houseofdiabolique.com has gone offline. The site had an amazing collection of NYC dance music, including runway tracks from the late 80s and early 90s. Also featured this tape of Junior Vasquez at Sound Factory, circa January 1995, just before the club closed:
This is the best I can do for a tracklist, appreciate any help filling in the blanks (there are a lot of them!).
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EN – The Horn Ride (Underground Sound of Lisbon)
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Circle Children – Zulu (snippet)
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Kylie Minogue – Where is the Feeling? (Da Klubb Feelin Mix)
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Kingsize – Elevate Your Mind
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Blunt Funkers – God’s An Astronaut
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Humate – East (Rabbit in the Moon Remix)
Shades of Love – Body To Body (Mental Mix)
Basic Channel – Phylyps Trak II/III
Ruffneck feat. Yahvon – Everybody Be Somebody
There’s a brief interview with Derrick who created the House of Diabolique site in the Way Back Machine internet archive here.
This one from SnehanBorn gives a sense of why Sound Factory once had a reputation that was very literally fierce.
“At The Original Factory, I was taught to beware the loving stroke across the cheek…
that voguing queen’s palm might just be concealing a razor blade and you wouldn’t feel the minute cut on your face until your dancing sweat hit it!
How fierce is that!?!
I have so many memories.
RIP all the departed from that era.”
Clive Griffin – I’ll Be Waiting (Dance Mix)
Adonte – Feel It (Open Your Eyes Mix)
Starpoint – I Want You (Red Zone Mix, Def House Mix)
Alexander O’Neal – What Is This Thing Called Love? (Dee Red Zone Mix)
Jestofunk – I’m Gonna Love You
Sandee – Notice Me
Soul II Soul – Back To Life (MAW Vocal Dub)
Lisa Stansfield – Set You Loving Free (Kenlou 12″ Mix)
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Donnell Rush – Symphony
Soft House Company – What You Need (…A Little Piano)
Soft House Company – What You Need
An inspired Louie Vega mix from 1994. This is ripped from an old tape so the quality isn’t perfect. The CD is long since out of print and seems to have become hard to get a hold of: http://www.discogs.com/release/3914
Corner of Essex & Grand. Not as good as the one at Forsyth & Broome that one of the local kids altered for a while so the stop sign gave you the finger.
