Archive for the ‘downtempo’ Category


DJ Merran – Disco Licks

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Dj:Merren (San Francisco)
I started dj-ing when I was 15.. way back in ’75.. a great time to be around for music and the club scene. Ive lived and experienced the transition of soul, funk, disco and house and the many off shoots

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Show # 2 – Box From The Triple Crown

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Dj:Alvaro (San Francisco)
The unsung hero of a multitude of real disco devotees around the San Francisco area and indeed the globe, Alvaro Zaldua over the years has quietly amassed the deepest and dopest collection of

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Double Action

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Dj:Weasel James (San Francisco)
Don’t really know who this guy is. Apparently he sells records to Alvaro in Oakland, San Francisco. Top show though……impeccably mixed too.

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Lagrimas Azules # 1 (Deep Soul)

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Dj :P errata 2000
From social commentary to war love, and death, the Mix you’re about to hear digs deep into human emotions. This music more than a specific genre is a state of the soul. Uncompromising and

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Honey Soundsystem – Bottom Soul

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Dj :P ee Play (Honey Soundsystem, San Francisco)
Honey Soundsystem is San Francisco’s answer to the disco re-emergence. This SF Sunday weekly was launched in 2006 by DJs Ken Vulsion, Pee Play, Robot Hustle, Jason Kendig, and Josh Cheon to

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Alvaro # 1 – Love Brought Me Back

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Dj:Alvaro (San Francisco)
The unsung hero of a multitude of real disco devotees around the San Francisco area and indeed the globe, Alvaro Zaldua over the years has quietly amassed the deepest and dopest collection

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Nacho – Laid Back Show (Discofunk)

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Dj:Nacho (pictured with Nico the sexy vet)
Food for the soul, a mix to do some horizontal dancing to, bringing out some of the giants of soul/jazz like Lonnie Liston, Gil Scott Heron, Hamilton Bohannon etc even some slow salsa by Hector

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Damo – Special Extended Megamix

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Dj :D amo
Laid back styles in London Town-disco into soul and back again. Sticking with late 70s to early 80s twelve’s, the only thing missing when I recorded this mix at home was a tasty cocktail, some crazy

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A DJ’s Life – The Begining # 5

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Dj :D avid George
And the flavour continues. This show is a real cross over mix, blending soul, electro, go-go and disco. Lisa Lisa and cult jam was sooo huge when it came out, a big hit with the ladies (especially the bearded ones) 80′s

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A DJ’s Life – The Begining # 4

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Dj :D avid George
I’d like to dedicate this show to my childhood neighbours, Chris and Andrew Boyce who I grew up with in the Elephant and Castle. These boys knew their music and introduced me to Larry Levan’s music.

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