Kompakt co-founder Michael Mayer looks back at 20 years of his pioneering record label.

" the sun is going down and the truth is the night... " Sharon Ridley - You Beat Me To The Punch Sharon Ridley - Just You and Me (Walking Along Together) Sharon Ridley - Changin' Sharon Ridley - Forever Yours Sharon Ridley - Ode To My Daddy Sharon Ridley [...]
Oh wow, this is legendary. A classic set from Larry Levan at Paradise Garage back in 1982.

Kindness, a one-man indie disco-funk band comprised of Adam Bainbridge, made its commercial recording debut with the "Swingin Party" single on Moshi Moshi Records in 2009. Splitting his time between London and Berlin, he cites influences that include American disco icons Arthur Russell, Larry Levan, and Leroy Burgess. The commercial recording debut of Kindness, "Swingin Party," a disco-punk cover version of the Replacements song, was an MP3 blog favorite in 2009, as was its B-side, "Gee Up." Promotional videos were released for both songs, and numerous comparisons were drawn between Kindness and Talking Heads. [...]
There is a good chance that today's Good Morning Mix is older than some of our avid Dancing Astronaut readership. Dating back more than 20 years- when hip-hop, disco, and house had fuzed together and clubs like Sound Factory (which is now present day Pacha NYC) - hosted, at the time, superstar DJs like Larry Levan. Larry Levan, for those who are not familiar, is the premier driving force behind much of our present-day DJ culture. Although the bulk of Levan's career was made between 1977-1987 at Paradise Garage, in this set from 1991 at Sound [...]
Tonight - come join us Soul Of Sydney peeps for an inner west Soul Shake like no other at Deus Cafe... good vibes, great muzak and a funky time assured www.lofive.bandcamp.com Soul Of Sydney: The Funk Network & Events Pushing Quality Funk, Disco, Hip Hop, Soul, House since 1981.. Web: www.soulofsydney.org Facebook : www.facebook.com/soulofsydney Group [...]

Don't get me wrong, Gwen's vocals are fantastic, but so is Larry Levan's dub. Gwen Guthrie - Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But The Rent (Dub Mix) Mediafire • YSI • 1986 --- Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/shawnryan
Goodbye summer, hello winter. Until next year we'll leave you all with this little gem! Jimmy Ross and Larry Levan... Nuff said! BIG BIG End of the night DISCO CAMPOUT! DOWNLOAD DOWNLOAD/ STREAM http://www.feelmybicep.com

You've got to love a modern day producer who puts Larry Levan at the top of his list of heroes. Levan was a Brooklyn kid who introduced Frankie Knuckles to Manhattan disco clubs, according to Tim Lawrence's bible of 1970s American dance culture Love Saves the Day . He went on to become one of the go-to guys when you wanted a "disco" remix of your album. Now Italy's Moplen is following in Levan's footsteps with [...]
As a warm up for the Spirit of House warehouse party here is a pretty sweet Larry Levan Mixtape by the mighty DJ SPINNA! an absolute gem of a mix feature a stack of seminal funk, disco & early house cuts. Download | Here's a mix of some of my personal favorite Larry Levan [...]
Secretsundaze's Giles Smith's dream party includes The Cure and George Clinton.
Maestro documentary on History of House & Disco feat some of the DJ's, Producers & Clubs shapes the club experience, including; David Mancuso Larry Levan Frankie Knuckles Nicky Siano Paradise Garage The Loft Danny Krivit Jellybean Benitez François K Little Louie Vega Tony Humphries Maestro, tells the story of how a group of people found [...]
One of the best finds of late. Brilliant bassline, and one of the last tracks Larry Levan remixed before he succumbed completely to heroin. MP3: Nami Shimada - Sunshower UK disco/RnB trio with a full blooded hit. MP3: Loose Ends - Emergency (Dial 999) Morgan Geist's latest alias. Anything Storm Queen is horrible on the first listen...but somehow this beat below and 'It Goes On' are truly and unreasonably infectious. MP3: Storm Queen [...]

We like to get our ears around a bit of funk, soul and disco on a Saturday here at the Labs but today we're having a gander at a timeless house classic from the 80s. While this version is widely credited to Larry Levan , there's a long history behind this track that goes back to the First Baptist Church in Crown Heights, New York and includes several other parties - more info on this forum . Regardless of all that, it's an absolutely amazing tune and sure to put a big smile [...]

In the beginning of May, ZE Records released a nice little goodie bag of mutant disco re-edits. This was a great find for someone like me who holds both mutant disco and re-edits close to my heart. The compilation includes such greats as Was (Not Was), headed by legendary vocalist Sweet Pea Atkinson, Gichy Dan's Beachwood #9, Don Armando's 2nd Ave Rhumba Band, Kid Creole & The Coconuts, Aural Exciter, and lots more... Among the remixers we have one of my favs, NeLue , along with the likes of Yam Who? , The Legendary 1979 [...]
So it looks like we will be teaming up with our good friends at OUR HOUSE & doing another Spirit of House event in JUNE to pay tribute to that REAL HOUSE SOUND. This time we have a great indoor/outdoor innercity warehouse space with a courtyard and BBQ. An afternoon of 30 Years of House [...]
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Reblogged from Sydney Underground: Detroit Techno | Chicago House | Hi-Tech Soul | Deep House | Electro Funk: via CLASSIC DISCO HOUSE MIX: LARRY LEVAN LIVE @ MINISTRY OF SOUND1991 PART 2. http://s0.wp.com/wp-content/pl ugins/audio-player/player.swf My Boo (CeCe Peniston song) (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Playlist : Ce Ce Peniston – Finally Rare Earth – Happy Song Or Dance [...]

Very very very old house remix from 1991 by Larry Levan @ Ministry Of Sound. If you like Old School house then you will love this, even has some Seal and CeCe Peniston on there! This was recorded less than a year before his death aged 38.
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