[Dynagroove] a new discussion thread

Mon Jul 19 13:30:44 PDT 2004

well in all honesty louis had more to do with that then I did.  Although I
was/am a hakan fan.. he is not straight techno.. I actually love his Disco
tracks...

On Mon, 19 Jul 2004, Eric Paul Johnson wrote:

> ahhhhh.... memories.
>
> I remember when Cade stuck his neck out to book a Live Techno PA.... brilliant!!
>
> .. and half of the of the people went outside all confused or frightened... an' we were all.. "YAY more room on the dancefloor"  LOL
>
>  Good time country... indeed.
>
> EPJ
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Ami D." <ami at ourhousemelodies.com>
> Sent: Jul 19, 2004 12:32 PM
> To: Cade <con at dynagroove.com>
> Cc: dynagroove at dynagroove.com
> Subject: Re: [Dynagroove] a new discussion thread
>
> Wow...talk about some memories. Sometimes I wonder how I've made it this far.
>
> I love the Melodic's, always did. One of those parties you HAVE to make it
> to (if not for the music, for the sweaty shirtless guy doing flips in the
> crowd...hee hee).
>
> Bang the Drum was always fun too. I loved the sound stage (except for
> those rafters outside...I remember when one almost fell on someone's head,
> but it was caught in time and some people took some time out to secure
> them). You can always expect quality events from Sue.  I miss the
> Firehouse, but I can't say much since I'm not in LA that often these days.
>
> > 3)  Diz Debutes @ Melodic
> >
> > Diz and IZ play melodic at a downtown warehouse space.  The party got
> > busted at around 2 but most of us were smart and got there early.  The
> > warehouse was packed.  I remember walking in and dancing as soon as I was
> > in the door.  I hooked up with the natural Rythmn guys and we were blown
> > away.  Most people thought they were listening to Mark Farina but we were
> > actually listening to Diz.  this was the first time I heard "Shelter" by
> > brand new heavies.  In fact this set is up on my webpage:
> > http://www.dynagroove.com/mp3/diz_liveatmelodic.mp3
> > Obviously this night changed my life.
>
> Man oh man.... do I remember this night.... For those of you who know me,
> you know I'm not big on drugs....BUT I WAS ON THIS NIGHT. I had no idea
> what was going on when it got busted. I was seeing walls of light that I
> could not penetrate until I stopped to re-group. All of my friends were
> running in different directions (the ones that I could still recognize)
> and I felt helpless. I remember Scotty and Sue trying to tell me where to
> go for "the after party," but I couldn't make out the words. Almost like I
> was in my own episode of Charlie Brown or my own Pink Floyd video ("your
> lips move, but I can't hear what you're saying") Luckily, one of my
> friends was stranded and was good enough to drive my truck home. I haven't
> done drugs at a party since then...well, except those yummy collared
> greens!!
>
> A couple added memories....
>
> Since you mentioned the Spanish Kitchen. I remember a night there with Dub
> Tribe and Moonbeam singing live. Huge patio area with mad fruit. Good
> times that night.
>
> Also, I don't know if this was a Melodic or a Bassment Funk, but it was at
> that location off of Cesar Chavez Blvd. I hated that area (got held up at
> gunpoint one night), but I loved some of the parties there. I think that
> was the first night I heard Mark Farina! He played some yummy ass house
> music and all of the lovely jams with hip hop, Maxwell, etc... Do I have
> my locations right? Could've been a different night, but if not, Bassment
> Funk was fun too.
> ________________________
> Ami D.
> www.OurHouseMelodies.com
>
> > Ok so I have been thinking abouut all my days of going out and partying in
> > this city.  There are always certain events or happenings that come to my
> > mind that effected me.  Some of these are defining moments in the Los
> > Angeles house music scene.  SO I figure why not name some of them see if
> > anyone else has some of these memories?
> >
> > Here are some of the most defining moments for me in the LA House music
> > scene
> >
> > 1)  After a few parties Melodic blows up.
> >
> > I had been going to Melodic since their first parties.  The always
> > featured Mark Farina playing house music and some dope ass acid jazz.  The
> > earliest Melodic's featured random DJs such as Daniel from moontribe, Eric
> > Davenport, Alex Hyde, and Juss Derrick.  After a few small parties with a
> > smaller crowd suddenly BAM 700 people show up.   I remember squeezing my
> > way into the Bay and Matoe loft and it just being packed shoulder to
> > shoulder.  Dancing was not going to happen.  The crowd was louder then the
> > sound system.  It was insane.
> >
> > 2)  Jeno and Doc play at Bang the Drum
> >
> > Anyone remember the hollywood sound stage?   That venue rocks!  I bet we
> > could still use it.  I(ts just going to be stupid expensive.  This party
> > was the party I realised Jeno was a god.  Although I think nothing of him
> > now around 1995 - 1998 Jeno was hands down one of the slickest smooth djs
> > around.  This party was one of my favorites in LA at the time.  Thrown by
> > none other then Sue Dred herself.  Another cool fact about this party?
> > Jamie Thinnes amde his debute in the back room with DJ Alison.
> >
> > 3)  Diz Debutes @ Melodic
> >
> > Diz and IZ play melodic at a downtown warehouse space.  The party got
> > busted at around 2 but most of us were smart and got there early.  The
> > warehouse was packed.  I remember walking in and dancing as soon as I was
> > in the door.  I hooked up with the natural Rythmn guys and we were blown
> > away.  Most people thought they were listening to Mark Farina but we were
> > actually listening to Diz.  this was the first time I heard "Shelter" by
> > brand new heavies.  In fact this set is up on my webpage:
> > http://www.dynagroove.com/mp3/diz_liveatmelodic.mp3
> > Obviously this night changed my life.
> >
> > 3)  Release Wednesdays
> >
> > Release started out with Juan Nunez and Steve Loria in a little club
> > called Checka (now called temptist) it was a thin crowd but we were
> > dedicated.  After a few weeks it moved to The Firehouse in west LA.  This
> > is when the club was at it's best.   Release is a very special club to me
> > because it was my first debute.  Jeno got fogged in and I got to come down
> > and play records.   I did not play all thatgood and I was nervous as hell.
> > But I survived the night.
> >
> > 4)  Dynagroove goes public
> >
> > After several loft parties I actually get the balls to try and do a real
> > party.  The first dynagroove I lost about 2k but the party was good.  We
> > had a decent turn out but learned a lot about the business.  The spanish
> > kitchen was a great venue and we had an insane line-up.   Diz, John
> > Howard, Natural Rythmn, and Cade (thas me).
> >
> > 5)  Los Angeles discovers Diz
> >
> > The third dynagroove I managed to score King Britt.  it was $15 with Jamie
> > Thinnes and Diz and King Britt playing 3 hour sets.  Everyone walked into
> > this party singng "King britt, King Britt, woooo" but they left with Diz
> > on their minds.  Although Diz had played a few parties in LA already.  I
> > really feel this was the party that Los Angeles really awoke to Diz.
> >
> > Some random thoughts
> >
> > Ashley Beetle playing bang the drum and sucking ass.  Sue kicked him off
> > after 35 minutes.  Steve Loria to save the day
> >
> > Within a year all the breaks, trance, and techno DJs changed there DJ
> > names to their first and last names and started playing house... bout time
> > they
> > woke up! ahahaha
> >
> > The much anticipated Mark Farina / Miguel Miggs party getting busted.
> > sucks
> >
> > The riots at Circa (forgot the year)
> >
> > Funky Techno Tribe
> >
> > DJs that became born again.. that was hilarrious.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > I could go on and on.  But those are just some things that come to mind.
> > I was wondering if anyone else has some similar things that come to mind?
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