Slang Teacher

We are the baddest gang of bravos to ever roam the barrio, we watch over from our vantage positions like hawks, on the look out for the fuzz or chingones with enemy colours, nothing happens here without us knowing, and getting paid, nada. This ain’t no explotation thing, we are just taking care of our people, they are our families, mamas, papas, abuelos, hermanas y hermanos, it’s not our fault that we are too strong and impatient for school, church our some shit job at the cornershop, no, we are too proud for that, so we prowl the streets of the hood in our garish colours and shiny red autos blasting musica caliente from the loudspeakers, si algun manito needs something, you know, food, someone is ill, we dish em some cabezas and sort it out, cos we don’t rule or own this place, you can’t rule what you love if you love it de verdad, ya tu sabes hermano, nosotros somos el alma del barrio.

We wouldn’t be where we are without the help of el Bajo, he’s the smoothest motherfucker of them all, mucha clase ese hermano si, slick moustache, tailored suits, camisa de seda and italian shoes, todas las mamitas want to get in his pants but he ain’t no cabron, he’s a gentleman, a caballero, sabes lo que te digo, when we had beef with the puerto-riquenos over at 54th he sorted the peace out organising the biggest block party you have ever seen, para toda la gente, everyone came down, the disco ladies and the jazz cats and abuelos who like salsa, those black kids who talk on top of songs, even some crazy anglo guys from uptown, cerveza gratis, buenos DJs and kinky afros, el Bajo put together a matador soundsystem and we danced til the early morning, not a piece in sight in the whole night, that was one to remember.

20Jazzfunkgreats feels the summer coming, here you have some tunes so you can start practicing your best moves in front of the mirror, gold medallions and white slacks recommended.

Da Posse- Searching Hard (Hula mix)

Da Posse, who featured Maurice Joshua of This is Acid fame go totally nu yorica on your ass in this killer bass infected chi-town disco cruisin’ strut, and we love it with our apopleptic hips, our congested wheezing hearts and our spinning pale heads, this one is not for nerding out, just swing. Originally released in 1989, Searching Hard has recently been reissued by Dance Mania and you should get it here.

Sneak Thief has just put out G-String Orchestra in Klakson, and por mi madre that this is one of the sweetest 12” to come out this year, it includes two sexy pieces of lush disco which sound crisp and warm straight out of the italo oven, and the title tune we’re posting, a stomping cracking synth boogie motherfucker with enough basslines & percussion to keep you throwing shapes til the cows come back home, late we hope. If Phillip Michael Thomas had starred Beverly Hills cop, this would have definitely been the theme tune, natty.

Sneak Thief- G-String Orchestra

Talking about latin class (&Miami Vice styles!), Juan’s homey Fuck Hugo has been totally rocking Berlin for a few years with the Cashmoney Party crew, we go way way back (old sally…) and he’s a great guy, good guy && total star, he’s recorded this fantastic New Beat/Synth/Disco undisco mix (check, vinyl) with his blud T. Keeler, read the tracklist, dload, listen, go wha, get him to play in your party or something, it’s a winner.

Fuck Hugo ++ Tobias Keeler- Primavera Mix

(Tracklist)

Intro- Moondog and friends – Dragon’s Teeth (00:00)
1. Grauzone – Film 2 (at 33 rpm) (01:02)
2. The Emperor Machine – Rimramramrim (Java’s uninterrupted version)(04:27)
3. Les Liasons Dangerouses – † Peut Etre…Pas (07:44)
4. The Flying Lizards – Money B (13:39)
5. John Carpenter – The End (Disco) (15:19)
6. Lex – 14 Days (19:04)
7. Mr. White – You Rock Me (23:22)
8. †The Erotic Drum Band – Jerky Rhythm (28:29)
9. Alexander Robotnick – The Dark Side of the Spoon (Lindstrom & Prins Thomas mix) (33:38)
11. Chaz Jankel – † 3,000,000 synths (39:00)
outro – Goblin – Ai Margini Della Follia (45:19)

And talking about mixes & shizz, 20JFG rocked right & left on Saturday, thanks to everyone who came, sp. Lorrita & Alexis & James Hines for having dances, Dan for being an awesome guest, and to ourselves for putting on such a sweet party, to be honest, it was a good one; this is what we played:

Steve played:

Alain Goraguer – Deshominisation II
Edgar Froese – Metropolis (@ 45)
Eloy – Horizons
Turzi – Amadeus
Throbbing Gristle – Hot On The Heels Of Love (Carl Craig Remix)
Delia Gonzalez & Gavin Russom – Rise
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Cassie – Me & You
Jon E Cash – Evil (Bonus)
JME – Shutup and Dance
Dizzee Rascal – I Luv U
Aphex Twin – Windowlicker
Neneh Cherry – Buffalo Stance
The Egyptian Lover – I Want To Make Love
Klymaxx – Meeting In The Ladies Room (12″ Version)
Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel – White Lines (Don’t Do It) (U.S. Street Version)
Glass Candy – The Chameleon (12″ Version)

Juan played

Chris and Cosey- Walking Through Heaven
The Knife- Silent Shout
Chromatics- Nite
Mu- Out of Breach
Solenoid- Suspiriorum
Isolee- My Hi-Matic
Vitalic- Woo
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Throbbing Gristle- Vow of Silence
Black Dice- Cone Toaster
Daft Punk- Rolling and Scratching
Lightning Bolt- Crown of Storms
Geinoh Yamashirogumi- Doll’s Polyphony
Rude Pravo- Medieval
M.I.A.- Bird Flu Guns Up Buraka
Boogie Down Productions- South Bronx
Snoop Doggy Dogg- Gzs and the Hustlas
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Yellow Swans- True Union
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds- Tupelo
Hawkwind- Opa Loca
DJ Scotch Egg- No Beat
Jan Hammer- New York Theme
Liquid Liquid- Cavern
Felix- Tigerstripes
Justus Kohncke- Elan (Prins Tomas Remix)
Dinosaur- Kiss me Again

Dan played:

This Heat – 24 Track Loop
Patrick Pulsinger – Agom Drag
Joakim – Drumtrax
John Foxx – Mr No
M + G – When I Let You Down
Simple Minds – Theme For Dead Cities
The Units – High Pressure Days
- something off Luke Vibert’s Further Nuggets [rant] but not what it should have been due to font problems [/rant]
Matt Harding – Close
Kaos – Panopeeps
Hot Chip – My Piano (dub)
The Field – The Little Heart That Beats So Fast
DJ Mehdi – Signature (Thomas Bangalter edit)
Ghostface Killah Feat. Trife Da God & Mr. Maygreen – Good
The Mekons – Where Were You
Wire – 12 X U
James Chance & The Contortions – Contort Yourself
John Cooper Clark – Evidently Chicken Town
Antifamily – I of the Law
Feist – My Moon My Man (Boys Noize remix)
Black Devil Disco Club – The Devil In Us (En Francais) (Elite Technique Mix)
James Yorkston – Woozy With Cider (Dusty Cabinets remix)

We closed with Last of an Ancient Breed by Desmond Child, which also finishes the Warriors, makes sense innit, everyone had come out to play on saturday.