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02.08.16

Good Room Podcast 001 – Andy Pry (Tiki Disco)

From the age 13 when his DJ career began, Andy Pry has been picking the tracks in his own way. Andy’s sets lean heavy on future/past classics and toe the line between new disco beats and solid house freaks. Career highlights including one quit job to tour with The Rapture, one shared dressing room with Daft Punk, a residency at the infamous Mr. Black club and the creation of Tiki Disco in 2009.

Good Room is starting its podcast series with one of New York’s favorite parties, Tiki Disco. Resident Andy Pry has compiled a mix of sunny disco gems ahead of the Good Room and Tiki Disco Summer Cruise on July 12.

02.08.16

Going interzona with Tiago

Disco, house, techno, chill-out and leftfield don’t even begin to cover the range of genres Tiago Miranda plays. An accomplished crate-digger, the DJ and producer never plays two sets the same, with new records always filling up his bag. Some might call him eclectic but we call the Lisbon-based DJ a legend for always opening our ears to new tracks.

Growing up around good music, he started DJing at 17 after all his bandmates started doing it. At the time Portugal was just being turned onto the rave scene with small clubs playing house and techno. In 1998 the club of all clubs, Lux Frágil, opened and Tiago has been DJing there ever since. Continue reading →

02.04.16

Slam Mode: Elevation through house music

Slam Mode are soundscape therapists. Angel Rodriguez and Michael Cole have been spinning and collecting music since 1979, so one could only imagine how big their record collection is. They are influenced by everything from salsa, afro beat and Latin jazz to reggae, minimal, deep tech, drum ‘n’ bass, electronica and ambient soundscapes.

These influences give them a unique perspective on the house music that they produce and DJ. They like to explore deeper in the abyss of fusion and expressionism with their records, the chemical ingredients for spawning such imaginative range and spectrum. The goal… elevating themselves and their listeners to unlimited levels of consciousness. Continue reading →

02.04.16

Five of the Best with Hieroglyphic Being

Hieroglyphic Being is an enigma in the house music world. Hailing from Chicago, he’s one of the last DJs left to have been influenced by legends of the original scene, like Ron Hardy at the Muzik Box and Larry Heard. He also takes inspiration from the free jazz and experimental noise visionaries of the past like Sun Ra, John Cage and StockHausen.

Combining the best of both worlds, Hieroglyphic Being has become an experimental sound artist. His musical works and creations are seeded and inspired from Afro-Futurists concepts, making him no regular house producer. Continue reading →

02.04.16

Analog Soul – DatKat vs Jacky Sommer

Identical twin sister duo Jacquelyn & Kathryn Smith (aka Jacky Sommer & DatKat) have been spreading the good sound around NYC since the early 2000s. They started The Analog Soul Show on East Village Radio exploring the deeper, darker side of techno and house with guests like Function to Simbad, Roland Appel, Slam Mode, and Dj Qu.

The show finished in 2009 but the sisters remain tastemakers in the NYC underground scene as well as playing across Europe, exploring the full spectrum of electronic music, from minimal, acid and Detroit techno to electro, dub and D&B. Continue reading →

02.02.16

Dope Jams Valentine’s Day Ball

Celebrate Life presents…
Dope Jams Valentine’s Day Ball with
SLOW TO SPEAK / TIAGO / LLOYDSKI

Come celebrate that strange recess that we awkwardly greet each year with that extended family of house music miscreants you love to hate and can’t help but love. Continue reading →

02.02.16

How Dusk Till Done changed Boston’s nightlife for the better

Dusk Till Done was created in September of 2013 by a group of Boston area dance music enthusiasts in order to provide an alternative space for people to dance to underground house and techno music late into the night. Rise After-hours which was about to close and the lack of another late night venue led to a need for pop up events that focused on the music. Continue reading →

02.02.16

Wrecked vs The Carry Nation

A party for gentlemen who like the boom, Wrecked, The Carry Nation and Occupy the Disco are coming together on December 19 to keep you all dancing till dawn.

Good Room regulars, Ron Like Hell and Ryan Smith (Wrecked) and Nita Aviance & Will Automagic (The Carry Nation) are known for throwing legendary parties across NYC for queers, Queens and anyone who likes to shake their thing on the dancefloor. Continue reading →

02.02.16

Nicuri Interview + Podcast

“I want to tap into a higher realm; heaven or god or the universe” – That is Nicuri’s goal when making music. Anyone who has heard the Jersey DJ can assure you that Nicuri will take you to other places when he’s DJing.

Obsessed with music from when he was a kid, DJing and producing was a natural progression for Nicuri. His journey ramped up when he met fellow Jersey DJs DJ Qu and Joey Anderson and became a member of the Exchange Place crew. In the years following he get coveted spots at clubs like Berghain in Berlin and Concrete in Paris. Continue reading →

02.02.16

John Barera Good Talk + Podcast

Name: John Barera
Occupation: DJ, Producer, part time Record Salesman
Hometown: Boston

Tell us about your music…
I aim to make soulful dance music, I am influenced heavily by Detroit techno and I also love house music & disco. This makes up the foundation of my sound, but there are elements of electro, funk, reggae, rock, jazz & r&b as well. Continue reading →