Freestyle Music

[djstef]

Hi, here I am. I'm at work, not at home to go through the records, but...

The C-Bank ULTIMATE jam is "I Won't Stop Loving You." God, I love that song.

Debbie Gibson - "Only In My Dreams" (Don't laugh.)
Expos?? - "Exposed to Love"
Janice - "Bye Bye"
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam - "Head to Toe"
Nayobe - "Good Things Come To Those Who Wait"
Noel - "Silent Morning"
Nuance - "Take a Chance"
Pretty Poison - "Catch Me I'm Falling"
Stevie B - "Spring Love"
Taylor Dayne - "Tell It to My Heart"
TKA - "One Way Love"
Will to Power - "Dreamin'"

Every Trinere 12-inch is good. Don't sleep on Jody Watley ("Don't You Want Me").

Some other artists to look for: Sa-Fire, Tolga, Corina ("Out of Control"), Pamela Fernandez (these four all on Cutting Records), April (out of San Jose, might be hard to find), Cyr??, Maribell (Criminal Records, bilingual!).

I'll post more tonight, along with a mix, and maybe along with a pic of me in the 80s with lots of mousse, a petticoat and Zodiac boots.

 

[djstef]

When the Jets were on Soul Train, Don Cornelius was going around asking all their ages. When one of the girls said, "12," he said, "That's a big 12."

 

[paulnice]

Debbie Gibson - "Only In My Dreams" (Don't laugh.)

I'm not laughing.
I remember seeing Louie Vega at 1018 cutting doubles.
He kept catching and bringing back the breakdown part. Bugged for sure but kinda fresh in a strange way.

There was this other record all those DJs used to play in the clubs all the time back then and I never could find it.
It was some mix with the Jackson 5 "I Want You Back" and the drums from "You'll Like It Too".
Does anyone know this???

 

Debbie Gibson - "Only In My Dreams" (Don't laugh.)

My sister graduated high school with her. A few years later my sister and her friend were in a record store ("The Wall" I think) and saw a contest entry box to win tickets and backstage passes to a Debbie Gibson concert at Nassau Coleseum...they entered as a joke and won of course. Go backstage, and Debbie's like "uhhh, what are you guys doing here?". Probably had to be there.

One of the few redeeming things about the guido techno station that my girl likes to listen to is the Freestyle show hosted by Judy Torres.

A few years ago I was in a local shop that caters to club and party djs (Music Trendz) and saw a poster advertising a Judy Torres in-store but thought nothing of it. I noticed that there were a few extra people than normal in that shop (meaning maybe 4 or 5 people) and they were waiting for something...then I realized the in-store was that day, and started in about 5 minutes. 15 miutes later as I'm paying she gets out of a car, all done up smelling real good, and strolls into her waiting audience of 5 kids. She was TALL too, I never heard of her before that day and thought maybe she was a player from the WNBA.


Long Island was BANANAS for freestyle, and still is in some cases. That shit really took root here. I can dig it I guess, it reminds me of 8th grade.

Who did the song "Yo No Se"? That was HUUUGE.

Paul, when you djed for Suave did you play the Long Island show at Spit or Zachary's? My sister was probably there.

 

[grandpa_shig]

I'll post more tonight, along with a mix, and maybe along with a pic of me in the 80s with lots of mousse, a petticoat and Zodiac boots.

oh man this is going to be so awesome!!! i remember there were girls at my high school who's bangs wouldnt fit in the yearbook picture. this is what i am anticipating!!! id show you pictures of me being all cool but unfortunately no such thing exists.

 

[dig_this]

great list->

Don't sleep on Jody Watley ("Don't You Want Me").

no doubt. lots of JW tracks that people loves to hear. I'm waiting for late-80's remix albums to come back strong....

^^^^ok, not freestyle, but whatever. the Roni remix, at the right time, works wonders. but then again, drunk crowds will eat anything up.

 

[dig_this]

When the Jets were on Soul Train, Don Cornelius was going around asking all their ages. When one of the girls said, "12," he said, "That's a big 12."

 

[paulnice]

Paul, when you djed for Suave did you play the Long Island show at Spit or Zachary's? My sister was probably there.

It's funny that you mention Long Island cause that's definitely where he did the bulk of his shows. Long Island and Jersey. Ugh.
I really don't remember the names of too many clubs, besides the ones in Manhattan & Westchester.
Sometimes we'd do up to 5 or 6 shows in a night, driving from one club to another in the tri-state area.
It's funny cause we'd see the same performers at different clubs. "Oh, Coro. You again?"
It was a pretty thriving circuit for awhile.
I spoke to Jeff (Suave) a few years back and he was still doing it! Flying out to do shows in Chicago and shit.
Here I was thinking that whole scene was completely dead. But I guess not.

 

[djstef]

i remember there were girls at my high school who's bangs wouldnt fit in the yearbook picture. this is what i am anticipating!!!

My bangs never got THAT big but WHY did I get a perm when my hair is already curly??

(Requesting "Overdoing It" graemlin.)

 

[grandpa_shig]

i remember there were girls at my high school who's bangs wouldnt fit in the yearbook picture. this is what i am anticipating!!!

My bangs never got THAT big but WHY did I get a perm when my hair is already curly??

(Requesting "Overdoing It" graemlin.)

here you go

 

[djstef]

How could I forget "I'm Searchin'" by Debbie Deb?







OK here's the mix: When I Hear Freestyle







Tracklist:



"Let's Go" - Nocera



"Summertime, Summertime" - Nocera



"Summergirls" - Dino



"Funky Little Beat" - Connie



"They're Playing Our Song" - Trinere



"Silent Morning" - Noel



"Don't You Want Me" - Jody Watley



"Last Chance" - Cyr??



"Show Me" - Cover Girls



"Dreamin' of Love" - Stevie B



"Out of Control" - Corina



"Come Go With Me" - Expos??



"Roses Are Red" - Maribell



"One Way Love" - TKA



"Searchin'" - Debbie Deb



"Leave It All Behind" - Tolga



"When I Hear Music" - Debbie Deb



"Dreamin'" - Will to Power



"Come Go With Me" - Expos??



"Let the Music Play" - Shannon







I made this mix for Spinner.com when Anna worked there. So thanks, Anna!







And you can't see the petticoat skirt, but...

This was when I went to see Mantronix at City Nights. Soul Disco Records had a showcase every Thursday and I always went. I saw Nocera, Cyr??, Sweet Sensation, Expos??, Will to Power, Debbie Gibson, TKA, Sir Mix-A-Lot, Rodney O & Joe Cooley... to name a few. Ask me about choreography! I still remember some of the dance moves.







Enjoy!

 

[DocMcCoy]

There was this other record all those DJs used to play in the clubs all the time back then and I never could find it.
It was some mix with the Jackson 5 "I Want You Back" and the drums from "You'll Like It Too".
Does anyone know this???

I think that might have been something of Fatboy Slim's, back when he was doing remixes under the name Double Trouble. He did a remix of "I Know You Got Soul" that used part of "I Want You Back", so someone at Motown over here got him to do a legit remix of the Jackson 5 track, and he used the "You'll Like It Too" drums on it. It was a pop hit over here as well, around 1988/89, which would have been when the freestyle stuff was happening in NY, I expect. It turns up in charity shops over here on the regular.

 

[paulnice]

I think that might have been something of Fatboy Slim's, back when he was doing remixes under the name Double Trouble. He did a remix of "I Know You Got Soul" that used part of "I Want You Back", so someone at Motown over here got him to do a legit remix of the Jackson 5 track, and he used the "You'll Like It Too" drums on it. It was a pop hit over here as well, around 1988/89, which would have been when the freestyle stuff was happening in NY, I expect. It turns up in charity shops over here on the regular.

That sounds like that could be it! 88/89 was certainly right around the time I always used to hear it.
If you can post an mp3 or just find a copy of it, please do & I will compensate somehow in the from of a trade, etc. PM me and we can work something out. Please!!
Thanks!

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