Rex awoke from a dream in which 4 howler monkeys were drumming a Reichian lullaby on new set of Corning Vision cookware.  The days were getting on with themselves earlier and the blue of the sky was the same as his favorite jeans, the same fade to a lighter shade on the edge closest to the street.  The visions lingered longer than usual, or at least the sound of them.  Focusing a little further out of the window he saw the source of the rhythms as many drops of melted ice ran down his neighbour’s shed and onto a metal garbage bin. Then he remembered the previoius night.

He had left against all warnings of his brothers and gone to the disco.  All alone, without their accompaniment, advice, poisoning, ruining, he followed a girl he saw on the metro.  They had stared at each other for what seemed like ages, through the kid-scratched windows of two adjoined carriages, each of them refusing to make the first blink.  That’s how it all began.  At the club, it took awhile to get the message, but eventually he realized very deeply that it was what he was searching for all along: love. 

He wondered at the repercussions of his actions. Would the love he wanted to give Stephanie result in a hate that the Black Roses gang would surely want to give him? Would his courage to do something different inspire something hidden deep inside any of the other members? At least his new life was accompanied by a new soundtrack, and like the sounds he heard this morning, it was the music of a bright new day.

Repercussions II (…2009) Mix – 320 kbps, 0:58:58

Tracklisting:

01. Everything Is Changing – Bogdan Irkük AKA Bulgari
02. Gongolal – Tensnake
03. Time to Let Go (CFCF Remix) – Sally Shapiro
04. Boulderdash – Division By Zero
05. Divisadero – Ultracity
06. Pacific Air Race (dubclub Mix) – Aeroplane
07. New York Dolls – Phreek Plus One
08. Nero Boogie – Supersonic Lovers
09. Under the Water (Boogie Corporation Remix) – Ilija Rudman
10. City of Lights (Reverso 68 Remix) – City Reverb
11. The Low Murderer Is Out Tonight (An-2 Remix) -Low Motion Disco
12. November – Blackbelt Andersen
13. Respect Yourself (DJ Naughty Remix) – Marcello Ciordani
14. Acarpenter (Joakim Remix) – Gucci Soundsystem
15. Fuerza Major (Tensnake Remix) – Camaro’s Gang

Taken from the Montreal Gazette (January 26, 2010):

Yesterday, workers from the City of Montreal found something unexpected as they cleared thick ice buildup on Cedar Avenue which winds around the south side of Mount Royal.

“As we chipped away at the ice that was beginning to become a danger for area drivers, we found a square metal box, apparently used for carrying records,” said Pierre Lafontaine, head of the crew working that day. “Inside, there were about 30 disco, funk and boogie records.”

Also a surprise for these new treasure hunters, 3 dj mixes from the Attitude City Montreal team that have been recorded over the past two years! Sources say they were never posted anywhere because the box and its contents were stolen by local hoodlums from the Black Roses Ski-Doo Club and later discarded during a scuffle with authorities. The mixes will be released one each week to avoid congestion on the inter-web.

“I’m so glad to have the recordings back,” said a relieved Davey Lähteenmaa, member of Attitude City and arranger of the mixes. “I’ve learned my lesson to post these mixes as soon as I make them so that this sort of thing never happens again. They are times like these when I’m glad those Black Roses goons have such bad taste in music!”

Petits Feet (…2008) Mix – 320 kbps, 0:36:09

Tracklisting:

01. Wild and Crazy Love – Mary Jane Girls
02. Back To Fatback – Phreek Plus One
03. Batman – Chow Daddy
04. Boogie No More (Reverso 68 remix) – Dorfmeister vs. MDLA
05. Glow – Rick James
06. Dancing in the Sheets – Shalamar
07. Are You Down – Guiseppe Manuele
08. Knock Me Out – Gary’s Gang
09. Dancer – Gino Soccio
10. I’ve Got The Next Dance – Deniece Williams
11. Via Lactea -Rodion

Wellllll… 2009 turned out to be a pretty fantastic year for Attitude City. A constant slew of DJ gigs, the launch of our re-edit series aptly titled “EditudeCity”, and most importantly, the continued opportunity to make many fantastic new friends and acquaintances!

As far as 2010 goes, we’ve got some amazing tricks up our sleeve! Stay tuned!

From all of us at Attitude City: THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT!! We are wishing you and your family nothing but the finest in love, health, and happiness for the new year!

To kick off 2010 proper please enjoy and share this new mix! It’s a large file so please ‘right-click’ and ’save-as’ to download it to your computer:

For Your Love (…2010) Mix – 320 kbps, 1:57:49

Tracklist:

01. The Whispers – Tonight
02. Phreek Plus One – That’s It
03. Attitude City – I Wanna Be With You (Edit)
04. Disco Deviance – Get On Up (Edit)
05. Unknown – White Label
06. Todd Terje – Don’t Make Me Wait (Edit)
07. Roland Schwarz – Step In (Faze Action Dub)
08. Bottin – Sciarando El Scuro
09. Random Factor – What I Need (Chicken Lips Remix)
10. Debbie Trusty – Searchin’ For Some Lovin’ (Instrumental)
11. Zwicker – Who You Are (Junior Boys Remix)
12. Mark E – R&B Drunkie
13. 6th Borough Project – Miss World (OOFT! Remix)
14. The Revenge – Lost In Music (Edit)
15. Permanent Vacation – Tic Toc
16. Tangoterje – Dance n’ Chant (Edit)
17. Todd Terje – I, I, I (Edit)
18. Chilly – For Your Love
19. Unknown – White Label
20. Roundtree – Hit On You
21. Crazy P – Stop Space Return (Hot Toddy Remix)
22. Todd Terje – Eurodans
23. Attitude City – Live It Up (Edit)
24. Cassius – Feeling For You (LRD Remix)
25. Booker T. – Don’t Stop Your Love

We were flattered to be invited to be on Radio K’s weekly “On The Corner” radio program — a local show that brings you the best in jazz, soul, funk, R&B, hip-hop, and that Minneapolis sound of the 80’s.

We sat down with the show’s host, DJ Phizzy, to talk all things disco, funk, boogie, and vinyl. What’s more, we were given some time to drop some funk of our own!

Below is a link to our one-hour set from Radio K’s “On The Corner”. We hope you enjoy it!

It’s a large file so please give it some time to load or ‘right-click’ and ’save-as’ to download it to your computer:

Attitude City’s On The Corner.

Tracklisting:

01. Raw DMX – Do It To The Funk (Greg Wilson Edit)
02. Eloise Whitaker – Don’t Turn Your Back On Love
03. Geraldine Hunt – Can’t Fake The Feeling
04. The Shades Of Love – Keep In Touch (Body To Body)
05. Lionel Hampton – Vibramatic (Club Mix)
06. Surface – Falling In Love
07. Gino Soccio – You Move Me (12″ Version)
08. Aurra – Party Time
09. Switch – Treason
10. Cheri – Midnight Blue
11. Gwen Guthrie – It Should Have Been You
12. The Fatback Band – She’s a Go Getter
13. Voyage – I Love You Dancer
14. Instant Funk – Slap Slap Lickedy Lap
15. Terry Callier – Sign of the Times
16. The Jones Girls – You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else
17. EditudeCity – Tell Me (…That You Loft Me)
18. Evelyn King – I’m In Love
19. The B. B. & Q. Band – On The Beat
20. Peter Brown – For Your Love (Devil’s Edit)

Friends,

Dave Shaw was invited to play on Tim Sweeney’s “Beats In Space” radio show in NYC earlier this month. He played two hours of fab music. Here is a link to an archive of the show.

It’s a large file so give it some time to load or ‘right-click’ and ’save-as’ to download it to your computer:

Attitude City on Beats In Space

]d

Tracklist:

1. Del Monte – Digital 4Ever After – Freestyle
2. Goin’ Crazy (Fat Camp Edit) – Disco Deviance
3. Barbara Fowler – Knockin’ On My Door – Profile
4. Lipstique – Boys Will Be Boys – Play House
5. Nick Chacona & Anthony Mansfield – Oh Snap! (Greg Wilson Remix) – Hector Works
6. Peter Brown – For Your Love (Devil’s Edit)
7. Faze action – Hypnotic (Disco Mix) – Faze Action Records
8. Valery Allington – Stop
9. Syreeta – Can’t Shake Your Love –
10. David Morris – Saturday Night –
11. L’Amour – Let’s Make Love Tonight (Remix Version) – Broccoli Rabe
12. Coach House Rhythm Section – Time Warp
13. Theo Vaness – No Romance, Keep Dancing
14. The Players Association – Dance – Vanguard
15. Gino Soccio – Dream On
16. Emperor Machine – Non-Functioning Apeman
17. Sylvester – Over And Over – Fantasy

To promote our new monthly “Street Sounds” at the VIP room @ 1st Ave, the infamous Mike the 2600 king has prepared the following party-time mix to get your feet tappin and your shakin.

It’s a large file so give it some time to load or ‘right-click’ and ’save-as’ to download it to your computer:

Street Sounds Flow’n Through My Mind

Lamont Dozier “Going Back to My Roots”
Voyage “I Love You Dancer”
Lace “Can’t Play Around”
Pleasure “Ghettos of the Mind”
Arnie Love & The Lovettes “Breakout”
MFSB “Love is the Message (Danny Krivit re-edit)”
First Choice “Love Thang”
Loleatta Holloway “Love Sensation”
Vincent Montana Orchestra “Heavy Vibes (club mix)”
Eastbound Expressway “Never Let Go”
Erotic Drum Band “Everybody Get Dancin’”
Manu Dibango “Big Blow”
George Duke “I Want You For Myself”
Eddie Kendricks “Date With the Rain”
Spencer Davis Group “I’m a Man”
Chicago “Street Player”
Steve Silk Hurley “Jack Your Body (Frankie Knuckles Chicago House mix)”
2 Puerto Ricans A Blackman and a Dominican “Do it Properly (The Original)”
Lakim Shabazz “Adding On (Club Track)”
House Gang “Burnin Up”
Sagat “Fuk Dat”
A Taste of Honey “Boogie Oogie Oogie”

If you like what you hear in this mix, be sure to check out the monthly Street Sounds dance party at First Avenue – the second Friday of each month beginning October 10th! Minneapolis DJs Attitude City (Karl Frankowski and Jeff Dubois) along with Winship and Mike the 2600 King of Brlsqotheque bring you the finest in classic disco, boogie, house, early electro, rollerskating jams, new wave, and no wave.