Froggy - disco mastermix

[jj6ms]

Thirty minutes worth of some highlights from Froggy's mid-80s Capital Radio Mix Show... he's messing here with mostly 70's disco stuff, including great bits by the likes of Wilbur Bascomb, Alan Hawkshaw, and half a dozen Randy Muller classics.

http://www.sixmillionsteps.com/drupal/node/532

Cheers
JJ

[the mighty asok]

this is brilliant.
yoda eat your heart out.

I dont know much about froggy - has anyone got any more mixes, club mixes - anything? This is really quite brilliant.

[fabiofal]

is it all mixed using 2 decks?

[LordMuck]

DLing now - really looking forward to this one...

[Justin Chodzko]

is it all mixed using 2 decks?

I think he used to prepare a lot of it beforehand on tape.

[the mighty asok]

I think he used to prepare a lot of it beforehand on tape.

I think it must have been - its too fast, too much, for the time it was done anyway. Its fucking brilliant though - however it was made. Hugely impressive. Going to find out as much as I can about this man...I didnt even know the name till the very sad thread about his passing.

[greg wilson]

Thirty minutes worth of some highlights from Froggy's mid-80s Capital Radio Mix Show... he's messing here with mostly 70's disco stuff, including great bits by the likes of Wilbur Bascomb, Alan Hawkshaw, and half a dozen Randy Muller classics.

http://www.sixmillionsteps.com/drupal/node/532

Cheers
JJ

Nice one JJ. Really enjoyed listening.

Froggy sounds like he's having a barrel of fun! A lot of energy went into that.

[Justin Chodzko]

I hope some more of these get dug up & digitized. I think a lot of people missed out on these at the time because it was on Capital at what was probably the golden age of pirate stations.

[Rohan]

Many thanks, very similar to Jeff Mills in his Detroit radio days

[LordMuck]

What a refreshing and uplifting 30 minutes of radio.

Also great to remember the days when you could have just one "chart" covering the whole of dance music - with the likes of Marshall Jefferson, Willie Colon, Run DMC and Gwen Guthrie battling it out for top spot...

[greg wilson]

Also great to remember the days when you could have just one "chart" covering the whole of dance music - with the likes of Marshall Jefferson, Willie Colon, Run DMC and Gwen Guthrie battling it out for top spot...

Things changed around 88/89, when the dance genres divided and then sub-divided. Prior to that, as was the norm on the black scene, dance music covered a spectrum of styles and tempo, all played within the same night - the idea of playing a whole night with just one groove / tempo would have been unthinkable (until ecstasy arrived on the scene and 4/4 began to dominate). Thankfully people seem to be appreciative of a wider variety of dance music again nowadays, which, to my mind, has got to be a positive step.

In line with the time it was made, the great thing about this mix is that you never know what's going to happen next.

[Muel]

This is great!

Wonder if this is where Mark Moore got his idea for Theme from S-Express?