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Hey Bobby got a question for ya.

You wrote in the other thread that you got your first break playing at Chasers. Im not sure exactly when you started playing but i reckon that it would’ve been in the 80s. Were there old school rooms at clubs back then? If so what was played?

fat thursday for sure bobby

oh i wanna say yo mama but thats sad but u left it open for anyone to say im just going to say in general convo so it doesnt offend anyone hahahahahahahaha

Sef u could answer it too cos u might have been clubbing during that era. What did old school rooms play when new jack was in the main room? Did they go as far back as the 60s? Cos now old school rooms play stuff thats over 30 years old.

from wat i remember old skool music (late 70’s and 80’s stuff) was dropped in the middle of the new stuff back then amd it worked so damn well
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when i say new stuff im talking about the new jack swing of course
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im not quite sure bout the 60’s tho lol ummm thats maybe before my time of djing

New Jack, 70s and 80s all in the main room at once. God damn it i was born at the wrong time.

and the crowds actually new the music
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not like todays who have no clue unless its played on fox fm or nova

Funny how B Love hasnt even seen this thread yet lol.....

Even im waiting for his reply

Good question guys.

Technically there was no old skool room perse (most clubs had single rooms) but the music was diverse and consisted new stuff (New Jack, Acid Jazz, Funk etc...) and some “old skool” 60s and 70s classics - Aretha, James, Stevie, Minnie Ripperton, Natalie Cole, Narada Michael Walden, Barkays, Spinners just to name a few.

Here is a typical set from Funktion (I have a mixtape from 3rrr)

Steve Arrington - Dancing in the key of life
Cherelle - Saturday love
Save your love for no.1 - Rene and Angela
Something about you - Angelo Blowfill
Love hit me - Maxine Nightingale
Cross the Track - Maseo
Sex Machine - James Brown
Hangin’ - Chic
Aint - Nobody Chaka Khan
One Step Closer - Gavin Christopher
Juicy Fruit - M-Tume
Rubber Band Man - Spinnger
Boogie Fever - Sylvers
Cain of fool - Aretha

The Fat sets were more New Jack oriented

Wrecks in Effect
Today
Troupe
Kool Mo Dee
Heavy Dee
ABC
The Boyz
Karyn white
Damian Dame
Guy
Seidah Garrett
David Peaston
Will Downing
Brand New Heavies
Kool Skool
After 7
B-Brown

And there was cross over between the funktion (Fri) and Fat Nights- Funktion was a white Grammar skool gig Fat commercialized the rnb scene in Melb (if not Australia) - It really was the birthplace for Chevron, Warehouse, Carousel, Billboard, and todays icons like Seven...(sounds arrogant I know but its true....)

B-Love

FAR OUT THEM B SOME TRACKZ

Nick we grew up at the wrong time brother

Charlie Black commercialised the rnb scene in melb and made it what it is today!

FunkyJunky - 01 June 2009 03:06 PM

Charlie Black commercialised the rnb scene in melb and made it what it is today!

Hahahah “Bobby I pay you Charlie rates”

B-Love

fuck charlie the dickhead
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omg the amount of money he owes others n me is terrible
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watching him on “hinch” was awsome
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asanka and nick u guys did grow up in the wrong time for sure lol
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as a dj, djing back then was prob better then djing overseas right now

I look at that list and just shake my head.

As much as i hate the fact that the current generation have no appreciation for the music in your list, I’m grateful that I’m even able to recognise the names in there, let alone know the songs, which I’m sure many people wouldn’t, and that’s pretty sad.

My next question - do you think these sorts of tracks have a place, in their original form, in clubs today? Or has the moment passed and clubbers aged to a point where they just cant get rotation anymore.

Charlie rocked! LOL!!! Shame you’re not the same, i used to love “Midnight/Whateva Sef”! Oh an trying to pronounce Dj C’s name (contorentotinenta)
I miss the live streams of dj sets on radio!
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Nick, HELL NO! Clubbers aged to the point that California Love is oldschool…

lol Barry - check out this thread - http://www.grooveon.com.au/index.php/forums/viewthread/103/ - right up your alley i think.