listening to The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel in 1981, seeing Wild Style Movie in 1983, seeing DJ Cash Money and DJ Alladin in the DMC's , Larry Levan, Shep Pettibone, Francois K., Tee Scott, Walter Gibbons, Tom Moulton and all the other great Disco Remixers of the Past, thanks to Francis Grasso for starting mixing Records (what a good idea that was, hahaha, R.I.P.) DJ Jose from Cambrils, Spain was a big influence ! (he would let me and my friends tape his mixes back in 85,86, this guy could make minutes long mixes and even scratch perfect on old fucked up Lenco Turntables when most of the DJ's in Germany didn't even know how to mix), listening to AFN back in the days. my first DJ Crew the Mix Masters 85 'till 92 ...i'm the only one left that's still doing this DJ shit !!!
A Tribe called Quest, De La Soul, Gangstarr, Nas, Biggie, Michael Jackson+Jackson 5, Prince, Marvin Gaye, Isley Brothers, Teddy Pendergrass...
Electro Funk : Kraftwerk,Egyptian Lover+Egyptian Empire,J. Rodriguez+Sugarscoop Rec, Warp 9, Bambaataa+Soul Sonic Force,....Disco Funk : D Train, Chic, Shalamar, Skyy, Young + Co, all the good shit on West End,Prelude,Salsoul,Solar,Sam,Vanguard,Sleeping Bag,Dee-lite,Philly World,Becket,Quality...hmmm who else ? - Gino Soccio, Bobby O., Patrick Cowley, Began Cekic, Public Enemy, Miami Bass, East + West Coast Electro, Detroit Electro + techno, Chicago House, New York Garage, Acid House, Euro Boogie+Disco + Electro, Italo Disco, some Punk Funk Disco, Go Go, Oldschool Rap and all good old and new music no matter what genre !
and dont get me wrong - i'm not stuck in the past ! i enjoy lots of good new music be it Electrohouse, Breaks or Hip Hop
Sounds Like
DJ*FK "Rock The Most" 1998
Max & Afrob "Exclusivinterview" produced by DJ Friction 1999
DJ Friction feat. FlowinImmo "Freakshow" anno 2000
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DJ Friction (born 1970) discovered his affinity for disco music in the early 1980s. That also included early hip-hop records such as those by Kurtis Blow, Sugarhill Gang and Grandmaster Flash. Today he identifies his roots as "black" music, which for DJ Friction means Marvin Gaye, Prince and Michael Jackson as much as it does mean early Chicago house music recordings, oldschool Rap and 70s and 80s disco funk and Electro tracks.
It didn't take DJ Friction long to realize that all the music that gave him a kick had one thing in common: the disc jockey. In 1985 he began collecting records, and together with some buddies he bought his first equipment. Flexibility was what a DJ needed in the mid-80s, so DJ Friction learned early on to tie in his roots. It wasn't until the end of that decade that he concentrated solely on hip-hop. He started to earn respect in various DJ battles and took part in the 1991 German DMC Championship. That opened a lot of doors for him primarily to Stuttgart's Clubs.
Around this time DJ Friction started to come to terms with producing. Together with an MC and a singer, he formed his first hip-hop band called Raw Diamenz, which caused a local buzz. His partners began calling him Friction, the perfect name for his work as a DJ and producer. By this time Friction's skills as a producer were so far advanced that he not only supplied Stuttgart's entire young cats with beats and passed his skills on to them, but also experimented with other styles. He conquered British dancefloors with a jungle version of James Brown's "I feel Good" (1995, Eastwest Rec), the "Pulp Friction" EP (1995, Gap Rec.) caused a stir with its instrumental hip-hop beats. For the first time he produced a house track in 1996 for the EP "The Difference" (Continuemusic, the label of now famed Tiefschwarz) and together with Don Philippe (Freundeskreis) and Thommy Wittinger released the electro track "Rock the Most" under the project name "DJ FK" in 1998.
Since the mid-1990s, DJ Friction has been storming the German, Swiss, Austrian charts with his band Freundeskreis. Following two studio albums (Quadratur des Kreises, 1997 / Esperanto, 1999), a live LP (En Directo, 2000) and two gold records, DJ Friction set to work on his first solo Album, "Science Friction" (2000, Eastwest Rec), a hip-hop album including feature contributions from Germany's Top MCs. DJ Friction's next creation which stands on its own with virtually no features was simply called "Friction", an excellent mix of his musical roots blended with fresh new sounds. On this record DJ Friction was more prominent as a DJ and producer than ever before. Whether it's disco, electro, big beat, instrumental hip-hop, funk, soul or hip-hop, Friction makes his mark as a universal beatmaker of the first order, creating another benchmark in DJ culture. His latest LP "Soulsonic" released in 2004 is perhaps his best solo work so far. Once again he combined his musical roots with temporary club music to produce the organic disco-funk heavy Soulsonic LP on Four Music.
If he's not working on his own stuff he is working on remixes for the likes of Die Fantastischen Vier, DJ Thomilla, Malente, Max Herre, Joy Denalane, The Jackson 5,...(just to name a few) or he can be found spinning records in clubs all over the country.
His latest project is electronic disco house Act Motormouth with partner Philipp König. They released the "Horses, Cars and Stars" 12 Inch September 2007 on Dirt Crew's Players Paradise Label.
Curently he is also working with long time friend and DJ partner Thomilla under their DJ team name Bodymovin...they now hold a residency at famous Club Cookies in Berlin.
The First Bodymovin Album will be released August 2009 on Moonbootique Records...watch out for more!
!!!STUTTGART VALLEY ROLLERGIRLZ VS. BAROCKCITY ROLLERDERBY!!!
Sei dabei beim ersten Lokalderby Stuttgart gegen Ludwigsburg am Samstag, 27. Juni 2009. Um 19 Uhr gehts los. Wo? Im SpOrt Stuttgart, Fritz-Walter-Weg 19, hinterm Stadion. Moderiert von Thorsten Weh und Sad Sir. WEITERSAGEN!!! ;o)
(Nein, ich fahr noch nich mit - kommt trotzdem!!!) ;o)
Zurück zu den Anfängen und den guten alten Zeiten des HipHop heißt es am kommenden Samstag im Wohnzimmer (frühere Finca, Lange Str. 35).
Für den passenden Sound und die perfekte Zeitreise sorgt das Mad-N-Azz Soundsystem. Jopez und Tomazz werden das feinste in Sachen Oldschool dropen und euch zum abfeiern bringen.
hallo, heut morgen habe ich, in gedenken an die guten alten freundeskreis zeiten, einen beat gemacht, d.h. ich wollte einen beat produzieren der euch gerecht wird bzw. der mich erinnert. und es hat funktioniert, finde ich...
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