Mah'chew
09-05-2003, 12:11 AM
This Saturday @ Space Lab Yellow -
Joe Claussell presents Sacred Rhythm
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Joaquin "Joe" Claussell is a DJ/Producer who needs almost no introduction. A veteran of the early days of New York house and its legendary venues, Loft and Paradise Garage, Claussell went on to form the Body and Soul DJ triumvirate with Krivit and Francois K in the mid-'90s. Until closing last year, their weekly Sunday afternoon event at Vinyl in lower Manhattan drew dance aficionados worldwide to its spiritual, rootsy take on house music.
Claussell's recorded output both as an artist and as head of the Spiritual Life Music imprint has also reflected this earthy approach, with plenty of live instrumentals, vocals and Latin, Brazilian and African influences on albums such as Mix the Vibe (1999, NiteGrooves), Language (1999, Ibadan) and Music Is...A Reason to Celebrate (2002, Urban Theory).
Prior to a recent Body and Soul visit to Tokyo, we had the chance to chat with Claussell about his career and current thinking on house music.
The DJ/producer recalled the first time he visited Japan, a decade ago. "I was first invited to Sapporo in '93," he said. "It was my first time ever going to Japan, and I was immediately blown away. Here I was on the other side of the Earth playing music in a room full of music lovers who didn't speak, or barely understood, English. Yet they were into the music more than some people and places in America, as well as knowing most of the music I was playing. It was amazing."
In subsequent years Claussell has become a regular visitor, and has been able to observe Japan's rapidly developing dance music culture. "As the years progressed, I've seen more Japanese DJs and producers emerge," he says. "And that's a wonderful thing."
Turning to New York, Claussell sees house music facing serious challenges from the city government. "All of these new laws in New York came into effect, closing down some of our major clubs and regulating dancing in small places such as bars," he says. "This had a serious affect on music as a whole in New York, but I see that things are slowly coming back to normal. It has to. This is very important, especially today, especially for house music. We need all the exposure that we can get..."
Joe's good to go for tomorrow at Yellow..
Y3,500 & 1 free drink
Joe Claussell presents Sacred Rhythm
Flyer
http://www.club-yellow.com/flyer/flyers/0906.jpg
Joaquin "Joe" Claussell is a DJ/Producer who needs almost no introduction. A veteran of the early days of New York house and its legendary venues, Loft and Paradise Garage, Claussell went on to form the Body and Soul DJ triumvirate with Krivit and Francois K in the mid-'90s. Until closing last year, their weekly Sunday afternoon event at Vinyl in lower Manhattan drew dance aficionados worldwide to its spiritual, rootsy take on house music.
Claussell's recorded output both as an artist and as head of the Spiritual Life Music imprint has also reflected this earthy approach, with plenty of live instrumentals, vocals and Latin, Brazilian and African influences on albums such as Mix the Vibe (1999, NiteGrooves), Language (1999, Ibadan) and Music Is...A Reason to Celebrate (2002, Urban Theory).
Prior to a recent Body and Soul visit to Tokyo, we had the chance to chat with Claussell about his career and current thinking on house music.
The DJ/producer recalled the first time he visited Japan, a decade ago. "I was first invited to Sapporo in '93," he said. "It was my first time ever going to Japan, and I was immediately blown away. Here I was on the other side of the Earth playing music in a room full of music lovers who didn't speak, or barely understood, English. Yet they were into the music more than some people and places in America, as well as knowing most of the music I was playing. It was amazing."
In subsequent years Claussell has become a regular visitor, and has been able to observe Japan's rapidly developing dance music culture. "As the years progressed, I've seen more Japanese DJs and producers emerge," he says. "And that's a wonderful thing."
Turning to New York, Claussell sees house music facing serious challenges from the city government. "All of these new laws in New York came into effect, closing down some of our major clubs and regulating dancing in small places such as bars," he says. "This had a serious affect on music as a whole in New York, but I see that things are slowly coming back to normal. It has to. This is very important, especially today, especially for house music. We need all the exposure that we can get..."
Joe's good to go for tomorrow at Yellow..
Y3,500 & 1 free drink