I think there was a multitude of sublabels under the umbrella of DJ Duke's Power Music Distribution. I used to have a lot of Sex Trax/Power Music/Rated X stuff - it had that heavy tracky Chicago sound that a lot of Relief stuff had. I dont remember it having anything to do with Dance Mania though - I think it was just DJ Duke going crazy with his multiple labels - it was hard to keep track with them all. Highlights: Danell Dixon - Earthquake Mark The 909 King - Tribally/Into Space/Can You Dig it? DJ Duke - Wildlife Felix Da Housecat - Remains of The Conspiracy (this has one of Felix's most deranged tracks on it ever - The Chaos Engine) Aphrohead - Thee Industry Made Me Do it (more mental Felix stuff - his output now is so lame compared to stuff like Manik Needs and Tunnel Vision)
-----Original Message----- From: Odeluga, Ken [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 10:04 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] Subject: RE: (313) a few finds and ?/Dance Mania Hey Michael, last year I basically did a raid on every used record shop in London for as much house as I could bear. And curiously there is a lot of the Dance mania (I'm sure that's a toned down name from the earlier version - *Sex* Mania!) aka Power Music available - I'd definitely say that it's *not* because it's generally sub-standard! There does seem to be a connection with DJ Duke. But basically, I just found dozens of barely heard-of DJ Pierre things on the label. Two titles come to mind right now: "Dance With Me", and "Musiq". I also remember an EP eith about 5 mixes of this acid thing (title's not in my head) by Spanky, including a Blakkat mix. A very diverse, very underground label. Clearly aimed at the DJ - these are not listening tracks, or ones that work well on their own. Ken >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 1:20 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: (313) a few finds and ? > > >recently found a nice cache of used records in a local shop > >bunch of stuff on Power Music/Sex Mania but one in particular is slamming >funky techno called "Pleasure Dome: 60 minutes of Tech Funk" (I think >that's the name, I don't have it in front of me) - it's a 3 vinyl set in a >box that originally came with two slip mats (of course the used copy I >found was missing these) >It's a DJ Duke record > >anyone know more about him or the label - he was/is a Chicago DJ? more info >about Power Music would be cool too - I've found several records over the >last year or two on that label that are wicked acid house/technofunk - (a >pink marble vinyl set of Roy Davis Jr.'s "The Secret Mission" anyone?) >the tracks range from very funky tribal house to harder beats with loads of >303 acid lines > >also a Insync vs Mysteron 12" on Tenth Planet - some more info about this >label would be cool if anyone has some > >MEK > > > > > ##################################################################################### Note: Any views or opinions are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Channel Four Television Corporation unless specifically stated. This email and any files transmitted are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank You. #####################################################################################
