A year ago, my partner DJ Jahsonic came up with the brilliant idea to dedicate an event to all the R&B, soul, electro and roller skating jams that are never played at ’80s parties, and name it after Eddie Murphy’s character from Beverly Hills Cop. Of course we love Duran Duran, Culture Club and Madonna, but what about Shalamar, The Whispers and Klymaxx?
Completing the trio with DJ Adrian Loving, we threw a whole year of wildly fun parties in 2011 rocking the illest jheri curl funk, champagne soul and lazer boogie cuts from 1977 – 1987.
Here’s a mix to pre-game for our anniversary party this Saturday. We even assembled a new line-up of the Sexual Chocolate band to perform live covers of some of our favorite Axel F era tunes.
Saturday, January 28 2012
Liv Nightclub DC
2001 11th St. NW, Washington, DC 20001
$10 in advance
$15 at the door
http://axelf.eventbrite.com/
10pm – 3am
Axel F One Year Anniversary Mix by DJStylus
Reverend Brown intro
DâM-FunK – Monster Jam (DâM-FunK Re-Freak 4 Kool Herc)
Gladys Knight & The Pips – Save The Overtime (For Me)
Bobby Nunn – Do You Look That Good In The Morning
Sherrick – Just Call
Vesta Williams – Don’t Blow A Good Thing
Tyrone Brunson – Fresh (Scratch Mix)
Bugz In The Attic – Consequences
RJD2 – A Rollerskating Jam Called Fridays
Aurra – Baby Love (Touchsoul Boogiedub Edit)
Kon & The Gang – Sunlight
Bennson – Let The Love (Yam Who Remix)
Material – Over & Over
Logg – Lay It On the Line (JM After-Session M&M Mix)
Finis Henderson – Skip To My Lou
Janet Jackson – Say You Do
Aretha Franklin – Jump To It
Michael Jackson – Just Good Friends feat. Stevie Wonder
Ollie and Jerry – Breakin’… There’s No Stopping Us (Club Mix)
New Edition – My Secret (Didja Gitit Yet?)
Jamie Foxx – Slow Jam (live)
Midnight Star – Slow Jam
DeBarge – Love Me in a Special Way
Sheila E. – Hold Me
Isley Jasper Isley – Insatiable Woman
Herb Alpert – Making Love in the Rain feat. Lisa Keith and Janet Jackson
Status IV – You Ain’t Really Down (acapella)
Azari & III – Reckless With Your Love
EPMD – It’s Time 2 Party
Raze – Jack The Groove
Aretha Faltermeyer – Who’s Zoomin’ Axel F
The Time – Grace
Prince – Irresistible Bitch (propsEdit)
Michael Jackson – Billie Jean (Ahmed’s Get It Remix)
Shalamar – Dancing In The Sheets
Dance Avenue – Doing Lines