A Night At The Playboy Mansion

A Night At The Playboy Mansion

ASIN: B00004S5Z6

Editorial Reviews
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Bouncy and airy, this soulful epic from Dimitri from Paris usurps the bubbly core of disco and imbues it with a propulsive, addictive energy. A talented DJ as well as a sharp-eared and fearless translator of faux-sophisticate, Martin Denny-style exotica-jazz, Dimitri has a natural affinity to latch onto the kitsch, which has always given an appealing breeziness to his mixes. This disc ups the ante, both on that level and also in terms of plain old danceability. Most impressive of all, this disc manages to avoid sounding like a predictable rehash or, worse, yet another nod to mindless retro culture. Bringing the funk in unabashed fashion on such tracks as the Originals' "Down to Love Town" or falling through the gauzy melodies of La Pregunta's "Shangri-La," Dimitri displays an affinity for the genre that is both focused and informed. While he gives the songs proper breathing room, his sampling technique produces an intensely modern spin when necessary. Mixing up Stetasonic's "Talking All That Jazz," Dimitri twiddles and dips the EQ with ruthless energy, giving the song a breakbeat-like, sample-laden momentum. As any DJ ripped straight from Studio 54 would know, Dimitri's ancient vinyl carries a time-tested vibe that even the most modern of present-day ravers can and should recognize as a kindred spirit. --Matthew Cooke

Product Description
For the 3rd installment of the 'Respect Is Burning' series, DJ Dimitri From pulls together some of the best sounds from the past and gives them a fresh twist. A Respect regular himself, Dimitri gives us the goods on 'A Night at the Playboy Mansion', an electrifying, uplifting, and booty-hustling ride through 76 minutes of nonstop bellbottom ebullience & disco bliss. Respect Is Burning.

Tracks:

Reach Inside - Bah Samba
Star (Original Centerstage Mix) - Mecca Headz
The Groove EP (Vocal Mix) - Astrojazz
Down To Love Town (Dim's Secret Re-edit) - ORIGINALS
Shangri-La (Dim's Mansion Anthem Re-edit) - La Pregunta
Talking All That Jazz (Torti's Old School Mix Of Edits Dub) - Stetsasonic
Outro Lugar - Salome De Bahia
Motivation (Dim's Dubwize Mix) - Atmosfear
Give Me Love - Cerrone
I'll Be There For You (Joey Negro Vocal Mix) - Sunburst Band
Sweet Music - Terry Hunter
The Place Is Rockin - Pascal Rioux
Wonderful Person - Black Masses
Found A Cure (Dim's Blue Losange Re-edit) - Ashford And Simpson

Amazon.com

Bouncy and airy, this soulful epic from Dimitri from Paris usurps the bubbly core of disco and imbues it with a propulsive, addictive energy. A talented DJ as well as a sharp-eared and fearless translator of faux-sophisticate, Martin Denny-style exotica-jazz, Dimitri has a natural affinity to latch onto the kitsch, which has always given an appealing breeziness to his mixes. This disc ups the ante, both on that level and also in terms of plain old danceability. Most impressive of all, this disc manages to avoid sounding like a predictable rehash or, worse, yet another nod to mindless retro culture. Bringing the funk in unabashed fashion on such tracks as the Originals' "Down to Love Town" or falling through the gauzy melodies of La Pregunta's "Shangri-La," Dimitri displays an affinity for the genre that is both focused and informed. While he gives the songs proper breathing room, his sampling technique produces an intensely modern spin when necessary. Mixing up Stetasonic's "Talking All That Jazz," Dimitri twiddles and dips the EQ with ruthless energy, giving the song a breakbeat-like, sample-laden momentum. As any DJ ripped straight from Studio 54 would know, Dimitri's ancient vinyl carries a time-tested vibe that even the most modern of present-day ravers can and should recognize as a kindred spirit. --Matthew Cooke

Album Description

For the 3rd installment of the 'Respect Is Burning' series, DJ Dimitri From pulls together some of the best sounds from the past and gives them a fresh twist. A Respect regular himself, Dimitri gives us the goods on 'A Night at the Playboy Mansion', an electrifying, uplifting, and booty-hustling ride through 76 minutes of nonstop bellbottom ebullience & disco bliss. Respect Is Burning.

Customer Reviews:

A Night at the Playboy Mansion.......2007-07-07

It's disco, for sure, but it's not the "disco" you think of you if you don't know anything about disco. Mixing new and old, Dimitri from Paris puts together a really danceable, tuneful set of songs.

Not Disco but House!.......2007-01-18

Some of the reviewers have confused this with disco music! This is not really a disco cd. Disco was the forerunner to house and I admit that the connections are strong between the two. House replaced disco here in the US, UK and elsewhere around 1985 (although disco still lives in Italy for some strange reason). House has much more diversity than disco and house has taken advantage of technology that's available. Some of these songs are actually house remixes of r&b hits from the 70s. House comes in a lot of varieties. If you like this disc checkout some of the chillout house, gospel house and latin house available. Dimiti from Paris is one of the great DJs out there mixing on the scene. And don't forget to loosen up and dance!

this album is HOT.......2004-07-30

This is definitely one of my favourite CDs to play at countless occasions; when Im driving, when Im havin a party, when I'm getting ready to go out.. I LOVE THIS CD!!!! I fell in love with it the first time I had ever heard it, and had a bit of trouble finding it. I also have some other collections by Dimitri from Paris, and though I like the others too, this is definitely my fave. Great tracks to party to and to chill out to. "Reach Inside" is my favourite hands down.

Superb Club Mixes........2004-04-15

Also, a great Playboy Mag cover from the 70's. This production takes classic disco and retro club tunes and puts a Dimitri from Parh-ree stamp on them. Stetasonic gets juiced, the Originals gets UP to Love Town and Ashford/Simpson do not need the cure to Dim's Blue Lounge re-edit. Does it move? Do I really have to tell you? Party, baby!

If You're Looking For The Funk..........2003-10-25

This is the funkiest, bounciest, wildest most fun record I have. I'll sum it all up with a brief anecdote...My friends came over my house after school the other day to do a report. None of us are really big fans of dance or disco music, but for some strange reason, I then thought about how I liked this album when my older brother used to listen to it, so I decided to put it on while we were working. I didn't know what they'd think of it. I thought at least they'd get a laugh out of it, as this album is like nothing they had ever heard. My presuppositions couldn't have been more off. After about two minutes into the first track, we completely abandoned our report and just danced around the room like freaks for the duration of the 70 minute disco-funk parade. It's seriously that entrancing. Never put this on if you're trying to get work done. You really won't be able to do a thing but groove. For all other moments in your day though, I highly recommend this album.

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Night at Playboy Mansion
Dimitri From Paris
Manufacturer: Virgin
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

House | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00005GOJR
Release Date: 2000-05-31

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