Junior Vasquez Live @ Arena/Palladium - August 1997

danceshake01 · 07-03-2009, 01:48 PM

Junior Vasquez Live @ Arena/Palladium - August 1997

Download a rare and exclusive 5 hour set of Junior Vasquez recorded in August 1997 live from Arena, the legendary afterhours party held at the Palladium nightclub in New York.

By his own admission, Arena was Junior’s favorite residency and it has come to represent the heyday of New York’s nightlife. The grandiose club, richly decorated with murals by famous contemporary artists like Keith Haring or Jean Michel Basquiat, belonged to the empire of Peter Gatien, who also owned the notorious Limelight. It became Junior’s third residency, after Bassline and Soundfactory, and he developed there a very distinct style of music, taking the wild pitch sound from his Soundfactory days into a more dramatic and anthemic direction. He produced some of his most emblematic remixes during his residency at Arena, such as Deborah Cox “Who Do You Love”, Skunk Anansie “Weep”, Elton John “Rocketman”, Dolly Parton’s “Peace Train”, Cher’s “The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore” and many more.

The club closed its door in September 1997. The building was sold to NYU and then demolished to make room for a dorm.We thank dearly our friend Christopher Aviance for sharing with us this rare and amazing recording of a night at Arena. Enjoy this 5 hour mix of Junior Vasquez live at Arena.

http://www.queenofnewyork.com/downlo...ust%201997.mp3

skooby · 07-03-2009, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by danceshake01

Junior Vasquez Live @ Arena/Palladium - August 1997

Download a rare and exclusive 5 hour set of Junior Vasquez recorded in August 1997 live from Arena, the legendary afterhours party held at the Palladium nightclub in New York.

By his own admission, Arena was Junior’s favorite residency and it has come to represent the heyday of New York’s nightlife. The grandiose club, richly decorated with murals by famous contemporary artists like Keith Haring or Jean Michel Basquiat, belonged to the empire of Peter Gatien, who also owned the notorious Limelight. It became Junior’s third residency, after Bassline and Soundfactory, and he developed there a very distinct style of music, taking the wild pitch sound from his Soundfactory days into a more dramatic and anthemic direction. He produced some of his most emblematic remixes during his residency at Arena, such as Deborah Cox “Who Do You Love”, Skunk Anansie “Weep”, Elton John “Rocketman”, Dolly Parton’s “Peace Train”, Cher’s “The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore” and many more.

The club closed its door in September 1997. The building was sold to NYU and then demolished to make room for a dorm.We thank dearly our friend Christopher Aviance for sharing with us this rare and amazing recording of a night at Arena. Enjoy this 5 hour mix of Junior Vasquez live at Arena.

http://www.queenofnewyork.com/downlo...ust%201997.mp3

Thank you

MidnightSociety · 07-18-2009, 09:23 AM

Downloading this now...

I remember finishing my set in Boston at Axis, then getting a bunch of people together to jump into a car and drive down to New York for the closing. If I recall, the last party was on Labor Day Weekend in '97. I was able to bring one of my best friends who had never been clubbing in New York before, and I remember demanding him to pay the $30 or $40 cover. I was like, "You're NEVER going to see something like this back home or in New York for a LONG time. PAY IT!". To see his eyes when he saw the lit stairs going up to the main room, and then watching the main dance floor with all the lights, the monitors, the multiple floors. It reminded me of my first trip and going the Sound Factory during Pride Weekend in '93.

Thanks for the memories, danceshake01.

skooby · 07-20-2009, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by MidnightSociety

Downloading this now...

I remember finishing my set in Boston at Axis, then getting a bunch of people together to jump into a car and drive down to New York for the closing. If I recall, the last party was on Labor Day Weekend in '97. I was able to bring one of my best friends who had never been clubbing in New York before, and I remember demanding him to pay the $30 or $40 cover. I was like, "You're NEVER going to see something like this back home or in New York for a LONG time. PAY IT!". To see his eyes when he saw the lit stairs going up to the main room, and then watching the main dance floor with all the lights, the monitors, the multiple floors. It reminded me of my first trip and going the Sound Factory during Pride Weekend in '93.

Thanks for the memories, danceshake01.

Aw, great story Curtis! It's always good to have memories like that. New York will be back someday, just wait and see!

danceshake01 · 07-23-2009, 10:06 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJocMifmjgk

Eric · 09-07-2009, 08:52 PM

i was at closing night as well and every weekend before closing night for about 2 years straight.....ive seen so many big name djs, tiesto, cox, peters, sanchez, morrillo, oakenfold, just to name a few and NO ONE will ever compare to Junior's Arena....memories......and BTW closing night was for Juniors Bday.....whoever was there do you remember when he opened the lights sometime Sunday ( lol ) and we ALL danced as he lowered the disco ball....WHAT A PLACE!!!!!

rip10199 · 09-08-2009, 07:08 PM

i was there till the very end. it was spectacular! does anyone have the name of the song at 1:36 and who sang it ? "i'm going to take you home' or even a list of the songs i have most of them but a few i cant identify. and thanks for posting this.

skooby · 09-26-2009, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by rip10199

i was there till the very end. it was spectacular! does anyone have the name of the song at 1:36 and who sang it ? "i'm going to take you home' or even a list of the songs i have most of them but a few i cant identify. and thanks for posting this.

Hm, were you asking about 1:36 in the video? Or the mp3 posted?

07-03-2009, 01:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
danceshake01 Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 57	Junior Vasquez Live @ Arena/Palladium - August 1997 Junior Vasquez Live @ Arena/Palladium - August 1997 Download a rare and exclusive 5 hour set of Junior Vasquez recorded in August 1997 live from Arena, the legendary afterhours party held at the Palladium nightclub in New York. By his own admission, Arena was Junior’s favorite residency and it has come to represent the heyday of New York’s nightlife. The grandiose club, richly decorated with murals by famous contemporary artists like Keith Haring or Jean Michel Basquiat, belonged to the empire of Peter Gatien, who also owned the notorious Limelight. It became Junior’s third residency, after Bassline and Soundfactory, and he developed there a very distinct style of music, taking the wild pitch sound from his Soundfactory days into a more dramatic and anthemic direction. He produced some of his most emblematic remixes during his residency at Arena, such as Deborah Cox “Who Do You Love”, Skunk Anansie “Weep”, Elton John “Rocketman”, Dolly Parton’s “Peace Train”, Cher’s “The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore” and many more. The club closed its door in September 1997. The building was sold to NYU and then demolished to make room for a dorm.We thank dearly our friend Christopher Aviance for sharing with us this rare and amazing recording of a night at Arena. Enjoy this 5 hour mix of Junior Vasquez live at Arena. http://www.queenofnewyork.com/downlo...ust%201997.mp3 Last edited by danceshake01; 07-03-2009 at 09:34 PM.

07-18-2009, 09:23 AM	#3 (permalink)
MidnightSociety Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: New York Posts: 215	Downloading this now... I remember finishing my set in Boston at Axis, then getting a bunch of people together to jump into a car and drive down to New York for the closing. If I recall, the last party was on Labor Day Weekend in '97. I was able to bring one of my best friends who had never been clubbing in New York before, and I remember demanding him to pay the $30 or $40 cover. I was like, "You're NEVER going to see something like this back home or in New York for a LONG time. PAY IT!". To see his eyes when he saw the lit stairs going up to the main room, and then watching the main dance floor with all the lights, the monitors, the multiple floors. It reminded me of my first trip and going the Sound Factory during Pride Weekend in '93. Thanks for the memories, danceshake01. __________________ Curtis L. Atchison Midnight Society / SoundGroove Records Internet - http://www.midnight-society.com MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/midnightsocietynewyork

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09-07-2009, 08:52 PM	#6 (permalink)
Eric Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1	i was at closing night as well and every weekend before closing night for about 2 years straight.....ive seen so many big name djs, tiesto, cox, peters, sanchez, morrillo, oakenfold, just to name a few and NO ONE will ever compare to Junior's Arena....memories......and BTW closing night was for Juniors Bday.....whoever was there do you remember when he opened the lights sometime Sunday ( lol ) and we ALL danced as he lowered the disco ball....WHAT A PLACE!!!!!

09-08-2009, 07:08 PM	#7 (permalink)
rip10199 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1	i was there till the very end. it was spectacular! does anyone have the name of the song at 1:36 and who sang it ? "i'm going to take you home' or even a list of the songs i have most of them but a few i cant identify. and thanks for posting this.