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Tracksuits & Trainers presents Al Kent http://www.milliondollardisco.com/ •Alpha Club •Thursday 15th July 2010 •Dress Code: Retro Chic •

Free Entry for Ladies before midnight •50AED after, 75AED for Guys all-night •For
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Do you remember when house was disco?

Tracksuits & Trainers is back after a short break to give you another break from the norm. In these days of the ever pounding 4x4 beat it's nice to take a step back and enjoy where it all came from and that was Disco! Back when you were a twinkle in your daddies eye DJs like Frankie Knuckles and Larry Levan were learning their trade from David Mancuso who was throwing open the doors to his New York Loft to DJs like Francis Grasso, Steve D'Acquisto, Michael Cappello, Danny Krivvit and Nicky Siano.

This wasn't about ABBA and Saturday Night Fever, which came much later, Love was the message. For one night we're going to visit those times when the template for the modern day DJ was was formed with a highlight of the modern day scene who loves to look back, Al Kent. At at a very early age Al discovered what turned him on and it was music of black origin. From the early days of Tamla Motown, Marvin Gaye, The Miracles, The Temptations and The Marvelettes to Northern Soul and finally to the collecting of big shinny 12 inches of DIsco which is now past an obsession and verging on a necessity.

After years of DJing with his prized possessions he soon discovered that these same records could be sampled and remade into unique pieces of music and thus Million Dollar Disco was born. After relative success with releases on Azuli, Defected, Z Records and Hed Kandi Al felt it was time to revisit the vault and bring back the days of old. His DJ sets soon consisted of entirely exclusive Al Kent Re-Edits of the tracks he loved which brought him to the attention of such modern day disco luminaries as Dave Lee (Joey Negro) and Dimitri From Paris both of whom invited him to play at their nights in London and Paris.

With his reputation in ascendancy it only seemed natural he came full circle and was invited to play to the same soul crowd that got him started at The Southport Weekender. Having played in 2006 and 2007 it was when he was invited back in 2009 that he truly mad his mark with a set not in the Connoisseur's Corner as before, but to play the Powerhouse - Southport's main room, holding over 2000 people. Normally dedicated to "soulful house" music, Al was genuinely flattered to be asked to play at their "Disco Extravaganza"!http://www.southportweekender.co.uk/ In between he's made regular appearances at London's Soul City, Edinburgh's Ultragroove, Bam Bam in Birmingham, Society in Sheffield, Loose Joints in Aberdeen, Melting Pot Glasgow, Powder Room Barcelona, Legacy Berlin, Club Disco in Paris amongst many more, as well as running his own parties from time to time in Glasgow venues such as the Sub Club, Mas, The Buff, and the amazing Big Joint. And now he's resident DJ at Northern Disco in Manchester, playing alongside some of the world's best - Kon & Amir, Dimitri, Monk One, Sean P, Rahaan.... l's also released some of the edits he spends so much time making - three volumes of Brown Brothers releases on the Real Thing label, two on Jisco Music and a further two on Kat, with plans to release more on at least three different labels this year.

He's compiled four volumes of the highly popular "Disco Demands" series, volume one of the "Northern Disco" series, and a special Brown Brothers compilation, all released on Million Dollar Disco. His most ambitious project happened in 2005: totally bored with chopping up loops, but still in love with producing music, he got together a few musicians to play some parts for him to use instead of samples. From humble beginnings in his spare room, the project soon grew wings and became the Million Dollar Orchestra, involving more than twenty musicians and taking the best part of three years to complete, with the addition of full string and horn sections, and lengthy recording sessions using fully analog equipment.

The project was finally released as "Better Days" on BBE in 2008. In 2009 BBE released a second album, "Secret Sounds". Recorded without the timescale or budget of MDO, it's a more stripped down, backstreet kinda thang, recorded at home, but again treated to some full analog sessions to give it a far nicer sound. And early 2010 his latest release "Disco Love - Rare Disco & Soul Uncovered" - a mixed CD (with DJ friendly unmixed CD too - AND a very limited vinyl package!), featuring some rare gems has been well received all over. http://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=11491 This truly is a rare opportunity to experience a true craftsman and historian at work so GET UP GET DOWN GET FUNKY GET LOOSE on the 15th July with Al Kent

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