Gatefold Vinyl, Liner Notes by Gerd Janson
Listen here: soundcloud.com/runningback/sets/running-back-mastermix-wild?si=226ed5071a4445e1bfe8021878fde29f
The next issue in the on-going Mastermix series features a centerpiece of Frankfurt’s club history: Wild Pitch Club.
A predecessor to the esteemed Robert Johnson and a stepping stone for Panorama Bar’s very own nd_baumecker.
Founded by Playhouse masterminds Ata and the late Heiko M/S/O it was a Thursday club night that heavily featured house music as a prescription to the ongoing techno fever. Enamored with the US-American roots of it and all things deep, it not only presented the right records, but also their creators and protagonists. With a string of guest DJs from Robert Hood and Claude Young to Kerri Chandler and Theo Parrish as well as talent from the UK and Europe, it was one of the culture’s hubs at the time.
Here you have its testimony. Selected and mixed by Ata and nd_baumecker, it’s an authentic snapshot of the club’s vibe and spirit, spread over two 2x12” volumes, a collectable tape (download included) and a pleasant streaming version, it’s the full dosage. Like Roach Motel confessed: Wild Pitch, I love you.
Beyond the Bassline: 500 Years of Black British Music by Paul Bradshaw Hardback
£30 GBP
Clubbed: a visual history of UK club culture
£46 GBP
Strange Things Are Happening by Richard Norris
£25 GBP
Let the Music Play: How R&B Fell in Love with 80s Synths by Steven Vass
£13 GBP
Welcome to the club: The life and lessons of a Black woman DJ by DJ Paulette
£18 GBP
[SIGNED EDITION] Welcome to the club: The life and lessons of a Black woman DJ by DJ Paulette
£23 GBP
NORMSKI: Man with the Golden Shutter
£45 GBP
Party Lines: Dance Music and the Making of Modern Britain by Ed Gillett
£18 GBP
Late Night Tales presents After Dark: Vespertine - by Bill Brewster
£25 GBP
Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation by Jeff Chang
£14 GBP
Gay Bar: Why We Went Out by Jeremy Atherton Lin
£12 GBP
Ibiza '89 by Dave Swindells
£37 GBP
Yo! The Early Days of Hip Hop 1982-84: Photography by Sophie Bramly
£32 GBP
Love Goes to Buildings on Fire: Five Years in New York that Changed Music Forever by Will Hermes
£19 GBP
Last Night a DJ Saved My Life by Bill Brewster & Frank Broughton
£29 GBP
Back To Mine: Good Times T-Shirt
£21 GBP
Back To Mine - Tycho –
2xLP 180gsm Heavyweight Vinyl
Various Artists
£22 GBP
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