Maybe it is a mix of nostalgia and a desire for an analog experience, but locally for some time various late-night event producers have been diving into old album bins to resurrect forgotten gems for the dance floor from days long passed.
This trend of falling in love with vinyl is not limited to just vintage records. In fact, it is part of an ever-growing music industry-wide uptick in new music vinyl sales that could translate into a billion dollar industry in 2017,
according to NME Magazine.
Locally, this trend of mining for old albums has translated into a revival of long-lost sounds from
Grand Rapids Soul Club to the various on-off parties being spun at many of the various venues around the city welcoming these energetic dance events.
Part of the renaissance in vinyl that is happening in Grand Rapids will be back on stage this Friday, when the $teady Mobbin' Crew will present their latest chapter in a series of dance events as they showcase a night devoted to old school disco dance breaks, b-boy, and hip-hop hailing from those glorious years of 1977 to 1983.
The energy fueling this event is no doubt tied into pop culture’s fascination with this period of time when a movement in music was born. The energy of the music from this period of time was recently the subject of a new Netflix series, “The Get Down.”
Super Disco Breaks is hosted by Grand Rapidian AB and welcomes a headliner from the eastside of Michigan, DJ Pizyx (Flint/Detroit), who will be joined on the 1s and 2s by Grand Rapids Soul Club’s Boogiman, and DJ Ill-One.
DJ Phizyx is a former resident DJ at St. Andrews and is primarily known for his expertise in b-boy breaks and old school dance floor gems. He was also the house DJ for Detroit’s Southwest Breakers: Dreams II Reality.
If you plan to attend, be prepared to dance a lot, so you might want to layer as the dance floor will be super hot this Friday.
Admission: $5; go here for more information.