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A Night At The Playboy Mansion

Dimitri From Paris | Format: Audio CD
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (61 customer reviews)

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Product Details

  • Audio CD (April 25, 2000)
  • Original Release Date: April 25, 2000
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Astralwerks
  • ASIN: B00004S5Z6
  • Also Available in: Vinyl
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (61 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #76,712 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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

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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.

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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars 70's funk with 2000 style, August 29, 2000
By Rob (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Night At The Playboy Mansion (Audio CD)
This album is the perfect party album whether there are two of you or 100. Dimitri moves away from the lounge style of Sacre Bleu and with tongue in cheek gives us 70's funk with a 2000 feel. This album has Hip Hop, House, disco and a beat that just gets you moving. This album restored some faith in 70's music and reminded me that it wasn't all bland disco but also a decade that created some incredible funk. Dimitri remixes such classics as Ashford and Simpson's 'Found a Cure', Outro Lugar (great Latin beat), Give me Love, Shangri-La and Reach Inside. However, he does not just re-mix but transforms them into amazing house beat rhythms. It was amazing to hear the bass line from Give Me Love as it launces into a full house mixed version of the track (this bass line has been sampled in numerous house tracks over the years).

This CD is party central. It is joyful, soulful, funky and above all pure dance. The liner, notes as always with Dimitri, are wonderfully tongue in cheek as he rips apart the world of faux-sophistication. Buy this CD and dance!

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars If You're Looking For The Funk..., October 24, 2003
This review is from: A Night At The Playboy Mansion (Audio CD)
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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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Disco with Soul, August 28, 2003
By Victor Eijkhout (Knoxville, TN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Night At The Playboy Mansion (Audio CD)
People who have a bad image of disco usually think of such cheese as Ring My Bell. But there is a lot of disco that came straight out of Philadelphia soul, the Gamble & Huff school and the like. Dimitri from Paris perfectly captures this more soulful vein of disco on this perfect mix. This disc is a great favourite of mine.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Fantasy Versus Reality
Hot music, Sweaty hardbodies. Young girls. Skimpy lingerie. Champagne. Marijuana. Wild sex. You know the fantasy promoted by Hugh Hefner, founder of Playboy magazine. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Edward Rasen Jr.

5.0 out of 5 stars Where it all began.
This CD was the reason i would get up in the morning, it started my love of disco and retro dance. This is where dance music came from so you must love and repsect the music if... Read more
Published on July 26, 2007 by Mr. P. Davis

5.0 out of 5 stars A Night at the Playboy Mansion
It's disco, for sure, but it's not the "disco" you think of you if you don't know anything about disco. Read more
Published on July 6, 2007 by THE7000CLUB

4.0 out of 5 stars Not Disco but House!
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... Read more
Published on January 17, 2007 by Brian M. Coffee

5.0 out of 5 stars this album is HOT
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!!!! Read more
Published on July 29, 2004 by Miel

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb Club Mixes.
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. Read more
Published on April 14, 2004 by yygsgsdrassil

5.0 out of 5 stars Disco House that takes your party to a whole new level
Throughout a real partystarter of an album, always keeping the funkyness at a peak level... let the party begin...cuz when it's started it'll never end... Read more
Published on February 5, 2003

3.0 out of 5 stars Disco-ey
Not as good as Sacrebleu, but I love the 60's retro lounge stuff. When I ordered this, I wanted something loungey but this is a little too 70's disco for my liking. Read more
Published on November 26, 2002 by World Music Fan

5.0 out of 5 stars My best musical acquisition ever
This is a fantastic disco-inspired production. The best so far from Dimitri from Paris.
Published on November 6, 2002 by B

5.0 out of 5 stars Tres Tres Bien
I thought disco was dead, I guess I was wrong! Dimitri mixes and re-mixes the old together w/ the new. Read more
Published on September 20, 2002 by Gertjan Hofwegen

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