Back in the summer of 1995 a certain Angel Moraes released a record that so blew our tiny minds that we set about doing what ever we could to track down this New York producer/DJ and book him to play. The record was called “Welcome To The Factory” and it’s barely contained euphoria, rumbling bass, hypnotic trajectory and beauty encapsulated everything we thought Tribal Funktion was and what we wanted it to be.
If you know what I mean!
It was the deepest fucking thing we’d ever heard!
So we booked him and he came from New York and changed the way I, and many others played house music forever.
He was not the only one. In time Cajmere, Mark Farina, Gemini, Sneak, Eric Rug and a good few others did the same. And previously Danny Tenaglia had literally altered our DNA (more about that WITH download of Mr Tenaglia’s legendary set at TF in the next couple of months) but Angel played like he was at home. A belonging! And a nicer guy you’d never meet!
I’m in the process of tracking down the recording of that first show at Tribal but in the meantime here is his second appearance at the club. A three deck juggernaut. Angel Moraes at TF, 25th of May 1996, Part One. Another incredible night! He tore the roof of the Venue, spread his wings and took us all along with him.
And thanks to Nicki Forrest for not only tracking down this recording but for keeping a copy of an interview Angel did for DJ Magazine in 1995. This is what he said.
“Tribal Funktion....if anyone in New York is reading this, get over to the UK and check this place out! Great vibe man, it made me feel like I was at a basement party back home. I was getting some pretty strong flashbacks….an awesome experience”.
In 2001 he released a record called Tribal Funktion.
We miss those times too Angel.
George
Welcome To The Factory is still my all time favourite house record! Gives me goosebumps like nothing else i've ever heard. The ultimate test of a club's PA.
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