Tony Humphries
One of the few DJs whose career at the hub of dance music (New York) spanned the 1970s,'80s and '90s, Tony Humphries is one of the most important names in the evolution of house. His status is especially vaunted, considering his role in the development of garage music (also known as the Jersey Sound, in honor of Humphries' work at Newark's Club Zanzibar). Though Larry Levan is considered the seminal garage DJ (his Paradise Garage club gave its name to the style), Humphries nurtured the style throughout the 1980s and '90s and was potentially Levan's equal at inspiring audiences to higher and higher flights of dancefloor bliss.
Born in Brooklyn in 1957, he began collecting records at the age of ten and joined a DJ club while at college in Manhattan. Humphries had never considered a career in music, but when his job in the editorial department of New York's Daily News was temporarily halted due to a strike early in the 1980s, he never looked back. Humphries began working at a record store and spent his extra time spinning at New York's 98.7 KISS-FM in 1981. One year later, he debuted with a residency at the Club Zanzibar in nearby Newark, New Jersey.
Though Larry Levan's DJing at the Paradise Garage gave a name to the soulful New York variant of early house music later termed garage, Humphries was just as instrumental in bringing the sound to a wide audience. Every major East Coast producer coming up in the late '80s and early '90s name-checked him with vigor, and his DJing was also influential on many second-wave British acts. The U.K. connection came in handy by the turn of the decade -- Humphries became one of several American DJs to make a name (and quite a large paycheck) on British shores. Several years later, the London super-club Ministry of Sound tapped Humphries for an exclusive deal to DJ and produce for its club/label combo, and Humphries also worked on remixing for Chaka Khan, Deee-Lite, the Sugarcubes and Janet Jackson, among others. Besides mix albums for Strictly Rhythm and Tribal UK, Humphries has recorded several of his own productions as the Tony Humphries Project.
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Discographie
21 album(s) • Trié par Meilleures ventes
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fabric 04: Tony Humphries
Électronique - Paru chez Fabric Records le 6 mai 2002
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Housework (Original Mix)
House - Paru chez TR RECORDS le 4 juil. 2014
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The Lost Tapes: Tony Humphries Strictly Rhythm Mix
House - Paru chez Strictly Rhythm Records le 5 juil. 2017
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Club Nervous - First Five Years of House Classics
Électronique - Paru chez Nervous Records le 20 juil. 2004
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
fabric 04: Tony Humphries (DJ Mix)
Électronique - Paru chez Fabric Worldwide le 6 mai 2002
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Throw Some Hands
Hip-Hop/Rap - Paru chez Evil Genius Records Ltd le 24 juin 2022
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
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Don't You Lie (2+2=5)
Tony Humphries, Grandfather Disco
Hip-Hop/Rap - Paru chez Evil Genius Records Ltd le 23 sept. 2022
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
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Wonder Why
House - Paru chez Music Theory Productions le 16 sept. 2022
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Life is Changing Me (feat. Abi F Jones)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Paru chez Evil Genius Records le 10 juil. 2016
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Flytrap '72
Hip-Hop/Rap - Paru chez Evil Genius Records Ltd le 30 nov. 2017
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Have It All
Hip-Hop/Rap - Paru chez Evil Genius Records Ltd le 4 févr. 2022
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Crazy Love
Hip-Hop/Rap - Paru chez Evil Genius Records Ltd le 3 mai 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Lights Go Out
Hip-Hop/Rap - Paru chez Evil Genius Records Ltd le 31 oct. 2022
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Hari Om Flute
Diction - Paru chez Timeless Book le 22 juil. 2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Bounce with Me
Hip-Hop/Rap - Paru chez Evil Genius Records Ltd le 13 juil. 2018
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Change for Yourself
Hip-Hop/Rap - Paru chez Evil Genius Records le 4 août 2016
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Gimmicks
Hip-Hop/Rap - Paru chez 823689 Records DK le 15 déc. 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
For Sure
Hip-Hop/Rap - Paru chez Evil Genius Records Ltd le 7 sept. 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo