Afternoon Dance Break - Trapped by Colonel Abrams

Colonel Abrams was one of the favorite musical acts at NYC's famed Paradise Garage club in the early 80's - he performed there often, and Abrams' music could be heard on the massive dance floor on any given night. In fact, it is said that back in 1984, DJ Larry Levan spun Abrams' song "Music Is The Answer" for an entire hour - sending the dancers into a complete frenzy.

Here is Colonel Abrams performing his biggest U.S. hit - "Trapped".

Afternoon House Break - Welcome To The Factory

In the early-mid 90's, the Sound Factory (above) on 27th Street was THE place to go "after-hours" (AKA after 4 AM when the other bars/clubs closed). Almost every Saturday night my friends and I would stumble out of Roxy and walk 10 blocks to the Sound Factory to dance while DJ Junior Vasquez weaved his magic web of House Music. 

And many times I remember being greeted on the dance floor with this song - "Welcome to the Factory" - by Angel Moraes. Junior always seemed to play it right as I arrived ...