Leslie Salvador – Fromage Disco

Music | 29. Jan, 2009 by cosmicdisco | 4 Comments

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OK, mad busy week means we are playing catch-up somewhat.

Still, here’s another belter of a mix provided by ‘Leslie Salvador‘:

Luke Brown originally from Melbourne Australia, doesn’t elude much to his DJ�history past or present, but under the guidance of his business partner�states “I discovered credible music � finally” after DJing in the Notorious�Electro duo GapTooth, that released through Opulent Magazines 2007 summer�mix ‘teething problems’.

Luke realised that his love for watching people lose their minds, break�bottles, hang from rafters, head-but each other and cause general mayhem,�became more like playing in a metal band as “it was for the crowd � and no�longer myself” GapTooth came to a mutual end as they were simply ‘worn out’�after supporting acts like, Justice and MSTRKRFT.

This end was the turning point for Luke he simply wanted people to dance and�make out on the dance floor instead of launch themselves from first story�balconies. Through his business partner and good friend Luke found a deep�love for crate digging, searching out weird balearic nonsense and mumbo�jumbo that people wouldn’t normally play, this love lead him to find peace�again and a deep love for what he describes as “credible music”.

Soon after Luke scrapped the Alter Ego and started playing under his own�name. Playing music that inspired him and that enabled people to ‘dance�again’.

Ricardo originally from Los Angeles, California, began DJing in the late 90′s underground party scene. Influenced by this culture, he began to start�Djing. Soon enough he found himself instead of on the dance floor, Djing�for culture and people he loved. In 2002 he began working with Wax Records�and the term “record junkie” was no joke. Working at Wax Records gave him�all the tools and sounds he needed to push further along. Promoting and�playing clubs was a regular thing for him, but regular things come to an end�when you are in a big city like Los Angeles, “everything is just a phase”.

In searching for a life in the party scene, he ran into an old friend and�began throwing small underground parties. Parties with acts such as David�Mancuso, Dj Harvey, and Rub n’ Tug. Throwing these parties was highly�motivational for him and this motivation took him a step further.

Ricardo�being a party kid, but also an educated man found himself wanting to further�his education moved to Melbourne, Australia.�In the wee hours of a shady mourning at a Todd Terje gig at Revolver in�Melbourne, Luke met Ricardo or was it Ricardo’s crazy dancing that attracted�Luke’s eyes, we will never know.

Luke Brown & Ricardo Ramos found a bond through music and spent many late�nights in studio mixing records together and soon found their styles were�complimentary and yet unique. They called themselves Leslie Salvador a�combination of both their middle names. So Far they have a Friday Residency�@ Match bar in Melbourne where they generally play a 6 hour set of Balearic�obscurities and later in the night move onto disco / house and detroit�techno.

Luke and Ricardo also play in what’s been labelled as Melbourne’s Answer to�Bang Gang, a 6 man strong Dj force called MANDATE, Comprising of Luke Brown,�Ricardo Ramos, LDJ (Liege Jansen), Spike Acid, and Thom Kernot (DJ Sweat),�where you can hear anything from, Acid House, New Beat, Electro, Minimal�Techno and Tribal House.

Leslie Salvador has played with the likes of Johnny From Lazermagnetic, Hey�Convict & Joakim, you can see them regularly and Match Bar, La Di Da and�Revolver Upstairs in Melbourne…