They used to put (Baby) or Talcum powder down on the wooden floors in the Northern Soul days at the Wigan Casino & other legendary Northern Soul clubs in the late 70s in England too. Its a Dancin thing :)
total loft record dave played this at 3rd street loft all the time mellow shit always good.R I P fat hector wassup with Big Archie,STACY SELECT FEW,THE KING MIKE DUNGEE,HAITIAN WOLF,ALSO DAVE MORALES BEFORE HE GOT LARGE REMEMBER OZONE LAYER DAVE EARLY EIGHTIES BKLYN FLATBUSH AVE.PEACE ITS MURPH LOVE SAVES THE DAY 99 PRINCE ST.FOREVER.
@discoprescription no man. they actually mean baby powder. people would put it on the dance floor to help them spin and move. it made you lighter on your feet.
@discoprescription nothing to do with cocaine my friend baby powder means just that baby powder... people forget that this is a DANCE CULTURE lol... baby powder sprinkled on the dance floor so you can get your SPINS ON!
It's funny, i got to know the creator of this track some years ago, and just as i expected, he really didn't appreciate the impact it had outside of London where he made it. Now he does. ;-)
The baby powder was (and still is) part of the NYC cult ritual of dancing baby, gotta have that powder for da moves..check out "central park skaters after party" and "coney island house" for some recent clips on this..
@anradoo I know this an old post but to answer your question, back in the day people would put baby powder on the dance floor. It made it easier to slide and spin.
@anradoo back in the day – at places like the loft and the paradise garage – serious dancers used to bring baby powder to the party and sprinkle it on floor to make it better for dancing!
@koolfraser baby powder means baby powder, we put it on the floor to make the hardwood super smooth to get your spins on... that's what henrock means... it's an nyc/chi dance floor ritual that didn't make it into rave culture where most people got introduced to this dance music form that has been perculating in the underground since the early 70's...
@koolfraser i've never heard coke called baby powder, just powder, but i also don't partake in snorting but i do partake in smoking the dancefloor and thats what henrock, hardcorehouse and the others are talking about. this cut is nyc dance classic so it's attracting all the garage and loft heads (and probably house heads as well)... saying baby powder is a way of saluting the track! it has nothing to do with cocaine in this context. not one of these people were talking about coke.
@anradoo Baby powder was used heavily at the Shelter NYC for dancers who wore rubber shoes and wanted to get their spins on better. you in NYC area Shelter reopening party 12/04/2011. You can see first hand how the baby powder is used.
It's fantastic how much people in Japan love this music. I remember playing peekaboo with Japanese shutterbugs at the Shelter (orig., 6 Hubert St.) trying to get a photo of my shirt! Maybe you were one of them...
yo Dawg! This iz the 1st clip that popz up as I hit ya UP....OMG!! THATZ MY SHIZZZZZ!
And the record has vanished! And I haven't heard it IN YEARS! Did I say THATS MY SHI!!?!!
1ST STOP, AND YES U MADE SOME ONE, me SMOOOOKIN HAPPEEEEE!
BadBalenax 1 month ago in playlist Favorite videos
get the baby powder and HIT THE DECK!!
rickji1 4 months ago
This is what I call rare groove!!!
T1G3RKN33 6 months ago
isn't this track called "Winning"?
mdoobie17 6 months ago
They used to put (Baby) or Talcum powder down on the wooden floors in the Northern Soul days at the Wigan Casino & other legendary Northern Soul clubs in the late 70s in England too. Its a Dancin thing :)
lasergun2stun 7 months ago
R.I.P PARADISE GARAGE N.Y.C !
ThePlatano2020 8 months ago
baby powder is still in effect folks!
DjDedan 8 months ago
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jimalbert01 8 months ago
total loft record dave played this at 3rd street loft all the time mellow shit always good.R I P fat hector wassup with Big Archie,STACY SELECT FEW,THE KING MIKE DUNGEE,HAITIAN WOLF,ALSO DAVE MORALES BEFORE HE GOT LARGE REMEMBER OZONE LAYER DAVE EARLY EIGHTIES BKLYN FLATBUSH AVE.PEACE ITS MURPH LOVE SAVES THE DAY 99 PRINCE ST.FOREVER.
964302 1 year ago 2
all the tracks have a legend.
dozo!
xcapuletx 1 year ago
Put quite simply......DIRT!! Such a great song...really should be danced to with a bunch of like-minded people on a regular basis.
Hruundi 1 year ago
searching for this in my old record pile for years, strange I always thought it to be a
black label. Anyway thanks for this great music takes me back to the after party in Washington Square Park one Sunday morning
loftime54 1 year ago
Gotta be an old head, Baby powder is old school. Loft and Garage heads Understand
td33rb77 1 year ago
@td33rb77 of which I am both.. Love this track too..
JOEBLACK36 1 year ago
just say snow white or cocaine is sufficient enough
discoprescription 2 years ago
@discoprescription no man. they actually mean baby powder. people would put it on the dance floor to help them spin and move. it made you lighter on your feet.
JOEBLACK36 1 year ago
@discoprescription nothing to do with cocaine my friend baby powder means just that baby powder... people forget that this is a DANCE CULTURE lol... baby powder sprinkled on the dance floor so you can get your SPINS ON!
DjDedan 1 year ago 2
@DjDedan if they're not from NYC or Chicago, they got no clue about baby powder. just leave it be lol
DeepHauz13 8 months ago
@DeepHauz13 lol - i hear ya - i just can't help it bro!
DjDedan 8 months ago
It is about the baby powder!!!!
The Loft Dance Children.
Movementfactory1 2 years ago
It's funny, i got to know the creator of this track some years ago, and just as i expected, he really didn't appreciate the impact it had outside of London where he made it. Now he does. ;-)
hardcorehouse 2 years ago
@hardcorehouse ha nice!
DjDedan 8 months ago
The baby powder was (and still is) part of the NYC cult ritual of dancing baby, gotta have that powder for da moves..check out "central park skaters after party" and "coney island house" for some recent clips on this..
hardcorehouse 2 years ago
what's the baby powder all about? i just dig the track.......
anradoo 2 years ago
@anradoo I know this an old post but to answer your question, back in the day people would put baby powder on the dance floor. It made it easier to slide and spin.
JOEBLACK36 1 year ago
@anradoo back in the day – at places like the loft and the paradise garage – serious dancers used to bring baby powder to the party and sprinkle it on floor to make it better for dancing!
limetwig2007 1 year ago
@anradoo sniffing coke
koolfraser 1 year ago
@koolfraser baby powder means baby powder, we put it on the floor to make the hardwood super smooth to get your spins on... that's what henrock means... it's an nyc/chi dance floor ritual that didn't make it into rave culture where most people got introduced to this dance music form that has been perculating in the underground since the early 70's...
DjDedan 8 months ago
@DjDedan i am pretty sure it means sniffing coke too?
koolfraser 8 months ago
@koolfraser i've never heard coke called baby powder, just powder, but i also don't partake in snorting but i do partake in smoking the dancefloor and thats what henrock, hardcorehouse and the others are talking about. this cut is nyc dance classic so it's attracting all the garage and loft heads (and probably house heads as well)... saying baby powder is a way of saluting the track! it has nothing to do with cocaine in this context. not one of these people were talking about coke.
DjDedan 8 months ago
@anradoo but this track is all about baby powder so we need to clarify it!
koolfraser 6 months ago
@anradoo Baby powder was used heavily at the Shelter NYC for dancers who wore rubber shoes and wanted to get their spins on better. you in NYC area Shelter reopening party 12/04/2011. You can see first hand how the baby powder is used.
blackrogue162 3 months ago
Yes , Yes , and Yes.
The baby powder is out.
MEMORIES
galen5050 2 years ago
This song reminds me of everything thats good!!!
henryhansun 3 years ago
damn give me some room to DANCE ;)
dez1113 3 years ago
spacey moods and grooves
koolfraser 3 years ago
David Mancuso, please come to the white courtesy phone...
alkh3myst 3 years ago
this track is a legend.
ありがとう！！
YAYOISUIKA 3 years ago 3
It's fantastic how much people in Japan love this music. I remember playing peekaboo with Japanese shutterbugs at the Shelter (orig., 6 Hubert St.) trying to get a photo of my shirt! Maybe you were one of them...
alkh3myst 3 years ago
You're killin me!!! Get the baby powder out!!
henrock911 3 years ago 8
Man....remember the baby powder?? What a blast...needed that to dive...hit the deck!!
rickji06 3 years ago
@henrock911
coca-cola?
koolfraser 1 year ago
@henrock911 Nwaaah nuuuuhhhtaaa
liquidose 1 year ago
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@henrock911 Nwaaaah nuuuhhtaaa
liquidose 1 year ago
Thanks for posting this...spacey disco classic, first heard it through those Loft bootleg CD's, real stand out!
superskullis 3 years ago
Gold
klausen12 3 years ago