Getting into the Groove

While being a DJ is arguably glamorous, it also involves a lot of heavy lifting: sorting through hundreds of vinyl LPs to carefully select a play list, stuffing the 'bakelit' into huge reinforced carrying cases and lugging those, maybe even a turntable or two, to a nightclub on the other side of town.

For anyone familiar with the local music scene, this is a typical ritual for hundreds of DJs here in Budapest. Just a few years ago Drew Leifheit noticed how rapidly DJ culture was overtaking live music in Hungary, so he decided to investigate.

Get into the Budapest groove,
LISTEN TO:
Feeling Groovy

More info:
DJ Palotai's website
Crate Soul Brothers
Mango
Besh O Drom

Photo of DJ Palotai by Hadley Kincade