disco
Shangri & La – Plitz Klub Kids EP [TAIN015]
Neo Romantico dance music by Shangri & La. Inspired by a club and a scene that never was, we hear rroto acid, bongo boogie, future reggae and candid club cuts that equals the Fantastic Four. Great sounding music for good looking people.
Roberto Donati – Mangiati Vivi! [SEM85006]
VA – RDY #15 [RDY015]
Sir Leon Greg – Warehouse Classics #3 [WAR003]
Sir Leon Greg (another incarnation of Perseus Traxx) jams out then reinforces some edits of forgotten classics with a raw & personal analogue treatment for a devastating full effect on the dance floor, that is a far cry from the proliferation of over-produced squeaky-clean software edits. These are basic, raw ideas thrown down quickly and capturing the energy on 1/4” tape.
Turquoise Summers – Shades [BT1011]
Turquoise Summers returns with a new slab of So Cal Fonk for the Omega Supreme label. A Touch Of Turquoise , last year’s debut LP from Summers, was a superb induction into the world of twilight funk the musician inhabits and there’s plenty more speakerboxx vibes on display with this six track Shades EP. From the very moment the stripped back snap and heavy synth funk of opening cut “The Way You Make Me Feel” veers into focus, the man like Turquoise is on top form, sailing through tempos and moods – think introspective and party starting with “Divinity(Crystalized)” a true highlight. A must for those that live for the funk.
Ric Piccolo – Austral Works 2 [BAP027]
Volume two in the rare Argentinian grooves, reworked by disco connaisseur Ricardo Piccolo. You’ll never find these joints again.
Ric Piccolo – Austral Works 1 [BAP026]
Rare Argentinian grooves reworked by disco connaisseur Ricardo Piccolo. You’ll never find these joints again.
Soulphiction – Glitz [CCS085]
Michel Baumann has long been a steadfast measure of everything 4/4 electronic music should be, both as SoulPhiction and Jackmate and as a curator of Philpot Records. Coming up from the same hip hop roots that inspired Circus Company in the beginning, he channels a sample-fuelled, jazz-inflected sound that would buckle under the weight of the soul contained within were it not for the strength and presence of his rhythm section. Strong Patrice Scott remix.
Alessandro Parisi LIVE @ Ventiquattro (Salò, Italy) 22.03.2014
VA – Machinegewehr vs. A Visitor From Another Meaning [BAP023]
Machinegewehr’s debut release with the gorgeous vocals of Gees Voorhees. Elitechnique delivers a very nice remix to complete the A side. On the flipside we have the golden combination of A Visitor From Another Meaning (aka Alden Tyrell) and the legendary Fred Ventura with a rework on the lyrics and the beat.
VA – Riviera Disco Vol. 1 [BAP021]
Different countries, different styles. Carefully selected by Julien Tavernier for the Riviera Disco club. Starring Dilemma, better known as Bijou from Belgium, DJ GIO MC-505 from Italy, the Disco Sigaretta duo from Romania (Rocky Siffredo aka Eirwud Mudwasser & Sick Carantino) and the mighty Disko Selectors from Spain.
Ed Shepherd – Shady Trip [LH010]
Ed Shepherd delivers again a manifold release with a proper Acid Live Jam on the a side and a classic Housetrack with disco elements on the flip.
Fabio Frizzi – Paura Nella Citta Dei Morti Viventi [SEM85003]
It’s a scarce limited edition of the Italian soundtrack ”Paura Nella Citt Dei Morti Viventi” produced by Fabio Frizzi in 1980. The high quality vinyl record features sought after unreleased tracks which are missing on the earlier pressing on Beat Records and includes a beautiful poster.
Whilst – Everything That Was Was There [OM021]
Post-voodoo, intergalactic grooves, layered and psychedelic, hypnotic and infectious. Formed originally as a jam-based project in the ever-fertile analogue studio ‘Green Door’, Whilst jump seamlessly between free jazz, primitive electronics, dubby post-punk, North African and motorik stlyings, underpinning their sound with a strong punk ethos.
Optimo @ Boiler Room x Sub Club (Glasgow) 22.01.2014
The Central Executives – A Walk in The Dark [CHANNEL035]
Those cheeky scamps at Golf Channel come through with a surprise here with A Walk In The Dark, the debut album from a mysterious group of individuals known only as The Central Executives. Concerted internet searching as to the exact identity of The Central Executives has proved fruitless, as have attempts to coerce the label for information. However given how extensive Phil South’s figurative rolodex is, not to mention the sheer breadth of talent that’s appeared on Golf Channel over the years, we are willing to wager there is some high profile disco talent behind The Central Executives. Certainly A Walk In The Dark is filled with loose limbed punk funk and supple house that’s quite aptly described by the label as “Sound Signature style machine jams, bare bones vocal led improvisations, discordant Arthur Russell moments & the distorted reflections of roots House that run to the very core of the big apple.”
Al Kent – Love & Care [KKS002]
Kalakuta Soul Records come back with another deep set of disco gems, touched by the hand of one of the most respected heads of the genre. Glasgow’s disco godfather, the almighty Al Kent, has delivered three eclectic masterpieces, due to take the international dancefloors to a further level of musical consciousness. A further pack of deep dug bombs that confront the functionality in music many labels have always strived for. The A Side keeps every imaginable sound system busy with a drifty percussive harvester adorned with an eclectic instrumentation that splits flesh from bones and mind from soul. “Colder Than Cold” on the B Side is a perfect example of how a dancefloor should sound like. A thick bassdrum, a bass slapped by the fingers of a giant, keys and chords from heaven and horns hailing from the utmost depth of Kalakuta’s soul. Bringing you back to where it all started, the almighty Al Kent does an immense work on an evergreen, you might have bumped into as a munchkin. “Gee Wiz” closes this opus with a orchestral beauty that once gathered all the souls behind what we call music today.
Guillaumes Des Bois – Disco Adjustements [MME808]
After a serie of great edits on the previous Macadam Mambo Edits records, Guillaume Des Bois brings us 3 super cool Re-edits of deep Balearic, Afro and Funky stuff.
VA – RDY #13 [RDY013]
Thirteen is unlucky for some, but that’s not the case when it comes to the hugely popular RDY label which digs through the vast archives of Muzic Box favourites pioneered by the legend that was Ron Hardy for a thirteenth time. On the A Side is a classic example of Ron’s style, extending the intro to “Adventure” by The Dells into 8 minutes of blissful disco excellence, whilst the take on “Love Surge” embellishes the electronic nuances of Jules Shear’s mid 80s synth pop curio. House heads will be all over the final cut, a “Untitled” production/edit Hardy collaborated with fellow Chi-town House pioneer Jesse Saunders which has box jam brilliance written into it’s DNA.
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