Beatconductor At Juno Download

Review: The ever-prolific Beatconductor returns with another heaving fistful of re-edits, this time on an Italo-disco and Balearic tip (who would have guessed from the title, eh?). There are five tracks to pick from, ranging from slo-mo oddness (the rather fine "Elephant Walk") to well-known floorfillers (another, albeit solid, version of Italo classic "Spacer Woman"). Stuffed in between are a couple of rock-tinged funtime groovers - the pompous "Wild Living" and lazy Balearo-rock of "Hot Passion" - and the spiralling "Infectious Disease", a chugging Italo bomb that just bristles with synth frippery and vocoder silliness.

Review: Perennial re-edit type Ture Sjoberg has taken a few odd turns over recent years, cutting up strange old Eurodisco cuts and unlikely Balearic faves. Here he returns to what he does best, turning a trio of Philly soul classics into percussive disco beasts. Opener "Goodtime" is an exhausting, breathless romp with a near orgasmic pay-off - all thunderous 130 BPM beats, rasping horns and addictive vocals - while "More Philly Love" offers a delicious balance between string-laden, clav-heavy grooviness and soul-aching vocals. Thrillingly, there's also a chance to revisit his previously vinyl-only 2005 edit of the O'Jays "I Love Music", a ten-minute version that rotates around some seriously heavy disco percussion.

Review: While there's no doubt that Ture Sjoberg has released some good records under the Beatfanatic guise, his best work has often been done under the Beatconductor pseudonym. Here he resurrects the name for a five-track stroll through some of his most successful recent re-edits and reworks in a Scando-learic style. So, we get a shorter version of his legendary Vangelis re-jig ("Let It Happen"), a smooth Roxy Music tweak ("Turn U On Again"), a longer edit of White Isle fave "Willow Man" and a seriously dubbed-out extension of old skool electro/cosmic disco groover "Le Club". Oh, and a super-Balearic remake of Pink Floyd's "Another Brick In The Wall".

Review: In recent times, the mighty Beatconductor (AKA Beatfanatic) has spent far too much time re-editing strange Euro-disco and Balearic pop. We always thought this was a bit of a pity, given his immense skills and love of highgrade disco. Maybe he was subconsciously listening to our concerns, because "Sheriff" is his best for some time. It's pure disco gold, tweaking, teasing and gently extending an obscure, Western-themed disco/soul cut. The result is an undulating groover that boasts the sort of pin-sharp strings that sound like they're gently tumbling over the sassy, hustlin' disco-funk groove. Throw in a very cool vocal, and you've got something pretty special!

Review: Recent releases from veteran Swedish producer Ture Sjoburg under his Beatconductor guise have largely been hit-and-miss affairs, offering curiously tongue-in-cheek versions of old forgotten Eurodisco records. Thankfully, this new three-tracker largely hits the mark. Sjoburg achieves this by picking his source material carefully. There's a touch of housed-up Balearic yacht rock in the shape of "When I'm With You", a slick-but-faithfully dubby disco-soul groover ("Don't Forget The Dub") and what sounds like a delicious Marvin Gaye rework. With its expert MPC programming, eyes-wide-shut groovery and cute vocal, "Like A Rocket" has echoes of his infamous (and killer) Lionel Richie rework.

Review: This Swedish re-edit bounder Ture Sjoberg (aka Beatconductor and aka Beatfanatic), has had a chequered past with his many releases. Ranging from campy Eurodisco to 'serious' disco (is there such a thing?) he's never been shy with taking chances. Here we have a one-off release, which is a seven and a half minute retweaking of Fleetwood Mac's 1987 Balearic tune "You and I (Part 2)". Keeping Lyndsey Buckingham's impassioned croon and strum, Sjoberg lays down a new backing of claps and throbbing bass, instantly making the tune more club friendly.