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VHR 18
14 May 13

Weeper's Choice - "Leaving You" (V edit) - (5:30) 88 BPM

Rose-Rolls - "Like Dancing" (V Triple Bass edit) - (5:28) 113 BPM

The Smyths - "Barbarism" (V re-punk edit) - (5:37) 123 BPM

Carabas - "On The Road" (V edit) - (6:00) 120 BPM

POST - "(The Sound Of) Angry Brides" (V edit) - (4:44) 118 BPM

Ralf Agan - "Brother" (V edit) - (5:02) 120 BPM

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Played by: Fingerman, Chudy, Alessandro Otiz, The Funk Hunters

Review: Russian producer Valique is back with the latest installment of his successful disco edit series. He specialises in toughened, quanitised beats, lending old stuff a modern electro-house groove. Highlights here include his highly danceable take on The Smiths' "Barbarism Begins At Home", the skippy, cut up house shuffle of "Angry Brides" and the infectious electro-funk anthem "Like Dancing".

Late Night Tales: After Dark (unmixed tracks)

BILL BREWSTER/VARIOUS

Late Night Tales: After Dark (unmixed tracks)

Late Night Tales

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ALND 31
05 May 13

Various - "Late Night Tales Presents After Dark" (Bill Brewster continuous mix) - (1:18:04) 110 BPM

Marti Caine - "Love The Way You Love Me" - (5:40) 93 BPM

Linus Loves - "The Love" - (5:10) 102 BPM

Quiller - "Quiller" - (6:50) 103 BPM

Twin Sister - "All Around & Away We Go" (Hotel Motel mix) - (9:56) 105 BPM

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Played by: The Groovers

Review: Given his encyclopedic knowledge of music, you'd expect any compilation put together by Bill Brewster to be full of unlikely gems and lesser-known anthems. That's certainly the case with After Dark, the first in a new DJ-focused series from the Late Night Tales camp. From start to finish, Brewster's selections are spot on, from the lowdown, slo-mo disco oddness of Sheffield chanteuse Marti Caine's "Love The Way You Love Me" and wide-eyed, acid-laden kosmiche of Coober Peder University Band's "Moon Plain", to the dirty electrofunk of Zed Bias's "Koolade" (featuring Toddla T, of all people) and mid'80s percussion fest of Martin Kershaw's "Keep On Pokin". If that wasn't enough, Brewster has also unearthed a decent Jamiroquai record. The wonders never cease.

ED WIZARD/DISCO DOUBLE DEE/TONY TEE/DJ STEEF/SONICVIBE/HOTBOX

Frequent Flyer

Editorial

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ED 26
08 May 13

Ed Wizard & Disco Double Dee - "Let The Sun Shine Down" - (6:00) 101 BPM

DJ Steef - "Avant L'Aube" - (8:03) 100 BPM

Tony Tee - "Into The Disco" - (6:14) 105 BPM

Hotbox - "Lazy Jingle Jam" - (6:44) 108 BPM

Sonicvibe - "New Victim" - (7:48) 93 BPM

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Played by: Fingerman, Superbreak, Jayl Funk, The Funk Hunters, Joseph Terruel, Dynamicron (Los Grandes/Our Nights), Grass Green

A JUS TED

A Brighter Light

Under The Shade

UTS 040
09 May 13

A Brighter Light - (7:32) 119 BPM

A Brighter Light (Lars Vegas Juiced mix) - (7:47) 122 BPM

A Brighter Light (re a/jus/ted mix) - (7:38) 119 BPM

A Brighter Light (instrumental) - (7:00) 119 BPM

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Played by: Mark Knight, Jkriv (Deep And Disco/Razor-N-Tape), P A U L I E, Fredeverything, Shota Tanaka (Beaten Space Probe), 2 Good Souls, Lesale, Disco Doubles

Review: The fantastically named A/Jus/Ted - veteran producers Justin Strauss and Eddie Mars on a collaborative tip - make their debut on Under The Shade. "A Brighter Light", featuring the treacle-thick soul vocals of Jeremy Glenn, sits somewhere between electro-soul, early Chicago house and Balearic nu-disco. As you'd probably expect from the soul-minded Strauss, the resultant track is effortlessly soulful, quietly uplifting and brilliantly produced. The same could be said of the more instrumental Re A/Jus/Ted remix, which blends skittering proto-house rhythms and electrofunk dub elements with woozy modern deep house. Like the original, it's excellent.

100% Gomma (by Jacques Renault) (unmixed tracks)

JACQUES RENAULT/VARIOUS

100% Gomma (by Jacques Renault) (unmixed tracks)

Gomma Dance Tracks Germany

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GOMMADT 048
05 Apr 13

Leroy Hanghofer - "Pin" (Jacques Lu Cont mix) - (6:17) 120 BPM

Los Amigos Invisibles & Dimitri From Paris - "Glad To Know You" (Ray Mang's Flying dub) - (10:52) 116 BPM

Capablanca & T Keeler - "No Hay Dub" - (7:15) 119 BPM

Severino Horse Meat Disco - "Bounce" - (5:54) 120 BPM

Daniel Avery & The Deadstock 33s - "Nylon Icon" - (5:40) 122 BPM

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Played by: Dicky Trisco, Los Charly's Orchestra, Juno Recommends Disco, Shota Tanaka (Beaten Space Probe), Simonlebon, Peza, Lesale, B.g. Baarregaard, Vinyladdicted

SHALLOW TAXI CLUB

Nights Turn Brighter

Grass Green

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GGR 003
29 Apr 13

Flashback (original mix) - (7:41) 123 BPM

Mark My Words (Monkey Boots remix) - (8:28) 115 BPM

Mark My Words (disco edit) - (8:14) 114 BPM

Melody Of Creed (Monkey Boots remix - Juno bonus free when ordering entire release) - (7:57) 119 BPM

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Played by: In Flagranti, Joseph Terruel, Kono Vidovic, Grass Green, Monkey Boots, Mr Hooky

Review: Further proof of the blurred boundaries between nu-disco, deep house and '90s house revivalism is provided by this jaunty four-tracker from Auckland-based studio buff Shallow Taxi Club. There's much to admire about the crisp, vintage house pianos, twittering melodies and bumpin' beats of opener "Flashback", but it's the deep, Crazy P-ish nu-disco groovery of "Mark My Words" that most impresses. Choose between the baggy 'Disco Edit' and a delightfully touchy-feely rework from Greg Wilson faves Monkey Boots. The latter also turn "Melody of Creed" into a gorgeous slice of shuffling deep house bliss.

DEAD ROSE MUSIC COMPANY/SATIN JACKETS

Nothin To Ya

Whiskey Disco

WD 16
30 Apr 13

Nothin To Ya - (7:24) 108 BPM

Too Late - (6:38) 120 BPM

The Hustle - (6:13) 110 BPM

I Can See The Light - (7:19) 116 BPM

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Played by: Sleazy Mcqueen, Fingerman, Superbreak, The Glue, Shota Tanaka (Beaten Space Probe), Weedyman, Kono Vidovic, Grass Green, Monkey Boots

Review: Whiskey Disco returns with a quartet of blisteringly good reworks from Dead Rose Music Company and Satin Jackets. Dead Rose Music Company open proceedings in style with "Nothin To Ya", a brilliantly low-slung, bass-heavy re-edit-turned-remix of the Jones Girls' "You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else" that turns the delightful original into a dubbed-out chunk of dancefloor chugginess. The more upbeat "Too Late", based on a lesser-known favourite, is almost as good. Satin Jackets' "The Hustle" provides some looser - but still formidably heavy - dewy-eyed disco-soul thrills, while "I Can See The Light" is more Balearic than a wet, sloppy kiss from a grinning stranger.

VARIOUS

Legendary Edits 3

Legendary Sound Research

LSR 010D
29 Apr 13

The Legendary 1979 Orchestra - "Spring Fever" - (6:32) 116 BPM

Rayko - "Such A Feeling" - (6:11) 115 BPM

78 Edits - "Don't You Know" - (8:57) 116 BPM

Alkalino - "Have A Ball" - (6:20) 115 BPM

JimmyTheTwin - "Party Down" - (6:22) 118 BPM

MannMadeMusic - "The Third Eye" - (6:13) 115 BPM

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Played by: Fingerman, Superbreak, Kisk, Alkalino, The Glue, Shota Tanaka (Beaten Space Probe), Joseph Terruel, Grass Green, Vinyladdicted

Review: The Legendary Sound Orchestra continues his attempt to provide disco edit lovers with something extraordinary, with a third collection of hand picked reworks. Predictably, there's plenty to enjoy, from his own sparse, piano-heavy version of Silvetti's Salsoul classic "Spring Rain", to the rolling, bongo-laden goodness of 78 Edits' sprightly but loopy "Don't You Know". Highlights-wise, it's a toss-up between Alkalino's baggy disco-soul shuffler, "Have A Ball", and Jimmy The Twin's superb, TR-707-enhanced "Party Down". The latter, a horn-heavy chunk of upbeat disco-funk, is arguably the Bristol-based scalpel fiend's best work to date.

STEVIE NICKS/IRENE CARA

Edge Of Seventeen

Kojak Giant Sounds

KGS 002
06 May 13

Steve Nicks - "Edge Of Seventeen" (Rayko edit) - (8:00) 108 BPM

Irene Cara - "Breakdancing" (Rayko edit) - (5:28) 120 BPM

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Review: This duo of edits was originally released by DJ Ionic's imprint, Kojak Giant Sounds, a few years ago. Although the choice of source material here is undeniably obvious, Rayko is fairly restrained in his rework's of Nick's AOR classic "Edge Of Seventeen" and Cara's 1983 benchmark electro-disco tune "Breakdance", providing a little bit of vintage class to modern dancefloors in the process.

BREVIL

Jumpsuit Sessions 3

Electric Larry

ELR 008
15 May 13

Never Gonna Stop - (6:22) 104 BPM

Turn U On - (6:13) 106 BPM

Slow N Low - (5:52) 108 BPM

Saving Frida - (5:56) 123 BPM

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Played by: Alessandro Otiz

Review: Possibly named after his favourite retro toasted sandwich maker, Brevil is an Australian disco producer currently on his third outing for Kosta Ellis' Superbreak imprint. His sound is low-slung and dirty and any of the four tracks here are guaranteed to get everybody in the mood for some disco love. Highlights include the loopy and hypnotic "Slow N Low", the shimmering female funk of "Never Gonna Stop" and the rumbling bass and delayed drums-fest that is "Turn U On".

TONEY D

Disco Nights

Paradise Music Production

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PMP 04
08 May 13

Black Machine - "How Gee" - (4:27) 106 BPM

De La Soul - "Ring Ring Ring" - (4:06) 104 BPM

Average White Band - "Pick Up The Pieces" - (3:57) 108 BPM

US3 - "Cantaloop" - (4:36) 115 BPM

Love Unlimited Orchestra - "High Steppin" - (5:18) 107 BPM

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VARIOUS

V's Edits Vol 4

Vehicle

VHR 17
22 Mar 13

Comme Rhodes - "(Why Don't You) Patch It" (V dub edit) - (6:57) 100 BPM

Gardster - "Up" (& Down & Up Again V edit) - (6:04) 109 BPM

Party Schmitt - "Because" (V edit) - (4:31) 122 BPM

Johnny's Toe Black - "Soul Francisco" (V soul boogie edit) - (4:13) 106 BPM

All Brown - "Good or Bad" (V edit) - (5:36) 114 BPM

Is There Phillips - "Love You Too" (V Bass edit) - (6:16) 120 BPM

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Played by: Homegroove Project, Andrea Rucci, Juno Recommends Disco, Miles Reverse, Monkey Boots

Review: Following the success of the first three volumes of his AOR-tinged V's Edits series, Russian producer Valique (best known under his usual pseudonym for disco-flecked funk breaks) unleashes another EP of scalpel jobs. This time, the sources are a little more obscure (the silly artist names offer clues), but the party-starting remit remains. So, we get some chunky low-slung, Fleetwood Mac-ish rock ("Because"), a dash of hustling disco-funk ("Up"), a sprinkling of synth-bass laden funk-rock ("Soul Francisco"), a thickset house version of a soul classic ("Good Or Bad") and a big chunk of '90s US garage silliness ("Love You Too") - all tweaked and teased with an eye on dancefloor devastation.

LARSE

GT EP

Dikso

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DIKSOF 012
15 Apr 13

Dynamic Duo (original mix) - (6:21) 112 BPM

Love Is The Answer (original mix) - (7:15) 107 BPM

Hot (Adana Twins Twistin' Bassline remix) - (6:18) 115 BPM

Hot (original mix) - (6:03) 106 BPM

Lay It (original mix) - (6:06) 106 BPM

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Played by: Dicky Trisco, Tronik Youth - No Dice Edits, Sleazy Mcqueen, DJ Friction (Germany), Venice Beach, Juno Recommends Disco, Shota Tanaka (Beaten Space Probe), Get Down Edits, B.g. Baarregaard, Miles Reverse, Monkey Boots, Jakobin&domino, Disco Doubles

Review: Larse is a hard act to track down and although we don't know much about them, one thing we do know is that Larse is very good at getting backsides moving. This turbo-themed EP boasts 4 original deep body-disco cuts, the standouts being the sublime and totally glamorous "Hot" and the (possibly even better?) Adana Twins remix, which is indeed based around a twisting bassline. What's not to love?

DARIO PIANA

Time Out

Bluenoises

361015 2849296
13 May 13

Time Out - (7:04) 112 BPM

Stardust - (7:01) 105 BPM

Don't Close Your Eyes - (6:52) 113 BPM

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Played by: Dario Piana

Soul Clap presents: Dancing On The Charles

VARIOUS

Soul Clap presents: Dancing On The Charles

Soul Clap

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SCRCD 01
13 May 13

Unknown - "I Want Your Love" - (3:49) 100 BPM

Matthew Larkin Cassell - "Heaven" (Bosq & Kon remix) - (5:33) 110 BPM

Caserta - "Nobody" - (6:20) 118 BPM

Curbington Digital - "So Fresh" - (3:31) 119 BPM

Mystery Roar - "Mayhem" (Soul Clap remix) - (7:21) 118 BPM

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Played by: Caserta

FINGERMAN

The Real Fingerman

Chopshop

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CHOPDIGI 022
05 Apr 13

I Know It's Mine - (7:03) 110 BPM

Lenny's Disco - (7:51) 115 BPM

Outta Sight - (8:12) 116 BPM

Honk Honk - (9:44) 120 BPM

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Review: Trust us, in our experience when encountering someone who goes by a nickname like Fingerman, it's usually best not to enquire as to how they came to be christened so. Here though he seems intent for us to know his true story, and luckily for us he's explaining it through the language of music. "I Know Its Mine" is a snazzy, brassy anthemic jam, "Lenny's Disco" is super camp fun of the Carl Bean variety, "Outta Sight" is more low-slung stuff, and "Honky Honk", with its incredible sliding bassline, is the sound of a roof being raised!

THE BRAND NEW HEAVIES

Dunk Your Trunk Remixed

Pedigree Cuts

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PEDS 013
01 May 13

Soho Strut (Empresarios remix) - (4:20) 112 BPM

Sunset Star (Daytoner remix) - (4:00) 128 BPM

Milf Shake (Omegaman remix) - (3:52) 102 BPM

Big Girls Don't Cry (PulpFusion feat Lorenzo Medici remix) - (4:28) 136 BPM

Trip Wire (Skeewiff remix) - (4:44) 105 BPM

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Played by: Chudy, Jayl Funk, Actual Sounds, The Funk Hunters, Morlack, Ez Icarus, Lazy Kiss, Disco Doubles

VARIOUS

V's Edits Vol 1

Vehicle

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VHR 012
24 Jan 12

Zed Leppelin - "Whole Lotta" (V dub edit) - (6:08) 101 BPM

Fly & Samily Stone - "Thank You" (V's To The Bone edit) - (8:29) 115 BPM

Skinks - "You Got Me, Really!" (V Under My Skin edit) - (4:25) 128 BPM

Hythm Reritage - "SO WAT?" (V DJ Tool edit) - (6:56) 120 BPM

Toe Jex - "Put Your Life Together" (V Quick edit) - (3:49) 128 BPM

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Played by: Timewarp, Jamie 3:26, Paul Deighton, Juno Recommends Disco, John Warren (Aural Graffiti), Neil Diablo, Karim, Eddie Matos, Peza, Dynamicron (Los Grandes/Our Nights), Juno Best Sellers 2012, Tulioxi

Review: Anyone who decides to dedicate a fair chunk of his debut edits release to scalpel cuts of tracks from Led Zeppelin, Jefferson Airplane and Stevie Wonder must have gonads the size of watermelons. Sitting down could be an uncomfortable proposition, then, for the mysterious V, whose seven-track debut EP also includes chunky, floor-friendly re-tweaks of The Kinks and Sly & The Family Stone (as well as a couple of stonking disco bangers). While some would argue that much of the material here didn't need messing with, he's done an excellent job. The Dub of "Whole Lotta Love", for example, is pitched just right, offering much more bang and exactly the right amount of disco dubbiness.

ESCORT

Escort Remixed

No Static Recordings

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NSTC 005
06 May 13

Starlight (RAC remix) - (4:05) 112 BPM

Cocaine Blues (Greg Wilson remix) - (9:36) 111 BPM

Why Oh Why (Pound Sterling remix) - (5:19) 120 BPM

Cameleon Chameleon (club mix) - (7:41) 120 BPM

Forever (Escort remix instrumental) - (5:38) 125 BPM

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Played by: The Groovers, Venice Beach, Lazy Kiss

Review: Wow! Fans of either Escort or modern nu-disco (or both!) can now rejoice as the retro New Jersey band's eponymous LP has now been remixed by a string of key producers. It's a veritable feast, a smorgasbord even, of pulsating electronics, female vocals and the kind of music that makes you imagine you're Richard Gere in American Gigolo. Highlights include the voodoo weirdness of Sub Swara's take on "All Through The Night", the high octane Proper Heat mix of "Chameleon Chameleon" and Ewan Pearson's Tom Tom Club-esque version of "Cocaine Blues".

JKRIV/FEZA/KINKY BOOTS/SONICVIBE/DJ BUTCHER

Sunday Brunch

Editorial

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ED 25
21 Mar 13

Jkriv - "Something Special" - (5:10) 98 BPM

Feza - "Feel Like" - (7:04) 110 BPM

Kinky Boots - "Jack Herb" - (7:09) 114 BPM

Sonicvibe - "Wet Level" - (6:19) 110 BPM

DJ Butcher - "All My Dub" - (6:03) 119 BPM

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Played by: DJ Butcher (Chopshop Music), Gazeebo, Dave Allison, Superbreak, Juno Recommends Disco, The Funk Hunters, Joseph Terruel, Get Down Edits, Dynamicron (Los Grandes/Our Nights), Willo, Future Feelings, Del Strange, Grass Green, Vinyladdicted

Review: Having previously danced the night away, the extended musical family behind the Editorial imprint sit down together for a nice spot of Sunday Brunch. In practice, that means a slightly deeper, groovier flex than some previous outings. There's plenty to enjoy, though, from the low-slung mutant nu-disco of JKriv's "Something Special" and the tumbling goodness of Sonicvibe's "Wet Level" (based on Rick James' "Cold Blooded"), to the original boogie sweetness of DJ Butcher's "All My Dub" (a much-needed tweak of Major Harris's long-forgotten "All My Life"). Of course, there are a couple of peaktime stompers, with Feza's Bohannon-ish "Feel Like" standing out.

DAVID HILL/VARIOUS

Overdose Of The Holy Ghost

Z Records

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ZEDDCD 028DD
06 May 13

The Clark Sisters - "Overdose Of The Holy Ghost" - (4:23) 88 BPM

Shirley Caesar - "Heavenly Father" - (4:45) 108 BPM

Ricky Womack & Christian Essence - "I Need You" (Joey Negro edit) - (5:32) 127 BPM

Dan Greer - "Love Is The Message" (Joey Negro edit) - (4:16) 118 BPM

Kristle - "I'll Go" - (3:50) 116 BPM

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Played by: The Groovers

Review: Joey Negro's Z Records have a remarkable knack for knocking out vintage compilation after vintage compilation. Here though, they've really discovered a rare niche of unmined gold courtesy of Nuphonic's David Hill who acts as selector. As Hill explains "gospel music has often followed trends in secular music" and this album captures 24 attempts of gospel getting on the disco and boogie trains. Highlights include the hiNRG longing of "I Need You", the electro-soul of "Love Is The Message" and the piano & strings frenzy of "Awake O Zion".

MOPLEN

Moplen Chops

Chopshop

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CHOPDIGI 023
03 May 13

Ma Foom Bey (edit) - (6:27) 117 BPM

Ain't Nothin' Goin' On (edit) - (9:09) 108 BPM

Cavern (edit) - (6:59) 116 BPM

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Review: Here Chopshop welcome Moplen to their clan with an introductory EP of re-jigs. It's an impressive start: "Ma Foom Bey" is brooding Afro house with a slightly Chi-town undercurrent, 80s disco staple "Ain't Nothin Goin On But The Rent" gets a respectful nip and tuck while "Cavern" ends things with a way-out and noodley adaptation of Liquid Liquid's "Cavern".

CAPITAN FUTURO/DAVE GERRARD/DJ BUTCHER/ILL ADVISED

Chopshop Music Turns Me On Vol 2

Chopshop

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CHOPDIGI 020
01 Mar 13

Capitan Futuro - "Love Me Crazy" - (5:47) 112 BPM

Dave Gerrard - "Twisted Message" (DJ Butcher mix) - (5:45) 101 BPM

DJ Butcher - "However Do You Want Me" - (5:09) 104 BPM

Ill Advised - "Superstition" - (5:18) 98 BPM

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Played by: DJ Butcher (Chopshop Music), Andy Warburton, Homegroove Project, Franz, Fingerman, Juno Recommends Disco, Disco B, Joseph Terruel, Futurewife, Peza, Dynamicron (Los Grandes/Our Nights), Spilt Milk, Nu Disco Fever

Review: With a sly wink and a beckoning wave of the hand, Chopshop invite us into their boudoir for another seductive trip into slinky rework territory. As usual, many bases are covered. Captain Futuro kicks things off with "Love Me Crazy", a slo-mo disco-flecked hip-hop head-nodder. Label supremo DJ Butcher turns Dave Gerard's "Twisted Message" (a sneaky bootleg version of the Furious Five classic) into a disco funk-breaks smasher, before laying down some revivalist rare groove fun in the shape of his own "However Do You Want Me" (a rework of Soul II Soul's "Back To Life"). A decidedly sensual package is completed by the misty-eyed headiness of Ill Advised "Superstition" (yep, a remake of that "Superstitition").

RAYKO

Enjoy Your Life

Undercover Operations

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UOPS 004
03 May 13

Enjoy Your Life (edit) - (7:02) 110 BPM

Emotion (edit) - (7:16) 115 BPM

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Played by: The Funk Hunters, Grass Green, Lazy Kiss

Review: Given how many re-edit releases he's had over the last few years, you have to wonder whether Rayko will soon run out of fresh scalpel material. Thankfully, he's not reached the 'barrel-scraping' stage, as this breezy two-tracker proves. "Enjoy Your Life" is the epitome of summery disco-soul, all shuffling beats, addictive vocals, darting strings and wiggly funk guitars; it's the sort of thing that should be booming out of a boat party soundsystem somewhere in the Adriatic. "Emotion", meanwhile, sees Rayki return to his love of electrofunk drums, turning a synth bass-laden disco jam into a touchy-feely instrumental delight.

MIDIMAN

Dreams Come True

Pole Position Recordings

PPR 046
06 May 13

For The Sake Of Love (Midiman remix) - (6:34) 118 BPM

For The Sake Of Love (feat Anturage) - (6:08) 120 BPM

Dreams Come True - (6:43) 117 BPM

Come To Me - (6:38) 118 BPM

Come To Me (Anturage & Lrman remix) - (6:52) 121 BPM

Come To Me (Blood Groove & Kikis remix) - (7:09) 123 BPM

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Played by: Rony Breaker, P A U L I E

Review: Those with a keen eye for detail will note that Midiman is a name of a range of midi controllers and soundcards. It's also the chosen pseudonym of Russian deep house upstarts Lenya Goosey and Sergey Silvertone. Here, they pop up on Pole Position with six tracks of super-smooth deep house. Their style is fluid and melodic, seemingly taking influence from Russian nu-Balearic disco and classic US deep house. The electrofunk-influenced shuffler "Come To Me" is our pick, though the dreamier "For The Sake Of Love" (available in two sparkling versions) and similarly disco-influenced beach house groover "Dreams Come True" run it close.

RAHAAN/ZERNELL/TIM MCALLISTER

Grimy Edits Vol 6

Grimy Edits

GRIME 006
13 May 13

Rahaan - "Rebound" - (7:59) 129 BPM

Zernell & Rahaan - "What!" - (6:12) 123 BPM

Tim McAllister - "I Need Help!" - (10:49) 124 BPM

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Review: The highly anticipated release of Grimy Edits Vol. 6 is here with the type of monster edits you'd expect from GRIMY! On this sixth volume of the popular edit series you have Veteran Chicago DJs Zernell & Rahaan bringing the heat with Rahaan's supercharged version of Rebound as the 1st track, coupled with the Zernell - Rahaan collaboration of an obscure B-side Latin Disco / Break Beat Jam perfectly titled WHAT! Joined on the flip side of the release is veteran edit master Tim McAllister of M.I.L.C. Music fame who takes a lesser known JB 7" and transforms it into the dance foor killer titled "I Need Help!".

REVERSO 68

Baa Boo/Piano 89

Is It Balearic

IIB 023
05 Apr 13

Baa Boo - (6:26) 88 BPM

Piano 89 - (5:30) 120 BPM

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Played by: The Groovers, Justin Winks (Casio Social Club), Chris Coco, Juno Recommends Disco, Lesale, Willo, Lazy Kiss, Vinyladdicted

DEEP & DISCO/ALKALINO/DEBONAIR/JOHNWAYNES

Ruff N Stuff

Whiskey Disco

WD 13
22 Oct 12

Deep & Disco - "Hitney Whouston" - (6:17) 114 BPM

Alkalino - "Ruff N' Stuff" - (8:17) 113 BPM

Debonair - "Mellow Mellow" - (7:16) 110 BPM

Johnwaynes - "Number 1" - (7:37) 105 BPM

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Review: This release reads like a re-edit producer's convention, with four different artists all delivering their own unique takes on selections from disco's past. "Hitney Wouston" is Deep & Disco's funky tech-house take on "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" by you know who. It's an enthralling version that competes with Girls On Top's all-time reworking from back in the day. Alkalino's "Ruff N' Stuff" is a killer blend of throbbing bass, cowbells and a retro rap. Debonair's "Mellow Mellow" features a mesmerising, heavily filtered string loop and lots of disco lasers. Retro-house don Jonewaynes wraps things up with the looped slice of shimmering Balearica that is "Number 1".

VARIOUS

Futurism Shades Of Space

ISM

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ISM 026X
25 Mar 13

Bonar Bradberry - "This Way Up" - (7:15) 112 BPM

Spektrum - "Ambush In Istanbul" (Kiwi remix) - (6:46) 124 BPM

St Petersburgh Disco Spin Club - "Pardonnez Moi Pour Mon Francais" - (6:22) 117 BPM

Mannmade Music - "Listen Up" - (6:43) 116 BPM

Ron Basejam - "Is The Word" (PBR Streetgang remix) - (10:26) 119 BPM

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Played by: B-Jam, Dave Lee / Joey Negro, Tronik Youth - No Dice Edits, Sleazy Mcqueen, Yam Who?, Superbreak, Sw, Maurice Aymard, Benny Badge (Freekwency/Nite Class), Peza, Dynamicron (Los Grandes/Our Nights), Willo, Monkey Boots, Thomass Jackson

Review: ISM Records' two Futurism EPs have proved so popular that label boss Yam Who has decided to use them as the inspiration for an expansive compilation of previously unreleased gems. Unlike the label's other popular strand, Midnight Riot, there's always been a bit more of an open-minded, eclectic feel about the Futurism releases. This is no different. Whilst rooted in nu-disco and deep house, Futurism: Shades of Space also touches on 21st century jazz-funk (Manmademusic), bongo-laden spiritual house (Nu Ak's "Fly Away"), fluid garage (Nega Tiv's excellent "Liquid Call"), woozy Balearica (Ben La Desh and Plan DAqua), block party boogie (Questlife feat Wildstyle, Freekwency) and nu-jazz (Hamish Balfour). More importantly, the quality threshold remains high throughout.

LTJ XPERIENCE

Ain't Nothing But A Groove

IRMA Italy

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IRM 1008
10 Apr 13

What I Feel - (6:52) 94 BPM

Discover Me - (8:01) 95 BPM

Funk Is On - (9:06) 100 BPM

Get Down - (7:18) 100 BPM

Vuoto Beat - (6:37) 104 BPM

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Played by: Dicky Trisco, Visti, Homegroove Project, Billy Bogus, Cloned In Vatican!, Venice Beach, Juno Recommends Disco, Disco B, Joseph Terruel, Get Down Edits, Dynamicron (Los Grandes/Our Nights)

Review: Having found success blending chopped-up disco and soul cuts with head-nodding house rhythms, Luca Trevisi is in no rush the flip the script. Then again, why should he be? As this second collection of shuffling disco/soul/house blends proves, nobody else does head-nodding slo-mo and midtempo groovery quite as well. Ain't Nothing But A Groove offers few surprises, but a whole heap of excellent, floor-friendly productions (some, such as the brilliant "Get Down", which have previously been released as singles). While the balance between disco, funk, soul and house changes throughout - the jazzy "Vuonto Beat", for example, is almost a straight-up murky deep house cut - Trevisi's wonderful way with grooves constantly impresses.

P A U L I E

Spread Love

Super Trooper

ST 004
06 May 13

Spread Love - (7:14) 120 BPM

Spread Love (Rambla Boys remix) - (6:56) 120 BPM

Spread Love (Holmes Price remix) - (7:56) 117 BPM

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Played by: P A U L I E, Disco Doubles

SELLOUTS/DEEP&DISCO/MANUEL SAHAGUN/THE NOODLEMAN

Editorial Waxed: 05

Editorial

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ED-WAX 005
10 Apr 13

Sellouts - "Satisfy" - (7:15) 102 BPM

Deep&Disco - "Otis Held Tight" - (6:14) 103 BPM

Manuel Sahagun - "So Good" - (5:28) 108 BPM

The Noodleman - "3rd Time" - (7:28) 95 BPM

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Played by: Fingerman, Cloned In Vatican!, Superbreak, Venice Beach, Juno Recommends Disco, Jkriv (Deep And Disco/Razor-N-Tape), B.g. Baarregaard, Monkey Boots

Review: Nu disco re-edit label Editorial seem to be continuing on their recent deep slo-mo direction. Their fifth label comp/EP sees them in fine fettle, with Sellouts delivering the deep n loopy "Satisfy" (a deceptively powerful dancefloor builder), Deep&Disco's "Otis Held Tight" is a beautifully sparse yet soulful outing, Manuel Shagun's "So Good" provides an amazing glammy disco stomp, riddled with samples and all the better for it, while the party winds up with the cruising blue sky funk of The Noodleman's "3rd Time".

DISCO TECH

First Pressure EP

DiscoDat

DD 001
11 Apr 12

Papa Was Rollin' Stoned - (5:21) 122 BPM

Feelin' Love - (8:04) 124 BPM

Love Inside - (4:26) 110 BPM

Cover Me - (6:30) 122 BPM

Dare Me - (5:13) 113 BPM

Grease Iz The Word - (5:29) 115 BPM

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Played by: Jimmythetwin, Dicky Trisco, Fuzzbox Inc, Andrea Rucci, Chris Deepak, Disco Tech, Juno Recommends Disco, Chas Bronz, Tasun, Vladislav Moustache Love, Martin Brodin, Dirty Mckenzie, Joseph Terruel, Dynamicron (Los Grandes/Our Nights), Heion, Juno Best Sellers 2012, Jona Saucedo

VARIOUS

V's Edits vol 2

Vehicle

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VHR 015
29 May 12

Wetty Bright - "Slip & Do It" (V Feels So Good edit) - (5:56) 105 BPM

Marvin - "I Know Your Ego" (V Gentle edit) - (7:00) 120 BPM

Incredible Watson - "Booty Ooty" (V Checked The Sub - Found acid edit) - (7:22) 118 BPM

The Windsiders - "I Like Your Snuff" (V Disco Boogie edit) - (7:30) 120 BPM

The B-Boys - "G-Vibrations" (V dub edit) - (6:51) 95 BPM

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Review: The mysterious V has got some balls. You see, it's common practice in re-edit circles to steer clear of certain big tunes and artists. V clearly didn't get the memo, because this second volume of party-hearty, floor-filling reworks contains sneaky dubs of tracks by Steve Miller (a smile-inducing version of "Fly Like An Eagle"), the Sex Pistols (a filter-heavy tweak of "Anarchy In The UK"), The Lovin' Spoonful ("Summer In The City") and The Beach Boys ("Good Vibrations", which gets a weirdly breaksy Balearic rework). Better, though, are the versions of the more disco and funk-inclined material. His Betty Wright rework ("Slip & Do It") is particularly magical.

GREDITS/ELEF/THE CANDY DEALERS/ILLYUS

Six Million Ways To Fly EP

Sccucci Manucci

SCCUCCI 006
01 Apr 13

Gredits - "Doin' It Deep" - (6:27) 108 BPM

Elef - "Lazy Liz" - (6:06) 120 BPM

The Candy Dealers - "Time Machine" - (6:30) 117 BPM

Illyus - "Movin' House" - (6:54) 124 BPM

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Review: Volume Six of the esteemed Sccucci Manucci operation sees the Tom Selleck of disco flecked house rack up the air miles with an international cast of talent contributing. Contemporary disco connoisseurs should be fully aware of Gredits, the Swedish producer with previous on the Basic Fingers label; "Doing It Deep" does it right, seductively teasing out a killer looped up disco groove that gets more flirtatious with every listen. German dwelling Greek producer Elef takes us into classicist house terrain with the infectious bump and shuffle of "Lazy Liz", whilst a long promised Sccucci weapon from The Candy Dealers (aka Christian Malloni & Jay West also sees release. Glaswegian Illyus rounds out the EP, as he returns for a second bite of the Manucci cherry with the late night dubby house goodness of "Movin House".

MARC ROMBOY & BLAKE BAXTER

The Art Of Sound

Systematic Germany

SYST1006-6
10 May 13

The Art Of Sound (version 1) - (6:36) 118 BPM

The Art Of Sound (version 2) - (7:20) 118 BPM

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Review: It appears that Systematic label boss Marc Romboy and his Chicago veteran old pal Blake Baxter have got lost on a road trip. We can just see them now, in a Delorean and struggling with maps and compasses before exiting the vehicle to find themselves in Paris circa 1998. Yep "The Art Of Sound" sees the normally jack-obsessed producers explore the whole French touch sound, and it largely works - the main version being faster, vocal and less retro. Version 2 though is all about looping and filtering those disco samples to within an inch of their lives!

ANDRE BRATTEN

Be A Man You Ant

Full Pupp Norway

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FPLP 009
06 May 13

Be A Man You Ant - (6:24) 115 BPM

Reidars Theme - (6:28) 115 BPM

Aegis - (8:56) 118 BPM

Libra - (6:57) 116 BPM

Stille Sortie - (4:27) 112 BPM

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Played by: Dionigi

Review: Prins Thomas' Full Pupp label seems to excel at finding hitherto unknown Norwegian disco talent. Here, it offers up the debut full-length from Oslo native Andre Bratten, who apparently shares studio space with Lindstrom and Todd Terje. Comparisons with both producers are understandable; Be A Man You Ant's shimmering vintage synths, stargazing melodies and chugging space disco grooves (particularly those on the intoxicating "Aegis") are reminiscent of both producers' early work. It's already been pointed out that "Libra" shares an aesthetic with Terje's "Inspector Norse", while the quirky "Still Sertie" and mutant funk oddity "I Am Square" bear all the hallmarks of a Six Cups of Rebel B-side. Clearly, Bratten is a talent to watch.

NELUE

Nelue Reworks Vol 3

Groove Democracy

GD 08
29 Apr 13

Nothing Compares 2 U (Nelue rework) - (6:17) 120 BPM

Walkers (Nelue rework) - (5:50) 113 BPM

The Real Deal (Nelue rework) - (5:12) 116 BPM

All My Love (Nelue edit) - (6:29) 107 BPM

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Played by: The Glue

Review: Nelue is a man who knows which side his disco toast is buttered on: the floor-friendly party side. As such he doesn't hold back; Sinead O'Connor's definitive version of Prince's "Nothing Compares 2 U" gets whisked up in a whoosh-filled blender and arrives back in bouncey, housey form. Stevie Wonder gets a furious electro-disco makeover on "Walkers" and elsewhere "The Real Deal" is attitude-heavy electroboogie and "All My Love" is an emotionally stirring anthem with belting female vocals.

DJ MOAR

West Philly EP

Diggin Deeper

DDR 0001
22 Apr 13

West Philly - (3:49) 115 BPM

Bass N' Key - (6:07) 117 BPM

New Star - (4:33) 107 BPM

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Played by: B-Jam, Venice Beach, Peza, Monkey Boots, Vinyladdicted

Review: Venice Beach's DJ Moar goes it alone again for the latest in his long line of classy disco re-edit EPs. The Philly in the title betrays his love of those string arrangements best found here in the lazy disco-rock of the title track. "Bass N Key" instead fuses slap bass funk, mellow keys and dreamy synths, but the highlight here is the almost warped deep and spacey loops of "New Star".

VARIOUS

More Legendary Edits

Legendary Sound Research

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LSR 004D
18 Jun 12

Khidja - "Candid Day For Love" - (5:59) 120 BPM

Alkalino - "Give Me Your Love" - (6:10) 115 BPM

Andrei - "Let's Go Raw" - (5:37) 115 BPM

Rayko - "Wait (Sunny Delight)" - (6:55) 111 BPM

Richmed - "Do Your Thang" - (6:30) 118 BPM

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Played by: B-Jam, Aliooft (Foto Rec.), Mannmade Music, Superbreak, Alkalino, Juno Recommends Disco, Tasun, Sccucci Manucci, Trujillo, Joseph Terruel, The Legendary 1979 Orchestra, Ruben & Ra, Dynamicron (Los Grandes/Our Nights), Heion

Review: Having impressed with the first collection of re-edits earlier in 2012, the Legendary 1979 Orchestra gather together more floor-friendly reworks from friends and associates on their own Legendary Sound Research imprint. With different tempos, sounds and styles at play, it's a well-rounded collection. Contrast, for example, the tough 80s-electro-goes house vibes of Legendary 1979 Orchestra's "Burning" and the slow, soulful bump of 78 Edits' "Can't Have My Love". Or, for that matter, the breezy party vibes of Andrei's "Let's Go Raw" and the heavy funk of Richmed's "Do Your Thang". There's also some more 80s disco tweakery from Spanish edit workhorse Rayko.

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In The Air Tonight

That's What We Do!

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TWWDWL 001
03 May 13

In The Air - (8:38) 95 BPM

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Played by: Joseph Terruel, Dynamicron (Los Grandes/Our Nights), Kono Vidovic

CRAZY P

Stop Space Return

20:20 Vision

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VIS 170CD
01 Jan 08

Stop Space Return - (5:19) 115 BPM

Lie Lost - (6:01) 115 BPM

Caught Up - (6:23) 120 BPM

Never Gonna Reach Me - (7:12) 98 BPM

In & Out - (5:05) 118 BPM

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Played by: DJ Butcher (Chopshop Music), Claudio Giordano

HOLY GHOST

Dumb Disco Ideas

DFA US

DFA 2386
14 May 13

Dumb Disco Ideas - (8:03) 124 BPM

Dumb Disco Ideas (instrumental) - (7:53) 124 BPM

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THE GAFF

Katakana Edits Vol 7

Katakana Edits

KE 9007
15 Oct 12

Mambo No 5 - (3:14) 104 BPM

Funny Saga - (4:56) 119 BPM

High Life - (4:55) 120 BPM

Zamboozee - (3:42) 96 BPM

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Review: For the uninitiated, The Gaff is a Canada-based DJ, producer and prodigious maker of "party breaks" - shorthand for re-edits and reworks that should appeal for those DJs for whom loose rhythms are of more interest than a straight 4/4 pulse. This first contribution to the digital-only Katakana Edits series is full of funk and soul-laden jams with heavy but snappy drums. There's a global feel, too, with excellent forays into afro-funk ("High Life") and Latin beats ("Mambo Number 5"). While all four tracks are carefully tuned to the needs of dancefloors, the afro-flecked disco-funk grooves of "Funny Saga" stands out.

LATE NITE TUFF GUY

Dessert Island Discs 009

Dessert Island Discs

DID 009 D
23 Mar 12

I Don't Like Acid - (6:15) 110 BPM

You Got Me Groovin' - (6:33) 103 BPM

I Got So Much Love - (5:32) 112 BPM

One Nite In A Disco (GW rework by Greg Wilson) - (7:08) 112 BPM

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MAX JONES

Arabian Nightmare

Our Nights Recordings

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NIGHTSD 003
13 May 13

Arabian Nightmare - (5:21) 114 BPM

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Played by: Dynamicron (Los Grandes/Our Nights)

KATZUMA

Headcuts #2

Katzuma

KTZDIGI 002
10 May 13

Where I'm Coming From - (5:52) 105 BPM

Where I'm Coming From (LTJ Xperience remix) - (8:34) 105 BPM

All Across The Land - (6:07) 123 BPM

All Across The Land (Al Kent Ghettotastic remix) - (8:48) 123 BPM

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Played by: Fingerman, Dionigi, Get Down Edits

ALKALINO

Editz

Audaz

ADULTERY 015
25 Apr 13

Love That Funk - (5:58) 115 BPM

There - (6:36) 115 BPM

Give U Up - (7:15) 122 BPM

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Played by: Dario Piana, Superbreak, Alkalino

Review: Lino 'Alkalino' Rodriguez is getting straight to the point with the title of the latest release on his own Audaz label. The music featured also has a similar no-nonsense attitude, being all attention grabbing party starters. "Love That Funk" is an excellent electro-disco-boogie banger with an underlying hi-NRG feel. Ronnie Law's classic, "Always There", is subtly retweaked in sensitive fashion and likewise for Mystic Merlin's storming "Just Can't Give You Up".

BALDELLI/DIONIGI

Cosmic Efficacy

Quantistic Division