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GDE 004
20 May 13

Get Down Edits - "S' Punk" (Deo Groove) - (6:30) 118 BPM

Fingerman - "Too Much" - (7:00) 112 BPM

Get Down Edits - "Heaven Sent" - (6:52) 103 BPM

Deadly Sins - "I Left My Heart" - (6:35) 114 BPM

Jay Ru - "Nothing (In This World)" - (7:04) 93 BPM

Dave Gerrard - "People Of The World" - (6:51) 105 BPM

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Played by: Fingerman, Cloned In Vatican!, Disco B, Get Down Edits, Vinyladdicted

Review: It seems that the nu-disco trend of re-edits is one that just keeps growing. Everyone from Siberia to Greece is doing it, and now the fever has spread to Ireland too in the form of the Get Down Edits label. Thankfully these guys don't (usually) pick the obvious stuff - Fingerman samples Luther Vandross' "Never Too Much" on "Too Much" so they lose points for that, but generally it's all good jazzy, funky retro jams.

VARIOUS

Midnight Riot Volume 4

Midnight Riot

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MRD 003
06 May 13

Ed Wizard & Disco Double Dee - "Love Dance" - (5:56) 116 BPM

Yambee - "Blacker" (Joey Negro remix) - (5:40) 116 BPM

Caserta - "Get Down" - (6:36) 108 BPM

Doc Jam - "The Party (Move On)" - (5:32) 105 BPM

LTJ Experience - "Posin" - (6:34) 106 BPM

DJ Butcher - "Grab A Girl" - (6:12) 110 BPM

Deadly Sins - "Here We Go Again" - (5:54) 95 BPM

Peza - "Turn Off The Lights" - (6:42) 98 BPM

Dan Butler - "Why Must It Be" - (9:13) 96 BPM

Chip Chabrelle - "Got The Body" - (5:32) 110 BPM

Rayko - "Night" - (8:48) 113 BPM

The Glue - "Places" - (6:27) 120 BPM

Shit Hot Soundsystem - "Bashful" - (7:12) 120 BPM

B Jam - "River" - (7:01) 120 BPM

BG Baarregaard - "I?ll Be Your Shining Star" - (6:30) 110 BPM

Beaten Space Probe - "Fly A Night" - (7:52) 116 BPM

Fingerman - "Marlenas Groove" - (7:56) 116 BPM

Wish & Consyn - "Singular Breaks" - (6:41) 108 BPM

Heion - "Change Ahead" - (6:56) 112 BPM

Ilya Santana - "Trying Over" - (5:31) 114 BPM

Niccolo Cupo - "Keep Comin Back" - (6:58) 110 BPM

Colbourne - "Fireflys Desire" - (7:28) 111 BPM

Jay Ru - "Toooo Late" - (6:30) 94 BPM

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Played by: B-Jam, DJ Butcher (Chopshop Music), Fingerman, Yam Who?, Jayl Funk, Downtown Party Network, The Funk Hunters, The Glue, Shota Tanaka (Beaten Space Probe), Weedyman, Caserta, Peza, Get Down Edits, Dynamicron (Los Grandes/Our Nights), Lesale, B.g. Baarregaard, Grass Green

Review: Arriving at a fourth Midnight Riot label compilation in little over a year is no mean feat for Yam Who?'s ISM operation, and the key to their success lies in the diversity of sounds you can include within the overarching theme of nocturnal grooves. And of course the high standard of artists that contribute, with this bumper 23 track selection no different as Yam Who? call on some respected names to contribute; seeing the likes of Joey Negro, Ilya Santana, Rakyo and LTJ Experience puts you at ease as you know you are in good hands - the Negro edit of Yambee's Ballistic Brothers classic "Blacker" is a notable highlight. Yet the fact these established names don't overshadow the contributions of lesser known Midnight Riot newcomers such as Dan Butler and Caserta - indeed the latter Boston based producer provides perhaps the best example of a 'nocturnal groove' with his slow burning, beat down house cut "Get Down".

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

Headman - "It Rough" (Chicken Lips remix) - (8:05) 120 BPM

Baldelli - "Phobos" - (4:56) 124 BPM

DJ Steef - "Venusian Missing" - (5:45) 118 BPM

The Glimmers - "Awake" - (6:48) 129 BPM

Munk - "Keep My Secret" (Jacques Renault remix) - (6:02) 119 BPM

Mercury - "Man" - (7:28) 119 BPM

The Barking Dogs - "Your High" (feat Tom Trago) - (6:18) 120 BPM

Telonius - "Control" - (5:03) 119 BPM

The Deadstock 33s - "Tic Tic Toc" - (4:54) 127 BPM

Various - "100% Gomma" (continuous DJ mix by Jacques Renault) - (1:00:14) 120 BPM

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

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V's Edits Vol 5

Vehicle

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, B-Dub, 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".

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, Jeremy Glenn, 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.

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: Pablo Contraband (Disco Deviant), Alessandro Otiz, Disco B

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".

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, Disco B, Joseph Terruel, Dynamicron (Los Grandes/Our Nights), Grass Green, Vinyladdicted

Late Night Tales: After Dark (unmixed tracks)

BILL BREWSTER/VARIOUS

Late Night Tales: After Dark (unmixed tracks)

Late Night Tales

buy whole release (19 tracks) from ~~$28.31~~ $13.49

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

TBS - "Extraterrestrial Manouevres In The Dark" (feat Jamalski) - (4:31) 105 BPM

Jamiroquai - "Alright" (DJ version excursion) - (6:47) 106 BPM

The Doves - "Compulsion" (Padded Cell remix) - (7:30) 105 BPM

Coober Pedy University Band - "Moon Plain" - (7:20) 109 BPM

Jamie Lloyd - "Movin' In" (Brennan Green mix) - (8:03) 107 BPM

Fernando Pulichino - "Best Is Yet To Come" - (6:33) 111 BPM

Martin Kershaw - "Keep On Pokin'" - (8:46) 111 BPM

M - "Machistador" - (8:04) 112 BPM

Karma - "Beach Towel" (I:Cube mix) - (10:10) 111 BPM

Zed Bias - "Koolade" (feat Toddla T & MDcL) - (6:28) 112 BPM

Beans & Company - "The Go Go" - (6:11) 115 BPM

Tad Wily - "After Dark" - (6:29) 114 BPM

Herbest Moon - "Blow Your Body" (Deep Space dub) - (8:27) 120 BPM

Asha Puthli - "Space Talk" - (5:39) 100 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.

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, Vinyladdicted

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.

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!

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

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?

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.

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: DJ Butcher (Chopshop Music), Cloned In Vatican!, Pablo Contraband (Disco Deviant), In Flagranti, Joseph Terruel, Kono Vidovic, Grass Green, Monkey Boots, Vinyladdicted, 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.

CHEWY RUBS

Presenting ScratchandSniff

Chewy

CR 004
22 May 13

Music and Light (Scratchandsniff re-rub) - (6:00) 100 BPM

Everybody Get Down (Scratchandsniff re-rub) - (7:35) 130 BPM

You Can Get Over (Scratchandsniff re-rub) - (8:18) 137 BPM

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Played by: Vinyladdicted

Review: On a retro TV show, Imagination singer Lee John discussed how everybody thought they were an impossibly glamourous an beautifully produced American soul act...until they learnt that they were from Brixton. After that they were just dismissed as a camp joke. Thankfully the passing of time has proved them to be the former, resulting in many respectful tributes, if maybe one too many unnecessary re-edits. Also included are retweaks of Alphonse Mouzon's wonderful "Everybody Get Down" and the electro-squiggles/funk of Stephanie Mills' "You Can Get Over".

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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Played by: Disco B

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.

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Permanent Vacation Safari 2

Permanent Vacation Germany

buy whole release (30 tracks) from ~~$44.70~~ $15.99

PERMVACS 2
17 May 13

Sally Shapiro - "I'll Be By Your Side" (Tensnake remix - Pete Herbert dub) - (6:48) 118 BPM

40 Thieves feat Qzen - "Don't Turn It Off" (Greg Wilson version) - (6:27) 117 BPM

Mirror People - "Echo Life" (Social Disco club remix) - (7:03) 115 BPM

Ilya Santana - "Discotized" - (9:06) 114 BPM

Antena - "Seaside Weekend" (Escort remix) - (6:13) 102 BPM

Parallel Dance Ensemble - "Occupied" (Salax Peep Show remix) - (5:53) 110 BPM

Duliatten Disco Dandia - "Surat Surfin" - (3:50) 113 BPM

John Talabot - "Afrika" - (7:33) 114 BPM

Pional - "Alabama Dice" - (5:32) 112 BPM

Argy - "Tari Tari" - (5:21) 123 BPM

DMX Krew - "The Game" - (3:05) 123 BPM

Hard Ton - "Music" - (3:54) 124 BPM

Kacic Kullmann's Five - "Terjelator" - (4:40) 126 BPM

Pollyester - "German Love Letter" (Hal Tabac remix) - (7:31) 115 BPM

Antena - "Joppo + Eno" (Pink Alert re-rub) - (7:37) 107 BPM

Parallel Dance Ensemble - "Shopping Cart" (Spectacles Spectacular remix) - (7:13) 120 BPM

Midnight Magic - "Drop Me A Line" (Mano Le Tough remix) - (7:20) 118 BPM

Permanent Vacation - "Zuckerhut" (TBD remix) - (8:54) 123 BPM

Black Van - "Express" - (7:23) 110 BPM

Gianni Rossi - "Murder" - (4:43) 81 BPM

Jacob Korn - "Grosskariert" - (6:45) 123 BPM

Ryan Power - "Is It Happening?" (Bostro Pesopeo remix) - (9:14) 120 BPM

Tevo Howard - "Foreigner" - (7:07) 123 BPM

Roots Unit - "Walter's Paas" - (6:20) 122 BPM

John Talabot - "Matilda's Dream" (Jacques Renault remix) - (6:40) 120 BPM

Wolfram feat Haddaway - "Thing Called Love" (Kink dub) - (7:06) 120 BPM

Bostro Pesopeo - "Falls" (Live version) - (7:15) 118 BPM

Lullabies In The Dark - "Song For Marie & Elise" - (6:16) 126 BPM

Antena - "Bye Bye Papaye" (Lexx remix) - (4:52) 71 BPM

Sally Shapiro - "Let It Show" (Low Motion disco remix) - (6:38) 98 BPM

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Played by: Permanent Vacation

VARIOUS

V's Edits Vol 1

Vehicle

buy whole release (7 tracks) from ~~$10.43~~ $8.29

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

Stevie - "Wonder's Highest Grounds" (V Clap & Bass edit) - (5:17) 123 BPM

Aifferson J-Plane - "Some Body 2 Love" (V edit) - (3:58) 130 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.

JKRIV/FEZA/KINKY BOOTS/SONICVIBE/DJ BUTCHER

Sunday Brunch

Editorial

buy whole release (5 tracks) from ~~$10.02~~ $9.44

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.

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".

VARIOUS

Black Lace Vol 5

Los Grandes

buy whole release (8 tracks) from ~~$11.92~~ $9.29

GRAN 017
11 Mar 13

Dynamicron - "Yes It Is" - (6:24) 100 BPM

Brevil - "Sexy" - (5:52) 108 BPM

Jay Ru - "It's Not Over (Remember The Good Times)" - (7:14) 115 BPM

VinylAddicted - "No Doubt" (Never Lies edit) - (6:04) 103 BPM

PCJ Project - "I Like Sound" (Groove Intrigo rework) - (5:31) 102 BPM

DJ Butcher - "Take A Chance With Me" - (6:20) 120 BPM

Nicko Marineli - "The Man" (66 edit) - (8:20) 120 BPM

Craxi Disco - "Jerusalem" (Chariots Of Fire edit) - (5:42) 106 BPM

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Played by: DJ Butcher (Chopshop Music), Gazeebo, Fingerman, Superbreak, Juno Recommends Disco, Shota Tanaka (Beaten Space Probe), Vladislav Moustache Love, Disco B, Joseph Terruel, Get Down Edits, Dynamicron (Los Grandes/Our Nights), Ramsey Hercules, Vinyladdicted, Albacore

Review: Nope, this ain't the return of mulleted 80s duo Black Lace, it's the latest comp from Dynamicron's Latino-centric nu-disco label Los Grandes. Once again they've searched high and low to gather the hottest re-edits. Highlights this time include Brevil's sultry sweaty "Sexy", Vinyladdicted's shocking percussion-led rework of 'cough', Jimmy Nail's "Ain't No Doubt", PCJ's baddass 70s disco rock freakout "I Like The Sound", DJ Butcher's faithful take on Mister Flaggio's Italo disco masterpiece "Take A Chance", and Craxi Disco's seductive and proggy synth-disco epic "Jerusalem".

THE BRAND NEW HEAVIES

Dunk Your Trunk Remixed

Pedigree Cuts

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, Vinyladdicted, Disco Doubles

ANDRAS

Embasy Cafe

Dopeness Galore Holland

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DG 11001
17 May 13

Romance - (6:45) 114 BPM

Running Late - (4:58) 114 BPM

Waitingâ?¦ - (1:16) 110 BPM

What They Say - (5:48) 114 BPM

Slow Dope - (3:39) 98 BPM

After The Rain - (3:11) 115 BPM

Rhythm Ace - (3:25) 92 BPM

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Played by: S22

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".

EDIT MURPHY

Metro

Smoke N Mirrors

SNM-035
21 May 13

Metro - (7:28) 120 BPM

California Love - (6:16) 113 BPM

Steppin' - (5:34) 115 BPM

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Played by: Downtown Party Network

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: DJ Butcher (Chopshop Music), 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.

NORTHERN HORIZONS

Never Too Much

That's What We Do!

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TWWD 002
17 May 13

Never Too Much - (8:55) 110 BPM

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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".

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").

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

Jamie L - "Rough Jammm Yo" - (8:08) 120 BPM

Michelle Manetti - "Give It Up" (Ruben & Ra remix) - (6:52) 120 BPM

Nu Ak - "Fly Away" - (6:54) 115 BPM

Adolfo Velayos - "The Taste" - (7:31) 120 BPM

Rubinskee - "Sources" (The Dead Rose Music Company remix) - (6:44) 118 BPM

Nega Tiv - "Liquid Call" - (5:04) 124 BPM

Ex Friendly - "Shokran" - (8:12) 80 BPM

Odyssey - "Aint No Stoppin Us Now" (Ron Basejam remix) - (7:10) 119 BPM

Gemini Bros - "Jocko" (DJ Rocca Eurodiscodub) - (5:58) 120 BPM

Ben La Desh & Plan DAqua - "Crackstate" - (6:54) 105 BPM

Yam Who? - "Dont You Want My Love" (feat Natasha Watts - Stupid Human mix) - (6:14) 120 BPM

Questlife - "What You Like" (feat Lola & Wildchild) - (6:20) 118 BPM

Freekwency - "By My Side" (feat Charli James) - (5:22) 111 BPM

Phunktastike - "Love Crisis" - (5:20) 110 BPM

Yambee - "SAM" - (7:25) 110 BPM

Genius Collective - "Stronger Than Me" - (6:09) 100 BPM

Hamish Balfour - "Believe" (feat Erik Rico) - (6:00) 108 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.

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!".

NATASHA WATTS

Go Slow (remixes)

Sedsoul

SED 6019
20 May 13

Go Slow (Mark Di Meo vocal mix) - (6:39) 122 BPM

Go Slow (Hard Groove Machine & Soulnvibes) - (7:27) 118 BPM

Go Slow (Other Soul Classic mix) - (6:46) 120 BPM

Go Slow (Mark Di Meo reprise) - (6:08) 122 BPM

Go Slow (Mark Di Meo instrumental) - (6:39) 122 BPM

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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

Sister Sledge - "He's The Greatest Dancer" - (6:08) 113 BPM

People's Choice - "Do It Anyway You Wanna Do It" - (3:13) 111 BPM

Sugarhill Gang - "Rappers Delight" - (3:33) 111 BPM

Chic - "I Want Your Love" - (6:50) 113 BPM

Toney D - "Funk It Up" (TD's original mix) - (5:27) 110 BPM

Earth Wind & Fire - "Let's Groove" - (4:03) 125 BPM

Labelle - "Lady Marmalade" - (3:13) 116 BPM

Montana Sextett - "Who Needs Enemies" - (8:01) 115 BPM

MFSB - "TSOP" - (5:41) 114 BPM

Doobie Brothers - "Long Train Running" - (3:39) 120 BPM

Stretch - "Why Did You Do It" - (3:54) 99 BPM

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ALKALINO

Braga Memories

Audaz

ADULTERY 016
23 May 13

Debussy - (6:29) 117 BPM

You Are - (8:28) 120 BPM

Sugar - (7:26) 116 BPM

Funked Up - (6:39) 120 BPM

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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.

TULIOXI

The Last Man In Florence

Cosmic Sumo Recordings

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SPCSR 009
20 May 13

Last Stop To Mars - (6:07) 100 BPM

Vediamoci (Let's Meet There) - (6:44) 120 BPM

Restaurant On The Moon - (1:37) 72 BPM

Gamberetti Rendez-Vous (feat Murakami) - (4:09) 110 BPM

The Cosm Box - (6:04) 114 BPM

La Mode Chez D'autres Especes - (5:35) 120 BPM

We Are Not Computers - (1:23) 101 BPM

Spacebongo - (4:35) 126 BPM

Mighty Blip - (5:44) 125 BPM

Rom (live) - (9:50) 115 BPM

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Played by: Dionigi

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

SMB - "Fly Like An Eagle" (V Slips Into The Future edit) - (5:19) 102 BPM

Pex Sistols - "Anarchy In The UK" (V Special edit) - (6:24) 131 BPM

The Laughing Spoonful - "Summer In The City" (V Somesynth edit) - (6:08) 110 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.

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, Cloned In Vatican!

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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Played by: DJ Butcher (Chopshop Music), Disco B

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".

HONG KONG SYNDIKAT & THE BALEARIC ORCHESTRA

Hey Sucker

Audaz

AUDAZ 015
23 May 13

Hey Sucker - (6:00) 99 BPM

Hey Sucker (Alkalino remix) - (7:24) 115 BPM

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Played by: Cloned In Vatican!

Review: Every so often, somebody comes along with a genius-like idea and turns some dusty gem into dancefloor gold. That's arguably the case with "Hey Sucker", a sneaky re-edit/rework of bizarre German '80s popsters Hong Kong Syndikat. The band specialized in making the sort of eccentric, off-kilter fare that could be described as 'Balearic', so it's fitting that it's their most wide-eyed moment - 1984 album track "Samba Olec" - getting the scalpel treatment. The virtual A-side sticks closely to the original, cutting, slicing and pasting in all the right places. It's the B-side - a jaunty but surprisingly subtle house re-imagining - that probably has more potential for crossover her success. Silly, but refreshingly so.

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

A JUS TED feat MISS BEE

Stay Up Here

Southern Fried

ECB 359D
20 May 13

Stay Up Here - (7:34) 113 BPM

Stay Up Here (dub mix) - (6:24) 113 BPM

Stay Up Here (Bonar Bradberry remix) - (7:04) 118 BPM

Stay Up Here (The Rhythm Odyssey mixture) - (7:51) 121 BPM

Stay Up Here (radio edit) - (3:30) 113 BPM

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Played by: Downtown Party Network, Jeremy Glenn

Review: Somnambulant sonic flavours abound as NY house duo make their debut on Southern Fried with "Stay Up Here". Swaying with delicate pianos yet pumping with a prominent acid hook and sparkling with Miss Bee's lush vocal, it's deep without any danger of limpness. Remix-wise both Bonar Bradberry and The Rhythm Odyssey deliver the goods. Bonar spaces things out a little and adds a trippier, more yearning edge to the groove while The Rhythm Odyssey (AKA Dean Meredith from Chicken Lips) dub-funks out the whole affair with a powerful synth bassline. Lovely.

ROBERTO CALZETTA/TWIN SOUL

Faith EP Remixes

Dikso

DIKSOF 013
20 May 13

Faith (LeSale remix) - (6:51) 119 BPM

Faith (Hannes Fischer remix) - (7:00) 121 BPM

Walk On Us (Marc Poppcke remix) - (7:30) 120 BPM

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Review: Through the medium of his Dikso imprint, Daniel Solar unveils these remixes of label stalwarts Robeto Calzetta and Twin Soul (aka Remco Custers - with a name like that why change it?!). On to the music and "Faith" gets a soft n smooth Mediterranean house workover by LeSale and a thick n creamy minimal house whisk up by Hannes Fischer. Elsewhere "Walk On Us" gets a muscular electro-house pump up by Marc Poppke.

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

I Am Square - (7:44) 120 BPM

Second Steepest - (2:37) 111 BPM

Links - (7:47) 96 BPM

Aegis (extended version) - (10:04) 118 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.

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

JKRIV/THE DISCO MACHINE

Make It Acid (Idjut Boys Mixes)

File Under Disco

FILEUNDERDISCO 05
15 Apr 13

Make It Acid (Idjut Boys mix) - (6:25) 122 BPM

Make It Acid (Idjut Boys bonus mix) - (3:48) 122 BPM

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Played by: Dicky Trisco, Sleazy Mcqueen, Fingerman, Cloned In Vatican!, Alexander Robotnick, Juno Recommends Disco, Jkriv (Deep And Disco/Razor-N-Tape), Peza, Monkey Boots

Review: To date, it's been with their carefully chosen remixes that File Under Disco has most impressed. Here, JKriv and the Disco Machine's recent "Make It Acid" gets a typically out-there dub disco makeover from the Idjut Boys. The veteran duo's remix pits dubbed-out disco drums and echo-laden vocals against a battery of acid field guns - all 303 tweakery, mind-melting riffery and undulating electronics. For those who navigate a course through the twin attractions of house and disco, it should be essential listening. The shorter "Bonus Mix", meanwhile, peppers a robust, cowbell-laden drum track with occasional blasts of eye-watering 303 madness.

JOHN CAMP

Credit Default Swap

HAKT Recordings

HAKT 002
20 May 13

All Ya Gotta Do (feat Mr Reed) - (6:10) 120 BPM

Micrhodesia - (6:38) 90 BPM

Credit Default Swap - (7:47) 112 BPM

Uh Huh (feat Mr Reed) - (7:24) 115 BPM

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Played by: Downtown Party Network, Jeremy Glenn

74 MILES AWAY

Gear Change

74 Miles Away

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MK 01
17 May 13

Looking Good - (3:49) 110 BPM

Brusseleiro - (5:51) 120 BPM

Nothing Is for Free - (4:59) 115 BPM

Little Fatima - (5:13) 120 BPM

Gear Change - (5:06) 85 BPM

Axel Foley - (6:54) 116 BPM

Sly - (3:47) 97 BPM

Seven Four - (5:21) 102 BPM

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ANDRE ESPEUT

Everybody

Imagenes

IMAGDIG 034
01 Apr 13

Everybody (Pete Herbert remix) - (6:28) 120 BPM

Everybody (Pete Herbert dub) - (6:10) 120 BPM

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Played by: DJ Friction (Germany), Los Charly's Orchestra, Juno Recommends Disco, J&m Brothers

LIONHEART BROTHERS

The Drift

Full Pupp Norway