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The Future Is Ours EP
CHOPDIGI 016
16 Nov 12
Disco/Nu-Disco
My Desire by Andrew Clarke on Chopshop Cue Track
Andrew Clarke - "My Desire" - (6:04) 116 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
Quested by Yam Who? on Chopshop Cue Track
Yam Who? - "Quested" - (5:24) 113 BPM
The Future Is Ours by DJ Butcher on Chopshop Cue Track
DJ Butcher - "The Future Is Ours" - (6:13) 118 BPM
House Of Fools by Appo on Chopshop Cue Track
Appo - "House Of Fools" - (8:08) 120 BPM
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Review: Re-edit heavy hitters Chopshop are back following their recent killer Greg Wilson/Groove Armada EP, and the big guns are out in force. Andrew Clarke is first up with "My Desire", an exotic funk bass and shimmering grand piano orgy. Then Yam Who? arrives at the party armed with "Quested": an immense synth-boogie looper that will slay you without even trying. Not to be outdone, DJ Butcher's "The Future Is Ours" risks weirding out the dancefloor with its twisted leftfield funk, and succeeds (possibly due to the dog barking bit). Lastly Appo ends with a classic: an arpeggiated disco cover of Chain Of Fools.
Chopshop Music Digital Release 06
CHOPDIGI 06
14 Oct 11
Disco/Nu-Disco
Humerus Groove by Andrew Yukon on Chopshop Cue Track
Andrew Yukon - "Humerus Groove" - (5:41) 101 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
Fired Up by Cazbee on Chopshop Cue Track
Cazbee - "Fired Up" - (5:46) 117 BPM
Axxeman by Drop Out Cutz on Chopshop Cue Track
Drop Out Cutz - "Axxeman" - (4:21) 92 BPM
Funky Games by DJ Butcher on Chopshop Cue Track
DJ Butcher - "Funky Games" - (4:00) 108 BPM
Won Doe by Ill Advised on Chopshop Cue Track
Ill Advised - "Won Doe" - (4:21) 103 BPM
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Appochop EP
CHOPDIGI 010
01 Jun 12
Disco/Nu-Disco
Appochop EP by Appo on Chopshop Cue Track
Getaway - (6:05) 100 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
Appochop EP by Appo on Chopshop Cue Track
Fantasy Island - (8:40) 90 BPM
Appochop EP by Appo on Chopshop Cue Track
Devil Woman - (6:10) 107 BPM
Appochop EP by Appo on Chopshop Cue Track
Dub A Little Love - (9:17) 100 BPM
Appochop EP by Appo on Chopshop Cue Track
Cocaine - (7:51) 100 BPM
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Review: Middlesborough-based DJ/producer Appo has been mixing up and chopping up tracks since the late '70s. Here he makes his first appearance on re-edit imprint Chopshop with a five-track, pick 'n' mix assortment of floor-friendly reworks that touches on Balearica, AOR and, of course, disco. In the latter category come slo-mo disco-reggae drum workout "Fantasy Island" and scream-along disco-soul anthem "Getaway". Weirdly, two of the best cuts are also the most esoteric selections. Appo must have had his tongue firmly pressed in cheek when chopping up Cliff Richard's "Devil Woman" (really) and JJ Cale's "Cocaine". Both tracks are given a surprisingly Balearic new lease of life.
Show Me Love
CHOPDIGI 03
28 Oct 10
Disco/Nu-Disco
Show Me Love by Bald & Beautiful on Chopshop Cue Track
Show Me Love (Bald & Beautiful's Mashup) - (6:19) 123 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
Show Me Love by Bald & Beautiful on Chopshop Cue Track
Kingdom Beats (Bald & Beautiful's club version) - (6:01) 126 BPM
Show Me Love by Bald & Beautiful on Chopshop Cue Track
Kingdom Beats (Bald & Beautiful's dub version) - (5:07) 126 BPM
Show Me Love by Bald & Beautiful on Chopshop Cue Track
Kingdom Beats (Bald & Beautiful's bonus beats) - (3:00) 126 BPM
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Capitan Futuro (instrumentals)
CHOPDIGI 024
01 Jun 13
Disco/Nu-Disco
Capitan Futuro (instrumentals) by Capitan Futuro on Chopshop Cue Track
Booty Xpress (instrumental mix) - (4:16) 105 BPM
Capitan Futuro (instrumentals) by Capitan Futuro on Chopshop Cue Track
Play It Again (instrumental mix) - (3:41) 100 BPM
Capitan Futuro (instrumentals) by Capitan Futuro on Chopshop Cue Track
Love Me Crazy (instrumental mix) - (5:47) 112 BPM
Capitan Futuro (instrumentals) by Capitan Futuro on Chopshop Cue Track
Firehoes (instrumental mix) - (4:21) 114 BPM
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Natural Fun EP
CHOPDIGI 013
01 Sep 12
Disco/Nu-Disco
Natural Fun EP by Capitan Futuro on Chopshop Cue Track
Natural Fun - (5:02) 104 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
Natural Fun EP by Capitan Futuro on Chopshop Cue Track
Gimme Some More - (6:06) 106 BPM
Natural Fun EP by Capitan Futuro on Chopshop Cue Track
Dancehall Style - (5:53) 100 BPM
Natural Fun EP by Capitan Futuro on Chopshop Cue Track
Girls Wanna Dance - (5:58) 120 BPM
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Review: Chopshop regulars DJ Butcher and BnC have enjoyed considerable success since joining forces as Captain Futuro. Unlike their solo releases, which flit between funtime disco re-edits and housed-up party jams, their Captain Futuro material delves into the party-hearty world of hip-hop, old skool electro and, in this case, reggae. Both the cheeky "Natural Fun" (it samples, we think "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun") and "Dancehall Style" meld together elements of reggae, disco, hip-hop and electrofunk, largely with great success. "Gimme Some More" recreates classic '80s electro, while closer "Girls Wanna Dance" offers a new take on perennial party fave "I Wanna Dance With Somebody.
The Captain Returns EP
CHOPDIGI 09
01 May 12
Disco/Nu-Disco
The Captain Returns EP by Capitan Futuro on Chopshop Cue Track
Firehoes - (4:21) 114 BPM
The Captain Returns EP by Capitan Futuro on Chopshop Cue Track
Play It Again - (3:42) 100 BPM
The Captain Returns EP by Capitan Futuro on Chopshop Cue Track
Like We Use To Say - (3:41) 103 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
The Captain Returns EP by Capitan Futuro on Chopshop Cue Track
Freak The Groove - (4:45) 110 BPM
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Review: Something a little different from the Chopshop camp, as DJ Butcher and BnC join forces for a project inspired by the disco-biting world of early hip-hop. It's a definite progression for the Chopshop crew, who previously stuck largely to straightforward re-edits and mash-ups. Of course, there's plenty of reliance on classic samples - see the bumpin', jazz-flecked disco breaks of "Like We Say" and rubbery disco-funk groovery of "Freak The Groove" - but also plenty of invention within the bouncin', block-party grooves of "Firehoes" and "Play It Again". It's the latter - all head-nodding bump, twittering flutes, disco horns and addictive rap - that really stands out.
Chopshop Music Turns Me On Vol 2
CHOPDIGI 020
01 Mar 13
Disco/Nu-Disco
Love Me Crazy by Capitan Futuro on Chopshop Cue Track
Capitan Futuro - "Love Me Crazy" - (5:47) 112 BPM
Twisted Message by Dave Gerrard on Chopshop Cue Track
Dave Gerrard - "Twisted Message" (DJ Butcher mix) - (5:45) 101 BPM
However Do You Want Me by DJ Butcher on Chopshop Cue Track
DJ Butcher - "However Do You Want Me" - (5:09) 104 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
Superstition by Ill Advised on Chopshop Cue Track
Ill Advised - "Superstition" - (5:18) 98 BPM
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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").
Chopshop Music Digital Release 04
CHOPDIGI 04
07 Mar 11
Disco/Nu-Disco
Chopshop Music Digital Release 04 by CAZBEE on Chopshop Cue Track
Get on up (Cazbee Did It Again edit) - (6:25) 112 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
Chopshop Music Digital Release 04 by CAZBEE on Chopshop Cue Track
Travellin Man (Cazbee's If Da Shoe Fitz edit) - (5:58) 129 BPM
Chopshop Music Digital Release 04 by CAZBEE on Chopshop Cue Track
Stand Up (Cazbee's Be Counted edit) - (6:07) 123 BPM
Chopshop Music Digital Release 04 by CAZBEE on Chopshop Cue Track
Second Time Coming (Cazbee's Smooth Operator edit) - (8:22) 107 BPM
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Review: Cazbee is best known for his collaborative re-edits and reworks with Padded Cell man Richard Sen, most of which have been nigh on essential. Here he steps out of Sen's shadow for a four-tracker on DJ Butcher's Chopshop imprint. As you might expect, it's pretty good, offering up smart re-edits across a range of styles and tempos. There's the sweet, synth-laden disco-funk of "Get On Up", a breathless afro-funk stomper ("Travellin Man"), and a sultry, sensual stroll through slo-mo pastures (the 'erection section' groove of "Second Time Coming"). Best of all, though, is "Stand Up", a riotously percussive disco workout that gets the right balance between lo-slung funk and peaktime pressure just right.
You Don't Know EP
CHOPDIGI 017
01 Dec 12
Disco/Nu-Disco
You Don't Know EP by Cazbee vs DJ Butcher on Chopshop Cue Track
You Don't Know - (6:28) 85 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
You Don't Know EP by Cazbee vs DJ Butcher on Chopshop Cue Track
Hyped Up - (3:21) 92 BPM
You Don't Know EP by Cazbee vs DJ Butcher on Chopshop Cue Track
In Search Of Phenomena - (5:16) 123 BPM
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Review: Label regular Cazbee has hooked up with Chopshop boss himself, DJ Butcher, for a new three-track groove-fest. Title track, "You Don't Know", is a slow burner, coming across like The Scissors Sisters doing a 70s ballad...produced by Morcheeba. "Hyped Up" is more party-orientated fare, capturing a killer vintage funk sample, looped over an almost AC/DC-style 4/4 beat and adorned with rationed synth flourishes. Finally, "In Search Of Phenomena" is fast and furious disco-funk, with rolling bongos and a meaty bass synth riff, all punctuated with some effective action from the brass section.
Re Edit In Paris
CHOPDIGI 014
01 Oct 12
Disco/Nu-Disco
Re Edit In Paris by Cheap & Chic on Chopshop Cue Track
Get It - (6:10) 90 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
Re Edit In Paris by Cheap & Chic on Chopshop Cue Track
Differente - (7:48) 127 BPM
Re Edit In Paris by Cheap & Chic on Chopshop Cue Track
Minuit - (7:08) 125 BPM
Re Edit In Paris by Cheap & Chic on Chopshop Cue Track
Victim Dub - (9:04) 117 BPM
Re Edit In Paris by Cheap & Chic on Chopshop Cue Track
Nite Time - (6:59) 112 BPM
Re Edit In Paris by Cheap & Chic on Chopshop Cue Track
No2 - (6:28) 89 BPM
Re Edit In Paris by Cheap & Chic on Chopshop Cue Track
Pas Bon Pour Moi - (7:06) 131 BPM
Re Edit In Paris by Cheap & Chic on Chopshop Cue Track
Percussions - (6:34) 104 BPM
Re Edit In Paris by Cheap & Chic on Chopshop Cue Track
Spaceversion - (7:44) 128 BPM
Re Edit In Paris by Cheap & Chic on Chopshop Cue Track
Berlin 83 - (6:42) 100 BPM
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Review: There's a whole bunch, ten in fact - count em! - of high-end Parisian disco re-edits to choose from here. Proceedings begin with six-minute jam, "Get It", which is a tantalising re-edit of a well-known female's disco-funk record. It's so well chopped up, it'll be on the tip of your tongue as to its identity, but we're not going to spoil it for you. Further on, we have the accelerating, string-laden "Differente", the glistening boogie of "Victim Dub", the Italo sadness of "Nite Time" (originally 'The Night' by Valerie Dore), the self-explanatory "Percussions" and the haunting new romanticism of "Berlin 83". C'est bon!
Chopshop Music Digital Release 08
CHOPDIGI 08
17 Feb 12
Disco/Nu-Disco
Nautilus by Copycat on Chopshop Cue Track
Copycat - "Nautilus" - (4:08) 101 BPM
The Boss by Discotech on Chopshop Cue Track
Discotech - "The Boss" - (5:13) 97 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
It Sure Is Funky by DJ Raw Sugar on Chopshop Cue Track
DJ Raw Sugar - "It Sure Is Funky" - (6:24) 86 BPM
Give It To Me Baby by DJ Agent 86 on Chopshop Cue Track
DJ Agent 86 - "Give It To Me Baby" - (5:18) 118 BPM
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Review: Having previously delivered both chunky disco edits and cheeky, bootleg style reworks, the usually reliable Chopshop crew offer up an EP dripping with soul and funk. Included is a loose, hip-hop tempo rework of deep jazz-funk standard "Nautilus" from Copycat (ideal for those bar sets/warm up moments), a head-nodding, heavy 4/4 tweak of an odd electrofunk record from DJ Raw Sugar, and a dubbed-out take on James Brown ("The Boss") by Discotech. Best of all, though, is DJ Agent 86's "Give It To Me Baby", a cheeky, horn-toting rework of freaky 80s funk legend Rick James.
Chopshop Music Digital Release 07
CHOPDIGI 07
09 Dec 11
Disco/Nu-Disco
Chopshop Music Digital Release 07 by Daniel Lucas on Chopshop Cue Track
Unlock The Future (original mix) - (7:45) 110 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
Chopshop Music Digital Release 07 by Daniel Lucas on Chopshop Cue Track
Unlock The Future (George Kelly mix) - (6:24) 116 BPM
Chopshop Music Digital Release 07 by Daniel Lucas on Chopshop Cue Track
Stroller Of The Backlands (original mix) - (5:45) 115 BPM
Chopshop Music Digital Release 07 by Daniel Lucas on Chopshop Cue Track
Stroller Of The Backlands (Space Ranger mix) - (6:36) 120 BPM
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Chopshop Vol 4
CHOP 004
29 Dec 10
Disco/Nu-Disco
Chopshop Vol 4 by DJ Agent 86/T Rice/Pied Piper on Chopshop Cue Track
Another One Bites The Dust (DJ Agent 86 Subliminal Messages re-edit) - (5:04) 112 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
Chopshop Vol 4 by DJ Agent 86/T Rice/Pied Piper on Chopshop Cue Track
Whoomp! There It Is (T-Rice & DJ Agent 86 rerub) - (5:25) 119 BPM
Chopshop Vol 4 by DJ Agent 86/T Rice/Pied Piper on Chopshop Cue Track
Mostly Dub (Pied Piper Killer mix) - (7:05) 127 BPM
Chopshop Vol 4 by DJ Agent 86/T Rice/Pied Piper on Chopshop Cue Track
Concerto Prelude (Pied Piper classical mix) - (6:52) 130 BPM
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Chopshop Music Digital Release 01
CHOPDIGI 01
11 Jan 10
Disco/Nu-Disco
Chopshop Music Digital Release 01 by DJ Butcher on Chopshop Cue Track
You Are The One For Me (DJ Butcher's club version) - (7:06) 119 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
Chopshop Music Digital Release 01 by DJ Butcher on Chopshop Cue Track
No Favors (DJ Butcher's Ever Free version) - (5:41) 124 BPM
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Chopshop Music Digital Release 02
CHOPDIGI 02
03 May 10
Disco/Nu-Disco
Chopshop Music Digital Release 02 by DJ Butcher on Chopshop Cue Track
Nice & Nasty (DJ Butcher's club version) - (5:56) 110 BPM
Chopshop Music Digital Release 02 by DJ Butcher on Chopshop Cue Track
You Got Me Up (DJ Butcher's Don't Let Me Down edit) - (5:53) 110 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
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Chopshop Vol 1
CHOP 001
06 Aug 09
Disco/Nu-Disco
Chopshop Vol 1 by DJ Butcher on Chopshop Cue Track
Body & Soul (DJ Butcher's extended re-edit) - (5:25) 118 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
Chopshop Vol 1 by DJ Butcher on Chopshop Cue Track
I Don't Want To Change You (DJ Butcher's Change Your Love re-edit) - (5:17) 117 BPM
Chopshop Vol 1 by DJ Butcher on Chopshop Cue Track
When We Party (DJ Butcher's Uptown Downtown re-edit) - (7:02) 120 BPM
Chopshop Vol 1 by DJ Butcher on Chopshop Cue Track
I Don't Want To Be A Freak (DJ Butcher's instrumental cut) - (3:57) 118 BPM
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Chopshop Vol 2
CHOP 002
01 Mar 10
Disco/Nu-Disco
Chopshop Vol 2 by DJ Butcher on Chopshop Cue Track
Roller Skating (DJ Butcher's Get Down dub) - (4:57) 110 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
Chopshop Vol 2 by DJ Butcher on Chopshop Cue Track
Put Your Body In It (DJ Butcher's extended version) - (5:36) 120 BPM
Chopshop Vol 2 by DJ Butcher on Chopshop Cue Track
Body Snatchers (DJ Butcher's Airplay re-edit) - (5:55) 125 BPM
Chopshop Vol 2 by DJ Butcher on Chopshop Cue Track
Computor Age (DJ Butcher's Push The Button edit) - (5:22) 128 BPM
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Chopshop Vol 5
CHOP 005
08 Jul 11
Disco/Nu-Disco
Chopshop Vol 5 by DJ Butcher on Chopshop Cue Track
Music Turns Me On (DJ Butchers Mashup) - (5:30) 102 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
Chopshop Vol 5 by DJ Butcher on Chopshop Cue Track
Wanna Know (DJ Butchers Mashup) - (6:03) 112 BPM
Chopshop Vol 5 by DJ Butcher on Chopshop Cue Track
Simon Says Space (DJ Butchers Mashup) - (6:13) 115 BPM
Chopshop Vol 5 by DJ Butcher on Chopshop Cue Track
The Beat (DJ Butchers Mashup) - (5:02) 120 BPM
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Need Some EP
CHOPDIGI 012
03 Aug 12
Disco/Nu-Disco
Need Some EP by DJ Butcher on Chopshop Cue Track
Boyz - (5:16) 120 BPM
Need Some EP by DJ Butcher on Chopshop Cue Track
Need Some (vocal mix) - (5:30) 120 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
Need Some EP by DJ Butcher on Chopshop Cue Track
Need Some (dub mix) - (5:55) 120 BPM
Need Some EP by DJ Butcher on Chopshop Cue Track
The Partay Has Just Began - (4:40) 115 BPM
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Review: To date, DJ Butcher has earned himself a reputation as a purveyor of fine party-starting tackle - the kind of edits-not-edits that blur the boundaries between remixes, mash-ups and original productions. This latest EP for his Chopshop label continues on a similar theme, with lead cut "Boyz" sitting somewhere between old skool electro, breaks, house and boogie. "Need Some" - available in vocal and dub flavours - sounds like a long lost New York freestyle cut from 1985 (no bad thing in our book), while "The Party Has Just Began" [sic] fixes heavy synth bass to the sort of acid-laden breakbeat-house jam that was all the rage around '89-90. All four tracks are, of course, buckets of fun.
Sol Wrap
CHOPDIGI 019
01 Feb 13
Hip Hop/R&B
Sol Wrap by DJ Butcher on Chopshop Cue Track
Sol Wrap (vocal mix) - (6:29) 106 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
Sol Wrap by DJ Butcher on Chopshop Cue Track
Sol Wrap (Leftside Wobble mix) - (6:48) 106 BPM
Sol Wrap by DJ Butcher on Chopshop Cue Track
Sol Wrap (Timewrap mix) - (6:13) 106 BPM
Sol Wrap by DJ Butcher on Chopshop Cue Track
Sol Wrap (instrumental mix) - (4:49) 106 BPM
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Review: After honing his skills with a series of well-regarded re-edit releases, DJ Butcher changes tack here, delivering a devilishly sweet fusion of deep electrofunk, B-boy breaks and old skool hip-hop vocals. Clearly designed as a tribute to late '70s/early '80s hip-hop (check out the Sugarhill Gang/Furious Five style vocals), "Sol Wrap" has enough about it to suggest that it will easily slip into contemporary party sets. There's an instrumental, too, for those who can't be doing with the vocal, while Leftside Wobble offers up a slick remix that replaces the bass with pulsing vintage synth hits. The Latin-flavoured Timewrap Remix is pretty tasty, too.
Summer Is Early Volume 1
CHOPDIGI 021
15 Mar 13
Disco/Nu-Disco
Block Party by Ed Wizard & Disco Double Dee on Chopshop Cue Track
Ed Wizard & Disco Double Dee - "Block Party" - (6:36) 112 BPM
Glow At Night by Dave Gerrard on Chopshop Cue Track
Dave Gerrard - "Glow At Night" (Mashedit) - (6:28) 117 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
Boogie Beatdown by Fingerman on Chopshop Cue Track
Fingerman - "Boogie Beatdown" - (6:27) 110 BPM
Hot Chocolate Dance by Ilya Santana on Chopshop Cue Track
Ilya Santana - "Hot Chocolate Dance" - (4:14) 115 BPM
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The Real Fingerman
CHOPDIGI 022
05 Apr 13
Disco/Nu-Disco
The Real Fingerman by Fingerman on Chopshop Cue Track
I Know It's Mine - (7:03) 110 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
The Real Fingerman by Fingerman on Chopshop Cue Track
Lenny's Disco - (7:51) 115 BPM
The Real Fingerman by Fingerman on Chopshop Cue Track
Outta Sight - (8:12) 116 BPM
The Real Fingerman by Fingerman on Chopshop Cue Track
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!
Greg Wilson Versions
CHOPDIGI 015
02 Nov 12
Disco/Nu-Disco
Greg Wilson Versions by Groove Armada on Chopshop Cue Track
The Girls Say (Greg Wilson version) - (6:40) 113 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
Greg Wilson Versions by Groove Armada on Chopshop Cue Track
DIY Disco (Greg Wilson version) - (9:04) 123 BPM
Greg Wilson Versions by Groove Armada on Chopshop Cue Track
Love Sweet Sound (Greg Wilson version) - (8:33) 123 BPM
Greg Wilson Versions by Groove Armada on Chopshop Cue Track
Save Our Soul (Greg Wilson version) - (6:31) 130 BPM
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Review: Clash Of The Titans here, with Clapham house heroes Groove Armada having their back catalogue given a good seeing to by Manchester's tape-wielding disco maniac, Greg Wilson. It's quality from the get go, starting with "The Girls Say" now reworked into an awesome early 80s synth funk workout that would make Rick James proud. "DIY Disco" is celebratory retro electro-disco at it's finest, while "Love Sweet Sound" is a happy-sad cowbell disco journey of immense proportions. Finally we end proceedings on old skool electro tip with 'Save Our Souls" sounding like a vocodered alien invasion.
Chopshop Music Turns Me On
CHOPDIGI 011
06 Jul 12
Disco/Nu-Disco
Inside Out by Ill Advised on Chopshop Cue Track
Ill Advised - "Inside Out" - (4:09) 104 BPM
Booty Xpress by Capitan Futuro on Chopshop Cue Track
Capitan Futuro - "Booty Xpress" - (4:18) 105 BPM
In The Mix by Dave Gerrard on Chopshop Cue Track
Dave Gerrard - "In The Mix" - (6:22) 110 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
Music Turns Me On by DJ Butcher on Chopshop Cue Track
DJ Butcher - "Music Turns Me On" (Greg Wilson Re-Touch) - (8:11) 136 BPM
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Review: By now, we should all know what to expect from re-edit/mash-up/rework specialists Chopshop; namely the kind of sophisticated, floor-friendly concoctions that appeal to both geeks and party-starters alike. This split EP features plenty more material to tickle the fancy of DJs, from the Clav-heavy disco groovery of Ill Advised's "Inside Out" (a smart Odyssey cover) and block party disco-funk of Captain Futuro ("Booty Express"), to the needless-but-fun Indeep cut-up "In The Mix" by Dave Gerrard. Best of all, though, is the fluid re-touch by Greg Wilson of DJ Butcher's "Music Turns Me On", a sweet cut-and-paste effort that's pitched just right.
Moplen Chops
CHOPDIGI 023
03 May 13
Disco/Nu-Disco
Moplen Chops by Moplen on Chopshop Cue Track
Ma Foom Bey (edit) - (6:27) 117 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
Moplen Chops by Moplen on Chopshop Cue Track
Ain't Nothin' Goin' On (edit) - (9:09) 108 BPM
Moplen Chops by Moplen on Chopshop Cue Track
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".
Chopshop Vol 3
CHOP 003
20 Sep 10
Disco/Nu-Disco
That's My Name by Palov & Mishkin on Chopshop Cue Track
Palov & Mishkin - "That's My Name" (edit) - (3:17) 108 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
Hot Boogie by DJ Butcher on Chopshop Cue Track
DJ Butcher - "Hot Boogie" (DJ Butcher's Can You Dig It dub) - (6:37) 109 BPM
Rude Mamba by Palov & Mishkin on Chopshop Cue Track
Palov & Mishkin - "Rude Mamba" (part 1 - edit) - (4:13) 120 BPM
Midnight Shadows by Cazbee on Chopshop Cue Track
Cazbee - "Midnight Shadows" (Cazbee's Itchy Feet edit) - (6:51) 92 BPM
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Superman EP
CHOPDIGI 018
07 Jan 13
Disco/Nu-Disco
Superman EP by Rayko on Chopshop Cue Track
Shake Your Body - (8:02) 112 BPM
Superman EP by Rayko on Chopshop Cue Track
Superman - (5:46) 100 BPM
Superman EP by Rayko on Chopshop Cue Track
The Beat Goes On - (8:00) 112 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
Superman EP by Rayko on Chopshop Cue Track
Put The Freez On - (6:47) 118 BPM
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Review: Serial re-edit fiend Rayko enjoyed a busy 2012, releasing countless well-regarded EPs of floor-friendly electrofunk and disco rubs. Here he kicks off 2013 with a first solo outing on Chopshop. Like previous outings, it provides a quartet of synth heavy re-dubs and the odd peaktime re-cut (see the mostly instrumental take on The Whispers' "And The Beat Goes On"). Opener "Shake Your Body" is probably the standout, building a formidable electrofunk groove around thickset synths and heavy low-end. "Put The Freez On" ups the tempo and laces chunks of vocal over a particularly sweet and soul-flecked synth groove, while "Superman" rolls along on a Roger Troutman flex - all heavy P-funk synths and fancy talkbox vocals.
Chopshop Music Digital Release 05
CHOPDIGI 05
20 Jul 11
Disco/Nu-Disco
Give Me Your Love by Rayko on Chopshop Cue Track
Rayko - "Give Me Your Love" (edit) - (7:07) 110 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
Juicy Fruit by Rotciv on Chopshop Cue Track
Rotciv - "Juicy Fruit" (edit) - (6:00) 116 BPM
Give U More by Touchsoul on Chopshop Cue Track
Touchsoul - "Give U More" (edit) - (5:38) 115 BPM
Share The Night by Beaten Space Probe on Chopshop Cue Track
Beaten Space Probe - "Share The Night" (edit) - (8:27) 106 BPM
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Re Birth
CHOP JAPAN
12 Apr 11
Disco/Nu-Disco
Live Together by Appo on Chopshop Cue Track
Appo - "Live Together" (Appos Balearic edit) - (10:18) 85 BPM
Ain't No Shame by Tal M Klein on Chopshop Cue Track
Tal M Klein - "Ain't No Shame" (feat The Disco Builders) - (4:10) 105 BPM
Kaneda by Kompleks on Chopshop Cue Track
Kompleks - "Kaneda" (edit) - (6:42) 116 BPM
Breaking Up The Happy Home by Peter Visti on Chopshop Cue Track
Peter Visti - "Breaking Up The Happy Home" - (7:40) 114 BPM
Boogie Express by Rotciv on Chopshop Cue Track
Rotciv - "Boogie Express" (Rotcivs Get On Board edit) - (5:29) 117 BPM
Mainline by Beaten Space Probe on Chopshop Cue Track
Beaten Space Probe - "Mainline" (edit) - (6:21) 115 BPM
Again & Again by Casual Encounters on Chopshop Cue Track
Casual Encounters - "Again & Again" (edit) - (6:41) 116 BPM Biggest-selling track on this release
Maximum Medley #1 by Bamboo Pirate on Chopshop Cue Track
Bamboo Pirate - "Maximum Medley #1" - (7:58) 120 BPM
Oh Annie by Mr Bird on Chopshop Cue Track
Mr Bird - "Oh Annie" - (4:24) 108 BPM
Super Disco Sam by Ill Advised on Chopshop Cue Track
Ill Advised - "Super Disco Sam" - (4:02) 116 BPM
Cash Money by Martin Brodin on Chopshop Cue Track
Martin Brodin - "Cash Money" - (6:12) 95 BPM
Listen by The Dead Rose Music Company on Chopshop Cue Track
The Dead Rose Music Company - "Listen" - (8:16) 95 BPM
Metropolis by Space Ranger on Chopshop Cue Track
Space Ranger - "Metropolis" - (7:17) 117 BPM
Believe In The Superstar by DJ Butcher on Chopshop Cue Track
DJ Butcher - "Believe In The Superstar" (DJ Butchers Stereo dub) - (5:03) 118 BPM
Show Me The Way by DJ Palov on Chopshop Cue Track
DJ Palov - "Show Me The Way" (DJ Palov remix) - (5:16) 74 BPM
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Review: Chopshop Music joins a growing number of labels to endeavour to show their support following the recent devastation in Japan. This Re Birth compilation gathers up tracks from an impressive array of disco centric artists and will hopefully raise the funds that will have some positive effect on the country's attempts to recover. Included are fifteen tracks from the likes of Martin Brodin, Dead Rose Music Company, Tal M Klein and Space Ranger - with a variety of styles and tempos traversed from start to finish. Alongside the raft of edits there are some interesting original tracks present - not least "Kaneda" by Kompleks which features some nifty sampling of an animation classic!