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Chewy Rubs
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Review: A four-tracker here from Chewy Rubs, coming on his own Bandolier label and operating, as the title suggests, at a slightly lower tempo than is his wont. The EP opens with 'Acid Chugger', whose very name kindly saves yours truly having to think of what to say about it! 'Fro Mo' is another midpaced affair topped with dialogue samples, 'Jazz Cat' opens with a "this is a how it should be done" vocal sample (the first of many) and has a party-hearty, Jalapeno-esque feel, before finally we come to 'Something For Your Soul', another chugging, throbbing affair with treated, spoken vocal snips and lashings of acid bass.
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BAN 051
05 Apr 24
Disco/Nu-Disco
05 Apr 24
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: UK deep house and disco stalwart Chewy Rubs is back with four brand new cuts whose overall MO is summed up rather nicely by the EP title. 'Chunky But Funky' itself centres around a hefty, squelching bassline that's married to a solid 4/4 kick, tizzy hats and a single, nagging piano chord, with spacier synths joining the party in the second half. Elsewhere, 'Dance To It' is a rollicking disco roller with a male "dance to it" vocal joined by chorus'd female "dance!" shouts, 'Disco Evo' ploughs a rawer funk furrow, while 'Feed Your Soul' brings the strutty deep house vibes. Good stuff all round.
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BAN 049
02 Feb 24
Funky/Club House
02 Feb 24
Funky/Club House
Played by: FINGERMAN, Juno Recommends Disco, Juno Recommends Funky House, Juno Recommends Minimal Tech, Rayko, Vladimir Marinkovic, CHEWY RUBS, LEGO EDIT, FRAN DEEPER, Andy Buchan
Review: Chewy Rubs' 'Ruff Beats' series reaches its fourth instalment in a little over 12 months, with deep, tracky grooves the order of the day once more. 'Keep On Doing It' is a mid-paced affair that tops moody synth sweeps with an echoing male vocal urging us to "keep on doing it like that", 'My Definition' is a more driving, house-ified cut that gets free 'n' easy with a Dream Warriors vocal snip, 'Sensations Of The Mind' marries snatches of two well-known vocals to a heavyweight funk bassline and hard-slammin' 4/4s, while 'Swagger' again plunders classic hip-hop from New York, New York (that's a clue!) for vocal inspiration.
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BAN 047
22 Sep 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
22 Sep 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: FINGERMAN, Juno Recommends Disco, Juno Recommends Funky House, Discoholic Ken, CHEWY RUBS, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), FRAN DEEPER, Andy Buchan, SuperStyle Deluxe
Review: There's definitely something of a signature sound to Chewy Rubs releases: perhaps we could call it "chewy disco", or something? And, oh look, here comes a new four-tracker on his own Bandolier label called just that! If you've enjoyed the Naughty But Nice veteran's previous output then suffice to say these latest bullets won't disappoint: there's plenty of raw funk coursing through the veins of both 'Finger Lickers' (arguably the EP standout) and 'Getting Serious', while 'Get Up' has the loopy feel of mid-90s underground disco-house and 'Let's Go (To The Disco Dub)' brings the mirrorballs and handclaps nostalgia.
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BAN 045
04 Aug 23
Funky/Club House
04 Aug 23
Funky/Club House
Played by: Irregular Disco Workers, FINGERMAN, Juno Recommends Disco, Juno Recommends Deep House, Juno Recommends Funky House, Rayko, Dave Mathmos, CHEWY RUBS, FRAN DEEPER, Andy Buchan
Review: Former Naughty But Nice man Chewy Rubs teams up with another unsung hero of the UK scene, Travski, for this four-tracker on his own Bandolier label - with impeccable results. 'Jellybean' gets the ball rolling with throbbing synth-bass and rap vocal bites from LL Cool J's 'I'm Bad' and Dr Octagon AKA Kool Keith's 'Bear Witness', after which there's more party-hearty cut-up action on 'Contra D'. We then drop down into a deeper groove for 'Feel This Dub', a bassy slow-burner topped with synth-strings and indecipherable, barely-there vocal snips, and stay there for the jazzier 'Feel This', which rocks the house-eulogising diva vocal from Antoine Clamaran & D-Plac's 'Get Up'.
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BAN 044
19 May 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
19 May 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Chewy Rubs teams up once more with semi-regular partner-in-crime North Laine for this two-tracker on his own Bandolier label. The funk-tastic 'Games In The Street' finds the deadly duo reworking 'Street Games', a 1977 single by The Blackbyrds. That suggests the accompanying 'Win To Love' may also be a re-edit, but if so we couldn't tell you what it's a re-edit of... either way, though, it's a lively lil' dancefloor rumpshaker with Caribbean-sounding percussion (think 'Soul Limbo' by Booker T & The MGs) and a boogie-style "tell me how to win your love" female vocal.
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BAN 043
21 Apr 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
21 Apr 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: FINGERMAN, Juno Recommends Disco, Juno Recommends Funky House, Rayko, CHEWY RUBS, FRAN DEEPER
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BAN 042
31 Mar 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
31 Mar 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Played by: FINGERMAN, Juno Recommends Disco, Juno Recommends Funky House, Rayko, Kongisto, FRAN DEEPER, Gino Boleti
Review: With 36 tracks to choose from, there's no doubting the VFM on offer here... or so goes the old clich?! But if those 36 tracks are rubbish, that's no good, is it? Lucky, then, that THESE 36 cuts come from the Bandolier label, which is headed up by Chewy Rubs - for this reviewer's money, one of the finest and most under-rated UK producers working in the disco arena today. Featuring multiple contributions from Chewy himself as well as label regulars Stephen Richards and Ian Upfold, picking highlights is pretty much superfluous here because while not every track is a killer, obviously, a good 30 or so of 'em are! But 'Sombrero' has been a surefire floorfiller for yours truly since its 2019 single release, so maybe start there...
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BANRECLP 01
23 Dec 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
23 Dec 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Chewy Rubs is a name that'll always prick up this reviewer's ears and here he serves up a spanking new four-tracker on his own Bandolier label. The EP kicks off with 'Disco Magic', a solid lil' chugger with a male "disco dancing" vocal refrain. That's followed by the struttier and slightly more energetic 'Keep Going', after which we come to 'Love Takeover', a denser, more atmospheric jam with a cut-up female "your love is taking me over" vocal, before 'The Vibe', another moodier cut with a distinctive squelchy electronic bassline and male "feel the vibe" vocal shouts, plays us out.
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BAN 039
25 Nov 22
Funky/Club House
25 Nov 22
Funky/Club House
Review: UK scene stalwart Chewy Rubs gets down with his bad self on an EP that can be safely filed under "tracky shit". With its acid bassline and cut-up rap vocal samples, 'Ruff Beats' is a simple affair but utterly irresistible, and will get bodies onto floors for sure. There are more rap snips on midtempo disco-house roller 'Hype Or Right', while the sample-happy 'Make It Funky' has a charmingly na?ve, late 80s/early 90s feel. 'Party Up' then plays us out on a slightly more straight-up disco tip. All four are eminently playable, but suffice to say the lead track has been well chosen.
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BAN 037
02 Sep 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
02 Sep 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Anything with Chewy Rubs' name on it is sure to prick up this reviewer's ears, and the Naughty But Nice veteran certainly doesn't disappoint with this latest four-track EP, which finds him with his house hat on. The standout to these ears is 'Get Loose' with its rubberband bassline, party shouts and sense of just-repressed energy, followed closely by 'Sweet Little Booboo' with its chopped n' looped preacherman vox, while 'Active Ingredients' itself borrows from D-Train classic 'Music' and 'Team Work' is an eyes-down, blues-infused shuffler, built for the wee small hours and riding a b-line that kicks like the proverbial equine quadraped
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BAN 036
27 May 22
Funky/Club House
27 May 22
Funky/Club House
Played by: FINGERMAN, Juno Recommends Disco, Juno Recommends Funky House, Discolypso, Chuggin Edits, Andy Buchan, The Magic Track
Review: A very solid four-tracker here from Mr C Rubs, opening with the chunky 'Afro Disco', which isn't particularly Afro-flavoured musically but does feature a snatch of sampled tribal speech by way of a vocal. 'Music To Move' then brings the peaktime disco-house stomper vibes, before 'Respect & Harmony' takes us into chunkier pastures. And then we come to what for this reviewer is the EP standout by far - 'Strictly Rockers', wherein a monster bass throb provides the musical backbone around which assorted FX, piano licks, shakers, vocal snips and more interwine for seven slinky, sinuous minutes.
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BAN 035
29 Apr 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
29 Apr 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Seeing Chewy Rubs' name on a release is always guaranteed to prick up this reviewer's ears; for this four-tracker on his own Bandolier label, he ropes in the equally dependable North Laine, with predictably fine results. 'Down The Barrel' bravely revisits that most maligned of first-gen disco anthems, 'Devil's Gun' by CJ & Co (1977); that suggests the other three cuts may also be re-edits but if so they've dug nice and deep! Either way, 'Love Is All We Need' is a 70s-sounding near-instrumental, 'Knock One Out' has more of an early 80s feel and 'Click, Snap & Shoot' takes us into full-blown, shiny-suited boogie territory.
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BAN 034
25 Feb 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
25 Feb 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: FINGERMAN, REz, Juno Recommends Funky House, Rayko, Dave Mathmos, FRAN DEEPER, Andy Buchan
Review: Ever-prolific Hereford veteran Chewy Rubs steps up with another four-track EP on his own Bandolier label. 'Whoolly Mammoth' kicks us off in whompy, stompy, loopy fashion, before we get a slice of proper dancefloor struttery in the form of the fairly self-explanatory 'Tek Disco'. Next comes 'Hot To Trot', which with its clipped brass stabs comes a little closer to late 90s/early 00s-style filter disco, before the EP's completed by 'Easy Tiger', another looping bass workout in a very similar style to the opener, but now with the addition of six-string wails and keyboard licks redolent of early Chi-town house.
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BAN 033
28 Jan 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
28 Jan 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: FINGERMAN, Juno Recommends Disco, SUNNER SOUL, Dave Mathmos, CHEWY RUBS, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), Downunder Disco, Andy Buchan
Review: Four predictably fine slices of contemporary funk 'n' boogie courtesy of Hereford's own disco don Chewy Rubs. While retro-flavoured vibes may dominate, Mr Rubs shows a healthy disregard for convention or stylistic 'historical accuracy' - so 'Muffin Bizniz' marries scorching 60s Hammond funk to a "raggamuffin bizness and ting" vocal, while the early 80s boogie/funk groove of 'Ecstasy' (think Cameo or Rick James) gets augmented by the "acid... ecstasy" vocal snip from Beltram classic 'Energy Flash'. Meanwhile, it it's sheer squelchy bass and soaring strings retro disco silliness you're after then head for 'Happy When You're Free'.
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BAN 032
26 Nov 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
26 Nov 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Black Hawks of Panama, FINGERMAN, Jean Jacques Smoothie, Juno Recommends Disco, Dave Mathmos, CHEWY RUBS, 80's Child, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), That Needs an Edit/Pete Le Freq, Chuggin Edits, Downunder Disco, FRAN DEEPER, Andy Buchan, The Magic Track, Twin Sun
Review: Always a pleasure when a new release from Mr Rubs lands in the inbox! 'Dig It' kicks things off this time, a disco chugger that's dripping in restrained energy and comes topped with two male voices ("Can you dig it?"/"Yeah, I can dig it"). 'You've Got To Live' is a big, strutty funker designed to induce the throwing of shapes out on the dancefloor, while 'Music' is more the kind of sparse, stripped-down throbber that'll see you through the wee small hours nicely. Completing the EP is 'Destiny', a disco-house-boogie concoction with a looped female vocal and subtle hints of jazz around the edges.
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BAN 030
08 Oct 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
08 Oct 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: FINGERMAN, Juno Recommends Disco, CHEWY RUBS, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), Chuggin Edits, FRAN DEEPER, Juno Download
Review: Chewy Rubs is one nu-disco producer who's never afraid to throw in the odd curveball, and seldom has this been more evident than on 'Pluckers Luck', which sounds like a crazed disco producer jamming with an entire Russian orchestra - pretty sure we actually heard a bassoon in there at point! And there's DEFINITELY a kazoo... The EP's other three cuts are all perfectly serviceable nu-disco jams, by turns eyes-down ('Feel The Groove'), uplifting ('Boogie 1Nite') and lo-slung and funky ('Get A Lift'), but it's 'Pluckers Luck' that'll have 'em running up to the booth demanding track IDs.
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BAN 028
07 May 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
07 May 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: FINGERMAN, Juno Recommends Disco, SAUCO, CHEWY RUBS, 80's Child, Henri Le Blanc, FRAN DEEPER, Juno Download
Review: Chewy Rubs joins forces once more with fellow nu-disco fave North Laine on a 70s-style disco cut that's offered up for public consumption in a choice of two mixes. The lead Vox Edits tops a bed of rolling funk bass and disco geetar chops with a soulful male vocal, brass fanfares and, around the four-minute mark, some fine vibes work, while the matching Chewy Rubs Rolllin' Dub pretty much does what it says on the tin, looping up sections of the track to create a chuggin', Sneak-y workout that'll be perfect for keeping fired-up floors moving in-between the anthems.
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BAN 027
12 Mar 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
12 Mar 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Black Hawks of Panama, FINGERMAN, Juno Recommends Disco, SAUCO, Mr Doris, CHEWY RUBS, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), Andy Buchan, Kongisto, FRAN DEEPER, Akeem Raphael
Review: This reviewer always experiences something of a frisson when a new Chewy Rubs promo lands in the inbox, and this latest offering doesn't disappoint, packing two slabs of party-hearty, authentically 70s-sounding funk squelch ('Voodoo Disco' and 'Have A Bit Of Fun') and two tracks ('Golden Fire' and 'Welcome') that lean more towards disco-house and nu-disco. As with much of Chewy's output, it's hard to tell if these tracks are straight re-edits or just heavily sample-based productions, but no matter - if they're re-edits, the source material is sufficiently obscure that they'll sound "new" to most ears regardless!
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BAN 025
01 Jan 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
01 Jan 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: FINGERMAN, Superbreak, LEGO EDIT, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), Chuggin Edits, Downunder Disco
Review: Some 17 months after their first collaborative edits EP first hit Juno Download's virtual shelves, buddies Chewy Rubs and North Laine return with a third (and possibly final) collection of joint reworks. They begin in confident mood via "Future Ready", a gently tooled-up, house style extended edit of the Winners' NYE-friendly disco gem "Get Ready For The Future", before turning a sweaty disco-funk workout into a beefy, peak-time-ready chunk of disco/deep house fusion ("Precious"). "Night Out" is a bouncy and cheery revision of a synth-laden 80s soul/electrofunk number, while "Who's Having All Your Love" is a killer flip of a glassy-eyed old school-house number that may well be the EP's standout moment.
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BAN 023
31 Jul 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
31 Jul 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: UK-based Bad Barbie teams up with Chewy Rubs to deliver more of her disco re-edits here on the 'Locked In' EP, with forays into funk, house and reggae. She's known for her radio show on Kane FM, where her love of music and lively personality get a chance to shine, not to mention maintaining a rather curious Instagram account. Partner in crime Chewy Rubs is no stranger to the scene either, and heads up this very label: Bandolier Records. Get utterly hypnotised by the funked-up disco loops of "Breakout" which is sure to turn up the heat on the dancefloor, while the deeper and more low-slung groove attack of "Normalism" is reminiscent of the Chicken Lips/Bearfunk style - perfect boogie down vibes to play at sunset!
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BAN 021
22 May 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
22 May 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: FINGERMAN, Juno Recommends Disco, Ash Reynolds, SUNNER SOUL, Monsieur Van Pratt, Dave Mathmos, CHEWY RUBS, 80's Child, FRAN DEEPER
Review: The nu-disco scene's favourite Wookee, Chewy Rubs, has dedicated much more time to collaborations of late. He's already joined forces with Fingerman and North Laine, and here shares the results of studio time spent with the previously unheard M.O.K.E. There's much to set the pulse racing throughout, from the rolling nu-disco warmth of EP opener "Echo The Love", where bubbly electronic motifs and surging synth lines ride an elastic groove, to the weirdo vocals and disco-tech vibes of the rather ear-pleasing "Silent Caller". Best of all though is title track "Beam", a fine chunk of 21st century Italo-disco/house fusion full of sparkling refrains, sleazy analogue bass and dreamy, sun-kissed melodies.
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BAN 019
27 Mar 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
27 Mar 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: In between promoting the latest Star Wars flick and fighting the evil Empire, hairy re-editor Chewy Rubs has somehow found time to join forces with old pal North Laine for a second collaborative EP on Bandolier. They begin by offering a punchy instrumental take on Deodato's horn-heavy jazz-funk era gem "Night Cruiser" (here re-named "Night Cruising") before successfully looping up a soaring, over-the-top disco classic ("Second Chance"). "Biological" is a fine, floor-friendly revision of a lesser-known swamp funk gem, while closing cut "Lovin'U" is a slightly tooled-up version of a glassy-eyed '80s soul sing-along. As the old saying goes, this EP is "all killer, no filler".
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BAN 018
20 Dec 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
20 Dec 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: FINGERMAN, Javi Frias, Juno Recommends Disco, SUNNER SOUL, LEGO EDIT, 80's Child, JAMES ROD, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), Chuggin Edits
Review: Tom Vine AKA Chewy Rubs fires forth four more salvoes from his disco machine gun. 'Disco Hook' gets the ball rolling, a lively affair that sports some killer space disco stabs and a looped "disco music" vocal, and that recalls Joey Negro's work with The Trammps. 'Party Tool (Chewy Rubs G-Funk Disco Dub)' is another one that doesn't take much explaining, given that the relevant keywords are right there in the title; ditto 'Garage Disco IV', which rocks a super-infectious bassline not dissimilar to last year's 'Sombrero' and old-school "jack!" vocal samples, while finally 'Hypnotizin', as you've probably already guessed, borrows from Raw Silk.
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BAN 015
25 Oct 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
25 Oct 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: FINGERMAN, Trotter, Juno Recommends Disco, SUNNER SOUL, CHEWY RUBS, LEGO EDIT, 80's Child, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), Andy Buchan, Chuggin Edits, Downunder Disco
Review: For those who didn't live through the '90s, it was once the done thing to refer to ravers by their rhyming slang title: "Quavers". Therefore this collaborative EP from Chewy Rubs and Fingerman is aimed fairly and squarely at disco ravers. The title track brilliantly sets the tone, peppering a low-slung disco-house groove with intergalactic electronics, echoing spoken word samples and delay-laden string stabs. "Theory Funker" is a lesson in disco-tech heaviness - all swirling samples and acid-fired electronics - while "Maintain the Groove" is a lolloping dance into hazy dub disco territory. The most "disco-rave" cut of all, though, is closer "Maintain The Acid", a mind-altering re-make of the above cut smothered in psychedelic TB-303 acid lines and echoing disco samples.
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BAN 014
26 Jul 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
26 Jul 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: The ever-prolific Chewy Rubs issues forth four more re-edited vintage dancefloor nuggets from his secret underground lair. The funk-fuelled boogie of 'Furry Mover' (a rework of One On One's 'Body Music' from 1981) opens proceedings, followed by 'Get Up Off Your Arse' (original source unknown), which has another big PHAT bassline, dramatic synth stabs and a western movie-like trumpet/bugle line. 'Love Your Glow' has an early 80s feel and much use of filters and FX, while completing the EP is 'Get Enough', a more smooth-rollin' affair that harks back to first-generation disco-house of the mid-90s.
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BAN 012
10 May 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
10 May 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: FINGERMAN, YAM WHO?, CHEWY RUBS, LEGO EDIT, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), Chuggin Edits, Ruff Diamond
Review: Four more vintage gems get a 21st Century makeover on this joint EP from North Laine and the ever-prolific Chewy Rubs. First up is a faithful refresh of Sharon Redd's Prelude classic 'Love How You Feel', which lets Redd's spirited vocal do the heavy lifting. Then there's 'DehctiwS', a beefed-up take on an unknown disco/boogie nugget, followed by 'Let's Take A Ride', wherein Fat Larry's Band's 'Center City' gets a glitzy, shmaltzy reboot. But the MVP award goes to 'Sombrero', which is as infectious and irresistible a slice of stomping, piano- and flute-sprinkled Latin disco as you're likely to come across this year.
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BAN 009
01 Feb 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
01 Feb 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Like fictional super-spy James Bond, Chewy Rubs prefers his re-edits "Shaken Not Stirred". "Took My Love Away (Chewy Rubs Deep Disco Vox"), the opening cut from the Star Wars-loving producer's latest EP, is every bit as potent and tipsy as a pint of Vodka Martini, with deliciously glassy-eyed female vocal snippets rising above a loopy disco-house groove. Similarly impressive is chugging, mind-altering throb-job "Love A Groove (Chewy Rubs Extend-it)", where spacey synthesizer arpeggio lines and quirky vocal samples rise above a pulsating, mid-'80s dancefloor groove. Elsewhere, "Garage Disco III" is a electric piano-heavy revision of a mid-80s NYC house jam rearranged in cahoots with pal Moke, while "Rake The Moon (Chewy Rubs Space Dust Rub)" is a creepy, ever-growing, house-friendly tweak of a weirdo space disco workout.
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BAN 007
09 Nov 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
09 Nov 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Since launching the Bandolier digi-label earlier this year, hairy scalpel sort Chewy Rubs has served up some seriously fine cuts. Predictably, there's plenty more dancefloor gold to be found on the rework Wookie's latest four-track missive. "Garage Disco II", a rolling peak-time sequel that wraps new synth parts and sampled disco orchestration around a seriously muscular, shirts-off peak-time groove, sets the tone, before our hero joins forces with Moke for the disco-fied deep house roll of "Control Z". He returns to straight re-edit pastures on the fiendishly heavy, low-slung dub disco pump of "I Didn't Know", while "Hanging By A String" is a wonderfully cheery and sun-kissed exploration of orchestral disco pastures.
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BAN 005
31 Aug 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
31 Aug 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Hirsure, Star Wars-loving scalpel fiend Chewy Rubs is one of the disco scene's more reliable re-editors. Over the years, he's delivered superb floor-friendly re-rubs for most of the scene's most checked labels, often prioritizing percussive grooves and low-slung basslines. That's exactly what you get with "Garage Disco (Chewy Rubs Dub)", the opening gambit from the disco Wookie's latest EP. The track is built around heavy, rubbery punk-funk style bass, dense pots-and-pans percussion and some mind-altering dub effects, but retains a strong link with peak-time dancefloors throughout. Elsewhere, Moke lends a hand on the driving, dub disco-meets-disco-house bounce of "Keep Improving On (Bubble Dub)", while "Somebody That Loves You (T&B Perc Dub)" is low-slung, bass-heavy dub disco delight.
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BAN 004
18 May 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
18 May 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Valique, FINGERMAN, Superbreak, Juno Recommends Disco, Benjamin Ferreira, Limpodisco, CHEWY RUBS, LEGO EDIT, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), Andy Buchan, Chuggin Edits, Sould Out, Downunder Disco, Paper Street Soul
Review: Hairy heroics: Chewy returns to the controls of his own new label Bandolier with four more expert edits. "Here Comes The Law" struts with brilliant momentum that's both gradual and dynamic before paying off with big funk sleaze. Elsewhere "The Game" is more of a hip-slinker with its trouser dropping slinky bassline, alluring percussion and sexual come-from-nowhere sax antics while "Get Some Lovin'" is the ultimate soaking wet chugger with lolloping slap-bass and classic loopy discoid vocal shots. Finally "Doing It Tonight" goes back to the source with brazen orchestral blasts over an addictive stripped back groove before dropping into a very well-known hook mid-way. The perfect tool for the best creative DJs, Chewy's got you covered.
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BAN 002
30 Mar 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
30 Mar 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: FINGERMAN, Superbreak, Juno Recommends Disco, Limpodisco, CHEWY RUBS, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), Andy Buchan, Chuggin Edits
Review: Britain's premier disco wookie, Chewy Rubs, has decided to launch his own label, Bandolier Records. Here, he delivers the debut release, an enjoyable mixture of original tracks and sneaky, peak-time re-edits. He begins with the mid-tempo throb of "Baby Get Down", a colourful, bass-heavy fusion of hip-house, boogie and warehouse-friendly deep house, before charging towards peak-time via the classic disco/sparkling nu-disco fusion of "Disco Chicago". "Strange Love" is a pulsating, mind-altering re-edit rich in heavy bass, rising orchestration and cut-up freestyle vocal samples, while fine closer "Watch Out" (co-produced by Charles Christian) sits somewhere between hypnotic, Afro-tinged house and Clavinet-sporting disco-chug.
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BAN 001
19 Jan 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
19 Jan 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Seamus Haji presents Mekkah - "Race Of Survival" (Richard Earnshaw extended ReVibe) - (6:41) 122 BPM
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BLDC 030
28 Jun 19
Funky/Club House
28 Jun 19
Funky/Club House
Seamus Haji / Various
Seamus Haji Presents Mekkah - "Race Of Survival" (Richard Earnshaw extended ReVibe) - (6:41) 122 BPM
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BLDC 029
26 Apr 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
26 Apr 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Reed & Radley, Gazeebo, FINGERMAN, YAM WHO?, Irregular Disco Workers, Superbreak, Alessandro Otiz, Shota Tanaka (Beaten Space Probe), TURNTILL, Justin Gg Green, Get Down Edits, Dynamicron (Los Grandes/Our Nights), DJ P-SOL, Ramsey Hercules, Marathon Edits, VinylAddicted
Review: Everybody loves a good collaboration and Chewy Rubs is happy to oblige, hooking up here with fellow acclaimed producer, Fingerman. We get four meetings of minds here, covering feelgood piano stomps ("Everybody Loves A Good Thing"), strings 'n' guitar jams ("Power"), cool and sparse low-slung bass workouts ("Hit On You") and discofied electro-funk ("Take You Home"). More please!
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CR 007
09 Dec 13
Disco/Nu-Disco
09 Dec 13
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Anonymous edit artist Chewy calls up Italian DJs Giacomo Fioranelli and Matteo Verdini to help him rekindle the fire of house music's oldest roots. The result is a bumping, piano-struck session that promises serious dancefloor wriggles and giggles. "Piano Attack" is an epic homage to the piano, all perky and jazzy thanks to the playful subversions of the key riff. "Prince Street" follows a similar suit but with added slap-bass and a gutsy soul vocal. "Heaven", meanwhile, looks more towards the Mr Fingers style of early house music with big 808s, smouldering bass tight, sharp 909 hi-hats. Timeless.
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CR 006
28 Aug 13
Funky/Club House
28 Aug 13
Funky/Club House
Played by: FINGERMAN, Luis Machuca, Roberto Rodriguez (Manolo), Cyclist, Justin Gg Green, Dynamicron (Los Grandes/Our Nights)
Review: There's almost no information available on Soundcloud re-edit hero Chewy Rubs, except that he hails from the UK. Instead he prefers to let the music do the talking and this time he's, cough, eschewed his normal nu-disco fare in favour of some acidic grit. Track one takes "Ooh I Love It" by the Salsoul Orchestra and gives it a bouncy 303 injection, Track two arpeggiates the bassline for some seriously moody electro-disco business and track 3 wraps things - and the listener - up in swathes of trippy jackin' delirium.
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CR 005
24 Jul 13
Disco/Nu-Disco
24 Jul 13
Disco/Nu-Disco
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".
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CR 004
22 May 13
Disco/Nu-Disco
22 May 13
Disco/Nu-Disco
