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Review: 20 years of a career as DJs and producers, PBR Streetgang, hailing from Leeds, have curated a retrospective collection. This anthology features their celebrated early hits, timeless classics, rare gems, and favorite remixes for other artists, some of which have never been released before. The tracks here guarantee an electrifying party experience, with noteworthy entries such as their breakthrough single 'J2THAB,' which samples James Brown, the pulsating Italo-nu-disco fusion 'Late Night Party Line,' the squelchy acid-disco number 'NHN,' a remarkable dub-disco rendition of Bryan Ferry's 'One Night Stand,' and their legendary 'secret weapon' - a minimal, funk-inspired remix of Romathony's 'Bring You Up.'
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The Secret Soul Society X Hardway Bros - "Yo, We've Landed" (Hardway Bros remix Redux) - (7:51) 100 BPM
Review: Draw a line from boogie to Balearica, via Italo disco and deep house, and somewhere along that arc you'll find this latest V/A collection from Manchester's long-running Paper Recordings. Crazy P have been in the Paper camp since the early days so are a fitting choice to open proceedings with the gloriously hazy 'Last Knockers', after which other standouts for yours truly include the slow-building, prog-leaning acid of Anisto Tropics' 'Topaz', Natasha Kitty Katt's typically infectious remix of Diskobeistet's 'Gammal Morro' and the sunny, summery disco-house of Benny Pitcher's 'Transatlantic Motion', until finally MADe's 'You're The One' plays us out on a mellower, more downtempo note.
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Played by: DJ M4SH, FINGERMAN, Juno Recommends Disco, Juno Recommends Deep House, Fredeverything, JAMES ROD, D.S.D., DiCE_NZ, Iain Taylor, James Bright
Review: Three years after the original album appeared, Crazy P's Age of The Ego has been given the remix treatment. As you'd expect given the talent on show, there are plenty of top-drawer reworks scattered across the album, from Gerd Janson's set-opening Italo-disco and High-NRG flavoured revision of 'We Will F*** You Up', and Medlar's Dele Sosimi-featuring post Afro-boogie take on collaborative cut 'The Witness', to DJ Nature's bumpin', sub-heavy deep house re-wire of 'SOS' and Soulphiction's groovy roller-boogie tweak of 'Barefooted', which was one of the final remixes the German completed before his death last year. Throw in a handful of revisions by Crazy P members Chris Todd (as Hot Toddy) and Jim Baron (as Ron Basejam), and you've got a predictably impressive package.
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Played by: Juno Recommends Disco
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Review: During the various lockdowns of 2020 and '21, Crazy P delved deep into their vaults to see what unfinished songs were lurking in the dustier corners of the archive. These were then used as inspiration for new, finished and polished versions. This two-track single contains two fine examples of this repurposing process. Lead cut 'If Life Could Be This Way' is suitably strong - a heart-aching, bittersweet chunk of laidback melancholia that sits somewhere between blue-eyed soul, Balearica and hazy West Coast jazz-rock. It's sure to be a fan favourite in years to come. 'How Could I Know' meanwhile is similarly horizontal, with tear-jerking (electronic) string sounds and a fine lead vocal from Danielle Moore clustering around a clicking, lo-fi drum machine beat.
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Simon Dunmore/Seamus Haj/Various
Various - "Glitterbox - Where Love Lives Mix 1" (continuous DJ mix By Seamus Haji) - (1:19:06) 115 BPM
Various - "Glitterbox - Where Love Lives Mix 2" (continuous DJ mix By Simon Dunmore) - (1:17:19) 123 BPM
Various - "Glitterbox - Where Love Lives Mix 3" (continuous DJ mix By Simon Dunmore) - (1:15:28) 124 BPM
Horse Meat Disco & Kathy Sledge - "Falling Deep In Love" (Joey Negro 12" Disco Blend) - (7:04) 120 BPM
The Vision - "Mountains" (feat Andreya Triana - Joey Negro live And Direct extended mix) - (7:44) 123 BPM
The Shapeshifters - "Finally Ready" (feat Billy Porter - Dimitri From Paris TSOP The Sound Of Paris remix Pts I & II) - (9:14) 122 BPM
Junior Jack & Glory - "Hold Me Up" (feat Jocelyn Brown - Riva Starr Tangerine Funk extended vocal mix) - (6:30) 126 BPM
Mike Dunn - "Strut Cho Phunky Stuff (Sho' Nuff)" (Mike Dunn extended Black Glitter MixX) - (6:13) 124 BPM
DJ Romain & Danny Krivit - "Philly Groove" (feat Linda Clifford - Joey Negro's Philly Jump extended mix) - (7:04) 128 BPM
Ralphi Rosario & Linda Clifford - "Wanna Give It Up (Dr Packer's L?go's Dub Accapella)" (Dr Packer's Lugo's dub accapella) - (5:22) 119 BPM
Gershon Jackson & Reset Preset - "Hands Together" (House Of Omni Hands Together extended club mix) - (6:36) 126 BPM
Horse Meat Disco - "Let's Go Dancing" (feat Amy Douglas - Dimitri From Paris remix) - (6:54) 115 BPM
Kings Of Tomorrow - "Let Me Tell You Something" (Sandy Rivera & C. Castel's acapella) - (5:33) 124 BPM
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Review: To mark 15 years of the Lazy Days Recordings label he established with Mike Fresco in 2005, Canadian deep house legend Fred Everything has decided to release a trilogy of celebratory compilations, each of which focuses on a specific five-year block. This one celebrates the best material released on the label over the last five years (2015-2020), delivering thrills by the barrowload. Everyone will have their own highlights, but our picks of an extremely strong bunch include the early Larry Heard style warmth of Lance DiSardi's 'Field Recording', the early morning shuffle of Fred Everything's 'Someone Like You', the rushing piano house revival of Fred Everything and Shur-I-Kan's glassy-eyed 'Until Then', and the glacial, tech-tinged goodness of Martin Iveson's 'Leave Me Here'.
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Played by: Flash Atkins, Juno Recommends Disco, Tonbe, Ray Mang, Rayko, DAVID DUNNE (Triple Dee/Funkademia), Dave Mathmos, Chuggin Edits, Paper Street Soul, Paper Recordings, Gina Breeze, DiCE_NZ
Review: Crazy P drop their ninth studio album in a 23-year career. One of these days, they'll surprise us - either by dropping a thrash metal album, or just by making a record that isn't very good - but that day's still some way off, and for now the Manc trio are happy doing what they do best. And let's be honest, they do it better than most! Danielle Moore's voice seems to improve with every passing year, and if you've ever liked a Crazy P album it's hard to imagine you wouldn't like this one. Lyrically there's a new political edge, but it's the sumptuous, shimmering disco-Balearic grooves that'll win you over first.
Review: No, it's not a cover of the Abba track, though with Crazy P all things are possible! Instead, this trailer single for the Crazy ones' soon-come eighth album 'Age Of The Ego' is a shimmying, sparkling nu-disco jam that's got a lazy, almost Balearic feel, and that comes topped, as ever, by Danielle Moore's fine vocal as well, in this instance, as some parping jazz-funk sax. The album's out at the start of May, with a full UK tour to promote it; until then, there's this!
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Ron Hall & The Muthafunkaz - "The Way You Love Me" (feat Marc Evans - Dr Packer extended remix) - (3:13) 124 BPM
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Ron Hall & The Muthafunkaz - "The Way You Love Me" (feat Marc Evans - Dr Packer extended remix) - (7:57) 122 BPM
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Played by: Chris Massey, FINGERMAN, Flash Atkins, BRENDON P, Andy Buchan, Chuggin Edits, Paper Street Soul
Review: In case you haven't noticed, Paper Recordings has been on fire in the 18 months that have passed since Paper Cuts volume three landed. Further proof is provided by volume four of the label's "best of" series, which adds a couple of unheard exclusives - the sparkling, ever-building nu-disco headiness of Bachgenaur's "Steady Drummer" and Vinny Villbass's Metro Area-ish instrumental re-make of Diskobeistet's "Birkelunden" - to a tight list of 2016 and 2017 highlights. These include (but aren't limited to) Chris Massey's rubbery, funk-fuelled tweak of 2 Billion Beats' "Sold My Soul", the glassy-eyed, sunset-friendly warmth of Crazy P's "Last Knockers", the organic haziness of Steve Cobby's "Boule De Suif" and the soulful house/nu-disco fusion of DJ Spinna's ace rework of Soundersons' "Can't Get Enough".
Purple Disco Machine, Joe Killington & Duane Harden - "Devil In Me" (PDM Club dub mix) - (6:19) 122 BPM
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Fire Island - "There But For The Grace Of God" (feat Love Nelson - live 'N' Funky mix) - (7:40) 124 BPM
The Lab Rats & The Experiment - "Music Is My Way Of Life" (feat Lisa Millett - The Lab Rats Present The Experiment/Lab Rats Main Experiment) - (8:11) 125 BPM
Copyright & One Track Minds - "Late At Night" (feat Lisa Millett - Copyright presents One Track Minds) - (7:46) 126 BPM
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Played by: Dicky Trisco, Sam Redmore, Valique, Seamus Haji, FINGERMAN, YAM WHO?, Flash Atkins, Dr Packer, Hot Toddy, Juno Recommends Disco, Tonbe, J&M BROTHERS, BRUNO FROM IBIZA, Michael The Lion, Werkshy, CHEWY RUBS, Hober Mallow, 80's Child, Larse, Paper Street Soul
Review: Following on from their successful hook up with 2020 Vision, nu-disco heroes Crazy P have now joined forces with the Classic label (how has this not happened before?!) and here we get the "Truelight EP". Spacey retro soul balladry gives way to filthy cosmic funk on "One True Light" and "In My Hands" is nasty Padlock EP-style disco of the highest order. Hot Toddy (aka Chris Todd of Crazy P) remixes the latter into hypnotic acid and band co-founder Ron Basejam turns the former into chugging, sun-warped Balearic boogie.
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Mr. G - "Precious Cargo [Kai Alc? Classic Club Mix]" (feat Blondewearingblack - Kai Alce Classic club mix) - (7:37) 126 BPM
Played by: Chris Massey, FINGERMAN, Trotter, Flash Atkins, Pete Herbert, Juno Recommends Deep House, Tonbe, J&M BROTHERS, Djs: Most Charted - Deep House, Sould Out, Downunder Disco, Paper Street Soul
Review: The Paper Recordings household keeps coming up with the goods; each new month brings a whole heap of quality house material, and this time they've grouped together a truly special crew of producers. Futureboogie and 20:20 Vision causual, Crazy P, kicks things off by delivering a magnetic slice of slo-mo, funk house in "Last Knockers", a true gem for the boogie heads, and just a great dance tune all-round. Paper Recordings associate, Flash Atkins, goes into more progressive mood on his "Rivers Of Jordan", a house nugget with a fine layer of arpeggios for maximum club damage, and Steve Cobby's "Boule De Suif" ties this stunning little three-tracker off with some gentle, balearic house waves that push the dust into the beat - check those vintage video game sonics, too!
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Review: On this second set of remixes of tracks from Crazy P's well-received Walk Talk Dance Sing full-length, band member Chris "Hot Toddy" Todd is in the ascendency. He delivers two tasty reworks, turning "Cruel Mistress" into a Moroder-goes-deep house nu-disco shuffler, before reaching for the lasers on a "Disco Redux" of "Something More" that bobs and weaves - all jaunty synths, piano chords and looped vocals - more than a retired boxer on crack. As fine as these two versions are, the headline attraction is undoubtedly Luke Solomon's version of "Echo". Typically bumping and energetic, it laces Danielle Moore's hazy vocal over an analogue-rich backing track full of incessant drum machine hits and twisted electronics.
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Played by: Ben Gomori, Dicky Trisco, Andrea Rucci, FINGERMAN, YAM WHO?, Flash Atkins, Juno Recommends Disco, Tonbe, Neil Diablo, Lrusse, 80's Child, JAMES ROD
Review: Some 18 years after first appearing on Paper Recordings, disco/house/jazz-funk fusionists Crazy P are still going strong. In fact, their recent Walk Talk Dance Sing album - their eighth studio set - is arguably one of their strongest for years. Here, two highlights from that set get the remix treatment. Band members Chris 'Hot Toddy' Todd and Jim 'Ron Basejam' Baron each provide a rub, with the latter's swirling, organ-laden nu-disco-meets-jazz funk-meets-deep house version of "Cruel Mistress" really impressing. Elsewhere, Asadinho's woozy, steel drum-laden organic house interpretation of "Cruel Mistress" is particularly impressive, but it's Juju & Jordash's version of the same track that really impresses. Trippy, left-of-centre and full of both bleeping analogue synths and dubbed-out disco elements, it's a fittingly eccentric interpretation.
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