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Played by: BRENDON P
Review: The man like Dave Lee returns to one of his lesser-used aliases, Foreal People, and serves up two brand new cuts on his own Z Records. 'In The Mood To Groove' revisits a familiar "get on in the groove" vocal that was sampled by the mighty Anorak Trax back in the day, though its original source remains frustratingly elusive, and comes in two mixes: the Dave Lee Extended Mix is a disco/boogie delight, while Dave's Shake Your Body To The Funk Mix probably shouldn't need much explanation! 'Raize The Blaze' then ups the tempo a little and aims straight at the soulful/disco house floors.
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Bobby D'Ambrosio & Michelle Weeks - "Moment Of My Life" (Joey Negro Dubwise Re-Organ-ization) - (8:51) 121 BPM
Played by: YAM WHO?, Javi Frias, Juno Recommends Disco, Dave Lee / Joey Negro, BRENDON P, LEGO EDIT, Yooks
Review: This excellent collection from Z Records draws together some of boss man Joey Negro's favourite label cuts of 2019, many of which he of course had a hand in either producing or remixing. There are naturally tons of superb multi-track remixes of disco gems old and new (see the versions of the O'Jays, Delia Renee, Tamiko Jones and Double Exposure), as well as fresh revisions of vintage Joey Negro house productions under other aliases (Doug Willis, Z Factor, Foreal People) and a swathe of killer cuts that join the dots between disco and house (Sunkids and Chance, Four80 East and CeCe Peniston, Bobby D'Ambrosia and Michelle Weeks). Throw in tracks and remixes from the likes of Fouk, Crackazat and Lay-Far and you have a superb collection of peak-time-ready workouts.
Review: Foreal People is not an alias that Dave Lee AKA Joey Negro uses that often these days, but back in the late '90s he served up a string of singles under the pseudonym. Here one of those singles, 1999's GQ cover "Shake" featuring vocalist David Grant, is given the remix treat by contemporary disco and house hero Dr Packer. His opening "Re-Shake" has a groovier, looser and warmer vibe than Lee's '99 original, being closer to the sound and feel of GQ's 1982 track (albeit with a few choice contemporary touches and occasional dub style effects). Packer's instrumental revision is naturally even more delay laden, though it's more of a straight vocal-free take than a wild late night dub. Either way, it's rather good.
Joey Negro/The Sunburst Band/Various
Played by: Dave Lee ZR
Review: Six years on from launching the It's A Summer Groove series, Joey Negro returns with a fifth selection of sunshine-friendly tracks from the Z Records vaults. While much of the label's output - soulful, accessible, funky and heavily influenced by disco, funk and boogie - could be described as "summery", there's something particularly bright and breezy about the 21 tracks gathered together here. Highlights are naturally plentiful, from the smooth disco-soul goodness of the Reflex's recent remix of the Sunburst Band's "The Secret Life of Us", and the terrace-friendly piano house of Shur-I-Kan's rework of Zo & Erro & Phonte, to the vibraphone-laden boogie-house goodness of Rainbow Connection and Taka Boom's "Surrender".
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Played by: Dave Lee ZR, Kraak & Smaak, FINGERMAN, Dr Packer, Kiu D, Juno Recommends Disco, Weedyman, Justin Gg Green, Alien Disco Sugar (Leonidas DeeJay), KS French, BRENDON P, 80's Child, SEEN ON TV
Review: Here's a deliciously simple idea, beautifully executed. As the title suggests, the EP features Joey Negro, Sean P and pals re-editing cuts from the duo's superb Supafunkanova compilations of vintage disco-funk gear from the '70s and '80s. Aussie scalpel fiend Dr Packer kicks things off, delivering a smooth, rolling, house-tinged rework of Magnum Force's 1984 electrofunk jam "Cool Out". Joey Negro weighs in with an excellent, dancefloor-friendly rearrangement of Foreal People's obscure, slap bass-heavy "Love Begins With You", before DJ Reverend P emphasizes the killer drum breaks and spacey synthesizers of Stimulus' P-funk smasher "Super Stimulus". Finally, Sean P expertly extends Jackie Cole and Hot Platinum Fantasy's "I've Got A Trouble Man", giving the afro-tinged funk jam the expansive 12" version it's always deserved.
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Review: Here we have two vintage funk giants, Joey Negro and Sean P, join forces to present a collection of 'badass funk classics from the disco boogie era'. Individually these guys are authorities on the genre, but combined they're positively the definitive voice. We've a whopping 24 choice cuts to wade through, highlights including the breaks-packed percussive gem "Clap Song", the saucy cosmic funk of "Come On And Rock" and the suggestive aerobic bass workout "Gigolette". An essential vintage compilation if ever we saw one!
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Joey Negro & The Sunburst Band - "The Secret Life Of Us" (feat Donna Gardier & Diane Charlemagne - Joey Negro extended mix) - (6:40) 117 BPM
Joey Negro & The Sunburst Band - "In The Thick Of It" (feat Angela Johnson - Opolopo Boogie remix) - (6:33) 123 BPM
Joey Negro & The Sunburst Band - "Dialed Up" (feat Noelle Scaggs - Andreas Saag remix) - (7:32) 122 BPM
Review: End of year reflections... For some labels it's just a re-hash of familiarity. For others it's a chance to really celebrate the breadth of releases. Negro's Z Records definitely falls in the latter category as we're dazzled with disco and funk sciences through the ages: From cheeky edits of disco classics (Lady Aya's "Shake Your Body") to rare funk jams like Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers "Back It On Up" (taken from Paul Phillips ace Under The Influence album) via more straight up funky house work-outs Jakatta's "Scattering Stars" and Supernova's superb futurisation of "American Dream".
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Geoff M presents The Ridiculously Good Looking Guys - "You Better" (David Penn remix) - (7:07) 127 BPM
Joey Negro & The Sunburst Band - "Dialed Up" (feat Noelle Scaggs - Andreas Saag remix) - (7:32) 122 BPM
Doug Willis - "Don't Want You Back" (J Paul Getto Doesn't Want Anything To Do With You Anymore mix) - (6:14) 126 BPM
Joey Negro & The Sunburst Band - "The Secret Life Of Us" (feat Donna Gardier & Diane Charlemagne - Joey Negro extended mix) - (6:40) 117 BPM
Played by: Juno Recommends Funky House
Review: No, don't worry, it's not the Ibiza closing party... Ibiza remains open all year and promoters are already organising line-ups for 2013. This is the label boss Joey Negro's personal closing party. And having spun tunes there for well over 20 years, he knows how to select the very best party tracks. No-nonsense funky house business, then. With a strong nod to the bass influence in today's dancefloor patter, too. Cuts like Z Factor's "Sound In The Air" and Spirit Catcher's "Absolute Drop" both reference the old while sounding band up to date with crisp, vibrant production qualities and dominant bottom end. There's plenty of Joey's own material here. Appearing in his many guises expect to find an ace rework of Jakatta's "American Dream", a handful of Doug Willis flavours and a rather fetching Kaytronix remix of Akabu. The party season might be over, but it'll always be open in your heart if you invest in this...
DJ Meme/Various
Played by: DJ VIVONA
Review: Released on Joey Negro's Z Records, Rio spinner DJ Meme whips through thirty of the best from Z on this new mix - available either as individual unmixed tracks or as one continuous mix. Always a haven for the best soulful and funky house, Z Records highlights such as JN's mix of Doug Willis' "Power To The People", Sean McCabe's mix of JD73's "Think Twice" and Akabu's "The Phuture Ain't What It Used To Be" make for an effortlessly bumping and uplifting voyage.
JOEY NEGRO presents FOREAL PEOPLE
Review: David Lee dusts off some late 90s magic with this reissue of "Does It Feel Good 2 U?" (first released in 1998), which arrives replete with two new remixes from J Paul Ghetto. The original is pretty hard to beat, and it arrives here in extended form, all loopy disco elements and peak time vocals. There are also handy bonus beats and acapella version for the more adventurous DJs, but for our money the real gem here is the J Paul Ghetto dub - all simmering late night chords which create a slinky late night deep house vibe.
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Marshall Jefferson presents Ragtyme - "Raindance" (Joey Negro & Marshall Jefferson dub) - (6:27) 124 BPM
Played by: Joey Negro
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