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James Rod
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Review: Golden Soul founder and Rare Wiri regular James Rod makes his bow on long-serving San Francisco stable Roam Recordings, bringing with him a pair of suitably psychedelic, analogue rich, EBM-influenced throb-jobs. 'Baila Con Satan' is an unflinchingly intoxicating affair, with trippy electronics, moody spoken word snippets, moody chords and notable nods to Nitzer Ebb rising above a thickset, arpeggio-driven bassline and unfussy machine drums, while 'Metatrone' is an even darker and more intense throb-job made even more mind-altering by the presence of squelchy, TB-303 style motifs and echoing industrial textures. Duncan Gray remixes both tracks, first re-casting 'Baila Con Satan' as a squelchy bassline-driven chunk of leftfield nu-disco melancholia, before re-imagining 'Metatrone' is an urgent, echoing acid jam.
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ROM 113
07 Apr 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
07 Apr 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Get Down Edits & Stephen Richards - "People Get Up" (Da House Getting Down version) - (6:47) 119 BPM
Played by: The Allergies, FINGERMAN, Juno Recommends Disco, SUNNER SOUL, Discoholic Ken, LEGO EDIT, Kongisto, Andy Buchan
Review: For their 100th release, Hot Digits bring us a truly outstanding collection that gathers together the best of the label's last 50 outings. Just one look at the talent roster involved should be enough to get any contemporary disco lover's tastebuds tingling, replete as it is with names like Fingerman, Dexter Jones, Fray Bentos, C Da Afro, Dave Mathmos and Jet Boot Jack, and suffice to say the music they provide doesn't disappoint one iota! With 30 full-length cuts plus two hour-long DJ mixes there's no room here to go into every track, but whether you like it deep n' chuggy, funky n' furious or boogie-tastic n' soul-tinged, you'll find plenty of fresh ammo for your disco machine gun here.
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HOTDIGIT100COMP
16 Jan 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
16 Jan 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: JAMES ROD
Review: James Rod brings us another set of re-edits that draw on the late 70s/early 80s glory days of Italo and cosmic disco. The precise source material will have to remain unidentified this time out, but any crossword buffs reading this will have no doubt already spotted which legendary Italian producer's name 'More Dore' is very nearly an anagram of, so that's a start! Elsewhere, 'Reinhood Times' is a very Euro in feel and will appeal to fans of artists like Goldfrapp, Moloko or Christine & The Queens with its angular synth-pop and ice queen vocal, while the pulsing, throbbing and surprisingly pacey 'L'Amoure' plays us out in classic Italo style.
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ROD 003
23 Sep 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
23 Sep 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Some fine jams here from Spanish disco regular James Rod. Given the title it's fair to assume the three cuts are re-edits, but props to Senor Rod if so because the source material has us well and truly beat! Still, 'Let's Do' is in the classic "female-vocalled late 70s disco" vein and sports a bassline that's really quite ludicrously funky. Elsewhere, 'Barry Disco' is quite a 'busy' affair with a chant-style vocal and sweeping, cinematic strings in the mid-section, while 'Together Forever' has nothing to do with the evergreen Exodus/Raven Maize song but is instead another lively 70s-style rumpshaker with just slightly cheese-tastic male/female vocal harmonies.
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ROD 002
02 Sep 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
02 Sep 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Although his original productions have always been tasty, there's an argument that some of James "Rod" Rodriguez's finest moments have been sneaky re-edits and remixes. It's that side of his outfit that the Spanish producer explores on Rodriguez Reworks Volume 1, a compilation length collection packed to the rafters with peak-time ready treats. After starting with heavy disco-house loop jam 'What's Your Name', Rodriguez sprints between quite revolutionary reworks (see the Latin jazz-tinged re-imagining of Julia & Company, 'Breaklift Town'), throbbing and percussive nu-disco slammers ('Ceroni For Dancing'), driving dub disco ('Do You Know The Disco Love'), glassy-eyed, piano-sporting delights ('Goodbye Nights'), squelchy 80s soul re-fixes ('If You Take Care of Me') and rubbery electrofunk ('Yeny That All').
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ROD 001
12 Aug 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
12 Aug 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Spanish nu-disco don James Rod returns to Golden Soul with a synth-tastic disco epic that's served in your choice of two quite different flavas. Rod's original is heavily influenced by cosmic disco and new beat/EBM, starting out with a simple locomotive-like chug before atmospheric FX usher in the layers of synths that just keep on building, the whole thing getting more and more spaced-out as it progresses. The accompanying Azaria Remix takes the mood to its natural conclusion, abandoning any 'disco' pretensions entirely and instead aiming straight at the progressive house floors.
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GS 070
23 Aug 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
23 Aug 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Review: Leading South American disco label U're Guay serve up a 13-track collection released in honour of Pride month. James Rod's 'Space Thunders' gets us started in epic, surging nu-disco mode, before Pepo Fernandez's 'Boys' kicks off a romp through hi-camp, hi-NRG pastures. As the album moves on, though, we're treated to everything from the strutty tech-funk of WeAmp's' 'Hair In The Air' to Imanol's driving, apocalyptic 'Follow The Stars' with its hints of Italo and acid, via the dark techno pulse of Axel Sundelin's 'Astroglide', Colau's garage-y 'Girl I Cried' and more, with Aleito's 'Nurse Hermosin' providing the obligatory mellower, temperature-lowering closer.
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URGS 006
24 Jun 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
24 Jun 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: FINGERMAN, Juno Recommends Disco, Tonbe, DJ P-SOL, SAUCO, BRENDON P, CHEWY RUBS, JAMES ROD, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), Henri Le Blanc, VIGI, Ruff Diamond, Aleito, The Magic Track
Review: Four tracks in a total of five mixes make up this latest offering from Spanish disco don James Rod, which is brought to you by Brighton-based Hot Digits Music. 'Matusalem Robot' is a bass-heavy, guitar-flecked chugger topped with squeeling, squalling synths, before getting a housed-up remix from Chewy Rubs and label boss Fingeman. Elsewhere, 'Showdown' is an early 80s-style funker with a rhythmic vocal loop and much use of sci-fi FX, 'We Celebrate' ploughs a more soul-inspired mid-70s groove but via a dubby, Levan-esque filter, while 'Latin Ton Funk' shouldn't really need a lot of explaining...
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HOTDIGIT 84
26 Apr 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
26 Apr 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Since launching in the autumn of 2019, Gouranga Music has periodically offered up some of the most interesting and inventive nu-disco cuts around. Happily, we can confirm that this EP from Spanish scene stalwart James Rod more than lives up to the label's high standards, with the Golden Soul Records founder confidently flitting between intoxicating, Moroder-goes-Italo-disco drug-chug (mind-altering mid-tempo opener 'Die Herrschaft'); undulating, pitched-down, synth-heavy bubbliness (the even slower 'Licantropia', which includes some suitably tumbling and glassy-eyed guitar motifs); and driving, punk-funk influenced nu-disco/dub disco fusion (the dark and foreboding 'Saratoga').
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DLYPSO 06
01 Feb 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
01 Feb 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Played by: Dj XS (FVUK), Craig Charles Funk And Soul, FINGERMAN, Javi Frias, Don Dayglow, Ash Reynolds, Conan The Selector, Marco Giannini (Sticky Heat), Monsieur Van Pratt, Dave Mathmos, 80's Child, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), Andy Buchan, Chuggin Edits, SITUATION, Kongisto, VIGI, Paul Older, Ruff Diamond
Review: Having recently notched up a sixth year in business, Fingerman's Hot Digits imprint is in a celebratory mood - hence this all-action round-up of recent delights and unheard treats from the disco-loving label. Encompassing no less than 30 tunes, the collection giddily skips between warming beatdown disco (P-Sol's "Walter"), Mark E style slo-mo loop jams (Vigi's "I'll Be There") and glassy-eyed Balearic nu-disco (Picklejam's "Untitled Love"), before raising its hands skywards as the peak-time party-starters begin to appear thick and fast. Highights in this category include the vibrant jazz-house flex of Dexter Jones' "Swing Thing", the bustling boogie re-edit business of Monsieur Von Pratt's "Let's Dance" and the hearty disco-funk heaviness of Chewy Rubs' "Funky Bee Bop".
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HOTDIGITMAXI 006
01 Jun 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
01 Jun 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Back in November 2019, Golden Soul Records chief James "Rod" Rodriguez released "Italoatomical Gems", a tidy collection of re-edits of largely lesser-known Italo-disco gems that the Spanish producer had subtly tooled-up and taken in a different direction. He's at it again on this hastily released single, which was produced in isolation during Spain's COVID-19 lockdown. There's plenty to set the pulse racing, not least the throbbing, delay-laden late night pressure of "Skyler", where pulsing deep space chords and slivers of melody rise above a chugging, arpeggio-driven electronic groove. Elsewhere, "Out The Invaders" is a little darker and moodier in tone, with reggae style stabs and plenty of glassy-eyed electronic flourishes, while EP opener "Two Heads Are Better" is a stripped-back, faintly foreboding throb-job.
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GS 047
20 Apr 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
20 Apr 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Review: Thicker than clotted cream and twice as opulent, Golden Soul's latest label retrospective is well worth your attention. It focuses on material released by the Spanish imprint in 2019, which was arguably the label's strongest year to date. Label founder James Rod makes a number of killer contributions, with the colourful, bass-heavy Balearic nu-disco chug of "Let's Play Together" (a collaboration with Parissior) and the dreamy Italo-disco throb of "Heart Rock (Aleito Mix)" standing out. Elsewhere, get your ears around the sparkling, breakdown-boasting sunrise rush of Dubhouser's "Ereh" and the thrill-a-minute Euro-disco effervescence that is Hoochie Coochie Papa's "Work My Body".
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GS 045
02 Mar 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
02 Mar 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Review: After nearly a decade in the game, Andrea Rucci's Cosmic Sumo release their first-ever 'best of' compilation. Unsurprisingly, cosmic and Italo-disco vibes predominate: you won't find many cowbells, handclaps or female multi-part vocal harmonies here (though there are some). But if it's Carpenter-esque synths, druggy Afro-inspired beats, bleepy electro flourishes and a distinct whiff of mid-80s Europe you're after then you're in the right place, because here all of the above are provided in spades by the big-hitting likes of James Rod, Tulioxi and, perhaps most signficantly, Italian founding father Alexander Robotnick himself.
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SPCSR 030
24 Feb 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
24 Feb 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Dj XS (FVUK), Flash Atkins, Juno Recommends Disco, Algy Strutt, Dave Mathmos, JAMES ROD, Andy Buchan, Paper Recordings
Review: James "Rod" Rodriguez steps out of his comfort zone here, briefly departing his Golden Soul label for a confident, ear-catching outing on Paper Recordings. Opener "Belong City" delivers a near perfect balance between druggy Italo-disco chug and woozy, synth-laden nu-disco psychedelia, while the accompanying Draco remix brilliantly re-imagines the track as a trippy slab of revivalist '80s synth-wave wonkiness with a touch of contemporary nu-disco sheen. Meanwhile, "Chamanes Ochenteros" is a fine slab of arpeggio-powered Italo/nu-disco fusion that's subsequently given a low-slung, Afro-Cosmic makeover by Leca. The latter version is particularly mind-altering, though its focus remains on the dancefloor throughout.
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PAPRD 272
19 Feb 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
19 Feb 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: JAMES ROD
Review: In recent times, James Rodriguez Navarro (that's James Rod to you and me) has rightly saved his best material for the Golden Soul label he launched way back in 2015. There's naturally much to admire on the Spanish producer's first outing of 2020, from the hybrid nu-disco/deep house/Italo-disco throb of the decidedly spacey opener "Special Rod Paradise" - check the delay-laden guitar motifs and intergalactic synth flourishes - to the filter-heavy driving house vibes of closing cut "Marthian", where squally trumpet solos rise from the abyss to catch the ear. The track sandwiched in between, Latin-tinged deep disco-house bumper "Paralatino", is also rather good.
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GS 041
20 Jan 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
20 Jan 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Synth-tastic nu disco is the order of the day on this latest despatch from Spanish producer Jaime Rodr?guez Navarro, better known as James Rod, which comes on his own Golden Soul label. His original marries an Italo-esque synth throb to rolling nu disco beats and occasional western/Mexican-style horn fanfares. Azaria's remix doesn't flip the script too much, but does up the tempo a notch and beef up the bottom end; the Aleito Remix is a little sparser and nudges towards progressive house territory, while the Rayko & James Rod Remix drops the tempo slightly to give the track a druggier, chuggier feel.
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GS 037
01 Nov 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
01 Nov 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Clad head to toe in his finest carnival threads, Golden Soul Records chief James Rodriguez grabs his scalpel and sets to work on a second selection of lesser-known Brazilian music gems. Opener "You Are Me Dream (Sambasoul Re-edit)" is a near perfect revision of a breezy, sun-kissed Brazilian gem, with Rodriguez brilliantly combining summery samba-disco samples with an elastic drumbeat and restless funky acid motifs. "Pernangola (Boogie Groove Re-edit)" is a loopier, chunkier and more obviously bass-heavy affair built around jangly samples from what sounds like a samba-folk record, while "Minsumbobo" is a bouncy re-interpretation of a Brazilian P-funk work out rich in kaleidoscopic synthesizer lines, Bootsy style bass and swirling electronic effects.
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GS 035
20 Sep 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
20 Sep 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Julian Sanza, YAM WHO?, Juno Recommends Disco, Tonbe, Discolypso, Rayko, Erik Rug, JAMES ROD, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), Chuggin Edits, Kongisto
Review: For his latest outing on Golden Soul, James Rod has decided to pay tribute to Italian dance music in his own special way. First up is "Cootutto (Italian Boogie Madness Edit)", a loopy, head-nodding and toe-tapping tweak of what sounds like an early '80s Italian tribute to George Clinton/Bootsy Collins style P-funk. "Splendido Splendente (Rettore Super-House Re-Edit)" offers a more forthright and funky excursion into loopy, filtered disco-house territory, while closing cut "Ok OK (Italo-House Re-Edit)" re-invents a chiming chunk of synth-powered boogie as a kaleidoscopic romp through nu-disco/peak-time house fusion.
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GS 034
13 Sep 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
13 Sep 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Review: In normal circumstances, we'd be a little worried if someone served us "Golden Cream". We know we're safe in the hands of DJ/producer James Rodriguez though, with the compilation representing the cream of the crop from the Spanish producer's Golden Soul Records imprint. There's naturally much to enjoy across the 17-track collection, with Rodriguez opting for cuts that flit between kaliedoscopic nu-disco headiness (Italo Brutalo's remix of his and Disco Doubles' "White Sands"), Clavinet-happy acid disco chunkiness ("Crazy Bass" by The Players and DJ Steevo), elastic electrofunk with a Middle Eastern flavour (Dim Zach's remix of JB Dizzy's "Transistor"), driving late night intensity (Los Fugazi's "Afterglow (Flxxx Remix)", peak-time piano fun (Get Down Edits glistening remix of Slync's loved-up "Neon") and rushing disco goodness ("Tradlord" by Call Me Classic).
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GS 031
14 Jun 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
14 Jun 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Juno Recommends Disco, Rayko, Jean Claude Gavri, 80's Child, JAMES ROD, Chuggin Edits, Sould Out, Ruff Diamond
Review: Rayko and James Rod's "Classics of Arrikitaun" re-edit series consistently hits the mark, something we attribute to their often left-of-centre choice of source material. This seventh volume in the series is naturally both on-point and action packed. Rayko kicks things off with the brilliantly pitched-down P-funk chug of "Dude" - all baggy electric piano riffs, squelchy electronics and hazy talkbox vocals - before returning to action later in the EP via the ricocheting drum machine hits, eyes-closed guitars and swirling chords of 1980s alternative synth-pop cut "Night of Dragons". James Rod explores similar sonic territory on chugging Balearic synth-pop revision "Hi Ho Te", while "Love It" is a bounding, sun-kissed version of a mid-80s, post-boogie pop hit.
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RW 059
03 Jun 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
03 Jun 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Juno Recommends Disco, LEGO EDIT, JAMES ROD, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), Chuggin Edits, Sould Out
Review: For the second time in as many weeks, James Rod (real name James Rodriguez) has his scalpel out. Last time out, it was all about gentling tooling up American and European disco-boogie records; this time around, the Spaniard has his wicked way with a trio of sun-kissed Brazilian jams of the late 1970s and early '80s. First up is "Paico", a chunky revision of a breezy, horn-heavy samba-disco number that Rodriguez has brought bang up to date with the addition of dub delays, lolloping drums, and a thickset synth bassline. The arguably superior "Ela Disco" brilliantly dubs out an electrofunk era chunk of Brazilian disco brilliance, while "Latin Life" is a filter-sporting slab of mid-tempo disco-house chug rich in jangling guitar riffs and insanely heavy bass.
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GS 030
24 May 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
24 May 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: While he's released some killer original productions over the years, most of which fit into the "synth-heavy nu-disco" category, James 'Rod" Rodriguez's re-edits have consistently been amongst the best around. Predictably, there's plenty to set the pulse racing amongst the Spaniard's latest batch of tried-and-tested reworks. We're particularly enjoying opener "Fornur Love", a peak-time disco bubbler made extra-potent thanks to Rodriguez's addition of a killer new acid bassline. "Groovin On Boogie" is arguably even heavier, with Rodriguez successfully sticking a rocket under a bouncy, horn-heavy disco smasher, while the undulating acid style bass returns with a vengeance on the '80s disco grandiosity of closing cut "Running Of My Love" [sic].
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GS 029
17 May 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
17 May 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Played by: Juno Recommends Disco, Rayko, LEGO EDIT, JAMES ROD, SEEN ON TV, Paper Street Soul, Ruff Diamond
Review: Spain's Rare Wiri label bring us their second retrospective label comp, which follows on the heels of last year's Vol 1, and just a quick glance at the artists involved - who include Ilya Santana, Rayko, The Beat Broker, Yam Who? and Ziggy Phunk - will give the initiated a pretty good idea of the quality on offer! Gazeebo's 'Soul Dance' is rooted in the deep funk of the early 70s, Phunk's 'Let It Move You' is a brass-spangled disco-house groover, Rayko's 'B-Nano' has an 80s Italo vibe, 'Whishbone' by Parissior channels late 70s Euro-disco, and so it goes on for six more very playable nu-disco bullets.
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RW 057
12 Apr 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
12 Apr 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Played by: FINGERMAN, YAM WHO?, Tonbe, Rayko, Limpodisco, LEGO EDIT, 80's Child, JAMES ROD, Andy Buchan, Sould Out, Ruff Diamond
Review: Following a fine retrospective of "original productions and reworks" earlier in the month, the Rare Wiri label has prepped another killer compilation to help mark the imprint's 10th birthday. This time round, boss man Rayko has gathered together some of the label's most potent re-edits. The quality threshold remains impressively high throughout, with highlights including James Rod's chugging and cheery disco-boogie shuffler "So Easy", the dreamy deep house throb of In Flagranti's loopy version of "Walking In The Rain", the sparkling saccharine soul/jazz-funk flex of Yam Who's revision of "In Your Eyes" and the pulsating Italo-disco/disco-funk fusion of Ziggy Phunk's take on "One Evening". Throw in a clutch of top-notch Rayko re-edits and the result is an essential collection of floor-focused reworks.
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RW 055
22 Feb 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
22 Feb 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Review: Hearty congratulations to Rayko, whose Rare Wiri label has just turned ten. To celebrate the label's decade in dance, the Spanish producer has put together this fittingly fine collection of archive cuts. It features no re-edits, just original tracks and associated remixes. There's plenty to set the pulse racing throughout, from the Clavinet-sporting crunchiness of Limpdisco's compilation-opening "Moving To '70s" and Spiritcatcher's D-Train style NYC boogie revision of Julian Sanza's "Can't Stop The Feeling", to the jazz funk-flecked deep house/disco fusion of Nowsense's "Smile" and Situation's wonderfully atmospheric electro-acid revision of James Rod's "Disco Rocket". Naturally, there are plenty of Rayko tracks and remixes dotted throughout, including a wonderfully spacey and bass-heavy take on Ilya Santana's "Electrik Mind".
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RW 054
04 Feb 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
04 Feb 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Played by: Valique, FINGERMAN, Woodhead, Juno Recommends Disco, Tonbe, Rayko, BRENDON P, 80's Child, JAMES ROD, Sould Out, Ruff Diamond
Review: The first "Masterworks Legends" compilation saw label boss Danny Worrall giving digital debuts to a whole host of previously vinyl-only cuts. We're not sure whether he's taken the same approach this time round, but the quality of the material remains pleasingly high. Beginning with Dr Packer's hot-to-trot revision of Kiu D's Blaxploitation disco workout "Dynamite", Worrall offers up a swathe of hypnotic, disco-tinged house head-nodders (Ooft's "I Am Love" being a glassy-eyed standout), tasty '80s electrofunk revisions (Woodhead, The Silver Rider, Coutel, his own '80s Child project), thumping disco club cuts (Natasha Kitty Kat, Kiu D, James Rod, Ponchartrain) and sparkling nu-disco box jams (Gradient Logic). If you're looking for more tried-and-tested treats to pep up your sets, you should add this to your cart right now.
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MMD 072
04 Feb 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
04 Feb 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: FINGERMAN, YAM WHO?, Juno Recommends Disco, Discolypso, Rayko, Limpodisco, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), Sould Out, Downunder Disco, Paper Street Soul, Ruff Diamond
Review: There's a Spaniard in the works at Midnight Riot, as James "Rod" Rodriguez makes his first appearance on Yam Who's erstwhile imprint for almost two years. The Rare Wiri regular naturally hits the ground running with "Joe Joe", where razor sharp disco string samples seemingly leap above a metronomic, analogue-ruch, arpeggio-driven groove, before brilliantly rearranging and reworking a jazz guitar-laden slab of '80s soul bliss ("Sweet Jones"). He steps further towards mid-tempo disco-house territory on the metronomic P-funk revision "You Want Love", while title track "Hot Flash" is a riotous fusion of crunchy Clavinet lines, alien synths and fizzing horn riffs underpinned by another seriously heavy groove.
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MIDRIOTD 165
03 Dec 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
03 Dec 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: FINGERMAN, Juno Recommends Disco, Rayko, Limpodisco, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), Sould Out
Review: Golden soul boys James Rod and Rayko go twos up on another supreme disco volume on RWS's "Arrikitaun" series. Upbeat, slippery and 80s to its sexy core, Rayko takes the lead with a cosmic loopy chugger "Body Language" and closes the four tracker with the dubbed out warehouse shaking electro boogie thumper "Run From Danger". In between we have two juicy floor fillers from Rod; "Still Contrast" taps into a slick and sexy Alexander O'Neil vibe while "His Running" plays the banger of the set with a jittering slap bass frenzy. Bring on volume seven....
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RW 048
27 Jul 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
27 Jul 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: For the latest release on his growing Sprechen label, boss man Chris Massey - who also co-curates Paper Recordings' excellent Trash The Wax series - joins forces with Spanish nu-disco don James Rod. The experienced duo begins with the arpeggio-heavy Cerrone tribute "Supernature Sunday", which is in turn given a deeper, woozier and more melodious makeover by Mike Simonetti. The EP's other original Rod/Massey production, "The Disco Sound", is an everything-but-the-kitchen-sink affair, with crunchy guitar riffs and razor sharp string stabs clustering around a mutant disco groove. The EP also boasts two contrasting reworks: an even heavier, piano-fired rub from Harvy (no relation to DJ Harvey) and a breathlessly blissful deep house take by Kimo.
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SPRECHEN 016
27 Apr 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
27 Apr 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Spanish nu-disco don James Rodriguez is in fine form on their first appearance for 80's Child's Masterworks Music stable. There's something particularly alluring about opener "Stay Mine", a sumptuous fusion of head-nodding disco and tactile boogie full of sweeping strings, sensual female vocal hooks and a killer groove. He doffs a cap towards boogie-inspired loop-house maestros Tiger & Woods on the superb "Tone of Love" and "Unlimited". The Madrid-based producer arguably saves the best till last with "Win You Back", a nine-minute boogie epic that sits somewhere between the languid shuffle of the EP's opening track and the loop jams showcased elsewhere.
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MMD 042
13 Nov 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
13 Nov 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Review: To celebrate hitting 20 releases, Wonder Stories has decided to put out the label's first compilation. Wonder Buds is largely made up of arguably overlooked back catalogue highlights, but also includes a handful of previously unreleased tracks to appease regular label-watchers. There's plenty to set the pulse racing throughout, from the jostling Italo-disco/nu-disco fusion of Pop District's remix of Steve Cook's "Notice Me" and the boogie-influenced cosmic disco chug of DJ Rocca's Aimes rework (the brilliant "Notice Me"), to the foreboding psychedelic disco-chug of Curses' "Brains Bones Blood" and the acid-fired pulse of Los Fugazzi's "Paralel" [sic]. Oh, and the saucer-eyed, Balearic-inspired nu-disco dreaminess that is Mighty Mouse's wonderful remix of Air Zaire's "Love '94".
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WS 020
02 Oct 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
02 Oct 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
James Rod feat Tania Haroshka
Review: Having recently dropped a number of sought-after re-edits, James Rod returns to the world of original production in cooperation with vocalist Tania Haroshka. There's a genuine Crazy P feel about "Let Them Dance", where Haroshka's Danielle Moore style vocals wrap themselves around a bouncy nu-disco groove, deep house style textures, Balearic synthesizer flourishes and occasional blasts of disco-fied horns. Rayko delivers the first of two floor-friendly remixes, teasing out the various instrumental elements over a tactile, electrofunk-influenced groove. File under "sunshine boogie". Finally, Parissior drags the track in a different direction, effortlessly joining the dots between bassline-driven disco-house and spiraling nu-disco headiness.
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HOTDIGIT 032
10 Apr 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
10 Apr 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Review: Since launching as a Tirk sub-label in 2009, Nang Records has gone on to outlive its parent label and become one of the most reliable imprints in nu-disco. The label's progress has traditionally been charted by compilation series The Array, with new volumes appearing every 12 months or so. This latest installment is naturally packed with highlights, from the sparkling disco-soul of Hot Toddy's remix of Situation's Andre Esput hook-up, "Get To Know Me", and the contemporary Italo-disco throb of James Rod's "Steelerr", to the quirky Balearic bliss of Cardmoth, the synth-heavy wooziness of Deepkey, and the trippy, acid-flecked thrills of Aimes' "A View of Istanbul".
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505537 3529707
21 Mar 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
21 Mar 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Valique, FINGERMAN, Don Dayglow, Tonbe, J&M BROTHERS, Rayko, JAMES ROD, Andy Buchan, Chuggin Edits, Disco Funk Spinner - D.F.S, FRAN DEEPER
Review: Madrid's Rayko and James Rod go way back, with a long hearty history of collaborations. One of their key projects is the Classics Of Arrikitaun series and now we have here a fourth instalment. James is up first this time, delivery two new tunes: the light and breezy boogie of "So Easy" and the moody electro arpeggios (and Italo disco melodies) of "Hit!". Rayko starts tough we a raw and chunky vintage funk banger called "What's Your Doin" before going all synthy on the smooth 80s RnB of "Get Your Loving".
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RW 037
27 Feb 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
27 Feb 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Chris Massey, YAM WHO?, Don Dayglow, Richard Rossa, Rayko, Future Bones, 80's Child, JAMES ROD
Review: For the latest EP on his fast-rising Sprechen imprint, Chris Massey has joined forces with Spanish producer James Rodriguez. As the title makes clear, the two original productions showcased here were inspired by the druggy, off-kilter world of early '80s mutant disco. They begin with "Take Me Higher", where effects-laden vocal samples and disco string stabs rise above a trippy, Italo-disco style arpeggio, before dipping the tempo on the spaced-out, proto-techno era electronic shuffle of "Spanglish". Gina Breeze provides a chunkier, heavier, dubbed-out interpretation of "Take Me Higher", before Rave-Enka turns "Spanglish" into a new beat-meets-early UK rave smasher.
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SPRECHEN 008
06 Feb 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
06 Feb 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Played by: DAVE GERRARD, YAM WHO?, Don Dayglow, In Flagranti, J&M BROTHERS, Rayko, Limpodisco, Future Bones, BRENDON P, 80's Child, JAMES ROD, That Needs an Edit/Pete Le Freq, Andy Buchan, Sould Out, SITUATION, Disco Funk Spinner - D.F.S, FRAN DEEPER, Paper Street Soul
Review: Spanish producer Rayko has delivered some impressive dancefloor magic courtesy of his Rare Wiri label. Ranging from re-edits to deep nu-disco and everything in between, the imprints sound is all encompassing. That philosophy is fully explored here on Retro Future Disco, bringing all kinds of disco approaches to the table. Highlights include the schmokin' 70s jazz-funk of "Hot Head Disco" by Psychemagik, the legendary Il Flagranti's rare re-edit of new wave classic "Walking In The Rain" by Flash & The Pan and the dreamy, star-crossed synth-pop of "In Your Eyes" by Yam Who? Something for everyone here.
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RW 035
28 Nov 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
28 Nov 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Played by: Chris Massey, FINGERMAN, YAM WHO?, Flash Atkins, Anthony Mansfield, J&M BROTHERS, Rayko, Massimo Vanoni (The Smoker), 80's Child, JAMES ROD, Somerville & Wilson, SITUATION, Downunder Disco, Disco Funk Spinner - D.F.S, Paper Street Soul
Review: Paper Disco's Trash The Wax compilation series certainly offers a lot of bang for your buck. This fourth installment continues the trend, serving up 22 tried-and-tested dancefloor jams for disco-loving DJs. As usual, the selected tracks are a mixture of killer edits (Ed Wizard & Disco Double Dee, Solid State, Electric Pendergrass, DJ Rocca & Chris Massey), sparkling remixes (a tasty '80s electrofunk rework of Reggie Got Beats' "It's On Tonight" by Norwegian eccentric Ralph Myerz), and stellar original productions (see 2 Billion Beats' "Bob", Daco's Gladys Knight-sampling throb-job "I Heard It", Picotropico's decidedly Balearic "Time Will Tell"). There's possibly a little more Italo-disco on this edition, but that's no bad thing - especially as the arpeggio-heavy cuts showcased here are universally excellent.
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PAPDLA 220
10 Nov 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
10 Nov 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Funk Hunk
Review: Like his friend and contemporary Rayko, James Rod is impressively prolific. Amazingly, Robot Freaks is his tenth release of 2016. Happily, though, it's also among his best. It's hard to find fault in the chugging, mind-altering electronics, throbbing bassline and dub style Break Machine samples that form the backbone of opener "Got To The Street Dance", while electrofunk-meets-nu-disco fusion "You Ready" contains some of the most rubbery electronics, sharpest funk guitars and shiniest synths you'll hear all year. The more vocal-heavy "Feel The Love", a rearrangement of a forgotten '80s soul cut with heavy new synth-work, completes a fine package.
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RW 034
24 Oct 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
24 Oct 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: JAMES ROD
Review: Here we have a meeting of Latin minds, with two top Spanish producers Spiral Border (Yon-X) and James 'Rod' Rodriguez. The resulting track "Nothing Is Slow" is, at 109bpm, actually very slow, but with its chiming 80s-style synths, relentless kick drums and arpeggios, is a glossy slice of acidic Balearica at its finest. Remix-wise, Jarie Brathen adds pace an trancey Italo synths. Yon-x's own "Slowie" mix ups the tension resulting in a brooding cosmic journey, whilst Rigopolar ends with some rough and ready EBM. A dreamy haze of an EP.
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GS 008
03 Oct 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
03 Oct 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Fresh from delivering a couple of high quality re-edits for Rare Wiri's Classics Of Arrikitaun series, James 'Rod' Rodriguez pops up on Love Harder with a fresh nu-disco production. "Lipstick '78" is a baggy and bouncy disco treat, with Rodriguez peppering an old school disco groove with bubbly electronics and psychedelic synths. Schwarz 100's remix is all about build and release; the producer works a filtered loop hard for a couple of minutes, before introducing the full weight of Rodriguez's original groove. The trick is repeated via an epic breakdown midway through, before he brilliantly brings it all home. In contrast, Fran Deeper's rework nattily focuses on Rodriguez's loose, trippy synths and electronic flourishes.
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LHR 0047
12 Sep 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
12 Sep 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Juno Recommends Disco, J&M BROTHERS, Massimo Vanoni (The Smoker), BRENDON P, JAMES ROD, Andy Buchan, SITUATION
Review: Rayko and James Rod continue to explore their Classics Of Arrikitaun, serving up a third volume of left-of-centre disco, boogie and Balearic edits. Label boss Rayko kicks things off, first serving up a driving, P-funk era disco-rock cut-up ("Boogie Nights"), before travelling into outer space via the cosmic disco/nu-disco/psychedelic boogie fusion of "Bamboo". James Rod opts to calm things down a bit with the taut drum breaks, twinkling pianos and crotch-stirring strings of "Groove of Midnight", a Love Unlimited Orchestra rework with tasty new synths. He rounds off a fine package with the hustling groove, well-placed dub delays and sweeping strings of "Strange Games".
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RW 032
12 Sep 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
12 Sep 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: From his turns on Good Stuff and Disco Volante through to the stellar work carried out on his own Golden Soul label, Spanish mastermind James Rod is no stranger to sexy, refined twists on classic disco tropes. This collection brings together enough essential jams to keep a dancefloor burning until the early light, running timeless tropes through a modern filter for a pristine vision of contemporary disco house. There's plenty of Moog-laden boogie business to devour on "Call Heart (Epic Love Rework)" while "Chance To Dance Rework" amps up the cosmic qualities, and there's another nine such gems to fill your boots with on top.
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GS 006
12 Jul 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
12 Jul 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: FINGERMAN, YAM WHO?, Kiu D, Juno Recommends Disco, Richard Rossa, J&M BROTHERS, Rayko, Ziggy Phunk, BRENDON P, 80's Child, JAMES ROD, That Needs an Edit/Pete Le Freq, SITUATION, Disco Funk Spinner - D.F.S, Goby
Review: Back in March, Rayko and James Rod launched their Classics of Arrikitaun series with an EP of largely impressive re-edits on Rare Wiri. This second volume delivers more breezy, midtempo goodness for those who like their grooves sunny and synth-heavy. Predictably, Rayko's two contributions tend towards the Balearic boogie, with the drifting, delay-laden vocals, rubbery synth-bass and glistening guitars of "Betcha" just elbowing out Midnight Starr cut-up "Headlines" in the "highlight" stakes. As for Rod, he urges us to grab a glass of something cool, sweet and refreshing on the piano-laden disco shuffle of "Silver Bike", before closing his eyes and raising his arms heavenward on the sensual boogie throb of "The Name Of Love".
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RW 029
13 Jun 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
13 Jun 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Played by: JOUTRO MUNDO, DAVE GERRARD, FINGERMAN, YAM WHO?, Superbreak, Dr Packer, Kiu D, Juno Recommends Disco, Ash Reynolds, Richard Rossa, Tonbe, Ltj xperience, Rayko, Weedyman, DJ P-SOL, Massimo Vanoni (The Smoker), BRENDON P, DEELICIOUS, VinylAddicted, 80's Child, Editor's Kutz, JAMES ROD, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), That Needs an Edit/Pete Le Freq, The Silver Rider (Whiskey Disco), Lisa Laud, SITUATION, Downunder Disco, Disco Funk Spinner - D.F.S
Review: Fingerman's Hot Digits imprint has packed in a lot of releases over the past 12 months, as this expansive roundup of the label's second year in business proves. Featuring 27 tracks and a bonus mix by the South Coast dwelling label boss, there's naturally plenty to admire. Highlights include, but are not limited to, the rolling, head-nodding grooves of Eyeco M's "Keeping It To Myself", the killer proto-house throb of "Tonight" by Bad Barbie vs Evil Smarty, the sexy, string-drenched disco loveliness of P-Sol's "Can't You See", LTJ's trumpet-boasting funk bumper "Fat Thing", and the hard-wired, bass-heavy rework of Julia & Company's "Breakin' Down (Sugar Samba)" by Melon Bomb. It is, though, all pretty darn hot.
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HOTDIGITMAXI 002
16 May 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
16 May 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: This is only Rare Wiri's second release of the year, but the signs for the label in 2016 are very good indeed. Here label boss Rayko has recruited James Rod to help him fill this EP full of groovy goodness. The former enters the arena first, delivering two strong cuts - the No Wave style, leftfield boogie of "High Cloud" and the moody electro B-boy rhythms of "Ice Wind". Although Rod then takes over, the style remains the same, with "Some Kinda" being razor sharp Minneappolis-style funk and "Knob Contusion" a badass slice of chrome and carpet digi-soul.
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RW 027
14 Mar 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
14 Mar 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: FINGERMAN, YAM WHO?, Richard Rossa, J&M BROTHERS, Alan Dixon, 80's Child, JAMES ROD, That Needs an Edit/Pete Le Freq, SITUATION, Charlie brown superstar, SEEN ON TV, Disco Funk Spinner - D.F.S
Review: Over the last couple of years, Spanish producer James Rod has worked his way to the top of the nu-disco scene via a string of fine releases for Hot Digits, Audaz, Good Stuff and his own Golden Soul label. Night Class marks his first appearance on Midnight Riot, and predictably he's pulled out all the stops. The eight-track set effortlessly blurs the boundaries between house-friendly reworks and traditional re-edits, along the way serving up a string of dancefloor-ready bombs. Highlights include - but are not limited to - the electrofunk/disco hybrid "Kissing You", the synth-bass-heavy shuffle of "Ozila Boogie", the stuttering, edit-heavy freestyle flex of "Crushed", and the slammin', anthem-like brilliance of closer "Never Giving In".
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MIDRIOTD 064
22 Feb 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
22 Feb 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Spanish deep house/disco fusionist James Rod has enjoyed a productive 2015, releasing a wealth of material on labels such as Midnight Riot, Hot Digits, Cosmic Sumo, Audaz and Rare Wiri. Here he returns to the latter with more colourful, summery dancefloor fun. Lead cut "Afro Gerops" is particularly potent, with Afro-centric vocals, funk guitars and rubbery nu-disco synths wrapping themselves around a rolling disco groove. It's arguably stronger than title track "Disco Rocket", which successfully blends alien chords, P-funk attitude and slick, nu-disco attitude. There are a number of remixes to enjoy, too, with Situation's spacey electro take - all delay-heavy drum machine hits and intergalactic electronics -impressing the most.
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RW 023
28 Sep 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
28 Sep 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
Golden Pleasure EPEXCLUSIVE
Review: Spanish disco outsider James Rodriguez comes through with his James Rod moniker, and launches the first release of the newly crowned Golden Soul imprint. The dude offers five downtempo disco nuggets, and his beats shift from starry balearica to slow-burning boogie. Our picks from the lot have to be "Bass For The Lovers" for its deep, sweltering licks of low-end and string-heavy hooks, and the mid-tempo scorcher that is Cuts Shakes More Shakes" - surely a winner on the ol' PA!
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GS 001
01 Sep 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
01 Sep 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Following a recent outing on Fingerman's Hot Digits imprint, Spanish producer Jaime Rodriguez returns to the loving arms of Rayko's Rare Wiri label. As usual, he's blurring the lines between re-edits, remixes and original productions, with "Gwen Wants Peanuts" being a brilliant example of his craft. While it utilizes a fair amount of Gwen Guthrie's "Peanut Butter", there are plenty of original elements that help make the track throb and gurn. Even better is "It's All", a straightforward - or so it appears - re-edit of Starpoint's 1984 electrofunk gem "It's All Yours". Rodriguez teams up with Fran Deeper to remix, offering a blend of colourful synths, electro-house attitude and nu-disco bagginess.
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RW 021
01 Jun 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
01 Jun 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Played by: DAVE GERRARD, Groove Motion, FINGERMAN, YAM WHO?, Dario Piana, Superbreak, Dr Packer, Juno Recommends Disco, Ash Reynolds, Richard Rossa, Ex-Friendly (Truth & Lies Music), Jay Ru, Evil Smarty, DJ P-SOL, Massimo Vanoni (The Smoker), Shit Hot Soundsystem, BRENDON P, 80's Child, Le Visiteur Online, Wonkar, Greg Wilson, SITUATION, SEEN ON TV, Olivier (La Freund Recordings)
Review: Fingerman's Hot Digits imprint has always reflected his production style, delivering releases that gleefully blur the boundaries between re-edits, remixes and original material, and blend elements of disco, funk, soul, boogie and deep house. This groovy, warm and floor-friendly formula is much in evidence on this first anniversary compilation. Featuring a blend of previously released gear, exclusives and a bonus DJ mix from Fingerman, Hot Digits: Year One is an effortlessly entertaining collection. There's naturally much to admire, from the subtle house beats and P-funk synths of Fingerman's own "Shine Yo Litez" (a rework of an old Grangers tune), and the disco-funk chunkiness of Groove Motion's "Party Now", to the compressed, dubbed-out disco house madness of Chewy Rubs' "Let It Go".
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HOTDIGITMAXI 001
18 May 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
18 May 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
