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Monsieur Van Pratt
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Various
Review: The Disco Express label puts out quite a bit of music, so this round-up of 2022 label highlights is not only very welcome but all so an essential purchase. Art of Tones provides two of the highlights as the featured remixer: a rubbery, effortlessly funky, mid-tempo disco-house re-fix of Pete Maxey's 'Right On', and a looser, more organic and horn-heavy 'discoid' house tweak of Monsieur Von Pratt's 'The Power of Music'. Elsewhere across the EP, look out for the smoother, string-laden disco-house funk of HiFi Sean's re-wire of Bustin' Loose's 'Swift Lippin'; the bouncy, revivalist disco sweetness that is Aroop Roy's revision of Leslie Lello's 'Spirito Rivera' and the driving, sweat-soaked delights of the DAN:RO rework of Sparkling Attitude's 'Disco Delights', which boasts the twin treats of funky bass guitar and storming piano riffs.
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XPRESS 40
25 Nov 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
25 Nov 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
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TDR 280
17 Jun 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
17 Jun 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Review: Four very serviceable slices of contemporary funk and disco here courtesy of Mexico's Super Spicy Records, who describe their remit as "the hottest and spiciest of funk, disco and jazzy music around the globe". Monsieur Van Pratt kicks things off with 'Forever Funk', with its parping sax and familiar spoken vocal sample ("in the beginning, before there was house, before there was techno... there was funk"), Igor Gonya & Crack D bring the brassy Blaxploitation vibes on 'Two-Piece Orchestra', The Funk District take us right back to the soulful sound of early disco on 'Watcha Gonna Do' while Paul Older's 'Love' is camp, Euro-y and strutty, with more of a late 70s feel.
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SSPCYWD 001
19 Nov 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
19 Nov 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Played by: FINGERMAN, Juno Recommends Disco, Juno Recommends Funk, Monsieur Van Pratt, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), Kongisto, LTG Long Travel Groove
Review: In the midst of the current craze for all things synth-y and Italo, it somewhat ironically falls to Italian label Sound Exhibitions to bring us a six-track EP that ploughs a more 'traditional' disco furrow. Two contributions from Monsieur Van Pratt have a jazz-funkish feel, 'Rap In Blues' busts out the ominous stabs from 'The Message', Luciano FM & Stradivarious take us into soulful disco-house territory (think Sunburst Band or Opolopo), while finally the two tracks from Mr Thruout have a slightly deeper funk/soul vibe about them, 'Adapter' sporting a half-spoken male vocal while jazzy fem vox adorn 'Thrubet'.
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SE 23VL
21 Jul 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
21 Jul 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: FINGERMAN, Juno Recommends Disco, Ruff Diamond, Igor Gonya, Akeem Raphael, Saint-Loup-en-Bray
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TDR 191
07 May 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
07 May 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: The latest musical journey from London label The Disco Express is driven by Monsieur Von Pratt and C.Da Afro, two producers and remixers who have made a big impression within the re-edit scene over the last few years. The four cuts here are all edits, albeit ones that boast subtle musical additions and chunky, tooled-up beats. MVP steps up first with two tidy workouts: the elastic slap-bass, woozy synths, rolling beats and hazy female vocals of 'Funk Force', and the more traditional disco-funk re-edit vibes of the excitable 'Shoot Your Shot'. C Da Afro, meanwhile, successfully beefs up a jazz-funk flavoured disco number full of sweet scat vocals and jaunty piano stabs ('Orange Juice'), before offering up extended, filter-smothered breakdowns and bouncy boogie-house beats on the string-drenched sugariness of 'Let's Do It'.
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XPRESS 07
19 Mar 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
19 Mar 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
VARIOUS
Perfect PitchEXCLUSIVE
Review: Following the success of the label's first digital-only compilation, Lock and Load, Act of Sedition boss Bully Boy has decided to repeat the exercise. Like its predecessor, Perfect Pitch largely sidesteps re-edits featured on physical releases, instead delivering a bumper selection of previously unheard reworks. Those who prefer their edits gently beefed up with the addition of club-ready beats will find plenty to enjoy, from DJ Steef's tweak of Van Morrison classic 'Into The Mystic' and DJ Laurel's chunky revision of disco-funk slammer 'Peace Pipe', to Sucka Tommy's bustling rework of Paul Simon's 'Me and Julio Down By The School Yard' and C Da Afro's disco bumper 'The Sunset Groove'. If tape-style rearrangements are more your thing, we'd heartily recommend the edits from Al Kent and SanFranDisko.
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AOSD 004
18 Jan 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
18 Jan 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Shaka Loves You / Various
Played by: The Allergies, Craig Charles Funk And Soul, Fort Knox Five, Roast Beatz, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, Juno Recommends Disco, Monsieur Van Pratt, Shaka Loves You, 80's Child, Funky Boogie Brothers, Andy Buchan, Vito lalinga
Review: Following the success of Shaka Loves You's previous compilations on Bombstrikes, the label has offered them the chance to launch a new series all of their own. Named in honour of their radio show and regular parties in Glasgow, Joints & Jams offers up a hugely entertaining (and largely floor-friendly) mixture of funk-fuelled hip-hop (Bastien Keb, Fort Knox Five, Andy Cooper), skanking reggae (The Nextmen and Gentlemen's Dub Club sing-along 'Done It Again'), flash-fried funk breaks (the Allergies), tropical goodness (DJ Nu-Mark's hook-up with Quantic), and various fusions of disco, boogie and funk (see the cuts from Kraak & Smaak, X-Ray Ted, Pablo & Shoey and Shaka Loves You themselves). The result is a brilliantly mixed-up collection of tried-and-tested dancefloor bombs.
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BOMBJNJ 001
27 Nov 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
27 Nov 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Played by: Juno Recommends Disco, Rayko, Monsieur Van Pratt, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), Andy Buchan, Paul Older, Igor Gonya, Juno Download
Review: Just in time for the seasonal change we're reminded by Super Spicy that it's still warm with Spicy Stew Vol1! Namely DaFunkah's "Olhos Coloridos" and Igor Gonya's "Bazaar", The Move adds some sweltering stringed disco to "Is This Rain" spun back out of control by The Velvet Stripes' "I Can't Hold You". Rayko surfs in with some Miami heat in the summery cool "Winners" alongside the Miami night drives synths of Monsieur Van Pratt's "The Hero". Find some old school vocal club tracks from Disco86 and something hi-NRG from Robert Ouimet & Dave Godin's "Fry My Love".
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SSPCYS 001
16 Oct 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
16 Oct 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Kamensky - "Only You Can Make Me Happy" (feat Katya Olszewska - Anton Ishutin remix) - (5:52) 122 BPM
Played by: LW Promo
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NBTSOND 09
05 Oct 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
05 Oct 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Dj XS (FVUK), FINGERMAN, Superbreak, Juno Recommends Disco, Monsieur Van Pratt, LEGO EDIT, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), Chuggin Edits, Henri Le Blanc, FRAN DEEPER, Ruff Diamond
Review: Mexican producer Jesus Rodriguez, better known as Monsieur Van Pratt, comes to Alpaca Edits with three reworkings of vintage dancefloor cuts, though the originals in this instance remain sadly unidentified. 'Me & You' is a brass-tastic cut with a near-falsetto male "you give me so much pleasure" vocal, if that helps, while 'Talk About Funky' sounds like it's been hewn from the rock of 70s Afro-funk, and closer 'That Boogie' has a distinctly Fatback Band-ish feel. The latter takes the gold for this reviewer, with 'Me & You' a close second, but all three are plenty playable.
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ALPACA 074X
25 Sep 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
25 Sep 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Last month saw Monsieur Van Pratt aka Jesus Rodriguez deliver a remix for Drop Out Orchestra's top 10 Disco hit "Tunga Stenar". Rodriguez is a self-taught musician who mixes the grooves from the late '70s disco, '80s funk and the catchy rhythm of jazz. He is back with his solo debut on Denmark's Discoholics Anonymous Recordings. "1984" sees the Ciudad De Mexico based producer deliver an uplifting and neon-lit nu-disco belter that sounds straight out of its namesake's year. This is supported by Sauco's remix which is more like a dub mix and incorporates some roaring diva vocals for added effect.
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DISCOANON 004
31 Aug 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
31 Aug 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Played by: Craig Charles Funk And Soul, FINGERMAN, Juno Recommends Disco, Ash Reynolds, Tonbe, Monsieur Van Pratt, Hansi, Dave Mathmos, LEGO EDIT, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), Chuggin Edits, Kongisto, VIGI, Paul Older, Delfonic
Review: With 23 tracks to choose from, there's no faulting the value for money offered by this summer compilation from London's Slightly Transformed label. Such an extensive tracklist also offers plenty of scope for stylistic variety, with tracks ranging from laidback, groovesome boogie/soul jams like opener 'What Are We Gonna Do' to the mellow Balearic haze of 'Summer In The City', via the strident 80s attitude of 'Edgy', the looping filter disco of 'Something About Love', the authentic-sounding Blaxploitation funk of 'Mac And Carly Go Uptown', the Zapp/Cameo-isms of 'Firebabe' and even a bossa nova cover of Bill Withers. Serve poolside, accompanied by several mojitos, for maximum impact!
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ST 035
28 Aug 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
28 Aug 20
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
Various
Lock & LoadEXCLUSIVE
Review: Since launching in 2017, Toulon-based imprint Act of Sedition has become renowned for the quality of its re-edit releases, many of which appear on rarely seen seven-inch "double-packs". This time they're trying something a little different by gathering together a swathe of previously unheard reworks on a must-check digital compilation. It's a fine set that touches on a number of interconnected styles and sounds, from loved-up Balearic nu-disco (Nu Pilgrims "Soul Shadow (Withers Shakedown)") and tooled-up Afro-disco heaviness (Belabouche's bouncy "Hey Africa"), to rushing revisions of stone cold disco classics (Monsieur Von Pratt's "Why", Reece Johnson's stomping "Piece of Mind") and head-nodding, toe-tapping soul (Mr Doris's "Hercules").
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AOSD 002
01 Jun 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
01 Jun 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
