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Joey Negro & Horse Meat Disco & Angela Johnson - "Dancing Into The Stars" (extended DJ Friendly edit) - (10:24) 120 BPM
The Sunburst Band & Pete Simpson - "Why Wait For Tomorrow" (Al Kent Disco Madness version - Record Store Day edit) - (8:18) 120 BPM
Timmy Vegas & Kerry Davies - "Get Yourself Together" (Timmy's B'ham Disco Authority mix) - (6:35) 120 BPM
The Sunburst Band & Donna Gardier & Diane Charlemagne - "The Secret Life Of Us" (original mix) - (5:44) 117 BPM
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ZEDDDIGICD 041
03 Nov 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
03 Nov 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Joey Negro & Linda Clifford - "Won't Let Go" (feat Linda Clifford - Black Loops remix) - (7:28) 122 BPM
Review: Half the fun of each new Ibiza season is the accompanying DJ mix albums that ensue. Here it's the turn of Z Records' legend, Joey Negro, who compiles and selects Z Records Presents Ibiza 2017. With Joey Negro you know you will always get an expert blend of house and disco, new and old. Here we see exclusives rub shoulders with first time digital virgins. Highlights include Dr Packer's thumping edit of "Change Position (88)" by Brooklyn Express, the hazy bass twangs of "Phantom" by A Band Called Flash and the warm electro of "It's More Fun To Compute" by Negro himself.
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ZEDDDIGICD 040
28 Jul 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
28 Jul 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various / Joey Negro
Joey Negro - "Dancing Into The Stars" (feat Horse Meat Disco & Angela Johnson - original mix) - (9:26) 120 BPM
Timmy Vegas & Kerry Davies - "Get Yourself Together" (Timmy's B'ham Disco Authority mix) - (6:35) 120 BPM
The Sunburst Band - "The Secret Life Of Us" (feat Donna Gardier & Diane Charlemagne - Director's Cut Signature mix) - (7:51) 124 BPM
Antonello Ferrari & Jennifer Wallace - "Make Room For Me" (Joey Negro Disco Boogie dub Extravaganza) - (8:13) 123 BPM
Played by: FINGERMAN, YAM WHO?, Juno Recommends Disco, Ash Reynolds, J&M BROTHERS, Shaka Loves You, BRENDON P, 80's Child, That Needs an Edit/Pete Le Freq, Sean McCabe, Melvo Baptiste
Review: When it comes to blending classic disco and bumpin' peak-time house, few can match Joey Negro - a man who has been offering up disco-fied house jams since the early '90s. There are naturally plenty of his own tracks and remixes on "Put Some Disco In The House", an expansive collection of quality disco-house moments, with highlights including the rolling disco-boogie heat of "Put The Music On It (Original Disco Mix)", the chunky, walking bass-propelled "Dancing Into The Stars" (with Horse Meat Disco and Angela Johnson) and a slamming rework of Sessomato's jazz-funk flavoured "Moody". There's plenty of heat to be found elsewhere, too, with standouts including JKriv and Adeline's "Vertigo", Opolopo's boogie-tinged revision of Sylvester classic "I Need You" and the spiraling disco pump of Yam Who and Jaegerossa's "Grateful".
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ZEDDDIGICD 045
21 Jun 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
21 Jun 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Joey Negro / Various
Played by: Dr Packer, Juno Recommends Funky House, Tonbe, Alien Disco Sugar / Leonidas DeeJay, Murder He Wrote, BRENDON P, Alioscia Mele, Vito & Druzzi
Review: With the 2016 Ibiza summer season in full swing, Dave 'Joey Negro' Lee has gathered together a bumper collection of label tracks that are currently doing the business on the White Isle. There are few surprises amongst the 28 selections - think swinging piano-house, soulful grooves, sun-kissed broken beat, contemporary disco reworks and synth-heavy boogie-house - but the quality threshold remains remarkably high throughout. Highlights include Lee's glistening 2016 re-rub of his vintage Doug Willis anthem "Spread Love", a deliciously loose and synth-laden Fouk rework of The Sunburst Band, the bad-ass boogie business of Spirit Catcher's "Rendez-Vous", and a killer 1995 rework of Fonda Rae's "Over Like A Fat Rat" from U.S house legend Victor Simonelli.
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ZEDDDIGICD 038
05 Aug 16
Funky/Club House
05 Aug 16
Funky/Club House
Doug Willis / Dave Lee / Various
Played by: Dave Lee ZR, FINGERMAN, Superbreak, Juno Recommends Disco, Tonbe, LEGO EDIT, Gino Boleti, 1Farshad
Review: As the title suggests, this fantastic - and let's face it, pleasingly epic - compilation showcases some of the many disco-centric cuts in the Z Records vaults, throwing in a few exclusives (see Dave Lee's fantastic, hybrid disco-boogie rework of Firefly's 'Love is Gonna Be on Your Side') for good measure. Such is the high-quality threshold that picking stand outs is tough, but our picks of a very strong bunch include the slick, boogie-funk brilliance of Crackazat's 'Sensationalized', Larry Levan's vintage, delay-heavy synth dub of Johnny Dynell's 'Rhythm of Love', the stomping disco-house release of 'Gotta Thing (2021 Remaster)' by Foreal People, Taana Gardner and Dave Lee, and John Morales' epic rework of Sean McCabe's 'Love For Life'. As the old saying goes, this is all killer and no filler.
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ZEDDDIGICD 054
23 Jul 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
23 Jul 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Gladys Knight & The Pips - "Bourgie', Bourgie'" (Joey Negro Super Bourgeoisie remix) - (7:24) 120 BPM 
Joey Negro & The Sunburst Band - "Secret Life Of Us" (feat Donna Gardier & Diane Charlemagne - original) - (6:20) 117 BPM
Review: Remarkably, three decades have now passed since Dave Lee AKA Joey Nergo inaugurated his label, Z Records. To mark the occasion, Lee has compiled this suitably epic, 44-track retrospective. There are plenty of big tunes and underground anthems present- see Jakatta's "American Dream", Raven Maize's "The Real Life", The Sunburst Band's "Everyday" and Doug Willis's "Spread Love" - as well as some of the veteran DJ/producer's favourite catalogue cuts and some slept-on gems. Throw in a string of memorable remixes - think Ame's remix of Akabu's "Phuture Bound", Grant Nelson's vintage rub of Z Factor's "Gotta Keep Pushin" and Joey Negro's revision of Patrice Rushen disco classic "Haven't You Heard" - and you've got a brilliant retrospective of one of house and disco's most consistent labels. Don't sleep!
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ZEDDDIGICD 051
29 May 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
29 May 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Opolopo / Various
Played by: Valique, Ralf Gum, Mike O'Mara, Saison, The Funk Hunters, D-Funk, Smoove, Opolopo, Tokyo Dawn Records
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TDR11-008
05 Dec 11
Disco/Nu-Disco
05 Dec 11
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Dave Lee ZR, Ross Couch, FINGERMAN, YAM WHO?, Dr Packer, Juno Recommends Disco, Tonbe, BRUNO FROM IBIZA, Alan Dixon, 80's Child, Andy Buchan, Chuggin Edits, Sould Out, SITUATION, Bach Music, Alioscia Mele, Disco Funk Spinner - D.F.S, OPOLOPO, Larse
Review: Opolopo barely puts a foot wrong, so it's little surprise to find that this collection of Bits N Bobs is really rather good. Highlights include the sparkling, jazz funk-goes-deep house swing of "Put Your Cap On", the P-funk bass and squiggly D-Train synths of "Spray Tan" and the swirling, life-affirming disco-house bump of "Stroke My Disco", where cut-glass string loops and crunchy Clavinet lines ride a relentless groove. Elsewhere, he further enhances his disco/house fusion credentials via the intricately produced, musically expansive warmth of "The Lakedown Stomp", before rounding things off via the bubbly Dam Funk synth solos, Chez Damier chords and snare-heavy drums of jammed-out highlight "Eventide".
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ZEDD 12244
12 May 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
12 May 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
Akabu / Various
The Sunburst Band & Joey Negro - "Caught In The Moment" (feat Pete Simpson - The Reflex Revision) - (7:30) 124 BPM
Soulpersona & Princess Freesia - "Keep It Working" (Joey Negro Disco Blend instrumental) - (5:17) 123 BPM
The Sunburst Band & Joey Negro & Vivienne McKone - "Trust Me Feat. Vivienne McKone" (DJ Spinna Nostalgic Future dub) - (6:33) 122 BPM
Played by: Dave Lee ZR, Dr Packer, Juno Recommends Deep House, Monkey Boots, HWah, Le Visiteur Online, Deep Dish
Review: It wouldn't be summer without every house label under the sun releasing an Ibiza-themed compilation. To be fair to Dave Lee's long-running Z Records imprint, they've been delivering White Isle-themed collections every summer for many years. Given that their sound - a blend of funk-fuelled grooves, soulful house, tech-tinged anthems, disco re-edits, boogie revivalism and classic US garage influences - is well suited to sun-drenched alfresco parties, it's little surprise to find that Z Records Presents Ibiza 2015 is rather good. While much of the standout material comes from Lee himself under a variety of guises (check, in particular, the Doug Willis jam "Crystal Lover"), there are also top-notch cuts from Sean McCabe, Opolopo and Fibre Foundation, whose cover of disco/boogie classic "Weekend" is simply superb.
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ZEDDDIGICD 035
10 Jul 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
10 Jul 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Review: Glitterbox resident Dr Packer is a leading light of the contemporary disco scene, while Dave Lee was arguably THE key architect of the whole post-house disco phenomenon in the first place. So when the former helms a compilation on the latter's label, you'd expect great things, and suffice to say you're very unlikely to be disappointed. Hell, for this writer the deep n' sultry JN Revival Mix of early 90s classic 'Do What You Feel' is worth the price of admission on its own, but with Packer's own remixes of label favourites making up over a third of the tracklist, the collection as a whole is pretty much unmissable.
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ZEDDCD 054DD
02 Jul 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
02 Jul 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Opolopo & Diane Charlemagne - "Round And Round" (feat Diane Charlemagne Opolopo 4 To The Floor mix) - (8:35) 120 BPM
Review: A UK disco master with almost 30 years experience, when Dave Lee aka Joey Negro presents his selections we all sit up and listen. Here's his take on the year that was and it's brimming with 19 rich and rewarding gems to see us through the holidays. Highlights include the deep gospel shuffle of "Reach Out (Atjaz remix)" by Sean McCabe, the sizzling crackle of camp disco accelerator "Unique (New York Underground mix)" by Danube Dance & Kim Cooper and Pezzner's warm synth funk rework of "Candy Coated Perfection" by Opolopo and Diane Charlemagne.
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ZEDDDIGICD 036
14 Dec 15
Deep House
14 Dec 15
Deep House
Various / Joey Negro
Joey Negro & Horse Meat Disco - "Candidate For Love" (Joey Negro Disco Blend Unreleased instrumental) - (6:37) 123 BPM
Joey Negro - "Love Hangover" (Micky More & Andy Tee Classic Disco Blend Unreleased instrumental) - (6:48) 121 BPM
Review: Undoubtedly the strongest selling point of Z Records' second set of "Dubstrumentals" (largely instrumental remixes to you and me) is the sheer number of previously unreleased mixes on offer. Sure, the quality of the disco and house cuts on show is uniformly excellent but it's unusual to get so many previously unheard treats in one place. There are some genuine gems, too, including a sparkling Hot Toddy nu-disco instrumental mix of Joey Negro's "Stomp Your Feet", an inspired Saison instrumental of Akabu & Linda Clifford's "Ride The Storm" that features two exquisite extended breakdowns, a must-have "Disco Blend Instrumental" of Joey Negro and Horse Meat Disco's "Candidate For Love", and a stellar, proto-house style dub of The APX's "Sweet Surrender".
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ZEDDDIGICD 052
07 Aug 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
07 Aug 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Review: It has been quite a year for the Toolroom institution. Celebrating their 15th birthday last year, they weren't ones to rest on their laurels, instead going full steam ahead with a bunch of genre defining compilations this year. But most importantly they have been instrumental in the comeback of funky house after a 20 year dormancy, with killer releases by the likes of Weiss, Cashio and boss man Mark Knight himself. Add to that one banging party at Chicago Social Club for Amsterdam Dance Event and it's evident that these guys are proper 24 hour party people. With a glorious year sadly coming to an end, celebrate a wonderful one that was on Best Of Toolroom 2019 with highlights not limited to: the rework of the Cevin Fisher classic "Freaks Come Out" by Jack Back, Hannah Wants & Kevin Knapp's deep down and dirty "Call Me" (extended mix), UK heroes Alan Fitzpatrick & Wheats delivering the certified banger "M27" and New York legend Todd Terry teaming up with Tuff London on "Psychodrama" featuring Jasmien Nanhekhan. If that was not enough, ascendant producer Maxinne delivers two mixes compiling all the tracks: one smooth House mix followed by a thumping Tech House mix.
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TOOL 85801Z
22 Nov 19
Minimal/Tech House
22 Nov 19
Minimal/Tech House
Various
Bob Sinclar & Dimitri From Paris & Byron Stingily - "Love Is The Answer" (Club edit) - (6:29) 125 BPM
Bobby D'Ambrosio & Michelle Weeks - "Moment Of My Life" (Joey Negro Closer To The Source mix) - (10:10) 121 BPM
Joey Negro & Sacha Williamson - "I Recognise" (feat Sacha Williamson - original mix) - (6:21) 120 BPM
Yam Who? & Jaegerossa & Jacqui George - "Grateful" (feat Jacqui George - original mix) - (5:59) 125 BPM
Review: The Z Records crew is off to the White Isle of Ibiza and they want us to dance along at home - hence this fittingly summery selection of celebratory disco and house gems. There are naturally plenty of recent label highlights (see the cuts from Crackazat and JKriv & Adeline) and a swathe of fine tracks and revisions from boss man Joey Negro. Amongst the many highlights you'll find the celebratory disco brilliance of Bob Sinclar, Dimitri From Paris and Byron Stingily's "Love Is The Answer", the boogie/house/soul fusion of Opolopo's colourful revision of "Searching" by Roberto De Carlo and Dyanna Fearon, the soulful house sweetness of Cookie's "Best Part of Me (Unreleased Original Mix)", and Faze Action's epic, solo-laden, jazz-funk style re-make of Raven Maize classic "Forever Together".
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ZEDDDIGICD 046
26 Jul 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
26 Jul 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
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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ZEDDDIGICD 034
15 Jun 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
15 Jun 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Vindahl - "The Question" (feat Jenny Wilson - Alex Barck's Answer To A Question remix) - (6:16) 118 BPM
Soulparlor - "Nothing Ever Changes" (feat Jacob & The Appleblossom - Afronaut & Mdcl remix) - (4:54) 125 BPM
Positive Flow - "Tapestries of My Mind" (feat Andre Espeut - Henry L & Ingo Songer remix) - (5:55) 120 BPM
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TDR12-004
16 Jul 12
Funky/Club House
16 Jul 12
Funky/Club House
Various / Opolopo
Review: Now here is the ultimate playlist for your Ibiza season. Mark Knight and Co. present Poolside Ibiza 2019 mixed by Opolopo. His impressive musical career spans over two decades, with releases on prestigious labels such as Om, Tru Thoughts, Local Talk, Z Records, Especial, and a successful career as a globetrotting DJ. The compilation contains three brand new exclusive productions from the man himself, alongside a hand-selected a range of essential cuts - all in all there's 26 tracks and a beautifully crafted DJ mix. Highlights come from: ascendant Brit Cody Currie on the lo-slung Berlin tribute "Oderberger", Worthy & Option4's "Workin'" (feat Leela D - Kisch remix), UK deep house legend Atjazz on the super soulful "Love Someone" (feat Robert Owens - Atjazz Heads Down mix) and the man Phil Gerus doin' his thing on "Better Think Twice".
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TOOL 80701Z
28 Jun 19
Funky/Club House
28 Jun 19
Funky/Club House
Various
The Sunburst Band - "The Secret Life Of Us Feat Donna Gardier & Diane Charlemagne" (The Reflex revision) - (7:10) 117 BPM
Played by: THE REFLEX
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ZEDDDIGICD 037STEMS
11 Jan 16
Deep House
11 Jan 16
Deep House
Played by: RaOul (Swirl People), Ben Gomori, Irregular Disco Workers, C. Da Afro, Pete Haigh, FINGERMAN, ROMANTO (YSR / DISCO MACHINE), Disco Tech (DiscoDat), Juno Recommends Disco, Tonbe, Dj Assassin (Recode Recordings), BRENDON P, FRAN DEEPER, Andy Buchan, Gigi Fajardo, Saint-Loup-en-Bray, Tee Cooper
Review: Now into his 21st year releasing music, Peter Major AKA Opolopo has amassed an incredible catalogue of music, much of which brilliantly blurs the boundaries between disco, deep house, jazz-funk and broken beat. Having spent the last couple of years remixing and re-editing other people's work, Major is now ready to offer up some fresh original productions. He begins in typical impressive fashion via the bouncy, disco-goes-house brilliance of 'Bebeccie's Theme' - all billowing orchestration, cascading pianos, jammed-out jazz-funk synth solos and rolling grooves - before Fouk provide a deliciously jaunty, boogie-tinged disco-house rub of 'Stroke My Disco'. The honeyed vocals of Darian feature prominently on the superbly soulful jazz-house jam that is 'Looking For You', while 'Chocolate Spiders' is a Clavinet-sporting fusion on early '80s jazz-funk and expansive peak-time house.
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ZEDD 12374
26 Jan 24
Disco/Nu-Disco
26 Jan 24
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Review: Local Talk's periodic round-up of classic cuts from the label's bulging back catalogue returns for an eighth time, with imprint founders Mad Mats and Tooli gathering together a predictably fine selection of tracks. Most bases are covered - house-wise, at least - from trumpet-laden Afro-house brilliance (Dasco's "African Power"), and ultra-soulful, Atjazz-esque broken house deepness (Wipe The Needle's super-smooth "Enchanted"), to "French Kiss"-inspired house hypnotism (Soulphiction's "Believe"), 21st century jazz-funk/deep house fusion (Crackazat's fine rework of Art of Tones' "The Rainbow Song") and ultra-deep, Nina Simone-sampling dancefloor bliss (Emvee's "Brotherman"). In a word: essential.
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LTP008D
22 May 20
Deep House
22 May 20
Deep House
Review: Released last June, Opolopo's Superconductor LP, is the gift that keeps on giving. We've had a string of album tracks remixed ever since and here is the latest batch. First up Nachtbreaker tackles Feels Good 2 Me, delivering a muscular, celebratory house workout in the process. The euphoria escalates on Rhemi's rework of "Spare Me The Details" - all jazzy synths and sing-along vocals. There's even an instrumental in case the latter proves a bit too much for those who don't like to be distracted from the groove.
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ZEDD 12237
25 Jan 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
25 Jan 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
Opolopo feat Colonel Red
Review: Given Opolopo's impressive track record over the last decade check his releases on Especial Records, Local Talk, Swedish Brandy and Sick Trumpet for proof. You'd expect this outing on Z Records to be rather tasty and of course it is, with Colonel Red collaboration "The Best" delivering a killer chunk of house-tinged contemporary electrofunk. Full of vintage-sounding synths, classic percussion touches, clipped guitars and wonderful vocals, it's a soulful delight. "Get On Up" is almost as good, offering up a breezy blend of piano house, undulating synth bass and late '80s US garage flourishes. It's the sound of summer - for those enjoy their music warm, positive, synth-heavy and soulful, at least.
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ZEDD 12227
11 May 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
11 May 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Alkalino, Juno Recommends Disco, Sunner Soul, Evil Smarty, HWah, Ziggy Phunk, Lux Experience, B.G. Baarregaard, DJ Blue Funk
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ZEDD 12230
07 Aug 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
07 Aug 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Review: Cast your memories back to 2011 and you'll find it was then that Peter Major, aka OPOLOPO made his debut on Local Talk with a presentation of Actual Proof. Having gone on to work with Toolroom Records, If It Ain't Jazz, G.A.M.M. and Vive La Musique since, Major has been invited back for the first time since 2019 to 'tweak' his personal favourites from the Local Talk back cat. This includes some rare numbers from Soulphiction and Jamie 326 next to some straight up remixes of Urban Sound Lab Presents Miss Yankey and Wil Maddams - alongside OPOLOPO & Actual Proof numbers "Silkworms" and dubby broken beat slice "Hubble".
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LTCD 016
26 Nov 21
Funky/Club House
26 Nov 21
Funky/Club House
Various
Review: Local Talk's packed release schedule means that keeping up with the label's releases can be tough. Happily, founders Mad Mats and Tooli found a solution long ago: the best-of style Talking House compilation series, which here notches up its 11th instalment. Packed to the rafters with high-quality deep, dusty, jazzy and soul-fired house, the collection's highlights are plentiful. Our picks include the hazy gospel-house hustle of Soulphiction's 'Niederbeat Gospel Dub', the jazzy Afro-house warmth of 'One Less (Main Send)' by Urban Sound Lab presents Miss Yankey, the extra-percussive, organic deep house positivity of Vick Lavender's spacey 'Shifting Gears', the bruk-up breeze that is Anthony Nicholson and Mark De Clive-Lowe's 'Another Story', and the sunset-ready, bossa-house breeze of Shaka's'New Relationship'.
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LTP 009
22 Jan 21
Deep House
22 Jan 21
Deep House
Review: Culled from their recent LP, Superconductor, Opolopo's "Candy Coated Perfection" has now been given an extra lease of life through a whole host of new mixes. They're nearly all by Prezzner, mind, but he's a really good remixer so it's all good. His Solar Dub may eschew the original's honeyed vocals but it's a killer slice of spacey leftfield disco. Elsewhere his Swingset mix appears to sample the sound of tennis racquets in a sleek, linear jack-a-thon, and the DeejayKul Meets Soultechnic rework of "The Best' is a delicious slice of deep n' jazzy soulful house.
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ZEDD 12233
21 Sep 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
21 Sep 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
Review: Four cuts from Opolopo here that plough exactly the kind of deep, soulful, jazzy furrow we've come to expect. 'Loose Limbs' gets the ball rolling and has something of a late 70s/early 80s jazz-funk feel - if you know who Mike Mandel or Wilbert Longmire are, you'll dig this one for sure! Take the same recipe, stir in a little Afro-house flava in the drums department and you'll end up with 'Chocolate Liquorice', while 'Moonwalk' comes on like Dave Lee in his most dreamy, spaced-out moments and 'You Can Make It' takes us closer to straight-up soul territory.
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LTLP 013A
28 Aug 20
Deep House
28 Aug 20
Deep House
Various
Review: Say 'Toolroom' to most people these days and they'll perhaps think first of peak-time tech-house stompers, but there's always been more to the label than that. Their 'Poolside' series, for instance, has been showcasing the more lounge-y, soulful and/or disco-infused side of house since 2014, and if you're a fan of such styles then this latest installment, packing cuts from the likes of Opolopo, Random Soul, Sebb Junior, Per QX, Saison and Ross Couch plus a host of up-and-comers, is unlikely to disappoint. The jazz-funk nouveau of Opolopo's 'Ginsu Knife' and Vertigini's garage-tinged 'Over You' are among the highlights of a collection with nary a Pavlovian snare roll or cheesy rave stab in sight.
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TOOL 104701Z
09 Jul 21
Funky/Club House
09 Jul 21
Funky/Club House
THE SUNBURST BAND / DAVE LEE / VARIOUS
Bobby DAmbrosio & Michelle Weeks - "Moment Of My Life" (Dave Lee Xtended Re-Organ-ization) - (9:05) 121 BPM
The Sunburst Band, Vivienne McKone & Dave Lee - "Trust Me" (DJ Spinna Nostalgic Future dub) - (6:33) 122 BPM
Review: After several successful releases together, UK soulful house stalwart Sean McCabe returns to ZR, this time for a remix/mix album. We handed over the keys to the vaults of Z Records parts and let him run wild in his underpants. The album features 6 new exclusive McCabe remixes - Monique Bingham, Blackbyrds, The Sunburst Band and Soul Dharma, plus Sean's interpretation of an unreleased Akabu song Time Line". That's all alongside many of Sean's classic remixes, plus his personal favourites from the extensive ZR catalog and a DJ mix.
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ZEDDDIGICD 055
03 Sep 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
03 Sep 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: First released via a trilogy of EPs, Sickla is Peter 'Opolopo' Major's first album in five years. As befitting an artist famed for the soulfulness, aural colour and expansive musicality of his productions, the set's X tracks are piled high with infectious rhythms, organic instrumentation, vibrant synth sounds and electric piano solos so jazzy they could have been the work of Herbie Hancock. Musically, the album is rooted in deep house, jazz-funk, boogie and dancefloor soul, bult also includes nods towards broken beat, Latin house and head-nodding downtempo beats. It's a stunning, sparkling set all told, and easily Major's most accomplished and enjoyable work to date.
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LTCD 014
30 Oct 20
Deep House
30 Oct 20
Deep House
Review: Given that Peter Major AKA Opolopo has a proven track record of making inspired, hard-to-pigeonhole dance music awash with colour and soul, Local Talk's recent announcement that they're releasing a series of EPs from him is very good news indeed. There's naturally much to get the blood pumping and the juices flowing on this second (of three) EPs, from the carnival-ready Latin percussion, Roy Ayers-esque jazz-funk instrumentation and sparkling synthesizer melodies of opener "Silkworms", to the Rhodes-heavy, organic jazz-house lusciousness of closing cut "The Sluggard". Sandwiched in between you'll find the oddly swung but undeniably brilliant jazz-funk jam "Triplet Limp". In a word: essential!
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LTLP 014
18 Sep 20
Deep House
18 Sep 20
Deep House
Various
Jasper Street Co. - "Paradise" (feat Byron Stingily & Norma Jean - Mark Knight & Michael Gray extended mix) - (6:25) 122 BPM
Sterling Void - "It's Alright" (feat Paris Brightledge - DJ Spen & Reelsoul extended mix) - (7:33) 124 BPM
Alex Preston - "Toolroom Poolside 2020 - Mix 01" (Alex Preston continuous DJ mix) - (1:19:30) 122 BPM
Played by: Redfield
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TOOL 94807Z
26 Jun 20
Funky/Club House
26 Jun 20
Funky/Club House
Opolopo presents 500MB of funky grooves drenched in electronic processing & tech noises for nu disco, deep house, UK bass, electro house & tech house producers
$31.08
1209
12 Mar 12
Funk
12 Mar 12
Funk
Review: There's something of a stylistic shift from Opolopo here, as he tones down his usual broken beat/nu-jazz/Afro leanings and instead serves up four cuts that can best be described as late 70s/early 80s jazz-funk viewed through a deep/disco house filter. There are floors out there where these will make great warm-up material, and others where they'll create memorable peaktime 'moments', but either way there's no doubting the quality of the production. The meandering Rhodes on 'Crab Sticks' make it the standout for this reviewer, but it's a close-run thing because there's not a duff cut in sight!
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LTLP 015
09 Oct 20
Deep House
09 Oct 20
Deep House
Review: The mighty Opolopo gets his mitts on 'Purple Funk', a classic cut from Paris Toon's Mothers Favourite Child project that first surfaced in 2017. The version remixed by Opolopo is a freshly updated version, with Saeada Wright replacing original singer CeCe Peniston in the vocal booth. Opolopo's EP-opening main remix is a genuinely sun-soaked summer delight, where Wright's soulful lead vocal, mazy Fender Rhodes riffs, crisp guitar licks and spacey synth doodles ride a squelchy P-funk bassline and swinging, loose-limbed drums. It comes accompanied by a full-length instrumental take, in which you can bathe your ears in Opolopo's detailed musical arrangement, and a useful radio edit.
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RPM 114DL
23 Jun 23
Funky/Club House
23 Jun 23
Funky/Club House
Review: Last year, Z Records regular Opolopo decided to spread his wings, pitching up on Kerri Chandler's Madhouse label with the cheeky, soul-fired classic house brilliance
of "Lowlife". Here he continues label hopping by bringing his good-time take on house to Good For You for the very first time. Predictably, the Stockholm producer hits the mark straight away, underpinning fizzing synthesizer riffs and smart electronic melodies with ballsy sub-bass and skipping, New Jersey-influenced beats on outstanding opener "Big Boy Pants". He opts for a more in-your-face feel on "Ed Witten", where life-affirming synthesizer solos and jammed-out piano riffs rise above a rubbery but relentless, disco-influenced deep house groove.
of "Lowlife". Here he continues label hopping by bringing his good-time take on house to Good For You for the very first time. Predictably, the Stockholm producer hits the mark straight away, underpinning fizzing synthesizer riffs and smart electronic melodies with ballsy sub-bass and skipping, New Jersey-influenced beats on outstanding opener "Big Boy Pants". He opts for a more in-your-face feel on "Ed Witten", where life-affirming synthesizer solos and jammed-out piano riffs rise above a rubbery but relentless, disco-influenced deep house groove.
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GFY 317
16 Mar 18
Deep House
16 Mar 18
Deep House
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MSP 5437
05 Feb 19
Deep House
05 Feb 19
Deep House
