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Phenomenal Handclap Band
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Review: For as long as we can remember, Defected's annual Miami Music Week compilation has done a brilliant job showcasing tracks that we'll be dancing to a lot in the following weeks and months. Predictably, this year's volume is no different. There's the usual mixture of alternative remixes of familiar favourites from the previous 12 months (see David Penn's remix of Sophie Lloyd's gospel disco anthem "Calling Out" and I:Cube's brilliant revision of Peggy Gou's "It Makes You Forget"), previously released anthems (Horse Meat Disco and Amy Douglas's "Let's Go Dancing" and Ray Mang's delicious disco mix of Phenomenal Handclap Band's "Judge Not") and suitably big tunes that will soon become peak-time staples the world over (see the tracks by Bawrut, Low Steppa, Bsicits and Mighty Mouse).
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ITH78D
01 Dec 24
Funky/Club House
01 Dec 24
Funky/Club House
Review: Something of a cross-generational New York disco extravaganza here, as legendary remixer John Morales works his magic on Razor N Tape co-founder JKriv's collaboration with Phenomenal Hand Clap Band and Nic Hanson, 'Try Again'. Morales has done his best to turn it into a future nu-disco anthem on his EP opening 'Main Mix', highlighting Hanson's sweet and soulful vocals, Bernard Edwards-esque bass, glistening guitar licks and D-Train style synths before dropping into a deliciously percussive breakdown. On the 'Alt Mix' he builds the action through a beat-less blend of synths and vocals before unleashing the track's more celebratory elements and some suitably dubby effects, while the instrumental mix is a vocal-free blend of the best of both versions. Top stuff!
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RNTD 112
07 Aug 24
Disco/Nu-Disco
07 Aug 24
Disco/Nu-Disco
Copenema - "Nada Mais" (feat DJ Pippi, Willie Graff & Reinhard Vanbergen - Enchantment mix) - (5:30) 105 BPM 
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012020 163
18 Sep 20
Balearic/Downtempo
18 Sep 20
Balearic/Downtempo
Played by: Julian Sanza, Craig Charles Funk And Soul, Juno Recommends Disco, Ladies On Mars, Zombies in Miami, Kongisto, FRAN DEEPER
Review: Four tracks by the mighty Phenomenal Handclap Band get remixed by the great and the good of the disco scene. Danny Krivit's Edit and Instrumental Edit of 'Let Out On The Loose' have a synth-y, epic feel, while Ray Mang's take on 'Judge Not' is the rumpshaking order-to-dance it was always gonna be. Cooper Saver's breakbeat house remix of 'Riot' is perhaps the most dramatic of the reworks on offer, while David Bay's Remix and Extended Remix of 'Do What You Like' are the most faithful to the original - but as that track was one of the strongest songs on the band's recent album, that's not a problem.
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TOYT 111
04 Sep 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
04 Sep 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: They've been teasing it for a while, but finally New York disco fusionists Phenomenal Handclap Band have finally released the new album we've been promised for some time. Somewhat remarkably, "PHB" is their first full-length excursion for nine years. Bringing together recent club hits ("Remain Silent", "Judge Not" and "Jail") with a string of similarly ear-pleasing songs, the set's 11 tracks mix a loose-limbed NYC disco sensibility with nods towards arpeggio-driven nu-disco, chunky funk-rock, summery electrofunk (see the rather delicious "Do What You Like"), dreamy pitched-down pop ("Travellers Prayer"), gospel and Daft Punk-ish cheeriness (the radio-friendly goodness of "Riot"). As you'd expect, the arrangements, performances and production are all top notch, with even the more sanguine songs coming laden with DJ-friendly percussion breaks and heavyweight sections guaranteed to rock dancefloors.
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TOYT 110
15 May 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
15 May 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Kraak & Smaak, Juno Recommends Deep House, In Flagranti, Rayko, Ladies On Mars, DAVID DUNNE (Triple Dee/Funkademia), Dave Mathmos, BRENDON P, Jamie Jones, Citizens Of Vice, JAMES ROD, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), Chuggin Edits, Claptone, Paper Street Soul
Review: Since joining Toy Tonics last year, the Phenomenal Handclap Band has served up some of their greatest material to date. Predictably, their third outing for the label is another winner. You'll find the band's original mix of "Remain Silent" - a wonderful slab of off-kilter revivalist disco rich in attractive lead vocals, authentic instrumentation and spacey synths - tucked away at the end of the EP. The headline-grabbing remixes once again come from Ray Mang, whose "Extended Mix" and "Instrumental Mix" both offer a slightly tighter, polished-up feel that's arguably more suitable for club spins. The EP also contains rather good "Remix" and "Dub" takes from Superpitcher which subtly strip the track back and give it a more spaced-out dub disco feel.
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TOYT 097
08 Nov 19
Deep House
08 Nov 19
Deep House
Played by: Kraak & Smaak, Marcel Vogel, Juno Recommends Deep House, KS French, BRENDON P, Sean McCabe
Review: Thanks to some stellar remix work by UK disco veteran Rat Mang, Phenomenal Handclap Band's previous single, "Judge Not", was one of the runaway success stories of 2018. Hopes are naturally high for this follow-up, which sees a trio of remixers get their hands on previously unheard band "Jail". The band's original version - located at the very end of the EP - is a typically warm, Escort-ish number that sits somewhere between Brooklyn revivalist disco, off-kilter nu-disco and retro-futurist synth-pop. It's good, but the remixes are even better. Detroiter Waajeed turns it into an eccentric chunk of lo-fi deep house/weirdo pop fusion, while Marcel Vogel reaches for the Clavinets on his killer dub disco style rework. Speaking of dub disco, Kapote's ear-pleasing, floor-filling remix also ticks that box.
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TOYT 093
05 Apr 19
Deep House
05 Apr 19
Deep House
Played by: Dj XS (FVUK), Dave Lee ZR, FINGERMAN, YAM WHO?, RocknRolla Soundsystem, Flash Atkins, Flevans, Juno Recommends Funky House, Giant Cuts, Ray Mang, Discolypso, J&M BROTHERS, JKriv (Razor-N-Tape), Rayko, Limpodisco, Alan Dixon, LeSale, BRENDON P, LEGO EDIT, 80's Child, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), That Needs an Edit/Pete Le Freq, Andy Buchan, Chuggin Edits, Sould Out, Paper Street Soul
Review: Just seeing the words 'Phenomenal Handclap Band' and 'Ray Mang' on the same release will be enough to get disco lovers' musical tastebuds tingling, and the results of this heavy-hitting hook-up - which rumour has it trails a new album - don't disappoint. Across four mixes (plus a Radio Edit) he variously pulls out the track's disco, gospel and house-y elements, with his Disco Mix the choice for straight-up disco floors, the Special Mix the pick for the Balearic crew and the Reprise the one for house clubs, with an Instrumental Mix also supplied to cater for anyone who finds the vox a little OTT.
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TOYT 081
05 Oct 18
Funky/Club House
05 Oct 18
Funky/Club House
