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Ron Basejam
Browse the latest digital releases by Ron Basejam
Played by: Dave Lee ZR, FINGERMAN, REz, Jean Jacques Smoothie, Kisk, Romanto (YSR / DISCO MACHINE), Pete Herbert, Juno Recommends Disco, Juno Recommends Deep House, Ash Reynolds, Tonbe, Rayko, ROLLOVER DJS, CHEWY RUBS, JAMES ROD, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), Chuggin Edits, Paper Recordings, D.S.D., Problematic Disko, Secret Soul Society
Review: Since launching on vinyl in 2019, the Ron's Reworks series from Crazy P co-founder Jim Baron AKA Ron Basejam has consistently delivered high-quality reworks that tend to shy away from the obvious and over-played. The standout on the series' fourth missive is undoubtedly 'They Speak Colour', a loopy, soft-focus disco-house jam whose relentless grooves, synthesizer splashes and simmering orchestration make it sound like Soundstream after a bong full of Marijuana smoke and several disco biscuits. Elsewhere, 'The City' is a canny revision of an unusual disco-boogie number that builds through sections of drums and cut-up, scat style vocals before finally flourishing late on, while 'The Cull' is a deep and meandering head-nodder tailor-made for warm-up sets and sit-down bar gigs.
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RBJ 004
21 May 21
Deep House
21 May 21
Deep House
Played by: PBR Streetgang, Juno Recommends Deep House, Hober Mallow, Ferdinand Debeaufort, Juno Download
Review: The fact that the previously vinyl-only Ron's Reworks edit series has finally landed on digital download is a very good thing indeed, especially since the man behind the project - nu-disco don Ron Basejam AKA Jim Baron of Crazy P - has been responsible for some fine re-edits over the years. There's plenty to get the blood pumping on this third instalment, starting with 'Revelation' - a sparkling rearrangement of a life-affirming, piano-laden number that sits somewhere between jazz-funk, Latin jazz, spiritual jazz and disco. 'Games You Playing' [sic] is a synth-sporting slab of disco-funk heaviness rich in punchy horns, mazy sax solos and thickset grooves, while 'Bada Bongo' is a percussive, break-driven, drum-heavu workout guaranteed to get limbs moving on the dancefloor.
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RBJ 003
23 Apr 21
Deep House
23 Apr 21
Deep House
Played by: Dicky Trisco, Faze Action, Romanto (YSR / DISCO MACHINE), Flash Atkins, Jayl Funk, Pete Herbert, Juno Recommends Disco, Conan The Selector, Tonbe, Rayko, Phat Phil Cooper, BRENDON P, JAMES ROD, VIGI, FRAN DEEPER, Paper Recordings, Problematic Disko
Review: Almost 12 months after the vinyl version hit stores, the second volume in Jim Baron AKA Ron Basejam's Ron's Reworks series finally lands on digital download. The real killer here is 'Your Brain On Music', a slightly beefed-up and tooled up version of an Italo-disco-era chugger rich in driving bass, spacey synthesizer lines, proto-acid sounds and almost symphonic electronic chords. Elsewhere, 'Be Bizarre' is a tight, mostly instrumental revision of an electrofunk era big studio rock number - all squelchy synth bass, glistening guitar riffs and heavily edited, effects-laden drum machine beats - while 'Call Me' is a fine scalpel edit of a sparkling boogie jam. If high-grade, club-ready re-edits are your thing, you need this EP in your life.
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RBJ 002
26 Mar 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
26 Mar 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Black Hawks of Panama, FINGERMAN, Kisk, Pete Herbert, Roberto Rodriguez (Manolo), Juno Recommends Deep House, D-Funk, G-Blaster (Memorie Cluster), Rafael Cancian, ROLLOVER DJS, Citizens Of Vice, Iner, Problematic Disko
Review: After debuting them on vinyl a couple of years ago, Crazy P man Jim Baron AKA Ron Basejam has finally decided to make his popular Ron's Reworks re-edits available on digital download. That's a very good thing indeed, because there's some genuine gold amongst the three tracks on show. For peak-time play, the pick of the bunch is probably lead cut 'Flight of the Eisenberg', a rolling, house-ready revision of a swelling, orchestrated, easy listening-goes-jazz funk affair onto which Baron has added subtle electronic flourishes and plenty of excitement-building percussion. Elsewhere, 'Heads' is a fine revision of a piano-laden Bob James jazz-funk jam, while 'The Jubes' adds subtle, house-style drums to a lilting, heart-aching gospel-soul number from the Supreme Jubilees.
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RBJ 001
05 Mar 21
Deep House
05 Mar 21
Deep House
Various
Played by: Chris Massey, DAVE GERRARD, JimmyTheTwin, Dicky Trisco, FINGERMAN, REz, Dr Packer, Juno Recommends Disco, Tonbe, JKriv (Razor-N-Tape), D-Funk, Alan Dixon, Stepan Bitus (Monsoon Season), Coutel, Massimo Vanoni (The Smoker), Shit Hot Soundsystem, Ziggy Phunk, VinylAddicted, 80's Child, The Silver Rider (Whiskey Disco), SITUATION, SEEN ON TV
Review: Here, Aaron Dae and JKriv gather together some highlights from the first three years of their popular re-edit imprint, Razor 'N' Tape. Given the label's infamously high hit rate, it's little surprise to find that Disco Cuts Volume 1 is full of tried-and-tested dancefloor smashers - the kind of dub-flecked, handily compressed jams that work wonders in both disco and house sets. Highlights are naturally plentiful, from the dubby pulse of Deep&Disco's ace Chic rework "Feel The Rhythm", and the cheery '80s soul revivalism of Ron Basejam's gospel boogie cut "Someday", to the undulating grooves of Luvless' "Castles In The Sky" (you can guess the identity of the original source material) and head-nodding pulse of Only Children's chugging "Falling".
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RNTD 013
05 Oct 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
05 Oct 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
Yam Who? / Various
Played by: George Kelly, FINGERMAN, YAM WHO?, Dr Packer, Juno Recommends Disco, Ash Reynolds, TURNTILL, Alan Dixon, DJ P-SOL, Ziggy Phunk, BRENDON P, 80's Child, South Beach Recycling, JAMES ROD, Wonkar, Chuggin Edits, SITUATION, Olivier (La Freund Recordings), Saucy Lady
Review: If you weren't aware already, Yam Who? is one ambitious, tirelessly active chap. First emerging at the turn of the century with some superb edits of poppy R n'b (anyone remember his boogie take on "Frontin" by Pharrell?) the Yam master has gone on to build quite the empire with his Midnight Riot label. The latest MR release reflects his nature, a new mix featuring 20 killer rollerskate jams from friends as well as some outright classics. Highlights include the glistening, chrome-plated funk of George Kelly's "Turn It Up", the sleek and synthy 80s jam "Living A Lie" by Freekwency and the slammin Linn drum freestyle action of "On The Upside (High Drummer edit)" by Wonkar.
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MIDRIOTBOOGIE 001
07 Sep 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
07 Sep 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Review: Yam Who is a man who is on a mission to uncover the coolest cult re-edit guys around and make sure the public hear them. This is usually through his own ISM imprint and it's also usually via the medium of the EP. Here, though he's gone all out to present this huge compilation album, bursting with party goodness, and boasting 24 tracks. Highlights include the '80s Child's rework of power-snare soul anthem "Let Me Be The One", the neon glow of arpeggiated synth boogie gem "Jeckermich" and Ron Basejam's deep and sensuous take on the sultry electro-soul of "Changes".
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ISM 054X
30 Mar 15
Funky/Club House
30 Mar 15
Funky/Club House
Various
Played by: B-Jam, Dave Lee ZR, Dicky Trisco, Tronik Youth, Keep Schtum, Sleazy McQueen, YAM WHO?, Superbreak, SW, Maurice Aymard, Al Kent, Moonoton, Benny Badge, Peza, Dynamicron (Los Grandes/Our Nights), Lovewithme, Reed & Radley, Thomass Jackson - August Chart
Review: ISM Records' two Futurism EPs have proved so popular that label boss Yam Who has decided to use them as the inspiration for an expansive compilation of previously unreleased gems. Unlike the label's other popular strand, Midnight Riot, there's always been a bit more of an open-minded, eclectic feel about the Futurism releases. This is no different. Whilst rooted in nu-disco and deep house, Futurism: Shades of Space also touches on 21st century jazz-funk (Manmademusic), bongo-laden spiritual house (Nu Ak's "Fly Away"), fluid garage (Nega Tiv's excellent "Liquid Call"), woozy Balearica (Ben La Desh and Plan DAqua), block party boogie (Questlife feat Wildstyle, Freekwency) and nu-jazz (Hamish Balfour). More importantly, the quality threshold remains high throughout.
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ISM 026X
25 Mar 13
Disco/Nu-Disco
25 Mar 13
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: ROTCIV, DJ Luiz Pareto, Sleazy McQueen, YAM WHO?, Faze Action, Andrew Clarke, Juno Recommends Disco, Rayko, Sisterhood, Sean Innit, Limpodisco, LA ROYALE
Review: Yam Who?'s ISM label come through with a four track slice of disco centric Futurism, featuring the man Yam himself alongside PBR Streetgang and Ron Basejam. It's the latter who takes the lead with a remix of Alena's "Changes" that sees her sultry vocal teased by a most excellent of analogue synth leads that splurges brilliantly across the crisp mid tempo chug. Yam Who? teams up with vocalist Natasha Watts for the similarly bottom heavy bump of "I'm In Love" which has a certain warehouse appeal to it. Up next, PBR pay respect to the godfather of soul James Brown with the gritty flex of "J2thaB" with the sadly departed Mr Brown strangely sounding at times like he wants to go to Tesco. We always took him for a Waitrose man, but regardless this is probably the track you'll reach for most! Finally Brothers Young do their thing to a Trammps classic, with little more than the bassline retained. Big tip!
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ISM 011X
16 May 11
Disco/Nu-Disco
16 May 11
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: The Revenge, RedSoul, Faze Action, Mike O'Mara, ASHLEY BEEDLE, Juno Recommends Disco, Chamboche, Sleazy Beats Recordings, LA ROYALE
Review: Following Ron Basejam's excellent Deep & Meaningless album comes this extra special remix package, crammed full of goodies from some of the most respected names in disco. As the production brains behind Crazy P, Jim Baron has crafted some sublime midtempo disco boogie beats in his day, and his new Ron Basejam project has been just as rewarding. For this set of mixes, ISM label boss Yam Who teams up with Ashley Beedle to smooth out "For The People, By The People" into a spacey slow-grooving jam, with drums that bring the old-school boogie flavour right up to date.
The Revenge gets the chance to string out the sublime and languid "No Jose" over nine epic minutes, building on a bedrock of shakers and the faintest taste of bass to give a masterclass in minimal arrangements. Crazy P's own Chris Todd takes on "Spirit" and makes the popping bassline (similar to Harvey Mason's "Groovin' You") the focus of the track - working perfectly with the laidback and sultry vocals. His Dubbed Out mix takes the track even deeper, adding superb congas and arranging the track to give it a strong and driving momentum. Killer Whale's Italo mix of "Is The Word" rounds things up perfectly - yet again another perfect midtempo beat with some crackling sine-synths that sparkle over the top. A great companion release to an already much-loved album, the remixes really do justice to the material.
The Revenge gets the chance to string out the sublime and languid "No Jose" over nine epic minutes, building on a bedrock of shakers and the faintest taste of bass to give a masterclass in minimal arrangements. Crazy P's own Chris Todd takes on "Spirit" and makes the popping bassline (similar to Harvey Mason's "Groovin' You") the focus of the track - working perfectly with the laidback and sultry vocals. His Dubbed Out mix takes the track even deeper, adding superb congas and arranging the track to give it a strong and driving momentum. Killer Whale's Italo mix of "Is The Word" rounds things up perfectly - yet again another perfect midtempo beat with some crackling sine-synths that sparkle over the top. A great companion release to an already much-loved album, the remixes really do justice to the material.
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ISM 004XJ
10 May 10
Disco/Nu-Disco
10 May 10
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Ennio Styles, Dave Allison (Editorial), JUSTIN WINKS (CASIO SOCIAL CLUB), Lucci Capri (Messalina), Sleazy Beats Recordings, Sccucci Manucci, Mixmaster Morris
Review: Ron Basejam is the alter ego of keyboardist James Baron of Crazy P and Secret Stealth fame. Here he drops his superb full album for Yam Who's ISM label. Fans of Ron include the likes of Gilles Peterson (who put the charismatic ''Into My Life'' on the recent Brownswood Bubblers 5 compilation), DJ Harvey, Dam Funk, The Revenge and Greg Wilson, and it's easy to see why. The album trips through musical genres effortlessly taking elements of the past and fusing them with modern day production techniques. Ron's influences are all represented here, with touches of deep house, disco and melancholic dreamscapes set against jazzual synth funk-fired treatments and vocal sample snippet production. Definitely one to check.
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ISMCD 001
26 Apr 10
Disco/Nu-Disco
26 Apr 10
Disco/Nu-Disco
