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Best Of 2021EXCLUSIVE
Review: Last month saw two East European disco favourites, Serbia's Tonbe AKA Loshmi and Montenegro's Mitiko, joining forces for a split EP on the former's Disco Fruit label. Now the same imprint brings us this joint collection that gathers together the best of the two producers' 2021 output, in all three of their guises. The tracks involved are a mixture of re-edits, covers and original material; more importantly, both producers are ludicrously prolific, which means they had a huge catalogue to draw from. And that in turn means there's nary a track that puts a foot wrong here - making this an essential purchase for anyone who hasn't picked these cuts up on various EPs along the way.
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DF 136
03 Dec 21
03 Dec 21
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Through The ShadowsEXCLUSIVE
Review: Why Tonbe isn't more widely renowned is a mystery: for my money, he's one of the most accomplished and consistent producers working in the modern disco arena. And oh BOY does he have a way with a drawn-out stab! He proves the latter once more on 'Come Around', a midtempo jam that you can call disco, soul or boogie as you see fit, and which comes with or without the harmonised male and female vocals. There are some superb jazz keys on 'Late Night Burbon', too, but the stone-cold killer is 'I Wanna Be With You' - file under "deep, smooth, sultry, gorgeous".
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DF 149
05 Aug 22
05 Aug 22
3
Naturally Artificial LPEXCLUSIVE
Review: It's only been five months since Disco Fruit overlord Tonbe (real name Milos Djordjevic) offered up his fourth full-length excursion, but he's already offering up album number five. The Serbian producer begins with a squelchy synth-funk cover of Queen Classic "Another One Bites The Dust" (renamed "Another Bite") and ends with the cowbell-laden nu-boogie smoothness of "Sunny August"; in between, you'll find a fine selection of colourful, synth-heavy workouts that successfully blend bold melodies and ear-catching chords with beats that variously touch on house, disco, Italo, freestyle and electro. It's a coherent and entertaining set with plenty of dancefloor-ready club cuts for all those who dig melody-driven nu-disco.
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DF 103
06 Mar 20
06 Mar 20
4
Powerful FunkEXCLUSIVE
Review: Tonbe's music has spanned a range of styles from Balearica to boogie, but when he calls his latest long-playing offering 'Postive Funk' you kinda know what to expect, don't you? Thankfully the titular promise is one on which he more than delivers, with the album striking a nice balance between raw, 70s-sounding funkers like 'Funkstar' and 'Dig It', and more 80s- or pop-flavoured nuggets such as 'Ain't Nothing Wrong' or 'Live My Life'. Highlights for yours truly include '15th Street' (home to some extremely cool Hammond licks) as well as 'Another Bite', which takes some downright liberties with a Queen classic.
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DF 144
06 May 22
06 May 22
5
Easy Dancin'EXCLUSIVE
Review: Serbia's Milos Dordevic, AKA Tonbe/Loshmi, proves his mastery of the nu-disco game in just two tracks here! Submission 1: opener 'Easy Dancin', which has a wistful female vocal, spacey Dave Lee-esque Rhodes doodles and, most importantly, what is possibly the greatest stab ever recorded (check it at 0:32). Submission 2: 'Ram Tam Tam', which (after another excellent stab) centres around a rising Hammond riff that never quite resolves - ideal for building energy levels to fever pitch just before you drop that "right, everyone up!" anthem. Four more solid nu-disco/boogie cuts are just the icing on what's already a pretty unmissable cake.
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DF 119
22 Jan 21
22 Jan 21
6
All About GroovesEXCLUSIVE
Review: The trouble with Tonbe is you've no sooner finished reviewing one long-player than the next one arrives! With such a prolific output, it's all the more wonder that the Serbian nu-disco stalwart manages to maintain the quality standard - but make no mistake, quality is what you get here. One or two tracks (eg opener 'Live My Life') veer a little too far down the pop route, but just check out the strutty 'This Is Party', euphoric Hammond workout 'Change The Mood' or the jazz-tastic closing triptych that begins with 'Keep On Moving, Keep On Grooving' and you'll surely agree that Tonbe is a rare talent indeed.
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DF 122
19 Mar 21
19 Mar 21
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Bring Out The LoveEXCLUSIVE
Played by: Tonbe
Review: It's been an epic year so far for Milos Djordjevic. Kicking off with his debut album and a string of lavish originals on the likes of Editorial, Midnight Riot and Manuscript, here we find him launching his own label Disco Fruit, and he's doing it with a vibrant trio of cuts that sit pretty in the endless green pastures between the lands of house and disco. "Bring Out The Love" wades into the fray with a lolloping DFA style bassline and Paqua-style slinky guitar washes, "Don't Make Me Wait" struts with Joey Negro-level string-striking disco fever while "Keep Moving" ups the jack factor with a set of crunchy drums, an array of cosmic disco bubbles and a bassline so funky you'll be convinced it's 2003 all over again. Guaranteed to bring out the love, Tonbe continues to smash 2014 into smithereens.
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DF 001
21 Jul 14
21 Jul 14
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Good TasteEXCLUSIVE
Review: There are producers out there who'll spend months agonising over a snare sound or a clap, and who'll turn out maybe two or three tracks a year. At the other end of the spectrum are artists like Tonbe, who are seemingly capable of knocking together an album's worth of material by lunchtime, and frequently do! Both approaches can, of course, turn up gold - in this case, see the wonky Hammond shuffle that is 'Funker', or the summery good-time funk of 'Pontiac GTO'. This latest offering also finds Tonbe exploring poppier territory on cuts like 'Sugar' and 'Don't Let Me Go'.
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DF 125
07 May 21
07 May 21
9
Always Like ThisEXCLUSIVE
Review: There's a lot to admire about Tonbe's boundary-blurring, edit-not-edit releases on Disco Fruit, particularly the attractiveness of the material on offer and their good-value nature. His latest release, Always Like This, naturally ticks both of these boxes, cannily combinig elements of good-time house, electrofunk, jazz-funk and nu-disco. There's no weak links, just 10 party-hearty treats to savour. Our picks of a very strong bunch include the bouncy disco-house cheeriness of 'Days Like These', the bustling jazz-house beats and tidy organ stabs of 'Raw & Dirty', the Clavinet-sporting, cowbell-laden stomp of 'Shake That Booty' and the classic, late '80s NYC garage-house goodness of 'Without You'. Instant fun-times.
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DF 117
18 Dec 20
18 Dec 20
10
2023 Mixes Part 2EXCLUSIVE
Played by: Tonbe
Review: Another EP featuring new rubs of previously released Tonbe cuts, coming on his own Disco Fruit label. 'Disco Frisco' is all walking bassline, looped guitars and space disco stabs, augmented by plinky-plonk synths and some fairly restrained brass. 'Raw Taste' has a very similar MO but with a rawer funk feel, while 'Summer Education' augments the blueprint with wailing geetar. All three are plenty playable but as so often with Tonbe's releases there's one clear standout, and in this case it's 'Move That Ass', which will grab the floor's attention with its spoken "bounce that ass, move that ass, shake that ass" vocal. File under "big, dumb and glorious".
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DF 169
01 Dec 23
01 Dec 23
11
ExistenceEXCLUSIVE
Review: By anyone's standards, this is a bumper selection of re-edits from Disco Fruit big cheese Tonbe. Amongst the 12 tracks you'll find a head-nodding chunk of horn-heavy funk ("It's Not Over"), a tooled-up peak-time disco-funk smasher ("The Beginning"), some Talkbox-sporting P-funk madness ("Never Enough"), a dash of deep space Italo-disco/electrofunk fusion (the superb "Unreal") and even a big dollop of hands-in-the-air piano house fun (skipping, turn of the '90s workout "I Can't Help Myself" and the slightly deeper but no lass glassy-eyed "Love And Sunshine"). It's the kind of collection that DJs will want to keep on their USB sticks at all times; it's not just the diversity that impresses, but also Tonbe's high quality threshold. Put simply, there's very little filler and plenty of killer cuts.
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DF 082
08 Feb 19
08 Feb 19
12
Forgotten EPEXCLUSIVE
Played by: Tonbe
Review: The productive Milos Djordevic once again dons the Tonbe alias for his seventh EP of 2014. Like many of his singles, the Forgotten EP sees the Serb join the dots between disco, house, soul and boogie with the assistance of some killer samples and more than one eye on the dancefloor. The real killer here is "Without Action", a swinging, bumpin' house jam that makes great use of a driving but rubbery boogie bassline and crunchy funk guitars. There's more of a classic disco feel to the sweltering grooves, compressed bass, deep house chords and clipped guitars of "After Vision", while "Expectation" layers deliciously tactile P-funk synths over a dreamy, evocative deep house groove.
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DF 006
17 Nov 14
17 Nov 14
15
Little Things LPEXCLUSIVE
Review: Although he's released a multitude of singles of late, this new long player by Serbian nu-disco buccaneer Tonbe (aka Milos Djordevic) boasts all new material. Everything he's explored in the past - disco, boogie, electro and house are all present and correct over the course of these nine funky workouts. Highlights include the slightly cold, early 80s new-wave-house of "I Feel Your Love", the sensuous and smoky, late night Metro Area-isms of "Giving A Rush" and the slow-mo synth-pop-body-music of "Little Things".
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DF 012
04 Mar 15
04 Mar 15
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DF 011
09 Feb 15
09 Feb 15
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Run Now EPEXCLUSIVE
Played by: B-Jam, Vincent Inc, Matthew Moffre, Kiu D, Juno Recommends Disco, Kojake, Tonbe, Alien Disco Sugar (Leonidas DeeJay), BRENDON P, VinylAddicted, 80's Child, Funk Hunk, Le Visiteur Online, Lord Funk, Funk Fusion, Phil Disco, SITUATION, SEEN ON TV
Review: Following a recent acclaimed re-edits outing under his alternative Loshimi alias, Serbian producer Milos Djordjevic once again dons the Tonbe guise for a trip into cheery disco-house/nu-disco/deep house fusion. As usual, he has his eyes fixed firmly on the dancefloor, delivering a quintet of tracks that lace chunky house grooves with all manner of authentic disco elements (think clipped guitars, rubbery bass, slippery synths and breezy vocals). There's naturally plenty to enjoy, from the Clavinet-laden disco-funk thrills of "Give Me Funk", to the dreamy vocal sweetness of "This Is The Place", via the sharp string stabs and parping horns of "Disco Frisco".
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DF 014
08 Apr 15
08 Apr 15
18
West Side Love EPEXCLUSIVE
Review: The disco missives from Serbia are coming thick and fast courtesy of on-fire nu-disco buccaneer, Tonbe. Released by Disco Fruit, the West Side EP is his most bumper packed release yet, boasting five new cuts to choose from. The G-funk vibes of his previous releases are absent, with this single veering more towards soulful retro disco/funk with housey beats. Highlights include the smooth soul shuffle of opener "New Life", sleazy piano-beat brooder "Written Off" and the floaty, orchestrated, cloud nine bliss of "Sea Love".
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DF 002
08 Sep 14
08 Sep 14
19
Shoot Me Up EPEXCLUSIVE
Review: It seems that the relationship between Serbian disco meister Tonbe and the Disco Fruit label is growing stronger as he appears to be sticking with the label more and more of late. His latest EP, Shoot Me Up, is literally tingling with disco fever, spread over a healthy six tracks. Highlights include the Les Rhythmes Digitales-esque good times electro boogie of the title track, the quirky, chopped up synth jam "Rare Groove Part 3" and the seven-minute long rolling funk monster "First Look".
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DF 003
29 Sep 14
29 Sep 14
20
Gem Picker EPEXCLUSIVE
Review: When it comes to serving up tried-and-tested re-edits with beefed-up bottom end, Disco Fruit main man Tonbe can usually be relied upon to deliver the goods. This EP appears less than three months after his most recent edits album and contains four more reasons to be cheerful. He begins with the rubbery bounce of "Gem Picker", where a deep, trumpet-laden jazz-funk workout is given a gentle house makeover, before sticking a size 12 boot up the backside of what sounds like a Robert Owens-voiced deep house cut. "Rough" is a cheery, horn-heavy romp through European disco-funk pastures, while "Get Loose" sees the Serbian layer sparkling piano riffs and mazy synth lines over a hip-wiggling house beat.
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DF 087
03 May 19
03 May 19
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Disco Fruit Selection Vol 3EXCLUSIVE
Played by: Goodgroove Records, Smashed Atoms, DAVE GERRARD, Juno Recommends Disco, Tonbe, Sunner Soul, Marathon Edits, Gradient Logic, Chuggin Edits, Phil Disco, SEEN ON TV, Disco Funk Spinner - D.F.S
Review: With a new year upon us, Tonbe has decided to gather together another selection of highlights from his dependable Disco Fruit imprint. As you might expect, the ten tracks are all "tried and tested" dancefloor destroyers, most of which effortlessly blur the boundaries between original disco and boogie, and more contemporary, house-centric grooves. Highlights are plentiful, from the sinewy strings and breezy beats of Tonbe's "I Feel Energy" and Deelicious' bustling AOR disco rework "Why Did You Do It", to the rubbery slap-bass and spiraling synthesizers of Evil Smarty's stand-out "This Is". Gradient Logic's "Juice", the most recent release on the collection, is also rather fine.
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DF 030
20 Jan 16
20 Jan 16
22
Disco Laser EPEXCLUSIVE
Played by: Superbreak, Kiu D, Juno Recommends Disco, Tonbe, TURNTILL, Sunner Soul, DJ P-SOL, BRENDON P, DEELICIOUS, VinylAddicted, Jay Airiness (Venice Beach)
Review: Serbia's Tonbe, who goes by the name of Milos Djordjevic, returns to his home label Disco Fruit with a new bundle of party-friendly disco stompers, five funky and soulful late night swingers tailored for hip-swaying action. The production on these little bombs is rather impressive thanks to Tonbe's groovy hooks and pin-point arrangements, something can be heard loudly on the beat-heavy "Always On My Mind", the utterly funky and string-heavy "Dig It", and of course the electro-flavoured "Disco Laser".
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DF 019
01 Jul 15
01 Jul 15
23
Disco Fruit Selection Vol 2EXCLUSIVE
Review: Serbian disco stu Tonbe, together with partner in retro crimes Loshni, get together to compile some late night sleaze for Eurotrash, plain and simple. Tonbe turns in some cosmic party jams in the form of "Cosmic Nag", Disco Frisco" and "Rhapsody" taking in some cheeky well known samples in the process. Loshmi on the other hand goes for the more funky disco house vibe on "Long Night" and does a good re-edit of Fatback's "Is This The Future" on "Sad Future".
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DF 020
17 Jul 15
17 Jul 15
24
Dance & Romance EPEXCLUSIVE
Played by: Javi Frias, Juno Recommends Disco, Tonbe, Neil Diablo, J&M BROTHERS, Moustache Love, KS French, Dejan "Funky Junkie" Gavr, Charlie brown superstar
Review: Prolific Serbian producer Tonbe (aka Milos Djordjevic), sticks to his own Disco Fruit label for his latest missive, the "Dance & Romance EP". There are four new jams to groove to - the clavinet-driven space funk of "Clavs Rules", the raw trumpet fuelled title track, the 70-style wah-wah guitar freakout "Four Roses" and the lively filtered boogie of "Once Again".
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DF 021
14 Aug 15
14 Aug 15
25
G Funk EPEXCLUSIVE
Review: Serbia's Milos Djordjevic has been sonically branching out of late, stepping beyond the nu-disco formula to re-edit other genres that tickle his fancy. Here he tackles g-funk in fine style, delivering five blunt-smokin' west coast jams all souped up with disco beats. Highlights include the funked up electro-pop-hop of "Rhapsody", the smooth and shimmering sleepy fender rhodes dreamer "Shots" and the pumpin synth-heavy looper "How We Do This". Ain't nothin but a (disco) g-thang!
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DF 016
06 May 15
06 May 15
26
Don't Mess With UsEXCLUSIVE
Played by: DAVE GERRARD, REz, Tonbe, J&M BROTHERS, SUNNER SOUL, KS French, Dejan "Funky Junkie" Gavr, Sould Out, Downunder Disco, SEEN ON TV
Review: By now, we should all know what to expect from Serbian scalpel maestro Tonbe. His frequent EPs are aimed fairly and squarely at the dancefloor, delivering a mixture of re-edits, reworks and sample-heavy productions that don't try too hard to impress. This latest EP is full of such cheery, tried-and-tested cuts, from the rolling jazz breaks, comfy Rhodes stabs and fluttering soul vocals of "Gambling Face", and punchy disco-house flavours of "Sweet Love", to the rich, organ-flecked soulfulness of "Those Days", and riotous, disco-goes-hip-house opener "Don't Mess With Us". In other words, it's another rock-solid collection of tasty peak-time bangers from one of the edit scene's most reliable producers.
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DF 047
30 Nov 16
30 Nov 16
29
Best Of Part 3EXCLUSIVE
Review: It's a reflection of Tonbe's impressive productivity that his "Best Of" series has now notched up a third volume. Happily, the quality threshold remains pleasingly high, with the Disco Fruit founder gathering together tried-and-tested re-edits, reworks and original productions that combine rock solid, club-ready grooves with lashings of classic disco, boogie and electrofunk flavour. After kicking things off with the Clavinet-heavy P-funk flex of "Give The Funk", Tonbe giddly sprints through peak-time treats such "Original Tool" (a soaring disco-house workout rich in rubbery slap bass), "I Feel Energy" (all saucer-eyed Rhodes riffs, sun-warm grooves and swooping synth-strings), "Hold Me Tight" (low-slung disco-funk) and "Shoot Me Up" (brightly coloured electrofunk). You'll also find a smattering of slo-mo warm-up gems, with the decidedly loved-up "The Way You Love Me" standing out.
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DF 090
14 Jun 19
14 Jun 19
31
LemonsEXCLUSIVE
Played by: Tonbe
Review: Serbian disco fruit from Tonbe, a producer releasing candy-heeled dance wares for some 15 years now. For Disco Fruit yet again he brings the heat, with the title track kicking off heavy and deep before those righteous chords roll in. Heavier and dubbed out still is "Weekend Fever" with its thick filters and French house sampling twist. Funkier numbers come from "Too Far Away" next to a minimal '70s electro cuts in "Robot Drivel" and '90s R&B via "Groupie Love". Get your west coast sh*t from "Turn It Up" next to the solid states of "Unchained". When life gives you lemons make lemonade.
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DF 165
01 Sep 23
01 Sep 23
32
Disko TrashEXCLUSIVE
Review: Here's a record that doesn't sound like it should have been made in Serbia but definitely was, as Milos Djordjevic, better known as Tonbe (or sometimes Loshmi), returns to his own Disco Fruit label with album number four. 'I Don't Belong To You' kicks things off in fine brass-parpin' style and 'Use Your Imagination' brings the album to a close with sprightly bass, whistling synths and a spoken female vocal, while in-between you'll find eight more tracks ranging from non-cheesy disco-house ('I Want To Hear This') to west coast-ish funk ('Shake Their Bodies'), with Zapp-esque squelchy synth basslines and vocodered vox much in evidence throughout.
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DF 097
04 Oct 19
04 Oct 19
34
Hot RoadsEXCLUSIVE
Played by: Dj XS (FVUK), Juno Recommends Disco, Tonbe, Sunner Soul, D-Funk, LEGO EDIT, Sould Out, Vito lalinga, Ruff Diamond
Review: Fresh from delivering a tidy two-track missive on Rare Wiri, Tonbe returns to his spiritual home, Disco Fruit, with a suitably epic collection of fresh re-edits and reworks. It's a typically rock solid selection of tried-and-tested revisions, with the Serbian producer offering up a mixture of head-nodding, toe-tapping slo-mo grooves (see the slowly strutting disco-funk of "It's My Time" and "That Sample", not to mention the low-slung dub disco of "The Sun Goes Down" and Moog-laden shuffle of closing cut "Take Off Everything") and sweatier peak-time workouts. The latter are naturally in the majority, with highlights including the early Daft Punk style madness of "Brooka Bass", the rich electrofunk-goes-disco house flex of "Life Goes On" and the hot-stepping, jazz-powered goodness of "Something Brewing".
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DF 077
01 Oct 18
01 Oct 18
35
For My PeopleEXCLUSIVE
Review: It would be fair to say that Tonbe is pretty prolific. Since his last outing on Disco Fruit - the label he founded and runs, remember - in March (2020), the Serbian producer has made numerous outings on Little Jack, Zero Eleven and Puro Music. Given this release schedule you'd expect "For My People", his latest mini-album on Disco Fruit, to be a bit flabby, but it's genuinely another hit-filled treat. Our picks of a very strong bunch of disco, boogie and house-flavoured reworks include the "2020 Mix" of "For My People", a sax and jazzy bass guitar-dominated dancefloor treat, the hazy Balearic disco warmth of "Easy Summer Wind", the pulsating P-funk bounce of "Thankful" and the chunky, percussion-rich peak-time goodness of "Dobar Groove".
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DF 107
05 Jun 20
05 Jun 20
36
Closer To MeEXCLUSIVE
Review: By our reckoning Serbia's Milos Djordjevic, better known as Tonbe, has AT LEAST a dozen album-length releases to his name, but he shows no signs of slowing down just yet! Here comes another one, wherein fairly 'authentic-sounding' disco and boogie grooves like 'Closer' and 'Golden Days' are interspersed with more lounge-y and Latin-flavoured cuts such as 'Varadero' and 'Ven Pa Ca'. Elsewhere, Tonbe flirts with the sound of West African reggae on 'Senegalese' while 'El Mariachi' brings the Western movie theme vibes, before the album comes to a close with a slab of heavy, geetar-squawlin' Blaxploitation funk in the form of 'Beat Me Like A Funk'.
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DF 130
13 Aug 21
13 Aug 21
37
Neon DistrictEXCLUSIVE
Played by: Tonbe
Review: Four tracks in a total of six mixes make up this latest EP from ever-prolific Serbian discomeister Tonbe. 'Never Let Me Go' is up first, blending late 70s/early 80s jazz-funk and contemporary pop influences and coming in vocal and dub flavas. There's a distinct pop feel, too, to the 80s-influenced 'New Vision' and 'Robbery In Progress' - both all bright analogue synths and lashings of cowbell - which just leaves us with the two rubs of 'So Real', which continues in the same 80s pop-leaning groove established by the two previous cuts and is available, again, with or without the female vocal.
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DF 138
21 Jan 22
21 Jan 22
38
LimitEXCLUSIVE
Review: The ever-prolific Tonbe steps up with his latest EP, which features four tracks in a total of six mixes. "My Family" kicks us off in pulsing, surging disco-house/nu-disco territory, and is followed by "To The Limit", which finds the Serbian stalwart veering towards 00s soulful house territory. There are more straight-up house vibes on closer "Thank You", a spritely piano romp graced by the unmistakeable tonsils of certain Mr Owens, but only after we've had "Funk Me", an irresistible combination of a big, dirty funker of a bassline and a markedly Crystal Waters-ish vocal loop. It's rare for a Tonbe set not to come packing at least one stone cold killer, and this time out, "Funk Me" fits the bill admirably.
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DF 142
01 Apr 22
01 Apr 22
39
World BeyondEXCLUSIVE
Review: Serbian disco stalwart Milo? Đorđević AKA Tonbe AKA Loshmi brings us what is simultaneously one of his housiest EPs to date and one of his most varied. 'Shy Town' opens with crisp 4/4s before settling down into a smoother funk/soul ride. 'If You Want Me', with its archetypal Tonbe combo of a fragile female vocal and some absolute killer stabs, is arguably the lead track as it comes in Vocal and Dub flavas, while completing the EP are the Om/Naked-esque soulful house groover that is 'Over You' and 'Angel', a floaty, drifty affair with a wistful female vocal. Good stuff as ever from a producer that doesn't get half the attention he deserves.
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DF 140
04 Mar 22
04 Mar 22
40
Musica LatinaEXCLUSIVE
Review: What we have here is arguably the first ever two-man disco threeway, as Serbian disco don Tonbe (Milo? Đorđević) teams up with his Montenegran oppo Mitiko (Sasha Mitich) and himself in his Loshmi guise. As for the album that's emerged from their joint efforts, well, the clue's in the title, as the two nu-disco stalwarts dive into a big cupboard full of flamenco guitars, marimbas and mariachi trumpets, and come out clutching 10 Latin-infused dancefloor shakers built for effortless grooving in the summer sunshine. Highlights, you ask? Check the low-slung funk of 'Con Sabrosura' or the jazzy shuffle of 'Portoriko'.
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DF 134
15 Oct 21
15 Oct 21
41
Summer LPEXCLUSIVE
Review: Fresh from impressing via a first outing on Hot Digits, Tonbe returns to his own imprint, Disco Fruit, with an overflowing picnic basket of summery dancefloor treats. The emphasis throughout is on musical warmth, with elements borrowed from a variety of lesser-known jazz-funk, disco and electrofunk cuts combining well with the producer's own deep house sounds and largely club-focussed drums. The results are uniformly entertaining and enjoyable, with highlights including the boogie fizz of "Always There", the Bongo-riffic West Coast deep house bounce of "Freaky Situation", the carnival-ready roll of "Latina" and the Chimes style breakbeat soul heat of "Stick Together".
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DF 109
17 Jul 20
17 Jul 20
42
Original ToolEXCLUSIVE
Review: Fans of Serbia's Milos Djordjevic (aka Tonbe) can rejoice in the knowledge that he appears to have reverted to much larger releases again (he was just delivering or two track singles for a while). Here he rustles up no less than seven new funky jams for our dancing feet. The overall mood is that of early 80s space boogie with highlights including the Pollard Syndrum-drenched retro grooviness of "Saturday", the dirty punk-funk bass of the raw and lean "Explore Your Fantasy" and the filtered electro-funk fun of "Give Me All".
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DF 034
06 Apr 16
06 Apr 16
43
Down On Me EPEXCLUSIVE
Review: Of late, disco house heister Tonbe has kept us going on a diet on tiny party morsels, but now delivers this meaty five-track serving. He's got his happy hat on this time round with all tracks having a certain celebratory fizz and bounce. Coming across as a mad hybrid of Boney M and Jamiroquai, "Feel The Night", begins things with a flurry of feet. From there "Down On Me", rolls out the filtered funk, "One More Time" is hip-house UK style, and "Her Garage" is perky boogie-diva shizzle. Finally, "Your Joy" is poppy house-funk at its finest.
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DF 031
10 Feb 16
10 Feb 16
44
Diva EPEXCLUSIVE
Review: On his many releases, Serbia's Milos Djordjevic (aka Tonbe) likes to jump between 70s and 80s styles of dance. Here its all about the 80s boogie, with the chiming pianos of "A Night With Ivy" revealing a serious case of the Imaginations. Elsewhere "Diva" hints at a bit of Italo-Disco with some mean arpeggiated riffage, "Party Over Here' is campy synth funk at its best, "Are You Ready For Me" is a toughened up keys n guitars workout and "Oooh, Baby, Baby" is a driving vocoder-led jam.
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DF 026
04 Nov 15
04 Nov 15
45
Analog Funker EPEXCLUSIVE
Review: Tone has taken his playful and colourful brand of house music to pretty much every label that's had a great 2015 on our Juno download charts. This week, the dance cat returns to Disco Fruit with five soulful-to-the-ear house magnets that range from the deepest of deep, to the jazziest of jazzy. The opener "All I Want ", for instance, is a gorgeous blend of disco and house magic, while the title track "Analog Funker" has perhaps the funkiest baseline we've heard all year round - it just goes on and on, and we can't get enough of it. Dope.
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DF 027
02 Dec 15
02 Dec 15
46
Passion For FruitEXCLUSIVE
Played by: Tonbe
Review: Tonbe's super-prolific output never ceases to amaze - he seems to churn out album-length releases on an almost monthly basis, and this writer is yet to encounter one that didn't include at least one or two stone-cold killers. In this case, I'd refer you to the sultry, grown-up, Stonebridge-esque house-pop of 'All I Need', and specifically the drop that occurs around the 3:20 mark - pure class. Also worthy of note are 'Trabajar' with its attention-getting bass-y intro, complex percussion and Afro vox, and closer 'For This Joy' with its rave-tastic bassline and cheeky Fedde Le Grand-nodding "put your hands up for this joy" vocal. And if you like those, there are seven more where they came from - and doubtless 10 more in just another few weeks!
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DF 133
01 Oct 21
01 Oct 21
47
2024 Mixes Part 1EXCLUSIVE
Review: Last year, Serbian re-edit and rework specialist Tonbe began offering up freshly updated versions of cuts from his catalogue. He begins the new year by offering up more of the same - specifically a quartet of '2024' versions of things he first edited, remixed and reworked in the dim and distant past. He begins by reworking 2016's 'Original Tool', delivering a driving, thickset slab of heady disco-house excellence, before lightly polishing-up the disco-funk horns and deliciously low-slung bass of 2018 classic 'Downtown Drive' (arguably the most-played cut in his catalogue). There's more funky bass - alongside relaxed, flanged guitar licks and twinkling Rhodes solos - on lolloping disco-house number 'Boss of Funl', while 'I Feel Energy' is a deliciously sun-splashed disco roller that's as deep and warming as it is effortlessly funky.
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DF 171
12 Jan 24
12 Jan 24
48
Disco Fruit Selection Vol 9EXCLUSIVE
Review: On the whole, it might be better if Milos Djordjevic (Tonbe/Loshmi) and Sasha Mitich (Mitiko) weren't quite so talented - that way, yours truly wouldn't have written so many glowing reviews of their releases that it's getting quite embarrassing now. I should probably just buy a set of Tonbe pillowcases and have done with it! Anyway, here's another joint outing from the two Balkan boogie merchants, which - like previous installments - includes a mix of new and previously released material, spans funk, disco, boogie and soul, and features both original (albeit often sample-based) productions and Loshmi's masterly reworkings of cuts from Barbara Streisand, Mark Morrison and more. Sterling stuff all round - again, just like previous installments.
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DF 150
02 Sep 22
02 Sep 22
49
RulesEXCLUSIVE
Review: There was a time when Tonbe was sticking out a fresh EP almost every week. While the Serb is still prolific, he's calmed down a bit in recent times, wisely prioritising quality over quantity. Rules, the nu-disco scene stalwart's latest release, is highly enjoyable and naturally packed with peak-time ready treats. Check first opener 'Rules of the Dance', a chunky, filter-sporting slab of disco-funk/French touch fusion that's as weighty and excitable as they come, before getting your ears around the loved-up deliciousness of glassy-eyed '80s soul re-edit 'Better Than This' (and its accompanying instrumental mix). Elsewhere, 'Dusty Floor' sees him add echo-laden guitar links and jammed out electric piano motifs to a bubbly, post-electro beat, while 'Perfect Plan' is a sun-splashed slab of Balearic boogie with added deep house weight.
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DF 147
17 Jun 22
17 Jun 22
50
Disco Fruit Selection Vol 10EXCLUSIVE
Review: Serbian disco producer extraordinaire Tonbe once more teams up with his Montenegran counterpart Mitiko, as well as with himself in his Loshmi re-editor guise. Loshmi's uptempo rework of Dillinger's 'Cocaine' gets the ball rolling, after which come takes on Chaka Khan's 'I'm Every Woman', The Flirts' 'Passion' and The Salsoul Orchestra's 'Take Some Time Out For Love', plus a brace of unidentified Latin cuts. After that come three cuts from Mitiko, with 'In Your Soul' drawing heavily on Soul Children's 'Stir Up The Boogie' from 1978 and 'Morning Talkbox' bringing the Zapp-isms, before Tonbe plays us out with three tracks of his own, including the rumbustious 'Funkstar' and the Alpha Blondy-biting 'Sabari'.
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DF 161
02 Jun 23
02 Jun 23
