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Played by: Rob Lee, FINGERMAN, Superbreak, Jayl Funk, Juno Recommends Disco, Juno Recommends Deep House, Juno Recommends Funk, BRENDON P, LEGO EDIT, Danijel Kevic, NaCL
Review: Throughout their decade-long career, Alma Negra has combined their love of disco and deep house with percussion, instrumentation and ideas excavated from African, Caribbean and tropical musical cultures. On this EP, they largely ditch the latter inspirations, instead delivering full-throttle revivalist disco sounds where the Basel-based band's organic instrumentation and vocals combine with colourful synth sounds and heady horns. The headline attraction is undoubtedly 'Madrugada', a warming and thickset, subtly deep house-influenced take on the turn-of-the-80s NYC downtown disco-not-disco sound. It comes backed with two revisions - an extra-percussive, dubbed-out Yuksek tweak and the band's own dub disco-goes-deep house 'Dub Mix' - and the riotous, party-starting brilliance of 'Funky Fever'.
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DOGD 97
22 Mar 24
22 Mar 24
2
Played by: Irregular Disco Workers, Darren Clark, FINGERMAN, ROMANTO (YSR / DISCO MACHINE), Jayl Funk, Johnnypluse, Juno Recommends Disco, Rayko, Discoholic Ken, Rafael Cancian, BRENDON P, CHEWY RUBS, VIGI, FRAN DEEPER, Andy Buchan, Iner, Joji Chissu, Ben Jamin, Saint-Loup-en-Bray, Max Sedgley
Review: Contemporary disco with the funk and soul in full effect is the order of the day on this V/A offering from Ravanelli Disco Club. Vigi's opening 'Loving You' comes from the more discofied end of the deep house and garage spectrum and should be a small-hours cert, after which comes Kousto's 'Save My Soul', which marries rolling tribal drums to a looped soulful male vocal, and as such should work on soul and soulful house floors alike. It's then time to get up, stand up as Sauco's aptly-titled 'Twisted Funk' takes us into struttier territory, before finally Donny Rotten brings the 70s-inspired nu-disco vibes with 'Her Way'.
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RDC 012
10 Mar 23
10 Mar 23
3
Various
Review: In an industry where the term 'veteran' is bandied about far too freely, Colin Curtis is the real deal! His DJing career goes all the way back to legendary Northern Soul club The Golden Torch in the late 60s. In the 70s, he was a resident at Blackpool Mecca alongside Ian Levine, where he became one of the first DJs to introduce the more modern sound of jazz-funk to the scene. By the mid-80s he'd become an early UK champion of house, too, but these days it's on the jazz-dance scene that he's most revered - and here he serves up a 26-track connoisseur's collection that shows why. Ranging from straight-up jazz and soul to soulful house and leaning heavily towards the Afro- and Latin-flavoured, some of these cuts are recent offerings, some date back as far as the 70s, but on jazz-dance floors, all will go down a treat.
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ZEDDCD 060DD
01 Mar 24
01 Mar 24
4
Review: Some unabashedly old skool disco fun and frolics on this five-tracker from Italy's Ministry Of Funk, and his publicity-shy oppo Disco Incorporated. A lively re-edit of MJ's 'Don't Stop Till You Get Enough' kicks the EP off in party-hearty style; after that, 'Golden Melody' brings very familiar sweeping, soaring strings, 'Back Into Time' will please New Yorkers whether they were born there or are just on an odyssey (hint hint!) while 'High Steppin' and 'Soul Woman' revisit dancefloor staples from Love Unlimited, with the latter throwing in a well-known snatch of Peech Boys vocal for good measure.
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MXP 619
17 Feb 23
17 Feb 23
6
Fat Freddy's Drop & Nightmares On Wax - "Russia" (Nightmares On Wax 10th Anniversary remix) - (6:26) 120 BPM
Review: A decade on from the release of 'Blackbird', the third studio album by beloved New Zealand combo Fat Freddy's Drop, the album returns in freshly remixed form. It's a naturally celebratory affair that touches on most of their stylistic influences and more, from reggae/soul/hip-hop fusion (the fine Kings rub of 'Blackbird', Christophe El Torento and Lucky Lance reworking 'Clean The House'), sub-heavy house warmth (Nightmares on Wax's club-ready take on 'Russia'), dub disco (Kiwi deep house star Philippa tweaking 'Bones'), soaring house-not-house (Jazzanova's emotion-rich interpretation of 'Soldier'), digi-dub (Marcus Worgull's version of 'Blackbird'), wobbly jump-up D&B (Freestykes and Dub Pistols re-imagining 'Bones') and bowel-bothering bass music (Syrup D's fantastic mix of 'Silver & Gold').
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DRP 031D
29 Sep 23
29 Sep 23
7
Review: Over the last few years, Martin 'Atjazz' Iveson has spent a fair amount of time mentoring Peacey, a young producer with oodles of talent. That much is proved by the rising star's expansive debut album, a superb 16-track set that combines sizzling colo cuts with a string of inspired collaborations. The Edinburgh-based artist sets his stall out via the luscious horn arrangements and immersive ambient electronics of 'Play It By Ear', before drifting between head-nodding R&B loveliness (Oveous hook-up 'Love In The Forest'), sensual and seductive, soul-flecked deep house ('Hold Me Back' with Clyde and Atjazz), mid-tempo boogie-soul ('Playground' with Rona Ray), dubby and dreamy downtempo grooves ('Last Night's Dream'), deep and techy, spoken word-sporting dancefloor workouts ('Culture Bandit' with Vanessa Hidary) and jazz-funk influenced excellence (LaRoye collab 'In The Distance').
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ARC 230AD
05 Apr 24
05 Apr 24
11
Played by: DJ LAUREL, ROMANTO (YSR / DISCO MACHINE), Jayl Funk, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, Umbo, Juno Recommends Funk, Downunder Disco
Review: Four-piece "producer collective and DJ team" The Niceguys hail from Switzerland and have a long string of releases under their belt for labels like Bomb Strikes, Westwood Recordings and Ghetto Funk. Here they return to the former with four cuts that would work on funk-breaks and modern soul floors alike, with the Bobby Saint-vocalled 'Irie' and 'Strip It' rocking a Prince-like vibe, 'Don't Let Go' sporting a full-lunged soul vocal from Justina Lee Brown, and 'Dance' having something of a Smoove & Turrell-like feel. 'Don't Let Go' takes the gold for this writer but it's all good so feel free to disagree!
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BOMBMUSIC 106
22 Mar 24
22 Mar 24
13
Played by: Sam Redmore, Rob Lee, FINGERMAN, Flash Atkins, Jayl Funk, Pete Herbert, Sol Power All-Stars, Juno Recommends Disco, X-Ray Ted, Rayko, Jerk Boy, MR ABSOLUTT, DJ P-SOL, BRENDON P, Benedikt Freyr, Paper Recordings, DiCE_NZ, Problematic Disko, The Magic Track, Petko Turner
Review: Label newcomer Canopy Records, compiled and conceptualised by label head Sumosui, sends out some super Afro transmission for this first release. 'Africa No 1' is a single that features a superb tune from Benin City in Edo State, Nigeria, which was first put out locally in 1987. It is by the late great Nigerian reggae artist Ehi Duncan and his The Africa Army Express band and next to the uplifting original are two new mixes from Captain Planet. He brings the tune into the modern day with some tight key, horn and synth sounds for the first mix, and the second is a slower, more mid-tempo bit of afro disco. Lovely vibes.
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CNPY 001
08 Apr 22
08 Apr 22
14
Various
High FiveEXCLUSIVE
Review: When Andy Bull AKA Bully Boy launched the Act of Sedition label a couple of years back his aim was to release "the finest 45 edits" on seven-inch double-packs. It's something of a surprise, then, to see the label land on digital download with a sprawling collection of previously vinyl-only reworks and bonus edits. Expect a gloriously vibrant and floor-friendly mixture of gospel-tinged psychedelic soul (Jimi Hendrix's "Freedom"), Clav-happy disco-funk squelch (Disco-Tech's "Assassination"), sweet disco sing-alongs (SanFrankDisko's "Get It Right"), sweaty punk-funk/dub disco heaviness ("Cavern Dance" by V's Edits), high octane disco-camp (Mighty Mouse's cheerfully silly "Got To Have Nothing") and much more besides.
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AOSD 001
24 Jan 20
24 Jan 20
15
Played by: Sam Redmore, Craig Charles Funk And Soul, Fort Knox Five, X-Ray Ted, Mr Doris, Gino Boleti
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CAT 552063
08 Oct 21
08 Oct 21
19
Various
Played by: PulpFusion, Funk Ferret, Juno Recommends Funk, Dastardly Kuts, Rory Hoy, D-Funk, Telephunken
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BPR 003
11 Aug 10
11 Aug 10
21
V'S Edits / Various
Funk We DanceEXCLUSIVE
Played by: Craig Charles Funk And Soul, Juno Recommends Disco, Dave Mathmos, BRENDON P, LEGO EDIT, Phil Disco
Review: When operating under the V's Edits alias, re-edit maestro Valique can always be relied upon to bring the goods. It's little surprise, then, to find out that his latest collection of fresh cut-jobs - an epic affair featuring no less than 24 tracks - is packed to the rafters with high-grade fare. We don't have enough space to list all of the highlights, but we'd suggest checking out his rolling revision of Lee Dorsey's "Night People", the low-slung disco-funk heaviness of the Brass Construction rework ("Gotta Do It"), the intergalactic disco deepness of the Marvin Gaye revision ("Funky Space"), the lightly tooled-up, slowly unfurling take on Tom Browne's "Funkin For Jamaica" and the sweeping, string-laden disco brilliance of "Miracle (V's Edit)".
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VHR 071
12 Nov 19
12 Nov 19
22
Played by: Craig Charles Funk And Soul, Pete Haigh, Rob Lee, DJ Daniel W. Best, Juno Recommends Disco, Tonbe, Yoshi Horino(UNKNOWN season), Dave Mathmos, BRENDON P, Sean McCabe, Kongisto, Saucy Lady, BAZZA RANKS
Review: Dave Lee has described this epic album, his first under the lesser-known AC Soul Symphony alias, as not only a 'labour of love', but also a tribute to the soaring string sounds and musically expansive arrangements that marked out work by original 1970s disco acts such as the Salsoul Orchestra, MFSB and Love Unlimited. Predictably, Lee has delivered and then some, serving up a string of epic disco workouts that flit between sax-laden mid-tempo beauty ('Windy City Theme'), soaring Philly Soul revivalism ('The Philly Avengers', with its jammed-out, Billy Preston style electric piano licks), seductive slow-jams ('Music For Your Pleasure'), elongated invitations to hit the dancefloors ('I Want To See You Dance'), sparkling disco-funk ('AC Express'), Salsoul-esque outings ('Seneca Village') and tributes to disco greats ('The Talented Mr Adams', which doffs a cap to the great Patrick Adams).
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ZEDDCD 059DD
27 Oct 23
27 Oct 23
23
Katakana Edits Vol 15EXCLUSIVE
Played by: Clairvo (MustBeat), Timewarp, Roast Beatz, Minimatic, Voodoocuts, Juno Recommends Funk, DJ P-SOL, Funky Boogie Brothers
Review: The ever-reliable Katakana Edits crew returns, this time with a quartet of goodtime funk reworks from Berlin-based edit fiend Voodoocuts. James Brown gets a going over on "Voodoosexmachine", a flute-laden re-cut of the Godfather of Funk's best-known tune. Another familiar favourite - check the snaking sax line, as sampled by The 45 King on B-Boy classic "The 900 Number" - is given a dancefloor touch-up on "Blow Ya Woopie", while "Get Up Brother" turns a cover version of Bob Marley's "Get Up, Stand Up" into a deep, bassy, fluid house jam. Finally, there's more bumpin' rare funk business on the ludicrously bottom-heavy "Stay Excited".
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KE 9015
03 Feb 14
03 Feb 14
24
Katakana Edits Vol 62EXCLUSIVE
Played by: The Allergies, Craig Charles Funk And Soul, Roast Beatz, Superbreak, Jayl Funk, Juno Recommends Disco, Discolypso, J&M BROTHERS, D-Funk, Till Von Sein, LEGO EDIT, 80's Child, Kongisto, Paper Street Soul, Vito lalinga
Review: 62 collections deep and still blazing up any party in a 1000 mile radius; Katakana deliver yet another fun and funk-fuelled package. All laced with a heavy rhythmic theme, attention to groove detail is paid throughout as we're treated to range of classic and deeply dug edits. "Galaxy" sets the tone with a sleazy strutting war cry before we're hurled into a Latin frenzy on both the sultry "Camina" and the bull-fighting "Descarga". Elsewhere "Leroy Loves Ya" brings the soulful touch and "JB World" closes with a little psychedelic mystique.
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KE 9062
27 Apr 18
27 Apr 18
25
X-Ray Ted / Various
Played by: Craig Charles Funk And Soul, Fort Knox Five, Roast Beatz, Jayl Funk, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, Juno Recommends Funky House, Juno Recommends Funk, X-Ray Ted, Mr Doris, Gino Boleti
Review: Following fine outings from Fort Knox Five, the Allergies, Smoove and Marc Hype, amongst others, Bomb Strikes' reliable Funk N' Beats compilation series returns with rising star X-Ray Ted at the controls. In keeping with the series' heavyweight, funk-fuelled style, the Bristol-based DJ and beat-maker has gathered together a killer collection of soul, hip-hop and funk club cuts, with a smattering of more laidback numbers to keep things fresh. Highlights are plentiful throughout, with our picks including the boom-bap brilliance is Aldo Vanucci's tidy remix of 'All Down' by Mr Doris and D-Funk, the dancefloor jazz heaviness of Nostalgia 77's 'Changes', the cut-and-paste craziness of Double Dee & Steinski's 'Jazz' and the disco-funk masterclass that is X-Ray Ted's own 'Party Time'.
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BOMBFUNKB 008
09 Apr 21
09 Apr 21
26
Various
Played by: The Allergies, Craig Charles Funk And Soul, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, Morlack, Krafty Kuts
Review: Following in the footsteps of the likes of A Skillz, Beatvandals and The Allergies, Boca 45 helms the latest in Bomb Strikes' 'Funk N' Beats' compilation/mix album series, which has been running since 2013. As ever, Vol 10 features an eclectic, party-hearty mix of funk, hiphop and breaks jams, with wicky-wicky scratch sounds applied liberally. Notable inclusions this time around include two "never heard it like that before" covers of classics from the Spencer Davis Group and (sure to please footy fans) Gala, as well as Western Roots' reggae/ska-infused 'Bogus Daddy', while the bundled DJ mix version from Boca 45 showcases these sounds as they're really meant to be heard.
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BOMBFUNKB 010
24 Feb 23
24 Feb 23
27
Various / Smoove
Played by: The Allergies, Craig Charles Funk And Soul, Mooqee, Johnnypluse, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, Quincy Jointz, Rory Hoy, LEGO EDIT, Funky Boogie Brothers, Funk Fusion, Lack Jemmon
Review: Well, it look as if Bomb Strikes have caused a ruckus yet again here as they look set see out the year in style. This 6th edition of their now infamous 'Funk N' Beats' series sees them bring together a collection of twenty high powered insta-classics, all packed to the maximum with old school flavours, crunchy riffs and explosive grooves, perfect for chopping down any party. This project sees appearances from the likes of Smoove, Torpedo Boyz, Groove Armada, A.Skillz, Chrome, The Traffic and many many more, who all deliver the goods. This project also comes complete with a full continuous DJ Mix.
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BOMBFUNKB 006
14 Dec 18
14 Dec 18
35
Played by: Craig Charles Funk And Soul, DJ Daniel W. Best, Umbo, Juno Recommends Funk, Rayko, FRAN DEEPER, BAZZA RANKS
Review: Canopy's latest release, "Funky Man Dey Sleep" (CNPY006), marks an exciting collaboration between the label and the multi-talented Spanish producer Kiko Navarro, joined by the formidable vocal prowess of Kaleta and the musical virtuosity of The Ibibio Horns. Kiko Navarro, drawing from his vast musical repertoire, skillfully crafts an Afro-infused groove that pays homage to the funk, disco, and afrobeat sounds that once set Nigerian and West African dancefloors ablaze in the late 1970s. "Funky Man Dey Sleep" serves as a spirited tribute to these influential genres, reinvigorating them with a modern twist. Kiko Navarro dons his KOKI persona, unleashing an energetic transformation that propels the listener into a high-octane sonic journey. Here, live bass and horns take a backseat as an insistent and pulsating acid-inspired bassline takes center stage. This switch-up ushers in a chunkier, house-oriented vision that showcases Kiko Navarro's versatility and innovative approach to music production.
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CNPY 006
13 Oct 23
13 Oct 23
39
Various
Played by: George Kelly, Shadow Dancer, ASHLEY BEEDLE, Hot Toddy, Juno Recommends Techno, Juno Recommends Broken Beat Nu Jazz, In Flagranti, Mike Absolom, Juno Recommends Dub, Barrio Jazz Gang, ALEX MAYER, GSD
Review: The perception may still linger that Tony Allen's influence on modern electronic music is limited to Afrobeat or broken beat, but as this remix compilation attests, his influence looms large in other, unexpected places. On Chop Up, for example, Carl Craig finally delivers his response to his evergreen 2004 version of Beanfield's "Tides", with hypnotic chants, rolling drums and brassy breakdowns dominating his take on Allen's "Kilode". Equally, Mark Ernestus is inspired to push Allen legacy into the realms of low-slung house, with "Moyege" transformed into a languid, dubby disco rhythm. However, it's not just the more cerebral end of electronic music that has been seduced by Allen's genius: US star Diplo also contributes to Chop Up, with a squelchy, party take on "Fuju Ouija", while other unexpected contributors like Hypnotic Brass Ensemble and Salah Ragab keep the mood upbeat: the former drops an irresistible swaggering version of "Sankofa' and the latter brings a flavour of Notting Hill Carnival to "Ole", as celebratory brass competes with sunny day ivory tinkling. In spite of these joyful renditions of Allen's legacy, the version that we keep returning to is Moritz Van Oswald's take on "Ole". It's fascinating to hear that Allen's tumbling, rambunctious drums informed the Basic Channel member's work in the same way as King Tubby, but even more fascinating is what van Oswald does with Allen's drumming. Transforming them into solemn but understated marching beats, he uses them to underpin the most atmospheric, woozy dub chords this side of "M6".
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HJRCD 34
16 Sep 11
16 Sep 11
40
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AFS 043
04 May 20
04 May 20
45
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CVIP 288
23 Mar 24
23 Mar 24
47
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VJ 000083
22 Mar 24
22 Mar 24
50
Various
Played by: Dave Lee ZR, George Kelly, Superbreak, Juno Recommends Funk, Hector Moralez, Deadly Sins, Kenny Dope
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DAYSCD 001
09 Sep 10
09 Sep 10
