Part Time Lovers (Leaves & Iron Curtis SMPL mix) - (7:01) 122 BPM
Part Time Lovers (Acid Washed remix) - (5:41) 122 BPM
Part Time Lovers (Martin Brodin remix) - (5:57) 122 BPM
Part Time Lovers (A Copycat remix) - (7:38) 124 BPM
Part Time Lovers (Peter Visti remix) - (6:38) 124 BPM
Part Time Lovers (Nirosta Steel remix) - (4:29) 122 BPM
Part Time Lovers (Leaves & Iron Curtis SMPL dub) - (7:00) 122 BPM
Part Time Lovers (Nirosta Steel remix instrumental) - (4:29) 121 BPM
Part Time Lovers - (4:16) 122 BPM
Review: With its delightfully organic swing, leftfield disco vibe and sweet lyrics, "Part Time Lovers" was one of the undoubted highlights of The KDMS's 2012 debut full length, Kinky Dramas and Magic Stories on Gomma. Smartly, Martin Brodin has decided to give it a new lease of life on his MB Disco label, and here offers up a dizzying array of new remixes. Brodin himself delivers one of the best reworks, a soaring, wide-eyed disco interpretation that turns the quirky original into a rush-inducing anthem. There's plenty more to get excited about, too, from Peter Visti's woozy, cosmic disco interpretation, to a brilliant Italo camp-at-thon from Copycat. Best of all, though, is the Balearic brilliance of Nirosta Steel Eastwood's thrillingly downtempo take.
Nka Mo Dira (Prins Thomas diskomix) - (9:00) 123 BPM
Review: It's a battle of the disco heavyweights here, with two contenders for the crown of best remix of South African producer, Nutty Nys. Red corner dweller and bookies fave Prins Thomas gets off to a good start with the housey electro-disco of his diskomix. However Martin Brodin, in the blue corner, scores a TKO by punching from the shoulder with a mighty afro/tech-house uppercut. The crown has been claimed!
Review: Following a conversion to nu-disco from deep house, Swedish producer Martin Brodin has been busy knocking releases that feature elements of both. Here he tackles Bryan Ferry's sublime mid 80s Balearic classic "Don't Stop The Dance". With Mikael Surdi providing his best Ferry-style croon, this version features a funky guitar lick and squelchy, arpeggiated synths. However it's LeSale's stripped back sun kissed version that's the winner on this EP.
Review: When it comes to jaunty, melodic nu-disco, few labels are quite as consistent as Martin Brodin's MB Disco imprint. Here, he's unearthed another sunshine-fresh nugget from previously unknown Belgian artist Fusty Delights. "We Hold It" sounds like Aeroplane after a bumper dose of valium, all twittering synths, grandiose breakdowns and casual pop vocals. There's a solid remix package to devour, too, with Cosmonauts delivering a chunkier rub that should appeal to all those who like their grooves twisted and electronic. Elsewhere, Pleasure Machines deliver the obligatory 'nu-Balearic' version, slowing the pace and adding even more shimmering synth hooks.
Review: Martin Brodin's MB Disco imprint continues its Giorgio Moroder remix project, with a second set of revisions of seminal disco track "E=MC2". Of the six versions on show this time, the breakneck arpeggio of the A Copycat remix had us suitably hypnotised, while the slow-mo electrofunk of the Divide & Kreate version is worth checking for the impressive vocal tweakage alone!
Review: Back on its original release, Munich man Moroder's E=MC2 was marketed as the first album to be recorded entirely digitally. Here, the largely forgotten title track gets another airing thanks a bunch of new remixes from European disco producers new and old. Alexander Robotnik leads the charge with a version that evokes memories of his classic early 80s material, while ILS gleefully fuses classic Italo sounds with contemporary house rhythms. The odd but attractive No More Klein & MBO version sounds like a mash-up between "E=MC2" and "Dirty Talk", whilst Rodion lays down some contemporary electro-disco with just enough cheeky analogue bump. As if that wasn't enough, there's also a chiming, retro-futurist rework from Baldelli and Dionigi.
Review: Following two sneaky remix singles, Former Deeplay boss and top Swedish beard Martin Brodin join forces with Dumb Dan. The result is "Gamma Ray", an expansive slice of Scando-learic disco that just shimmers with melodic wizardry. While the original is solid enough, it's the remixes that really hit the spot. Both the "Balearic Phased Out Mix" and "Balearic Mix" are dripping with mid-tempo goodness. At a slower tempo, the original's spiralling riffs have much more room to breathe, giving them a deliciously hypnotic quality. Rodion impresses with his remix, too, adding all manner of disco strings and Italo magic to drag "Gamma Ray" kicking and screaming towards more sophisticated dancefloors.
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