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Masterworks Music
Review: Nice, France-based Vigi, whose music has previously appeared on labels such as Spa In Disco, Rare Wiri and Slightly Transformed, comes to Masterworks Music, the Manchester-based imprint headed up by Danny Worrall AKA 80s Child, with a three-track EP. 'Back To Love' itself kicks things off in pleasingly summery, rolling fashion and has a late 70s/early 80s disco feel. 'Sunday', which follows, pushes closer to Dave Lee-esque disco-house territory with its tuff 4/4s and looped soulful vocal sample, while completing the EP is 'Lost And Found', a lower-tempo funk/soul jam that for this reviewer is the pick of the crop.
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MMD 110
07 Mar 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
07 Mar 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Swiss producer Adam Nova has racked up releases on labels including Glasgow Underground, Mood Funk, Spa In Disco and many more. Now he comes to Masterworks Music, who are based in the glittering disco metropolis of Warrington, with this two-tracker. 'Give It On Up' itself is an authentically late 70s/early 80s-sounding affair, and perfectly serviceable, but it's the more house-ified 'You're Number 1' that's the killer to these ears - with an opening minute that's the closest thing you'll hear to an Ecstasy rush in sonic form, it's a proper sure-fire party-starter and no mistake, guv'nor!
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MMD 102
08 Mar 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
08 Mar 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Played by: FINGERMAN, Juno Recommends Disco, CHEWY RUBS, 80's Child, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), Andy Buchan, Chuggin Edits, Henri Le Blanc, Kongisto, VIGI, Juno Download
Review: Two years have passed since the last Masterworks Music label compilation, so this fourth volume is long overdue. It's another expansive affair, with boss man Danny "80s Child" Worrall offering up no less than 20 exclusives from a mixture of label regulars and new recruits. As you'd expect, there's much to enjoy, with highlights including the rubbery and celebratory disco goodness of Surgery Edits' 'Get Up and Boogie', the hazy house pleasure of Dirtytwo's 'Desire', the string-laden peak-time rush of Chris Grubinza's 'Feel The Rush', the revivalist 80s boogie brilliance of Slync and Evie Adams' 'Fantasy', and the wonderfully loved-up 80s soul-meets-nu-disco warmth of Paper Street Soul's 'Fwok!'.
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MMD 100
07 Dec 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
07 Dec 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: FINGERMAN, Javi Frias, Juno Recommends Disco, Ash Reynolds, Conan The Selector, Tonbe, Rayko, Ladies On Mars, D-Funk, Monsieur Van Pratt, ANORAAK, Dave Mathmos, LEGO EDIT, 80's Child, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), Andy Buchan, Chuggin Edits, SITUATION, Kongisto, VIGI
Review: Two months after making his Masterworks Music comeback with an EP of tidy re-edits of rare and obscure jams, Chris Grubizna returns to Danny Worrall's popular label with a similarly minded sequel. There are six tracks to choose from, all of which have been given a slightly more metronomic swing and a bit more bottom-end weight to suit contemporary dancefloors. Highlights include rush-inducing opener "All You Need" (a rubbery revision of Barbara Roy and Ecstasy, Passion & Pain's 1981 gem 'If You Want Me"), the clavinet-heavy disco-funk chug of "Gettin' Down", the low-slung Miami Funk/disco fusion of "Miami Vice", and the jazzy disco sunshine that is closing cut "Summer Joy".
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MMD 095
22 Jun 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
22 Jun 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: FINGERMAN, Javi Frias, Jayl Funk, Ash Reynolds, Tonbe, Rayko, SUNNER SOUL, Monsieur Van Pratt, 80's Child, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), Andy Buchan, Chuggin Edits, Downunder Disco, FRAN DEEPER, Qwestlife
Review: Denver-based Funk Hunk has never been the most prolific of re-editors, though his sporadic releases tend to be decent. There's plenty to set the pulse racing on "Hunk's Got The Answer", his first outing for Danny Worrall's Masterworks Music label. Check first the gnarled disco-rock camp of "Get Up", before admiring the elastic slap-bass motifs at the heart of loopy disco-house workout "Gotcha". "Hunk's Got The Answer" is a languid, tastefully tweaked rearrangement of an obscure, jazz guitar-laden deep disco treat, while "Take A Little More" is a cut-up, house style edit of a bona fide disco anthem. As if that lot wasn't enough to get your pulse racing, "Wot" sees our hunky hero successfully rework a Tom Tom Club style slice of low-slung NYC headiness.
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MMD 090
24 Feb 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
24 Feb 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: The idea behind Masterworks Music's new "Remix Series" is simple: get two different artists to remix each other's work. This time round the artists in question are Mannix and Patzdasch & Dix. The latter deliver two versions of the former's cheerful and groovy disco-funk-goes-house number "All Because Of You": a "High Remix" that boasts some taught Clavinet riffs, bongos aplenty and woozy new synthesizer solos, and the ultra-deep jazz-funk/downtempo breaks fusion of the "Calm Down Mix". Mannix repays the compliment by re-wiring Patzdusch & Dix's drowsy deep house shuffler "Statement" as a stomping slab of rubbery house smothered in tasty disco-funk instrumentation.
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MMD 089
03 Feb 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
03 Feb 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Played by: Dj XS (FVUK), FINGERMAN, Juno Recommends Disco, Ash Reynolds, Rayko, BRENDON P, LEGO EDIT, Downunder Disco, The Black Madonna, Kongisto
Review: You're only five years old once, so why not celebrate in style? And here Warrington lad Danny Worrall's disco and re-edits label Masterworks Music do just that, with an anniversary collection packing a whopping 50 back catalogue nuggets. You'll excuse us the full track-by-track, then, but suffice to say that this is the label that helped launch the careers of Dr Packer and Natasha Kitty Katt, both of whom feature here, and with names like Ziggy Phunk, Rayko, Alkalino, Chuggin' Edits and Fabiolous Barker also on bill, you should already have a pretty good idea what to expect. Classy stuff all round, and a great VFM package - here's to five more years!
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MMD 088
20 Jan 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
20 Jan 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Dj XS (FVUK), FINGERMAN, Juno Recommends Disco, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), Andy Buchan, Chuggin Edits, Kongisto, Ruff Diamond
Review: If you were looking to nominate a producer for the (entirely imaginary) "nu-disco don of 2019" award, Andy Buchan would be a strong contender. Here he rounds off a hugely successful year via a four-track missive on Masterworks Music. He begins with a driving slab of tooled-up funk fuzziness (the straightened-out righteousness of "Brand New Girl (Billy Garner Edit)", before flexing his disco muscles on the string-laden, percussion-heavy mid-tempo sweetness of "Bless My Soul (Bettye Swan Edit)". 'Disco Overtime (G'Night Edit)" is a filter-sporting take on a mid-80s dancefloor gem rich in soulful vocals, glistening guitars and colourful synths, while "Let's Dance (JB's Bo Horne Edit)" re-imagines a sing-along 1980s classic as a bump-along exercise in filter disco.
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MMD 087
16 Dec 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
16 Dec 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: After impressing earlier in his career via fine EPs on El Diablo's Social Club and Silhouette, Lup Ino (real name Fiore Lupino) popped up on Masterworks Music earlier in the year with his first solo missive on Danny Worrall's prolific imprint. It was good, but this two-tracker for the same label is even better. Opener "Come On You" is a warm and celebratory disco-house style re-edit perfectly structured to tease maximum impact from the producer's lesser-known source material. If anything, the accurately titled "Just Funk" is even better, with Lupino successfully beefing up a horn-heavy, electric piano solo-sporting slab of disco-funk heaviness.
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MMD 086
18 Nov 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
18 Nov 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Played by: Dj XS (FVUK), FINGERMAN, Javi Frias, Juno Recommends Disco, Ash Reynolds, J&M BROTHERS, Rayko, Ladies On Mars, Dave Mathmos, BRENDON P, 80's Child, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), Chuggin Edits, Downunder Disco, Kongisto, Ruff Diamond
Review: Going by the volume of tracks on show, it would be fair to say that Masterworks Music's "Bag of Tricks" is not a little handbag, but more like a Mary Poppins style bottomless carpetbag. The label's latest rummage through its seemingly endless contents has been a successful one, with the 20 showcased cuts including a wealth of fine fusions of disco, house, boogie, electro and 80s soul. It's uniformly dancefloor-focused, with highlights including the Afro-house/disco-tech fusion of JB Dizzy, the driving, spaced-out disco-house grooves of Mike Woods, the loose-limbed, off-the-wall edits of Chewy Rubs, the sweet disco-soul bounce of RocknRolla Soundsystem, the delay-laden synth sing-along styles of Rayko and the hot-to-trot brilliance of Downunder Disco.
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MMD 085
28 Oct 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
28 Oct 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: FINGERMAN, Juno Recommends Disco, Ash Reynolds, J&M BROTHERS, Ladies On Mars, BRENDON P, 80's Child, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze)
Review: Masterworks Music's latest thoroughly enjoyable EP is a collaborative affair. It sees sometime Midnight Riot artist Ladies On Mars join forces with fellow Beunos Aries resident Gus Fastuca for the very first time. The pair first offers up two versions of "Moody Boody": a rubbery, P-funk flavoured original version built around elastic synth parts, sweet female backing vocals and bustling bass guitar, and a chunkier "Club Mix" that features a tougher, Italo-influenced groove. Elsewhere, "My Baby" is a rugged romp through guitar-sporting disco-funk re-edit territory and "Party People" cleverly combines samples from an early '80s disco-funk cut and a thunderous new, Girorgio Moroder style groove.
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MMD 084
14 Oct 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
14 Oct 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Dj XS (FVUK), Juno Recommends Disco, CHEWY RUBS, LEGO EDIT, 80's Child, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), Chuggin Edits, Downunder Disco, Alioscia Mele, Vito lalinga
Review: Exactly one month on from an acclaimed outing on Katakana Edits, RockNRolla Soundsystem pitches up on Danny Worrall's Masterworks Music imprint with a hot-to-trot trio of celebratory peak-time reworks. Our pick of the bunch is the surging disco-funk business that is "Got The Funk", where impassioned vocal snippets and disco orchestration take control after a gnarled, funk-fuelled build-up. That said, plenty will enjoy opener "Everybody Wants To Be", a house style tweak of one of the most commercially successful and well-known disco records of all time, while synth-powered disco-boogie workout "The Lovely Ones" is a cheery and thickset take on a Michael Jackson hit.
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MMD 083
09 Sep 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
09 Sep 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: More from the wonderfully named Monsieur Von Pratt, a popular re-editor who recently impressed via rework EPs on Tropical Disco and Mandrill Cuts. He begins his first Masterworks Music outing with the P-funk influenced power-pop/heavy electrofunk vibes of "The Real Thing", before giddily dancing towards smoother boogie territory on EP highlight "The One". Those looking for tougher, more raw-sounding flavours should check the 80s soul/electrofunk fusion of glassy-eyed peak-time workout "Come On Feel Your Love", while tasty closing cut "Mi Amor" sees our scalpel-sporting hero successfully turn his attention to an early 80s tropical disco workout rich in Chic guitars, heavy percussion, rubbery bass and sleazy synths.
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MMD 082
02 Sep 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
02 Sep 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Robot 84, PBR Streetgang, FINGERMAN, Juno Recommends Disco, Rayko, TURNTILL, BRENDON P, LEGO EDIT, 80's Child, That Needs an Edit/Pete Le Freq, Andy Buchan, Chuggin Edits, Downunder Disco, Ruff Diamond
Review: Sometime Midnight Riot, Rose and Nomada contributor Gledd is the latest artist to join Danny "80s Child" Worrall's Masterworks Music imprint. His debut EP for the imprint offers a quartet of "Soul Shapes". He begins with the lolloping bounce of '60s soul-sampling house shuffler "Light of Florence" before charging into raw disco-funk territory via the rolling house beats, impassioned vocal samples and crunchy grooves of "I Just Want You". Gledd reaches for the filters once more on the horn-heavy disco-house sweetness of "Of Rainbows", while killer closing cut "Your Mind" borrows heavily from another low-down slab of Clavinet-sporting funk-soul goodness. There's nothing particularly clever going on here, but all four tracks work wonders on the dancefloor.
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MMD 080
22 Jul 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
22 Jul 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: FINGERMAN, Juno Recommends Disco, Tonbe, J&M BROTHERS, 80's Child, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), That Needs an Edit/Pete Le Freq, Andy Buchan, Chuggin Edits, Ruff Diamond
Review: Some re-editors like to dig deep, others concentrate on reworking much-loved classics, and we're firmly in the latter camp here. 'What About My Love' draws heavily on the 1982 Jonnnie Taylor cut of the same name - better known to most in its 'Lola's Theme' guise - while 'I Know U' revisits Chaka's 'I Know You, I Live You', 'Turn Me On' loops up Robert Palmer's 'I Didn't Mean To Turn You On', and 'Never Can Say' transforms Thelma Houston's mega-hit into a louche, lounge-y groover. The exception to the rule is 'Something More Than Special', a midtempo soulful jam whose inspiration eludes us.
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MMD 078
24 Jun 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
24 Jun 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Juno Recommends Disco, Tonbe, 80's Child, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), Chuggin Edits, Sould Out, Ruff Diamond
Review: Fresh from offering up a string of fine EPs on Better Listen and Moonrise Hill Material, Saint Paul pitches up on Masterworks Music with a quartet of warm and summery re-edits. First up is the sweet afternoon breeze of "Don't Give Up On Love", a gently tooled-up take on an '80s soul gem rich in twinkling synthesizer melodies and hazy vocal snippets. "Fancy Rhythm" is even more sun-baked in feel, with languid trumpet lines weaving in and out of a smooth jazz-funk/wide-eyed disco groove, while "Relieve Your Mind" sees Saint Paul gently beef up a soulful disco shuffler. To round things off, he serves up the dusty, jazz-fired deep house of "Lundi Sous La Pluie" whose woozy horn samples and twinkling electric piano lines set a suitably blazed mood.
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MMD 077
03 Jun 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
03 Jun 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Should you have missed his previous EPs on Better Listen, Kolour and Editorial - amongst others - you may still be blissfully unaware of Chevals, a self-styled "French house producer, disco cutter and horse". Should that be the case, we suggest that you check out this fine four-tracker - his first for Masterworks Music - as soon as possible. It begins with a fantastic slab of gospel-powered disco house (the peak-time stomp of "My Feet Keep Changing") and ends with a throbbing club cut rich in fizzing P-funk synths, bumpin' beats and purple-tinted electronics ("Love Somebody"). In between, you'll find a deliciously jaunty, horn-rich mid-tempo jam ("This Time Is Dedicated To Love") and a hybrid remix/re-edit of a smooth '80s soul cut ("Never Will I Leave You Baby"). Insatiable stuff.
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MMD 076
20 May 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
20 May 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Juno Recommends Disco, Ladies On Mars, BRENDON P, 80's Child, Chuggin Edits, Ruff Diamond
Review: If you're looking for some good old-fashioned soulful house vibes, then stop right here, as Francis Overcast makes his debut on Warrington's Masterworks Music. 'Tired' sports a (sadly uncredited) sultry, jazzy female vocal that's straight outta the very top drawer, and that has enough singalong appeal to ensure anthem status in the relevant spots is almost guaranteed. Glitterbox stalwart Dr Packer supplies vocal and dub remixes that, unsurprisingly, give the original a little extra disco polish, while for the real soul purists, Ruff Diamond's remix is the one to head for. Coming from a relative newbie like Overcast, this is classy stuff!
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MMD 074
22 Apr 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
22 Apr 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: FINGERMAN, YAM WHO?, Ltj xperience, Rayko, 80's Child, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), Chuggin Edits, SEEN ON TV, Ruff Diamond
Review: Dirtyelements and Drunkdrivers first joined forces in the studio last year, with the quietly impressive results featuring on Pusic Records' tenth release. Here they get a chance to showcase their brand of warm and groovy, sample-heavy disco revivalism via a debut EP for Masterworks Music. Check first opener "You Must Try", a loose and groovy chunk of loved-up disco-house rich in snaking saxophone riffs, glassy-eyed female vocal samples and swirling chords, before turning your attention to the thickset, filter-heavy loop disco of "Equinoxious". Arguably best of all, though, is closing cut "One Night", a humid and chunky revision of a Rhodes-driven, jazz-funk-era boogie gem.
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MMD 073
01 Apr 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
01 Apr 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Hot on the heels of a fine debut on Midnight Riot, mystery artist More Lotion serves up a second selection of floor-friendly re-edits, this time for Donny Worrall's Masterwork Music imprint. There's naturally much to admire throughout, from the driving, off-kilter P-funk/nu-disco fusion of throbbing opener "Haven't Been Funked Enough", to the slick '80s electrofunk wiggle of "Touche" (a fine revision of a familiar, synth-heavy staple of many boogie sets). In between you'll find the spiraling synths, flash-fried grooves and razor-sharp funk guitars of "P.M Affair" and the soaring, string-laden disco pump of "Them Changes".
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MMD 071
25 Mar 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
25 Mar 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Ash Reynolds, 80's Child, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), Chuggin Edits, Sould Out, Ruff Diamond
Review: Since they last featured on Masterworks Music, Mexico City's Sould Out crew has delivered rather good releases on Furious Mandrill, Kultus Musiek, Alpaca Edits and Hotbox Music. There's plenty to admire on their return to Danny Worrall's prolific imprint, not least killer opener "Across The Sky", a prize chunk of reworked P-funk/disco-funk fusion that boasts some seriously good slap bass. Slow-motion, filter-heavy boogie-house goodness is provided via the hot-stepping "I Got You Baby", while "Bittersweet Memories" is a gently dubbed-out chunk of 80s soul bounciness. Elsewhere, "Look Out" sees Sould Out up the tempo on a South American disco-boogie workout, while "Then She Was Gone" wraps Balearic jazz guitar solos around a chugging, head-in-the-clouds groove.
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MMD 070
11 Mar 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
11 Mar 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Don Dayglow, Tonbe, Ladies On Mars, Paul Withey // Sweetooth, 80's Child, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), Chuggin Edits, Paper Street Soul
Review: Contemporary disco/boogie fusionists Sweetooth continue to serve up scintillating sounds. "Midnight Kiss", their latest missive for Danny Worrall's Masterworks Music label, is a bounding, P-funk-inspired romp rich in fuzzy synth bass, swirling new wave electronics, spacey riffs and the kind of smooth, ear-catching female vocals that were once the preserve of Crazy P's Danielle Moore. The headline remix comes from Glitterbox regular Dr Packer, whose sprightly, loved-up take sits somewhere between chunky Italo-disco, piano-laden classic house and tactile nu-disco. Elsewhere, Cuz Electric re-casts the cut as a classic chunk of rubbery disco-boogie, before Dubai-based producer Don Dayglow wraps squelchy electronics, colourful synths and elastic slap bass around a snappy nu-disco groove.
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MMD 066
14 Jan 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
14 Jan 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Fabietto Delgado (Ankle Release), FINGERMAN, Woodhead, LEGO EDIT, 80's Child, Chuggin Edits, Sould Out, Downunder Disco, Paper Street Soul, Ruff Diamond
Review: Masterworks Music's final outing of 2018 offers an introduction to a brand new artist: Italian twosome Ankle release. The duo has plenty of experience as DJs, though this is the first time they've shared any of their studio endeavours with the public. They start in impressive fashion via the pandemonium-creating Fender Rhodes riffs and swirling disco grooves of "What's The Plan", before slamming down a similarly delay-laden but far more bass-heavy disco-house workout (the fine "Fire In Me"). The fast-rising duo switches focus to the 1980s on the cheery electrofunk fun of "Panache", while closing cut "Room For Everyone" sees them wrap colourful synths and jaunty TB-303 style acid lines around a stop-start disco groove.
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MMD 065
24 Dec 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
24 Dec 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Fabietto Delgado (Ankle Release), 80's Child, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), That Needs an Edit/Pete Le Freq, Chuggin Edits, Downunder Disco, Ruff Diamond
Review: After impressing via a tasty two-tracker on Monoside earlier in the year, Cohen makes his bow on Danny Worrall's Masterworks Music imprint. In terms of the headline attraction, it's a close run thing between the slamming, full-throttle disco-house celebration of "Sit Up" - all bumping, bass-heavy beats, rising horns and looped vocal samples - and the filter-heavy, slightly tooled-up '80s electrofunk revision "See". You'll also find a slightly slower chunk of '80s soul bliss at the end of the EP ("Baby Boy"), while "Love On The Beach" is an endearingly hazy fusion of woozy deep house and turn-of-the-'80s disco-boogie.
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MMD 064
10 Dec 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
10 Dec 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Dj XS (FVUK), Javi Frias, Rayko, 80's Child, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), That Needs an Edit/Pete Le Freq, Andy Buchan, Downunder Disco, Paper Street Soul, Ruff Diamond
Review: Rich Hall and Megan Jones have already taken their Cuz Electric project to Midnight Riot, Particle Zoo, Thunder Jam and Katakana Edits, amongst others, and here make their bow on another popular disco-leaning stable: 80s Child's Masterworks Music. What we get is arguably their strongest EP of original music to date: a four-track fusion of synthesizer-powered nu-disco, Balearic boogie, revivalist electrofunk and, in the case of driving, solo-rich closing cut "Good Laard", low-slung disco-funk. Highlights are naturally plentiful, with Jones' sweet and well-judged vocals on "Deamons" [sic] and "You're A Mover" - both attractive nu-disco dancefloor workouts with plenty of musical detail - giving Crazy P's Danielle Moore a run for her money.
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MMD 063
26 Nov 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
26 Nov 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Mexican maestro Polygon doesn't have much to say online, preferring instead to let his warm, woozy and floor-friendly music do the talking. Luckily for him, his music is pretty darn hot - as August's expansive debut EP on Saiko proved. This three-tracker for Masterworks Music is packed with hazy deep house treats, too, from the thickset bass, drowsy Rhodes chords and eyes-closed Marvin Gaye vocal samples of "M3", to the late '80s style hip-house swing of chunky, breakbeat-driven closer "W2". Sandwiched in between the two tracks you'll find "T7", a lusciously warm and woozy groover whose bold cymbals rise above a backing track rich in wobbly acid bass, elongated chords and pulsing electronics.
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MMD 062
12 Nov 18
Deep House
12 Nov 18
Deep House
Played by: Valique, YAM WHO?, Javi Frias, Juno Recommends Disco, J&M BROTHERS, BRENDON P, LEGO EDIT, 80's Child, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), That Needs an Edit/Pete Le Freq, Andy Buchan, Chuggin Edits, Ruff Diamond, Nightmares on Wax
Review: The clue's in the name here, as Masterworks Music serve up another set of 21st Century makeovers of dancefoor delights from days gone by. Diana Ross's 'My Old Piano' gets reinvented as a rather classy disco-houser on opener 'Tinkling The Ivories', while getting similar treatment elsewhere are Maze's 'Running Away', Invisible Man's Band's 'All Night Thing', Donna Summer's 'Spring Affair' and more. Long throughout on sweeping strings, handclaps, fat funk basslines and soulful vocals, the whole EP is a must for contemporary disco floors, especially as the source/track selection isn't over-obvious.
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MMD 061
22 Oct 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
22 Oct 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: YAM WHO?, Superbreak, J&M BROTHERS, CHEWY RUBS, 80's Child, Chuggin Edits, Downunder Disco
Review: Vancouver based producer Woodhead has appeared previously on Editorial, Royal Soul and Homebreakin' in addition to local imprint East Van Audio. Now he serves up his new offering, entitled Deeper Than Love which features some truly tasty edits. The classic vibe of "Be With You" will be familiar to some in all its dazzling '70s style glory: you know the name of this one right? There's Rhodes galore on the deep and hypnotic late night jam "I Love You" which again is spliced to perfection. On the flip, witness those amazing synth riffs beneath that epic filter sweep action on "Love So Fine" which is absolutely looped for pleasure. Finishing up these respectful edits is one more ergonomic disco tool (for DJ use only) on the feelgood and funky "Whenever You're Around".
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MMD 049
26 Mar 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
26 Mar 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Valique, FINGERMAN, YAM WHO?, Superbreak, Tonbe, Massimo Vanoni (The Smoker), BRENDON P, LEGO EDIT, 80's Child, South Beach Recycling, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), That Needs an Edit/Pete Le Freq, Andy Buchan, Chuggin Edits, Sould Out, Downunder Disco, Disco Funk Spinner - D.F.S, HOTMOOD, Sound On Sound
Review: The next digital EP from Masterworks Music comes from 'That Needs An Edit' lads Pete Le Freq and Jon Baker-Hood (Alpaca Edits) with five quality disco grooves. "Nites Of Disco" features a familiar hook that those in the know surely will notice. This is a clever edit of one properly funky and lo-slung groove. A slow and sensual deep disco joint follows, that is quite possibly an edit of a certain pop king on "Let Me Show You". Elsewhere "Grover's Magic" is indeed the title track and on this one they've borrowed from yet another all time classic: no guesses here! Finally "By Any Other Name" takes things into slo-mo territory on this much needed chill and late night number - for lovers to get sexy on the dancefloor! Their aforementioned Alpaca Edits is a seriously hot label at the moment, that has had some releases by top names such as Dr. Packer, Andy Buchan, RockNRolla Soundsystem and the charmingly titled C Da Afro.
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MMD 043
04 Dec 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
04 Dec 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Hailing from Leeds, nu-disco producer Deelicious has seen his productions go global due to releases on big international edit labels like Sound Exhibitions, Hot Digits Music and Editorial. Here he appears on Masterworks with new four track EP, Lovers Call. The title track kicks things off with a straight up four-four beat that gently swells into a string laden disco epic, next, "Move On Up" toughens up a slow 70s soul/funk yearner and "You're the One" is built around warm and tender disco house loops. Lastly "Over You" wraps things up nicely with a slick slice of euphoric French Touch-style filtered disco house. Party central.
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MMD 037
14 Aug 17
Funky/Club House
14 Aug 17
Funky/Club House
Review: Ronnie Turner cut his teeth in the early '80s, playing alongside UK funk and soul stars of the time at his own promotions. He went on to become a regular DJ at the original house nights at the Slough Centre in 1989, alongside London house pioneers Carl Cox, Trevor Fung, Danny Rampling, Brandon Block and Rocky & Diesel. His production has earned him most plaudits over the last two decades. Signed to Brighton's Loaded Records in the mid '90s, he enjoyed a UK national Top 50 release with "Gimme Your Love" as Home Alone, before setting up his own label Bulletproofsonics with co-writer Andy Childs (ex-Elevator Suite). He's more recently renowned under his Blunted Funk Project and as one half of The Slacksons. He strikes out solo here for "Don't Lose It", a deep, slinky and soulful number with a huge bassline and euphoric string arrangement made for proper dancefloor elation with its strong vocal section. The remixes here are good too: our pick is Tom Fin's brooding and dramatic rework.
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MMD 036
31 Jul 17
Funky/Club House
31 Jul 17
Funky/Club House
Played by: Valique, FINGERMAN, REz, Alkalino, Tonbe, J&M BROTHERS, 80's Child, JAMES ROD, That Needs an Edit/Pete Le Freq, Chuggin Edits, Sould Out, Downunder Disco, HOTMOOD
Review: Mexican combo Hotmood now has a sizeable discography under their belt, with releases on a clutch of well-regarded labels - think Editorial and Ganbette, for starters - offering proof of their 'rising star' status. This outing on Masterworks Music is predictably strong, too. Check, for example, the punchy Tijuana brass, lolloping beats and undulating disco bass of opener "Funjazoul", or the tasty edit action of "Hundred of Times", where a hustling disco-funk number, complete with rich electric piano chords, slick guitar riffs and rubbery bass, is expertly looped up and rearranged. They finish with a flourish, too, upping the ante on the bouncy, peak-time disco-funk pump of "Let Me Hear You Say Yeah", which sounds like a tried and tested party-starter.
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MMD 032B
10 Apr 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
10 Apr 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Danny '80s Child' Worrall's nu-disco Masterworks Music imprint regularly drops quality re-edits that are crafted for maximum dancefloor destruction. Here we have some 80s jams reworked for the pleasure of our dancing feet. First up a very famous South London boogie trio have one of their biggest hits tweaked by Mike Woods into "Muzik" featuring that signature twangy electronic bass line coupled with tougher drums. Elsewhere we get filtered, glittery synth soul courtesy of the Shit Hot Soundsystem's "Spinnin", "Stay With Me" adds some killer freestyle drums patterns and "Let You Go" by Ruben & Ra is pure, nasty electro-funk at its finest.
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MMD 031
20 Mar 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
20 Mar 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: FINGERMAN, Superbreak, Juno Recommends Disco, BRENDON P, 80's Child, Chuggin Edits, Sould Out, Disco Funk Spinner - D.F.S
Review: Those who pay close attention to the contemporary edit scene should already be aware of Voodoo Whiskey. The Newcastle-based producer has previously released music on a wide number of labels - Undercover Operations, Editorial and Chopshop included - and here pops up on '80s Child's Masterworks Music. He begins with the bumpin', delay-laden disco-house swing of "Blueberry Muffins", before dipping a toe into the world of filter-heavy disco-funk on the pleasingly sweet and punchy "Get Next To You". Elsewhere, be sure to check out the funked-up disco-house roller "Tutti Frutti" (the main sax riff, in particular, is ace), and closer "Kittiwake Kebab", whose combination of hazy instrumentation and shuffling breakbeats is particularly refreshing.
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MMD 024
08 Aug 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
08 Aug 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Evil Smarty has spent much of his successful re-edit career collaborating with the equally cheekily named Bad Barbie. Here, he goes solo, delivering a four-track missive of reworks for '80s Child's Masterworks Music label. He gets things going with the throbbing, electro-disco stomp of "Disco Glory", before dipping the tempo for a dreamy rearrangement of Surface's loved-up synth-boogie classic "Falling In Love" (here simply titled "Falling", and arguably one of the most re-edited tunes of all time). "Go Gain" is a brilliant chunk of rock-tinged power-boogie (think bold synth bass, swooping sound effects, razor-sharp guitars and poodle perms), while "Eye 2 Eye" is a tooled-up, house-friendly sprint through purple funk pastures.
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MMD 022
04 Jul 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
04 Jul 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Chris Massey, Mat Hoods, Fort Knox Five, FINGERMAN, Thatmanmonkz (Shadeleaf Music), YAM WHO?, Dave Allison (Editorial), Jean Jacques Smoothie, Juno Recommends Disco, Tonbe, TURNTILL, Evil Smarty, Massimo Vanoni (The Smoker), DEELICIOUS, VinylAddicted, 80's Child, JAMES ROD, Funk Hunk, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), That Needs an Edit/Pete Le Freq, The Silver Rider (Whiskey Disco), Gradient Logic, Chuggin Edits, Alioscia Mele, Disco Funk Spinner - D.F.S, Goby, Discotron
Review: Lately Leeds' Deelicious has seen his loose and groovy tunes grace the likes of Sound Exhibitions and Disco Fruit. Here he rolls out five sizzling new bangers. The urgent slice of socially conscious funk, "Lonely Town Lonely Street", kicks things off, "Trust Me" incorporates housier filtered loops into the mix and the title track is celebratory slice of disco-pop with some ace bloc-rocking breaks and punk-funk bass work. Elsewhere we enter orbit with the melodramatic sci-fi boogie of "Mechanical Body" and "Change Your Mind" is an amazing example of early underground dance music reconfigured by a 21st century perspective.
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MMD 020
09 May 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
09 May 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Goodgroove Records, DAVE GERRARD, FINGERMAN, YAM WHO?, JP Source, Juno Recommends Disco, Tonbe, J&M BROTHERS, MR ABSOLUTT, Massimo Vanoni (The Smoker), BRENDON P, 80's Child, JAMES ROD, Space Echo, SITUATION, Mike Woods, SEEN ON TV, Alioscia Mele, The Black Madonna, Goby
Review: Despite hailing from modern day Norway, Lux Experience's heart remains firmly in the USA during the heady days of the 1970s. Nothing wrong with that as nothing really tops the thrill of the original disco explosion during that wild decade. Here he unearths four more long gems from that time and retweaks them for contemporary dancefloors. "Street Disco" is and accelerated proto-hiHRG opener, "Your Luv" begins as classic French Touch-style diva loops before expanding into more stripped backed boogie and "Freak Mouse" is a bass driven chant-along. Lastly "Prance With Me" wraps things up with some seriously elastic party vibes.
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MMD 019
11 Apr 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
11 Apr 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: DAVE GERRARD, Juno Recommends Disco, Evil Smarty, Marathon Edits, VinylAddicted, 80's Child, PHILLY VANILLI (We Mean Disco!!), That Needs an Edit/Pete Le Freq, Ju@work, SITUATION, Mike Woods
Review: Here we have a juicy debut from re-edit man Mike Woods. Boasting five tracks, we quickly can see that he is all about squeezing the grooves out of classic disco, teasing each samples until it pops. "Hot Your Hot" kicks things off with six-minutes of extended funky riffage that occasionally gives way to some vocal joy. Elsewhere "It Seems To Hang On" is more vocal-orientated with a vintage Curtis Mayfield-style singer lost in painful rapture, "She's A Groovy Freak" is taught boogie fun, "That Dexter Thing" is a hypnotic, low-slung groove loop and "Right In The Socket" is an accelerated keyboard disco jam.
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MMD 016
08 Feb 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
08 Feb 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
