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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: Almost a year after making his debut on Mandrill Cuts, Kristoff MX pops up on Masterworks Music with another rock-solid selection of weighty, house style re-edits. The rising star first takes his scalpel to Fern Kinney's throbbing, arpeggio-heavy, reggae-influenced disco slow jam 'Baby Let Me Kiss You' ('Groovy Sensation'), successfully toughening it up while speeding up slightly, before going all disco-house on a chunky, sweat-soaked version of a classic, synth-sporting disco number ('Let It Go'). Arguably best of all though is 'Dizzy But Funky', a French Touch/Soundstream-influenced disco-house loop jam (based, we think, on an old pop hit by M) that sounds primed for peak-time plays.
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MMD 109
20 Dec 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
20 Dec 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: FINGERMAN, Superbreak, Romanto (YSR / DISCO MACHINE), Juno Recommends Disco, CHEWY RUBS, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), Downunder Disco, Andy Buchan, Alexny, The Magic Track, Twin Sun
Review: A four-tracker here from Hungarian duo The Magic Track, AKA DRJ & Gio, AKA Peter Makkai & Andras Szerepi. 'Lifebuoys & Straws' is a rolling, summery groover with chorus'd disco vox and some gloriously cheesy sax work. The bendy metal clarinet is also much in evidence (alongside a harmonica) on lightly blues-tinged funk/disco jam 'Dr Magenheim', while 'Lonely Teddy' sits right at the point where deep house, disco and Balearica collide. 'Applegate Scandal' then closes out the EP on a livelier, more rumbustious note. Like the lady says: raise your hands, get on up, let's party!
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MMD 108
25 Oct 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
25 Oct 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Fort Knox Five, Juno Recommends Disco, 80's Child, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), FRAN DEEPER, Twin Sun
Review: Over the course of his action-packed career to date, Jet Boot Jack has flitted between funk-fuelled, disco-tinged house and excitable, party-starting re-edits. On this EP for Masterworks Music, he combines the two things, delivering re-edits with added beats and sounds that will surely never fail to get dancefloors moving. First up is 'Call of the Wild', a bouncy, housed-up affair that seemingly draws on elements from Afrobeat, Italo-disco and disco-funk cuts. He follows this with the beefed-up, peak-time disco strut of 'I Ain't Asking', before putting his stamp on a deeper, Brazilian-sounding disco-funk number full of slap bass, jaunty piano riffs and jazzy guitars. Like much of the rest of his work, the groove underpinning the track is thickset, bass-heavy and undeniably weighty.
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MMD 106
20 Sep 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
20 Sep 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: A three-tracker here from Boise, Idaho-based nu-disco producer Bodie Lee. The title track is up first and, being essentially a re-edit/cover of 'Bad Boys' by Wham!, sets the tone for what is a very 80s-inspired EP all round. 'Boyz Like You' is followed by the boogie-flavoured 'Bout You', which rocks a fat funk bassline and a sweet female vocal, before the EP's completed by the more uptempo 'Freedom Flash', which nudges towards hi-NRG territory. Given the provenance of the 'Boyz Like You' these latter two are probably also re-edits, but we couldn't tell you what of...
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MMD 105
06 Sep 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
06 Sep 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Wolverhampton man Ian Stanford, better known as Slync and also one-third of Paper Street Soul, comes with the boogie nouveau vibes on this five-tracker for Masterworks Music. From the synth sounds to the vocal phrasing, 'Fantasy' is a musical wormhole that'll whisk you straight back to the early 80s, and comes accompanied by a Dub from the Levan/Cowley school of thought. Elsewhere on the EP, there are more boogie vibes on 'Stranger Feeling', 'Scuba Du' is a dreamier affair that leans towards jazz-funk and the slightly squelchier 'Piece Of Pi' has hints of Daft Punk around the edges.
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MMD 104
16 Aug 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
16 Aug 21
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: Dj XS (FVUK), FINGERMAN, Juno Recommends Disco, Tonbe, SUNNER SOUL, Monsieur Van Pratt, Dave Mathmos, 80's Child, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), Andy Buchan, Henri Le Blanc, Kongisto, Ruff Diamond
Review: If you're in the hunt for some sizzling hot re-works of relatively obscure, lesser-known tunes, we'd recommend checking out the latest edition of Chris Grubizna's Rare Edits series. Our picks of a very strong bunch are 'Daydream', a bouncy, loopy and seductive re-work of an old Stephanie Mills disco-soul classic, and the urgent, extra-percussive disco-funk sweatiness of 'Love Express'. Of course, there's much to admire across the rest of the EP, from the sweet bogie-soul slickness of opener 'Right on Time', to the slowly-building, mid-tempo disco-rock heaviness of closing cut 'Superfly'. Rock solid!
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MMD 098
21 Sep 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
21 Sep 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: While he's been DJing and producing music for a long time, it's a while since we were treated to a new EP from Bodie Lee. In fact, this collection of on-point, hot-to-trot re-edits appears to be his first release (bar a few contributions to compilations) for almost a decade. Here's much to enjoy throughout, from the throbbing, arpeggio-driven late night disco-camp of "C'mon Get Up Bad Boy" (a brilliantly rearranged, largely instrumental revision of a 1979 Theo Vaness classic), and the similarly muscular, peak-time chug of "I Love The Night" (all metronomic bass guitar, hypnotic drums and trippy noises), to the funked-up disco-house heaviness of opener "Dance Da Bomber". High-grade edits for those who like their disco energetic, sleazy and breathless - don't sleep!
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MMD 097
17 Aug 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
17 Aug 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: FINGERMAN, Superbreak, Juno Recommends Disco, Monsieur Van Pratt, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), Chuggin Edits, Paul Older
Review: Paul Older (aka Paolo Vecchiato) is a northern Italian DJ with almost 20 years of experience behind the decks. Older is constantly looking for new music and ideas as he assembles and orchestrates a mixture of sounds to shake up the dancefloor. After releases on Daje Funk and Ocean Trax, he now gets groomed for the big time on his latest for the mighty Masterworks Music. The Boogie Explosion EP features the groovy dancefloor shakedown of the title track, the familiar '70s New York City disco feels of "Dream" and the low slung late night action of "Sit & Dance" closing out this piping-hot offering from a name you're going to be hearing more of in 2020.
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MMD 096
20 Jul 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
20 Jul 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, Juno Recommends Disco, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), Chuggin Edits, Downunder Disco, Paul Older, Ruff Diamond
Review: Here's something a little different from Downunder Disco (real name Steve Cooper) and Masterworks Music: an EP whose lead track, "Drivin' Me", sidesteps disco altogether in favour of a throbbing, riff-heavy late night house sound rich in hands-aloft stabs, reverb-laden vocal samples and a booming bassline so thick it might be made out of treacle. The Aussie producer explores similar sonic territory on the similarly stab-tastic - if a little more musically expansive and percussive - "Disco-Tech", while "That's It" sees him craft a rubbery chunk of hybrid house/nu-disco fusion out of elastic bass, bumpin' beats and the kind of jazzy, swing-style riffs that were once a favourite feature of James Curd's Greenskeepers productions for Classic.
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MMD 094
18 May 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
18 May 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Superbreak, Juno Recommends Disco, Ash Reynolds, Hober Mallow, 80's Child, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), Andy Buchan, Chuggin Edits, Paul Older, Ruff Diamond
Review: 15 months after he made his Masterworks Music debut, Chris Grubizna returns with a selection of "Rare Edits". We assume this means that the tracks he's edited are rare and obscure rather than the edits themselves, but either way there's much to enjoy across the four tracks. First up is the bass guitar-driven disco-funk bounce of, "Dance With U", where filtered snippets of his source material come underpinned by metronomic house drums, before Grubinza applies the same tooling-up techniques to the disco shuffle of "Say What". Even better is the deep, soulful house smoothness of "Talkin About", which bobs along at a beatdown-friendly 106 BPM, while closing cut "Gonna Shake It" sees our hero get busy with a slab of disco-funk rich in rubbery bass and flash-fried guitar licks.
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MMD 092
12 Apr 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
12 Apr 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
