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Rare Wiri Spain

Spanish record label founded in 2008 by Rayko. It is focused on Nu Disco, Balearic, Synthwave, Dark Disco and everything between.

Releases by people like Danielle Baldelli, Spirit Catcher, DJ Rocca, Psychemagik, Ilija Rudman, Man Parrish, Ilya Santana, In Flagranti and many more!
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Funked You
Funked YouCOMING SOON
Funked You (original Disco edit) - (5:02) 118 BPM
Funked You (original Guetto Funk edit) - (5:04) 110 BPM
RW 243
22 Apr 24
Disco/Nu-Disco
If You Leave (Remixes)
Come On Now (Romanto remix) - (6:21) 110 BPM
Dimensions (Stephane Deschezeaux Organic remix) - (4:45) 110 BPM
If You Leave (Rayko remix) - (6:04) 117 BPM
RW 242
15 Apr 24
Disco/Nu-Disco
Into The Infinity Of Light
Into The Infinity Of Light - (6:46) 118 BPM
RW 241
08 Apr 24
Disco/Nu-Disco
Side To Side
Side To Side - (7:04) 118 BPM Hot
Side To Side (Hot Toddy remix) - (6:12) 114 BPM
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RW 239
25 Mar 24
Disco/Nu-Disco
La Estrella
Too Much - (4:08) 110 BPM
Sequential Love - (4:37) 114 BPM
Extraordinarylove (Fast version) - (5:31) 110 BPM Hot
Played by: Rayko, FRAN DEEPER
Review: Rayko teams up once more with Elena Hikari to deliver the pair's second joint long-player, following on the heels of 2023's 'Tu Alma Y La Mia'. But while that first album was good, this one's exceptional! Cinematic, cosmic opener 'Too Much' sets the tone but it's the second track, 'Nunca James', that really hits you in the face: it's a slow-burning monster, with Hikari's haunting vocal earning it a place in the box marked "truly sublime". 'Looking To Edge' is another BIG track that probably needs to be heard on a 4am dancefloor to be truly appreciated; after that you get four more cuts that blur the lines between cosmic/Italo disco, Balearica, coldwave, house and pop (including a new version of 'Extraordinarylove' from the first album) before the title track, another deep, slo-mo chugger, plays us out in very fine style. Excellent work!
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RW 238
18 Mar 24
Balearic/Downtempo
Feel So Nice
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RW 237
11 Mar 24
Disco/Nu-Disco
Eucaristia Moderna
Eucaristia Moderna - (7:14) 116 BPM Hot
Played by: Rayko
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RW 236
04 Mar 24
Disco/Nu-Disco
Disco Sounds From The Street
Come Back Alive (feat Greta & Eleanor) - (3:32) 116 BPM Hot
Sentinel (feat Greta & Eleanor) - (4:12) 119 BPM
Those Days Are Gone (feat Esme) - (4:05) 117 BPM
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RW 235
26 Feb 24
Disco/Nu-Disco
I Belong Here
Es Vedra - (6:40) 118 BPM
Played by: Rayko, FRAN DEEPER
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RW 234
19 Feb 24
Disco/Nu-Disco
Reworks Archive
Do I Do - (6:39) 115 BPM
Kick It Out - (7:37) 110 BPM
Step Out Of My Dreams - (5:33) 115 BPM
Lay Back - (6:47) 110 BPM
Dance - (6:40) 115 BPM
Inside Out - (7:34) 110 BPM
Piacerebbe - (6:19) 114 BPM
People - (8:08) 118 BPM
Sexy Lady - (7:34) 110 BPM
All Around The Watchtower - (6:23) 115 BPM
Enjoy Your Life - (7:02) 110 BPM
Review: Given the prolific output of his Rare Wiri label, it's a wonder Rayko finds time to get in the studio at all. But he does, regularly - and when he's not producing synthy, 80s-flavoured nu-disco jams of his own, he somehow also manages to fit in the odd cheeky re-edit or 20! Here, then, a score of such reworks are served up for your listening and dancing pleasure, with the emphasis firmly on lesser-known gems - sources include Ann Peebles, Diana Ross, Quincy Jones, Break Machine, Michael Sembello and Earl Flint, as well as US folk-rocker Barbara Keith's version of 'All Along The Watchtower', but there are plenty more that will have to go unidentified. Suffice to say, though, that if funk, disco, boogie, electro and pop from the 70s and 80s float your boat, this collection will leave you positively buoyant!
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RW 232
05 Feb 24
Disco/Nu-Disco
Des Choses Comme Ca
Des Choses Comme Ca (extended mix) - (5:56) 115 BPM
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RW 231
29 Jan 24
Disco/Nu-Disco
This Is How We Do
This Is How We Do - (5:24) 116 BPM Hot
Review: Two solid slices of contemporary disco here from Luxembourg's Andrea Frittella, better known as Irregular Disco Workers, brought to you by Rayko's Rare Wiri label. Musically, 'This Is How We Do' sits somewhere between boogie and disco-house, but the vocodered vocal (intoning the title) will help it slip neatly into more Italo/cosmic-oriented sets as well, while the accompanying 'Back To The Roots' is more overtly synth-y and 80s-leaning, with the vocoder getting another workout while a pleasingly chunky bassline chugs along underneath and sparkly, stabby synths inject a little drama. Both cuts pack plenty of energy and so should keep 'em moving for sure.
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RW 230
22 Jan 24
Disco/Nu-Disco
Old West Bolero
Far From Virgo - (6:17) 112 BPM Hot
Old West Bolero - (6:45) 116 BPM
Review: We can't tell you much about Dani Diaz, except that we're guessing he/she/they are neither the American actress nor the Spanish footballer of the same name... then again it's on a Spanish label so who knows!? Either way, what you get here are two electronic disco ventures from the more experimental side of the street, with 'Far From Virgo' packing hints of both Yello-style electronica and Morricone soundtracks, while 'Old West Bolero' is similar in MO but, as the title suggests, leans a little more heavily in the latter direction. Both are probably better suited to those longer sets (or the warm-up) than peaktime dancefloor mayhem, but both are plenty playable all the same.
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RW 229
15 Jan 24
Disco/Nu-Disco
Best Originals Of 2023
Various
Shiny Objects - "Termeh's Groove" - (7:00) 112 BPM
From Beyond - "Non Analogue" - (5:46) 113 BPM
Fran Deeper - "Rollerdisko" - (6:42) 117 BPM
MR Gee - "Gravity" - (5:09) 118 BPM
OR - "I Can't Take It" (Sauco remix) - (7:57) 118 BPM
Ilya Santana - "Cosmos Rising" (Rune Lindbaek mix) - (5:54) 117 BPM
Tony Johns - "Hidden Sadness" - (7:12) 110 BPM
Irregular Disco Workers - "From Dusk Till Dawn" - (6:18) 118 BPM
Manner Of Speaking - "Unseen Events" (Rayko remix) - (5:40) 110 BPM
Nonsense - "Crime" (feat BOCXOD) - (5:49) 110 BPM
La Guardia De La Luz - "Le Lieu Du Bonheur" (feat Chris Koehn) - (11:40) 111 BPM
Review: Clocking it at just under 2.5 hours long, you certainly can't fault this Rare Wiri year-end label comp on the value for money front! With 23 tracks on offer there's no room here to go into them all individually, and you probably have a pretty good idea of the label's particular electronic, 80s-leaning flavour of nu-disco anyway. Suffice to say, then, that Rare Wiri's many existing fans will be more than satisfied while newbies - if there are any left! - should start with AINZ's chunky, sleazy 'Hangover', the Italo strut of From Beyond's 'Non Analogue', MR Gee's throbbing 'Gravity', Rune Lindbaek's sci-fi refix of Ilya Santana's 'Cosmos Rising' or, a personal fave, Kelton Prime's 'Disco Arpeggio', wherein nu-disco meets garage vox...
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RW 227
25 Dec 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Space Robots EP
In Your Arms Tonight - (10:26) 115 BPM
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RW 224A
04 Dec 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Disco Rabbit Hole
Disco Rabbit Hole - (8:16) 116 BPM Hot
Played by: Kongisto
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RW 222
20 Nov 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
If You Leave
Come On Now - (5:29) 110 BPM Hot
Dimensions - (4:54) 110 BPM
If You Leave - (5:46) 115 BPM
If You Leave (dub mix) - (5:40) 115 BPM
Review: A solid nu-disco four-tracker here from German scene stalwart Andy Bach, brought to you by Rayko's Rare Wiri. The EP opens with the low-tempo, deep house meets boogie groove of 'Come On Now', which is the kind of track the word "slinky" was invented to describe, before 'Dimensions' takes us into slightly trippier, Balearic-ish territory. Only then do we come to 'If You Leave' itself, a more archetypally 'nu disco' affair with its shimmering synths and treated male vocal, which comes with an accompanying Dub. It's all good but 'Come On Now' is the clear winner to these ears.
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RW 221
13 Nov 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Disco Classics, Vol 1
Preliminaires - (4:05) 116 BPM Hot
Rockoteque - (4:13) 118 BPM
Review: Tunesmith's breakout 'Disco Classic' featured on his 'Slow Disco' album earlier this year, but evidently he liked the title so much he's recycled it for this, his second Rare Wiri full-length in just six months. While 'Slow Disco' was a 'does what it says on the tin' job, the title this time is perhaps more in keeping with Throbbing Gristle's industrial/noise classic '20 Jazz Funk Greats', in that you won't find much in the way of straight-up, 70s-inspired disco here. Instead, Tunesmith carves out a new musical niche all of his own that sits somewhere between shimmering nu-disco, indie and out-and-out pop, with a heavy 80s influence - not least because 'Bands From The 80s' namechecks the likes of Duran Duran, Pet Shop Boys, Tears For Fears and FGTH!
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RW 220
06 Nov 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Something Strange
Rayko - "Relax Your Body" - (5:27) 114 BPM
Review: Four tracks of heavily electronic disco make up this latest V/A collection from Rakyo's Rare Wiri stable. Ilya Santana gets the ball rolling with the ominous, cinematic 'After Dark', before Kay-chi & Keymon drag us onto the early 80s dancefloor with 'Patches Of Light' feat Kally Voo. The label boss himself then steps up with 'Relax Your Body', which looks to styles like cosmic disco, EBM and Belgian new beat for inspiration, before the EP's completed by MR Gee's 'Under The Moonlight', which opens with a mood-setting manic cackle then breaks out into something of a moody, midtempo synth epic.
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RW 219
30 Oct 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Rare Wiri Tales, Vol 1
Ilya Santana - "X Factor" - (5:57) 118 BPM Hot
Review: Four tracks from as many artists make up this latest V/A offering from Rayko's Rare Wiri, with a couple of heavy-hitters sharing the stage with a brace of newcomers. Up first is new boy Billy Woods, who channels early 80s cod reggae vibes on not-unlikable opener 'Reggae Music' before Spanish veteran Ilya Santana shows us how the big boys do it with the surging, euphoric and lightly rock-tinged nu-disco of 'X Factor'. Label chief Rayko then steps up with the decidedly 80s-sounding 'Jabdah' before Leo Zero plays us out with the rawk geetars of 'All Is Fair'.
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RW 217
16 Oct 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Disco Delusions
Termeh's Groove - (7:00) 112 BPM Hot
Disco Delusions - (6:31) 118 BPM
A Good Day To Fly - (6:28) 116 BPM
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RW 214
25 Sep 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
From Dusk Till Dawn
From Dusk Till Dawn - (6:18) 118 BPM
Groove Zombie - (6:37) 116 BPM Hot
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RW 212
11 Sep 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Hidden Sadness
Hidden Sadness - (7:12) 110 BPM
Played by: Rayko
Review: South London lad Tony Johns returns to Rare Wiri with two tracks of uncertain genesis: he's probably best known for his re-edits but he does make original tracks as well, and which category these two fall into we couldn't tell you. Either way, though, 'Hidden Sadness' is a hazy, pulsating, Balearic-ish instrumental jam, with the synths mostly to the fore but also sporting a nice little piano interlude in the mid-section, while 'Synthsational' is more uptempo and packs a heftier bottom end, making it the pick to these ears. If electronic disco is your bag, this is one to check for sure.
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RW 211A
04 Sep 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Danza Planetaria
Danza Planetaria - (8:45) 117 BPM
Wingmaker - (8:45) 117 BPM
Pista Da Ballo - (7:31) 119 BPM
Le Lieu Du Bonheur (feat Chris Koehn) - (11:40) 111 BPM Hot
Review: If you like your disco on the epic, electronic and slightly more experimental side, this new EP from Mexico's La Guardia de la Luz is worth investigating. 'Danza Planetaria' is a chunky, midtempo affair whose fat, squelchy bassline underpins all manner of FX and synth squiggles, while 'Wingmaker' is a more contemplative cut that shifts through several moods as it progresses. The ambient-leaning 'Starseed' then throws us something of curveball before 'Pista Da Baile' takes us down a slightly darker, moodier path that leads to the 11-minute 'Le Lieu De Banheur' - one to reach for during those 4am excursions into wonkier territory.
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RW 210
28 Aug 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
It's Magic
Mighty Fine - (4:46) 118 BPM
Minding The Seasons - (4:39) 115 BPM
Review: Cal Gibson, a Nottingham-raised veteran producer best-known for his role in early noughties outfit Neon Heights, has had a new lease of life since re-emerging as Secret Soul Society. He has a decidedly Balearic album on the way for Hell Yeah! Recordings, but first there's the matter of this four-tracker for Rayko's Rare Wiri imprint. Gibson begins in predictably loved-up mood via the wide-eyed, sample-heavy tactility of 'Its Magic', an acid-splashed cut of the sort that fellow Notts boy Naill used to offer up, before successfully cutting up and dubbing out some heady Philly Soul on the druggy flex of 'Mighty Fine'. 'Minding The Seasons' is an attractive Balearic nu-disco throb-job, while 'Who Is The Don' is a spaced-out slow jam that makes great use of samples from a swamp funk treat.
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RW 208
21 Aug 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Crime
Crime (Andy Buchan remix) - (7:09) 114 BPM
Crime (Irregular Disco Workers remix) - (7:13) 118 BPM Hot
Review: Back in April we singled out 'Crime' as the standout from Nonsense's 'November Lovers' EP thanks to Bocxod's distinctive "red wine is not a crime" vocal, so forgive us for feeling somewhat vindicated as Rare Wiri select that very track for the remix EP treatment. There are three new rubs to choose from: Andy Buchan's is probably closest to the languid 80s groove of the original while label boss Rayko's take sports some plangent six-string work and has a wobbly, wonky, almost hallucinatory quality. The pick for these ears, though, is the chopped and strutty Irregular Disco Workers Remix - a proper call to the dancefloor.
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RW 207
14 Aug 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Unseen Events
Unseen Events (Rayko remix) - (5:40) 110 BPM Hot
Review: We don't know much about Manner of Speaking, the artist behind this EP, though Rare Wiri founder Rayko has described the producer as an "ambient warrior". The two original tracks on show certainly tend towards the downtempo end of the spectrum, with Manner of Speaking delivering woozy, layered, synth-laden electronic soundscapes that sit somewhere between electronica, IDM and the more psychedelic end of Weatherall-esque "dark disco". There's 'Zandloper', where moody chords and dusk-friendly melodies rise above a shuffling electronica beat, and the Giallo-meets-Vangelis soundtrack throb of 'Unseen Events'. Rayko remixes the latter, giving it a chugging, drum machine-driven spin (all crunchy electronic snares, TR-707 style kick-drums and Italo-disco riffs), while Ilya Santana turns 'Zandloper' into a hazy and clandestine nu-disco workout.
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RW 205
31 Jul 23
Balearic/Downtempo
RW200
Various
DJ Rocca - "Beans Burrito" - (5:27) 113 BPM
From Beyond - "Star Slip" - (6:03) 117 BPM Hot
Algy Strutt - "Two Dead Men" - (5:55) 114 BPM
Saint-Loup-En-Bray - "Oui Tous Les Vins Coulaient" - (4:54) 113 BPM
Ofofo - "Siren Keys" - (7:07) 110 BPM
Review: Born back in 2008, Rayko's Rare Wiri mark their 200th release with an album-length compilation featuring 12 brand new cuts from what the man himself describes simply as "some of my favourite artists out there". The album starts out in laidback, Balearic mode with Secret Soul Society's 'Draw Of The Cards' and ends up back there with Manolo's 'By The Moon', but in-between you'll find the looping, funked-up deep house of Fran Deeper's 'Lost Baby', the shape-throwing 80s Faltermeyer-isms of Kelton Prima's 'The Beggining', Ilya Santana's floor-friendly cover of Vangelis's 'Dervish D', the electro nouveau of From Beyond's 'Star Slip' and more besides. Here's to 200 more!
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RW 200
26 Jun 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Reworks, Vol 1
Histoire - (7:38) 115 BPM
Tigre - (5:43) 113 BPM Hot
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RW 198A
12 Jun 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Slow Disco
House Of Blues - (5:18) 110 BPM
Slap - (5:02) 115 BPM
Played by: Rayko, FRAN DEEPER
Review: No need to start invoking the Trades Descriptions Act here: 'Slow Disco' is what it says on the box, and slow disco is exactly what you'll find inside. Guitarist and producer Klaus Wienerroither has several long-players as Tunesmith under his belt already, dating back to 2006 and ranging in style from indie-rock to squelchy broken beat and electronic pop, but this album adopts a far more mirrorball-oriented aesthetic, and as such will appeal to fans of artists such as The Phenomenal Handclap Band or Escort. For this writer, it's the tracks that feature Mara Miletic's vocals that stand out - particularly recent single 'Disco Classic' and the irrestistibly catchy 'Feels Good'.
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RW 197
05 Jun 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Changes
Changes - (4:28) 116 BPM
Meeko Mildo - (4:37) 114 BPM
Review: Something of a departure here for former Neon Heights man Cal Gibson's Secret Soul Society, as out go the dusty lo-fi beats and hazy Balearic loveliness, and in steps some electronic disco struttery to take their place. That's not to say the EP as a whole isn't still a fairly mellow affair - it's not all angles, dry ice and cheekbones - but the synth collection definitely gets a bit more of a bashing this time out! The title track in particular gets quite eardrum-piercing in places, though 'Wonder' is a bit closer in spirit to earlier releases, a languorous headnodder for those times when being vertical just doesn't seem worth the effort.
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RW 195
22 May 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Rollerdisko
Rollerdisko - (6:42) 117 BPM Hot
Weekendmood - (5:51) 119 BPM
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RW 194
15 May 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Tu Alma Y La Mia
Tu Alma Y La Mia - (8:00) 110 BPM
Review: Spanish disco don and Rare Wiri boss Rayko has worked with vocalist Elena Hikari on several previous releases in the past, two of which - 'Unite' and 'Testify' - are among the eight tracks that make up their first collaborative full-length. As such you'll have a good idea what to expect already, with synth-y, 80s-inspired disco/pop the general order of the day, from chuggy, hazy opener 'Extraordinary Love' to slightly more abstract and beats-y closer 'Imagina'. But thankfully the sheer quality of Ms Hikari's voice is strong enough to carry it off, with 'Testify' in particular sounding as good as it ever did and the vaguely dark wave-ish 'Unite' and 'A Different Day' adding a little variety.
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RW 193
08 May 23
Balearic/Downtempo
Non Analogue (The Remixes)
Far Far (Kelton Prima remix) - (6:07) 115 BPM Hot
Non Analogue (Saint-Loup-En-Bray remix) - (5:03) 119 BPM
Review: Oslo-based London lad From Beyond has been doing his thing mostly for the likes of Paper Disco, Golden Soul and Nein Records since 2018. Earlier in the year he released the 'Non Analogue' EP on Rare Wiri, and now here come the remixes, with the 80s synth-oriented 'Far Far' now given an added dose of squelch courtesy of Parisian veteran Kelton Prima, while 'Non Analogue' itself, which originally sounded like electro getting caught in the act of turning into early Chi-town house, gets beefed up a notch or three by Spa In Disco boss Saint-Loup-En-Bray, and as result plonks itself down more firmly in the latter arena.
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RW 192
01 May 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
I Can't Take It
I Can't Take It - (5:57) 118 BPM
I Can't Take It (Sauco remix) - (7:57) 118 BPM Hot
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RW 190
17 Apr 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Matter Of Time
Matter Of Time - (6:12) 116 BPM Hot
Matter Of Time (Irregular Disco Workers remix) - (5:58) 118 BPM
Matter Of Time (Martin Brodin remix) - (3:53) 117 BPM
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RW 189
10 Apr 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
November Lovers
Crime (feat BOCXOD) - (5:49) 110 BPM Hot
November Lovers - (4:43) 110 BPM
Review: Following releases on Kultura and Spa In Disco, the mysterious Nonsense come to Rare Wiri with three slices of heavily electronic, 80s-leaning nu-disco here. Opener 'Crime' is the one that's most likely to stick in your head, thanks to an insistent, lolloping bass groove and a vaguely Hot Chip-ish "red wine is not a crime" vocal loop - courtesy, presumably, of featured artist BOCXOD - while elsewhere, title track 'November Lovers' is a pleasant Balearic instrumental with keyboards firmly to the fore while 'Slow' does what it says on the tin and is a bass-y chug topped with plinky-plonk, Casio-like keys. But for dancefloor play, our money's on 'Crime'.
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RW 188
03 Apr 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Piece Of Candy
Piece Of Candy - (4:02) 118 BPM Hot
Review: Two complimentary but contrasting cuts make up this latest offering from Denver disco don Funk Hunk, which is brought to you by Rayko's Rare Wiri label. In the red corner we have the pure boogie vibes of 'Piece Of Candy' itself, which sounds so authentically early 80s that it would HAS to be a re-edit, though we can find no evidence of an original existing anywhere! Meanwhile in the blue corner we have 'Proposition', an altogether funkier affair that calls to mind Zapp or Cameo but turns out to be a (considerably slowed-down) rework of a Bar Kays cut from 1982.
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RW 187
27 Mar 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Non Analogue
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RW 186
20 Mar 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Last Train To 80's Vol 5
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RW 184
06 Mar 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Cosmos Rising
Cosmos Rising - (5:55) 117 BPM
Cosmos Rising (Rune Lindbaek mix) - (5:54) 117 BPM Hot
Review: Spanish don Ilya Santana returns to Rare Wiri and ropes in Scandinavian counterpart Rune Lindbaek on remix duties. In its Original form, 'Cosmos Rising' - as you can probably guess from the title alone - comes from that part of the musical spectrum where Italo/cosmic disco and progressive house/melodic techno collide, and as such should work on any floor where they like it big, bold and trippy. But it's the Rune Lindbaek Remix that nudges it for yours truly, being an even bigger, bolder and trippier pass with warehouse-friendly kicks and some added spoken vocal samples paying homage to the special magic of the mushroom.
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RW 183
27 Feb 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
C'mon Down To 54
C'Mon Down To 54 - (7:25) 112 BPM Hot
Ring A Bell - (6:02) 112 BPM
Review: Three slices of retro-tastic disco action on this latest from Rare Wiri regular Bodie Lee. It's a brave producer who takes on 'Le Freak' but the Boise, Idaho native pulls it off on 'C'Mon Down To 54': the jury's out as to whether it's a re-edit or just a very faithful homage but either way, it'll get 'em shimmying for sure! Elsewhere, 'Ring A Bell' draws on an unidentified boogie-era cut with a fine funk bassline, while the more uptempo 'Sunset' reworks Michael Jackson's 'Sunset Driver', a cut demo'd for 'Off The Wall' and reworked during the 'Thriller' sessions but only released in 2004.
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RW 181
13 Feb 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Gravity
Gravity - (5:09) 118 BPM Hot
Review: mR gee serves up a neat two-tracker for Spain's Rare Wiri, with 'Gravity' blending House, Prog and Italo Disco influences into a chunky, throbbing mid-paced concoction that's topped with a spoken male "my rhythm" vocal and should work on a range of floors, while there's a distinct mid-80s pop sheen to the drum machine beats and sparking synths of 'Midnight Lovers'
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RW 179
30 Jan 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
On The Beat
Bioluminiscence - (7:26) 118 BPM
Review: Rayko teams up once more with semi-regular collaborator Fran Deeper for this two-track outing on his own Rare Wiri label. 'On The Beat' itself is up first, building from a gently rolling, Balearic-ish intro into a full-blown boogie jam complete with sugar-sweet soul vox, analogue stabs, brass fanfares and sparse, reverb-heavy production. The accompanying 'Bioluminescence' maintains the general 80s vibe but is a touch heavier and more wonked-out, its central New Beat-like synth-bass throb topped with light n' breezy keys and all manner of FX sounds: think Italo-disco heard though a progressive house filter and you're somewhere in the ballpark.
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RW 177
09 Jan 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Are The Stars Out Tonight?
February - (6:58) 110 BPM
Swamp Swimming - (6:57) 119 BPM
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RW 176
26 Dec 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
Up The Rainbow
On The Road With Clouds - (7:40) 111 BPM
Up The Rainbow - (7:05) 110 BPM Hot
Review: Utkin Mikhail AKA Ootkeen returns to Rare Wiri with a three-tracker that blurs the lines between nu-disco, Balearica and deep house to supremely chilled effect. The EP opens with the dreamy, hazy 'Engineer Of The Soul', a cut for those late night/early morning moments when you find yourself melting into the sofa, before 'On The Road With Clouds' ups the tempo a notch or two - you could even imagine this one finding its way into deeper prog sets, early doors. But it's a case of "saving the best till last" here, with the title cut bringing you seven minutes of pure driftaway sonic bliss.
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RW 175
05 Dec 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
Disco Classic
Disco Classic (Sauco remix) - (6:26) 110 BPM Hot
Played by: Rayko, D.S.D.
Review: No, Tunesmith - true identity unknown - isn't being a massive egotist in calling his new release for Rayko's Rare Wiri label 'Disco Classic'; instead, the title merely references the plainitive one-line female "play me a disco classic now" vocal. The Original version is a mellow, midtempo affair, with dense layers of reverberating sound underpinned by a rock-solid bassline, and probably one for the warm-up or those post-club sessions. Sauco's remix, meanwhile, adds 4/4 kicks, handclaps and swap out the b-line for a more electronic one, and as such is undoubtedly the better bet for dancefloor play - though both rubs have their charms for sure.
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RW 174
28 Nov 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
Boogie Grooves
Kelton Prima - "The Light" - (6:53) 112 BPM
Tony Johns - "Watching" - (5:52) 111 BPM
Review: With an EP title like 'Boogie Grooves' there are no prizes for guessing what style/era from the dancefloor history books is being paid homage to here. Kelton Prima's opener 'The Lights' is a masterclass in shimmering early 80s synths and chorus'd, slightly chipmunky fem vox, Tony Johns' 'Watching You' revisits the 1980 jam of the same name by Ohio funkateers Slave, 'Slow-N-Funky' drops down into decadent, string-drenched 70s disco mode as it loops up the backing vox from a 1975 cut by Furman & Johnson, but the pick of a fine crop is Pete Le Freq's more house-ified 'Stars Out', a rework of Stargard's 'Wear It Out' from 1979.
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RW 172
14 Nov 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
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