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Dave Lee aka Joey Negro (up until 2020 and a long list of other aliases) founded London-based label Z Records in 1990. Z Records followed on from his 1988-established label Republic Records, ‘which remains for many, the foundation stone of the UK house scene’. From disco to house, funk and soul, anything that Z Records touches sparkles like diamonds under any disco ball. Stand-out releases from the label include Joey Negro’s ‘Make A Move On Me’, his extended disco mix of Christopher Cross’ ‘Run Like The Wind’ and Moodena’s remix of ‘Big Blow’.
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Colin Curtis Presents Jazz Dance Fusion 4
Various
Bill Ortiz - "Fusion/Noche Cubana" - (8:20) 73 BPM
Born 74 & Onj - "Tape Your Beat" - (5:06) 118 BPM
GeeW - "Still In Love" - (5:41) 125 BPM
Mary Greer Mudiku - "Happy Sunrise" - (8:57) 160 BPM
The Sultan's Swing - "46 To Somewhere" - (5:52) 110 BPM
Stefano De Santis - "Unreachable Galaxy" - (4:22) 126 BPM
Charro Band De Emilio Guerrero - "Movin" - (3:17) 128 BPM Hot
Somos Amigos - "Pa'gozar" - (4:32) 123 BPM
Telmo Fernandez & The Latin Soul Beat - "Cuchifrito Pa' Los Pollos" - (4:48) 119 BPM
JuJu - "Cla Samba" - (5:05) 63 BPM
Moreen Meriden - "Caught In A Fever" - (7:25) 133 BPM
Alfredo Dias Gomes - "Samba De Negro" - (3:48) 76 BPM
Alonso Gonzalez & Jazz Latino - "Mr. Fool" - (5:15) 150 BPM
Venus Dodson - "Mother Of The Future" - (8:27) 125 BPM
Jacques Schwarz-Bart - "Mende" - (5:47) 129 BPM
Guinu - "Eletromandinga" (extended version) - (4:36) 128 BPM
Stefano De Santis - "Nova Laze" - (3:30) 118 BPM
GeeW - "Kyoto" - (7:46) 124 BPM
Mary Greer Mudiku - "I Face East" - (7:31) 81 BPM
Alfredo Dias Gomes - "Vaya Mulatto" - (4:11) 70 BPM
JuJu - "Wanting Touch" (instrumental) - (7:02) 129 BPM
Chris Bangs & Nova Vida - "My Only" (GeeMix) - (6:50) 124 BPM
Lifetime - "I'll Bet You Thought I'd Never Find You" - (4:20) 132 BPM
Tres-Men - "Samba De-La Cruz" - (4:31) 130 BPM
Miho Nobuzane - "Ponteio" - (6:50) 138 BPM
El Caballo Y Su Orquesta - "Mambo De Papi" - (3:03) 121 BPM
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
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
I've Gotta Stand Up (Brand New Man) (Dave Lee Garage City Mix)
I've Gotta Stand Up (Brand New Man) (Dave Lee Garage City mix) - (6:33) 123 BPM Hot
I've Gotta Stand Up (Brand New Man) (Dave Lee Garage City dub) - (6:09) 123 BPM
Review: Z Records boss and all-round UK house legend Dave Lee has spent much of the last few years remixing classic cuts from the disco and boogie era. Here he delivers something a bit more revolutionary: an early '90s US garage-inspired single created using a rare and little-known Trammps vocal acapella. As you'd expect from someone of Lee's experience and vintage, the EP opening 'Garage City Mix' sounds like a long-lost early '90s NYC garage jam, with the Trammps' expressive vocals and hands-in-the-air piano solos (provided by the talented Michele Charavarini) riding a chunky bassline and swinging drums. The 'Garage City Dub' is, if anything, even better, with killer organ solos raising the energy levels to supersonic heights.
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ZEDD 12375
23 Feb 24
Deep House
Beats N Pieces EP
Bebeccie's Theme - (6:59) 120 BPM Hot
Stroke My Disco (Fouk remix) - (6:20) 123 BPM
Looking For You (feat Darien) - (6:20) 122 BPM
Chocolate Spiders - (5:15) 122 BPM
Review: Now into his 21st year releasing music, Peter Major AKA Opolopo has amassed an incredible catalogue of music, much of which brilliantly blurs the boundaries between disco, deep house, jazz-funk and broken beat. Having spent the last couple of years remixing and re-editing other people's work, Major is now ready to offer up some fresh original productions. He begins in typical impressive fashion via the bouncy, disco-goes-house brilliance of 'Bebeccie's Theme' - all billowing orchestration, cascading pianos, jammed-out jazz-funk synth solos and rolling grooves - before Fouk provide a deliciously jaunty, boogie-tinged disco-house rub of 'Stroke My Disco'. The honeyed vocals of Darian feature prominently on the superbly soulful jazz-house jam that is 'Looking For You', while 'Chocolate Spiders' is a Clavinet-sporting fusion on early '80s jazz-funk and expansive peak-time house.
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ZEDD 12374
26 Jan 24
Disco/Nu-Disco
Dave Lee's 2023 Essentials
Various
Jamiroquai - "Little L" (Dave Lee Disco Re-Blend) - (8:12) 122 BPM
Raquel Rodriguez - "Undone" (Dave Lee's Disco Blend) - (6:27) 120 BPM
Joey Montenegro & Dave Lee ZR - "Make A Move On Me" (Dubwize Re-Organisation) - (6:35) 122 BPM
Leonid & Friends - "Street Player" (Dimitri From Paris Super Disco Blend - parts I & II) - (10:06) 126 BPM Hot
AC Soul Symphony & Dave Lee ZR - "I Want To See You Dance" - (9:21) 124 BPM
Dynasty - "Still In Love" (Dave Lee original Vibe mix) - (6:48) 115 BPM
Bah Samba - "Save Our Freedom" (Dave Lee Let Freedom Reign mix) - (8:03) 125 BPM
The Chocolate Fudge Band - "Everything" (DJ Fudge extended mix) - (6:56) 121 BPM
Raven Maize & Dave Lee ZR - "The Real Life" (David Penn extended remix) - (6:26) 124 BPM
Dave Lee ZR & Omar - "Starlight" (Grant Nelson VIP dub) - (6:31) 124 BPM
Dave, Maurissa, Dave Lee ZR & Maurissa Rose - "Look At The Stars" (Dave's Starshine club mix) - (7:44) 125 BPM
Foreal People & Dave Lee ZR - "In The Mood To Groove" (Dave Lee extended mix) - (8:10) 123 BPM
Jean Aubergine, Dave Lee ZR & Amy Douglas - "Disco Numberwang" (Yuksek remix) - (4:48) 125 BPM
Dave Lee ZR & The Sunburst Band - "Dialed Up" (Micky More & Andy Tee Cosmic mix) - (7:17) 123 BPM
Akabu, Dave Lee ZR & Jinadu - "Highways" (Cody Currie remix) - (5:31) 124 BPM
Review: Dave Lee's annual 'Essentials' compilations consistently deliver on their promise by rounding up the Z Records' biggest dancefloor hits and overlooked gems from the previous 12 months. 2023's edition is, somewhat predictably, another must-have collection packed to the rafters with house and disco treats. There are plenty of genuine scene anthems present - see Dimitri From Paris's epic revision of Leonid and Friends' cover of Chicago's 'Street Player', Lee's stunning disco rework of Jamiroquai's 'Little L', and his epic AC Soul Symphony cut 'I Want To See You Dance' - as well as lesser-celebrated gems such as the disco-boogie shuffle of Dynasty's 'Still In Love', David Penn's driving rework of Raven Maize's 'The Real Life', and Grant Nelson's piano-powered revision of Lee and Omar's 'Starlight'.
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ZEDDDIGICD 064
01 Dec 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Dubstrumentals Vol 3
Various
Joey Montenegro & Dave Lee ZR - "Make A Move On Me" (Dubwize Re-Organisation) - (6:35) 122 BPM Hot
Dave Lee ZR & Omar - "Starlight" (Grant Nelson VIP dub) - (6:31) 124 BPM
Leonid & Friends - "Street Player" (Dimitri From Paris Special Dubwize mix) - (7:07) 126 BPM
Doug Willis & Dave Lee ZR - "Music Speak Louder Than Words" (Micky More & Andy Tee instrumental) - (6:27) 124 BPM
Kabbala - "Ashewo Ara" (Dave Lee Afro Fusion instrumental) - (7:32) 124 BPM
The Chocolate Fudge Band, DJ Fudge & Mani Hoffman - "Everything" (instrumental) - (6:56) 121 BPM
Raquel Rodriguez - "Undone" (Dave Lee's Disco instrumental) - (6:26) 120 BPM
The Sunburst Band & Dave Lee ZR - "Journey To The Sun" (Micky More & Andy Tee instrumental) - (6:45) 124 BPM
Dave, Maurissa, Dave Lee ZR & Maurissa Rose - "Look At The Stars" (Moog dub) - (7:12) 125 BPM
Wipe The Needle - "On Time" (feat Sacha Williamson - WTN 4X4 Dubstrumental) - (7:26) 121 BPM
Dave Lee ZR & The Sunburst Band - "Garden Of Love" (Dam Swindle remix) - (8:18) 129 BPM
Dynasty - "Still In Love" (Dave Lee Solar Powered Boogiestrumental) - (7:54) 120 BPM
Akabu, Dave Lee ZR & Jinadu - "Highways" (feat Jinadu - Dave Lee Medusa dub) - (6:04) 123 BPM
Ja'shay & Dave Lee ZR - ""Shout Hallelujah"" (Dave Lee Brotherhood dub) - (5:34) 122 BPM
Dave Lee ZR & Lakeshore Commission - "In 2 The Light" (feat Bluey - Dave Lee Slap Bass Invasion dub) - (6:02) 123 BPM
Dave Lee ZR & Jean Aubergine - "Disco Numberwang" (Jean's Value Added Sax dub) - (6:27) 125 BPM
Foreal People & Dave Lee ZR - "In The Mood To Groove" (Dave's Shake Your Body To The Funk mix) - (6:49) 123 BPM
Destiny II & Dave Lee ZR - "Play 2 Win" (Dave Lee's Taste The Bass dub) - (6:07) 122 BPM
Prospect Park & Dave Lee ZR - "Shake It Up Tonight" (Dave Lee's Jazzy Re-Shake) - (7:13) 121 BPM
Dave Lee ZR & Doug Willis - "Dougswana" (Emmaculate instrumental mix) - (8:19) 124 BPM
Raven Maize & Dave Lee ZR - "The Real Life" (David Penn instrumental) - (6:26) 124 BPM
Soul Dhamma - "Don't Run Away" (Sean's Italo Piano dub) - (6:18) 124 BPM
Dave Lee ZR & Raw Essence - "Do It Again" (feat Lifford - Dave Lee's dub It Again mix) - (6:34) 118 BPM
Dave Lee ZR & Risque Connection - "Saturday" (Michael Gray dub mix) - (6:00) 123 BPM
Roland Wrightangle & Dave Lee ZR - "In Your Blood" (feat Darcus - Dave Lee Bloody Dubby) - (6:02) 116 BPM
Review: Dave Lee's Z Records bring us the third instalment in what is a very occasional series, with Vols 1 and 2 having dropped in 2009 and 2020 respectively. In fairly self-explanatory fashion, the 'Dubstramentals' compilations round up some of the best Instrumental and Dub mixes from the label's recent(ish) back catalogue, and as you'd expect from a label of Z's stature that makes for an impressive roster of talent, with remixes coming from the likes of Grant Nelson, Dam Swindle, Dimitri From Paris, Michael Grey and Sean McCabe. Spanning right across the spectrum from soul, funk, disco and boogie to peaktime house bizniss, this is a fine collection that will make a worthwhile addition to wide range of DJs' virtual record boxes.
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ZEDDDIGICD 062
10 Nov 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Metamorphosis
Windy City Theme - (10:08) 110 BPM Hot
The Philly Avengers - (9:40) 121 BPM
Music For Your Pleasure - (7:17) 99 BPM
I Want To See You Dance - (9:21) 124 BPM
Six Billion Dollar Man - (10:52) 125 BPM
It's Got To Be Love - (9:51) 124 BPM
Tradewinds - (8:42) 124 BPM
The Mystery, The Moment - (5:51) 120 BPM
AC Express - (7:18) 120 BPM
Metamorphosis - (6:28) 107 BPM
Manhattan Skyline - (11:06) 122 BPM
Losing My Mind At The Disco - (9:36) 125 BPM
Seneca Village - (7:21) 125 BPM
The Talented Mr Adams - (9:23) 127 BPM
K-Jee - (8:06) 122 BPM
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
Disco/Nu-Disco
Six Billion Dollar Man
Six Billion Dollar Man (Dave's Playout edit) - (8:36) 125 BPM Hot
Six Billion Dollar Man (Bionic Beats) - (4:30) 125 BPM
Six Billion Dollar Man (acapella Tool) - (1:47) 129 BPM
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ZEDD 12370
13 Oct 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
I Want To See You Dance / The Philly Avengers
I Want To See You Dance - (9:21) 124 BPM Hot
The Philly Avengers - (9:40) 121 BPM
I Want To See You Dance (instrumental) - (9:20) 124 BPM
I Want To See You Dance (acapella) - (5:55) 124 BPM
Review: Initially launched in the mid-2000s as his tribute to grandiose, orchestrated disco, Dave Lee has decided to reboot his AC Soul Symphony project for a first EP of new material since 2007. The headline attraction is undoubtedly 'I Want To See You Dance', a sumptuously orchestrated and string-laden revivalist disco epic that sounds like a Tom Moulton-mixed collaboration between the Salsoul Orchestra and countless Philadelphia International artists of the mid 1970s. It comes backed by instrumental and acapella versions and bonus cut 'The Philly Avengers', a heartfelt instrumental tribute to the 'Philly Soul' sound smothered in Billy Preston style electric piano solos, simmering strings, rousing horns and flanged guitar licks.
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ZEDD 12367
29 Sep 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Save Our Freedom (Dave Lee Mixes)
Save Our Freedom (Dave Lee Let Freedom Reign mix) - (8:03) 125 BPM Hot
Save Our Freedom (Dave Lee original Vibe mix) - (7:27) 125 BPM
Save Our Freedom (Dave Lee Let Freedom Reign instrumental) - (8:03) 125 BPM
Save Our Freedom (Dave Lee original Vibe instrumental) - (7:27) 125 BPM
Save Our Freedom (acapella) - (6:18) 125 BPM
Review: New mixes here of a track that was first released some 10 years ago, coming courtesy of the man like Dave Lee. 'Save Our Freedom', in Bah Samba's own words, "deals with the important issue of the recent erosion of civil liberties," but despite the earnest messaging is actually quite an upbeat and cheery affair, with singalong vox and scatted BVs married to a fat n' funky bassline, horn fanfares and steel drums galore. There are essentially two mixes to talk about: the Freedom Reign Mix is the sonically busier of the two with the Original Vibe Mix a little more straight-ahead, while matching instrumentals plus an acapella complete the package.
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ZEDD 12356
18 Aug 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Undone
Undone (Dave Lee's Disco Blend) - (6:27) 120 BPM
Review: Based in sunny Los Angeles, Raquel Rodriguez is a Mexican-American soul/R&B singer who lists the likes of Prince, Chaka Khan and Michael Jackson as influences. 'Undone' first appeared on her 2021 long-player 'Sweet Side', and now along comes UK disco legend Dave Lee to give it a makeover for more house-oriented floors. It's a task he pulls off with considerable aplomb, of course - there's literally no one better for the job - but ultimately he's only polishing a diamond... the real magic here lies in Ms Rodriquez's smooth, jazzy vocal delivery. A summer anthem on the soulful floors - file under 'unmissable'.
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ZEDD 12360
07 Jul 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Disco Numberwang
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ZEDD 12352
30 Jun 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Z Records Presents Ibiza 2023
Various
Luke Delite & Michelle Weeks - "Give Me Your Love" (Dave Lee edit) - (7:03) 124 BPM
Leonid & Friends - "Street Player" (Dimitri From Paris Super Disco Blend - Parts I & II) - (10:06) 126 BPM Hot
Mistura, Dave Lee ZR & Taana Gardner - "Sweet Magic" (Smudged Soul remix) - (6:03) 124 BPM
Z Factor & Dave Lee ZR - "Gotta Keep Pushin'" (Salt City Orchestra remix) - (9:00) 126 BPM
Doug Willis & Dave Lee ZR - "Music Speaks Louder Than Words" (Micky More & Andy Tee Piano mix) - (6:28) 124 BPM
The Sunburst Band & Dave Lee ZR - "Until The End Of Time" (2023 Remaster) - (8:15) 122 BPM
Raven Maize & Dave Lee ZR - "The Real Life" (David Penn extended remix) - (6:26) 124 BPM
Dave, Maurissa, Dave Lee ZR & Maurissa Rose - "Look At The Stars" (Moog dub) - (7:12) 125 BPM
Akabu, Dave Lee ZR & Jinadu - "Highways" (Cody Currie remix) - (5:31) 124 BPM
Kabbala - "Ashewo Ara" (Dave Lee Afro Fusion mix) - (7:44) 124 BPM
Dave Lee ZR & Billy Valentine - "Taste Of Your Love" - (6:12) 120 BPM
Doug Willis & Dave Lee ZR - "People Power" (Micky More & Andy Tee Flute mix) - (6:18) 123 BPM
Foreal People & Dave Lee ZR - "Raize A Blaze" (feat Xan Blacq - Birdee remix) - (7:34) 124 BPM
Mistura, Dave Lee ZR & Jemini - "Want Me Back" (Jimpster Jazz'd Up remix) - (6:27) 122 BPM
The Sunburst Band & Dave Lee ZR - "Let's Do It In Style" - (7:07) 95 BPM
Review: Dave Lee's Z Records bring us a 15-track, Ibiza-themed collection that, just like last year's offering, features a mixture of recent releases (such as recent Akabu single 'Highways', presented here in Cody Currie Remix form) and favourites from days gone by. In the latter camp, Raven Maize's 'The Real Life' gets a 2023 reworking courtesy of David Penn and The Sunburst Band's classic 'Until The End Of Time' is also treated to a 2023 Remaster, while Micky More & Andy Tee's Piano Mix of Doug Willis's 'Music Than Speaks Louder Than Words' from 2011 dropped late last year and Z Factor's 'Gotta Keep Pushing' returns in the less-played Salt City Orchestra Remix, which featured on the 1998 FFRR 12-inch but not the original 1996 Z release.
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ZEDDDIGICD 060
23 Jun 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Make A Move On Me (Original Disco Mix)
Make A Move On Me (original Disco mix) - (7:34) 122 BPM
Review: So it seems the man of a million aliases now has a new one, as having ditched his best known moniker post-Black Lives Matter, Dave Lee returns as Joey Montenegro and reworks this Yvonne Stevens-vocalled smash from 2005. Yes, you've heard the song a million times, but don't worry about that because this is 'Make A Move On Me' revisited, as the title suggests, in far more authentically 70s-sounding fashion. Admittedly DJ Spen & The Muthafunkaz' remix back in the day was similarly styled but even so, this turns out to be surprisingly essential.
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ZEDD 12359
16 Jun 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Look At The Stars
Look At The Stars (Dave's Starshine club mix) - (7:44) 125 BPM Hot
Look At The Stars (Moog dub) - (7:12) 125 BPM
Review: UK disco don Dave Lee teams up with Detroit vocalist Maurissa Rose, who since featuring on an Eddie 'Flashin' Fowlkes cut way back in 1995 has spent most of her career working in the soul/jazz/R&B arena, but who's latterly returned to a more dancefloor-oriented trajectory, working with the likes of Theo Parrish, Alton Miller, Royskopp and Lee's own Sunburst Band. Their collective experience and pedigree shine through clearly on 'Look At The Stars', but if soulful vocal belters aren't your thing then fear not because there's an accompanying, self-explanatory Moog Dub that's to die for.
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ZEDD 12358
26 May 23
Funky/Club House
The Real Life
The Real Life (David Penn extended remix) - (6:26) 124 BPM Hot
The Real Life (David Penn instrumental) - (6:26) 124 BPM
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ZEDD 12355
12 May 23
Deep House
Everything (DJ Fudge Extended Mix)
Everything (DJ Fudge extended mix) - (6:56) 121 BPM
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ZEDD 12357
21 Apr 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Still In Love (Dave Lee Mixes)
Still In Love (Dave Lee Solar Powered club mix) - (7:54) 120 BPM
Still In Love (Dave Lee original Vibe mix) - (6:48) 115 BPM Hot
Still In Love (Dave Lee Solar Powered Boogiestrumental) - (7:54) 120 BPM
Review: Best known for 1979's 'I Don't Want To Be A Freak (But I Can't Help Myself)', LA-based Dynasty were stalwarts of the renowned Solar label, releasing five albums spanning disco, boogie and R&B between 1979 and 1988. 'Still In Love', though, was a comeback single they recorded for US label Austin Boogie Crew in 2021 - and now Z Records give it a trio of remixes from label boss Dave Lee himself. With a back story like that, you KNOW the results are gonna be good: the only question is whether to go for the brace of pumped-up Solar Powered remixes or the smoother Dave Lee Original Vibe mix.
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ZEDD 12354
07 Apr 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Street Player
Street Player (Dimitri From Paris Super Disco Blend - parts I & II) - (10:06) 126 BPM Hot
Street Player (Dimitri From Paris Special dubwize mix) - (7:07) 126 BPM
Review: When it landed on vinyl a few weeks back, Leonid & Friends' terrific cover version of Chicago classic 'Street Player' sold out in record time. It's with some relief, then, to find that the track, which was mixed by French disco and house legend Dimitri From Paris, has swiftly made the transfer to digital download. His 'Super Disco Blend Parts I & II' take is an extra-percussive, musically expansive affair which builds brilliantly before unleashing the familiar horns and vocals. He then cycles through various instrument solos as the track progresses. The accompanying dub is, naturally, a more stripped-back and groove-back affair, with the stricture and choice of instrumentation doffing a cap to The Bucketheads' 'The Bomb', the Kenny Dope produced house classic that famously sampled the Chicago track.
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ZEDD 12345
24 Mar 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Foreal To Real EP
In The Mood To Groove (Dave Lee extended mix) - (8:10) 123 BPM
Raize A Blaze (feat Xan Blacq - Birdee remix) - (7:34) 124 BPM
In The Mood To Groove (Dave's Shake Your Body To The Funk mix) - (6:49) 123 BPM Hot
Review: The man like Dave Lee returns to one of his lesser-used aliases, Foreal People, and serves up two brand new cuts on his own Z Records. 'In The Mood To Groove' revisits a familiar "get on in the groove" vocal that was sampled by the mighty Anorak Trax back in the day, though its original source remains frustratingly elusive, and comes in two mixes: the Dave Lee Extended Mix is a disco/boogie delight, while Dave's Shake Your Body To The Funk Mix probably shouldn't need much explanation! 'Raize The Blaze' then ups the tempo a little and aims straight at the soulful/disco house floors.
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ZEDD 12351
17 Mar 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Highways
Highways (Dave Lee Medusa mix) - (6:49) 123 BPM
Highways (Cody Currie remix) - (5:31) 124 BPM Hot
Highways (Dave Lee Medusa dub) - (6:04) 123 BPM
Review: Seems like a few years now since Dave Lee last dusted off his Akabu alias but the name is usually a sign of quality and this new offering is unlikely to disappoint his army of fans. 'Highways' features an ultra-soulful male vocal courtesy of Jinadu, who's also worked with the likes of Black Coffee, Cristoph, Dixon and Jimpster, and comes in three mixes: Dave's own Medusa Mix and Medusa Dub lean towards his Sunburst Band style in their space-y, jazzy musicality while Toy Tonics regular Cody Currie supplies a refix for floors that like it just a little bit (deep) housier.
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ZEDD 12353
03 Mar 23
Deep House
Dave Lee's 2022 Essentials
Dave Lee ZR / Various
Dave Lee ZR & Omar - "Starlight" (Grant Nelson extended mix) - (6:13) 124 BPM
Destiny II & Dave Lee ZR - "Play 2 Win" (feat Angela Johnson - Dave Lee Destination Boogie mix) - (7:16) 122 BPM
Dave Lee ZR & Joey Montenegro - "Do What You Feel" (Birdee remix) - (7:08) 122 BPM
Dave Lee ZR & Mistura - "Want Me Back" (feat Jemini - Jimpster Peak Time Deepness) - (6:27) 122 BPM
Dave Lee ZR & Jakatta - "American Dream" (Atjazz extended remix) - (7:18) 126 BPM
Kabbala - "Ashewo Ara" (Doug Gomez Merecumbe Soul remix) - (7:46) 125 BPM Hot
Mike Lindup - "Atlantia" (Dave Lee's extended remix) - (8:02) 117 BPM
Dave Lee ZR & Mistura - "If You Ever Need Somebody" (feat Tiffany T'Zelle) - (5:57) 112 BPM
Dave Lee ZR & Ricci Benson - "Still In Love" (Micky More & Andy Tee Horns mix) - (7:15) 123 BPM
Dave Lee ZR & Lakeshore Commission - "In 2 The Light" (feat Bluey - Dave Lee Slap Bass Invasion dub) - (6:02) 123 BPM
Dave Lee ZR & Jean Aubergine - "Disco Numberwang" (feat Amy Douglas - Jean's extended Numberwang) - (7:02) 125 BPM
Dave Lee ZR, Z Factor & Harry Romero - "Ride The Rhythm" (extended mix) - (5:31) 124 BPM
Dave Lee ZR & Risque Connection - "Saturday" (Michael Gray dub mix) - (6:00) 123 BPM
Dave Lee ZR & The Sunburst Band - "Garden Of Love" (Dam Swindle remix) - (8:18) 129 BPM
Wipe The Needle - "On Time" (feat Sacha Williamson - WTN 4X4 dubstrumental) - (7:26) 121 BPM
Dave Lee ZR & Jayenne - "Love Walked In The Room" (feat Gina Carey) - (6:28) 120 BPM
Dave Lee ZR & Doug Willis - "Dougswana" (Emmaculate extended mix) - (8:19) 124 BPM
JuJu - "Musa" - (4:23) 119 BPM
Santrax - "Come & Get It" - (5:17) 121 BPM
Dave Lee ZR & Raw Essence - "Do It Again" (feat Lifford - Dave Lee's dub It Again mix) - (6:34) 118 BPM
Review: Dave Lee's annual 'Essentials' comps, which serve as a record of what he's been producing, playing, remixing and releasing over the course of that year, are never less than essential. 2022's edition, which boasts 20 club-ready future classics, is no exception. There's not enough space to list all of the high-grade house, disco and boogie gems on show, but our picks of a very strong bunch currently include Grant Nelson's superb, subtly garage-tinged rework of Omar collaboration 'Starlight', Birdee's terrific, piano-powered disco-house revision of 'Do What You Feel', Doug Gomez's breathlessly percussive version of Kabbala's 'Ashewo Ara', Jean Aubergine's insatiably funky tweak of his Amy Douglas-featuring collaboration with Lee, 'Disco Numberwang', and Jusa's Rhodes-heavy jazz-funk club jam 'Musa'. Genuinely "all killer, no filler".
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ZEDDDIGICD 059
16 Dec 22
Funky/Club House
In Our Groove
Mickey More / Andy Tee / Various
Doug Willis & Dave Lee ZR - "Music Speaks Louder Than Words" (Micky More & Andy Tee Piano mix) - (6:28) 124 BPM Hot
Dave Lee ZR & Ricci Benson - "Still In Love" (Micky More & Andy Tee Horns mix) - (7:15) 123 BPM
Doug Willis & Dave Lee ZR - "People Power" (Micky More & Andy Tee Flute mix) - (6:18) 123 BPM
Dave Lee ZR & The Sunburst Band - "Dialed Up" (feat Noelle Scaggs - Micky More & Andy Tee Cosmic mix) - (7:17) 123 BPM
The Sunburst Band & Dave Lee ZR - "Journey To The Sun" (Micky More & Andy Tee Sun mix) - (6:44) 124 BPM
The Sunburst Band & Dave Lee ZR - "Why Wait For Tomorrow" (feat Pete Simpson - Micky More & Andy Tee mix) - (7:21) 123 BPM
Dave Lee ZR & Joey Negro - "Love Hangover" (Micky More & Andy Tee Groove Culture Blend) - (7:10) 121 BPM
Z Factor & Dave Lee ZR - "The Piano Principle" (DJ Meme Special re-edit) - (7:35) 126 BPM
The Blackbyrds - "Mysterious Vibes" (Masters At Work remix) - (10:03) 85 BPM
D.C. LaRue - "Cathedrals" (Joey Negro extended Disco mix) - (10:09) 120 BPM
AC Soul Symphony & Dave Lee ZR - "Manhattan Skyline" (JN Spirit Of '77 extended mix) - (11:06) 122 BPM
Zo! - "We Are On The Move" (feat Erro & Phonte - Joey Negro Revival mix) - (7:05) 123 BPM
The Sunburst Band & Dave Lee ZR - "He Is" (Dave Lee remastered club mix) - (7:42) 122 BPM
AC Soul Symphony & Dave Lee ZR - "K-Jee" (Joey Negro Philly World mix) - (8:06) 122 BPM
The Sunburst Band & Dave Lee ZR - "In The Thick Of It" - (5:37) 123 BPM
Raven Maize & Dave Lee ZR - "Fascinated" (Joey Negro club mix) - (8:46) 129 BPM
Mistura & Dave Lee ZR - "Smile" (Kendra Cash remix) - (7:16) 124 BPM
Prospect Park & Dave Lee ZR - "I Got This Feelin'" (2022 Remaster) - (6:55) 126 BPM
Joey Negro & Dave Lee ZR - "Must Be The Music" (The original Disco mix) - (7:24) 121 BPM
The Sunburst Band & Dave Lee ZR - "The Secret Life Of Us" (Frankie Knuckles & Eric Kupper's Director's Cut mix) - (7:05) 124 BPM
The Sunburst Band & Dave Lee ZR - "Everyday" - (7:20) 105 BPM
The Sunburst Band & Dave Lee ZR - "Taste The Groove" (Hot Toddy remix) - (6:45) 114 BPM
Dave Lee ZR & Horse Meat Disco - "Dancing Into The Stars" (Angela Johnson remix) - (9:26) 120 BPM
Doug Willis & Dave Lee ZR - "I Got It" - (6:01) 123 BPM
Jakatta & Dave Lee ZR - "American Dream" (Joey Negro club mix) - (7:11) 128 BPM
The Sunburst Band & Dave Lee ZR - "Fly Away" (Audiowhores mix) - (7:24) 128 BPM
Joey Negro & Dave Lee ZR - "Can't Get High Without U" (2016 Remaster) - (6:32) 128 BPM
Mistura & Dave Lee ZR - "Sweet Magic" (Sweet Soulmagic remix) - (6:57) 127 BPM
Sessomatto & Dave Lee ZR - "Moody" (Joey Negro club mix) - (8:11) 128 BPM
Review: Top-level disco/house fusionists and Groove Culture Records chiefs Micky More and Andy Tee have been let loose in the Z Records archive. The result is a fine compilation that combines some of their favourites from the long-serving label's catalogue with a sextet of remixes the duo has prepared specially for the collection. If you've been following their work, you'll know exactly what to expect, namely peak-time ready, soul-fired cuts that combine authentic disco instrumentation (horns, strings, guitars, bass etc) with rolling house beats and plenty of life-affirming vocals. Highlights are naturally plentiful, with their trio of Sunburst Band remixes, Masters At Work's classic, Nuyorican Soul style remix of The Blackbyrds' 'Mysterious Vibes' and Frankie Knuckles (RIP) and Eric Kupper's 'Directors Cut' mix of Sunburst Band's 'The Secret Life of Us' all standing out.
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ZEDDDIGICD 058
02 Dec 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
Starlight (Grant Nelson Extended Mix)
Starlight (Grant Nelson extended mix) - (6:15) 124 BPM
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ZEDD 12349
18 Nov 22
Funky/Club House
Do What You Feel (Birdee Remix)
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ZEDD 12348
28 Oct 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
In 2 The Light
In 2 The Light (Dave Lee Mind Trip mix) - (7:39) 123 BPM
In 2 The Light (Dave Lee Slap Bass Invasion dub) - (6:02) 123 BPM
In 2 The Light (Dave Lee Mind Dimension dub) - (7:55) 123 BPM Hot
Review: Lakeshore Commission is not one of Dave Lee's better-known aliases; to date, he's only used it for one single, 2019's tribute to Randy Mueller and Skyy, 'Together (Right Now)'. For this belated sequel, the Z Records founder has enlisted the assistance of Icognito main man Bluey. He provides gorgeous, multi-tracked, Dayton-style vocals over a warming, jazz-funk flecked post-disco groove, beautiful brass arrangements and lovely orchestration on the EP-leading 'Mind Trip Mix'. The pair's love of jazz-funk (and Dayton in particular) comes through even more loudly and clearly on the starry, rubbery and floor-friendly 'Slap Bass Invasion Dub', while the 'Mind Dimension Dub' sits somewhere between the two mixes whilst also adding a touch of disco grit to proceedings. Excellent stuff as always from the man formerly known as Joey Negro.
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ZEDD 12346
14 Oct 22
Deep House
Under The Influence Vol 10 (Compiled by Rahaan)
Various
Santrax - "Come And Get It" - (5:17) 121 BPM
Marini - "Let's Get It On" - (6:42) 123 BPM
Venus Dodson - "Shoot Me (With Your Love)" - (6:16) 120 BPM Hot
Wings Of Light - "He Loves You" - (5:01) 115 BPM
Jaze - "Wanna Get Down With You" - (7:21) 138 BPM
The 21st Century Singers - "One Of These Days" - (5:35) 126 BPM
Cousin Ice - "Catch Your Glow" (feat Zack Sanders) - (6:15) 111 BPM
John Lamkin - "Ticket" - (6:23) 128 BPM
Rosa King & Upside Down - "Summer Time" - (4:21) 135 BPM
Gordon Henderson & U Convention - "Hard World" - (4:44) 129 BPM
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ZEDDCD 057DD
30 Sep 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
Disco Numberwang
Disco Numberwang (Jean's extended Numberwang) - (7:02) 125 BPM Hot
Disco Numberwang (Jean's Value Added Sax dub) - (6:27) 125 BPM
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ZEDD 12347
16 Sep 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
Ashewo Ara
Ashewo Ara (Dave Lee Afro Fusion mix) - (7:44) 124 BPM Hot
Ashewo Ara (Doug Gomez Merecumbe Soul remix) - (7:46) 125 BPM
Ashewo Ara (original) - (6:01) 126 BPM
Ashewo Ara (accapella) - (1:22) 71 BPM
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ZEDD 12335
09 Sep 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
Want Me Back (Jimpster Remixes)
Want Me Back (Jimpster Jazz'd Up remix) - (6:27) 122 BPM Hot
Want Me Back (Jimpster Peak Time Deepness) - (6:27) 122 BPM
Want Me Back - (6:52) 117 BPM
Review: In which UK deep house legend Jamie 'Jimpster' Odell remixes a track culled from Dave Lee's 'Produced With Love 2' album, with predictably fine results. 'Want Me Back' in its Original form finds Dave donning his Mistura hat and teaming up with Toronto-based poet Jemini on a spoken-vocalled cut that's not dissimilar in feel to Akabu's classic 'Ride The Storm', while Jamie's two remixes - Jimpster's Jazz'd Up and Jimpster Peaktime Deepness - do pretty much exactly what you'd expect them to, in the best possible way. An absolute must for deep, soulful and disco house jocks alike.
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ZEDD 12344
02 Sep 22
Deep House
Z Records Presents Ibiza 2022
Dave Lee / Various
Z Factor Vs Harry Romero & Dave Lee - "Ride The Rhythm" (extended mix) - (5:31) 124 BPM Hot
Doug Willis & Dave Lee - "Forever Douglas" (Doug Be Good 2 U mix) - (5:57) 122 BPM
Dave Lee & Omar - "Starlight" (Dave Lee's Club edit) - (6:51) 120 BPM
Wipe The Needle - "On Time" (feat Sacha Williamson - WTN 4X4 mix) - (8:17) 121 BPM
Jakatta & Dave Lee - "American Dream" (Atjazz extended remix) - (7:18) 126 BPM
Risque Connection & Dave Lee - "Saturday" (Michael Gray remix) - (7:18) 123 BPM
The Sunburst Band & Dave Lee - "Garden Of Love" (Dam Swindle remix - Dave Lee There 4 U edit) - (7:21) 125 BPM
Ja'shay & Dave Lee - "Shout Hallelujay" (Dave Lee Brotherhood dub) - (5:34) 122 BPM
Prospect Park & Dave Lee - "I Got This Feelin'" (2022 Remaster) - (6:55) 126 BPM
Raw Essence, Lifford & Dave Lee - "Do It Again" (Lazywax mix) - (6:00) 116 BPM
Roland Wrightangle, Darcus & Dave Lee - "In Your Blood" (Ron Basejam mix) - (7:22) 116 BPM
Sonny Jenkins & The New York Pt Pourri Orchestra - "That Friday Pay" (Part 1) - (6:11) 116 BPM
The Sunburst Band & Dave Lee - "Monte Carlo" - (7:04) 123 BPM
Doug Willis & Dave Lee - "Dougswana" (Emmaculate extended mix) - (8:19) 124 BPM
Soul Dhamma - "Don't Run Away" (Sean's Italo Piano dub) - (6:18) 124 BPM
Destiny II & Dave Lee - "Play 2 Win" (Dave Lee's Taste The Bass dub) - (6:07) 122 BPM
Akabu & Dave Lee - "Timeline" (Sean McCabe Club rework) - (7:04) 123 BPM
Agora & Dave Lee - "Montayo" (Mark Grant club mix) - (7:53) 124 BPM
Arkanoid - "Alpha Centauri" (extended remix) - (5:14) 123 BPM
Board Of Directors - "Hanging Tough" - (4:38) 121 BPM
Joey Negro & Dave Lee - "Love Hangover" (2016 Remaster) - (6:56) 121 BPM
The Sunburst Band, Leroy Burgess & Dave Lee - "Survivin'" (Dr Packer remix) - (7:56) 118 BPM
Foreal People & Dave Lee - "Does It Feel Good 2 U" (Joey Negro extended mix) - (9:42) 125 BPM
Review: As usual, Z Records' annual compilation of catalogue tracks doing business over on the White Isle is packed to the rafters with high-grade dancefloor treats. It opens with a sweltering Dave Lee and Harry Romero mix of Z Factor's '90s house classic 'Ride The Rhythm' and ends with Lee's string-laden disco rework of Foreal People's 'Does It Feel Good To You'; in between, you'll find an attractive mixture of bouncy Afro-boogie revivalism (Emmaculate's extended mix of 'Dougswana' by Dave Lee as Doug Willis), reworked Z Records classics (Atjazz giving a classic-but-percussive deep house feel to Jakatta's 'American Dream'), super-soulful house (Wipe The Needle),driving disco-house (Prospect Park) and breezy piano house (Sean McCabe's 'Italo Piano' mix of Soul Dhamma). As the old clich? goes, this is genuinely "all killer, no filler".
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ZEDDDIGICD 057
22 Jul 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
American Dream (Atjazz Remix)
American Dream (Atjazz extended remix) - (7:18) 126 BPM
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ZEDD 12317
08 Jul 22
Deep House
Atlantia (Dave Lee' Remix)
Atlantia (Dave Lee's extended remix) - (8:02) 117 BPM Hot
Atlantia (Dave Lee's Balearic Boogie dub) - (7:10) 117 BPM
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ZEDD 12340
08 Jul 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
Produced With Love II
Raw Essence & Dave Lee ZR - "Do It Again" (feat Lifford) - (6:24) 118 BPM
Mistura & Dave Lee ZR - "If You Ever Need Somebody" (feat Tiffany Tzelle) - (5:57) 112 BPM
Dave Lee ZR & Omar - "Starlight" - (7:12) 116 BPM
Dave Lee ZR & Maurissa Rose - "Look At The Stars" - (4:55) 125 BPM
Dave Lee ZR - "Taste My Love" (feat Billy Valentine) - (5:55) 120 BPM
Mistura & Dave Lee ZR - "Want Me Back" (feat Jemini) - (6:52) 117 BPM
The Sunburst Band & Dave Lee ZR - "Magnificent Mango" - (7:48) 124 BPM Hot
Foreal People & Dave Lee ZR - "Raise A Blaze" (feat Xan Blacq) - (8:16) 121 BPM
The Sunburst Band & Dave Lee ZR - "Face The Love" (feat Angela Johnson) - (5:43) 120 BPM
Dave Lee ZR - "Power Of The Mind" (feat Billy Valentine - Power Trip mix) - (6:08) 122 BPM
Jayenne & Dave Lee ZR - "Love Walked In The Room" (feat Gina Carey) - (6:28) 120 BPM
The Sunburst Band & Dave Lee ZR - "Lets Do It In Style" - (7:07) 95 BPM
Leroy Burgess - "One Plus One" (Dave Lee extended mix) - (8:19) 112 BPM
Kokomo - "Use Your Imagination" (Dave Lee Re Imagined mix) - (7:18) 124 BPM
Str4ta - "After The Rain" (Dave Lee Alternative II mix) - (8:29) 122 BPM
Destiny II - "Play 2 Win" (Dave Lee Destination Boogie mix) - (6:09) 122 BPM
The Sunburst Band - "Listen Love" (feat Wayne Hernandez - Dave Lee Jazz Funk Renaissance mix) - (8:00) 125 BPM
Prospect Park - "Shake It Up Tonight" (Dave Lee Disco Re Shake) - (7:03) 121 BPM
The Vision - "Mountains" (feat Andreya Triana - Dave Lee live & Direct extended mix) - (7:42) 123 BPM
Roland Wrightangle - "In Your Blood" (feat Darcus - Dave Lee Funk In Your Blood mix) - (6:21) 116 BPM
JaShay - "Shout Hallelujah" (Dave Lee Redemption mix) - (7:58) 122 BPM
Review: Dave Lee's first Produced With Love album was not only a celebration of his production credentials, but also a celebration of the music that has inspired and shaped his career over the years, namely soul, disco, boogie, jazz-funk and house. This follow-up, which lands 5 years after its predecessor, continues in a similar vein, with Lee offering up 12 new songs and a wealth of remixes of tracks by other artists. As you'd expect, it's an on-point collection, with the many highlights including the soulful disco-boogie bounce of Raw Essence hook-up 'Do It Again', the Omar-sporting dancefloor sunshine of 'Starlight', the boogie/soulful house fusion of 'Love Walked In The Roo his hot-stepping two-step disco tweak of Roland Whitingale's 'In Your Blood' and a string-laden disco rework of 'Mountains' by The Vision.
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ZEDDCD 055DD
17 Jun 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
Do It Again
Do It Again (Dave Lee's extended album mix) - (7:13) 118 BPM Hot
Do It Again (Dave Lee's dub It Again mix) - (6:34) 118 BPM
Do It Again (Lazywax mix) - (6:00) 116 BPM
Do It Again (Lazywax instrumental mix) - (5:51) 116 BPM
Review: Four mixes to choose from of this latest offering from UK disco don Dave Lee, which sees him teaming up with male vocalist Lifford and reassuming an alias (Raw Essence) that he hasn't used for about 20 years or so. The Extended Album Mix rocks pure early 80s boogie vibes, executed of course with Lee's usual impeccable production values, while the Dub It Again Mix brings the 80s synths forward. Lazywax's vocal and instrumental remixes, meanwhile, strip things right back to bare bones and as such may work better on those floors that lean more to the soul (as opposed to disco) side of the street.
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ZEDD 12339
20 May 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
Starlight
Starlight (Dave Lee's Club edit) - (6:51) 120 BPM Hot
Starlight (extended album mix) - (7:06) 116 BPM
Starlight (extended instrumental) - (7:10) 116 BPM
Review: No, Essex's favourite disco don hasn't had a senior moment and accidentally covered Supermen Lovers' early 00s commercial house smash. Instead, he's teamed up with UK soul legend Omar on a brand new track that's... well, pretty much as unmissable as you'd expect a collaboration between Dave Lee and Omar to be! 'Starlight' comes served in fairly self-explanatory Club Edit, Extended Album Mix and Extended Instrumental rubs - I'd head for the album mix if I were you, because that's where a truly sublime jazz-funk piano line worthy of Rodney F himself gets to really shine though in all its glory.
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ZEDD 12337
22 Apr 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
Garden Of Love (Dam Swindle Remix)
Garden Of Love (Dam Swindle remix) - (8:18) 129 BPM Hot
Garden Of Love (Dam Swindle remix - Dave Lee There 4 U edit) - (7:21) 125 BPM
Review: 'Garden of Love' is now one of the oldest tracks in the bulging back catalogue of Dave Lee's jazz-funk and boogie inspired Sunburst Band outfit. It was first featured on the outfit's debut album Here Comes The Sunburst Band and has been remixed a number of times since. The latest to give the track a good seeing to are Heist Recording chiefs Dam Swindle. Their take is driving but groovy, with the band's original instrumentation - dazzling Rhodes electric piano motifs, jazzy boogie bass, spiralling synth sounds - and vocalisations riding a bumping deep house beat. Lee provides his own re-edit of their remix, chopping it down slightly while alternating between the more euphoric and stripped-back sections of the Dam Swindle interpretation.
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ZEDD 12338
08 Apr 22
Funky/Club House
Colin Curtis Presents Jazz Dance Fusion 3
Colin Curtis / Various
Idris Ackamoor - "Island Dance" - (9:32) 145 BPM
Andrea Brachfeld - "Descarga Del Mundo" - (5:22) 128 BPM
Bellita & Jazztumbata - "Oyelo Sonar" - (5:11) 134 BPM
Joshua Jaswon Octet - "Extinction" - (10:00) 113 BPM
Martin Johnson B3 - "Yatra Ta" - (4:18) 128 BPM
Jane Bunnett & Maqueque - "Reencuentro" - (6:30) 115 BPM
JuJu - "Wanting Touch" - (7:01) 129 BPM
Bellita & Jazztumbata - "Bellitas Pilon" - (8:37) 62 BPM
La Fiesta - (5:10) 136 BPM
Jorge Degas & Marcelo Salazar - "Ballali" - (5:29) 146 BPM
GeeW - "Racing To Somewhere" - (7:25) 126 BPM
JuJu - "Musa" - (4:23) 119 BPM Hot
Papo Vasquez - "Plena Drumline" - (9:01) 84 BPM
Andrea Brachfeld - "Latin Sunset" - (5:17) 131 BPM
Mark Paul Norton, Born 74 & Regis Molina - "Blue Bayou" - (4:17) 120 BPM
Papo Vasquez - "Huracan" - (6:23) 147 BPM
Joe Collado - "Ahi Na Ma" - (4:49) 124 BPM
Martin Johnson B3 - "500 Miles High" - (4:24) 142 BPM
The Drive - "Africa Bossa (Live)" - (5:54) 118 BPM
Siya Makuzeni Sextet - "Hold On" - (11:45) 97 BPM
GeeW - "Latin Deep" - (6:22) 124 BPM
Born 74 & Arema Arega - "En Las Calles De Rio" - (3:07) 120 BPM
Joel Penner Sextet - "Tombo 74" - (8:53) 138 BPM
GeeW - "Som Do Tambor (Sound Of The Drum)" - (5:53) 125 BPM
JD73's ElecTrio - "Crazy Cats" - (6:30) 108 BPM
Tingvall Trio - "Cuban SMS" - (3:23) 131 BPM
Review: One of the soul scene's most influential DJs, it's little surprise that Colin Curtis' Jazz Dance Fusion compilations on Z Records have been so impressive. He's dived even deeper into his vast record collection on this third volume, serving up a fine array of both classic cuts and sought-after obscurities. There's naturally plenty of Latin jazz on show - the backbone of the jazz-dance scene since the 1970s - but also forays into spiritual jazz, Hammond-heavy dancefloor workouts (see the sweaty 'Yatra Ta' by Martin Johnson), soul-jazz (JuJu), energy-packed percussion jams (GeeW) and Afro-Latin fusion (The Drive).
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ZEDDCD 056DD
01 Apr 22
Jazz
On Time
On Time (WTN 4X4 mix) - (8:17) 121 BPM Hot
On Time (original version) - (8:24) 121 BPM
On Time (WTN 4x4 dub mix) - (7:26) 121 BPM
On Time (original dub version) - (7:28) 121 BPM
Review: Londoner Wipe The Needle (real name Lee Gomez) has previously proved adept at blurring the boundaries between soulful house, broken beat and jazz-funk, an undeniably attractive hybrid sound in keeping with the recent bruk revival. In its' original mix form (track two), 'On Time', his first outing for Z Records, is a brilliant slub of bruk-up boogie-funk smothered in spring-friendly soul - think woozy synths, crunchy broken beats, aqua-funk bass, twinkling jazz pianos and sublime lead vocals from Tornoto's Sacha Williamson. There's a vocal free dub of that take tagged onto the end of the EP, plus two '4x4' house versions: a stunning, EP-opening full vocal version that's simply gorgeous, and a killer, slightly stripped back 'dubstrumental' mix that pushes the killer bassline to the fore.
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ZEDD 12336
25 Mar 22
Deep House
Dougswana (Emmaculate Remix)
Dougswana (Emmaculate extended mix) - (8:19) 124 BPM Hot
Dougswana (Emmaculate instrumental mix) - (8:19) 124 BPM
Review: Two new remixes here of this Afro-flavoured production by Dave Lee in his Doug Wilis guise, which first came out back in 2007, and which was also remixed by Audiowhores the following year. The man picked to do the honours for 2022 is Emmaculate, AKA Chicago's Eric Welton, who doesn't flip the script too much, retaining the hi-life-ish feel of the Original but now augmenting the Rhodes that took the lead first time around with some scorching sax work. An Instrumental is also supplied, so if you'd rather dispense with the chanted male vox, you can.
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ZEDD 12334
11 Mar 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
Play 2 Win
Play 2 Win (Dave Lee Destination Boogie mix) - (7:16) 122 BPM Hot
Play 2 Win (Dave Lee's Taste The Bass dub) - (6:07) 122 BPM
Play 2 Win (acapella) - (3:18) 123 BPM
Review: Older heads, don't get it twisted! This isn't, as I first thought, our man Dave revisiting the Sharone track of the same name that came out on his Republic label way back in 1989, but rather a brand new cut that's serve up in a choice of three mixes. The Dave Lee Destination Boogie Mix is aptly titled and hence fairly self-explanatory, but as appealing as that sugar-sweet female vocal is, it's his Taste The Bass Dub that wins out for yours truly. Again, little explanation required there - and the same goes for the acapella that completes the package.
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ZEDD 12333
11 Feb 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
Saturday (Michael Gray Remixes)
Saturday (Michael Gray remix) - (7:18) 123 BPM Hot
Saturday (Michael Gray dub mix) - (6:00) 123 BPM
Saturday (Michael Gray remix edit) - (3:40) 123 BPM
Review: A slightly confusing release this, because these appear to be remixes of a track that's never actually been released in its original form. With no social media presence whatsoever, we'll also assume Risque Connection is another new alias for Mr Lee himself, the name presumably a nod to reggae producer Joe Isaacs' late 70s disco covers outfit Risco Connection. As for the record itself... well, you know Norma Jean Wright's 1978 original, and you probably know Lee's 2000 take with Taka Boom and East 57th Street's 1997 version with Donna Allen as well! No big surprises here, then, but with Gray and Lee at the helm you can't really go wrong, can you?
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ZEDD 12331
17 Dec 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Dave Lee's 2021 Essentials
Jungle - "Keep Moving" (Dave Lee Jungle Boogie mix) - (6:03) 120 BPM Hot
Prospect Park - "Shake It Up Tonight" (Dave Lee's Disco Re-Shake) - (7:20) 121 BPM
Matty, Monique & Monique Bingham - "Now What" (Sean McCabe remix) - (6:52) 123 BPM
The Sunburst Band & Dave Lee - "He Is" (Jimpster remix) - (7:22) 121 BPM
Roland Wrightangle, Darcus & Dave Lee - "In Your Blood" (Dave Lee?s Funk in the Music mix) - (6:55) 116 BPM
Colors - "Am I Gonna Be The One" (Dr Packer remix) - (7:42) 120 BPM
Ja'Shay - "Shout Hallelujah" (Dave Lee Redemption mix) - (7:58) 122 BPM
The Sunburst Band & Dave Lee - "Listen Love" (Louie Vega & Josh Milan remix) - (9:05) 127 BPM
Joey Negro & Sacha Williamson - "I Recognise" (Andres remix) - (6:24) 120 BPM
Pockets - "Work It Out" (Dave Lee Redemption mix) - (6:18) 118 BPM
The Blackbyrds - "Mysterious Vibes" (Sean McCabe Classic rework) - (8:50) 124 BPM
Raw Essence & Dave Lee - "Do You Love What You Feel" (Dr Packer edit) - (6:21) 122 BPM
Dave Lee, Horse Meat Disco & Angela Johnson - "Dancing Into The Stars" (Dave Lee Super Soulful mix - feat Angela Johnson) - (7:00) 120 BPM
Doug Willis & Dave Lee - "The Mighty Douglas" (Doug's Godbizniss mix) - (6:42) 122 BPM
Ruffneck - "The Power - The Rhythm" (Backroom Productions Feel The Music mix) - (5:25) 124 BPM
Prospect Park & Dave Lee - "The Kinda Love" (Jkriv original Vibe remix) - (8:04) 120 BPM
Mistura & Dave Lee - "Runnin'" (Dr Packer remix) - (6:34) 118 BPM
Crackazat - "Sensationalised" (orginal) - (5:21) 120 BPM
Review: Dave Lee's annual round-up of 'essential' cuts from the catalogue of his Z Records imprint is always worth picking up, and this year's edition is no different. Packed with high-grade disco, deep house and what would once have been called 'US garage' (that's soulful house, kids), it's a near faultless selection that will keep you in peak-time anthems for months to come. Our picks of an extremely strong bunch include the electric piano-heavy, downlow disco-funk bounce of 'In Your Blood' (a rare collaboration between Lee, Darcus and Roland Wrightangle), Sean McCabe's lusciously warm and groovy take on Matty, Monique and Monique Bingham's 'Now What', Andres' loopy, boogie-tinged deep house version of Joey Negro and Sacha Williamson's 'I Recognise', and Backroom Productions' recently reissued rework of their own 'The Rhythm' (as The Power).
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ZEDDDIGICD 056
10 Dec 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
In Your Blood
Roland Wrightangle & Darcus - "In Your Blood" (Dave Lee Funk In The Music mix) - (6:55) 116 BPM Hot
Roland Wrightangle, Darcus & Dave Lee - "In Your Blood" (Ron Basejam mix) - (7:22) 116 BPM
Roland Wrightangle & Darcus - "In Your Blood" (Dave Lee Bloody Dubby) - (6:02) 116 BPM
Review: 'In Your Blood' first cropped up on a 'Remixed With Love' release, which implies Roland Wrightangle & Darcus are real people and not just another new alias for the many-hatted Mr Lee, but we can't be entirely certain! Either way, 'In Your Blood' is certainly authentically 70s-sounding whichever of the three mixes you plump for - the raw, looping funk of the Dave Lee In The Music Mix, a slightly deeper/mellower/jazzier rub from Ron Basejam, or the fairly self-explanatory Dave Lee Bloody Dubby mix. Proof, were any required, that the boy from Essex still does it better than most!
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ZEDD 12319
26 Nov 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Shout Hallelujah (Dave Lee Redemption Mix)
Shout Hallelujah (Dave Lee Redemption mix) - (7:58) 122 BPM Hot
Shout Hallelujah (Dave Lee Brotherhood dub) - (5:34) 122 BPM
Shout Hallelujah (acapella) - (6:17) 122 BPM
Review: There's the Dave Lee who makes chart-busting dance anthems, there's the Dave Lee who's behind 23,497 disco cut-ups... and then there's the Dave Lee who's been responsible for some of the must sumptuous, soulful and sophisticated house music of the past 30 years. These remixes of US vocalist Liz Yancey AKA Ja'Shay's 1998 cut 'Shout Hallelujah', you'll be glad to hear, find us firmly in the latter territory - whether you plump for the main Redemption Mix, drop down a little deeper with the Brotherhood Dub or get creative with the Acapella, this is class in a glass, and a must for the soulful house lovers.
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ZEDD 12329
05 Nov 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Shake It Up Tonight
Shake It Up Tonight (Dave Lee's Disco Re-Shake) - (7:20) 121 BPM Hot
Shake It Up Tonight (Dave Lee's Jazzy Re-Shake) - (7:13) 121 BPM
Review: Essex's own disco don Dave Lee reassumes his late 90s/early 00s Prospect Park mantle for this Saturday night-friendly outing on his own long-running Z Records. There are no major surprises on offer, it has to be said - this is straight-up disco/soulful house of the kind that could have come out at any point in the past 25 years. What must ALSO be said, though, is that Dave does this sound waaaaay better than most - having helped invent it! - and with self-explanatory Disco Re-Shake and Jazzy Re-Shake mixes on offer, fans will be more than satisfied, with the latter's fluid jazz-funk geetar winning out for yours truly.
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ZEDD 12328
01 Oct 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Under The Influence Vol 9 (Digital Sampler)
Alena Arpels / Various
Executive Jam - "I'm Into Your Love" - (3:31) 116 BPM
La Voyage - "All Nite Affair" - (3:58) 124 BPM Hot
Frederick - "Move On" - (3:56) 122 BPM
Sharon Revoal - "Reaching For Our Star" - (3:39) 102 BPM
Basic Sounds Of Pittsburgh - "Down Beat" (Gimme Some Chitt'lins) - (3:06) 133 BPM
Horizon - "Give It Up" - (3:26) 123 BPM
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ZEDDCD 053DD
17 Sep 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Sean McCabe - Rotations & Reworks
The Blackbyrds - "Mysterious Vibes" (Sean McCabe Classic rework) - (8:50) 124 BPM
Matty & Monique Bingham - "Now What" (Sean McCabe remix) - (6:52) 123 BPM
Akabu & Dave Lee - "Timeline" (Sean McCabe Club rework) - (7:04) 123 BPM
The Sunburst Band & Dave Lee - "Far Beyond" (Sean McCabe Broken Down rework) - (7:14) 70 BPM
Soul Dhamma - "Don't Run Away" (Sean McCabe main mix) - (7:34) 124 BPM
The Sunburst Band & Dave Lee - "We Can Live Forever" (Ian Friday remix) - (7:15) 125 BPM
Bobby DAmbrosio & Michelle Weeks - "Moment Of My Life" (Dave Lee Xtended Re-Organ-ization) - (9:05) 121 BPM
Crackazat - "Crystal Eyes" (original mix) - (7:45) 119 BPM
Sean McCabe - "Reach Out" (Atjazz remix) - (8:36) 124 BPM
The Sunburst Band & Dave Lee - "Rough Times" (Sean McCabe Real Deal dub mix) - (6:24) 126 BPM
Soul Dhamma - "Don't Run Away" (Sean's Italo Piano dub) - (6:18) 124 BPM
Cookie - "Choose Me" (Dave Lee Fazor dub) - (4:31) 120 BPM
Al McKay Allstars - "Heed The Message" (Dave Lee extended mix) - (7:24) 120 BPM Hot
Akabu & Dave Lee - "Heatwave On Mars" (Kaytronix Heated remix) - (8:03) 126 BPM
Detroit Rising - "Little Bit" (Sean McCabe Moody remix) - (7:03) 123 BPM
Kenya - "Let Me" (Sean McCabe Main Reprise Intro remix) - (7:37) 120 BPM
Kola Kube, Choklate & Dave Lee - "Break My Heart" (Session Victim remix) - (5:43) 121 BPM
Mistura, Kendra Cash & Dave Lee - "Smile" (Shur-i-kan NY Style vocal mix) - (7:03) 124 BPM
Sean McCabe - "Love For Life" (extended mix) - (7:02) 114 BPM
Michelle Weeks - "Follow Your Dreams" (original mix) - (7:36) 126 BPM
Mistura & Dave Lee - "Tonight" (Dave Lee club mix) - (6:22) 126 BPM
The Sunburst Band & Dave Lee - "Turn It Out" (IG Culture Streamline dub) - (5:38) 124 BPM
Sean McCabe - "Who's Foolin Who" (extended mix) - (5:57) 120 BPM
Neapolitan Soul - "Welcome To The Dub (Phunky Trip)" (original mix) - (11:42) 121 BPM
The Sunburst Band, Vivienne McKone & Dave Lee - "Trust Me" (DJ Spinna Nostalgic Future dub) - (6:33) 122 BPM
Opolopo - "Candy Coated Perfection" (Pezzner Chopstrumental) - (8:01) 120 BPM
Pacha - "One Kiss" (Dave Lee club mix) - (5:28) 124 BPM
Sean McCabe & Taliwa - "Finally" (Sean McCabe's Broken Down dub) - (5:34) 124 BPM
Agora & Dave Lee - "Brazilian Coffee" (Dave Lee club mix) - (6:34) 122 BPM
The Sunburst Band & Dave Lee - "Definition Of Luv" (Sean McCabe Definition Of dub) - (7:18) 123 BPM
Steal Vybe - "It's Real" (Dave Lee club mix) - (8:33) 126 BPM
Review: After several successful releases together, UK soulful house stalwart Sean McCabe returns to ZR, this time for a remix/mix album. We handed over the keys to the vaults of Z Records parts and let him run wild in his underpants. The album features 6 new exclusive McCabe remixes - Monique Bingham, Blackbyrds, The Sunburst Band and Soul Dharma, plus Sean's interpretation of an unreleased Akabu song Time Line". That's all alongside many of Sean's classic remixes, plus his personal favourites from the extensive ZR catalog and a DJ mix.
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ZEDDDIGICD 055
03 Sep 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Dancing Into The Stars
Dancing Into The Stars (Dave Lee Super Soulful mix) - (7:00) 120 BPM Hot
Dancing Into The Stars (Horse Meat Disco dub Wise vocal mix) - (6:41) 120 BPM
Dancing Into The Stars (extended DJ Friendly edit) - (10:24) 120 BPM
Review: Horse Meat Disco and Dave Lee previously collaborated on a number of tracks for the former's fine debut album, Love and Dancing, so it's no surprise to see them revisit their previous hook-up with Angela Johnson, 'Dancing Into The Stars'. Lee kicks off proceedings with a 'Super Soulful' mix that joins the dots between warming deep, soulful house, colourful jazz-funk and joyous boogie, before Horse Meat Disco channel the spirit of Patrick Cowley on their throbbing 'Dub Wise Vocal Mix'. Arguably best of all though is the EP-closing 'extended DJ Friendly edit', a ten-minute chunk of celebratory disco-boogie brilliance that's as positive, sunny and cheery as you'd expect.
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ZEDD 12325
20 Aug 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Life's Better With Disco
Doug Willis / Dave Lee / Various
Firefly - "Love Is Gonna Be On Your Side" (Dave Lee Love Emergency mix) - (9:48) 115 BPM Hot
Harlequin Fours - "Set It Off" (Walter Gibbons mix) - (9:33) 111 BPM
Crackazat - "Sensationalised" - (5:21) 120 BPM
Joey Allegro - "I Can Feel Your Body Rock" (Dave Lee's 2021 Reboot) - (6:53) 122 BPM
Doug Willis & Dave Lee - "The Mighty Douglas" (Doug's Godbizniss mix) - (6:42) 122 BPM
Hi Voltage - "Lets Get Horny" (Michael Gray remix) - (6:31) 124 BPM
Johnny Dynell - "Rhythm Of Love" (Larry Levan's Garage dub) - (5:33) 116 BPM
Ruffneck - "The Power - The Rhythm" (Backroom Productions Feel The Music mix) - (5:25) 124 BPM
Jupiter Beyond - "The River Drive" (Dave Lee's Straight To The Point edit) - (6:29) 125 BPM
Masters Of The Universe & Dave Lee - "Check It Out" - (6:12) 120 BPM
Jayenne & Dave Lee - "Love Fantasy" (Dr Packer remix) - (8:48) 122 BPM
The Sunburst Band & Dave Lee - "Just Do It" (2021 Remaster) - (8:00) 123 BPM
The Joneses - "Summer Groove" (The Revenge edit) - (5:19) 126 BPM
JKriv & Adeline - "Vertigo" (Yuksek remix) - (5:31) 120 BPM
Doug Willis & Dave Lee - "Spread Love" (Alex Kenji Future Disco mix) - (6:25) 125 BPM
Pockets - "Work It Out" (Dave Lee Redemption mix) - (6:18) 118 BPM
Kikkit & Dave Lee - "Love Fixation" (Blaze Fix mix) - (5:33) 118 BPM
Jesse G - "That's Hot" (JN re-edit) - (6:15) 122 BPM
Foreal People, Taana Gardner & Dave Lee - "Gotta Thing" (2021 Remaster) - (7:00) 123 BPM
Prospect Park & Dave Lee - "The Kinda Love" (Jkriv Kinda Boogie mix) - (6:44) 120 BPM
Bottin & Jupiter - "Sage Comme Une Image" (club mix) - (6:03) 115 BPM
Opolopo - "Stroke My Disco" - (6:54) 123 BPM
Raw Essence & Dave Lee - "Sweet Embrace" (JN club mix) - (8:59) 125 BPM
Doug Willis & Dave Lee - "Two Tons Of Doug" - (7:48) 128 BPM
Vinzerelli - "Skate Dancer" - (6:33) 119 BPM
AC Soul Symphony & Dave Lee - "Manhattan Skyline" (JN Spirit Of '77 extended mix) - (11:06) 122 BPM
Torrill - "Over And Over" - (7:20) 126 BPM
Secret Sounds - "Come Back Home" (JN club mix) - (7:24) 127 BPM
Sean McCabe - "Love For Life" (feat Renn - John Morales M+M main mix) - (9:10) 114 BPM
Doug Willis & Dave Lee - "Doug's Disco Theme" - (7:19) 120 BPM
Mistura, Kadija Kamara & Dave Lee - "Better Things To Come" (JN Sunburst dub) - (6:50) 123 BPM
The New Yorkers - "My Baby Knows (I Like It)" - (5:41) 117 BPM
Raw Essence & Dave Lee - "The Lovin Game" (JN club mix) - (8:09) 127 BPM
Sessomatto & Dave Lee - "I'm Back" - (7:47) 129 BPM
The Disco Fox - "The Fox" (JN re-edit) - (8:01) 131 BPM
TC James & The Fist-O-Funk Orchestra - "Get Up On Your Feet" (Walter Gibbons mix) - (11:11) 112 BPM
Sir James Randolph - "She Is Good" (JN edit) - (4:39) 122 BPM
Doug Willis & Dave Lee - "Disco Owl" - (5:16) 134 BPM
Review: As the title suggests, this fantastic - and let's face it, pleasingly epic - compilation showcases some of the many disco-centric cuts in the Z Records vaults, throwing in a few exclusives (see Dave Lee's fantastic, hybrid disco-boogie rework of Firefly's 'Love is Gonna Be on Your Side') for good measure. Such is the high-quality threshold that picking stand outs is tough, but our picks of a very strong bunch include the slick, boogie-funk brilliance of Crackazat's 'Sensationalized', Larry Levan's vintage, delay-heavy synth dub of Johnny Dynell's 'Rhythm of Love', the stomping disco-house release of 'Gotta Thing (2021 Remaster)' by Foreal People, Taana Gardner and Dave Lee, and John Morales' epic rework of Sean McCabe's 'Love For Life'. As the old saying goes, this is all killer and no filler.
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ZEDDDIGICD 054
23 Jul 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Listen Love
Listen Love (Dave Lee Jazz Funk Renaissance mix) - (8:00) 125 BPM Hot
The Sunburst Band & Dave Lee - "Listen Love" (Louie Vega & Josh Milan remix) - (9:05) 127 BPM
Listen Love (Dave Lee Flute Reboot) - (5:27) 125 BPM
The Sunburst Band & Dave Lee - "Listen Love" (Louie Vega & Josh Milan dub) - (8:46) 127 BPM
Review: While Dave Lee has donned many aliases over the years, and worked on many projects, you get the feel that the Sunburst Band, his musician-led tribute to the jazz-funk, disco and boogie of his youth, brings him most joy. 'Listen Love', the first new Sunburst Band single for some time, is certainly a joyous and exuberant affair, especially in its EP-opening 'Jazz Funk Renaissance Mix' form. This is little less than a carnival-ready dance through Brazilian jazz-funk pastures topped off by a superb, partially improvised lead vocal from Wayne Hernandez. Louie Vega and Josh Milan join forces to deliver two headline grabbing reworks: an expansive, full vocal Latin house take and a driving dancefloor dub that's as sweaty and breathless as they come.
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ZEDD 12323
09 Jul 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
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