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Z Records
Played by: Dj XS (FVUK), Dave Lee ZR, Craig Charles Funk And Soul, Roast Beatz, YAM WHO?, J&M BROTHERS, Shaka Loves You, BRENDON P, 80's Child
Review: Though not as celebrated as some of its contemporaries, Patrice Rushen's 1980 single "Never Gonna Give You Up" is undoubtedly a breezy, sweet-as-sugar disco treat. It arguably didn't need remixing, though if there's one man guaranteed to give it a great makeover it's housemaster turned disco don Joey Negro. He delivers killer vocal and instrumental versions, both of which give more prominence to the original beats, killer bassline, spacey synths and horns, waiting to introduce the sweeping orchestration - a dominant feature of Rushen's 1980 version - until the later stages of the track. They're the kind of mixes Tom Moulton may have produced back in the day, and there's no higher praise for a disco remixer than that.
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ZEDD 12267
26 Oct 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
26 Oct 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Dave Lee ZR, Juno Recommends Disco, JKriv (Razor-N-Tape), Till Von Sein, BRENDON P, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), Sould Out
Review: If this sounds like the work of NYC disco band Escort, there's a very good reason - both the producer "JKriv" and guest vocalist, Adeline, are both members of the band. The good news is that "Vertigo" is every bit as good as Escort's finest moments (think "Starlight", "Love in Indigo", "A Bright New Life" etc.), with Adeline providing a stellar vocal atop JKriv's killer bassline, pianos, strings and Nile Rodgers style guitars. The accompanying "Dub" rework is naturally a little heavier and more arpeggio-driven, with JKriv making great use of carefully placed dub delays and cosmic noises.
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ZEDD 12266
12 Oct 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
12 Oct 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: As the title suggests, this tasty EP sees Z Records boss Dave Lee AKA Joey Negro get his hands on two popular cuts by contemporary American electrofunk outfit The APX. Lee does a particularly impressive job on "Sweet Surrender", first laying down a club-ready '80s soul style vocal revision full of elastic synth-bass, Jam and Lewis chords and Midnight Starr guitar hooks, before delivering a sparse, groove-driven and delay-laden Dub that's so authentic to the duo's 1980s inspirations that it could have been released by Solar Records in 1984. The same could arguably be said about the slower and even more loved-up flex of Lee's "Future Boogie" mix of "Lose Yourself To The Groove", which is available in both vocal and instrumental flavours.
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ZEDD 12265
06 Sep 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
06 Sep 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Dave Lee ZR, FINGERMAN, YAM WHO?, Marcel Vogel, Juno Recommends Disco, Tonbe, BRENDON P, 80's Child, Chuggin Edits, Disco Funk Spinner - D.F.S, Fouk, Nightmares on Wax
Review: Less than a month after Joey Negro dropped the original version of "Distorting Space Time" - a Lonnie Liston-Smith inspired chunk of intergalactic party disco rich in trippy instrumentation - as part of the vinyl-only Space Time EP, we're treated to a digital edition containing a trio of tasty reworks. Top of the pile is deep house don Ron Trent's sublime revision, which is not only typically warm, woozy and percussion rich, but also makes great use of dub delays and Joey Nergo's spacey FX. Elsewhere, Fouk successfully breaks up the beats on a formidably jazzy and bass-heavy interpretation, while Negro's own "Space Funk" take sits somewhere between luscious turn-of-the-80s jazz-funk and starlit electrofunk. The producer's use of crunchy Clavinet lines and talkbox scat vocals is particularly alluring.
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ZEDD 12264
24 Aug 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
24 Aug 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
Joey Negro / Various
Sweet Touch - "Live It Up" (feat Jocelyn Brown - DJ Friendly edit - album Exclusive) - (5:57) 125 BPM
Joey Negro & Horse Meat Disco & Angela Johnson - "Dancing Into The Stars" (feat Angela Johnson -Horse Meat Disco dub Wise vocal Mix- album Exclusive) - (6:41) 120 BPM
Played by: Dave Lee ZR, FINGERMAN, YAM WHO?, Limpodisco, Alan Dixon, BRENDON P, SITUATION, Ruff Diamond
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ZEDDDIGICD 042
27 Jul 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
27 Jul 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
Joey Negro / Various
Played by: Dave Lee ZR, Lexx, Faze Action, RocknRolla Soundsystem, Juno Recommends Disco, Michael The Lion
Review: It may have taken eight years, but Joey Negro has finally got round to putting together a follow-up to his superb Backstreet Brit Funk compilation. Like its predecessor, this sequel shines a light on Britain's under-appreciated musical response to the U.S soul, jazz-funk, disco and electro scenes of the late 70s and early 80s. On the whole, the showcased tracks are altogether deeper selections than those found on volume one, meaning obscure highlights come thick and fast. These include - but definitely aren't limited to - the low-slung disco-funk of Rick Clarke's "Potion", the glassy-eyed breeziness of Paradise's "Stop and Think", the footworker-friendly jazz-funk riot of Touchdown's "Ease Your Mind" and the samba-soaked carnival flavours of "Brazeila" by Brazeila. Oh, and a killer dub of Janet Kay's overlooked Brit-boogie classic "Eternally Grateful" that has never before been released.
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ZEDDCD 044DD
13 Jul 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
13 Jul 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Joey Negro's "Love Hangover", a brilliant disco-house cover of the Diana Ross classic of the same name, is the gift that keeps on giving. Here, the eight anniversary 2016 re-master is bundled with two brand new re-rubs by Micky More and Andy Tee. They begin with the "Classic Disco Blend" revision, which is notably looser and more orchestrated in tone than Joey Negro's disco-house original, with the duo allowing every instrument used to sparkle at some point in the mix a-la original Salsoul mixer Tom Moulton. In contrast, their "Groove Culture Blend" beefs up the bottom end and loops key sections for a heavier disco-house vibe.
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ZEDD 12263
06 Jul 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
06 Jul 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
VARIOUS
Played by: Dave Lee ZR, Faze Action, Superbreak, Juno Recommends Disco, JKriv (Razor-N-Tape), Sould Out
Review: For the sixth instalment in Z Records impeccable "Under The Infliuence" series of crate-digging compilations, boss man Dave Lee (AKA Joey Negro) has turned to fellow London scene veterans Simon and Robin Lee, AKA Faze Action. Their selections are, as expected, superb, mixing their own edits of familiar favourites (Midway's ace "Set It Off" and Mikki's "Dance Lover" for starters) with material that's as obscure and over-looked as you'd expect. Standouts in the latter category include the smooth '80s boogie of Leston Paul's "All Nite Tonight", the sublime Afro-disco of Bebe Manga, the thrillingly up-tempo hustle of Oscar Perry's "Body Movements", some superb South American disco from Don Lurio and Michele Claire's lesser-known version of disco favourite "In The Bush".
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ZEDDCD 043DD
15 Jun 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
15 Jun 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Dave Lee ZR, Dicky Trisco, Kraak & Smaak, YAM WHO?, Dr Packer, Juno Recommends Disco, Tonbe, J&M BROTHERS, BRENDON P
Review: While Dave Lee (best-known as Joey Negro) has always dealt in disco-fied dancefloor grooves, few of his projects are quite as mirrorball-focused as his Doug Willis material. Here he dons the tongue-in-cheek, Neighbours-inspired alias for the first time in four years. There are two fresh cuts to set the pulse racing: the jaunty, piano-heavy, slightly housed-up gospel disco swirl of happy-go-lucker opener "Risky Biznizz" and the heady, heavily orchestrated peak-time disco brilliance of "Doug's Disco Theme", whose stabbing string motifs are particularly memorable. Also included in the EP are two fresh remixes of Willis classics, with Dr Packer's smooth, delay-laden, roller disco-goes-deep house version of "Skate Dancer" just edging out the tougher Re-Tide & Moon Rocket disco-house rework of "Crystal Lover".
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ZEDD 12260
01 Jun 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
01 Jun 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Dicky Trisco, YAM WHO?, Superbreak, Kisk, Dr Packer, Juno Recommends Disco, JKriv (Razor-N-Tape), BRENDON P, Chewy Rubs, Sould Out
Review: Part two of a picture sleeve, special release for Record Store Day 2018, featuring new and exclusive remixes of American legend D.C. LaRue. "Overture" (Folamour Orchestra mix) sees the French rising star deliver a glimmering boogie-down perspective for the late night, while Crazy P main man James Baron dons the Ron Basejam alias again - for a sunny dub of "Do You Want The Real Thing?" from the 1978 motion picture Thank God It's Friday. The always reliable Idjut Boys lend their deft hands to a remix of "Let Them Dance" from 1978's classic Confessions LP and closing out this fine remix package on the flip is the Razor-N-Tape affiliated J-Kriv: serving up another 'respectful edit', this time of "Cathedrals".
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ZEDD 12259DD
18 May 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
18 May 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Dave Lee ZR, The Allergies, Valique, Craig Charles Funk And Soul, FINGERMAN, Faze Action, Don Dayglow, Chris Coco, Dr Packer, Juno Recommends Disco, In Flagranti, J&M BROTHERS, Markus Schneider / Robot Scientists, BRENDON P, 80's Child
Review: Back in the day, D.C LaRue was one of the undoubted stars of the underground disco scene, so it makes perfect sense that Z Records boss Dave Lee has bagged a swathe of new remixes. Lee dons the familiar Joey Negro alias to kick things off with a brilliant extended interpretation of all-time LaRue fave "Cathedrals", before Ron Basejam wraps spacey synth solos and fluttering flutes around a killer slow disco groove on his fantastic rub of "Do You Want The Real Thing". Elsewhere, Glitterbox regular Dr Packer provides a rolling, delay-laden take on "Indiscreet" rich in killer disco interpretation that could well be the EP's highlight, while the Idjut Boys serve up a typically trippy, dub disco powered "Beats" version of "Let Them Dance".
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ZEDD 12258DD
04 May 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
04 May 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Juno Recommends Disco, Juno Recommends Funky House, BRENDON P, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze)
Review: For the uninitiated, Detroit Rising is a fluid collective of leading jazz and funk musicians from the Motor City, including former members of P-funk legends Parliament/Funkadelic. Here, "Little Bit", one of the highlights from the band's latest album, A Cosmic Jazz-Funk Adventure, is given a club makeover by Z Records regular Sean McCabe. As you'd expect, the Bristol-based Welshman's main "Remix" is a simmering soulful house delight, with superb new instrumentation complimenting Detroit Rising's on-point original parts. The "Dub" is slightly breezier and sunnier interpretation, while the "Moody Mix" doffs a cap to the soulful deep house electronics of long serving British deep house producer Atjazz.
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ZEDD 12255
13 Apr 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
13 Apr 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Dave Lee ZR
Review: Five years ago, Shur-I-Kan successfully reworked "Smile", a 2012 single from Dave Lee's lesser-known Mistura project. Such was the success of Tom Szirtes's re-rubs that Lee has asked the former Freerange man to provide rubs of the previously unheard Mistura cut "Love to the Limit". There's a wonderfully positive, retro-futurist feel to the veteran producer's Club Mix, which weaves Bridgett Grace's classic-sounding vocal in and out of a backing track laden with jaunty New Jersey organ stabs, sweeping chords and a tactile, early U.S garage groove. It comes accompanied by two late night dubs: the muscular, driving deepness of the Request Dub, where filtered piano riffs and delay-laden vocal snippets cluster around a thumping groove, and the Tony Humphries-meets-Frankie Knuckles flex of the wonderfully warm Zanzibar Dub.
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ZEDD 12256
23 Mar 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
23 Mar 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
Colin Curtis / Various
Mark Murphy & Viva Brasil - "Someone To Light Up My Life (Se Todos Fossem Iguais A Voce)" - (2:55) 131 BPM
Played by: Dave Lee ZR
Review: During the British jazz-dance scene's late '70s and early '80s boom, there were few DJs that the dancers loved more than Colin Curtis. Still DJing today after 50 years behind the decks, Curtis was a natural choice to put together Z Records' first compilation dedicated to jazz-dance, jazz-funk and fusion sounds. The album is something of a stunner, all told, full of deep selections, floor-burning favourites and high-grade workouts. There's naturally plenty of Latin jazz flavours on show, high-octane thrillers (See Eric Kloss's "The Samba Express"), swinging jazz-funk (check the superb Charles Earland track) and the kind of extended wig-outs that just make you want to bust some serious shapes.
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ZEDDCD 042DD
09 Mar 18
Jazz
09 Mar 18
Jazz
Review: You might not have heard of Al McKay, but you'll certainly have heard some of his music. The songwriter, producer and musician has been a member of some legendary funk, soul and disco outfits over the years, including Earth, Wind and Fire and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band. Here, UK disco/house titan Joey Negro sprinkles some magic on a previously unheard cut from the veteran's "Allstars" project. Predictably, the Z Records boss does a terrific job gently building up the instrumentation and vocals on his Extended Remix, turning in a superb retro-futurist disco-funk workout. As well as a great Instrumental version you also get a sparse, delay-laden, Dub style "Reprise" that's every bit as funky as its' predecessors despite its lack of heavy kicks and snares.
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ZEDD 12254
09 Mar 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
09 Mar 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
Joey Negro & Horse Meat Disco & Angela Johnson - "Dancing Into The Stars" (extended DJ Friendly edit) - (10:24) 120 BPM
The Sunburst Band & Pete Simpson - "Why Wait For Tomorrow" (Al Kent Disco Madness version - Record Store Day edit) - (8:18) 120 BPM
Timmy Vegas & Kerry Davies - "Get Yourself Together" (Timmy's B'ham Disco Authority mix) - (6:35) 120 BPM
The Sunburst Band & Donna Gardier & Diane Charlemagne - "The Secret Life Of Us" (original mix) - (5:44) 117 BPM
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ZEDDDIGICD 041
03 Nov 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
03 Nov 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Those with good memories may remember the original version of "Surrender". A big disco-house number in Dave 'Joey Negro' Lee's classic style, the Taka Boom-voiced club anthem first hit stores way back in 2001. While that release was full of filter-heavy funky and soulful house versions, this revived edition re-invents it as a sweeping, string-drenched disco treat. In other words, DJ Fudge's fresh remix is more Salsoul than Daft Punk; so much so, in fact, that it feels like a long lost relic of the original disco era, rather than a remix of a 16 year-old soulful house bomb. If you dig disco, then you really need it in your life.
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ZEDD 12253
13 Oct 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
13 Oct 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Dicky Trisco, YAM WHO?, Juno Recommends Disco, Tonbe, BRENDON P, Jakobin & Domino, Space Echo, SITUATION
Review: A chilled Brazilian-tinged boogie cut from the recent Joey Negro epic entitled Produced With Love gets transformed into a piano fuelled, peaktime banger by Swedish jazz musician/producer Crackazat. He retains the Latino flavour of the original but 'adds bags of dance floor energy.' Dave Lee has been one of the most prolific producers in dance music over the last three decades and we would highly recommend the album to anyone who considers themselves a fan of proper house, disco or soul music. It features collaborations with such legends as Diane Charlemagne, Linda Clifford and Alex Mills. In addition to remixes of recent heroes of the scene such as Horse Meat Disco and Peven Everett.
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ZEDD 12252
15 Sep 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
15 Sep 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Joey Negro & Linda Clifford - "Won't Let Go" (feat Linda Clifford - Black Loops remix) - (7:28) 122 BPM
Review: Half the fun of each new Ibiza season is the accompanying DJ mix albums that ensue. Here it's the turn of Z Records' legend, Joey Negro, who compiles and selects Z Records Presents Ibiza 2017. With Joey Negro you know you will always get an expert blend of house and disco, new and old. Here we see exclusives rub shoulders with first time digital virgins. Highlights include Dr Packer's thumping edit of "Change Position (88)" by Brooklyn Express, the hazy bass twangs of "Phantom" by A Band Called Flash and the warm electro of "It's More Fun To Compute" by Negro himself.
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ZEDDDIGICD 040
28 Jul 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
28 Jul 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
Joey Negro / Various
Played by: George Kelly, Chris Massey, Valique, Seamus Haji, FINGERMAN, Dr Packer, Juno Recommends Disco, Tonbe, Dave Lee / Joey Negro, Michael The Lion, Alan Dixon, BRENDON P, 80's Child, That Needs an Edit/Pete Le Freq, Chuggin Edits
Review: Influential and prolific, Dave Lee has been one of house music's major proponents of soulful, disco-tinged, vocal tracks. Without question, he was instrumental in its development. Produced With Love is only the second ever Joey Negro album to be released and the first for more than 20 years. It proves that dance music with character still exists and rather than rely on sampling older records, the overwhelming majority of music is newly recorded. Rest assured that there's quite the supporting cast here, on the vocal front: the late great Diane Charlemagne on "Overnight Sensation", Canadian songstress and frequent Nick Holder collaborator Sacha Williamson on "I Recognize" and the legendary Linda Clifford on "Won't Let Go". Fellow London disco dons Horsemeat Disco collaborate on "Dancing Into The Stars" too. The second half of the collection focuses on Lee's impeccable remixes and yes: there is a version of "Must Be The Music" and a track by the inimitable Peven Everett entitled "Love Is Thicker Than Water" alongside several other gems.
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ZEDDCD 041DD
30 Jun 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
30 Jun 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: While Dave 'Joey Negro' Lee is a man of many talents, it would be fair to say that his speciality is creating impeccable blends of disco, boogie and soulful house. That's exactly what you get from "Must Be The Music (Original Disco Mix)", a brilliantly breezy and club-ready excursion full of slick female vocals, Nile Rodgers style guitars, undulating strings and colourful, boogie style synth flourishes. In some ways, it feels like a slightly more house-centric take on Lee's similarly minded work as part of the Sunburst Band. It's accompanied by a superb dub, where Lee's chosen musicians take it in turns to deliver killer synth and guitar solos over a chunkier, boogie-driven beat. In other words, it's another strong release from the Z Records founder.
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ZEDD 12248
16 Jun 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
16 Jun 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Dave Lee ZR, Ross Couch, Dicky Trisco, FINGERMAN, YAM WHO?, Hot Toddy, Juno Recommends Disco, Tonbe, Erik Rug, Massimo Vanoni (The Smoker), 80's Child, That Needs an Edit/Pete Le Freq, Chuggin Edits, SITUATION, FRAN DEEPER
Review: Z Records head honcho, Joey Negro, is back with a super sunny party jam, "Stomp Your Feet", of which the "Extended Mix" is a warm and bouncy retro boogie clap-fest. Negro also provides a spicier dub and the Tropical percussion loop-fest "Stomp Your Beats". However it's Hot Toddy's remixes here, a pulsating arpeggiated space-disco rework of the tile track and a fizzy and aquatic "Underwater Dub", that really stand out.
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ZEDD 12247
02 Jun 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
02 Jun 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Dave Lee ZR, Ross Couch, FINGERMAN, YAM WHO?, Dr Packer, Juno Recommends Disco, Tonbe, BRUNO FROM IBIZA, Alan Dixon, 80's Child, Andy Buchan, Chuggin Edits, Sould Out, SITUATION, Bach Music, Alioscia Mele, Disco Funk Spinner - D.F.S, OPOLOPO, Larse
Review: Opolopo barely puts a foot wrong, so it's little surprise to find that this collection of Bits N Bobs is really rather good. Highlights include the sparkling, jazz funk-goes-deep house swing of "Put Your Cap On", the P-funk bass and squiggly D-Train synths of "Spray Tan" and the swirling, life-affirming disco-house bump of "Stroke My Disco", where cut-glass string loops and crunchy Clavinet lines ride a relentless groove. Elsewhere, he further enhances his disco/house fusion credentials via the intricately produced, musically expansive warmth of "The Lakedown Stomp", before rounding things off via the bubbly Dam Funk synth solos, Chez Damier chords and snare-heavy drums of jammed-out highlight "Eventide".
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ZEDD 12244
12 May 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
12 May 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
Joey Negro / Various
Review: Over the years, Joey Negro has delivered compilations focusing on a wide range of styles and sub-genres, including soulful disco, Italo-house, early U.S disco-rap, and Washington D.C go-go. Now he's turned his attention to electro, the style that did more than any other to inspire Britain's first wave of DJs and dance music producers. This "personal collection" contains a mixture of stone-cold scene classics - Aleem's Leroy Burgess-fronted "Release Yourself", Hashim's scene anthem "Al Naayafiysh (The Soul)" and Dwayne Omar's P-funk influenced "This Party's Jam Packed" - alongside deeper selections such as Kosmic Light Force's brilliant - and hard to find - L.A electrofunk classic "Mysterious Waves", and The Russell Brothers thrillingly intergalactic "The Party Scene".
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ZEDDCD 040DD
03 Mar 17
Electro
03 Mar 17
Electro
Joey Negro / Various
Played by: Dr Packer, Juno Recommends Funky House, Tonbe, Alien Disco Sugar / Leonidas DeeJay, Murder He Wrote, BRENDON P, Alioscia Mele, Vito & Druzzi
Review: With the 2016 Ibiza summer season in full swing, Dave 'Joey Negro' Lee has gathered together a bumper collection of label tracks that are currently doing the business on the White Isle. There are few surprises amongst the 28 selections - think swinging piano-house, soulful grooves, sun-kissed broken beat, contemporary disco reworks and synth-heavy boogie-house - but the quality threshold remains remarkably high throughout. Highlights include Lee's glistening 2016 re-rub of his vintage Doug Willis anthem "Spread Love", a deliciously loose and synth-laden Fouk rework of The Sunburst Band, the bad-ass boogie business of Spirit Catcher's "Rendez-Vous", and a killer 1995 rework of Fonda Rae's "Over Like A Fat Rat" from U.S house legend Victor Simonelli.
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ZEDDDIGICD 038
05 Aug 16
Funky/Club House
05 Aug 16
Funky/Club House
Various
Plunky & Oneness Of Ju Ju & Virtania Tillery - "Electric Ju Ju Nation/Keep It Moving" (original mix) - (5:18) 115 BPM
Played by: YAM WHO?
Review: It's always a joy when a new Under The Influence compilation arrives from Z Records HQ. Even better when it's curated by none other than Sean P, the veteran disco/boogie producer pal of Joey Negro. Sean's diggin' skills are so legendary he even had his own section in the Music & Video Exchange and here he puts these skills to use, rustling up 27 dance obscurities. Highlights include the lo-fi UK funk jam "Bye Bye Baby" by Joanne Ellis, the dubbed-out punky bass mantra "Trinidad Rock" by King David and the percussion frenzy of Jimmy Spencer's mad cover of "Summertime".
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ZEDDCD 039DD
29 Jul 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
29 Jul 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Chicago's Kenya is a housewife who became an esteemed Christian soul singer following a 'cosmic enlightenment' that showed her the way. Having heard "Let Me" (from her My Own Skin album), Joey Negro has signed her up, enlisting Sean McCabe to rework the tune for the right kind of dancefloors. Clocking in around nine minutes, the "vocal mix" a smooth and luxurious ride through vintage jazzy house, dripping in golden-toned Fender Rhodes chords. Elsewhere there's the aquatic sounding '90s retro house of the "Let Me Out Dub" and the Brand New Heavies-esqe organic jazz-funk of the "Classic Soul Mix". Chic.
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ZEDD 12240
17 Jun 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
17 Jun 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Hailing from Wales, but Bristol-based and with his heart even further afield, Sean McCabe is a strong UK presence on the international soulful house circuit thanks to album, It's Time. "Everything's Alright" was on that LP and it now gets a variety of remix treatments; Art Of Tones opts for breezy, melodic production, complete with New York organ riffs and hints of gospel. Elsewhere McCabe delivers his own dub version which is much more clubbier and boasts a slight speed garage edge. Also included is the ponderous "Love For Life" which is presented in two deeper forms by John Morales.
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ZEDD 12239
21 Mar 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
21 Mar 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Played by: Goodgroove Records, Dave Lee ZR, George Kelly, Mat Hoods, Kraak & Smaak, Pete Haigh, FINGERMAN, YAM WHO?, Flash Atkins, Dr Packer, Juno Recommends Disco, Tonbe, JKriv (Razor-N-Tape), Rayko, Alien Disco Sugar / Leonidas DeeJay, Makala, Evil Smarty, Weedyman, Alan Dixon, Till Von Sein, MR ABSOLUTT, Ziggy Phunk, KS French, Werkshy, BRENDON P, Louie Vega, 80's Child, South Beach Recycling, DJ Andy Smith, Napoleon, Mike Woods, Downunder Disco, SEEN ON TV, Disco Funk Spinner - D.F.S, Balearic Mike & Ben Monk
Review: Given his credentials and track record, it's unsurprising that original disco and boogie artists are willing to let Joey Negro play around with their biggest hits. His first stab at this kind of multi-track remix, 2014's Remixed With Love, was such a success that he's decided to unleash another swathe of revisions over two vinyl double-packs. This edition features some killer reworks, including a sublime, on-point rearrangement of Gwen McRae's "Keep The Fire Burning" and a rolling, dubbed-out version of Grace Jones' "Pull Up To The Bumper" that rivals Larry Levan's classic remix. The veteran producer also successfully turns Pockets' "Come Go With Me" into a classic soulful house rub, and pushes Thelma Houston's "I'm Here Again" further towards disco anthem territory.
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ZEDDCD 038DD
04 Mar 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
04 Mar 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Released last June, Opolopo's Superconductor LP, is the gift that keeps on giving. We've had a string of album tracks remixed ever since and here is the latest batch. First up Nachtbreaker tackles Feels Good 2 Me, delivering a muscular, celebratory house workout in the process. The euphoria escalates on Rhemi's rework of "Spare Me The Details" - all jazzy synths and sing-along vocals. There's even an instrumental in case the latter proves a bit too much for those who don't like to be distracted from the groove.
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ZEDD 12237
25 Jan 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
25 Jan 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
The Sunburst Band - "The Secret Life Of Us Feat Donna Gardier & Diane Charlemagne" (The Reflex revision) - (7:10) 117 BPM
Played by: THE REFLEX
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ZEDDDIGICD 037STEMS
11 Jan 16
Deep House
11 Jan 16
Deep House
Various
Opolopo & Diane Charlemagne - "Round And Round" (feat Diane Charlemagne Opolopo 4 To The Floor mix) - (8:35) 120 BPM
Review: A UK disco master with almost 30 years experience, when Dave Lee aka Joey Negro presents his selections we all sit up and listen. Here's his take on the year that was and it's brimming with 19 rich and rewarding gems to see us through the holidays. Highlights include the deep gospel shuffle of "Reach Out (Atjaz remix)" by Sean McCabe, the sizzling crackle of camp disco accelerator "Unique (New York Underground mix)" by Danube Dance & Kim Cooper and Pezzner's warm synth funk rework of "Candy Coated Perfection" by Opolopo and Diane Charlemagne.
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ZEDDDIGICD 036
14 Dec 15
Deep House
14 Dec 15
Deep House
Review: With Christmas party season in full swing, Joey Negro has decided to reissue a couple of classic jams from his disco/boogie/jazz-funk revival project, The Sunburst Band. Both "Here Comes The Sunburst Band" and "U Make Me Hot" were featured on the expansive live outfit's 1998 debut album, and one of the contained remixes of the latter track - by long-serving smooth groover Yam Who - first saw the light of day on vinyl in 2004. The other remixes, though, are brand new. Fouk turns "Here Comes The Sunburst Band" into a spiraling, toughened-up disco-house smasher, before jazz-leaning producer Daniel Producer delivers vocal and instrumental versions of "U Make Me Hot" that sit somewhere between smooth hip-hop soul and vintage Herbie Hancock.
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ZEDD 12235
07 Dec 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
07 Dec 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
Joey Negro / Various
Played by: Dave Lee ZR, Seamus Haji, Dr Packer, Get Down Edits, Alien Disco Sugar (Leonidas DeeJay), BRENDON P, 80's Child, SEEN ON TV
Review: Hit makers Rodgers and Edwards' mammothly influential Chic songs enjoy one of the finest curatorial salutes from UK disco's most discerning torch-bearer/creator Dave Lee. Digging deep into his vaults and unearthing some of the best homages, references and blatant covers, Negro join the dots and delivers some rarities you may have never heard before. Get lost in the music of She's shiny guitar strumming "Easy Money", freak out to Charanga 76's "Good Times" and get lucky with Van Jones's "Not About That"... Everyone knows about the hits and influence, most of us know how important a role Chic played in sample culture but Negro has gone the extra mile to celebrate some of the lesser known references Chic have had over the years. Freaking great.
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ZEDDCD 037DD
16 Nov 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
16 Nov 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Culled from their recent LP, Superconductor, Opolopo's "Candy Coated Perfection" has now been given an extra lease of life through a whole host of new mixes. They're nearly all by Prezzner, mind, but he's a really good remixer so it's all good. His Solar Dub may eschew the original's honeyed vocals but it's a killer slice of spacey leftfield disco. Elsewhere his Swingset mix appears to sample the sound of tennis racquets in a sleek, linear jack-a-thon, and the DeejayKul Meets Soultechnic rework of "The Best' is a delicious slice of deep n' jazzy soulful house.
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ZEDD 12233
21 Sep 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
21 Sep 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Jihad Muhammad
Review: Few British DJs have such an instinctive grasp of '90s house and garage as Dave 'Joey Negro' Lee - he was a major player on the scene during the period, of course - so it's little surprise that the Essex producer's recent tribute comp was rather special. This sampler contains five killer tracks from the compilation, including some genuinely hard-to-find gems. Kerri Chandler's frisky, sweaty, and oh-so percussive "Ladbroke Grove" is arguably one of the great man's lesser-known classics, while the FK Groove rework of Mood II Swing and Fonda Rae's "Living In Ecstasy" is a classic chunk of soulful US house that's well worth revisiting. USG's "Ncameau", meanwhile, still goes for silly money on vinyl, and sees Ron Trent effortlessly fuse deep and soulful house with the assistance of Peven Everett (on trumpet, bizarrely) and Anthony Nicholson. All killer, no filler.
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ZEDD 12232
07 Sep 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
07 Sep 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Alkalino, Juno Recommends Disco, Sunner Soul, Evil Smarty, HWah, Ziggy Phunk, Lux Experience, B.G. Baarregaard, DJ Blue Funk
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ZEDD 12230
07 Aug 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
07 Aug 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
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ZEDD 12229
17 Jul 15
Funky/Club House
17 Jul 15
Funky/Club House
Akabu / Various
The Sunburst Band & Joey Negro - "Caught In The Moment" (feat Pete Simpson - The Reflex Revision) - (7:30) 124 BPM
Soulpersona & Princess Freesia - "Keep It Working" (Joey Negro Disco Blend instrumental) - (5:17) 123 BPM
The Sunburst Band & Joey Negro & Vivienne McKone - "Trust Me Feat. Vivienne McKone" (DJ Spinna Nostalgic Future dub) - (6:33) 122 BPM
Played by: Dave Lee ZR, Dr Packer, Juno Recommends Deep House, Monkey Boots, HWah, Le Visiteur Online, Deep Dish
Review: It wouldn't be summer without every house label under the sun releasing an Ibiza-themed compilation. To be fair to Dave Lee's long-running Z Records imprint, they've been delivering White Isle-themed collections every summer for many years. Given that their sound - a blend of funk-fuelled grooves, soulful house, tech-tinged anthems, disco re-edits, boogie revivalism and classic US garage influences - is well suited to sun-drenched alfresco parties, it's little surprise to find that Z Records Presents Ibiza 2015 is rather good. While much of the standout material comes from Lee himself under a variety of guises (check, in particular, the Doug Willis jam "Crystal Lover"), there are also top-notch cuts from Sean McCabe, Opolopo and Fibre Foundation, whose cover of disco/boogie classic "Weekend" is simply superb.
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ZEDDDIGICD 035
10 Jul 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
10 Jul 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
Joey Negro / Various
Played by: Dave Lee ZR, Ross Couch, Kraak & Smaak, Vincent Inc, Juno Recommends Funky House, Lady Duracell (We Get Lifted), HWah, Mike Woods, Low Steppa
Review: Here Z Records boss Joey Negro presents his own take on the everlasting 90s revival. Just like on all his other projects he's dug deeper to present gems the label say may have until now slipped under the garage doors (i.e. haven't yet been granted digital immortality). Highlights of these 26 rarities include Robert Owens' smooth n' sultry synth jam "Gotta Work", the bitchy disco of "Unique" by Danube Dance & Kim Cooper and the raw attitude of Mike Delgado's "The Murder Track". With this fine release, who needs a time machine?
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ZEDDCD 035DD
06 Jul 15
Funky/Club House
06 Jul 15
Funky/Club House
Played by: Dave Lee ZR, Ross Couch, Groove Motion, Dicky Trisco, Casio Social Club, Dr Packer, Shota Tanaka (Beaten Space Probe), HWah, Ziggy Phunk, BRENDON P, Lux Experience
Review: In recent years, Dave Lee seems to have been concentrating on remixes, compilations and side projects. As a result, "I Can Hear Your Body Rock" is, somewhat surprisingly, the first original Joey Negro single for two years. As you might expect, it's a deliciously summery affair that effortlessly joins the dots between piano house, early '90s US garage and '80s boogie. Lee concentrates on the latter on the alternative Serious Mix, which pleasingly sits somewhere between the delay-laden proto-house of Paul Simpson's Serious Intention project, and breezy early '90s house. For those who just want more pianos, Lee also obliges with the sumptuous "Pianohead Dub".
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ZEDD 12228
29 Jun 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
29 Jun 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
Joey Negro / The Sunburst Band / Various
Played by: Dave Lee ZR
Review: Six years on from launching the It's A Summer Groove series, Joey Negro returns with a fifth selection of sunshine-friendly tracks from the Z Records vaults. While much of the label's output - soulful, accessible, funky and heavily influenced by disco, funk and boogie - could be described as "summery", there's something particularly bright and breezy about the 21 tracks gathered together here. Highlights are naturally plentiful, from the smooth disco-soul goodness of the Reflex's recent remix of the Sunburst Band's "The Secret Life of Us", and the terrace-friendly piano house of Shur-I-Kan's rework of Zo & Erro & Phonte, to the vibraphone-laden boogie-house goodness of Rainbow Connection and Taka Boom's "Surrender".
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ZEDDDIGICD 034
15 Jun 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
15 Jun 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
Opolopo feat Colonel Red
Review: Given Opolopo's impressive track record over the last decade check his releases on Especial Records, Local Talk, Swedish Brandy and Sick Trumpet for proof. You'd expect this outing on Z Records to be rather tasty and of course it is, with Colonel Red collaboration "The Best" delivering a killer chunk of house-tinged contemporary electrofunk. Full of vintage-sounding synths, classic percussion touches, clipped guitars and wonderful vocals, it's a soulful delight. "Get On Up" is almost as good, offering up a breezy blend of piano house, undulating synth bass and late '80s US garage flourishes. It's the sound of summer - for those enjoy their music warm, positive, synth-heavy and soulful, at least.
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ZEDD 12227
11 May 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
11 May 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Dave Lee ZR, Casio Social Club, Dr Packer, Juno Recommends Funky House, Lady Duracell (We Get Lifted), Ziggy Phunk, Graeme Park
Review: An eight-minute slice of celebratory slinky funk, Do What You Feel originally appeared on this veteran DJs Universe Of Love album. Now it's back in remixed form to keep the party going nicely. This time there are three incarnations - JN Revival's deep and punchy vintage handbaggy vibes, Supernova's bassier stoned acid and the warm funky house joy of Steve Mill's rework.
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ZEDD 12226
27 Apr 15
Funky/Club House
27 Apr 15
Funky/Club House
