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Review: Pete Le Freq returns to Alpaca Edits with four more reworks of vintage cuts. Getting the ball rolling is 'Groove On', which takes on Willie 'Beaver' Hale's 1980 cut of the same name, and it's fair to say a bit more time and effort has gone into this re-edit than most, not least because the tempo's been upped noticeably. 'Satisfied', which revisits a Dynasty jam that was first released on Solar in 1979, is another edit that transforms the original significantly while 'Singers On the Stand' draws on The Joubert Singers' classic 'Stand On The Lord' from 1985. That leaves only the source of 'Sweeter' unidentified, but it's a pleasant little disco/boogie workout regardless.
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ALPACA 083
08 Mar 24
Disco/Nu-Disco
08 Mar 24
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: 2024 marks a decade since the launch of Alpaca Edits, an offshoot of the Llama Farm label established by Pete Le Freq and Fisco Dunk in the mid noughties. It's fitting, then, that the imprint's first missive of their 10th anniversary year comes from Le Freq. It's a joyous and celebratory affair all told, particularly opener 'All My Laxative', a cheery, string-laden and horn-toting rearrangement of a dewy-eyed disco-soul treat. Of course, there's plenty to set the pulse racing across the rest of the EP. Check first 'Mi Sabrina', a rolling house style re-edit of a jazz-funk-tinged Latin dancefloor gem, before turning your attention to the low-slung, delay-laden disco bump of 'Mysteries of Cissy', and the warming, loved-up disco warmth of 'The Sweetest Way'.
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ALPACA 082
09 Feb 24
Disco/Nu-Disco
09 Feb 24
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: The clue's in the name here, as UK deep house and disco stalwart Pete Le Freq teams up with the unmistakeable tonsils of Freakpower's Ashley Slater on a track that first appeared on a Bombstrikes comp a year or two back but now gets a single release on Pete's own Alpaca Edits label. 'Five Six Seven Eight' comes in Properly Extended and Radio Edit mixes, with Slater on top growling, sleazoid form and Le Freq providing a suitably funk-fuelled backdrop. Definitely something of a Wild Cherry-ish feel here, but since when was that a bad thing? Play that funky music, white boys!
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ALPACA 081
08 Dec 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
08 Dec 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: You wait ages for a Pete Le Freq edits EP, and two come along at once! This four-tracker from the popular disco-house fusionist appears two weeks after his return to the label (via 'The Gok Wan Back Up Plan') for the first time in two years. He begins by gentling dubbing out, housing up and expertly rearranging a Goldie Alexander classic ('Show U My Love'), before joining the dots between the Bucketheads' 'The Bomb' and thedisco classic it sampled ('Street Player') on the bass-heavy 'Chicago Player'. Elsewhere, 'That Gospel Track' sees Pete Le Freq make merry with aquatic disco bass, heady horns and soaring gospel vocals, while 'Keep On Dancin' is a high-grade disco dance-along straight from the top drawer.
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ALPACA 080
27 Oct 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
27 Oct 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Juno Recommends Disco, CHEWY RUBS, LEGO EDIT, That Needs an Edit/Pete Le Freq, Kongisto, FRAN DEEPER
Review: For the first time since he shared an epic album's worth of 'lockdown edits' in December 2021, Pete Le Freq is back on Alpaca Edits with another red-hot selection of club-ready disco and boogie reworks. He first offers a smoothed-out, mixing-friendly take on a boogie-bass propelled disco number full of simmering strings and twinkling pianos ('Afraid To Freq'), before tweaking a more driving, electric piano-sporting disco number ('Infinity Now'). Those looking for a big dose of dancefloor energy should check the disco-funkin' excellence of 'Close To You', while 'Rescue Sybil' is a tastefully executed revision of a Sybil Thomas boogie classic with freshly metronomic drums.
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ALPACA 079
13 Oct 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
13 Oct 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: We'd like to think that Pete Le Freq completed these glassy-eyed '70s and '80s yacht-rock edits while dressed in suitable attire, specifically a pastel coloured, loose fit jump suit and boat shoes. Sadly, he probably didn't, but happily his "rewinds" will suit all those yearning for a bit of warm, sun-kissed positivity. Our pick of the bunch is "Say", where a string-laden classic from blue-eyed soul maestro Boz Scaggs is gently tooled up, dubbed-out and rearranged for maximum dancefloor impact. Elsewhere, "Yah Mo" is a tasty version of an eyes-closed, synth-laden '80s soul/yacht rock classic, while "Puddin' & Pie" is a groovy, occasionally echoing version of soft focus Toto classic "Georgy Porgy" that's just crying out to be rocked on an Adriatic boat party.
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ALPACA 066X
17 Jun 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
17 Jun 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Limpodisco, South Beach Recycling, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), That Needs an Edit/Pete Le Freq, Andy Buchan, Chuggin Edits
Review: York based label specialising in soul, funk and nu/old disco edits. They make what they like in headphones come out the big speakers - and hopefully some vinyl releases are coming soon. Next up for the label is Andy Buchan, who is back in his home of the United KIngdom after a long stint in Dubai. Here the Leeds based artist delivers "Caught In The Middle" and it hurts not knowing the name of the early '80s disco diva he sampled on this wicked edit. Next up "Kos Mick" does exactly what it says on the tin with this cosmic synth journey that reaches near intergalactic moments. There's also some super soulful galaxian vibes on "Dancing Tight" and "Space Chant" gets some Afro vibes in the house. In addition to deejaying and production, Buchan is a copywriter, editor and journalist who worked at DJ Mag Middle East. He is also a self-confessed expert muffin maker.
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ALPACA 041X
27 Oct 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
27 Oct 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Casual Connection shouldn't be a new name to those who pay close attention to the international re-edit scene; his debut EP Sugar - released in October on DiscoDat - delivered a range of sacharrine-sweet reworks of '70s and '80s gems with a solid dancefloor focus. Here, the Perth-based producer appears on York's Alpaca Edits with "Your Wish", a sprawling tribute to an '80s soul classic that makes much of the original's chiming melodies, popping drum machine percussion and yearning vocal. The addition of some decidedly cosmic electronics and a stretched-out groove works wonderfully, making "Your Wish" something of a surprise gem. If you enjoy the sugary-sweet taste of '80s soul and R&B, this should be an essential purchase.
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ALPACA 03X
17 Nov 14
Disco/Nu-Disco
17 Nov 14
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: JOUTRO MUNDO, FINGERMAN, REz, Juno Recommends Disco, Massimo Vanoni (The Smoker), BRENDON P, 80's Child, That Needs an Edit/Pete Le Freq, Chuggin Edits, Charlie brown superstar
Review: The Alpaca Edits camp are back with Anything To Stay Up. Stevie Wonder's classic "Love's Light In Flight" (known here as "Acid Paradise") gets a re-rub and is almost as good as that great one by Soul Clap a few years ago. There's some Salsoul Orchestra sounding big band disco on "Sweet Sensation" And they're not wrong: That Needs An Edit! Chic's "Soup For One" gets a re-splice on "Mojo Soup"; now that definitely needed an edit!
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ALPACA 030X
18 Jul 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
18 Jul 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Juno Recommends Disco, 80's Child, That Needs an Edit/Pete Le Freq, Chuggin Edits, SITUATION, Charlie brown superstar
Review: Given the usual high quality of their reworks, it's little surprise to see Situation pop up on Alpaca Edits. There's much to admire on this four-track assault of mid-tempo floorfillers, with the Gloucestershire outfit showcasing their shrewd way with a scalpel. They begin with the Rhodes-laden soul shuffle of "Cookin' On Love", before sneakily rearranging a much-loved, synth-heavy boogie banger from Melba Moore to emphasise the killer bassline, sweet vocal and ear-catching guitars ("Moore Melba"). Also impressive is the bluesy, low-slung funk-rock of "Gimme Some", though the standout is undoubtedly "Prancing Mayfield". Expertly stitching together bits of several tunes, it's an altogether more classy proposition that 99% of cut-and-paste efforts.
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ALPACA 031X
01 Aug 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
01 Aug 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Herbie Hatchback, FINGERMAN, Juno Recommends Disco, Shaka Loves You, Kongisto, Andy Buchan
Review: UK stalwart Pete Le Freq cut his teeth on the East Midlands deep house scene, coming up alongside the likes of Inland Knights and DiY, but these days you'll find him working mostly in the disco and funk sphere. And now here comes an 11-track collection that's very much in the latter vein, and whose genesis is rather neatly explained by the title! 'Lip Gloss' reworks Hi-Gloss's 'You'll Never Know' and 'Spidey's Girl' chops up 'Mary Jane' by Rick James; that suggests the other nine cuts are also probably re-edits, but if so he's dug admirably deep for inspiration! Either way, if it's disco and funk from the more traditional side you're after, you'll find much to enjoy here...
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ALPACA 078X
03 Dec 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
03 Dec 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Multi-track maestro Pete Le Freq is back with a third selection of hot-to-trot reworks created using original vocals and instrumentation from a range of disco and boogie-era cuts. He successfully teases and filters out the Jackson Sisters on "Refreq'ed Miracle", before putting his stamp on Phreek's Patrick Adams-produced Paradise Garage anthem, "Weekend". He then delivers two storming cuts based on Dan Hartman's "Relight My Fire": an extended instrumental ("Pete's Got Vertigo") and a sing-along version with added Loleatta Holloway ("Relight Dan's Fire"). Elsewhere, he successfully tampers with a Salsoul classic ("Twenty Percent") and sticks a bouncy house beat beneath a string-laden disco classic ("Luv Town").
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ALPACA 069X
09 Dec 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
09 Dec 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Given that he named himself after a popular brand of tinned pastry products, it would be fair to say that Fray Bentos likes pie. Disappointingly there's a distinctive lack of pie puns within the track titles of his latest EP, though the edits themselves are top notch. "Sum Ting About Ya" is an expertly rearranged and lightly bulked up slab of disco-soul, while "What It Takes" is a thrillingly delay-laden, tooled-up revision of a sing-along disco classic that makes the most of the original's synth bass-propelled instrumentation. For the EP's final two tracks he joins forces with Dusty Sanchez, first for the bustling disco-house stomp of "Hit It Off" and then the filter-smothered warmth of "Strengthen It Out", a deliciously dreamy affair blessed with superb piano solos.
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ALPACA 070X
16 Dec 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
16 Dec 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: YAM WHO?, Juno Recommends Disco, Rayko, BRENDON P, LEGO EDIT, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), Andy Buchan, Chuggin Edits
Review: Last year, Montreal scene stalwart and original disco DJ/remixer Robert Ouimet surprisingly returned to action with a trio of rework singles released by Basic Fingers and Whiskey Disco. Here he marks his first appearance on Alpaca Edits with another quartet of tried-and-tested re-rubs. He starts in confident fashion via the bouncy, string-drenched and bass-heavy disco brilliance of "Blow Your Whistle", before closing his eyes and reaching for the flanged disco-funk guitars on the celebratory stomp of "Super Slick". His love of rock-fired disco heaviness is explored further on standout rework "Finger Lickin", while closing cut "Good Time Crescendo" is a soaring, feel-good disco number that more than lives up to the promise of its title.
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ALPACA 071X
06 Jan 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
06 Jan 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Smashed Atoms, Superbreak, RocknRolla Soundsystem, LEGO EDIT, That Needs an Edit/Pete Le Freq
Review: Following scalpel-wielding missions on Katakana Edits and Springbokz, the Rocknrolla crew returns to the warm bosom of Alpaca Edits. The Dutch four-piece is in fine fettle throughout, serving up a trio of reworks that dig deep in the crates for inspiration. First up, they make merry with a drowsy cover version of all-time jazz classic "Fever", combining their source material's lounge jazz instrumentation with subtle nods towards dubby deep house. "Benson's Ghetto" sees the edit quartet brilliantly combine elements of an impassioned Philadelphia Soul era disco classic with sunshine jazz guitars and freestyle vocals reminiscent of George Benson, while "Father Father" is a wonderfully chugging take on a disco-era blue-eyed soul gem.
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ALPACA 042X
10 Nov 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
10 Nov 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Juno Recommends Disco, LEGO EDIT, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), That Needs an Edit/Pete Le Freq
Review: Sometime Masterworks Music manipulators That Needs An Edit (an alias of Alpaca Edits mainstays Pete Le Freq and Jon Baker-Hood) have decided to have a "Multi-Track Freakout" and we've all been invited along to listen to the fun unfold. They begin with a stellar, surprisingly stripped back revision of Dan Hartman classic "Relight My Fire" that brilliantly showcases instrumental elements largely buried in the original (razor-sharp funk guitar riffs, bongo patterns etc) before introducing the track's superb vocals and orchestrations. The result is a killer, 12-minute peak-time beast. Handle with care! The EP's other outing is similarly epic, with the duo giving a Clavinet-heavy new twist to Michael Jackson classic "Get On The Floor". This, too, has the makings of a dancefloor anthem.
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ALPACA 060X
04 Mar 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
04 Mar 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Dj XS (FVUK), FINGERMAN, REz, Juno Recommends Disco, Limpodisco, BRENDON P, 80's Child, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), That Needs an Edit/Pete Le Freq, Andy Buchan, Chuggin Edits, SEEN ON TV, Paper Street Soul
Review: Former DJ Mag Middle East editor Andy Buchan is undoubtedly one of the rising stars of the nu-disco and re-edits scene. His reworks are always of a solid standard - and often even higher - making each successive release a "must-check". Predictably he's in fine form on this Alpaca Edits outing, brilliantly kicking things off with the jaunty, peak-time-ready disco-soul stomp of "Clean Up Your Own Yard (J Moore edit)". Arguably even better is "Fortunate Son (Ccr Edit)", a percussion-rich rework of a flash-friend funk-rock classic, while closing cut "Say Wot (A Sensible Captain Edit)" is baggy, bouncy, giddy and blessed with the kind of bassline that will be stuck in your head for days. And yes, it is a revision of an overlooked Captain Sensible classic.
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ALPACA 061X
18 Mar 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
18 Mar 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Pete Le Freq's re-edit series reaches Volume 5, with more cryptic artist names providing cheeky clues as to the sources. 'Day And Night Working' by Son Of Jack is an obvious one (The Jacksons, 'Working Day And Night', 1982), while Salsoul Orchestra's 1975 'Chicago Bus Stop' provides the basis for 'Sheffield's Bus Station' by Sal's Really Big Band. Elsewhere, 'Tried, Tested & Positive' and 'Discovered A Vaccine', both credited to AAS, are a couple of string-drenched, uptempo 70s-style disco stompers with big diva vocals - and were known in a previous life as 'Tried, Tested And Found True' and 'Found A Cure' by Ashford & Simpson.
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ALPACA 077X
22 Jan 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
22 Jan 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Juno Recommends Disco, Rayko, BRENDON P, LEGO EDIT, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), That Needs an Edit/Pete Le Freq, Andy Buchan, Chuggin Edits
Review: Ireland's Dexter Jones serves up three reworked dancefloor nuggets from days gone by. 'Don't Stop' opens with an extended, Italo-esque synth intro, then bursts suddenly into life around the two-minute mark with a great big horns riff and a vocodered male "don't stop" vocal that alternates with a female vocal chorus singing "don't stop the music", though where these elements have come from we can't tell you (and no, it's not Yarburgh & Peoples!). The male-vocalled soul/boogie grooves of 'Get On Down', on the other hand, have been lifted from Raydio's 'It's Time To Party Now' from 1980, while there's more "boogie bassline + soulful harmonies" action on the closing 'Split Personality'.
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ALPACA 064X
24 May 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
24 May 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Juno Recommends Disco, Monsieur Van Pratt, Dave Mathmos, LEGO EDIT, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), Andy Buchan, Chuggin Edits, Vito lalinga
Review: Fresh from showcasing his trademark brand of hypnotic dancefloor reworks on Seamus Haji's Re-Loved imprint, sometime Midnight Riot and Hot Digits artist Chuggin Edits makes his first appearance on Alpaca Edits for almost a year. There's much to admire across the five-track EP, from the Saccharine sweetness of drowsy Balearic rework "We Are Devotion" (the kind of softly spun AOR pop edit that screams "end of night jam"), to the triple-time blue-eyed soul cut-up of "Bit By Bit", via the 1980s Barry White haziness of "The Peach" and sun-kissed, trumpet-sporting warmth of the EP's superb closing cut, "Pleasure". In other words, it's another fine collection of unlikely, Balearic-minded reworks for steamy sunsets and tactile sunrises.
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ALPACA 062X
03 May 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
03 May 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Paper Street Soul
Review: Fresh from a recent outing on Rare Wiri, sometime Midnight Riot and Hot Digits duo Cuz Electric (AKA Rich Hall and Megan Jones) bring their brand of disco revisionism to Alpaca Edits for the second time. They begin by putting their spin on an elastic, P-funk influenced electrofunk jam (the body-popping brilliance of "Elevate"), before cannily re-arranging and re-EQ'ing a mid '80s new wave disco jam on the big studio grandiosity of "Help Myself". They skip their way through a Hugh Masekela style mid-'80s South African bubblegum track on "Too High", while "To Moira" is a deliciously muscular, string-laden chunk of camp disco celebration just crying out for peak-time plays.
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ALPACA 063X
13 May 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
13 May 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: We're not sure what happened to York artist Alfa Flite's infamous bass twang (perhaps the strings snapped?), but it's nowhere to be found on "Spinnin". Instead what we get is the warm and reassuring Detroit Spinners classic "I'll Be Around", gently tweaked and beefed up for some good old party action.
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ALPACA05X
15 Dec 14
Disco/Nu-Disco
15 Dec 14
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Poor old Mark "Thunderthumbs" King of Level 42. Despite being a funk jammer extraordinaire, he has struggled to gain respect beyond his own, deeply loyal fanbase. Well, perhaps Alfa Flite's re-edit of Level 42's shimmering jazz-funk classic "Love Games" will go someway to changing people's perception. Retaining that killer bassline, but swapping most of the vox for a pumping house exoskeleton, this is now a cooler beast (without any whiff of Cassandra) indeed.
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ALPACA 09X
23 Feb 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
23 Feb 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Combine influences of Daft Punk, Ed Banger's Breakbot and Justice, with some chunked up disco beats, guitar licks, cosmic synths and vocoded vocals - like JSquared's done for Alpaca Edits - and you have a bona fide dancefloor bomb. Justice (get it) and homage is done to The Ol'Jays 1983 original, "Put Our Heads Together" which is rip-roaring enough, but if you're after that contemporary touch of modernism, this the edit.
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ALPACA 06X
02 Feb 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
02 Feb 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Having previously showcased the wares of their own crewmembers, York-based scalpel jockeys Alpaca Edits has decided to look further afield for material. Thus, this latest single-track salvo (not bothering to release full EPs being another recurring theme) comes from Perth-based Aussie filter-worrier Casual Connection. In his usual head-nodding, toe-tapping way (think extended builds, heavy filters, loops and just a touch of house style production) "CC" delivers a largely instrumental reworking of Zapp's stone cold P-funk classic "More Bounce To The Ounce". Given that the original seemingly goes on for about three weeks, a cut-job is justified, and Casual Connection's rework gets just the right balance between talk box love, bumpin' grooves and contemporary production trickery.
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ALPACA 010X
09 Mar 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
09 Mar 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Hailing from Wolverhampton, up and coming producer Lee Perry might well have been confused for the legendary dub producer were it not for a wise adoption of a pseudonym. He last surfaced on Magic Feet serving up a split release with Rich Lane, but this time he's going it alone with a cheeky remix that will appeal to anyone who was actively digging into the golden years of Britpop. Mansun's "Wide Open Space" was arguably their biggest hit, and Perry takes a careful approach that lays a warm, throbbing disco bedrock underneath Paul Draper's haunting vocals which should slide smoothly into any warm-up situation.
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ALPACA 011X
23 Mar 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
23 Mar 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
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ALPACA 012X
01 Apr 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
01 Apr 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Superbreak
Review: The York label Alpaca Edits has swiftly earned themselves a spot in the hearts of digital selectors everywhere thanks to their canny edits that span the crawlspace between deep house and disco. Founders Alfa Flite have played an integral role in this rise with their own work and get another chance to shine on the latest Alpaca Edits release In/Out Boogie. We're not sure if the title is a sly homage to West coast burger joint In & Out Burger but the cut itself is a prime slice of disco with a bassline that really hugs your hips.
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ALPACA 013X
14 Apr 15
Deep House
14 Apr 15
Deep House
Review: York-based Alfa Flite is slowly building a reputation as a purveyor of fine, soul-flecked edits that tiptoe the fine line between deep house and disco. Here, the mystery combo drops a new edit - a sensual, head-nodding and toe-tapping reinterpretation of what appears to be a classic Sade cut. With rubbery bass, unfussy beats, gentle guitars and emotion-rich vocals, there's plenty to enjoy. With a decent amount of compression on the beats and bassline, as well as a surprisingly distant feel about the vocal, it feels primed and ready for dancefloors that like their grooves toe tapping, head nodding and groovy.
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ALPACA 01X
20 Oct 14
Disco/Nu-Disco
20 Oct 14
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: An Aussie in Japan with a worryingly intense obsession with early 80s boogie, Jsquared is not your average nu-disco producer. This of course is a good thing, because, well, he knows those grooves like no other. His latest missive is "Don't Stop", which takes a killer slap bass and glitter vintage disco-boogie jam and adds some bang up to date thump. Result? A seriously slammin' retro floorfiller.
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ALPACA 014X
04 May 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
04 May 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: A Tokyo-based, Melbourne-born producer with over ten years industry experience, JSquared has of late been enjoying success as a disco re-edit meister (the likes of Kraak & Smaak having been including his work in their sets). Here he drops a new reworked version of Sharon Redd's "Never Gonna Give You Up". As you can expect it's a total '80s synth-funk explosion of leather tracksuits, perms, big sharp snares and bigger vocals. So in other words: party dynamite!
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ALPACA 08X
09 Feb 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
09 Feb 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: York's Alpaca Edits label bring us four more reworkings of classic dancefloor cuts - and have some fun with the nomenclature while they're about it. So D Train's 'You're The One For Me' gets reinvented as 'One' by D'Bus, Imagination's 'Flashback' becomes 'Back Flash' by Brain Ideas, Funkadelic's '(Not Just) Knee Deep' is reworked as 'Dirty Knees' by Local Assembly (geddit? Parliament!) and Player's 'Baby Come Back' gets plundered for 'Back Baby Ribs' by Game Participant. We won't be handing out any crate-diggin' medals for this one, then, but all four re-edits are very serviceable and sure to raise a few smiles on the dancefloor.
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ALPACA 075X
18 Dec 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
18 Dec 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: A stalwart of the UK's deep house scene for over 20 years, Pete Le Freq comes to Alpaca Edits here with four very classy reworkings. Given that the original tracks in question are Skyy's 'Here's To You' (in Vocal and Dub flavours), Smokey Robinson's 'Being With You' and The Jones Girls' 'Nights Over Egypt', you certainly couldn't accuse the man of willful obscurantism when it comes to source material, but all three/four are very well done - especially 'Being With U', which has always been something of a guilty, schmaltzy pleasure for this reviewer and which just got one helluva lot easier to programme!
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ALPACA 076X
08 Jan 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
08 Jan 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Hailing from York, house-funk act, Alfa Flite, have seen their popularity rise in direct correlation to the increase in slap bass on each new release. On this basis "West Coast Sun" should propel them into the stratosphere, as it's a tight-as-a-gnats-chuff boogie-funker with their trademark rubbery bass twanging left, right and centre! Essential party ammunition.
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ALPACA 02X
03 Nov 14
Disco/Nu-Disco
03 Nov 14
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: UK nu-disco boys Alfa Flite jump back onto their own catalogue with a new one-tracker for the club piste, a slice of new age boogie delight served with a side of pop, as per usual. "Slave" is a dance tune in shape, its 4/4 groove bouncing from side to side with patience, but its vocal samples make it instantly seductive and easy to remember; moreover, they're placed sublimely into a tight beat with a deep arrangement. Another solid piece of love from these guys.
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ALPACA 018X
07 Sep 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
07 Sep 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Minnie Ripperton's 70s hit Two People is the gift that keeps on giving to aspiring producers. Here Alfa Flite joins the long, long list of folk who have sampled the iconic tune and he doesn't do a bad job either. Opting for a laid-back funk groove and elasticated bassline, he suspends the originals shimmering chords whilst cleverly drip feeding us the famous chorus.
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ALPACA 022X
02 Nov 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
02 Nov 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Another one-tracker from disco-edit Londoner Fabiolous Barker. "The City" is a celebratory trek through the mind of someone like Rick James - all twangy, skintight lurex basslines, snappy snares and golden choruses. Totally dope.
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ALPACA 019X
21 Sep 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
21 Sep 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Known for their short, sharp one-trackers, nu-disco act Alfa Flite have done it again. This time they've served up a sizzler in the form of "Framed", an elasticated housey thump of a top disco bug-out. Coming across like a seriously compressed 80s James Brown joint, this one will have you dancing on tables before it's through.
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ALPACA 020X
05 Oct 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
05 Oct 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Chuggin Edits
Review: Most people remember Level 42 for their radio-friendly pop-funk 80s megahits, but they were originally a super-cred jazz-funk workout ensemble. An early hit of theirs was the fan favourite, Starchild and Alfa Flite have resurrected it, turning it here into a mid-paced filtered funk house extravaganza. The funk lives on!
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ALPACA 023X
16 Nov 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
16 Nov 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Back in July 2016, we commented that Chuggin' Edits debut release - a fine E.P of largely slo-mo toe-tappers - did "exactly what its' title promises". The same could easily be said of this first outing on Alpaca Edits. "What Choo Gonna Do" sees the mystery editor make merry with one of disco's most sensual end-of-night head-nodders, Stephanie Mills' peerless "Wha Cha Gonna Do With My Lovin'". He or she expertly extends key instrumental passages whilst retaining Mills' brilliant vocal, the result being an extended period of pleasure. On the virtual flip, the chief chugger takes his or her scalpel to Lowrell's brilliant "Mellow, Mellow Right On", making it rise and fall in all the right places.
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ALPACA 033RX
24 Oct 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
24 Oct 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: The Alpaca Edits crew are never short of new talent, and this time they've come through with a monster seventeen-tracker from Stephen Richards, who has enough funk to go around our all of our charts this week. By funk, we mean the essence of these tunes, as they're backbone is comprised mainly of swinging house beats with a nice and danceable 4/4 shake. If you're looking for a summer cooler, then this will no doubt hit the spot, and they're sure to work like a charm amid more tech-minded cuts. It's a big'n!
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ALPACA SRCX
09 May 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
09 May 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Charlie Brown Superstar is no stranger to a bit of space boogie, and the Alpaca Edits crew seems like the perfect place for him to socialise in. In fact, "Givin' It Up" is a lovely, laid-back chat-starter, the sort of banger you put on to impress that special person on a night out - what a bassline! Now that tune is difficult to beat, but "Goin' South" does a good job at delivering a highly sensual, dubbed-out house rush, "Never Gonna Stop" flaps its funky disco wings at a steady pace, and the excellent "Oh Yeah" ties this absolutely stellar EP off with a west-coast, blue-eyed soul kind of swagger - for fans of Ned Doheny. TIP!!
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ALPACA 028X
25 Apr 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
25 Apr 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Played by: 80's Child, That Needs an Edit/Pete Le Freq, SITUATION, Charlie brown superstar, SEEN ON TV
Review: York-based soul/funk label claims "we make what we like in headphones come out the big speakers" and we like the way they think! There's a who's who on here who give credit to the edit. The Perth, Australia legend that is Greg "Dr." Packer features with the funky "Shane's Got The Power" and teams up with Mr Rhodes on "Comin' Off" which is a smoother ride on the soul train. Fellow Aussie Casual Connections serves us with boogie vibes of "Your Love" while loveable pranksters Alfa Flite give us the smooth re-edit of soul queen Sade on "Nothing" among others.
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ALPACA 025X
15 Feb 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
15 Feb 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: FINGERMAN, Superbreak, RocknRolla Soundsystem, Limpodisco, CHEWY RUBS, LEGO EDIT, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), That Needs an Edit/Pete Le Freq, Chuggin Edits
Review: Chuggz is back! Once again flexing between neat digs and familiar finds, he kicks off 2018 the way he climaxed 2017 - with serious funk and flare. "Don't Let It Go 2 Ur Hed" makes you pull up your jeans and pay attention with its lush waving vocals and rolling groove, the string-laden "Keep On Doing Wot Ur Doin" will make you shout 'bo' in the most sensual hip-slinked way imaginable, "Maskerade" is a work of cosmic downbeat dreamy wonder while "Bye!" is a straight up walrus of a dreamboat. Let's hope he's not saying goodbye for too long....
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ALPACA 045X
15 Jan 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
15 Jan 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), That Needs an Edit/Pete Le Freq, Chuggin Edits, Paper Street Soul
Review: Pete Le Freq is Alpaca Edits and Llama Farm head honcho, serial re-editor and reworker of soul funk and disco. Here he presents three respectful edits such as "L.O.V.E." where he delivers a lo-slung and funky affair: Greek style, no guesses who he resplices on "Shake It Up Cheryl" - it's an oldie but indeed a goodie. There's also a 1979 British soul classic thats given a nice modern revision here on "One More Step" - timeless stuff! Pete's been djing for the last 20 years, has played all over the UK and Europe, spinning with the likes of Inland Knights, The Littlemen, Soydan, Cagedbaby, DIY, Matt Shrewd and loads more. His productions have taken elements of disco, soul, funk and jazz with a large dose of wobbly bass and blended them all together in a deep house smoothie.
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ALPACA 046X
29 Jan 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
29 Jan 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Limpodisco, BRENDON P, LEGO EDIT, That Needs an Edit/Pete Le Freq, Downunder Disco, Disco Funk Spinner - D.F.S
Review: Pete La Freq is a Cambridgeshire DJ that heads up Alpaca Edits and its parent label Llama Farm. On "Freq Show" be prepared for a Cameo sounding, neon-lit boogie funk edit that could well have been on the soundtrack to classic '80s films like Beverly Hills Cop or Action Jackson. And that P-funk bassline, manalive! Next up he serves up some lo-slung, deep disco business on "Stuff" that goes for that late '70s NYC kind of vibe. Finally "Changing Transport" is the kind of feel good and sunny 'respectful edit' that will appeal to fans of other equally lauded disco Stus of the moment - such as Perth's Dr. Packer or The Noodleman from Toronto. This follows up some awesome releases on the label in recent times, from the likes of Andy Buchan, RockNRolla Soundsystem and the charmingly titled C Da Afro.
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ALPACA 044X
08 Dec 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
08 Dec 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Limpodisco, LEGO EDIT, South Beach Recycling, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), That Needs an Edit/Pete Le Freq, Chuggin Edits
Review: It's time for some pre-Xmas edits with South Beach Recycling, and this lot are up on Alpaca Edits for the first time - that can only mean vibes and vibes, from start to finish! In fact, "Heaven" loops its majestic disco riff over a phat, chunky beat that will cause absurd levels of hysteria on the dancefloor. "Intrusion" is a similarly freaky disco affair, this time coming through with horns and Rhodes keys sounding more seductive that anything we've heard this week, plus, you get the jazzy, sax-led magic of "The Floor" as an added DJ weapon that will undoubtedly appeal to all the boys and girls. Hot and unstoppable!
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ALPACA 043X
24 Nov 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
24 Nov 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
