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Played by: Dave Lee ZR, Ennio Styles, JimmyTheTwin, Grant Nelson, Jazztronik (Ryota Nozaki), Robert Rivera, Mr.Con, Random Soul
Review: Joey hinted at the quality of this album three weeks ago with the joyous single "In The Thick Of It"; but we don't think anyone could've predicted just how good the rest of it would be. Brushing on a broader canvas than previous albums, the wide collection of sounds and grooves here are some The Sunnie's best to date. From massive boogie curveballs like the slap-bass, cosmic disco instrumental "Jazz The DMX" to the timeless shimmering funk "My Way" (featuring fellow legend Diane Charlemagne) via straight up string-soaked house "Why Wait For Tomorrow" and myriad instances of criminally sexy P-funk, this album won't be a secret for too long.
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ZEDDCD 026
30 Jul 12
Funky/Club House
30 Jul 12
Funky/Club House
Played by: Marco Febbraro, Sean Gormally (Love the Bomb), Saison, Juno Recommends Funky House, JUSTIN WINKS (CASIO SOCIAL CLUB), Rony Breaker, Mighty Mouse, Cosmonauts, Ellen Allien, Stephane deschezeaux, Yass, Spirit Catcher
Review: Recently, Dave 'Joey Negro' Lee has successfully mined a rich seam of boogie and New York synth disco in his house productions. This collaboration with vocalist Joel Edwards continues that trend, fusing sparkling electrofunk synths and a deliriously positive vocal from Edwards with chunky house bottom end. The results are faithfully solid, offering a sharp and synth-heavy take on Lee's traditional disco-house sound. On the remix front, the usually synth-boogie heavy Spirit Catcher flip the script, this time turning in two versions dripping in cute disco touches and colossal old skool garage organs. As remixes go, they're pretty special.
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ZEDD 12146
10 Oct 11
Funky/Club House
10 Oct 11
Funky/Club House
Review: Z Records presents an essential remix of label boss Joey Negro's classic anthem "Must Be The Music", with Crazibiza bringing the track right up to date with a big room club version. Filled with rough, intensifying bass, the original's disco loops are filtered through a fuzz of bombastic electro house, driven along by a firm 4/4 stomp. Also includes a dub version for those with less vocal tendencies.
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ZEDD 12151
19 Dec 11
Funky/Club House
19 Dec 11
Funky/Club House
Andreas Saag / Various
The Sunburst Band vs Atjazz - "Where The Lights Meet The Music" (Andreas Saag remix) - (5:53) 116 BPM 
Review: Throughout his long career, Swedish producer Andreas Saag has flitted between deep house and nu-jazz, crafting a melodic, musically rich and soul-flecked trademark sound. He's a good choice, then, to compile and mix a collection of Z Records' deeper moments. There's much to admire on this unmixed version (Saag's mix is included as a bonus cut), from the flowing keys and fluid grooves of the Swede's own remix of The Sunburst Band v Atjazz's "When The Lights Meet The Sky", to the string-laden beauty of Andre Lodeman's rework of Akabu's "Another World". Highlights come thick and fast, with further notable selections from JD73 (remixed brilliantly by Tornado Wallace), Jupiter Beyond, The Sunburst Band (reworked by Recloose) and, of course, Joey Negro.
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ZEDDDIGICD 029
27 Jan 14
Funky/Club House
27 Jan 14
Funky/Club House
Played by: Ross Couch, Juno Recommends Funky House, Frankie Knuckles, Max Hebert (Frosted Recordings)
Review: Dave Lee knows a thing or two about selecting remixers, and he seems to have got it right again here. It's soulful house veterans Mark Bamford and Richard Earnshaw who are the "chosen two" this time round, and they duly give Lee's Sunburst Band a thorough club makeover. Their version of "I'll Be There 4 U (Garden of Love)" does all the right things in all the right places, remaining true to the source material whilst adding a booming new bassline, UK garage style vocal cut-ups and Innervisions-ish rising and falling chords. Lee dons his Joey Negro guise to provide a solid Club Mix that sticks closer to the original's spiraling jazz-funk-meets-boogie vibe (check those synth solos).
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ZEDD 12194
16 Sep 13
Funky/Club House
16 Sep 13
Funky/Club House
Various / Joey Negro / Various
Mama's Children - "Let Us All Be Friends" (feat Lee Truesdale - Colonel Abrams original mix) - (5:36) 122 BPM
Played by: Dave Lee ZR, YAM WHO?, Juno Recommends Deep House, BRENDON P, SITUATION, Dealt With Records
Review: We can think of few DJs more suited to compile a retrospective of killer 1990s house and garage than Z Records boss Joey Negro and Fanatix member Neil Pierce. It's perhaps unsurprising then that this follow-up to Negro's admired 2015 compilation is packed to the rafters with must-have treats. There are naturally some suitably big cuts present - see Kerri Chandler's fine mix of N-Joi's "Anthem" and Todd Terry's rub of Martha Walsh's "Runaround" - but for the most part the selections will be new to all but a small collection of veteran US garage enthusiasts. Our highlights include the riff-powered goodness of Slam Mode's "100% Power", Marshall Jefferson's deep dub of Screamin' Rachael's "Rock Me" and the soulful rush of Donald O's "Everything's Gonna Be Alright".
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ZEDDCD 047DD
13 Mar 20
Deep House
13 Mar 20
Deep House
Crackazat / Various
Mothers Favourite Child & Tanya Tiet - "Reflections Of A Disco Ball" (Joey Negro Club mix) - (7:08) 122 BPM
The Sunburst Band & Sunlightsquare - "Perdoname" (Dave Lee's Latin Escapade instrumental) - (6:46) 124 BPM
Joey Negro, Horse Meat Disco & Dave Lee - "Candidate For Love" (Joey Negro Disco Blend Unreleased instrumental) - (6:37) 123 BPM
Mistura & Angela Johnson - "Do You Love Me?" (feat Angela Johnson - David Penn remix) - (6:17) 124 BPM
Review: The release of Dave Lee's annual Essentials collection on Z Records - a kind of "best of the year" from his now 30-year-old imprint - is fast becoming as much of a Christmas tradition as family arguments, disappointing presents and undercooked turkey. Predictably the 2020 edition is once again up to scratch, with the much-loved Essex producer showcasing some seriously good disco, deep house, soulful house and revivalist dancefloor jazz-funk. Our picks of a very strong bunch include the rushing, sunshine soulfulness of Crackazat's 'Waterfalls', the Vision's 2020 re-rub of Jakatta and Seal classic 'My Vision', Michael Gray's extra-percussive disco-house take on Hi Voltage's 'Let's Get Horny', the celebratory brilliance of Art of Tones and Anduze's 'Flower Child', and the Shur-I-Kan's previously unreleased instrumental rework of Mistura's 'Smikle For Me'.
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ZEDDDIGICD 053
11 Dec 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
11 Dec 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
DJ Meme / Various
Played by: DJ VIVONA
Review: Released on Joey Negro's Z Records, Rio spinner DJ Meme whips through thirty of the best from Z on this new mix - available either as individual unmixed tracks or as one continuous mix. Always a haven for the best soulful and funky house, Z Records highlights such as JN's mix of Doug Willis' "Power To The People", Sean McCabe's mix of JD73's "Think Twice" and Akabu's "The Phuture Ain't What It Used To Be" make for an effortlessly bumping and uplifting voyage.
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ZEDDDIGICD 016
19 Mar 12
Funky/Club House
19 Mar 12
Funky/Club House
Various
Ac Soul Symphony feat Yolanda Wynns - "The Kinda Love" (Joey Negro Disco Blend mix) - (8:22) 126 BPM
Joey Negro & The Sunburst Band feat Yolanda Wynns - "Rough Times" (Sean McCabe club mix) - (6:55) 126 BPM
Joey Negro & The Sunburst Band feat Angela Johnson - "In The Thick Of It" (Joey Negro Endless Summer mix) - (7:05) 123 BPM
AC Soul Symphony feat Ricci Benson - "Still In Love" (Joey Negro Love Symphony mix) - (7:46) 126 BPM
Review: Dave Lee's Z Records imprint has always been a reliable source of the sort of grandstanding house, soulful garage and disco-flecked grooves that require strong vocals. Lee, of course, is a past master at this kind of thing, and his 20-plus year career has seen him forge links with many legendary vocalists. This compilation celebrates those 'divas' - there are notable appearances from Taana Gardner, Gwen Guthrie, Thelma Houston, Michele Weeks and Taka Boom - by showcasing some of their best work for Z. There's some great material peppered throughout, from the classic disco-soul of the Sunburst Band's "In The Thick of It" and "Everyday", to the block party electrofunk of Kola Kube's cover of Carly Simon's "Why".
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ZEDDDIGICD 023
18 Mar 13
Funky/Club House
18 Mar 13
Funky/Club House
Review: Given his history as a maker of lusciously melodic, soul-flecked electronic music, Martin 'Atjazz' Iveson is a smart choice to remix the latest chunk of boogie-soul from Dave Lee's Sunburst Band project. Iveson's vocal mix is something of a morning fresh blast-from-the-past - a shuffling, Osunlade-ish fusion of Darian's soulful vocals, twinkling pianos and jazzy house percussion. His Syncopated Dub is even better, all warm synths, Henrik Schwarz-ish builds, twinkling pianos and shuffling rhythms. For those looking for a quick percussive hit, Iveson has also provided an excellent Beat Skit. Not to be outdone, Dave Lee also provides a clutch of remixes. Of these, it's the sweet boogie-soul groovery of the Joey Negro Dub that most impresses.
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ZEDD 12178
10 Dec 12
Deep House
10 Dec 12
Deep House
Various
Review: It's been eight long years since Joey Negro and Sean P compiled Supafunkanova, a killer collection of scorching funk jams from the disco and boogie era. This follow-up is, then, is well overdue. Happily, the track list is packed with even more obscure gems than the first - and that was hardly full of well-known fare. Naturally, there's much to admire amongst the 20 tracks, from the low-slung synths, P-funk attitude and sleazy vocals of Magnum Force's "Cool Out" and super-smooth jazz-funk of Samm Culley Band's "Walk", to the 12-minute sweaty grunt-a-thon that is Brenda Harris's brilliant "Making Love Will Make You Fit". In truth, we could have picked out another six or seven tracks as highlights; suffice to say, Supafunkanova Volume 2 is another quality collection.
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ZEDDCD 034
02 Mar 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
02 Mar 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Joey Negro & The Sunburst Band & Vivienne McKone - "Trust Me" (DJ Spinna Nostalgic Future vocal) - (7:46) 122 BPM
The Sunburst Band & Angela Johnson - "Only Time Will Tell" (Joey Negro City Connection mix) - (7:35) 125 BPM
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ZEDDDIGICD 033
08 Dec 14
Disco/Nu-Disco
08 Dec 14
Disco/Nu-Disco
Joey Negro presents Doug Willis
Played by: Dave Lee ZR, ROTCIV, Faze Action, Saison, JUSTIN WINKS (CASIO SOCIAL CLUB), TURNTILL, Random Soul, Nine Lives
Review: Going back to his soulful, disco roots Joey Negro dives into his Doug Willis alias for these beauties, out on Z Records. "Music Speaks Louder Than Words" is a Philly/Salsoul bomb, complete with a huge chorus that could charm even the most gloomy and dour music fan. "Doug Be Good To Me" is another gem, this time channelling boogie basslines of D-Train or The Gap Band, while the new "Dougyoulator" mix of "Activated" fuses Italo sounds with a deepish, dubby vibe for yet another curveball from the multi-monikered master, and that's even before he channels the Bee Gee's and Yellow Magic Orchestra in one blinding stroke! With some producer friendly acapellas also included on the release, this is pure must-have stuff.
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ZEDD 12137
25 Jul 11
Funky/Club House
25 Jul 11
Funky/Club House
Joey Negro presents Akabu
Review: Z Records clearly don't do things by halves. Eschewing the usual format for remix albums - a CD's worth of reworks - Joey Negro's imprint is offering up a whopping 26 different versions of tracks from his debut Akabu full-length, The Phuture. So, where to start? Jimpster's touchy-feely deep house take on "Searchin" is as good as place as any (handily, it's the opening track). Elsewhere, look out for a splendid, soundscape mix of "Phuture Bound" by Ame, a tight and percussive builder from MCDE, a delightful Detroit techno-meets-electrofunk rework from Octave One, a skippy, old-skool garage excursion from Lovebirds (surprisingly) and solid contributions from Spirit Catcher, Shur-I-Khan and Andre Lodemann.
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ZEDDDIGICD 017
16 Apr 12
Deep House
16 Apr 12
Deep 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, 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: 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
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
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
Don't Want You Back (J Paul Getto's Doesn't Want Anything To Do With You Anymore mix) - (6:14) 126 BPM
Review: Shockingly, 11 years has passed since Dave Lee released his sole album under the disco-powered Doug Willis alias, "Doug's Disco Brain". The two CD set featured versions of cuts he'd released under the pseudonym over the previous 15 years. Here it comes to digital download in newly expanded form, with the original set - a mixture of tidy instrumental re-edits, sample-fired disco-house cuts and typically boisterous peak-time groovers - being accompanied by various new, rare and forgotten remixes. With 32 high quality tracks to wade through, picking highlights is tough, though our favourites include the percussion and horn-heavy "You Should Be Dubbing", the soaring disco-house brilliance of "Doug's Place", the silly-but-sensational "Disco Owl" and the Clavinet-happy brilliance of the Re-Tide & Moon Rocket Remix of "Crystal Lover".
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ZEDDDIGICD 044
03 May 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
03 May 19
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
Masters At Work - "Backfired" (feat India - Joey Negro remix - Grant Nelson Special edit) - (8:17) 128 BPM
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ZEDD 12122
19 Jul 10
Funky/Club House
19 Jul 10
Funky/Club House
Various
Review: If you missed any of Z Records most potent releases this year, do not fear: boss man Joey Negro has brought together all of the label's best bits on one handy, plus-sized compilation. There's another chance to savour the Escort style Brooklyn disco revivalism of J Kriv and Adeline's "Vertigo", Sean McCabe's smooth and soulful rework of Detroit Rising and Ron Trent's impeccably musically rich remix of Joey Negro's "Distorting Space Time". Synth-fired boogie goodness is also provided via a superb "Unreleased Dub" of Janet Kay's 1980s gem "Eternally Grateful" and a brilliant Joey Negro rework of the APX, while soaring, string-laden disco hits are dotted throughout the compilation. If you dig disco, house and boogie, you need this in your life.
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ZEDDDIGICD 043
14 Dec 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
14 Dec 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
Various / Joey Negro
Joey Negro & Horse Meat Disco - "Candidate For Love" (Joey Negro Disco Blend Unreleased instrumental) - (6:37) 123 BPM
Joey Negro - "Love Hangover" (Micky More & Andy Tee Classic Disco Blend Unreleased instrumental) - (6:48) 121 BPM
Review: Undoubtedly the strongest selling point of Z Records' second set of "Dubstrumentals" (largely instrumental remixes to you and me) is the sheer number of previously unreleased mixes on offer. Sure, the quality of the disco and house cuts on show is uniformly excellent but it's unusual to get so many previously unheard treats in one place. There are some genuine gems, too, including a sparkling Hot Toddy nu-disco instrumental mix of Joey Negro's "Stomp Your Feet", an inspired Saison instrumental of Akabu & Linda Clifford's "Ride The Storm" that features two exquisite extended breakdowns, a must-have "Disco Blend Instrumental" of Joey Negro and Horse Meat Disco's "Candidate For Love", and a stellar, proto-house style dub of The APX's "Sweet Surrender".
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ZEDDDIGICD 052
07 Aug 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
07 Aug 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Gladys Knight & The Pips - "Bourgie', Bourgie'" (Joey Negro Super Bourgeoisie remix) - (7:24) 120 BPM
Joey Negro & The Sunburst Band - "Secret Life Of Us" (feat Donna Gardier & Diane Charlemagne - original) - (6:20) 117 BPM
Review: Remarkably, three decades have now passed since Dave Lee AKA Joey Nergo inaugurated his label, Z Records. To mark the occasion, Lee has compiled this suitably epic, 44-track retrospective. There are plenty of big tunes and underground anthems present- see Jakatta's "American Dream", Raven Maize's "The Real Life", The Sunburst Band's "Everyday" and Doug Willis's "Spread Love" - as well as some of the veteran DJ/producer's favourite catalogue cuts and some slept-on gems. Throw in a string of memorable remixes - think Ame's remix of Akabu's "Phuture Bound", Grant Nelson's vintage rub of Z Factor's "Gotta Keep Pushin" and Joey Negro's revision of Patrice Rushen disco classic "Haven't You Heard" - and you've got a brilliant retrospective of one of house and disco's most consistent labels. Don't sleep!
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ZEDDDIGICD 051
29 May 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
29 May 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
The Sunburst Band / Dave Lee / Various
Roland Wrightangle, Darcus & Dave Lee - "In Your Blood" (Dave Lee?s Funk in the Music mix) - (6:55) 116 BPM
Dave Lee, Horse Meat Disco & Angela Johnson - "Dancing Into The Stars" (Dave Lee Super Soulful mix - feat Angela Johnson) - (7:00) 120 BPM
Played by: Jean Jacques Smoothie, Juno Recommends Disco, Juno Recommends Deep House, Ash Reynolds, Tonbe, Kongisto
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
10 Dec 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Doug Willis / Dave Lee / Various
Played by: Dave Lee ZR, FINGERMAN, Superbreak, Juno Recommends Disco, Tonbe, LEGO EDIT, Gino Boleti, 1Farshad
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
23 Jul 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various / Joey Negro
Joey Negro - "Dancing Into The Stars" (feat Horse Meat Disco & Angela Johnson - original mix) - (9:26) 120 BPM
Timmy Vegas & Kerry Davies - "Get Yourself Together" (Timmy's B'ham Disco Authority mix) - (6:35) 120 BPM
The Sunburst Band - "The Secret Life Of Us" (feat Donna Gardier & Diane Charlemagne - Director's Cut Signature mix) - (7:51) 124 BPM
Antonello Ferrari & Jennifer Wallace - "Make Room For Me" (Joey Negro Disco Boogie dub Extravaganza) - (8:13) 123 BPM
Played by: FINGERMAN, YAM WHO?, Juno Recommends Disco, Ash Reynolds, J&M BROTHERS, Shaka Loves You, BRENDON P, 80's Child, That Needs an Edit/Pete Le Freq, Sean McCabe, Melvo Baptiste
Review: When it comes to blending classic disco and bumpin' peak-time house, few can match Joey Negro - a man who has been offering up disco-fied house jams since the early '90s. There are naturally plenty of his own tracks and remixes on "Put Some Disco In The House", an expansive collection of quality disco-house moments, with highlights including the rolling disco-boogie heat of "Put The Music On It (Original Disco Mix)", the chunky, walking bass-propelled "Dancing Into The Stars" (with Horse Meat Disco and Angela Johnson) and a slamming rework of Sessomato's jazz-funk flavoured "Moody". There's plenty of heat to be found elsewhere, too, with standouts including JKriv and Adeline's "Vertigo", Opolopo's boogie-tinged revision of Sylvester classic "I Need You" and the spiraling disco pump of Yam Who and Jaegerossa's "Grateful".
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ZEDDDIGICD 045
21 Jun 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
21 Jun 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: YAM WHO?, Ralf Gum, Sean McCabe, Juno Recommends Disco, Dave Mathmos, Flevans, Crowd Control
Review: Back in 2016, Crackazat launched the Period Works series as a vehicle for productions that explicitly paid tribute to his influences and inspirations, and in particular his love of glossy, musically rich 1990s US house and garage. Four years on, he's decided to gather together the tracks released so far in one place, adding a trio of previously unheard creations and a couple of bonus remixes to create Period Works - The Album. Highlights are plentiful, from the authentic 1970s disco rush of superb opener 'Waterfalls' and the classic Masters at Work shuffle of 'Fire Drift', to the 'Brazilian Rhyme'-goes-piano house rush of 'Fly Away' and the big room US garage bounce of 'I'll Be There'. The included squelchy, synth-laden rework of Sean McCabe's 'Holding On' is also superb.
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ZEDDCD 052DD
16 Oct 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
16 Oct 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Joey Negro / Various
The Fatback Band - "(Are You Ready) Do The Bus Stop" (Joey Negro London Bus Stop mix) - (6:18) 111 BPM
Played by: Sam Redmore, FINGERMAN, YAM WHO?, Javi Frias, Faze Action, Flevans, Juno Recommends Disco, Juno Recommends Funky House, Giant Cuts, Ash Reynolds, Tonbe, Discolypso, Dave Lee / Joey Negro, Alan Dixon, Shaka Loves You, BRENDON P, LEGO EDIT, 80's Child, That Needs an Edit/Pete Le Freq, Chuggin Edits
Review: By now, we should all know what to expect from each new album in Joey Negro's "Remixed With Love" series, namely fantastic new revisions of classic disco, boogie, soul, electro and jazz-funk classics created using the original multi-track tapes. This third volume naturally contains a few inspired revisions of well-known cuts - a riotous take on The Fatback Band's "Do The Bus Stop", an astonishing, dubbed-out version of the Temptations' "Law of the Land" and a soaring, life-affirming rearrangement of Patrice Rushen's "Never Give You Up" included - but also some suitably smart tweaks of lesser-known gems. These include a sublime revision of the APX's '80s gem "Loose Yourself To The Groove" and an insatiable take on Mass Production's "Shante" full of jammed-out electric piano solos and rubbery electric bass.
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ZEDDCD 045DD
16 Nov 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
16 Nov 18
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
Dave Lee / Various
The Sunburst Band & Dave Lee - "Garden Of Love" (Dam Swindle remix - Dave Lee There 4 U edit) - (7:21) 125 BPM
Played by: Faze Action, Juno Recommends Disco, Juno Recommends Deep House, Juno Recommends Funky House, Tonbe, BRENDON P, JAMES ROD, Detroit Rising, Sim 1 one
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
22 Jul 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
David Hill / Various
Review: Joey Negro's Z Records have a remarkable knack for knocking out vintage compilation after vintage compilation. Here though, they've really discovered a rare niche of unmined gold courtesy of Nuphonic's David Hill who acts as selector. As Hill explains "gospel music has often followed trends in secular music" and this album captures 24 attempts of gospel getting on the disco and boogie trains. Highlights include the hiNRG longing of "I Need You", the electro-soul of "Love Is The Message" and the piano & strings frenzy of "Awake O Zion".
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ZEDDCD 028DD
06 May 13
Disco/Nu-Disco
06 May 13
Disco/Nu-Disco
