Review: Covering a stone cold classic is always tough, and Elijah Collins has set himself a tough task in taking on Yardborough & Peoples' 1980 electrofunk smash "Don't Stop The Music". Thankfully, he's done a sterling job, getting just the right balance between paying the original due respect and updating it for contemporary dancefloors. The result is a bouncy, undulating nu-disco jam that sits somewhere between contemporary synth boogie and shimmering deep house. The famous bassline and melodies - replayed, of course, on swanky modern synthesizers - perfectly compliments Aina's soulful vocal. If you'd prefer less of the vocal, there's a tasty instrumental included.
Review: Just the two rubs to choose from of this trad-style disco stomper from Mexican stalwart Hotmood. In its Original form, 'Don't Stop' is a mid-paced and fairly unassuming lil' roller with a neat line in wukka-wukking geetar, jazzy piano licks and dramatic strings, as well as a somewhat unusual two-part male/female vocal. The accompanying KATORZI Remix, meanwhile, strips out some of the more doodlesome instrumentation in favour of a much more direct and in-your-face approach, with some complex percussion added and the vocal applied far more liberally across its six-minute duration. It's horses for courses, but the Original wins out for yours truly.
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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