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Essential new release on Sunkissed Records featuring four Balearic disco gems from inimitable 60s pop siren Dusty Springfield. Side A kicks off with Marshall Jefferson's atmospheric dance mix of 'Nothing Has Been Proved' - a blissful orchestral slo-mo collaboration with the Pet Shop Boys featuring a fantastic b-line and Dusty's dreamy vocals, followed by the great 12" version of 'Baby Blue', a summery blast of disco gold driven by some great chugging tropical percussion, recently brought to attention by the likes of Horse Meat Disco and Lindstrøm. On the flip we get the hard-to-find seven minute Tom Moulton Disco mix of 'That's The Kind Of Love I Got For You'. Only released as a DJ promo 12" in 1978, this is a gorgeous upbeat string and percussion-laden extravaganza that builds and builds to a dancefloor-burning crescendo. Finally, we have a cover of The Classics IV's 1968 hit 'Spooky' - a beautiful laid-back groover featuring an ice-cool and ethereal vocal performance from Ms Springfield. An unmissable compilation of Dusty's best Balearic moments.

Zafsmusic.com continues to bring you the rarest disco & boogie bangers with his new compilation titled 'Private Wax' Vol 1. 15 scintillating excursions into the deep disco & boogie world of privately pressed & produced gems. Zaf Zafsmusic is a disco weasel of the highest order. He has, by his own admission, got it bad-losing sleep and suffering physical maladies from the want of certain must-have pieces of stamped vinyl. Fortunately, he also has excellent taste and a lengthy history of wheeling and dealing with other similarly afflicted individuals, a history that has allowed him to sift the wheat from the crap, err, chaff, as it were. As a long-time staffer of the notorious Reckless Records on Berwick Street, a hotbed of vinyl commerce in the Soho section of London, these skills were no doubt put to the test on a daily basis when dealing with the continuous influx of hustlers hoping to offload their by-and-large worthless wax at the shop. Faced with this parade of the common and shoddy, it takes a keen eye to single out the precious stones buried in the seemingly endless expanse of decent-but-ordinary (not to mention the middling-to-awful) records that comprise most collections. Our stalwart selector has also travelled an even more treacherous terrain: the world of online sellers. Without recounting any gory digital battle stories, suffice it to say that the online world inhabited by some vinyl obsessives is a rather scary place. It is without any sarcasm that I offer my sincere gratitude to Zaf for the yeoman's work he has put in discovering the tunes herein. So, while I still encourage all neophyte disco enthusiasts to get themselves a firm grounding in the classics before attempting to swim in the uncharted waters of small-label, independent releases, if you are ready to do so then Zaf is your man. Like some ancient mariner of disco, with this collection he has artfully navigated from haven to haven, avoiding the immense Sargasso Seas of mediocrity that thre

Reissue double helping of top-class disco rarities from 1977 brought together on one Columbia 12". Side A features the massively in-demand Tunisian Ride from one-hit wonders Sticky Jones Gang. A wild disco odyssey through churning percussion, this one rams dancefloors every time for those DJs lucky enough to own a copy. Over on Side B, unlikely 70's UK glam-rockers Sailor get the disco treatment on this hard-to-find 12" version of their pop hit and boy does it work... A fierce pumping drum beat and sleazy bass drive the sweet vocals and strings down a darker path to create a fantastically dirty club track. Don't miss this!

Red-hot reissue of 1981 epic party jam 'Equality' by Five Points. The only record ever released on Rissa Chrissa Records off-shoot label Applegold, this hugely sought after disco boogie rap from NYC is truly phenomenal! Bouncing straight in with infectious hand-claps, rough and ready beats, deep mellow chords and a kinky guitar, this track delivers a conscious female rap with a side order of Big Apple groove! Sounding like a house party you just wanna be at, this mega-rare 12' is a firm favourite of Dmitri from Paris amongst many other discerning DJs. Grab one while you can!

DJ Support: Notable names so far, Lee Curtiss (Visionquest), Redlight, Jaymo (Radio1), Christian Martin (Dirtybird), Maxxi Soundsystem, Axel Boman (ledge), Per Bosjen Moller from Little White Earbuds, Appleblim, M.A.N.D.Y, Ben Terry (Tirk), The Revenge, dOP, Phat Phil Cooper etc
* Time to take a trip to Boogiedown Bristol where the vibes are nice and the people mingle.
* Sure Thing is a loose collective of Bristol Music heads. From the early days of Bristol Soundsystem culture Boogie, Funk, Soul and Disco have always played a part in the fabric of the city's underground music scene.
Fast forward 25 years and the echoes of those times can still be heard amongst the city's infamous nightlife.
* The main creators of this track are:
Dj Die (mostly known for his DnB, but also spins seminal disco sets, under the moniker Laminate Radio)
Christophé (of Futureboogie fame)
Desi Rogers (the hardest working drummer in Bristol)
* Holding You Tight also features dubstep supremo Joker on keys, William Cartwright on guitar & talkbox and vocal contributions from Chloé Lang.
* Holding You Tight might sound straight out of 1982, but there's no samples here... 100% created from scratch.
This track is all about the party vibes, so grab a drink, hit the floor and lets cut a rug coz this celebration is a Sure Thing

The Skebs are back, with two edited versions of obscure Japanese B sides: Great Tokyo Disco, from 1979, an uplifting Nipponese take on
Salsoul and MFSB, replete with synth, strings, off-beat hand claps, breakdowns, slap bass and boudoir sighs. Backed with a J-Pop meets boogie tune, Fly Away. From a 1985 release, a bass synth mid-tempo number with understated vocal from Momoko.

BEATEN SPACE PROBE is the rising star of the new Tokyo disco edit scene. His first record on GLENVIEW comes with 4 edits, the first being his take on BROOKLYN DREAMS "STREET MAN" followed by BARBARA ROY "IF YOU WANT ME" on the flip is NORMA JEAN WRIGHT "SORCERER" and LARRYS FAT BAND "ACT LIKE YOU".

No disputing the raw power of this one !
JuJu & Jordash return to Golf Channel with a bang
A pounding Italo/EBM influenced club epic in three distinct flavours

Serious business !

Emanating from Japan, and discovered by Erid D (of RUB 'N TUG fame)
These Re-edit masterclasses would never have gotten outside of their native market. Luckily a helping hand from one of NYC's most hyped party throwers has guaranteed a wider audience !
As they get closer to the final release in the alphabet themed series, we're treated to a Xmas special !
Holy Disco baubles I hear you say, can it be true
Firm DJ Harvey favourites which have been held back for a special occasion, crack open the port, drape yourself in tinsel and get down

Classy 1983 soul/funk hit from Rene & Angela, taken from their album "Rise", also Gloria D Brown's 1985 disco/funk shakedown, 'The More They Knock, The More I Love You'

Electro funk perfection in the shape of the brilliant and almost impossible to come by 'Mandroid' by Gift Of Dreams. Originally released back in 1983 on Jam Power Records, this remastered reissue is packed full with wall-to-wall dirty funk bitch-slapped by sleazy analogue bass. Featuring the ridiculously juicy underground classics 'Mandroid', 'Moonwalk' and 'Video Sensation', this album feeds you floor-filler after floor-filler oozing with cool synths, tweaky sound effects and quirky vocoders laced with a huge dose of killer ruff-neck vocals. Channelling a sound that many a present-day producer has tried to emulate, it is easy to see why this LP has become so sought after by hard-core electro collectors. Don't miss the chance to own this historical piece of wax.

Limited reissue of the original 1978 Calendar Records release of this super-obscure underground disco masterpiece from the Sarr Band. Highly in-demand after support from DJs such as Rahaan and Harvey, this killer double A-sided 12' kicks off with the awesome 'Magic Mandrake', a funky, undulating groove-stomper featuring an unstoppable bassline, boogie horns and sleazy vocals that rock the floor every time. On the second A side 'Double Action' is a slower, chuggier disco gem with psychedelic beats, seedy flute-loops and smoky synths making for a truly cosmic experience. Essential!

Persnickety Sounds is here to funk-ti-fy your world!
In this era of Nü-Disco, Space Disco, Cosmic Disco, Disco House and shit, there must be a beacon of quality to light the way and lead the faithful back to a place where good grooves matter and realness is holding court.
Let the labels fall and just get it movin'

Radio Cosmos is back with more beautiful, well crafted synth disco tracks. Keen K already stole our heart with his previous releases on Das Drehmoment, here he got some remix help of Infam and Roland Sebastian Faber aka Kinky Roland known for his excellent releases on Aube. On the split there is Infinity night with some classic bombastic synthesizer disco pop. Jean Michel Jarre would be proud of him! Limited edition.

Keen K., Kinky Roland (vocals) & Infinity Night will take you on another melodic trip into italo romantics! Inspired and fascinated by the golden age of italo disco (1983-1985) these guys could be considered the nu-romantics of italo-disco. Needless to say these tracks were created completely on old analog synthesizers

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[aK] CD 1-11 | Randaberg Ego Ensemble - Vestamaran (Prins Thomas Diskomiks)



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The mysterious K&B pairing are back on No More Hits with another huge release to round off the year. Following their massive No More Hits 15 release 'Ain't No Woman' almost exactly a year ago. Make no mistake, this one is equally as good and we expect big things from K&B in 2013!

Newly mastered and cut on 45 RPM, Knuggles Recordings issues two kicking club tracks by Netto Houz from their Album 'Room 7101. 'Noctambulism' and 'Rossi's Records' were recorded in 1997 under the strong influence and in deep adoration of the music released by the great Chicago House labels of that time. Vinyl only, limited to 200 copies.

Following on from the release of recent single Hail Bop and subsequently the extended Hail Bop EP, Django Django are pleased to confirm details of their next release from their exceptional eponymous debut album - which was today nominated for this year's Barclaycard Mercury Prize. This revered accolade is yet another deserved nod, as it was announced last week that the band are in the running for Best New Act at this year's Q Awards.

After the success of Pablo and Shoey's 'Rejigs' series, Fatty Fatty Phonographics steps things up a notch with 'Downtown Classics Vol 1', featuring the big tracks and out-there obscurities that have worked the floor at the long running Dublin club collective's nights.
Side A makes room for all 13 minutes of Daniel Wang and Brennan Green's jaw dropping mix of Block 16's 'Electrokution'.
Block 16 were Ray Mang and Harvey/Idjuts collaborator Pete Z, and their 'Morning Sun' LP on Nuphonic got lost among the label's messy demise in 2001.
It didn't stop The Unabombers proclaiming it 'Album of the Year - We are kneeling' nor Daniel Wang taking up the baton and releasing this gem on his Balihu label, taking the hypnotic electro stylings of the original on a right journey by adding some propulsive Loft style disco and a totally unexpected melodica led dub reggae coda, Augustus Pablo stylee.
The original Balihu 12 has shouts to both Harvey and Dutch Italo-disco don I-F on it, and that about sums it up where this marvellous piece of 21st Century musical madness is coming from.
On the flip we have ourselves some joyful charity shop disco in the form of Sweet Cream's 1978 screamer 'I Don't Know What I'd Do If You Ever Left Me'. All Pablo and Shoey had to do to this little gem was create a lovely extended percussive intro before letting the insistent riff and squealing moog of the main song go.
A favourite of Larry Levan's at the Garage by all accounts, it's hands in the air chorus and brassy disco swagger meant it went all the way uptown to Studio 54 in disco's commercial peak year. More importantly, it has consistently plastered smiles on the faces of peak-time Downtown dancefloors since 2003, and we're delighted to share it with the world now!

Sensual disco delights from the man known for "Bump & Hustle Music" + his studio work w/ Major Lance, Tamiko Jones & Loleatta Holloway. 14 cuts of rare disco funk. incl "Pay the Price" "Party Nights" & "Hotbox" + 2 reworks by Al Kent.

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With his Midnight Riot compilations, Yam Who has proved to be a shrewd mover. By focusing largely on the edits-not-edits sound - where disco and electrofunk meets deep house - he's managed to catch the zeitgeist of a scene that remains hugely popular.

This third volume reads like a veritable who's who of contemporary talent, featuring both well-known names (Ilya Santana, Rayko, Sleazy McQueen, Get Down Edits, Deadly Sins and Yam Who) and rising stars (Shit Hot Soundsystem, Jimmy The Twin, B-Jam, the excellent Stupid Human).

Musically, it largely delivers what you'd expect, expertly moving between delay-laden disco dubbiness, Tiger & Woods-ish disco-house and starlight nu-boogie.

Continuing their forays into the world of yesteryear grooves unabated, those pesky hell-dwelling Lumberjacks are at it again, this time drafting in O Boogie and Red Greg for some disco funk finesse for the smoothest get-downs. O Boogie lords it over the first side, leaning heavy on a rich piano hook that hammers lower register chords over an incessant disco tick, while evergreen track "Papa Was A Rolling Stone" gets re-versioned in such a floor-burning fashion you'll need asbestos boots just to get out alive. Red Greg's "Inner Rhythm" plies familiar tropes into a sweet instrumental groove that makes all the right moves.

'I started buying Funk and Soul records from Soul Bowl in Norfolk in about 1980, John Anderson the owner had a big barn full to the rafters with vinyl, he would travel the breadth of the States - bringing back container loads of rare music. So many in fact it was a daunting prospect to know where to start in that crazy Barn... endless shelves many of which you could not even get at as there were so many piles of records stacked on the floor. It was here that I first discovered Chuck Brown & the Soul Searchers.... 'Ashley's Roach Clip' was the sort of track title that would grab my attention According to John it was 'shite' from Washington DC... from that album I hunted out many more records, slowly putting the story together and thus finding GoGo. I even went on a pilgrimage to Washington in about 1986 on a record-buying trip... Had to ship 'em back and pay a stupid amount of tax but those tunes still rock and those toms will always roll...' Jon More (Coldcut), March 2012

'GoGo Get Down is a must for have any serious soulful record collector' Jazzie B, March 2012



'These GoGo tracks certainly brought a smile to my face. I have a monthly conversation with Ross Allen regarding the GoGo revival which we both think will happen. Wishful thinking! So it's great you guys are doing a comp of GoGo killers which in the scheme of things could prove us both wrong. A fantastic selection and believe me I shall be throwing down very hard! Put your hands up for D.C.!' Ashley Beedle





GoGo Get Down is the latest compilation from Dave Lee aka Joey Negro to be released on the Z Records label. A mammoth and rare retrospective of Washington DC's spectrum of Ghetto Funk, this collection showcases the visionary side of the GoGo scene while bringing its key artists the modern exposure they deserve.



Joey Negro gives us an insight into the vintage rhythms and chiming cowbells as well as the dedicated soul screams that pierce through the retro soul rhythm that gives GoGo its distinctive sound.



'As someone who has more or less made a career out of being a music lover, it's a great buzz to put together and release albums of these semi-forgotten genres like GoGo or our recent Brit Funk compilation. Many of the tracks included on this album are ultra obscure local-only releases which I've picked over my years of digging. Seeing a project like this through from the initial concept to the final product is quite a task at Z HQ and at points you can't help but wish you'd never started the damn thing ;-)



However, all of the graft is forgotten once the finished release arrives and you're listening to those bumpy DC grooves in all their re-mastered glory'

Dave Lee aka Joey Negro

Magic Wand is a secretive side label project from IS IT BALEARIC
This is their fifth release in the celebrated series, and comes jam-packed with four fantastic Balearic wonders, respectfully extended and amended
Magic

2013 marks the 30th anniversary of Bridget Cooper's '(Get Into) The Love Groove' release. Légère Recordings is proud to present the official re-release of the original 45 version of this seminal boogie tune written and produced by Calvin Hodge.
Calvin obtained a - single song contract' from Birdie Records in Detroit, Michigan to have another artist by the name of Bridget Cooper release the song in 1983, which was a modified version from what Calvin Hodge originally performed. This version made it to the Billboard Magazine's Top Single Picks category on June 4, 1983.

Transmissions from the Cyber Dance imprint have been sporadic since its inception in 2005, but when they arrive they're always something very special indeed. Ostensibly one of Italo Disco's great lost producers, we suspect that Bandido's Gang may well be a nom de plume for one of the label's many associates. Whatever their provenance, the tracks certainly sound like vintage Italo, with "Marinche" leading with a pulsating bass arpeggio and synth horn melody worthy of Moroder, whilst the Flemming Dalum & Steen Gjerulff remix adds layers of vocoder and a variety of cosmic accents to its sturdy frame. "Last Train to Tucamari" meanwhile takes a more languid approach, pulling in an opposite direction to the speeding train samples, whilst Flemming Dalum & Mike Salta's remix adds some guitar licks, hazy synth atmospherics and even a flute solo which just adds to the classic Italo feel. Killer!

This compilation represents some of Paul Phillips favourite soul, funk, disco and 80s club boogie tracks that for one reason or another went totally under the radar at the time of release in the US.

Repress on black vinyl 7". Italian producer SUONHO does edits of 2 classicsoul cuts: BEN E KING's classic "STAND BY ME" gets tweaked on one side andthe ultra hard to find "UNDIVIDED LOVE" by ESKEW REEDER gets re-edited onthe other. Full pic sleeve. Last 200 copies then deleted. (GLENVIEW)

With an estimate of 500.000 inhabitants Surinam has a lively music scene. Although Surinam is a relatively unknown country, it has a strong influence on the Netherlands where many of the Surinam people have been living since a couple of decades ago. The music from the Surinam is mainly known for it's kaseko (which evolved out of the traditional Kawina music) and soul music, but the Surinamese have also been active in other genres such as pop, funk & jazz. Most of the Surinamese music is hard to come by, and especially its funk is rare. Because it's that rare, you can wonder how much of it has been made. The occasional funk tracks pop up on a kaseko or soul album, but full funk albums are difficult to locate. Our aim is to document these lost gems: dancefloor tracks which meet the international standard of 'good' dance music. The drive to discover something new has brought us to Surinam and while diggin through these records we found a bunch of crossover tunes resulting in this specialized boogie funk compilation. The SURINAM! compilation features 10 rare tracks within the Surinamese boogie funk genre. Key players from the '76-'83 era such as Solat, Sumy, Erwin Bouterse, Reingoud and Thunderstorm are all included! The compilation also features extensive liner notes containing in-depth information on all the artists of the compilation. This album will be volume one in the Surinam! series. The other upcoming issues will focus on other the other genres of obscure Surinam music, such as Jazz and Soul.

[B] A2 | Erwin Bouterse and the Group Roetoe - Disco Party

With its title track heralded as 'ESSENTIAL NEW TUNE' by Jamie Jones & Seth Troxler on BBC's Radio 1, Shall Ocin's 'Tribute To Summertime' EP on Leftroom is tipped to be a crucial asset in record crates this autumn.This is Shall Ocin aka Nicolas Abalos' second offering for the Leftroom label following the brilliant Left'd released 'Moving On Powerdigger' earlier this year. With a natural talent and an ear for musicality this is clearly the onset of a fruitful career for this young producer.Ocin displays his dance floor sensibilities here, skilfully blending samples from George Gershwin's 1935 classic 'Summertime' with electronic sounds to create a refreshing contemporary cut in 'Tribute To Summertime'. Drawing on harmonised vocal lines and a cutting organic piano the track embraces the current resurgence of soul music in house, alongside raw shuffling drum programming and a bulbous sub bass-line, creating a sure fire dance floor killer.

Nach dem Mega - Erfolg der Compilation Serie "80's Revolution - Disco Fox" legen wir noch einen oben drauf und präsentieren euch: THE BEST OF DISCO FOX auf zwei CDs, die es in sich haben. Internationale Top-Titel wie: You're Woman, Ballet Dancer, Happy Station, Touch By Touch, Slice Me Nice oder No Tengo Dinero!Diese Titel füllten damals die Dance Floors aller Welt und haben nicht ohne Grund Discofox zum beliebtesten Tanz aller Paartänze gemacht - und liefern auch heute immer noch die perfekte Hitgarantie und natürlich die unwiderstehliche Discofox-Garantie - für Anfänger wie für Profis gleichermaßen geeignet!

Next up on Leng we have a 12' from new label artist Fernando. Apart
from releasing his own music, Fernando is also part of the duo 'Silver City' and the band '2020Soundsystem' alongside Ralph Lawson, Danny Ward (Moodymanc) and Julian Sanza (Silver City).
With all instruments played by Fernando himself, 'Blue Impala' rides overa seriously heavy bass line plus synths, electric and acoustic guitar work that make this a mid tempo dance foor monster.
Ray Mang delivers yet another storming remix displaying the usual high
production skills we have come to expect from the Mang studio. Here he
beefs up the drums and adds to the instrumentation turning in another late night twisted session.