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The Gomma label looks to Venezuelan Grammy winners Los Amigos Invisibles and the ever-excellent Dimitri From Paris for their latest single, a cover of the Chaz Jankel classic 'Glad to Know you' backed with a remix from Ray Mang Los Amigos Invisibles have had an all-encompassing career taking them from the streets of Caracas, Venezuela in the early nineties to the stage of the Grammy awards in 2010 via just about every corner of the globe. Along the way they hooked up with legendary DJ/Producer, Dimitri from Paris who met them through Louie Vega in New York, Dimitri went on to produce their 'Venezuela Superpop' album as well as featuring the outfit on his own recordings. Now the Los Amigos Invisibles/Dimitri pairing is back for a brand new single on Germany's leading eclectic electronic label Gomma.'Glad to Know You' was originally a big hit for funk heavyweight & Ian Dury collaborator Chaz Jankel in 1982, now Los Amigos Invisibles and Dimitri From Paris take up the reigns with a cover version that is both true to the original and unique. Heavily delayed drums, warm bass and swirling FX roll around the funk laden guitar licks, uplifting keys and infectious vocals to create an instant floorfilling classic. For those who prefer things a little less vocal, there is a superb instrumental to accompany the original.To complete the package remix duties are handed over to UK production powerhouse Ray Mang who delivers an epic, near eleven minute long dub version that has Balaeric classic written all over it, quality stuff!
Gomma have hit gold once again with this superb new single from Los Amigos Invisibles and Dimitri from

Great historical tunes taken from 70's intl charts. All original, extended and remastered hits, such as Logic System, Gene Farrow, Tantra, John Foxx, The Sisters Of Mercy, ... and many more !!!!

Another great 12' compilation from the Balearica camp featuring four more wonderful eclectic rarities. Kicking things off we have a funky slice of über-rare classic 80s French boogie in the form of J.M. Black's superb 'Lipstick' closely followed by Kitty Grant's mega-dope version of the Chaz Jankel classic 'Glad To Know You', first pressed back in 1983 and now extremely hard to find. The flipside features two more in-demand dancefloor gems starting with Saada Bonaire's fantastically Balearic new-wave cut 'You Could Be More As You Are'. Originally released in Germany in 1984, it dishes up mesmerising female vocals and an ice-cool reggae-esque groove provided by legendary UK dub producer Dennis Bovell. Last up is one of the champions of mellow grooves - Leo Sunshipp's 'Give Me The Sunshine'. Quality stuff!

With the success our 80s Groove series has had previously selling over a quarter of a million copies worldwide, we thought it imperative to release another album jam-packed with the soulful side of the decade. So why not celebrate this funky and feel-good era in club music with 80's Groove 3. The album consists of 3CDs of dance floor anthems from the decade. CD1 pays tribute to some of the greatest hits from the most legendary artists. From Michael Jackson's critically acclaimed masterpiece ` Wanna Be Startin' Something' to Lionel Ritchie's dancefloor anthem `All Night Long', as well as The Pointer Sisters, Shakatak and Alexander O'Neal, this disc delivers only the best classic, soulful grooves. Moonwalk into CD2 to get the very best funky disco beats, including Sister Sledge, Shalamar, The Temptations, Diana Ross and Kool & The Gang. Finally, CD3 rounds up this definitive collection with a clutch of smooth, laid back hits from the masters of this artform, including Sade, Anita Baker, Atlantic Starr and Gladys Knight & The Pips.
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Another big remix package from ISM, who continue their homage paying endeavours for legendary NYC disco troupe Odyssey. This latest 12' sees remixes from Faze Action, Toby Tobias, Leftside Wobble and Ron Basejam. Opening proceedings on the A-Side you'll find Faze Action's thumping proto-house version of 'Going Back To My Roots' - this one is made for sweat-drenched Sunday nights at Horse Meat Disco! Mr Tobias goes deep on his version of 'O DJ KO', with the swampy bass, echo laden vocal cuts and bleep-fuelled melody a pleasing contrast to its raucous predecessor. The two remixes on the flip maintain these lofty standards, with Soundcloud don Leftside Wobble turning in a twinkling refix of 'Lonely Star', while Crazy P man Ron Basejam turns 'Ain't No Dubbin' Us Now' into a beefy, conga-led traipse through shimmering, Balearic soundscapes.

The third offering from the indisputably Balearic imprint Sunkissed Records comes in the shape of four dreamy tracks from the sultry Sade. First up is the 7-minute US remix version of 1984's 'Hang On To Your Love' - a sun-drenched hypnotic aural soother with a downtempo laidback groove and Sade's unmistakable silky-smooth, honey vocals. Next up on side A is the extended version of 1988 'Super Bien Total', a superb instrumental with seductive bassline and mesmerisingly anodyne flutes. Side B features two more blissful Balearic treats - the tranquil extended 12' mix of 'Turn My Back on You' and the haunting 'Siempre Hay Esperanza'. A must-have EP for any fan of the Balearic subculture and Sade lovers alike!

Slamming remastered reissue of über-rare Detroit electro gold 'Mill-Due' by T.Mack on tiny label Megas. Incredibly hard to come by, this underground 12' from 1985 oozes funk, soul, boogie and delicious groove with a huge slice of time-defying electro chic. With a super-squelchy analogue bassline, sexy guitar licks and killer beats, it is topped off with Detroit style space-age deep vocals which conjure images of early Juan Atkins productions - this record is a collector's wet dream! An on-air favourite of The Electrifying Mojo, this is Motorcity electro at its very peak. Absolutely 100% essential for fans of electro and techno alike! Do not miss out on this true holy grail of Detroit electro funk

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The A side is HUGE, a special edit of a rare live JB recording. B side features 'I Can U Can' an awesome mid tempo number, the 12' is rounded off with the soulful 'Looking 4 U'. Yam Who getting back to the old school vibes on this one, killer release!

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Inspired by the teachings of The Earons (that's .22, .18, .33, .69 and .28 to the uninitiated, see for more background), a splinter group was formed earlier this year, with the express mission to bring back the message and connect it to a whole new audience. 'Land of Hunger' is given a 2012 Reconstruction from 'The Cosmologist', a sturdy rework performed by the mysteriously concealed outfit, who identify themselves only as .40, and .44. Whilst they are heavily influenced by Earons beliefs on positive energy, which they seek to share, .40 + .44 are quick to point out they have no links with the earlier incarnation from 28 years ago, but felt a compelling force to unearth it once more. The universe knows when the time is right, and frankly the original broadcast was just too good to not want to fashion a 2012 edit, so a new chapter begins....

The pace drops off on the flip to sub 100 BPM, and another gem is dusted off and re-built for the modern dancefloor. Benny Golson's 1978 slow jam 'I'm Always Dancing to the Music' enjoyed a huge revival on London's mid-eighties rare groove scene, and this stone cold classic, as the name implies, is hard to stand still to- the beat goes down and I start turnin'...

Meanwhile, in the real world, David Cameron's politics take us ever deeper into a 70's era depression with the Blues showing their true colours by putting rampant socially divisive individualism back on the agenda. These jams serve a timely reminder of our need for some Earons style Love and Positivity. It's gonna get tougher, but no matter how hard it gets, even in a Land of Hunger people are Always Dancing. Try as they might to switch the lights off at the party, they can't stop the music...

Under the Influence Records celebrate this fact with Cosmology vol 1, the first in an occasional series of vinyl reconstructions, released on limited edition, hand-stamped heavyweight colour vinyl; aimed at those who, in the age of easy access and information, still enjoy the forgotten pleasure that comes with seeking things out.

Under the influence, and always under the radar....


EARLY SPINS FROM ASHLEY BEEDLE & GREG WILSON.

Limited edition vinyl reissue of the deeply Balearic and impossible-to-find extended version of the magnificent 'Tranquillo (Melt My heart)' from the one and only Carly Simon. Produced by the acclaimed Arif Mardin, who also worked with such luminaries as Aretha Franklin, Esther Philips and Donny Hathway, this 1978 classic rides soulful disco-tinged waves of blissful strings, heady horns and cosmic guitars with a rich orchestral feel - no wonder this is a such a firm favourite on the Balearic scene with DJs in the know from Harvey to Phil Mison. Originally released on a promo-only 12' single with the same version on both sides, 'Tranquillo' is here backed by another essential sun-drenched gem from Ms. Simon - 'You Belong To Me'. A jazzy, breezy summer groover laced with gentle piano, soothing vocals and some amazing saxophone from virtuoso David Sanborn. Welcome chance to grab an affordable copy of this highly desirable 12'.

First release on the new label Hand of God. Side A is a reinterpretation of a classic disco edit from way back, a good tool to get the floor tooting and beeping. Side B is a deeper exercise in stripped down disco. First release on the new label Hand of God. Marco & Orpheo have been DJ'ing together for years, they enjoy vintage synths and long sets the beach. Their debut release are two nice dance floor burners..

Side A. Way Milky

This next instalment of Psychemagik's edit series is a two sided journey through the cosmos and back down to Earth. First on the countdown screen is 'Way Milky'. Leading the inter-play between instruments is a deep hypnotic bass that creates a throbbing atmosphere for spacy 70's keys and inter-galactic sound effects. Hiding in the background are funky drums and a lead guitar that dons a space suit goes exploring. Ready for blast off

Side B. Make it Mellow

'Make it mellow' is that warm-you-through Balearic bliss that this dynamic duo are masters of. A delicious edit, this encapsulates the sound of a lazy summer afternoon. Spacy synths and guitars interwoven throughout, the searingly syncopated solo shines in the spotlight. Complemented by chunky bass and soothing vocals that ease their way into your head, this epic summery edit rounds off this B Side beautifully.

GLENVIEW RECORDS follows up their ONUR ENGIN album with this 4 track EP of edits from RAYKO and GET DOWN EDITS: RENE & ANGELA and EVELYN CHAMPAGNE KING get reworked by RAYKO and GET DOWN EDITS re-edits SKYY and PEOPLES CHOICE. Excellent disco re-edits.

2 track promo only ! With The Controllers - I Can't Turn The Boogie Loose, a disco/boogie monster from 1979 originally released on TK, the classic Miami Disco label, plus some serious nu disco fire from Rocco Raimundo with Can't Shake This Feeling

DiKSO Start 2012 with a stunning remix 12 !

Welcome to Dikso's unbelievable before-and-after-show. Four contestants and four remix teams, four original stories
that had to be continued and four results that had to be pressed on vinyl.

A1 / Autodeep & Romorri - Make You Mine (KRL Remix)
I'm gonna make you mine, I'm gonna make you mine... That's what Romorri said on Super Sound Single #4. And KRL,
well known from the almighty Wolf Music Recordings label, beams him in a situation that made all dreams come true.
The courtship has succeeded and Romorri, Autodeep & KRL are going mad on it. Definitely the most crazy piece of
house music Dikso has ever released!

A2 / Larse - So Much Fun (Roberto Rodriguez Remix)
With 'So Long' Larse is in everybody's record case, Traktor playlist or download queue at the moment. On Dikso's fifth
Super Sound Single he delivered with 'So Much Fun' his probably most disco- and funk-influenced track for years.
Roberto Rodriguez from Finland added some straightness and a cool nordic attitude. So much rolling...


B1 / Duff Disco - I Won't Forget (Homework Perspective)

Also more straightness for Duff Disco. Homework from Amsterdam touched his original in a very respectful way and
present their deep and dope dancefloor perspective on Duff Disco's original.

B2 / soho808 - Turning Slow feat. Lydia Caesar (Daniel Solar & Andi de Luxe Remix)
The hosts of Dikso take the back seat called B2. They sent Lydia and the boys from soho808 to the classic NY house
scene before KBE Giuliani cleaned the city...

The last Yam Who release on Demo Disc sold out in record time, now we have them back for the 15th in the Demo Disc series. Two superb edits, heavy on the vocals.

Apparel Music gives life to a catalog of small size, APLMINI, 7-inch format.
Kisk gathers the first duet and this time they are young artists, a talented Russian guy, Maxim
Buldakov, and Stefano Esposito, only twenty years', Naples, Italy.
The work was built to give the feeling of listening to an old-school funk track, reworked. To get a
perfect project was also required to give a warm voice that unmistakable taste.
So "Funkin On" contains a special sample of the recording "Pushin 'On" performed by The Quantic
Soul Orchestra feat. Alice Russell, timeless, used with permission by Tru Thoughts Ltd. Enjoy!

Known for the 'DEEPER EDITS OF CHICAGO' 12s JDEEP is back along with THE SHOES' DCASTILLO for this debut 4 track edit 12 on DEAD AS DISCO. Four deep cuts carefully selected and skillfully edited to keep the party going. For fans of LTJ EXPERIENCE, SUPER EDITS, etc.

Scuba continues a strong run of form with his take on Yadi's 'Guillotine'.

Kult wächst nicht nur aus dem alten Original-Material, sondern der wirkliche Kult treibt auch auch neue Blüten. So ist das mit dem ZYX Italo Disco-Kult passiert!! Auf dieser Compilation befinden sich ausschließlich Titel aus den Bereichen Italo Disco & Euro Disco, die komplett neu produziert sind, sich aber sehr stark an den typischen Italo Disco Sound der 80er anlehnen.

Another top quality selection of wonderful sun-drenched obscurities from the Balearica camp. Kicking off with the brilliant instrumental version of Jago's 'I'm Going To Go' from 1983, this is Italo at its best with a super phat analogue B-line which sounds incredible on a big system. Massive on both the early Balearic scene as well as on the dance floors of Chicago and New York, this is an essential. Next up is the dreamy disco groove of Wolfgang Maus' 'Testimony' taken from his uber rare 1979 'Children Of The Universe' LP. Side B features the impossible to find but highly desirable 'It's Broken' by Bob Chance, an amazing nine minute slice of avantgarde disco rock grooviness that receives heavy rotation from DJs lucky enough to have found a copy like DJ Harvey, Rub & Tug and Soft Rocks. Finally rounding off this splendid compilation, you get the original Rolling Stones version of the Balearic favourite 'Heaven', back in demand recently after being covered by Kasper Bjorke. Excellent stuff!

Limited reissue of 'The Party Scene', a stone-cold electro funk classic 12' from 1983. The only release ever by the mega-talented Russell Brothers (what a shame!), the production on this ultra-rare Portrait cut is years ahead of its time, and no other early hip hop producers came near to making a sound as immense and interesting as this. The 12' contains the superb party-starting short and long versions featuring a grinding electro groove topped with hypnotic driving melodies and great vocals plus the masterful instrumental which is darkly atmospheric with its sparse instrumentation, pounding bass drums and ominously ticking hi-hats. Don't miss this!

A few years ago I took a journey to Europe searching for a new sound.

People along the journey had been telling me about this guy from Tropea, Italy called DJ Steve (named after his favorite musician, Stevie Wonder).
He's a butcher there by day, but at night he's the DJ at a club called Casablanca. I made my way to this tiny town in the south of Italy and found DJ Steve.
His 12 hour DJ sets opened my eyes. This guy was the real deal. He was playing dubplates, vinyl, cassettes, and reel-to-reel's. All special edits he had done over the years.
I couldn't believe what I was hearing.
In late November of 2011 DJ Steve finally made his first visit outside of Italy and came to New York. He came on my Beats In Space radio show and blew everyone away. It was one of the most listened to mixes of the year. While he was in New York, I was able to record in a few of the dubplates of edits he had done. Those recordings are how we arrived at the release of "DJ Steve's Special Cuts #1 & #2". With this release we also started a new sub-label for Beats In Space Records. B.I.S. Records, Inc is for any of the edits or bootlegs we might come across. Expect to hear more from DJ Steve soon.

(K. Diamonds, B. Eastmond) - Willesden Music/ Zomba Enterprises (BMI/ASCAP) - (p) 1985 Capitol

So what is After the void ..We Bang the Bomb of course with a lady in a thong surrounded by snakes and hand grenade's, obvious really! Having been away for some time it appears that a Light Sounds Dark spring is in the air. En route to their next destination (rumoured to be a dark subterranean world full of nasty mutants 'Danger electrified tracks' out this Summer) with arms out the window and the mothership roof down, it's full steam ahead and proper European dance music time.

Not really train spotting as before although a couple are a bit off piste like Malta's very own Ian Dury by the name of Iain Richardson rapping about sitting on a green bus! much more like it however are classic Italo covers of 'Big in Japan', 'Gloria', a wonderful new wave version of Falco's euro smash 'Der Kommissar' and The Thoughts massive German hit 'Wait a Long Time' sounding like some long lost Talk Talk record. Light Sounds Dark do some minor tweaking (going for that natural look) to big beast anthems Axodry's 'You' and Colme 111's 'You Take Me High' (early euro take on Chicago) and for lovers of something a bit more funky there's some groovy goings on from Kraut funksters Epsilon urging people to 'Leave The City' which might not be a bad idea if the water runs out.

A limited chance for you to get your hands on this achingly-rare Panda Records track 'People Hold On'. Originally released in 1984, this stylishly classy record feels like undiluted house brought to you from before house even existed! Super-tight production skills from Wuf Ticket's James Mason pull together a goosebump-inducing bassline, deeply hypnotic synths and tantalising handclaps topped off with Earl Flint's elegantly sexy, meltingly cool vocals to deliver a masterpiece in early 80s NYC groove. Backed with a much in-demand killer instrumental version, this record is almost impossible to find out there on the wax market. Killer electro house on quality remastered vinyl - an absolute must have. People don't hold on !!!

Neben den bekannten Größen der Italo Disco Szene wie Savage, Magazine 60 oder Ryan Paris gibt es wie immer auch wieder Raritäten und gesuchte Remixe oder seltene Versionen von California mit Volerei oder Siberian Heat mit Angel's Heart und Debut De Soiree mit Nuit De Folie. Italo Disco Fans werden weinen vor Entzückung!!!

Hot on the heels of volume 12 and with a familiar Let's Get Lost face at the helm, volume 13 welcomes Jacques Renault aboard once more and he's jumped genres yet again! After the relentless house edits of his last LGL voyage this release sees him return to the familiar waters of synthesizer prodded orchestral disco for the first two tracks and a saxophone and choir led afrobeat gem to round things off.

The concept of climactic and chassis shaking is synonymous with Rayko. And his vision does not disappoint. It draws you in and layer by layer, this structurally more simplified midnight burner slowly but surely intensifies - through its reliance on chunky bass, trademark mid-point vocal introduction and heavy use of synths. It is both playful and a little bit naughty. Destination dance floor.

Time & Space Machine twist the grain and strip it back towards a more minimal mood with their inviting exploration. Whilst embracing the subtle elements of the original, this remix is quite transformational with its gracious representation and varying cultural influences. The clever use of vocal and instrumental interplay is particularly dreamy and enables the listener to feel as if this unfurls like sunrise. Atmosphere plus.

Greg Wilson personifies deep groove and his heady remix is all about its big, bad bass line. Opening with drum kicks that could send the neighbours into a tailspin, this is soon accompanied by flickering synths and haunting upper level harmonies. The chugging bass is complemented by the vocal introduction in the middle section and whilst grounding this somewhat, it also flies with an unmistakably sharp touch.

Rounding off this selection perfectly, Toby Tobias proves, once again, his capacity to take a track and make it his own with this stunning down-tempo remix. Tobias' interpretation offers an unassuming alternative. Seductive in its progression, it is a golden thread of lightness and beauty. The eloquently funky mood is enhanced by a more diverse selection of drums, gentle use of pads and trills. This is perfectly balanced with a waving bass line and a subtle, teasing vocal, ensuring that this is as smooth as silk and elegantly ethereal.

Very welcome remastered reissue of the ultra-rare 1982 cut 'You Can't Have It' from cult NYC boogie label TNT Unlimited Inc. Mixed by the legendary Tony Humphries, this excellent cut is hugely dancefloor-friendly featuring a massive feisty vocal performance along with some top bongo action and a killer groove. Backed with a superb dubbed-out instrumental version, this is a stone-cold killer and deserves a place in any serious boogie or funk collection. Essential!