Category Disco

Sep 17 2012

Casio Social Club’s Discokicks

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Mullet Records main man Casio Social Club is at it again, giving a fresh Boogie reMix to a dance classic, in this case Pamela Fernandez’ Kickin’ In The Beat. This early ‘90’s piano House monster was ripe for a mix for today’s retro-funkier floors and CSC rises to the challenge with a supreme track.

Discokicks, as the track is now named, was released earlier this month and as a thank you to everyone who legitimately purchased the single, as opposed to pirating it like an asshole, Mullet have dropped the Radio Edit of the track as a freebie. So, if you haven’t already checked it out, treat yourself to four and a half minutes of wicked Disco licks, smooth Boogie basslines and a rising Disco House vibe. Then go buy the reMix package.

♫ Casio Social Club – Discokicks (Radio Edit)

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Sep 14 2012

Ruben & Ra reMix Roxy Music

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Kings of the retro edit Ruben & Ra are at it again. These guys have a knack of taking sections of tracks and making them sound like they were recorded yesterday. they certainly turn up the heat on Roxy Music’s Don’t Stop The Dance and make it stand shoulder-to-shoulder with this summer’s Tropical hits.

The song is pretty groovy to begin with, but Ruben & Ra add a punchy drum track and  focus all their attention onto, what now becomes, the prefect beach Disco riff. In Ruben & Ra’s hands a dreamy mid-‘80’s Pop track becomes the perfect accompaniment to lounging by the pool. It’s all about the good times. Of course, the is a downside, and that is that Don’t Stop The Dance is actually a Bryan Ferry song, not a Roxy Music song, but at this relaxed point it’s just semantics.

♫ Roxy Music – Don’t Stop The Dance (Ruben & Ra’s Cosmic Dance Edit)

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Sep 14 2012

A.N.D.Y.’s ‘Mixtape Six’

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A.N.D.Y. – A.N.D.Y. Tape Six = A.N.D.Y.’s back with an awesome fifty minutes including a load of stuff we’ve featured this week and an forthcoming release on our very own electronic rumors label! See if you can spot it!

♫ A.N.D.Y.- A.N.D.Y. Tape Six

The tracklist:

01. Emeron & Fox – Nightmares (Monitor 66 reMix)
02. Moonwalk – Girl For You
03. LuvLife – Want You
04. Ride The Universe (Feat. Jane Elizabeth Hanley) – A Little Better (Pat Lok ‘Venice Butch’ Workout)
05. Tyson – Mr. Rain (Sante reMix)
06. LKID – Highlife
07. Econix – Start Something New
08. Kill The Hero (Feat. M K De Monde – Surrender (SHAZAM! reMix)
09. Klever – Weak
10. Deux – Party People
11. Mauvais Cliché – Stop Watching Me
12. DJ Tray – Leave me

A.N.D.Y. & Vicente’s ‘Traffic’ EP is out now on Discotexas.

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Sep 14 2012

Zimmer reworks Chic

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Vertical Disco? What the hell is Vertical Disco? Here’s me just coming to terms with Horizontal Disco when one of our favourite Frenchmen Zimmer, Horizontal Disco king, goes all 90° on us and drops a big chunk of upright boogie.

A long time staple of his DJ sets, Zimmer has unleashed his edit of Chic‘s absolute classic Everybody Dance. Sucking the hook right out of the track and emphasising it to it’s fullest effect, Zimmer truly gets the art of the Edit right. Taking the immediately recognisable groove and tweaking it to dancefloor perfection. It’s an Reworking that would have made the disco pioneers of the Edit proud. Now, I think, it’s time we prepare for Diagonal Disco. Y’know, just so we aren’t taken by surprise.

♫ Chic – Everybody Dance (Zimmer Rework)

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Sep 13 2012

Quinten 909’s ‘Closer To Me’

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Out this week is the new monster from Dutch Nu-Disco producer Quinten 909. Bringing on-board American funkster Mayhem for a talkbox groove workout, Quinten drops Closer To Me on On The Fruit Records just in time for the warn evening of the end of the summer. Because these are pure evening jams. Time to get sexy.

You should definitely take the time (or the whole afternoon) to check out every version of Closer To Me, but for us the highlights are the Classic Mix, a soaring synth, warbling talkbox, Disco basslined juggernaut of laid back funk. Infectious and impossible not to move to, Closer To Me brings together all the elements of the groove into one giant groove machine. So what can be better than that? Three little words. Ride The Universe. The four Dreamwave warriors add a little Dub sound to their slick as all hell synthetic Disco, and with the talkbox vocals in tow it’s an unbeatable combination that just goes to prove why Ride the Universe are the top of their game.

♫ Quinten 909 (Feat. Mayhem) – Closer To Me (Classic Mix)

♫ Quinten 909 (Feat. Mayhem) – Closer To Me (Ride The Universe reMix)

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Sep 4 2012

The Swiss’ ‘The Swiss Selects’ mix

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The Swiss – The Swiss Selects… Sept ‘12 = Australian Disco duo The Swiss have been quite quiet recently, but with their début album finished they are back to turning up the heat with this hour long Disco workout.

♫ The Swiss – The Swiss Selects… Sept ‘12

The tracklist:

01. Jay Shepheard & Tad Wily – Hefty Done Me Right
02. Cecile & Refleksie – First Sparkle
03. Gavri – Non Stop (Jean Claude Gavri Mix)
04. Phil Kieran (Feat Bush Tetras) – Snakes Crawl (East Village Mix)
05. Tyson – Mr Rain (Claptone Dub)
06. Vanish – Night Rain
07. Gary’s Gang – Keep On Dancing (Todd Terje reMix)
08. Monte – True
09. Mungolian Jetset – Smells Like Gasoline
10. Wool – Purple Ohm
11. Pachanga Boys – The Untold Legend Of Mysterious Ondo
12. Walker & Royce – Little Things (Dub Mix)
13. Lindstrom – Ra-Ako-St (Todd Terje Extended Edit)

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Aug 29 2012

Christa Vi & Cosmonaut Grechko

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London based singer/songwriter Christa Vi is at it again, once more is she not showing off her own considerable musical talent, but also her knack for picking the best reMixers. her new single, Small Way Through, is a taster of what to expect from her forthcoming début album and comes backed with a reMix from Russia’s finest, Cosmonaut Grechko.

The original version of the tune sees Christa at her finest. From the school of Saint Etienne ElectroPop Christa’s music appeals because it seems so down to earth, so relatable. As she serenades, appearing effortlessly cool, over toy town drum machine beats, it’s hard not to be drawn into her musical world. Grechko rewinds to the ‘70’s with his reMix. Pure Lounge Disco bliss, complete with slowed down Tropical rhythms and and some of the smoothest electric piano you will ever hear in your entire life, turning Christa’s introspective song into a vintage holiday soundtrack. Christa Vi’s album is definitely something we are keeping out eyes out for, it’s due early next year/

♫ Christa Vi – Small Way Through (Cosmonaut Grechko Version)

♫ Christa Vi – Small Way Through (Original Version)

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Aug 27 2012

Aeroplane’s August 2012 mix

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Aeroplane – August 2012 Mix = Vito’s back with another stunning hour of Disco and House jams. There’s a bit of Maxi Soundsystem in there, a bit of Blende, some Lindstrøm & Todd Terje and even some Saint Etienne, ‘cos we know Vito loves his ElectroPop.

♫ Aeroplane – August 2012 Mix

The tracklist:

01. Compuphonic (Feat. Marques Toliver) – Sunset (DJ T reMix)
02. Adriatique – Motions
03. Delia Ros – Love Rush
04. Luca C & Brigante – Flash of Light (Solomun reMix)
05. H.O.S.H. – HearThuG (Technicolor Main Mix)
06. Saint Etienne – Heading for The Fair (Time & Space Machine reMix)
07. Blende – Fake Love (The Living Islands Tropical Doom Dub)
08. Scandal – Just Let Me Dance (Maxxi Soundsystem reMix)
09. Lindstrøm – Eg-Ged-Osis (Todd Terje Extended Edit)
10. Colour Coding – Perfect (Baby Diego reMix)

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Aug 22 2012

Chrome Canyon’s ‘Memories Of A Scientist’ video

The awesome Chrome Canyon, now on Stone’s Throw, has a new single and album incoming. Memories Of A Scientist is the second track to be taken form the forthcoming Elemental Themes album.

The video, self-directed by Chrome Canyon/Morgan Z and casts himself as an electronic music mad scientist set amidst the heavy synthesizer Disco of the track.

Elemental Themes is released 9th October.

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Aug 22 2012

Just some of those Barry Manilow reMixes

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Right then, by now I think you all know our opinion of reMix contests. They aren’t good for anyone. But we’re not going to go on about it again, but like we said we’re only going to do round-ups of reMix competition entries from now on, because, don;t get us wrong, reMix competitions do churn out some absolutely wicked tracks. This week’s tiresome competition comes in the surprising form of legendary smoothster Barry Manilow in a transparently lame attempt to seem relevant, or something. The upside of this is it’s given some very talented producers access to that unmistakable croon.

So here’s the first batch of reMixes of Manilow’s new single, Everything’s Gonna’ Be Alright. These guys are way ahead of the pack right now. American Disco producer Blue Satellite comes out of hiding to drop an absolutely massive Nu-Disco mix of the track. Seriously, this one is huge. Loading the track with bright synths and a solid Disco groove was exactly the way to go with this track, and Blue Satellite nailed it. Waling a different path if Ireland’s Figure Of 8, who gets a little Techy, a little Electro and a little Experimental with his all-too-short, atmospheric, reMix. His pulsating synth sounds and robotic beats shine a light on a whole new dimension for the song. Greetings Program plays around with Disco and SynthWave for his reMix, injecting the track with a little Electro Boogie. This probably isn’t the last Manilow round-up we’ll do, we are hearing whispers of some huge entries incoming. But this will do for now.

♫ Barry Manilow – Everything’s Gonna’ Be Alright (Blue Satellite reMix)

♫ Barry Manilow – Everything’s Gonna’ Be Alright (Figure Of 8 reMix)

♫ Barry Manilow – Everything’s Gonna’ Be Alright (Greetings Program reMix)

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