Greece is a boiling point regarding disco matters, no doubt. This time Nicko Marinelliand Disco B (the man behind “Late Night Sessions” radio show) sum forces to deliver 4 great edits from the finest disco and boogie ready to be dropped and getting great reactions on the dancefloor. Disco ball on!
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Having previously featured on the Midnight Riot label with his irresistible re-edits, Sleazy McQueen releases his debut single for London’s Ism Records. ‘What I Need’ is Sleazy displaying his disco/boogie sassiness to the max working an old skool piano house motif over killer disco drums, a synth boogie bassline, dropping analogue hooks and a seductive female vocal
The much loved Balearic Gabba project series returns with yet more classically inclined, beautifully Italo-licked sounds that recall the halcyon days of the Balearic scene almost two decades ago as remixed by disco pin-up Prins Thomas. The man himself was keen to get involved in Balearic Gabba Soundsystem activities and started off with an unofficial edit of
After having quite an impressive 2012, with releases on Los Grandes, Gazeebo and Disco Volante, Lazy Kiss is back with ‘Sunbreak’. Through four original tracks, they develop a warm trip to distant shores. They blend perfectly Nu Disco and Balearic feelings into something really epic, powerful and unique. Let them lead you under their wings
ISM Records step into 2013 with a new album of the year and the labels very first compilation featuring a multi talented array of artists & producers from around the globe. The fans & collectors who have been snapping up the series of ‘Futurism’ 12’s over the past couple of years are now in for
Hot on the heels of the Ajello’s ‘Kalimba Tune’, Retrospective deliver another E.P. from an artist they’ve been quietly pursuing for some time, the prolific and very talented young Romanian producer, Heion. With releases on Los Grandes, In The Woods, ISM Recordings, Editorial, Midnight Riot, Low Slung and Gazeebo International and our very own Launching
Yes, he is back! Larse, who brought us “So Much Fun” and “Tonite”, two of the most wanted tracks on Dikso so far, returns with a complete EP full of discoloaden House and house driven Disco. Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines, this is the GT EP. With a breathtaking remix from Adana Twins and the Kruse
Back in 2009 A group of Silver Jews and Lambchop members got together to form a new band. The Nashville residents called themselves Tim Chad and Sherry and self-released their début album ‘Baby We Can Work It Out’ later that year, catching the attention of cult band Pavement who invited them to play at their
A new project by Dean Meredith and Andrew Meecham (Chicken Lips, Bizarre Inc) delivering some classic jazzy rhodes driven uk house vibes! With 2 fresh and sharp remixes by Dexter & Awanto3. And Arttu comes with a heavy 4/4 thump with layers of samples that let the funk out. You Got It by Randee Jean
Los Grandes present their fifth volume from the Black Lace series. As usual we are gathering the best re-edits of funk, disco and AOR we have found, mixing very well known names with some newcomers with great edition skills and taste. Enjoy the jams brought to you by Brevil, DJ Butcher, Vinyl Addicted, PCJ Project, Jay Ru, Nicko, Craxi Disco and Dynamicron. JAM!
5 Reasons are bringing the sunshine to the colder months of the year and getting ready to gear you up for some hot weather, sunshine and uplifting disco music. Miami Sunset is everything you would expect it to be from the prompting title, a perfect soundtrack for cruising around with the top down on a
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Hiem, who created the stunning ‘2.A.M’ single with the Human League’s Phil Oakey earlier this year on Nang, return with an LP of gigantic proportions. 10 years together, Nick “Nico” Eastwood and formed Hiem from the ashes of Sheffield collectives The All Seeing I and Venini, with The All Seeing I bothering the charts with
Four years after setting up the label here they are with release number 100. For their 100th release Nang have come up with possibly the most bonkers of an idea since they started: Take the coolest Simple Minds song, two (ex) members of Simple Minds, the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and plenty of Nang flavour. Label
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It’s that time of year again! Nang Present’s the forth volume in it’s Array series, showcasing a collection of the past year’s highlights and surprises including cuts from Brioski, Escort, Rayko, Space, Hiem, Toomy Disco, Sare Havlicek and many more. Rayko kicks of proceedings with his recent debut for the label, the woozy, synth-laden groover
It’s always a special occasion in the Bear Funk HQ when we get to rub shoulders with royalty, but that moment has come round again and the one and only King DJ has stepped down from his throne, graced us with his presence and delivered another prestigious album for his subjects. Coming at you with
Prins Thomas turns Carmen Villain’s psychedelic/avant/rock into a great 9 minute disco epic. The original track is taken from Carmen Villain’s album “Sleeper”, out 12 March, and was described, in comparison to the Prins Thomas remix, by Fader Magazine as “The original is melancholy and beautiful and does not sound anything like this.” Smalltown Supersound
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After being rescued by a submarine from Garth’s perilous cliff ride in his truck Goliath, Garth has managed to salvage Goliath from the depths of the ocean. With updated source code from Megatron, Garth Knight has painstakingly re-assembled Goliath to once again challenge Michael Knight and KITT. Filled with awesome bass lines, killer synth hooks
Guadalajara, Mexico’s finest young Disco, Funk & Boogie DJ’s and founders of the Mix Le Fun label, Dan Solo and Iñigo, join forces to release their debut two-track EP on the No Static imprint. Their sound is warm, colourful and full and soul like the climate they grew up in. ‘La Nueva Era’ kicks off
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Rudy’s Midnight Machine offer up their latest release on FAR with special guest Zeke Manyika featured on vocal duties. For those that remember, Zeke’s Afro inflected chants featured on Faze Action’s Kariba and he subsequently toured with the Faze Action live show across the globe culminating with a legendary performance at Glastonbury. Here he has
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Future Tease! 6 tastemakers 6 new up & coming talents with styles ranging from Nu Skool Deep & Disco to the more tougher sides of G house with lots of R&B flare. Just A Dream is a really tasty disco treat sitting on that ever illusive fence torn between Deep House & Nu Disco, Power In The
Los Grandes is gladly presenting the second release from the greek producer Groovedown a.k.a. Alex Kokkis. This EP is truly the essence of Groovedown; four re-edits between 96 and 110 bpm’s full of groove, tastefully picked and reinterpreted. These four cuts (mostly Moodymann and LTJ – Xperience influeced in terms of production) drive us from
With its sound oozing with super raw sexy eighties funk flavor, Never Let You Go EP by Maseratay takes us right back to the era of silky smooth synthesis and boogie fresh crush grooves, marry that with the ultra cool deep soul vocals and you know your listening to something pretty damn special. Little is known about
Sare Havlicek is back on Nang following the release of his second full-length album ‘Escape Machine’ back in June. This time it’s a lean selection of variations and edits of his track ‘Diamondback’, a 2-part nu-disco opus laden with real strings and serious groove. Parts 1 & 2 we’re included on ‘Escape Machine’; this EP
The debut album “LAND OF LIGHTS” draw a soundscape of a grand scale, it is deep and bewitching while beautifully clear, a masterpiece that has been spelled out in the direction of good music for everyone. In Europe, there is already a lot of buzz, and is reputed to be a great board leave to posterity, featured
Lunar Boogie has now landed and presents it’s first release titled ”Lunar Launch” by Hekr and Kov! After being stranded on Space Station DMX808 on the moon, Astronaut Hekr and Cosmonaut Kov decided to start a label of funky, disco, new wave and electro influenced tunes. Being aspiring music producers they had one record with
PH Groove titled ”Hot Dub Disco”. Being a fan of the retro sound PH Groove brings his signature style of Funk and Space Disco. Having Disco subconsciously implanted into the mind as a young child since the 70’s then developing an increased awareness of music in the 80’s, it’s only fitting to hear the style which is most
os Grandes proudly presents Lazy Kiss’ first release. This formation, based on the south of Brasil, was founded on April 2011 by Marco Kothe and Pedro Floriani, both dj’s with quite a solid background and a very high regional recognition. The original idea was creating new tracks from their original references by reediting them and by adding
Elitechnique are back and on top form with a new 8 track ep/mini album! A cool mix up of disco and electronic obscurities and 60’s and 70’s soundtracks! A great versatile ep which feels like a soundtrack for a 70’s french movie! All instruments and music played, recorded and arranged by themselfs over a period of more
Three tracks are on the playlist for this eighties boogie inspired release ”Freekwency – Flip the coin EP” from the label Voyeurhythm. Track one ”Flip the coin” sets the scene. A mellow vocal sits a top an array of vintage synth stabs, cushioned by a tough but warm bass directed by the perfect conduction of drum and percussion patterns.
