Legit 45 repress! Luv N Haight to the rescue, especially after that controversial bootleg release of the Deep Inside You 12 from earlier this year. Gloria Ann Taylor had a diverse, genre leaping career that featured an exceptional cover of Dolly Parton s Jolene, while husband Walter Whisenhunt seems to be just as celebrated for his left field disco…
Soulful and funky disco jammer from the unstoppable Patrick Adams and Peter Brown! Recorded in 1979 as an ode to the Guardian Angels, NYC s volunteer vigilante security force, the tune is a more than fitting tribute for the time. Pounding bass and a mock subway announcer kick things off before Margo Williams vocals cut…
Six tracks spanning Harvey s influences from the West Coast to West End Records. All live instrumentation, full-band disco excursions from Harvey Sutherland. On Expectations, the second release from the Aussie producer, hypnotic & funky grooves are gently rubbed against twinkling, jazz-informed synth work, rendering loose, immensely danceable tracks. Check out the bouncy charm of…
It s about time the ladies got a chance to shine. After two wildly popular compilations of 70 s blue-eyed soul (Too Slow To Disco 1 & 2), How Do You Are? redresses the gender balance with a full volume dedicated to those with the double X chromosomes. Like the previous volumes, Berlin s DJ Supermarkt and Mellow…
Inaugural release from the freshly minted Street Meat label. The LA-based imprint taps veteran disco dons In Flagranti for a batch of secret weapon edits to funkify the dancefloor. As expected, the dudes do not disappoint with a choice selection of sleeper disco & funk cuts re-arranged for maximum get down. Check the potent grooves on Radiation Level, Freakin Time, the…
Boogie heater reissued! JaKKi s Got Me Burnin Up is prime time dancefloor boogie destined to set the dancefloor ablaze. With an uptempo groove laced with all the right ingredients – sexy vocals, fat bass, slick synths, and some vocoder for good measure – you can bet this one will literally burn it up . Don…
Hidden grooves from James Mason. It s been over three decades since Mason released the digger s classic Rhythm Of Life in 1977, and he still continues to bless us with soulful gems. The Dance Of Life was recorded in the same fertile late 70 s period and was only recently re-discovered by Mason on…
Sweet disco repress action. Originally released back in 1977 on Peter Brown and Patrick Adams legendary P&P imprint, Jesse Gould s Out Of Work has got to be one of the funkiest jams about being unemployed. Despite the rather downer subject matter, this thing s got one hell of a disco groove that ll heat up the…
Sometimes italo gets a bad rap. Admittedly it can get pretty cheesy sometimes (ok, most times), but when the stars align, the italo sound can t be touched. Take this jam from Jo Jo for instance… talk about funky! Originally released back in 1982 on the highly collectible Il Discotto label, Mind Games stands alone as one of the funkiest…
(Funk Flex Bomb here). Here is a reissue of 2013’s LaFleur Edits Vol.1, which packs in absolute heaters guaranteed to turn up the next dancelfoor you find yourself working. David A-P AKA Guy LaFleur, alongside Todd Weston, are the masterminds behind behind Detorit’s Hot Pot, and this disco-funk edit white label opens with a slightly…
One for all the Italo heads out there! Many a collector will put Lame s You ve Got The Night at the top of the pile, even when going up against better known classics. The one off project from Pietro Conti and Marco Meletti has just the right combination of expert level drum programming, chugging…
Record Store Day Exclusive! Late Nite Tuff Guy delivering another ace batch of reworks, this time on limited 12 for RSD 2016. Nothing but heat on this one that kicks off with a wicked edit of Change s Hold Tight that s pumped up to get modern dance floors hyped. The hits keep coming as LTNG delivers some acidic reggae disco flavors on…
Heat alert! Kon coming through with a crucial edit of the timeless West End classic Is It All Over My Face? . Sourcing the original stems, digger producer extraordinaire Kon (King Of Nothing) totally recreates the track using BOTH the female and male vocals for a completely new Duet version. To top it off, he s…
A dancefloor gem. Originally released in 2016, multi-instrumentalist producer DJ Lord Echo s Just Do You sees a welcome repress. It s a soulful disco number that includes two different vocal versions and a sick left-field disco dub, complete with all the rough trimmings that s characteristic of LE s work. This 12 would easily…
Man Friday was a group in the 80 s consisting of Brodie Williams on production, Kofi Morny on vocals, and the legendary Larry Levan on mixdowns. They had a few notable releases in their day, but Love Honey, Love Heartache is definitely the stand-out. The track grooves on a rhythm very similar to Funk Master…
Second chance repress! The original Invisible City Editions repress of this sold out with the quickness, but fortunately they pressed up a few more copies (checkout their Stephen Encinas Disco Illusion reissue as well). DJ Harvey was closing out his set during his European tour with Michael Boothman s cover of What You Won t…