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Disco Recommendations May 2015

Juno Recommends Disco

Juno Recommends Disco

Disco Recommendations May 2015
8 May 2015
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Cat: ATH 013. Rel: 30 Mar 20
 
Disco/Nu-Disco
Relax (3:30)
Malandrinha (4:09)
Review: The Brazilian disco and boogie scene of the late '70s and early '80s has been in the spotlight of late, with several labels releasing celebratory compilations of killer material. Here, Athens of the North get in on the act, re-issuing Painel De Controle's relaxed, jazz-funk influenced jam "Relax", a single B-side and album track originally released in 1979. Like many of the greatest Brazilian disco/boogie records of the period, it's loose, lovely and really rather sumptuous, inviting you to dance while offering a saucer-eyed hug with arms outstretched. Flip for the less celebrated, but no less potent, 1978 cut "Malandrinha", a bossa-tinged number that's almost unfeasibly sunny.
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out of stock $11.14
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Cat: ST 006. Rel: 20 Apr 15
 
Disco/Nu-Disco
Chaka Kon - "Every Woman" (Keep It Movin mix) (7:16)
The Reflex - "Every Woman" (7:50)
Review: Kon and The Reflex team up on 12" with two neatly contrasting edits of Chaka Khan's premiere lady bomb "Every Woman". Kon plays the lavish extension card, adding extra emphasis on the instrumentation while The Reflex goes for a warmer finish, squaring his focus on the juicy bassline while adding a little cymbal magic to the rhythm. Both authentic and hugely respectful to the original, this is effectively an edit masterclass that we all need to pay attention to.
out of stock $8.48
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Cat: DITB 01. Rel: 20 Apr 15
 
Disco/Nu-Disco
Track 1 (4:57)
Track 2 (7:47)
Track 3 (5:57)
Track 4 (6:06)
Review: New Zealand-based DJ/producer Frank Booker is no newcomer to the world of the floor-friendly re-edit. Having previously released killer scalpel works on Razor 'N' Tape, KAT and Disco Deviance, he's decided to launch his own edit series, Down In The Basement. As usual, there's much to enjoy, with Booker extending and working killer grooves, often with the assistance of healthy servings of dub delay. Highlights are plentiful, from the low-slung, percussive dub disco flex of "Track 1" and midtempo disco-funk bounce of "Track 2", to the riotous funk of "Track 4". All are expert revisions, with just the right amount of house style bottom end amongst the original grooves.
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out of stock $9.53
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Cat: GVDL 304501. Rel: 13 Apr 15
 
Disco/Nu-Disco
Liza... Liza (7:49)
From The Moon (2:35)
Summer Love (2:31)
Review: Given the way disco has been extensively mined over the last few years, it's perhaps surprising that crate-diggers are looking further afield for inspiration. This is a great example. Originally released in Lebanon back in 1978, Liza Liza is a perfect example of the way other cultures quickly adopted disco's dancefloor-filling ways. The title track is nothing short of superb - a hustling, low-slung chunk of Arabic disco full of swirling strings, atmospheric vocals and killer grooves. The original B-sides are even more eccentric, with the acid-friend "From The Moon" and the near Balearic "Summer Love" being both impressively odd and, strangely, rather addictive.
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out of stock $8.22
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Cat: DISCOHAMAM 2. Rel: 04 May 15
 
Disco/Nu-Disco
Paralel Disko - "Egri Bugru" (5:24)
Paralel Disko - "Panayir Gunu" (4:28)
Afacan - "Dost Sevgisi" (6:04)
Afacan - "Ooh Oooh" (4:26)
Afacan - "Dunya" (3:57)
Review: The debut release on Disco Hamman, Baris K's Eurasia EP, is currently priced highly on the second hand market, and this long overdue follow up on the label is probably going to become equally sought after. A split release between Baris k and Jonny Rock's Paralel Disko project and Afacan, the five cuts on Disco Hamman dig deep into the vaults of the Ottoman discotheque and will add some Turkish delight to any disco selectors set. "Panayir Gunu" from Paralel Disko and the strange '80s stylings of "Dost Sevgisi" from Afacan are notable highlights but really all five tracks are sublime.
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out of stock $14.84
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Cat: C56 050. Rel: 06 Apr 15
 
Disco/Nu-Disco
Teu Sorriso (56 mix) (5:32)
Filhas De Oxum (Mudds extended mix) (6:36)
Review: After eight years, Claremont 56 is proud to present its' 50th 12" single release - a special collaborative 12" that's been some nine years in the making. Seu Torriso marks the debut from Paraiso, a project schemed up in the hilltops of Derbyshire, the sun-soaked beaches of Brazil and the bustling metropolis of Hong Kong.
The story begins in 2006, when then Matlock-based producer Ant Harrison (now resident in Hong Kong) began daydreaming about South American music. The veteran studio maestro - best known for his deep house partnership with Matt Rhythm under the Rhythm Plate guise - took to the Internet in search of inspiration, and found a Brazilian duo, guitarist Carlos and vocalist Nego. Having offered to produce some tracks from their jamming, he put together a range of tracks, adding drums, bass, Rhodes, strings (expertly played by Richard Hancock) and additional percussion.
Now those tracks, expertly mixed from the stems by Claremont 56 boss Mudd, are finally available. Both are deliciously breezy, with the duo's loose samba vibe enhanced immeasurably by Harrison's deft production and sympathetic rhythms. The title track kicks things off, delivering a jaunty, sun-kissed blend of shuffling acoustic guitars, cheery vocals, lilting saxophone and undeniably Balearic grooves. Mudd delivers an extended mix of "Filhas De Oxhum" on the flip, stretching out Harrison's groove seductively, whilst leaving enough space in the mix for Harrison, Carlos and Nego's original instrumentation and vocals to breathe. The result is a mesmerizing chunk of shuffling dancefloor Balearica, in true Claremont 56 style.
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Cat: HAMAMHOUSE 01. Rel: 06 Dec 21
 
Disco/Nu-Disco
Sevmek Istiyorum (9:13)
Alamooga (7:00)
Denizalti Ruzgarlari (7:37)
Review: The talents of Basel-based producer and selector Mehmet Aslan have been brought to wider attention by Huntleys & Palmers and their edits offshoot Highlife, and it's nice to see him popping up elsewhere as a result. This three track 12" sees Aslan inaugurating the Hamman House label under the MMT handle and updating some rare and strange Turkish disco for the contemporary dancefloors. As his Highlife Edits proved, Aslan is a canny hand at reworking track and these recuts are reminiscent of Ivan Smagghe's respected efforts. Our pick is the breathless lazer heavy discotheque jammer "Alamooga" but all three versions are superb.
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out of stock $14.05
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Cat: TUFFRSD 007. Rel: 04 May 15
 
Disco/Nu-Disco
Party Time (7:42)
Hands Up In The Air (6:14)
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Cat: WD 37. Rel: 06 Apr 15
 
Disco/Nu-Disco
Life Saver (Pontchartrain edit) (6:48)
Broadway Kiss (Osmose edit) (6:28)
Holdin' On (Derek Kaye rework) (7:58)
I Got Your Wang (Rulefinns Kravstor Gitarist-edit) (6:32)
Review: Sleazy McQueen's Whiskey Disco label seems to be on fire at present, with new EPs of white-hot edits appearing on an almost weekly basis. Predictably, there's more high-grade material on this latest split artist four-tracker. Pontchartain kicks things off with a brilliantly dubbed-out take on Gayle Adams classic "Lifesaver" (previously successfully extended and re-touched by FLX One a few years back), before Osmose delivers organ solos, orgasmic groans and rump shaking beats on "Broadway Kiss". Flip for Derek Kaye's "Holdin' On", a deliciously celebratory number full of cheery scat vocals and incessant grooves, and "I Got Your Wang", a cheery, sun-kissed chunk of disco perfection from Rulefinns Kravstor.
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Lonely D (Sleazy McQueen & Vinyladdicted rework) (6:44)
My Lovin (Luvless rework) (5:42)
Get Up & Dance (Trujillo edit) (7:16)
Stay 2gether (Jean Claude Gavri Soulful relief) (4:39)
Horizonte (Jkriv rework) (5:52)
Space Traveler (Riccio rework) (6:05)
Baby Doll (The Noodleman rework) (7:36)
Dance The Blues Away (Em Vee edit) (5:55)
Review: Editor's Kutz on an RSD tip limited to 500 presses.... You just know this is going to be special. Apparently this has been work in progress since last October, but the hard work has paid off as an array of long lost cuts get treatments from the very best in the game. Case in point: Riccio's epic cosmic star gazer "Space Traveller" Em Vee's deep, dubby and hypnotic "Dance The Blues Away". More well-known classics to go under the knife include Jean Clause Gavri's stomping, emotion-soaked twist on a cover of Al Green with "Stay 2gether", Luvless's warm and loopy take on Stephanie Mills with "My Luvin" and JKriv's absolute dream-weaver shake up of Earth Wind & Fire's "Horizonte". Beautiful.
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out of stock $15.12
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Cat: EDR 025. Rel: 27 Apr 15
 
Disco/Nu-Disco
Go Get The Money (5:21)
Double Journee (5:31)
Hold On Me (5:42)
Gigolo (5:01)
Review: Vas continues his prolific editing work with four more crafty extensions. First up a loopy twist on The Dells "All About The Paper" where the groove is kept locked with only snippets of the vocals ghosting in and out of the mix. Next up is a storming shake of Powerline's "Double Journey" (which has been famously edited and sampled by everyone from Harvey to Morales). Deeper again Margie Alexander gets the treatment as her steamy soul showdown from 1975 gets the foot-heavy focus. Finally we segue into electro boogie pastures as "Gigolo" closes the show with deep treacle spoken word and synth so soaking wet you won't need to wash for a week. Exemplary.
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out of stock $9.01
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Cat: CRUMBS 03. Rel: 27 Apr 15
 
Disco/Nu-Disco
Truncatis (6:39)
Africus Animus (5:41)
Sodalitus (6:46)
Transulto (4:51)
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Cat: OLS 010. Rel: 06 Apr 15
 
Disco/Nu-Disco
Alfonso Muskedunder (Deetron remix) (7:11)
Alfonso Muskedunder (Bullion remix) (5:25)
Alfonso Muskedunder (Mungolian Jetset remix) (6:17)
Alfonso Muskedunder (Mungolian vs Tangoterje dub) (4:52)
Review: Having previously commissioned remixes of a range of It's Album Time LP tracks, Todd Terje has decided to hand over one of that set's most idiosyncratic tracks - the madcap, easy listening goes dancefloor jazz freakery of "Alfonso Muskedunder" - to a surprisingly eclectic selection of producers. While you would expect old pals Mungolian Jetset to embrace the madness - which they do with a sublime latin-tinged easy listening version, and an even better echo-laden dub, the latter in cahoots with Terje himself - you couldn't say the same for deep house and techno veteran Deetron. That said, his version is excellent, re-imagining Terje's original as a thrillingly breezy Balearic house jam. Bullion's pitched-down, hip-hop influenced version completes a superb package.
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out of stock $10.35
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Cat: EBOJCG 001. Rel: 20 Apr 15
 
Disco/Nu-Disco
Lost Rain To Rhonda (Jean Claude Gavri re edit) (6:22)
Nightfly (Jean Claude Gavri & Omri Anghel re edit) (5:55)
Review: When it comes to the disco edits scene at the moment, Tel Aviv man Jean Claude Gavri is on pretty unstoppable form. His latest EBO release leads with a retucked version of ELO's disco classic "Last Train To London" that commences with the sort of intro DJs will love before a main refrain that focuses on the pure disco vibes of the song's verses. Flipside, and "Nightfly" from Steely Dan man Donald Fagan is flipped by Gavri with some help from Omri Anghel which will really heat up the dancefloors.
out of stock $10.08
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L&H (4:34)
SIO (4:31)
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VARIOUS
Cat: BIKE 011. Rel: 27 Apr 15
 
Disco/Nu-Disco
Eddie C - "Where We Going" (3:09)
El Molito - "Put Some" (3:49)
Eddie C - "So Remoteman" (3:26)
El Molito - "Machine Alley" (2:50)
Hrdvision - "BNW8N4U" (3:29)
Hristo - "Psychotic West Coast" (4:14)
HRENO - "Closely Now" (4:22)
Koosh - "Mouth Full Of Goldteeth" (4:51)
Eddie C - "Astrology" (High Love interlude) (3:45)
Eddie C - "High Ride" (3:55)
Knotin & Dame - "Pa Pa Pa Paaa" (3:23)
CEMG - "Don't Go" (outro) (4:26)
Review: Get the motor running, Eddie C's crimson Harley is on the High Road and cruising at a stately, limited hand-stamped speed. There's no danger of getting a ticket when beats are as luxuriously languishing as El Molito's dusty organ massages on "Put Some", the dreamy lullaby that is HRENO's "Closely Now" and the glistening guitar ripples of Eddie's "So Remoteman". But the ride isn't always smooth; Hrdvision's "BNW8N4U" gets a little white knuckle with its icy modularisms and snub nosed arpeggio and the warm-but-insistent jazz house stamps of Koosh's "Mouthful Of Gold Teeth" ensure you will creep over 55 at points during the journey... And you'll love every law-breaking second of it.
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out of stock $20.42
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Cat: COMMONTHREAD 03. Rel: 13 Apr 15
 
Disco/Nu-Disco
Muscles/Theme (5:21)
PPPT (5:19)
Terminator One (6:06)
Can U Dig It? (6:02)
out of stock $6.90
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The Silver Rider - "Sly & Pat" (6:16)
Falcon Punch - "Move" (6:01)
Osmose - "Caught Up" (6:23)
VinylAddicted & SMQ - "CC Tribute" (5:39)
Review: Four years deep into its disco, beatdown and edit adventures, Smokecloud's status is nigh-on impeccable. Here we find them uniting four of their most creative craftsmen for four straight-up dancefloor pacifiers. Highlights include the sludgy slo-mo Edwin Starr on acid flavoured "Caught Up" and the Diana Ross homage that is the sun-skanked reggae party jam "CC Tribute" by VinylAddicted & SMQ. Instant smiles.
out of stock $14.32
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Cat: FVR 101LP. Rel: 30 Jan 23
 
Disco/Nu-Disco
Beckie Bell - "Music Madness" (extended Charles Maurice version) (6:58)
Over Drive - "Lady Jones" (5:44)
Kelly - "Drole D'Historie D'Amour" (extended Charles Maurice version) (6:31)
Marche Noir - "Y'a Du Blues (Tant Pis C'est La Vie)" (5:29)
Contessa - "Super Star" (4:45)
Toulouse - "C'est Toujour Comme Ca L'amour" (4:11)
Didier Makaga - "Minuit L'heure Du Swing" (4:46)
France Lise - "Pour Moi Ca Va" (Charles Maurice version) (4:05)
Le Club - "Un Fait Divers & Rien De Plus" (Re-remix) (5:35)
Bernard Guyvan - "Polar (T'aurais Du T' Tirer)" (Charles Maurice version) (5:00)
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Bottin - "Ora Lo So" (5:48)
Sleazy McQueen - "Back To Hell" (6:33)
Albion - "Experimento" (3:54)
The Ivory Boy - "Mare" (5:18)
Avanti - "Bright Mezcal" (4:35)
Review: If you're going to launch a new re-edit series, it's probably wise to get some big hitters on board. That's certainly what the people behind Theme From Kaffe have done for their debut offering. Italian heavyweights Bottin lead the way with "Ora La So", a lo-slung, Clavinet-heavy chunk of dirty Balearica blessed with sleazy, whispered vocals. Sleazy McQueen continues the eccentric theme with the chugging reggae-disco bounce of "Back To Hell", before Albion ups the tempo on the dusty, vocoder-laden wonky disco chug of "Experimento". An excellent EP concludes with the sprawling soundtrack disco of Ivory Boy's "Mare" and "Bright Mezcal" by Avanti, a curiously bumpin chunk of dub disco weirdness blessed with alien synths and a brilliantly rubbery bassline.
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out of stock $15.38
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Cat: WES 22149. Rel: 07 May 18
 
Disco/Nu-Disco
You Can't Have Your Cake & Eat It Too (vocal) (5:59)
You Can't Have Your Cake & Eat It Too (instrumental Cake mix) (6:53)
You Can't Have Your Cake & Eat It Too (6:25)
Review: West End's occasional reissue series continues with a timely repress of one of the renowned New York label's standout cuts from the boogie era, Brenda Taylor's dancefloor anthem "You Can't Have Your Cake & Eat It Too". With its strong vocal, killer synth bassline, honky-tonk piano solos and delay-laden drum hits, the original vocal version should be familiar to anyone with a love for early '80s NYC club culture. On this press, the definitive vocal version by David Todd and Nick Martinelli is also joined by their brilliant "Instrumental Cake Mix" - where the dubbiness of the original production can be heard far more clearly - and a slightly different, less celebrated early vocal mix.
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out of stock $8.76
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Cat: WES 1228DJ. Rel: 27 Apr 15
 
Disco/Nu-Disco
Pop Your Funk (vocal) (2:40)
Pop Your Funk (instrumental) (2:41)
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Cat: TW 16. Rel: 04 May 15
 
Disco/Nu-Disco
Black Monk
Horizon
Night Horizon (Starion remix)
Maalem
Review: 500 12" 180g, hand stamped, individually numbered records, single press only.
out of stock $7.42
24
Cat: ECC 001. Rel: 20 Apr 15
 
Disco/Nu-Disco
System (5:34)
New York (5:05)
The Beginning (7:00)
The End (6:34)
Review: Fresh cuts hot off the press with this new edits label! All we know about this label is that these guys are called Eccentrics and they make some pretty killer reworks...and right so, a good editor should be as incognito as possible these days! Four cuts of psychedelic disco and electronic Balearica, all re-jigged with a contemporary sort of production approach, one which renders these four disco trains into veritable floor-filler thanks to their new and improved kick drums. Dicey!
out of stock $8.48
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Cat: GSC45 001. Rel: 27 Nov 17
 
Disco/Nu-Disco
Summer Time (edit) (3:36)
Punk Funk (edit) (4:01)
Review: BlackCash & Theo dust off two pairs of gloves... First their crate digging gloves to unearth Thrust, the one-off album Ohio duo McNeal & Niles recorded in 1979, then they dust off their editing gloves for two immaculate extensions. If you enjoy anything on Claremont (especially Paqua) then you'll be all over these cosmic instrumentals - notably the soft harmonies on "Summer Time" and the endless, star-gazing guitar twangs of "Punk Funk. You may recognise a few samples here, too... Madlib and Motor City Drum Ensemble are two of many who've enjoyed the fine hooks of Mc Neal & Niles.
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out of stock $11.66
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Cat: PJV 004. Rel: 27 Apr 15
 
Disco/Nu-Disco
Cassara - "Lady Leopard" (6:36)
Darko Kustura - "Peninsula" (6:07)
Cassara - "The Forest" (7:09)
Benny & Gain - "Approval" (6:01)
Review: Pole Position and Glam Jam's joint project returns with four slinky, sassy floor burners that sit, rather fetchingly, in the house/disco axis. Hamburg's Cassara ignite the moving fusion with the filtered French touch jacker "Lady Leopard". Newcomer Darko Kustura follows with a silky, soulful disco debut before Cassara jumps back on the decks with another chugging house affair. This time nodding towards the MFF/Classic style of tightly plucked Chi-minded house grooves. Finally we land in London for a deliciously downtempo slice of twinkling Balearica courtesy of Benny & Gain. Beautiful.
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out of stock $7.42
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Cat: PLUMAGE 03. Rel: 27 Apr 15
 
Disco/Nu-Disco
Norm De Plume - "Roll On" (6:06)
Ben La Desh - "Lotion" (Norm De Plume remix) (7:06)
Ben La Desh - "Lotion" (8:07)
Norm De Plume - "Roll On" (Ben La Desh remix) (7:27)
Review: Founded back in 2010, Norm De Plume's label Plumage really hasn't delivered the volume of records it's artfully punned name deserves with this 12" featuring the man himself alongside Ben La Desh only the third release. Perhaps the Plume is more about quality than quantity, and there is certainly plenty of the former on display across the four tracks on Give To Receive. As you might expect from the title, both Norm and Ben contribute an original production and both also remix each other's original production, making for a unique twist on the collaborative approach. Norm's production skills have developed some now, so there is no cut and loop tactics present on "Roll On", it's all his own work and the funk is still very much there whilst Ben La Desh's "Lotion" really shows off his mastery for toying with vocal loops - nice old school bell sample too! For the remixes, Norm goes sparse and deep on Ben whilst the opposing tweak offers a more tropical vibe.
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out of stock $8.48
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Cat: COS 50412. Rel: 27 Apr 15
 
Disco/Nu-Disco
Wild Fire - "Try Making Love" (Al Kent version) (6:28)
Tru Tones - "Dancing" (Roger Thornhill edit) (6:17)
out of stock $14.05
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Cat: KAT 024. Rel: 20 Apr 15
 
Disco/Nu-Disco
Just Remember (6:11)
Never Forget (4:40)
Once & 4 All (6:16)
Review: We're still very much enjoying Ilija Rudman's second album, the rather fine True Colours for Is It Balearic?, but Croatia's finest exponent of refined discotheque action proves once again he likes to keep himself busy with a superb 3 track 12" for Kat. The fact this 12 is called EP1 suggests Rudman will be issuing a series of records with Kat, which is good news indeed! Lead track "Just Remember" is prime Rudman disco, filled with all manner of instrumental flourishes over its six minutes. There's hints of classic Chaz Jankel to the low slung disco funk of "Never Forget" whilst "Once & 4 All" is pure cosmic bliss.
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out of stock $9.01
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Cat: FTN 003. Rel: 06 Apr 15
 
Disco/Nu-Disco
Jamileh (4:10)
The Joy Of Lina (Farha) (4:38)
Review: Destination Lebanon circa 1979, local disco hero Al Munzer delivers an album Belly Dance Disco. Fusing folk with future, it translated traditional musical motifs with modern studio kit in such a way it still sounds timeless today. "Jamileh" is a juicy, jittering jam that's rich in distinctive Moog sounds while "The Joy Of Lina" is a more upbeat, multi-instrument affair that could charm the snake off any dancefloor. A dense arrangement full of twists and turns, it looks as far back as it does forward. Limited and hand stamped, bag this and you'll be wriggling and giggling all the way to the decks.
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out of stock $12.20
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