DJs: Most Charted - Disco - June 2011

Review: Eddie C and his Seven Inches of Love buddy Koosh present the second release on the newly formed Common Edits label. Borne out of the intimate Edmonton club night called The Common, this second drop gets off to a suitably sultry start via Koosh's take on the Diana Ross classic "Love Hangover". Focusing mostly on portion of the track that has Ross grunting like she's on heat, this is a re-edit that's gonna get a few people in the mood. On the flip Eddie C drops "Got To Find", a delightfully wavy soul gem characterised by intermittent swathes of emotive synth washes

Review: The newly crowned Dutch emporium of all things disco tinged swiftly presents a second round of vinyl-only gems - commencing with the classic Philly disco boogie strains of "Just Can't Get Enough" which contains just the right amount of deviations into sonic filtration. Complementing this is the instrumental boogie heat of "Let's Go Swingin" which fully demonstrates the Majesty's Pleasure talent for slicing and dicing the groove. Turn over for the insistent chugging sounds of "Tainted Binary" which unfolds brilliantly into a string heavy disco epic. The best is perhaps saved for last as "Didn't Mean To Dub U Off" reveals itself as a crystalline filled excursion into 80s proto house excellence.

Review: Faze Action maintain their fine run of form in 2011 with this four tracker from The Shack, aka Guy Williams and Dan Williams (not related!) Both have been active in dance music from the early 90s ,with Guy holding DJ residencies at clubs such as the Ministry Of Sound and Turnmills during their pomp while Dan Williams aka D.R.W carved a career as a singer/songwriter. Together as The Shack they have absolutely nailed it with "Touch It", a sleazy-does-it Italo peak time jam. Arpeggiated synth lines, catchy vocal hooks and instant bassline work in jotous unison with some cowbell carnage. The 12" comes replete with a dub version and boogie influence Faze Action remix . Rounding off the release is another original cut, namely "Don't Stop", in which tough drums combine with a late night vocal intoning the track title to bewitching effect. This Shack Attack has already found its way into the record bags of Pete Herbert and Severino - expect it to be in many more come summer's end.

Review: Claremont 56 continue to disregard the genre boundaries - preferring instead to give good music the attention it deserves - as their latest looker of a twelve inch presents us the sounds of Torn Sail. Fronted by Smith & Mudd vocalist Huw Costin, Torn Sail go all 60s West Coast rock on us with the gloriously rich sounds of "Birds". From its acoustic beginnings the track gradually unfurls into a delightful groove embellished by soothing vocal harmonies. It's almost a thankless task enlisting anyone to try and remix what sounds like a perfect song, but Claremont 56 obviously chose right in requesting the services of Tiago. In the Portuguese producer's hands "Birds" is transformed into a heavily psychedelic freakout which gently develops into a kraut rock behemoth filled with swathes of heavy organ vibes. Containing several shifts in momentum - including a glorious half speed finish - this is a truly stunning remix which left our jaws occupying the floor!

Review: The multi label assault on the disco market pioneered by a swathe of Italian producers continues unabated with Memoryman and LTJ teaming up again either side of the third release from the Oh! Christo label. Memoryman takes the lead with "Turned On" which plunders the rich 80s boogie productions of Jam & Lewis. Expertly peeling back the duo's signature production flourishes, Memoryman creates a killer electro boogie flex from the remains which will please Tiger & Woods heads. Not to be outdone, "The Bull" sees LTJ in low slung form, crafting a chugging groove that lays the backbone for a raft of heavily phased vocal washes - just you wait for the money note!

Review: Traxx - who has productions with International Deejay Gigolos and Creme Organization under his belt - is the man behind the third release from fledgling imprint Lumberjacks In Hell, following sterling efforts from Spanish edits don Rayko and the mysterious Em Vee. Sprawled luxuriously across the A Side is the epic 13 minute ode to Danielle Baldelli, "To The Beat Bizarre", all tumbling drums, Tangerine Dream synths, and perfectly timed claps and keys. "An Insane Experiment", influenced by Ron Hardy, clocks in at a meagre 09:47 and is characterised a straight up jacking rhythm, with junkyard drums, eerie synth squiggles and truly weird robotic gurgles trading blows before the track morphs into a full on acid wigout. In a word, awesome.

Review: Original Pirate Soul architect Yam Who returns for more disco edit excellence on the Demo Disc imprint, laying down a heavily phased take on a Johnnie Taylor rarity with "Just Can't Get Enough". Only the veteran diggers will have an original copy of "Seconds Of Your Love" so don't feel reticent about indulging in this Yam tweak which retains the core 80s boogie bump whilst adding just the right amount of modern day vibes to proceedings. The eighties soul male energy quotient is kept at an optimum on the flip too with "Someday" occupying the sort of end of night territory the old soul heads cry out for.