Crazy Chanson D’Amour #3: The Sisters Love – Give Me Your Love (Danny Krivit re-edit) | DaysAreNumbers

A delightful re-working of an iconic Curtis Mayfield track, The Sisters Love’s 1973 proto-disco classic is an earthy and passionate rare-groove corker. Complete with rolling drum licks, flirty flutes and

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World of Giallo – In the Eye of the Hurricane (Jose Maria Forque, 1971)

Not all giallos (or if you prefer – gialli) necessarily have to come complete with a whopping great body count. In fact, there are a sizable handful of films that belong to the

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Single of the Day – Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Two Tribes (Annihilation Mix)

Finding infamy with their controversial debut single ‘Relax’ in 1983, cheeky Scousers Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s follow up single was the astonishing ‘Two Tribes’. An awesome production built round a

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Single of the Day – Harry Thumann – Underwater | DaysAreNumbers

Start your week with a grandiose slice of  disco from German synth pioneer Harry Thumann. Released in 1979, Underwater is a cult favourite amongst disco aficionados due to it’s bombastic

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Single of the Day – Hot Gossip – Circus of Death

A nice, subversive campy SOTD to end the week from ‘legendary’ British dance troupe Hot Gossip. ‘Circus of Death’ was taken from the groups’ 1981 album ‘Geisha Boys and Temple

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Single of the Day – Salma & Sabina Agha – Dancing Queen

What happens when Bollywood meets ABBA? Well, today’s offering is the answer!  Originally released in 1981, Salma and Sabina Agha’s cult album is a Hindi tribute to our favourite pop

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Loleatta Holloway – Catch Me On The Rebound (Walter Gibbons 12″mix)

I was devastated to hear about the passing of Loleatta Holloway this morning, who died of a heart failure at the age of 64. As one of the most distinctive

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Single of the Day – MFSB – Love is the Message | DaysAreNumbers

MFSB or ‘Mother, Father, Sister, Brother’ (not the REAL meaning, the real meaning is waaaay ruder and this is a family website) were employed as the house band of legendary

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Breakthru Radio Mix! | DaysAreNumbers

Hello everyone! A couple of weeks ago I recorded a mix for the wonderful New York internet radio station, Breakthru Radio. I think it went up today on Thompson’s fantastic

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Film of the Day – The Naked Kiss (Samuel Fuller, 1964) | DaysAreNumbers

When I think of a classic “movie director” type, I always think of Samuel Fuller. While hardly wanting for favourable critical attention (not when you can count the likes of Scorsese

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Single of the Day – Universal Robot Band – Doing Anything Tonight | DaysAreNumbers

Sometimes people ask me if I’m “doing anything tonight”, the answer is normally; “Not much. Might watch a bit of telly, have a bath or something”. Basically, I lead a

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Single of the Day – Felix – You Can’t Hold Me Down (extended version)

Released in 1984 on the legendary Sleeping Bag Records, Felix was the brainchild of Arthur Russell and Gallery DJ Nicky Siano. ‘You Can’t Hold Me Down’ was the b-side to

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Single of the Day – Anna – Systems Breaking Down (dance version)

SYSTEMS BREAKING DOWN!!!!!!!! They’re not really but have a listen this spooky Balearic electronic track from 1982. This rare and seminal track was produced by 80s disco-pop mavericks Geraint Hughes

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