Legendary reggae producer Joe Gibbs is one of most important figures in Jamaica's musical history. From rocksteady to '80s dancehall, Gibbs can lay claim to being one of the most important of Jamaica's musical giants. Responsible for one of the ...Read More
Bionic Boogie was a disco studio group produced by Gregg Diamond in the late 70s. Featuring a certain Luther Vandross on vocals, the group only released a few singles and albums. Diamond is probably best known for writing and producing ...Read More
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 and quite wacky nature. Huge Salsoul-style horns and strings blend ...Read More
This swirling ZE disco gem from the Garcons, was released in 1979 and is currently included on the new Strut compilation 'Zevolution - ZE Records Re-edited' in the form of a Leo Zero mix. But nevermind that, have a listen ...Read More
I had a Halloween party last year and when I was a little bit worse for wear, I spent roughly thirty minutes looking for this song. Needless to say, I found it the next day on top my CD deck. ...Read More
Who'd have thought that Janis 'At Seventeen' Ian recorded a sexy disco song? Well she did and she did it with the one and only Giorgio Moroder. The pair teamed up in 1979 to record a song for the Jodie Foster-starred ...Read More
Not many bands would take creative inspiration from the Jewish Mourners' Prayer - The Kaddish, but cult avant-garde electro-disco pioneers Gina X Performance did just that with their 1981 song 'Kaddish'. Led by the charismatic Gina Kikoine and probably best known ...Read More
Taken from The Stranglers' 1979 album 'The Raven', this genuinely strange offering shows off the surprising creative diversity and ingenuity from one of Britain's most misunderstood and maligned punk/new wave bands. From the accusations of misogyny and pub-rock oafishness to ...Read More
