Single of the Day: Asha Puthli – Mr Moonlight
Taken from her fourth album Asha L’Indiana, today’s Single of the Day is a sublime and down-tempo disco groover from renowned Indian singer and performer Asha Puthli. Having worked with the likes of Ornette Coleman and Bill Laswell as well starring in films made by Merchant & Ivory and Bruno [...]
Single of the Day: Shango – Shango Message (edit/instrumental)
Shango was one of many solo guises of the legendary Afrika Bambaataa, a lo-fi and early electro cult classic, ‘Shango Message’ was released in 1983 and was produced by Bill Laswell. A Celluloid Records staple, it combines Bambaataa’s wizardry with some fresh breaks ‘n’ beats resulting in a sparse yet [...]
Single of the Day: Material – Ciguri
Taking their cue from Antonin Artuad and his studies of ancient Mexico solar culture, Material’s Ciguri is a dark and warped piece of ‘punk-funk’ disco. Released on Red Records in 1981, this special disco mix 12” combines one wicked bassline from one of the stalwarts of the New York ‘Downtown’ [...]
The Ivan Drago School of Excellence: ZE Records Special
THE IVAN DRAGO SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE: ZE RECORDS SPECIAL!!! Hello and welcome to the first ever edition of THE IVAN DRAGO SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE!!! Before we look at the first inductee, you may be wondering who the hell is this Ivan Drago and what does it all mean? Basically, [...]