Factory Floor – ~ (R E A L L O V E) (An Optimo (Espacio) mix)
All hail the Friday gods! It’s sunny and the mighty Factory Floor are back! London’s finest exponents of synth-techno-noise mayhem team up with the very special Optimo Music for the exclusive single “~(R E A L L O V E)”. JD Twitch and his sometime collaborator Dave Clark unleash an [...]
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 voices of disco, Loleatta provided many, including myself, the soundtrack to many wonderful nights, with her voice leaving dance floors [...]
Deodato – S.O.S (Fire In The Sky)
Funky Brazilian legend Eumir Deodato has a few jazzified disco classics to his name, from his stupendous nine-minute spaced version of Also Sprach Zarathustra to perennial disco compilation favourites Super Strut and Whistle Bump, his catchy Latin rhythms still resonate today. “S.O.S Fire In The Sky ” was released in [...]
At The Videotheque: The Machine – Opening Ceremony (Fuse)
I’m really looking forward to Matt Edwards’ (Radio Slave, Quiet Village) forthcoming project, The Machine. Released on his own fantastic imprint Rekids, the album promises to be a cracker, as the below clip will testify. Edited by none other than Lovely Jon of Jigoku (who will be personally gracing these [...]
Archie Bronson Outfit – Hoola (Moscow remix)
It’s not every day that we have a “hip, young band” gracing the pages of our brilliant website but Archie Bronson Outfit – Domino’s very own trio of bearded ruffians have always had a fond place in my heart. Whether it was their obvious references to psychedelic dark disco type [...]
Subway Sounds: Futura 2000 & The Clash – The Escapades of Futura 2000 (dub)
The Clash shed a lot fans when they released ‘This Is Radio Clash’ in 1981. Released on a 12” between the ‘Sandinista’ and ‘Combat Rock’ albums, it was a massive club smash, promptly entered the disco charts and the Clash famously divided their fanbase. It marked the point when the [...]
Single of the Day – Metro Area – Honey Circuit
One of my favourite Metro Area songs ever, this bubbling track from 2006 seems to sound better every year. Does that mean the quality of ‘dance’ music is generally declining or does it mean that I need to get out more? Anyway, since the gloomy weather has taken hold, I [...]
Single of the Day – Grauzone – Film 2
Formed by brothers Stephen and Martin Eicher in 1978, the Swiss band Grauzone were part of the ‘Neue Deutsche Welle’ (New German Wave) – a collective of European bands who took their inspiration from punk, early electro and the grey decaying urban cities around them. From its early beginnings in 1981 from the underground punk [...]