Sometimes you just need some good old fashioned disco to help you through a cold and bleak day and this little Salsoul rocket from 1978 should do the trick.

A perennial favourite of Lovefingers, this Richie Rivera mix is taken from Gaz’s self-titled album. Produced by three of Giorgio Moroder’s co-producers (Mats Bjoerklund, Keith Forsey & Thor Baldursson, just in case you were wondering who they were), ‘Synth He Sized Her’ has an unassuming cosmic quality about it. Aided by some deep and heavy percussion & FX, this is an excellent dancefloor distraction from the winter chills. Brrrrr!!!

Gaz – Synth He Sized Her (original Richie Rivera album mix)

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 movie ‘Foxes’ (no, me neither but its got Jodie in it so it might be good) and ‘Fly Too High’  was the result.

Slinky and quite seductive, Moroder plays to Janis’ strengths (vocals and lyrics) and produces a sophisticated disco song (it even has a smooth and sexy sax or ‘saxy’ bit!). The soundtrack actually contains some good stuff. From long-term collaborator Donna Summer (‘On The Radio) to Moroder’s own compositions, its worth checking out. Especially for Cher’s stinker of an effort (‘Bad Love’). Saxy stuff indeed!

Janis Ian – Fly Too High

Janis Ian – Fly Too High