Single of the Day: Affinity – Dont Go Away (Runaway dub)
A dazzling track from 1983, Affinity’s ‘Don’t Go Away’ was produced by Warren Doris and Mark Kamins. Released on Island Records’ offshoot, Mango records, this cult Garage anthem is all about the Runaway dub on the flip. A massive favourite of Environ head honcho and nu disco dude Morgan Geist, [...]
Single of the Day – Tom Tom Club – L’Elephant
The world famous Tom Tom Club are the provider’s of today’s chirpy SOTD.  L’Elephant is one of the many delightful highlights from their seminal self-titled 1981 debut album, and is a surreal tale about an elephant and a hippopotamus who disguise themselves as men and enter a village causing mayhem [...]
Single of the Day – Can – Aspectacle (Holger Czukay edit)
Electronic pioneers Can have always been a bit funky. From the disco silliness of I Want More to the hypnotic Vitamin C, the group’s influence stretched further than the usual rock parameters. The band’s experimental sound broke the mould of traditional rock ‘n’ roll. Their use of early synthesizers, avant-garde [...]
Single of the Day – Quando Quango – Genius
Probably best remembered for their 1983 ‘disco-not-disco’ classic ‘Love Tempo’, Quando Quango released unique and influential records throughout the early eighties on Factory Records. The musical brain child of Mike Pickering and Hillegonda Rietveld, the band were formed in 1981 and quickly became one of label’s most revered and trailblazing [...]
Single of the Day – T.W Funkmasters – Love Money (1981 remix)
 Coming out of the early-’80s Britfunk movement, London’s Funkmasters may seem an unlikely source for a New York disco classic. Though this record did not do well in good ol’ Blighty when released. ‘Love Money’ was a firm favourite with Larry Levan at the Paradise Garage. Levan even used [...]
Single of the Day – Juggy Murray Jones – Inside America Part 2
 Classic disco ‘joint’ (sorry for using that word but there’s no other way of describing it. Trust me there isn’t) from 1976 by Sue Records founder Juggy Murray Jones. A Paradise Garage favourite with its magical blend of disco, funk, jazz and quirky electronic sound effects. It’s a wonderful song which [...]
Single of the Day – Gaz Nevada – I.C Love Affair (D DeP Edit)
A quick SOTD today with the legendary Paradise Garage DJ David DePino’s re-edit of the great Italo-anthem ‘I.C Love Affair’. Gaz Nevada’s 1983 (the year I was born!!!) groundbreaking italo-disco classic is gently tweaked and re-edited for maximum dancing fun. Or something. Basically, DePino doesn’t mess too much with the [...]