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’ [...]
Single of the Day: George Kranz – Trommeltanz (Special Din Daa Daa mix)
A cult mutant disco favourite, George Kranz released his oddball anthem Trommeltanz (Din Daa Daa) back in 1984. Quite possibly the most sampled and referenced song of the past twenty amongst the house and hip scene due to its famous and infectious ‘Din Daa Daa’ refrain, the song still sounds [...]
Single of the Day: Gaz – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
We’d normally have a Morricone thing up here on a Monday, but as both Alan and I have been super busy working on top secret Cold War-type projects, how about a cheeky and campy cover of the Maestro’s most finest and memorable composition? Go on! You know you wanna! The [...]
Single of the Day: Anthony White – Block Party
Strut released their magnificent Walter Gibbons compilation, Jungle Music, last week, so to celebrate the enigmatic talent of Gibbons, how about some stripped down disco from 1976? Yeah, go on then! Anthony White’s ‘Block Party’ was one of the first mixes that Walter did for Salsoul, the instrumental version of [...]
Single of the Day: Michael Viner’s Incredible Bongo Band – Wipeout
It’s boring old Monday, so let’s brighten it up with a bit of brilliant bongo action (not that sort of bongo action, you saucy sods!) from Michael Viner’s Incredible Bongo Band! Huzzah! Etc, etc. I was reminded of this ‘triffic track after listening to a bootleg copy of a Horse [...]
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: Gino Soccio – You Move Me
Taken from his 1982 album Face to Face, legendary Canadian disco producer Gino Soccio is the provider of this week’s Friday wind down track with the superb ‘You Move Me’. A sultry and funky disco boogie number, its slinky and silky grooves will have you panting for the weekend and [...]
Single of the Day: Michele – Disco Dance (Tom Moulton mega mix)
We’ve got an absolute disco monster today, as I delve into my West End Records collection once again to bring you this 1977 gem from Michele. Mixed and produced by Tom Moulton, this epic thirteen minute dazzler was Patrick Cowley’s first production credit (I’ve plumped for Moulton’s mega mix version [...]
Single of the Day: Black Devil Disco Club – For Hoped (dub)
Taken from their 2008 album Eight Oh Eight, today’s Single of the Day comes courtesy of the brilliant Black Devil Disco Club. A dark and pulsating cosmic oddity, the dub version of ‘For Hoped’ navigates the listener through a cyber futuristic jungle of hypnotic rhythms and sounds and serves as [...]
Single of the Day – Quango – Soljering On
Released on the Sonoton label in 1978, Quango and Sparky’s self-titled LP apparently was a soundtrack to a saucy flick! Providing the hot and heavy sounds to ‘A Girl’s Best Friend’, the album is packed with some ‘deep’ and ‘meaty’ (sorry) disco cuts and some sexy library music as the [...]