A lot is talked about certain Italian discos during the late 70s and early 80s, Cosmic (with DJs Daniele Baldelli and TBC) and Typhoon (with DJ Beppe Loda) being the most well known. They were well known for playing a style called Afro, which starts at New York Disco as a reference point but diversifies…
LOSING SIGHT OF WHAT’S IMPORTANT
Joy is not in things; it is in us. Richard Wagner Some of you may remember me. I was a contributor to ISM and three of my posts still survive. Some personal problems I have experienced of late have had some catastrophic results, including the destruction of the majority of my record collection. This, however,…
MythBusters: Mnml Ssgs Edition
You too can join in the fun of tearing down the only true myth present in any of the posts: the idea that Detroit is not the birthplace of techno. Read the mnml ssgs guys’ posts here and here, and then my part here. This is exactly the kind of weird revisionism that is perpetrated…
A few more bits n’ bobs
Along with those disco edits mentioned in my last post I’ve picked up a nice few varied slabs in the last couple of weeks, and with a slow night at work I thought I may as well share a few. Sean Deason and his label Matrix is someone/thing I’ve been aware of for quite some…
Sure we can clean it up in the (re)edit
I’m not sure if it’s just by coincidence that I’m buying more of them at the moment, but there seems to be a resurgence in the disco re-edit in the last couple of years. Maybe it’s the recent rise in popularity in all things cosmic or maybe I just didn’t notice it before. Either way…
J5 – Time Machine Mix
Deep house mix Download here’s the tracklist:- Carl Craig – Mind Of A Machine (Version) Larry Heard – Time Machine Patrice Scott – Motions (Sunrise Dub) Ovatow – Phalaenopsis Dub I Reggie Dokes – Transformation Patrice Scott – Evolution II Liz Torres – Touch Of Love Keith Worthy – DV8 Cool McCool – World Turn’s…
Some Recent Digging and Some New Things, Too
I haven’t been giving very consistent reports on my local digging, not for any good reason either. This past weekend though, I had a really nice selection of records so here goes a little round up of those as well as some new things doing the rounds:
Jonny 5 – Mix For Cassini
It must be lonely up there in space. Download Style: Deep space techno and electro Length: 1:07:47 Size: 124MB
Quick Friday Update
I’ve been lazy about doing basically anything for the past week, lazy enough that I almost feel bad about it. The doctor checked out my knee the other day, he said I likely have a slightly torn meniscus that shouldn’t need operated on unless it gives me great pain and irritation, which it hasn’t for…
Werkin’ Trax: Finally, I Completed A New Mix
Has it really been since February that I did a mix myself? School was keeping me from getting anything done, and since school ended I attempted but trashcanned a few mixes that just didn’t capture what I was going for properly. Yesterday, I finally got it right. This one is for the Trackwerk blog, to…