3 x Herb Alpert

Herb killin it


Sadly no video for this


And the most famous one

Random Instrumental Jams

Back To Back (1981)


The Easton Assassin Instrumental (1982)


Rock It, Don't Stop It Instrumental (1981)

Recommended Reading

I can't recall what I was searching for when I stumbled on writer/critic Carol Cooper's (Village Voice, Rolling Stone etc) homepage. Doesn't matter, really. If you're interested in solid contemporary writing on artists we all know & love you should pay her a visit as well.
I particularly enjoyed her pieces on Emerald, Sapphire & Gold (ESG), August Darnell and of course Prince.

Edit: oh yeah.... I stumbled there trying to find Gichy Dan dude's real name. Therefore:
Gichy Dan: Cowboys & Gangsters (Edit De Shux)(1981/2005)

New Edit

Stretched instrumental take on Clausel's early 80's soul jammy. The production is pretty damn slick.


Clausel: Let Me Love You (DJ Anonymous Edit) - download AIFF

And an older one I've been requested repeatedly. Long live Petrus and Malavasi!


High Fashion: Love (DJ Anonymous Edit) - download AIFF

Helsinki 78-82 12"

Fresh out the pressing plant... should be in the usual stores in a week or two.

Pro Touch / Get Your Love 2005

I got rid of most CD's a long time ago. The only ones I'm really attached to are mixtapes and even those I have way too many of. I was once again trying to downsize when I came across these two local disco sets I used to play a lot way back then. Shout outs to all involved for letting me post them here... enjoy!



DJ Fiskars: Pro Touch (2005)
Krystal: After The Dance Is Through
The Aleems: Confusion
Barbara Mason: Another Man
Royalle Delite: (I'll Be A) Freak For You
Lemelle: A Man Like You
Intrigue: Fly Girl
Yvonne Cage: Garden Of Love
Lace: Can't Play Around
Deodato: Keep On Movin
Rick Smith: (We Should Be) Lovers
Game: Gotta Take Your Love
BB&Q Band: All Night Long
Curtis Hairston: I Want You (All Tonight)
Sunrize: Come And Get Your Lovin
Kashif: Stone Love
Mike McCray: Bring Your Love Back
Attitude: Love Me Tonight
Gong's Gang: Gimme Your Love Instrumental
Arnie's Love: I'm Out Of Your Life



Mr. Milian & Mokk-A-Fella: Get Your Love (2005)
ORS: Body To Body Boogie
Trilark: Face The Music
Rafael Cameron: Boogie's Gonna Get Ya
Michelle: Jazzy Rhythm
Source feat Candy Staton: You Got The Love
Slave: Watching You
Brooklyn Express: Do It Again
Arcade Gang: When Doves Cry
Roundtree: Hit On You Remix
Aleems: Hooked On Your Love
Columbus Circle: As If You Read My Mind
Larry Wu: Let Me Show You
Rufus & Chaka Khan: I Know You Edit
Caviar: Never Stop Loving You

Bestest 2010!

Harry Thumann: Sphinx (1983)

Bubble Bath

Out on Modular this month

New mix by homie DJ Fiskars

Hello 2010 HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Let's Get Together

Pam Todd & Love Exchange: Let's Get Together (1977)
Such a great song and such a bad mastering job... The overall sound is not bad, but someone must've bumped on the master volume at 0:39.
Produced by Greg Carmichael, of course.

Classic Time #48

Dust To Dust (1976)

Yeah you guessed it... I've been ripping albums here. More to come.

Buy A Record

Not just any record, but this. I think I played it at every party since May or so. I even went and cut a dubplate for it.

Regular readers and superstar DJ's can also email me at the address on the right. I got exclusive promo DL links here.

Country Trip Revisited

Last week I stumbled on an old mix by a hometown DJ hero, Pirkka. Semi-retired now, he was always one of the very few DJ's worth trainspotting each and every time and a direct source of inspiration to me and so many others.

The mix was first published on his seminal mix site Mixoftheweek.com and is a prime example of what he was known for: classy dance music old and new and regular, sometimes weekly one take, no edit mixes. Seven years later I had this on repeat for days and days and just had to share it here as well.

DJ Pirkka: Country Trip (2002)

Attitude: Love Me Tonight (RFC / Atlantic 12")
Chez Damier: ? (KMS 12")
Ron Allen: Whispers (Centrifuge 12")
Atmosfear: What Do We Do [Club Mix] (Elite 12")
G-Litter: Paiste [Mika Snickars edit] (Lifesaver 12")
Giorgio Moroder: Evolution (Casablanca LP)
Bjørn Torske: Hard Trafikk (Tellé 10")
Idjut Boys: Jazz Fook (U Star 12")
Roy Davis: Heart Attack (Power Music 12")
A Certain Ratio: Knife Slits Water (Soul Jazz LP)
Theo Parrish: You Forgot (Sound Signature 12")

Dimmak Tuesday 2nite

This will be played no doubt about that.
TOBY TOBIAS - IN YOUR EYES (TENSNAKE REMIX) - REKIDS039 by rekids

Nightlife Unlimited, September 2009 Edition

Shout outs to everyone who came to Dance Right last night. I had a brief but very enjoyable time behind the decks.

During my set someone asked about the version of Peaches And Prunes I played. I couldn't recall the details there, but here it is, a really cool take on the timeless Ron Hardy classic. Enjoy.

Nightlife Unlimited: Peaches & Prunes (Special Editions Remix)(2003)

Over the next couple of weeks you can catch me at the following parties in LA, SF & NY. Come say what's up.

Friday September 4 Los Angeles: Bar Lubitsch w/ Thee Mike B
Sunday September 6 Los Angeles: TBA
Tuesday September 8 Los Angeles: Dim Mak Tuesdays @ Cinespace with Love Grenades, Dangerous Dan, Them Jeans and Dan Oh
Thursday September 10 San Francisco: Le Cirque @ Yoshi's SF with
King Most and Shred One
Friday September 11 San Francisco: Treat 'Em Right @ The Elbo Room with Matthew Africa, B.Cause and Vinnie Esparza
Saturday September 12 Oakland: Ta-Dow!! @ Luka's Tap Room with Platurn and B.Cause
Thursday September 17 New York: Fam @ Von Kellar with Chris Cutz, DJ Eleven and Queen Majesty
Friday September 18 New York: TBA
Saturday September 19 New York: Grand Groove @ APT with Chairman Mao

The Naturals

I have a weak spot for cool disco sleeves and as far as I'm concerned some of the coolest ones are Jamaican. This here is a prime example. The song is not really reggae or dancehall, though, but 80's R&B with a cool synth / drum machine groove. This here is the instrumental side which I always preferred over the vocal.
The Naturals: Funk (1986?)

Edits

Man Friday: Groove (DJ Anonymous Edit)

Sweet D: Thank Ya (DJ Anonymous Edit)

Material: Don't Lose Control (DJ Anonymous Edit)

Can't Shake It

I Can't Shake This Feeling (1982)
A perfect example of the type of super uplifting 80's jam that feels annoying one day and just right the next.

Helsinki 78-82

Helsinki 78-82 is our upcoming disco house release and one I'm really really feeling myself. The release party is tomorrow, my HKI people I expect to see you there.

A Taste Of Honey

Rescue Me has been one up my favorite jams to cut up for as long as I can remember. It's such a catchy groove and seems to always work. I'm playing records tonight and just pulled the doubles out again. For you I got a little intro edit I did back when I first got Serato 3 years ago.
Taste Of Honey: Rescue Me (Anonymous Quick Edit)

Everybody knows I Got A Man and That's The Joint, the most famous joints to sample Rescue Me. Here's another equally good one.

Top Ten List - July 2009

Wow I've been slacking with the charts...but hey no excuses, let's do it.



1. Downtown Party Network: Heart Break Dancing (preview)
New one by the Days Like These -guys and just as good.
2. Azari & III: Hungry For The Power (Myspace)
Much hyped vocal house tune from Toronto, out now on Cliché. Worth every bit of the hype.
3. Duck Sauce: The Motion
ANYway is good, The Motion is even better. Out on Fool's Gold in August/September.
4. Holy Ghost!: I Will Come Back (DJ Mehdi Remix) (192VBR)
Pretty damn smooth. Someone please send me the white label that was out there for a second.
5. Helsinki 78-82: So Lifelike
Forthcoming on our Nightrunners label.
6. 6th Borough Project: Do It To The Max (YT)
Such a classy vibe.
7. Major Ernie: Pon De Girls Floor (320)
Bird Peterson's simple Major Lazer / Ernie K Doe blend works.
8. DJ Tahara: S.O.U.R. Time
Killer Love To The World cut-up by one of the Ulticut Ups dudes.
9. Walter Jones: I'll Keep On Loving You (Myspace)
Smooth DFA niceness from New Orleans producer.
10. Uggla: Sommartid (Youtube)
Old Swedish disco pop jam that's having a big revival here this summer. Hold tight, I just might post it sometime soon.

I Will Come Back

The new Holy Ghost! single is finally out. Get a free Pepsi Co sponsored 320 here. The video is based on New Order's Confusion and features Arthur Baker playing himself.

Summertime

High Frequency: Summertime (1980)
Another timeless Leroy Burgess / Aleem brothers disco jam that's yet to be reissued.

Midsummer Party Mix #3

Damn I can't believe I made it and in time for the festivities too. Life's been hectic but here it is, the annual Midsummer Party Mix in all of it's 106 minute glory. Musically this is on the disco side of things and features a bunch of songs I've been playing A LOT over the last couple of months. No quickmixing this time (except for the short Imagination doubles), mostly I just let the songs ride all the way.

My Scandinavian brethren, have a good time next weekend and be safe. The rest of you can enjoy this all summer...

DJ Anonymous: Midsummer Party Mix #3
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State Of Grace: Touching The Times
Imagination: Music And Lights
High Fashion: Love (DJ Anonymous Edit)
Walter Jones: I'll Keep On Loving You
Clubhouse: Infusion (DJ Anonymous Edit)
Aeroplane: Caramellas
Royalle Delite: I'll Be A Freak For You
Phoenix: Listzomania (Classixx Remix)
Robert Palmer: You're In My System
Daryll Hall & John Oates: My Imagination
BB&Q Band: Imagination
Scotch: Penguin's Invasion
Hannulelauri: Metropol
Flash & The Pan: Midnight Man
Tensnake: In The End (I Want You To Cry)
Eli Escobar: Glass House
Rockers Revenge: Walkin' On Sunshine (Greg Wilson Edit)
Knightlife: Discotirso
The Private: My Secret Lover (Lifelike Remix)
Alan Braxe & Fred Falke: Penthouse Serenade
Helsinki 78-82: In The House
Sphinx: Collision
Jago: I'm Going To Go
Whitest Boy Alive: 1517 Morgan Geist Remix

Holding Back

Excuse me for the slow week, I managed to kill my Macbook HD in Tokyo and am still waiting to get it back from the repair shop. Meanwhile, I wanna shout out a new record I like so much they fooled me to buy it twice (wav and 12"). This is the b side, the a side is even better. You can hear it at all of the usual stores.

Too Through

I gave up going out tonight due to a work deadline tomorrow and here I am, posting random disco songs. Oh well. At least we have a little Jocelyn Brown theme here.
Bad Girls featuring Jocelyn Brown: Too Through (1981)
Shout outs to DJ Kensuke, DJ Kango and DJ Toyo, Club Harlem last night was a lot of fun.

With 1 and a 1/2 Pair Of Pants You Ain't Cool

Boogie Down Productions: Love's Gonna Get'cha 1990
I always thought of this as one of Kris' finest moments. The beat is by the one & only Joseph Longo aka Pal Joey, who also produced early-90's BDP jams like Duck Down and Black Cop. Actually, I think I first remember his name from the Edutainment liner notes, way before I knew a thing about his house music career (producing timeless jams like Dance and Hot Music in addition to running his own Loop'D Loop label.)

BONUS:


Jocelyn Brown: Love's Gonna Get You (8:38 Dance Mix) 1985
Another solid classic by one the biggest voices in disco, produced by Jellybean. Sadly most seem to only remember the samples taken from it. In addition to the BDP above the acapella provided hooks for Chill Rob G's Power, Moby's Go and Bizarre Inc's I'm Gonna Get You. If some of you still want to take a stab at it leave feedback and I just might upload it.

Robert Palmer

So I'm in Tokyo and have a few off days between deejaying obligations. It's the rainy season so I believe I'll be staying in my hotel room a lot, working and possibly even blogging. Let's see.
I just got back from Hiyoko Records in Shimokitazawa and their Compass Point section sent me on a crazy Robert Palmer YT spree. Dude had a knack for choosing songs to cover. Wikipedia has a cool story on how his version of You're In My System came about:
""You Are In My System" was an example of Palmer's passion for R&B covers. He jammed the song onto the Pride album after the other tracks were finished. Hearing the track in a Paris club, Palmer rushed back to his Bahamas hometown, where the reconvened band (co-composer David Frank of The System included) put together the number."
Make sure to also check his version of Cherrelle's I Didn't Mean To Turn You On, a big hit in the early days of MTV.

T.K. Classics

A solid selection over at Beat Electric. Something for everybody.

Disco Files pt2

Vince Aletti's Disco Files 1973-78 book definitely lived up to my expectations. Eli liked it so much that he had to go and record a Pre-76 Disco Mix in the middle of the night - go get it!

Messages From The Stars

So smooth and exactly what I needed this Saturday morning.
The keyboard solo kills me every time.
Messages From The Stars (Long Wave Mix) 1983

Into The Night

LaLa: Into The Night (1984)
I had this 12" forever, but just now realized Into The Night is produced by Webster Lewis, ex-jazz dude who went on to produce timeless 80's classics like Looking Up To You and Keep The Fire Burning.

Coming To You Live

Coming To You Live (1980)
An old fave I kind of re-discovered over the weekend, ended up playing it both nights. I just love everything about this: the smoothness, the sophisticated instrumentation, the party chants. Let's see, maybe I can play this in China too.

Tee's Happy

Another perfect example of a disco dub just murdering the vocal version. RIP Tee Scott.

This is one the first rips on a new set up I'm testing here, including a vintage Formula Sound PM-90 mixer. I'm liking the results, and included the lossless version for those of you who care. Feedback appreciated as always.
Tee's Happy (1981)
Tee's Happy AIFF

Classic Time #45

Almost 7 minutes of dance rock perfection from 1979.
Angel Eyes (Dance Mix)

Glad To Know You

My man 80's Cop just sent me this... Chaz definitely had it going on.

BONUS:
The old Disconet edit from 1982
Glad To Know You (Disconet Edit)
And from last year
Glad To Know You (Todd Terje Edit)

Stand Back

Stevie Nicks: Stand Back (Eli Escobar Disco Mix) via Outside Broadcast
Make sure to grab the Money Lotion EP #7 as well.

Penguins' Invasion

One of my favorite Italo jams ever... so dope and so timeless.
Scotch: Penguins' Invasion Instrumental Version (1983)

Got To Get Your Love

So I'm on vacation, but of course I'll be doing some record shopping as well. Today I was surprised to find one of these gems for a pretty damn decent price. And hell no, it's not the reissue. I had one already, so it's up for grabs too. Serious offers only...
Clyde Alexander & Sanction: Got To Get Your Love (1980)

Go get this mix

DJ mOma: Satisfy My Soul pt 2 via Outside Broadcast.

2 Years of DJ's Delight

I just realized I started this little hobby of mine exactly 2 years ago today, with pretty boring posts on Atmosfear, Sade and local producers. It took one week and a post on an ancient mix of mine to generate any traffic, though.

I want to thank all of my regular visitors and subscribers for hanging on so long. This has been a lot of fun, taught me a lot about music and opened some doors too so let's keep it going.

Two celebrate these 2 years, here's 2 versions of my favorite weird old school classic. Area Code 615's harmonica jam from 1970 is pretty well known, but the mid-80's Italian bootleg remix incorporating the You'll Like It Too break is kind of obscure I guess. As weird as the groove is, it seems it always appealed to a lot of different DJ's, maybe it's time someone recycled it again.

Area Code 615: Stone Fox Chase

Area Code 605: Stone Fox Chase Remix

Extended Infusion

Club House: Infusion (DJ Anonymous Edit) 320 and AIFF
Club House's catchy, very much Chic-influenced Infusion is sweet but just a bit too short in it's original form. You already know what I had to do.
For the trivia-minded, dude who composed this went on to create this unforgettable 80's gem later that same year (1983).

Open Your Heart

Just revisiting an old fave before I run out the door. I love the production on this.
Bar-Kays: Open Your Heart (1980)

BONUS:
Random new things I've been feeling today...
The Dream feat Kanye West: Walking On The Moon (192 Zshare)
Dam Funk: Hood Pass Intact (320 via analoggiant)

Have the best of weekends ya'll!

Classic Time #42

Give Me (US Remix)(1982/AIFF)
Super smooth Brit funk jam extended to some 8 minutes by the one and only John Luongo.

First True Love Affair

If you're a fan of Jimmy Ross' Garage classic First True Love Affair like me, you might wanna check out Coderbreaker's pretty smooth cover version over at Beat Electric.

Wow... looking forward to this

The Disco Files 1973-78- New York's Underground Week By Week will be published by DJHistory.com and should be out in April.

Movin In All Directions

People's Choice: Movin In All Directions Y2TheZ Edit (1975/2006)
Dope instrumental edit of the funky Philly disco jam. Some of you might remember the killer bass line from Daniel Wang's seminal In The Street.
Oh yeah, that's an aiff too.

7 Solid Disco 12"s

Just posted by my man U-Tern over at Onedaylater, go get 'em.

Chameleon

La Pregunta: Chameleon (1979)
Solid disco funk version of Herbie Hancock's jazz fusion hit, by the group also responsible for UBB disco break Shangri-La. Supposedly John Davis of I Can't Stop fame is involved in this as well.

Reach Out

In addition to the all-time disco classic I Want You For Myself George Duke has a few other jams from the era. Someone put this catchy little edit on a 12" a few years back...
George Duke: Reach Out (Barna Soundmachine Remix)(1983/2006)

Classic Time #40

Breakwater: No Limit (12" Mix)(1978)
I always loved the jam and it's classy production, but never noticed the writers are Grey & Hanks of RCA Disco fame, until just now. Weird, man, weird. Anyways... the 12" mix of this is what you wanna have as it's longer and features a cool extension of the breakdown in the middle.
My ol' head Philly peoples (Toney B & Cosmo what's up!!) always talk about the flipside (Do It Til The Fluid Gets Hot ) being a local classic, but I never got the chance to hear it out in a club there. One day man, one day.
The band is also responsible for this sweet groove and this famous Daft Punk sample, among other things.

When I Grow Up

I wanna have a home setup like this.


Technics SP-25 turntables (w/ 14" platters and rotary pitch controls) and a Sound Workshop 421 mixer all mounted on a single plinth, photographed at my man Mika Snickars' house in Stockholm. Sweet.

Theme song...
The Time: Cool (Long Version)(1981)

Classic Time #38

Krystol: After The Dance Is Through (1984)
Produced by Leon Sylvers of Solar fame.

Sunday Song

Azymuth: Dear Limmertz (1980)

Solid Gold Revisited

I'm off to the Solid Gold closing soon and I'm already nostalgic.
Therefore, a song
Inner Life: Make It Last Forever (Larry Levan Mix)
And a toast...






Good times...