Saturday, December 31, 2011

FUSTY DELIGHTS


Fusty Delights is a producer duo from Belgium who has made some pretty nice remixes during 2011. Here are a few faves...



Friday, December 30, 2011

NIGHT AND DAY


Two fave Aeroplane remixes from 2011... the first one of Kolombo's Daylight and the other one of Processory's Nightfall.


Friday, December 23, 2011

TIGER DISKO


Mirror People remix of Lazydisco - More Tigers...

Thursday, December 22, 2011

ANOTHER SKY


Christmas gift from Future Classic... Magician remix of Scenic's Another Sky can be downloaded from the player below.



Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Friday, December 16, 2011

FOXMAN


The Kim Ann Foxman tunes Creature and What You Need was released as an EP a year back, featuring a cool remix by Faze Action.

Creature (Faze Action Remix)

The even better James Curd remix of What You Need can be listened to here. Both tracks are featured in the Elektrik Soul mix from April this year...

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Thursday, December 8, 2011

NEED YOUR LOVIN


The Tensnake track Need Your Lovin has been given a re-rub by Tiger & Woods.

Tensnake - Need Your Lovin (Tiger & Woods remix)

Another good version of the song is the Tensnake dub mix.

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

IN THE DUB


New three track EP from dubmeister Jona Saucedo out on Matthew Kyle's imprint In the Woods. Favorite track is Look at Me...

Jona Saucedo - Look At Me (In The Dub EP)

Thursday, December 1, 2011

BACK TO THE SHIT


Steve Carter presents some of the worst album covers ever. A strong candidate is the Millie Jackson album Back to the Shit from 1989. It features the song Love Stinks.


The Handsome Beasts released the album Beastiality in 1981 on Heavy Metal Records. The guy next to the pig is the front figure of the band, Garry Dalloway aka "the original fat bastard."


Some more covers...





Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Saturday, November 12, 2011

GETCHA


New EP with disco slowness from Matthew Kyle, out on 78 Recordings.


Tuesday, November 8, 2011

THREE IS A CROWD


New EP from Sccucci Manucci with tracks by Toomy Disco, The Glue, South West Seven and Aeromaschine.

MISS YOU


Cool edit of the Stones dance floor classic Miss You be Marcel Vogel aka Em Vee. Limited free download from the player below.

Monday, November 7, 2011

UNIVERSAL LOVE

Woods Empire released the album Universal Love in 1981. Here's a recent edit of the title track.

Sunday, November 6, 2011

FOR YOUR LOVE


German disco outfit Chilly released For Your Love in 1978 - a Spezial Disco Version of the rock classic by The Yardbirds. Here's a recent edit of the tune by Psychemagik.


Here's the Chilly version...


And here's the Yardbirds original...


Thursday, November 3, 2011

MAGIK NITE


The Magician aka Stephen Fasano is visiting DC, and will appear at U Street Music Hall tonight. He will be joined by Plastic Plates, another fave DJ and producer. Don't miss out!

Here are some of The Magician's sounds. Favorite tracks include Lykke Li's I Follow Rivers and Yuksek's On a Train given Fasano's magic touch. (Both tracks are featured in the Elektrik Soul Mixtape from July this year.) Another fave is the smooth La Fiorentina co-produced with Yuksek (under the artist name Peter and the Magician) as well as the single I Don't Know What to Do featuring Jeppe.



Be sure to check out his excellent mixtape series...

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

PLASTIK MAGIK


LA-based producer Plastic Plates will appear tomorrow night at U Street Music Hall with another fave producer - The Magician. Favorite PP tracks can be found in this previous post. More Magician stuff will be posted tomorrow.

Here's the Plastic Plates remix of The Magician's latest track I Don't Know What to Do.


Monday, October 24, 2011

DISKO GUEST MIKS


Disko Selectors aka Deeman & Roi Canda from Valladolid, Spain, has made this deep disco guest mix for Elektrik Soul. Opening track is the nice and mellow Poolside edit of Sade (which can be downloaded here). Enjoy!

1) Sade - When Am I Going To Make A Living (Poolside Fiks)
2) Volta Cab - Play On
3) Willie hutch - Gime some good (Domes Fiks)
4) Bee Gees - Into My World (Rayko Fiks)
5) Black Box - Ride on time (Satin Jackets Fiks)
6) Grandmaster Flash - The Message (Duff Disco Fiks)
7) Voice of Africa - Hoomba Hooma (Let's Get Lost Fiks)
8) Two Sisters - Right There (Dynamicron Fiks)
9) Feist - Inside & Out (Combo & Tumble Fiks)
10) Toto - Georgy Porgy (Sloppy Seconds Remiks)
11) Nicholas - Without You
12) Seawind - Angel Of Mercy (Dean Sunshine Smith Fiks)
13) Gazeebo - Hyperspace Hotmix (DJ Raw Sugar Remiks)
14) Blue Moderne - Through The Night (Danny Krivit Fiks)
15) Lionel Richie - All Night Long (Gazeebo Fiks)

Sunday, October 23, 2011

GET DOWN


Apple Scruffs edit of Bill Withers - She Wants To Get On Down

Bill Withers - She Wants To (Get On Down) (The Apple Scruffs Edit)

GET ON


Check out the four track EP Get On by Heion aka Razvan Ghenciu of Bucharest, Romania. Favorite track is Come Here.

 

Sunday, October 16, 2011

TUFF GUY


Lightspeed Recordings has dropped the four track EP by Late Night Tuff Guy featuring four edits of classic tunes: Minnie Riperton - Inside My Love, Michael McDonald - Keep Forgettin, Rose Royce - Love Don't Live Here Anymore, and Sade - Nothing Can Come Between Us.

Late Nite Tuff Guy - Tuff Edits Volume Three by Lightspeed Recordings

Saturday, October 15, 2011

CHOP CHOP


Chopshop has released a new digi-EP featuring five disco edits. Opening tune is the Andrew Yukon remake of Chic's Funny Bone.

Andrew Yukon - Humerus Groove by The Chopshop Music

Here's the full release.



Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Monday, October 10, 2011

B-JAM


Fresh disco edit from B-Jam aka Barry Fell of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Sunday, October 9, 2011

BALEARIC BOSS


The Boss in a kind of Balearic mood... Three mixes... First one out is the Trentemøller remake of State Trooper.


Kolour recordings has released a pretty nice rework of I'm on Fire.


Here's the Chromatics cover of I'm on Fire.

Saturday, October 8, 2011

Friday, October 7, 2011

HOT PANTS


Slo mo JB cut up from Joseph Terruel - Hot Pants!

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

BICEP


Feel My Bicep is starting a new club night in NYC tonight. Click here for event details. Here's a brand new Bicep edit of the Evelyn Champagne King classic Love Come Down.

FLY LIKE AN EAGLE

Virgin Magnetic Material Remix of Steve Miller Band - Fly Like an Eagle.

Sunday, October 2, 2011

WILD BUNCH


DJ Hudson has put together an hour long mix of original tunes sampled by Massive Attack


Track List

1. You Know, You Know – Mahvishnu Orchestra (One Love – Blue Lines)
2. Isaac Hayes – Ike’s Mood I (One Love – Blue Lines)
3. So Glad You’re Mine – Al Green (FIve Man Army – Blue Lines)
4. Five Man Army Dub (Five Man Army – Blue Lines)
5. Les McCann – Sometimes I Cry (Teardrop – Mezzanine)
6. James Brown – Never Can Say Goodbye (Better Things – Protection)
7. En Melody – Serge Gainsbourg (Karmacoma [Portishead Experience])
8. Funkadelic – Good Old Music (Safe From Harm – Blue Lines)
9. Led Zeppelin – When The Levee Breaks (Man Next Door – Mezzanine)
10. Quincy Jones – Summer In The City (Exchange – Mezzanine)
11. Man Next Door – John Holt (Man Next Door – Mezzanine)
12. Lowrell – Mellow Mellow (Lately – Blue Lines)
13. Pieces of a Dream (Weather Storm – Protection)
14. Isaac Hayes – Joy (Lately – Blue Lines)
15. Billy Cobham – Stratus (Safe From Harm – Blue Lines)
16. James Brown – The Payback (Protection)
17. Be Thankful (Be Thankful – Blue Lines)
18. Sade – Siempre Hay Esperanza (Be Thankful – Blue Lines)
19. Mambo – Wally Badarou (Daydreaming – Blue Lines)
20. Tom Scott – Sneakin In The Back (Blue Lines)
21. Do the Funky Penguin – Rufus Thomas (Any Love)
22. Blind Alley – The Emotions (Any Love Remix)
23. Funk You Up – The Sequence (Any Love)
24. Daisy Lady (Any Love)
25. Planetary Citizen – Mahvishnu Orchestra (Unfinished Sympathy – Blue Lines)
26. Rock Creek Park – The Blackbyrds (Blue Lines)
27. JJ Johnson – Parade Strutt (Unfinished Sympathy – Blue Lines)
28. Young-Holt Unlimited – Light My Fire (Light My Fire – Protection)
29. Isaac Hayes – Our Day Will Come (Exchange – Mezzanine)

Saturday, October 1, 2011

ALL NIGHT


Lionel Richie released the dance floor classic All Night Long in 1983. Here are some reworked versions... First one out is the Beatconductor remix from a few years back.


Here's a more recent rework by The Groovers.


Gazeebo released this version a couple of months ago.


Here's the original.

Friday, September 30, 2011

SOLID GOLD

GREASE

Two recent edits of the Frankie Vallie title track for the movie Grease. The Flight Facilities rework can be downloaded here. The Disco Tech edit can be enjoyed in the player below.

Thursday, September 29, 2011

RECORD COLLECTION


Mark Ronson's Record collection comes in different versions. Favorites are the Plastic Plates remix and the Perseus remix.

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

BUST A DUB


Jona Saucedo from Mexico has released a three track EP on Bust a Dub. Favorite track is a dubbed out version of Ken Boothe - Is It Because I'm Black? (Back Over My False Dreams)



Here's the Ken Boothe original.

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

R'N'B RE-RUB


Here are some recent RnB edits... Streets of Haze from Australia has reworked the early 2000s club tracks Try Again (Aaliyah) and Wifey (Next)





Bydesign edit of Chante Moore - Love's Taken Over



Sleazy McQueen edit of The Cover Girls - Wishing on a Star

 

Monday, September 26, 2011

MIXED UP


Check out the latest mixtape from Onur Engin - Mixed Up In The City 5.


Track List:

Kompleks - Space Talk
InnerWestSoul - You Were The One
Deadly Sins - Space Funk (Ds J'dore Edit)
D-Pulse - Velocity of Love (Hot Toddy Mix)
Nel Oliver - Dream On (The Revenge Edit)
Beatconductor - I Wouldn't Wanna Be Like U
Arthur Russell - How We Walk On The Moon (Youth Edit)
St.Tropez - Hold On To Love (Nirobi Edit)
Sammy Barbot - Mexico (Lovefinger's Barrio Edit)
Sofrito Specials - K-Danse (Frankie Francis Edit)

Sunday, September 25, 2011

SWEET MISERY


Two recent soulful edits for a Sunday afternoon... first one out, Scratchandsniff rerub of Martha Reeves - Sweet Misery



Next up, Womack rework of The Spinners - Could It Be I'm Falling In Love

 

Friday, September 23, 2011

L2L MIKS

Loyal 2 the Life mix - all tracks remixed, retouched and reedited by Riccio.

Thursday, September 22, 2011

BREAKING BAD


Here are some recent remixes from Lou Teti. Favorite track is Breaking Bad (reworked with JKriv).

STORM QUEEN


Morgan Geist aka Storm Queen released the track Look Right Through last year. Here's a recent edit by Deadly Sins.



Here's the original.