October 27, 2006
DISCO SPECIAL PART DEUX
DISCO SPECIAL: PART DEUX | 77M02S | 109MB | NOW iTUNES READY!
01. SISTER SLEDGE - LOST IN MUSIC -- Not really space disco, but it has that feel. I first heard this as a Fall cover off the criminally underrated Infotainment Scam.
02. GANYMED - FUTURE WORLD -- This one is kind of silly but it is great thinking how it was definitely really cool to some people in Europe 30 years ago.
03. CHARLIE - SPACER WOMAN -- This is the definitive space/italo disco track. A step in the right direction for the female vocals though it maintains the appeal. It is great to compare this to the previous track to see how things evolve.
04. STARFLIGHT - DANCE TO THE BEAT -- Just solid.
05. GIORGIO MORODER -- I'M LEFT, YOU'RE RIGHT, SHE'S GONE -- A personal hero (my aspirations of having my own line of lamborgini come from him.) Giorgio can be credited for helping pioneer most modern electronic music today. All hail the great moustachio'd one.
06. EUROFUNK - MANSHORTAGE -- This is the original version of the great track off Morgan Geist's classic Unclassics. The re-pressings sold quickly but I was lucky to have snagged a copy.
07. LIME - ON THE GRID (DUB) -- Cheesy synths, an endless pulsating techno beat, and lyrics about being a great dj --nuff said.
08. YAZOO - SITUATION (DUB) -- Good stuff. The original is a great tight little number. It was not surprising for some well known disco producers to have visited studio one every so often. There is plenty of dub references in a lot of left field disco.
09. SHERAVARI - A NUMBER OF NAMES -- there is a krazy, dark kraut vibe here.
10. KANO - ALL THE BEST -- Everyone loves a vocoder. This one is subtly a bit all over the map.
11. GAZ NEVADA - I.C. LOVE AFFAIR -- I have been hearing these sounds a lot lately.
12. KEBEKELEKTRIK - WAR DANCE -- My absolute favorite Tom Moulton mix. His vague take on Kraftwerk. If you compare this to the original 2:30 minute version you can really see what Tom did so well. One of my favorite dance tunes ever. The horns with the pitch change near the end slay me.
Part 2. On this compilation, we leave the planet earth for a bit. Most of theDon't worry, we will return with part 3. There is just too much good disco that I would love to share.
Posted by Fran at October 27, 2006 11:30 PM