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Juno Recommends Disco
Juno Recommends Disco: March 2022
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Review: If you're expecting more organ-sporting house mixes of one of the most popular (and it should be noted, influential) house records of all time, Robin S's Stonebridge-produced 'Show Me Love', you might be more than a little surprised by these versions from former Chicago hip-hop beat-maker Emmaculate (real name Eric Welton). Thrillingly, he's decided turn the vocal singalong into a bustling, jazz-funk-tinged disco number full of Salsoul Orchestra style drums, Fender Rhodes chords, jazzy guitar licks, rubbery bass and - you guessed it - brand-new vintage organ stabs. The full vocal rework on the A-side is our pick, but the flipside instrumental version is rather tasty too. An admirable and imaginative remix - more please!
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Review: Yse Saint Laur'ant is the alias of Hong Kong-based Ant Plate, who heads up the Vinyl Only imprint (its 14th release here) in addition to some great ones for other fine purveyors of the disco edit such as Whisky Disco and Editorial. The Tomorrow EP features six generous servings of vintage inspired goodness: from the urban beats of "Grifter" leading intro the sultry and low-slung grooves of 'Now I Am God' and 'Look Who's Here' respectively. On the B side, check out the hypnotic steel drum action of "Flight Of Eros" and the dreamy beatless excursion "Never Got To Say Goodbye".
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Review: Under the Delfonic alias, Markus Lindner has been responsible for some wild and inspired re-edits, many crafted with his pal Kapote and in some way touched by jazz-dance or jazz-funk. Here he flies solo, offering a sequel to his disco-centric 2020 edits EP on Columbian label Nomada. He hits the ground running with 'Don't Stop Dancing', a thickset, house-style revision of a soaring, heavily orchestrated disco classic, before dipping the tempo on a simply gorgeous rework of Marcos Valle's disco-era MPB delight 'Estrelar' ('Into The Stars'). Lindner returns to loopy disco-house pastures on the delay-laden late-night stomp of 'Let The Music Take Control', while 'Into The Galaxy' is a bouncy, piano heavy disco-funk delight.
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Cat: GRNGAR 002. Rel: 21 Feb 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: French pop-rocker Dombrance, aka Bertrand Lacombe, gets the remix treatment on Gouranga Music, and the results are a must for nu-disco diggers. As a logical lead-in Prins Thomas should need no introduction to anyone who rates modern-day disco magic, and he's on superlative form reworking 'Taubira' as a brooding epic with all the Norwegian flourishes you would expect from the master. Josh Ludlow opens up the B side with an extended mix of the track, teasing out the energy where it counts to make the peaks of the tune all the sweeter, and retaining a certain melancholic mystery in the process. James Rod closes the EP out with a driving, ominous version for those who want to take the dancefloor to spookier places.
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Review: The fifth instalment in Loveface's 80s-themed dance remixes series charts dub-funk remixes of Deee-Lite's 'Groove Is In The Heart', Jeanette Day's 'Let Me Love You' and an exclusively icy original, 'Brainfreeez'. No bush-beating with this one, only beat-landing; by the end of the record we're deep into the sunny nu-disco lover's palette; this supercharged record exists for all the Todd Terje, Ruf Dug and/or Prins Thomas fans out there.
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Cat: ZEDD 12321. Rel: 28 Feb 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Like many disco, boogie and jazz-funk heads, Z Records supremo Dave Lee has long been a fan of rubbery bass guitar, and in particular slap-bass. This EP, which boasts a quartet of his own remixes from the label's vaults, is a veritable slap-bass extravaganza. He sets the tone with a fabulous revision of Sunburst Band's Earth, Wind & Fire-inspired 'Mango Madness' that adds killer slap bass solos to a 'Brazilian Rhyme' style backing track, before offering up a superb, jazz-funk-fired soulful house revision of Bah Samba's 'Save Our Freedom'. Over on the flip he doffs a cap to Salsoul boogie act Aurra via slap-bass-heavy vocal and instrumental revisions of Foreal People's 'In The Mood To Groove'; both takes are little less than superb slabs of early '80s boogie brilliance.
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Review: Emotional Rescue dig out this hyper-rare gem from an overlooked corner of UK soundsystem music history. Clifton 'Sonny' Roberts not only helped build and operate the first Jamaican recording studio and Black-owned record shop in Britain, he also helped bring ska, reggae and lovers rock to prominence and recorded some out-of-this-world music. He might not be a household name, but with a legacy like that and on the strength of this stunner with vocalist Remy Martin, he absolutely should be. Emotional Rescue promise more gold from Roberts' vaults to follow, but for now you won't want to miss this stunning blend of rugged disco, boogie funk, reggae low-end and vibes for days, with a Discomix from NAD included for those who like it as dubby as possible.
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Cat: MS 502ORANGE. Rel: 21 Feb 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Before 'Italo-disco' became a sound in its own right, Italian musicians and producers tended to stick closer to the original American disco blueprint, delivering minimal tweaks to suit local audiences. That resulted in a few Italian disco acts scoring worldwide hits, with Firefly's 1981 cut 'Love Is Gonna Be On Your Side' being one of the biggest of all. This essential package features four fresh - and we think rather fantastic - 2022 remixes. Ben Liebrand leads the way with an insanely percussive, drum-heavy version that wisely makes more of the original's slap-bass and piano stabs, before Dave Lee turns it into a rolling, synth-heavy nu-boogie roller. Michael Gray's take is a cheery disco-house number, while Moplen's epic revision is a perfect fusion of peak-time disco cheeriness and dubbed-out early morning headiness.
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Review: A tasty pair of chunky, beefed and dubbed up disco delights courtesy of the Cardiology label and every bit as likely to get the heart rate pumping as the name would suggest. The Owl's 'Groove Engine' steps up to the breach on the A-side, the slightly slower of the pair but blessed with a thumping framework of four-to- the-floor sturdiness on which funky keys and an almost Afro vibe are tastfully and decoratively hung. Flip track 'I'm Gonna' by C Da Afro is constructed from more archetypically traditional old skool disco ingredients, from the Sister Sledge-esque female vocals to the shooting, strings. There's a nice amount of dub behaviour via the desk, enough to elevate it into orbit but not so much that the song elements of the track are obscured. Nice work all round.
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Review: It was way back in 1977 when disco collective Seaquence made their debut on Aidqueen Records, a tiny, independent label based in their home city of San Diego, California. That debut, a delightful but extremely hard to find "45", has long been in demand amongst deep disco collectors, hence this timely reissue on Athens of the North. The real killer is A-side 'Disco Thing', a tight-but-freewheeling chunk of disco-funk piled high with alternate male/female vocals, loose-limbed drum-breaks, punchy horns, swooping strings and squelchy synth sounds. Original B-side 'Your Love' is a deeper and far sweeter affair - a traditional flipside slow jam that's as tear-jerking as it is effortlessly soulful.
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Review: The relentless Athens Of The North is having a busy month even by its own high standards. February alone has at least three new 45rpms dropping and this might be the best: Homegrown Syndrome were a band that ended up in LA but giggled all round Memphis. Some members had played with an earlier band but they all came good on these previously unleashed tunes that have been found in the attic of Jerry Jones. 'Got The Love' is a chunky funky stepper with swirling synths and disco energy. 'Party Vibes' then takes off once more on hip swig claps, big arching chords and strident drums.
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Review: Short lived Italo disco duo Stelee Up released 'Waiting For You' back in 1984 which has since become a real classic. Now we have some great reworks by some current heroes of the scene. Flemming Dalum turns in another stellar edit, Fabrizio Mammarella takes the track into neon-lit acid territory, plus there's the original and instrumental versions added for your listening pleasure. This release has become highly sought after on the secondhand market, so don't sleep on this one.
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Review: Under the Beard In Dust alias, Leonid Lipelis has produced some of the most inspired re-edits released over the last decade, often turning chunks of long-forgotten Eastern European disco, boogie, synth-pop and AOR into quirky dancefloor gems. He's at it again here, launching the Crudo Rircordi imprint via a trio of eccentric, mid-80s treats. With its driving, kick-drum driven beat, addictive bassline, foreboding synthesizer motifs and Mediterranean guitars, 'Senor Paraiso' is a Balearic proto-house gem, while 'Kirkovmoroder' is a cheery chunk of AOR synth-pop turned into a tongue-in-cheek dancefloor treat. 'Coconut Paradise', meanwhile, is an Italo-disco style slab of peak-time campness straight from the top shelf.
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Review: Every once in a while, a release is slung our way that charms us so deeply that we're not sure what angle approach it from. Deliberately retro, but with one foot in the cosmic, Star Creature are a Chicago-based label whose take on space disco is extra janky and electronic. AVOP's new track 'Purple' is rattlesnaking and sultry, delving into a pitch-perfect rumination of a disco sound that 70's producers could only dream of achieving. Coming to purple 7" vinyl, the track makes "Russian violet cyber grapes rain in Chicago", as asserted by the artist.
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Cat: FM 12RARI3. Rel: 21 Feb 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: There's plenty of fine, and in some cases overlooked, material to be found on Frank Music's third deep dive into their vaults. Chief amongst these is I:Cube's fantastic remix of Johannes Albert and Iron Curtis's 'Hurting', where star fall synth sounds tumble down over delay-laden machine drums, lilting lead lines and a typically chunky, hypnotic bassline. Further floor-friendly fare is provided courtesy of the 'Italo Mix' of Albert's 'Kururh' - a throbbing new-Italo-disco gem with bonus dream house piano riffs - and Albert's joyous classic house-meets-Metro Aarea remix of Sascha Criminiera's 'Milla Calls'. Throw in a solid I:Cube bonus beats and the dream Balearic acid of Johannes Albert's 'Schonrain (Ibiza Mix)' and you have a flawless package.
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Cat: ICP 429. Rel: 28 Feb 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Italian legend LTJ Xperience, aka Luca Trevisi, began his music career in the '80s as resident DJ in two of the most famous Italian clubs of the time: Kinky in Bologna and Cap Creus in Imola. A staple of the renowned Irma Records out of Bologna since his debut release in 1994, Trevisi's latest offering is a collaboration with Ammuin Orchestra, 'an analogue ensemble with electronic taste' who together serve up the low slung soul funk of 'Never End' (Chiur Sta Vocc) complete with a handy radio edit on the flip.
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Review: Kalita Records have secured the first ever official reissue of Jivaro's lovely Saturday Fever album. It is said to be one of the best ever kwaito and bubblegum pop records to have ever come from the fertile South African scene and was first released on Maurice Horwitz's Music Team label in 1989. It serves up plenty of sick prog-house grooves and post-boogie sounds, with fat synths, tiny drum machine programming and a catchy Afro vocals that energise and enthuse any DJ set. This has been sourced from the original master tapes so you can be sure it sounds fat.
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Review: Another mysterious release with 4 tracks of afro sleaze low slung chugging prog love. We think grabbing 2 copies of this if you can would be in everyone's best interest. Pressed for maximum loudness, no repress & coming to a Juicy Street near you!
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Review: Witch singles are well known by collectors of worldly sounds, but they have never sounded as good as they do now on this reissue seres by Sharp-Flat. Each one has been remastered from the original analogue tapes for the first time ever. These two are taken from the Zambian band's seminal 'Movin' On' LP from 1980. At that time they had survived the Zamrock years and built up a fine catalogue of psych and prog sounds but then took inspiration from the newly emerging electronic sounds of the 80s and reaches new highest. These two brilliantly funk and soul-filled disco stompers prove that and cemented the band as African disco powerhouses.
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Cat: AVCJ 01. Rel: 21 Feb 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
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Review: The relentless Athens Of The North is having a busy month even by its own high standards. February alone has at least three new 45rpms dropping and this might be the best: Homegrown Syndrome were a band that ended up in LA but giggled all round Memphis. Some members had played with an earlier band but they all came good on these previously unleashed tunes that have been found in the attic of Jerry Jones. 'Got The Love' is a chunky funky stepper with swirling synths and disco energy. 'Party Vibes' then takes off once more on hip swig claps, big arching chords and strident drums.
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Review: Legofunk's back with more of their special dance floor heaters, this time from the collaborative team of Da Lukas and Massimiliano Troiani. 'Ritmo Nera' kicks off with some buoyant drums and sliding hi hats, international vocals and clattering percussion that will install bring tropical vibes to any party. '127 Sport Arancione' is another fulsome funk joint with elastic bass and happy synths overflowing with joy. 'Panda Bianca' closes down with more funk heavy house grooves and a firey vocal is paired with stomping kicks.
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Cat: SC 7051. Rel: 21 Feb 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
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Review: Originally released in 1981, Good Question by Japanese jazz singer Eri Ohno receives a much needed reissue here courtesy of Italy's Mondo Groove label. The acclaimed 'city pop' masterpiece features influences of boogie, disco and funk and fusion, which is the perfect musical accompaniment to Ohno's smoky and soulful voice. Repressed for the first time from the original Nippon Columbia master tapes, this is sure to be one highly sought after limited edition release that many will be eager to get their hands on. - don't sleep!
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Review: After 2019's excellent Syrius album, Norwegian label Internasjonal are happy to announce the return of Feel Fly to their label. The Perugia-based artist presents something that sonically exists between Italian dream house, 90s dance and traces of early Chicago. Reach for the lasers on the euphoric 'Cosmo Cosmo', embrace a higher state of consciousness on the loved up trance of 'Sinfonia Celeste' and dive down into the cosmic hole on 'Playa Paraiso' reminiscent of Typhoon club's heady tribal days.
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Cat: CDMRLP 7021. Rel: 07 Feb 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Cosmic Disco Machine Records is an Italian independent record company specialising In reissue compilations, with the fourth volume of their eponymous series here, in a limited run of copies as always, There's a wonderful selection of tracks, with all have been only gently mastered to keep the original and characteristic mood of each one. Whether its Richard Wahnfried's entrancing "Time Actor", the off-kilter slo-mo polyrhythms of Mecanica Popular's "La Edad Del Bronce", or the more experimental realms of Italo explored by Schaltkreis Wassermann and Logic System - there's some proper oddball music of a fine vintage on this one.
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Review: Former Tutto Matto man Paolo Guglielmino has released some fine music as Super Paolo, mostly exploring a mixture of nu-disco, P-funk, boogie revivalism, jazz-funk and dubbed-out proto-house. One is his fourth album, but the first to be released on vinyl. It's a predictably vibrant, floor-focused affair, with the long-serving Italian producer and multi-instrumentalist bouncing between righteous disco-funk ('In Your Time'), cowbell-heavy dub disco ('It's Time To Dance'), wah-wah guitar-sporting kaleidoscopic funk ('More Funk'), quirky and low-slung disco instrumentals ('Disco Diva'), Chicken Lips style late-night wildness ('Night Vsions'), intoxicating dancefloor exotica ('Groovy Ascension') and squelchy, heads-down heaviness ('Ping Rework').
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Review: Who doesn't love an obscure and hi NRG disco stomper from the mid-nineties? This one's been unearthed by the Bordello A Parigi crew and it was produced by the one and only Bobby Orlando. It has glistening disco arps and throwback drum machine sounds powering it along with a great female vocal singing lines like 'You can watch them making love on video.' The opening Digital Mix is the best for us but the V&S cut gets a little more pumping for the peak time so will also come in handy.
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Review: The Rhythm Odyssey and Dr Dunks are well respected studio wizards who manage to coax plenty of freaky disco madness out of their machines. Now they land on a label that deals in exactly those sort of sounds with a new two tracker that goes direct to the dance floor. 'El Cid' is a heavy and textural track with serrated synths and glistening arps over chunky drums. 'Fast Leather Jacket' then taps into a proto-house sound with its hurried beats and astral synth work, steamy vocal sounds and straight ahead grooves.
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