Premiere – Vaudafunk evokes the spirit of classic New York nightlife with ‘Disco Manina’ for Manzo Edits
Glitterballs at the ready
The mysterious Manzo Edits series is onto volume three, but you don’t need to wait until its release date – September 21 – to get a taste.
Vaudafunk, one of the Italian label’s edit crew, has kindly shared his super shiny disco jam ‘Disco Manina’ in full for lucky Juno Daily readers.
Vaudafunk told us: “It all began with a simple idea – I wanted to create something unique for my sets, something different from the usual tracks with those classic ’70s orchestral hooks. I was looking for something more “dubby”, something that had a bit of depth but still maintained an elegant vibe. I guess you could say I was in the mood for something different, like using short, chopped, and repeated samples.
“As I was exploring ’70s and ’80s New York tunes, I stumbled upon a fantastic record in a compilation from a legendary venue of that time. I really vibed with this record, but it needed some tweaking to fit my style.
Here’s where it got interesting – instead of playing it at the usual 33RPM, I decided to spin it at 45RPM on the turntable. That small change completely transformed the track, making it almost unrecognizable in a cool way. I sliced it up, laid down a groovy bassline, borrowed a smooth vocal, and voilà, the track was born!”
Hear the track on Souncloud:
Preview the whole EP here: