Sunday 26 February 2012

Tim Svodnik & Danila Stadnyuk: Live @ Kontora, Moscow





Oh Wow! You need to check this out!
This is the set up. One of these guys is the DJ and the other plays the button accordion over the top. I know, crazy, huh? But take a listen, and you'll agree with me that it just seems to work. Tim Svodnik is the DJ, Danila Stadbyuk is on the accordion, They're both from Russia, with love!
Read their bio below
"Danila Stadnyuk is one of the most prominent accordion players not only in Russia, but all over the world. He fronts several Russian orchestras including the Ossipov National Academic Folk Instruments Orchestra of Russia. Danilya plays bayan – an original Russian button accordion invented in the 19th century and named after a mythical Slavic bard.

DJ Tim Svodnik & Danila Stadnyuk perform together since 2007. They can be heard playing funky lounge and slow mo disco in various cafes and restaurants, working the crowd in the night-club or pleasing the musical discernees at Moscow's Usadba Jazz Fest and the likes."

This mix is a live set they would have played at one of the cafe's, bars or niteclubs of Moscow. It's a great mix for listening to in the headphones, but would sound good this weekend, late into Saturday night.

TRACKLIST
  • Chris Rea - On The Beach (Todd Terje Edit)
  • Pacific Horizons - Universal Horizons
  • Diana Ross & The Supremes - My World Is Empty Without You (Drop Out Orchestra Remix)
  • Senai - Let The Light In (KMTR's Dub)
  • The Cutler - Sync Estate
  • Kartell - La Jeunesse Retrouvee
  • Small Pyramids - Another Way to Feel
  • Fudge Fingas - Gettin' Together
  • Trickski_-_Pill Collins (Original Mix)
  • The Kenneth Bager Experience - Fragment Eight - Sound Of Swing (Pilooski Dub)
  • Linkwood Family - Piece Of Mind
  • Fissunix - Need To Be With You Tonight

Friday 24 February 2012

Wolf and Cub -- See The Light / All Through the Night


Heard this on the radio on Wednesday and was really impressed. Sun was shining and this just wafted through the windows with the breeze.

Nice little change up to the usual disco stuff you'll hear on here. But, take a little listen. I think you'll enjoy it

Wednesday 22 February 2012

Roy Ayers -- Running Away (manmademusic edit)


A dub-tastic version of a noodly little number you might already know. This one rolls along nicely and you can hear the lyrics bouncing gently behind these beats, but they're not there. All dub, and would suit a mix with some bongos on the start or finish.

I'm not too sure who manmademusic is, but he came up on my Soundcloud feed, and this song was stripped back enough to spark my attention. Get the download before Labour Day.

Tuesday 21 February 2012

Jaguar Skills Top 50 Dance songs of the last 20 years



Pete Tong recently named his Top 50 dance songs of the last 20 years. If you head over to his page at BBC 1, you can watch the Youtube videos of each tune. Or, take a listen to this cheeky little mashup. Jaguar Skills has put this together. He's a mashup and mixtape hero over in the UK, where he puts together 10 minute mashups for Radio 1.

Here's his take on the top 50. Can you name them all without peeking at the tracklist below?






Download the mix here


This is the full listing, in alphabetical order, not the order they appear in the mix
  1. Air – Sex Boy
  2. Alison Limerick – Where Love Lives
  3. Aril Brikha – Groove La Chord
  4. Armand Van Helden – Funk Phenomena
  5. Armand Van Helden – You Don’t Know me
  6. Azzido da Bass – Doomsnight (Timo Maas Remix)
  7. Basement Jaxx – Rendez Vu
  8. Basement Jaxx – Flylife
  9. Bucketheads – The Bomb
  10. Cassius – 1999
  11. Chemical Brothers – Hey Boy Hey Girl
  12. Chemical Brothers – Saturate/Battle Weapon 8
  13. Clivilles and Cole – A Deeper Love
  14. Cut Copy – Saturdays
  15. Daft Punk – Around the World
  16. Daft Punk – Da Funk
  17. Daft Punk – One More Time
  18. David Morales – Needin U
  19. De’lacy – Hideaway
  20. Deep Inside – Hardrive
  21. Diss Reaction – Jiiieehaaaa
  22. DJ Mehdi – Signature (Bangalter remix)
  23. Double 99 – Ripgroove
  24. Energy 52 – Café del mar
  25. Eric Prydz – Pjanoo
  26. Gat Décor – Passion
  27. Goldie – Timeless
  28. Groove Armada – Superstylin
  29. Jaydee – Plastic Dreams
  30. Josh Wink – Higher State of Consciousness
  31. Kariya – Baby Let Me Love You For Tonight
  32. La Roux – In for the Kill (Skream remix)
  33. Laurent Garnier – Man with the Red Face
  34. Massive Attack – Unfinished Sympathy
  35. Mr Oizo – Flat Beat
  36. Oxia – Domino
  37. Pete Heller – Big Love
  38. Prodigy – Everybody in the Place
  39. Prodigy – Smack My Bitch Up
  40. Prodigy – Your Love
  41. Riva Starr – I was Drunk
  42. Robin S – Show Me Love
  43. Roy Davis Jr – Gabriel
  44. Royksopp – What else is there (Thin White Duke remix)
  45. Sasha – Xpander
  46. Shapeshifters – Lola’s Theme
  47. Stardust – Music Sounds Better
  48. Tim Deluxe – It Just Won’t Do
  49. Underworld – Born Slippy
  50. Underworld – Rez/Cowgirl

Sunday 19 February 2012

DJ Same -- Head Nodder Mix


This has been getting a bit of airtime at my place lately. It will get your head a nodding, too. Lots of great tunes in here, and quite nicely mixed, as well. Look for some Pink Floyd, some Queen, some Missy Elliot. Whatever happened to Missy Elliot?

Friday 17 February 2012

Blow Your Whistle (Soggy Disco Biscuit remix) -- Soul Searchers


This song really didn't need a remix treatment. Have you heard the original? It's pretty good, considering it comes straight outta 1972!!!

But, like always, I couldn't help myself. Had to mess around with that riff. Drop those bongos over the top. Flick around with the lyrics. Echo and delay them. Chuck a couple of breaks in. It's such a B-Boy tune, this! Imagine standing up with ya crew, facing off to this tune!. You'd have no problems. Especially if you could body-pop!

Enjoy! and play it loud to your next dancefloor!

Yothu Yindi – Treaty (Leftside Wobble Edit)


This has always been one of my favourite tracks and it's nice to see one of my favourite remixers weave his magic over it. When this first came out, it would smash up the dancefloor. I'll often play the original as part of a warm-up set, but it could very easily fit into a peak time dance bracket.

This version doesn't mess around too much with the original feel. Plenty of didge in there, still. That bumping beat, the Aboriginal chant over the top. All good stuff, fella!

Thursday 16 February 2012

Whitney Houston -- I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Eat More Cake Remix)


I dare say there'll be a few DJs playing some Whitney Houston tracks this weekend. Here's what I'll be playing. And I might put "The Bodyguard" on the tele come Sunday.


Tuesday 14 February 2012

Soul II Soul -- Complete Discography


Nothing says the end of the 80s more than the Funky Dreads; Soul II Soul. Their rise from a humble sound system in London, to Grammy winning megastars seemed to lift everyone out of the recession filled funk we were all in. Their tunes sound timeless, their beats came at a time when everyone was listening to New Jack Swing, and you could dance to them.

They're coming to Melbourne really soon. Hopefully I'll get to see them. If not, at least we can listen to all of their albums.


Club Classics Volume One / Keep on Movin'
Vol. II: 1990 - A New Decade
Volume III: Just Right
Volume V: Believe
Time For Change

Sunday 12 February 2012

Try To Find Me - Sir Mr Doctor To You


I like the sound of this one. It's the B-Side that's got me interested, here. How's that for a name of a track; "sir mr doctor to you".

This song is a couple of years old now, but I only just found it. It comes from the Golf Channel label and is well worth your time listening to it.

A nice intro that slowly builds into some wonky, keyboard and synth action. But it's when we get to the big cheesy vocal, telling us he's "your doctor of love" that the pay -off comes.


Or take a listen on this weird player below.




Friday 10 February 2012

Soul Searchers - Blow Your Whistle


I'm working on a remix of this song at the moment. Such a great track. I think it first came out in 1972, so I'm a little bit older than it. That's good! I'm sure he's singing "soggy disco biscuit" in there when he hits the chorus. Good song! Thanks to Greg Wilson for putting me onto this.

Thursday 9 February 2012

Soggy Disco Biscuit -- Volume 11



Just in case you'd rather listen to my latest mixtape through soundcloud. Here it is in HTML5 glory, so you can throw it down onto the iPad.

You can still download all of the mixtapes as a podcast through iTunes here, or at my podcast page here.


-- Tracklisting --

"Just a Lil' Lovin" - Outlines
"Cruel Summer (Tony Jacalone Smelter Edit)" - Bananarama
"Looking up to you" - Michael Wycoff
"Last Nite" - Jumbonics
"Arnold" - Luke Million
"Love And Feeling (Sleep D Mix)" - Chet Faker
"Think Twice" - The Detroit Experiment
"Modular Jam (Say Again Remix)" - Moullinex
"See Blind Through (DJ Harvey Remix)" - Canyons
"Could You Be Love (Spenda C MoombahBooty)" - Bob Marley
"Hollywood Seven (Disconet Dilemma)" - Mike Simonetti & Johnny Jewel
"Faithful (Dee-limerick Mix)" - Soggy Disco Biscuit vs Worlds End Press


Wednesday 8 February 2012

Blog Love -- AOR Disco


Always nice to get some recognititon from other blogs. This little recommendation came from one of my favourite sites. AOR Disco.

If you've come over from that site to mine. Welcome! Make sure you "like" us on the Facebook, subscribe to the Soundcloud, download the monthly mixtape, all those things to show me that you're listening.

Oh, and have a bit of a dig around my blog. I'm sure you'll find a track or two to your liking.



Poolside "Night People" mixtape


I posted a mixtape from these cats a few months ago, and they've gotten around to throwing another one up. It's a mix they did for Blu Jemz "Night People" Scion Av radio show about 6 or 7 months ago, but it's still sounding fresh and clean. So fresh and so clean!


a big up to Sashi for putting me onto these guys




--Tracklisting --


1. Mike Simonetti - Third of Storms (instrumental) - italians 
2. Sylvester - I need Somebody To Love Tonight - Fantasy 
3. Hotbox - Body Rock - Gazeebo International 
4. Eddie C. - Dub Me Gwen - Endless Flight 
5. Toto - Georgy Porgy (Satin Jackets & Chris Jylkke Edit)
6. Cosmonauts - Chickens In Milan - Super Trooper 
7. Jeremy Glen - New Life (Perseus 'Summer of 83' Remix) - Future Classics 
8. Penguin Prison - Fair Warning (Goldroom Dub) - Stranger Records

Monday 6 February 2012

Frankie Knuckles - "CHICAGO STYLIN' - May 2010


What is there left to be said about Frankie Knuckles, the Godfather of House, that hasn't already been said? The guy basically invented house music -- playing at Chicago's "The Warehouse" in the 80s and prompting people to go looking for "that 'house sound" on Sunday morning after one of his sets. That's where the word came from -- house music all night long ... get up!

There are soooooo many good sets by the man floating around the internet these days. I've danced to his tunes many times. A lot at the Ministry of Sound in London in the early 90s. Then, a crazy rave party in the Docklands in Melbourne in the late 90s where he DJ'ed a laaaate set of disco classics. Also caught a set of his at the Prince Of Wales with my dance buddy Shauno in the early 2000's.

The guy was born in 1955. He's probably older than your dad. And yet, he's still out there playing tunes to the gay massive! Here's a great set of his from a couple of years ago that I know you'll love.



Download here

Saturday 4 February 2012

Mike Pickering & Graeme Park – Nude @ The Haçienda - 26.02.1989



What do you remember about The Haçienda? Absolutely nothing? Yep, that sounds about right to me. Check out this mix from the second 'summer of love'. Loads of Aciiieeeeeed!!! classics in here. Some jacking, some house, some smooth mixing, some whistles. All sorted. Alright, geezer! Get on one for this mix.

Keep an ear out for 808 State's "Pacific", Black Box's "Right On Time", and Martin Luther King's speech "I have a dream".

Tracklist:

PART 1

01. Gino Latino ‘No Sorry’
02. K-Os ‘Definition of Love’
03. Inner City ‘Do You Love What You Feel’ ( Power 41 In Control Remix )
04. Inner City ‘Do You Love What You Feel’ ( Power 41 Remix )
05. Royal House ‘Get Funky’
06. Raven Maize ‘Forever Together’
07. White Knight ‘Keep It Movin’ ( Cause The Crowd Says So)’ ( Insane Mix )
08. Sound Factory ‘Cuban Gigolo’
09. Dionne ‘Come Get My Lovin”
10. 28th Street Crew ‘I Need A Rhythm’ ( Vocal Club Mix )
11. Adeva ‘Warning’
12. The Bass Boyz ‘Lost In The Bass’ ( Mike ‘Hitman’ Wilson Mix )
13. Julian ‘Jumpin’ Perez & Kool Rock Steady ‘Aint We Funky Now’
14. Monie Love ‘Grandpa’s Party’ (Love II Love Mix)
15. Tony Scott ‘That’s How I’m Living’
16. Chubb Rock ‘Ya Bad Chubbs’ ( Crib Mix )
17. Akasa ‘One Night in My Life’
18. Kid ‘N’ Play ‘2 Hype’ (House Inst.)
19. Kenny ‘Jammin’ Jason & Fast Eddie ‘Can U Dance’
20. Jungle Crew ‘Elektric Dance’
21. NWA ‘Express Yourself’
22. Big Daddy Kane ‘Warm It Up, Kane’
 

PART 2

23. Queen Latifah ‘Dance 4 Me’ (Ultimatum Mix – Vocal)
24. MC’s Logik ‘Get Involved’ (In It To Win It Mix)
25. Reese ‘Rock to the Beat’ (Mike Wilsons Hitman Mix)
26. Rhythim is Rhythim ‘Strings of Life’ (Unreleased Remix)
27. R-Tyme ‘R-Theme’
28. Doug Lazy ‘Let it Roll’
29. Frankie Bones ‘We Call It Techno’
30. Seduction ‘You’re My One & Only True Love’ (C & C New York House Mix 1)
31. Sandee ‘Notice Me’
32. Forgemasters ‘Track With No Name’
33. Diskonexion ‘Love Rush’ (Put On Mix)
34. Black Box ‘Ride On Time’
35. Sterling Void ‘Runaway Girl’
36. Annette ‘Dream 17′
37. Phase II ‘Reachin”
38. T-R-P – Let There Be House ‘Untitled’
39. Orange Lemon ‘Dreams of Santa Anna’
40. Shannon ‘Let the Music Play’ (1989 European Remix)
\Film Clip Sample poss from Donna Rouge ‘Sad Song’ 12″\
41. Carly Simon ‘Why’ \ Donna Rouge ‘Sad Song’ (Accapella)
\Martin Luther King “I Have A Dream” Speech Excerpt\ 


PART 3 

42. Imagination ‘Just An Illusion’ (Park & Pickering Mix)
43. Company 2 ‘Tell it As it Is’
44. Roberta Flack ‘Uh Uh Ooh Ooh Look Out (Here it Comes)’ (Steve ‘Silk’ Hurley Mix)
45. 2 in a Room ‘Somebody in the House Say Yeah’
46. T-R-P – Let There Be House ‘Untitled’
47. Richie Rich ‘Salsa House’
48. Redhead Kingpin & the FBI ‘Do the Right Thing’ (Happiness Remix)
49. Digital Underground ‘Doowutchalike’ (Playhowyalike Mix)
50. Kariya ‘Let Me Love You For Tonight’
51. Nocera ‘Summertime Summertime’ (House ‘89)
52. Lil Louis ‘French Kiss’ / Sylvester ‘You Make me Feel (Mighty Real)’ (Acca)
53. 808 State ‘Pacific’
54. Sueno Latino ‘Sueno Latino’
55. Dynamic Duo ‘In The Pocket’ (Hip House Dub)
56. Da Posse ‘It’s My Life’ (Aluh Mix)
57. Technotronic ‘Pump Up the Jam’
58. New Order - MTO (Minus Mix)
59. Mix N’ Tel ‘Feel The Beat’ (Pierre’s Mix)
60. Gary Jackmaster Wallace ‘House Has Taken Over Me’ (The House Every Night Oh Yeah Mix)
 


Thursday 2 February 2012

Goldroom - Dec 2011 Mix for Therapy Life


A nice little mixtape from Goldroom, a guy from Los Angeles. Lots of synths, tropical dreamy vocals, and a real Miami feel for the guys at Therapy Life. That Moullinex track is everywhere, isn't it? I do like that tune "Record Collection" early in the mix. And always nice to finish with an AOR Disco classic -- this time from Fleetwood Mac.

--Tracklist--

Pinemarten - True Blue 
2 Guys In Venice - Cookies 
Mark Ronson & The Business Intl - Record Collection (Plastic Plates Remix) 
Edwin Van Cleef - I Feel You 
Goldroom - Nights In Nantes 
James Blake - The Wilhelm Scream (Poindexter Remix) 
Radjoteatern & Max Nilsson - Cumin (Show Your Shoe Remix) 
Niki & The Dove - Mother Protect (Goldroom Remix) 
Ben Browning - I Can't Stay (Juan Maclean Remix) 
Moullinex - Modular Jam (Justin Faust Remix) 
The Rapture - How Deep Is Your Love (Cassian Remix) 
Alan Braxe & Fred Falke - Penthouse Serenade 
Fleetwood Mac - Dreams (Gigamesh Edit) 
Le Loups - Amicus (Heartpete Mix)