Christy Essien – You Can’t Change A Man
This 1979 afro-disco gem recently resurfaced on an African Shakedown 12″. Deliciously funky and ragged bass bumps underneath Christy Essien’s gorgeous vocal work.…
Ptaki – Krystyna
Ptaki’s addition to The Very Polish Cut Outs series is typically quirky. ‘Krysyna’ is a slow-burning gem that’s strangely catchy.…
Pional – The Onset
One of Pional’s earlier productions – a summer classic from 2010′s Hivern a L’Estiu Vol.2.…
Jamie Trench – Locks, Frocks & Two Floating Sparrows
Simple, fun disco edit using Dusty Springfield’s more than familiar ‘Spooky’ acapella. Grab the mp3s here.…
The Mole – Lockdown Party (DJ Sprinkles’ Crossfaderama)
A repetitious and addictive DJ Sprinkles remix of The Mole’s new single. Sprinkles brings the vocals to the fore and gives the snappy percussion some tropical flutter. Soulful and groovey if a tad on the rambling side (clocking in at …
Paul Woolford – Untitled
Lots ‘a hype for Paul Woolford’s latest. Available digitally on Hotflush Recordings.…
Mix Of The Week: Greg Wilson
A live recording of Greg Wilson’s pumping set at this year’s Glastonbury festival (he played twice – this was Thursday). As expected, it’s three hours of no-nonsense, party-starting disco and house, filled with edits of Michael Jackson, Paul Simon and …
Tommy Rawson – Brenda Done Died With No Name
Local Talk turn out one of their more interesting house tracks of late. And it’s all about that sassy vocal sample taken from Erykah Badu’s ‘The Cell’. Available digitally and on wax now.…
DJ Steef – Ghost Producer
DJ Steef’s Prime Steef EP on Retrofit is a treat. The A-side is an insatiably cheery house bumper that uses a tasty soul sample to great effect (also check out the Mic Newman aka Fantastic Man remix). Released on 24 …
Mix Of The Week: Flora Yin-Wong
The London-based DJ and Dazed Digital Junior Editor, Flora Yin-Wong, serves up a fantastic 50 minute mix of heads-down 4×4, navigating between soulful house, analogue textures and some bruising, bumping techno.
In Flora’s words: “Recorded on decks in a dilapidated …
