This is totally awesome. I was not aware of the HBO theme, but Christov has cleverly and enjoyably done a “redux” of it. Here’s the original.The song has a retro punch to it, but with a definitive house flavor. I love it.
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Christov remixes the 1983 HBO Theme
Galactik Knights: Filter House
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Artist:Galactik Knights
meow.My brain is slightly mushy from drinking shots of jaeger/fernet and a couple budweisers last night, but bear with me because Galactik Knights are really endearingly sweet and I must share them with the world. “Silver Bells” was released on the “Digital Silver EP” on Beatism Records. This track has a spacey ambiance that [...]
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DCUP: More than just tits and ass
grace jonesThis was a mailbox surprise… I’m trying to write up an astronomy lab and I got the new EP from DCUP of Sydney’s blog Blouse. I am totally reveling in this feel good and original electro funk. I could totally imagine shaking my ass and clapping in a roller disco to “Tonight.” This shit [...]
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Justin Faust: Revenge EP
!!! Remember when I posted the glorious video clip of people dancing in their futbol uniforms to the preview of Justin Faust’s “Revenge EP“? Well, the ominous day has arrived… the Revenge EP is available for us to download and get giddy over. This EP is arguably one of the most brilliant releases in quite [...]
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Disco Sunday #48: Happy Together: Valentines Yay!
The Turtles were a surf-rock-turned-folk-rock-turned-pop band formed in LA in the mid 60’s. After a Byrds-like turn making the top 40 with a Dylan cover, in 1967 they went all the way to #1 with “Happy Together”. Co-written by Garry Bonner and Alan Gordon, the song knocked the Beatles’ “Penny Lane” off the top [...]
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Dee D. Jackson: More disco you can’t live without
Dee D. Jackson is something of a galactic nymph as her voice echoes over swedish-esque disco melodies. Her album “Cosmic Curves” is canonized as one of the most enjoyable records from the brief “space disco” period of the late seventies/early eighties. The 1978 single “Automatic Lover” off of Cosmic Curves became an international success [...]
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WORK: A San Francisco Party
We at Disco Workout have decided to make a blessed union between our blog and one of our very favorite nights in the city… WORK. WORK is a kiniption of good-natured dance lovers and ecstatic djs. Who could ask for a better combination? Every time I go to this event I end up being drenched [...]
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Interview: Mullet Records
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Artist:Casio Social Club
Imagine the funky freshness of Midnight Star with the neo-electro of Sebastien Leger and you have yourself Justin Winks. Justin is the owner of Mullet Records as well as the producer behind Casio Social Club. When I landed on Casio Social Club’s myspace I was shocked that anyone was making such bright homages to electro [...]
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We Are Eyesight
A certain mystical feeling flooded over me when I first heard We Are Eyesight’s “On the Road” and “Old School.” The melodies woven throughout their tracks have an emotionally eye widening effect that ripples through your veins. “Old School” blasts a warm horns&string sample that is the perfect theme for ditching work and going to [...]
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Nite Jewel // BvL Mixx on East Village Radio
LA’s Nite Jewel, my new obsesh.Hi! I officially moved to LA yesterday. As in: the movers drove my stuff away from SF and into Silver Lake. Tonight I am going to celebrate by seeing icy disco titan-ette and recent Italians Do It Better(via Gloriette)-signee Nite Jewel at The Smell with Gang Gang Dance and Ariel [...]
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R.I.P. Charlie Cooper
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It is a sad time for I.D.M. after having lost one of the greats earlier this week. Charlie Cooper, one half of Telefon Tel Aviv, died on January 22. The cause of death has not been released. Friend and bandmate Josh Eustis has released the following statement:Hello, Everyone.It breaks my heart to inform you [...]
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MOTU Volume 2 Part 2
As proven in a previous post, you either loved or hated the new MOTU compilation. I loved it and figured I'd showcase some of my favorite tunes. It was pretty hard to narrow it down to just a few. However, I gotta look out for number one. This first track is clearly a [...]
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Disco Sunday #47: Neil Young’s Vocoder Phase
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Neil Young's 1982 masterpiece Trans mystified his fans and was considered a commercial failure. But the fact that Young put it out instead of, say, Cinnamon Girl Part 63, is an extraordinary testament to his creative restlessness. Clearly listening to Devo and Kraftwerk, as well as E.L.O. and ZZ Top, Young adds a drum machine, [...]
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Die! // Farah
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Artist:Farah
Farah, the Texas-based protegé of Montreal's newest resident Johnny Jewel, is starting to grow on me. Her speak-song technique didn't impress me much on After Dark, but this new demo is under my skin in a severely affecting way. Six words over twisting chords and soft melodies. Just simple lines intertwining, very much influenced by [...]
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Freak You remixes
woman under the influence, 1974Freak You has done it again with two remixes that capture the ambient-industrial loneliness of our modern cities. His remixes capture the odd eccentricity of early eighties gothic like Siouxsie or the piercing heartbreak of Tricky. Despite the dark depth of his tracks he interjects a small glimmer of light as [...]
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The Lipsyncs!
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Artist:the lipsyncs
Ohhhhh… dripping in honey and sugary goodness is the blissful soul of The Lipsyncs' music. The Lipsyncs is the side project of Sebastien, an individual enraptured in all things house. Hailing from the Amsterdam it seems he has achieved a feel-good Americana style that channels french disco house. Even though it's January I feel [...]
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OMFG! It’s the Masters of the Universe Compilation 2!
MOTU2 Trailer from SaKura NighT on Vimeo.Sakura Night has done it again and curated an immense catalog of great artists for the MOTU 2 compilation. The MOTU 2 compilation lies somewhere between grimy dark nights and disco fueled passion. The contribution of Jupiter Bananas in compiling the videos for the compilation is fucking awesome. He [...]
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Bringing back sappy rave house
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Artist:fear of tigers
Who the fuck is Fear of Tigers. He's just so fucking awesome that when I first heard him I wanted to know how he had slipped through the cracks of my disco-fiending mind. His feature on Valerie unveiled the amazing "Adventures of Pippi Longstrump" which echoes with childlike joy at every bass bending turn. It [...]
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Daroc presents dark disco floor decadence
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Artist:Daroc
That's some excessive alliteration. My apologies. But, seriously, Daroc has created quite a heart-wrecker with his new track released on the Boxon Compilation "Boxon Makes Me Happy." When I posted Daroc back in September I was thrilled with his penchant for french pop and Argento-soundtrack aura. I am beyond loving his new track, "A Bout [...]
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pelifics are much like a sinister smile
The Pelifics have managed to bring italian pop to the northern lights of Oslo, Norway. Every Pelifics track beams with visions of pop locking dancers or blonde haired vocalists in orange mini skirts. Beyond the italo homage the tracks have a bleak undercurrent that creates a unique depth to Pelifics‘ music. Usually the Pelifics are [...]
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