Summer Saturday night and all

An electric boogie sound to keep us going. Saturday night and all.



While you're at it, put on your dance shoes and check out First Touch's mini mix here, with some really smooth synths and cool beats. Summer and all.

track's info:
First Touch - You got it baby 
Yosoy Records - The Compilation
Yosoy Records 2012

Backwards

 This track has a weird story behind it. Tuxedo didn't follow the classic route to this track making. They didn't dig up a rare old track and sample it. What they did was take a little trip back to 1993, listen to "Ain't no fun" by Snoop Doggy Dogg -sorry, can't keep up with him, Prince and their stage name changes- tried to find the original sample, never found it, so they made it. They actually made it. And this is it. An imaginary prequel.



Reminds me a little bit of Slave or maybe Logg, but I won't more get into this. I'll just sit down and clap my hands to those guys who created a fictional original track.

*Serious clapping taking place right now.

track's info:
Tuxedo - Number One
Tuxedo
Stones Throw Records 2015

Searching for love through the years

Back to the '80s, along with R.B Hudmon searching for love with a killer track.

This gem also gave life to "For your love" which was released in the '00s.

Hope they all found love in the end.

tracks' info:
-R.B. Hudmon - Searching for your love
Nite-Life Records 1983

-Dynamic Rockers - For your love
Stamina Recordings 2005

Dreamin' Sunday

Perfect, lovin' tune for a sunny Sunday full of spring.

Al Mac and Zulema formed Zalmac in the '80s and released one lp and two singles. Zulema, also known as a backing vocal singer with Aretha Franklin and a member of Faith Hope and Charity, is no longer with us as of this September. So it's one of those times you feel grateful for the music she left behind for us.

track's info:
Zalmac - Dreamin' 
Watcha Gonna Do
The sound of Brooklyn 1982

Boogie time

Last year (or about a month ago) we listened to Magnetic Soul together and I left it in your hands to keep on diggin' deep into his music. Well, I hope you did cause I see there's new stuff with his signature on them, like this new EP filled with boogie sounds, which is no more than one month old.



Make a disco turn, clap your hands twice and let the boogie take over.

EP info:
Magnetic Soul - Boogie Sleuth Vol.2
Dab Hand Disco 2013

Mexican boogie

It's quite a certainty that when you hear "Mexico" your mind goes to Mariachi or maybe Carlos Santana, but surely not to nu disco or electro boogie sounds. Well, bazinga! Joseph Terruel, born and raised in Mexico, left all these guitarrón and violins aside and made his own contemporary music. Not that there's anything wrong with folk, but we prefer to have him on the nu disco side of music, making inspired releases like those he's already made in Bust A Dub, In the Woods and Thirteen Classics. A couple of days ago, I also found this wicked tune on his soundcloud page.



Bazinga it is!

track's info:
Joseph Terruel
Joy to be
Hotbox boogie 2013

Call the doctor

Doctor Boogie is the only kind of doctor women wouldn't mind making an appointment with.

With a master's degree in Soul & Boogie and a Ph.D from the school of Love, Doctor Boogie spreads lovin' and boogie with Don Downing's voice since 1978. About a year ago, Fingerman and Ramsey Hercules wrote their own prescription on this track. Find it here, download it for free and let the doctor do his thing -promise it won't hurt.

tracks' info:
-Don Downing - Doctor Boogie
Doctor Boogie
Roadshow 1978

-Don Downing - Doctor Boogie (Ramsey Hercules & Fingerman edit)
2012

Bass stop

I have a thing for bass. Especially when it's slappy.



Slap in the face or what?

This track is part of a very long (more than 30 tracks), but awe-inspiring filter-lovin' LP, "Worlds apart" by Vostok-1: a spanish project, with a russian name that grooves on french house. Creative mix-up, don't you think?

It's also part of an amazing one-month old compilation of nu-disco and disco-house tunes, some more frenchy than others, entitled Paradisco Vol. 1 and released by Emincé De Musique. If you don't find favorites in this comp, then there's something that's not quite right about you searching through this blog.

All of the above, available for free download. Clicks on fire!

track's info:
-Vostok-1 - Depth of the Cosmos
Worlds apart 2013

Killer boogie

Raise your hands if you ‘re up for some diggin’ into the '80s funk, disco music, back in the time when vinyls and cassettes ruled the world, your outfits from that period would win the first prize in an '80s-themed party today and you would die if your hair looked a bit more ridiculous.

These ain’t new discoveries, these ain't hits, but surely are favorites and most of them come instantly to my mind if I think '80s funk-boogie-disco. Even though I didn't catch these tunes at their time - I was more into the Smurfs hits back then - I really do appreciate them nowadays and share them with those who are likely to appreciate them too.


-Heartbreaker (1983)

They surely don't deserve it, but heartbreakers have one more song. A kick-ass song.

-Watching you (1980)

Thumbs up for the funk, thumbs up for the vocals, thumbs up for compliments to women.

-Are you lonely (1983)

I’ll dare to state that I love Karim’s version a teeny-tiny bit more, but I totally pay my respects to the source of inspiration.

-Dreamin' (1982)

I don’t know much about Greg Henderson, I don’t know why these kind of gems don't come out today, I don’t know why people choose bullshit over these top-notch tunes, but I know this: funky guitar can do the trick.

-New York 's moving (1981)

                                             
So funky it could be bad for you.

-Clean up your act (1983)

Instant love from one of Breakbot's sets.

-L.O.V.E.F.U.S.E (1980)

I bet you 're still with your hands raised.

tracks' info:
-Leroy Burgess - Heartbreaker
Salsoul Records 1983

-Slave - Watching you
Stone Jam
Cotillion 1980

-Hipnotic - Are you lonely?
Street Level Records 1983

-Greg Henderson - Dreamin' 
Greyhound Record Productions 1982

-Ahzz - New York's moving 
Land of hits 1981

-Blue Magic - Clean up your act
Magic #
Mirage 1983

-Hot Bush - L.O.V.E.F.U.S.E 
Hot Bush
APA Records 1980