The Disco Podcast

Hello from a hot and sunny London, and I've just celebrated taking our first steps out of lockdown by going up into the loft and digging out a box of 12" vinyl disco classics. I've chosen the lesser-played versions of these mega-hits: some from the original days of disco, and some which have been produced more recently. Overall I feel the set has quite a silky, orchestral feel to it, including Joey Negro's delicately balanced rendering of strings, pianos, vocal harmonies and loving breakdowns of the O'Jays "I love music", Bebu Silvetti's crazy keyboard skills and unrivaled disco percussion on his "Spring rain", and my personal set favourite, Dimitri from Paris' epic cinematic Super Disco Orchestra remix of Odyssey's "Native New Yorker". It's an amazing instrumental version, and I was tempted to drop in some of the vocals just for old times' sake, but - well what do you think? This track makes me so happy I just cry every time I hear it. Seriously, I've got a lump in my throat and tears in my eyes right now! Maybe because I was lucky enough to meet Odyssey when I was just a teenager. Somehow I had managed to persuade them to let me interview them for the hospital radio station where I volunteered. They'd done a gig at Nottingham's Rock City and I waited in the foyer of their hotel well into the early hours of the morning to meet them. I'm still so star-struck I've got no idea what I spoke to them about in the interview, but I recall they were charming. Thanks Billie, Lilian and Louisa. So, make some space, invite your five friends and dance, dance, dance, the two metre lock-down special. Thanks to the great DJs, editors and remixers who are also keeping the disco fire burning including Joey Negro, The Reflex, and Disco Purrfection aka DJ Disco Cat. Here's the full tracklist for this set: (1) Love Hangover (Extended Full Mix) DIANA ROSS; (2) Going back to my roots (Joey Negro Disco Blend) ODYSSEY; (3) Cuba (Disco Purrfection) THE GIBSON BROTHERS; (4) Daddy Cool BONEY M; (5) Heaven must be missing an angel (Sh*t Hot Sound System) TAVARES; (6) Funkytown (12" Extended MG Edit) LIPPS INC; (7) That's the way (I like it) (Loshmi Edit) K C & THE SUNSHINE BAND; (8) I love music (Joey Negro Sweet Music Mix) THE O' JAYS; (9) Native New Yorker (Dimitri From Paris' Super Disco Orchestra Remix) ODYSSEY; (10) I will survive (Groovefunkel New Disco Mix) GLORIA GAYNOR; (11) September (The Reflex/DJ S) EARTH WIND & FIRE; (12) Let's all chant (Butch Le Butch Rework) MICHAEL ZAGER BAND; (13) Rapper's Delight (Long Version) THE SUGARHILL GANG; (14) Good Times (Hangover Boss Remix/Original 12" Mix 2006 Remaster) CHIC; (15) Spring Rain (Disco Purrfection) SILVETTI; (16) Nice and Slow (Disco Purrfection) JESSE GREEN; (17) Disco Inferno (Time Capsule Version) THE TRAMMPS; (18) Boogie Wonderland (12" Version) EARTH WIND & FIRE; (19) Devil's Gun (Jayphie's Groove 2016) C J & CO +++++ Every morning during lock-down I've been listening to http://www.discostudio54.com/ which plays the best variety of disco tracks. Recommended! Audiophiles: if you want to enjoy this mix in higher quality 320kbps click through to https://www.mixcloud.com/fmonday/lockdown-disco-classics/ THANKS FOR DOWNLOADING! If you enjoy it, please leave a review on iTunes. And keep in touch at [email protected] Keep well, stay safe, and see you soon. X F*

Hi. How are you? I hope you and your loved ones are coping with the lockdown. Here in London we're into the third week of isolation, and thought I'd try and improve the mood by mixing up some great disco tracks so that we can all safely party on at home. And here they are; over two and a half hours of original, new, remixed and edited disco, mixed with love in London. Some of my personal favourites include our set starter, Bob Sinclar's collaboration with Robbie Williams, given a total disco makeover by Discoslap; Again & again by DJ Mark Brickman; Arthur Prysock's "When love is new" lovingly edited by DJ Laurel, a great track with a great pedigree with Gamble & Huff as writers and John Davis on production - lush. And there's a couple of tracks that pre-date the disco era including Frankie Valli's "The Night" which in its original 1972 form was a massive Northern Soul hit and features here slowed a little and disconated by Lolita. Then there's the legendary Dusty Springfield and her 1969 hit "Son of a preacher man" given the 4/4 treatment and a new funky bassline by Jakob Trice. And I love Rena Scott's 1979 hit "Super lover" with a subtle edit by DJ XS. Plus classics from Michael, Chaka, and Thelma. Enjoy! Here's the full track listing: Electrico romantico (Discoslap Remix) BOB SINCLAR FEATURING ROBBIE WILLIAMS
Brother brother MICHAEL GRAY, KIMBERLY BROWN
Your love CAHEN
Second chance (Club Mix) THE SHAPESHIFTERS, KIMBERLY DAVIS
How ya doin' (Club Mix) YOLADISKO
Again & again (Original Mix) DJ MARK BRICKMAN
Funky pippo (Original Mix) PAUL OLDER
I can't go for that (Brian's Bass Mint) DARRYL HALL & JOHN OATES
When love is new DJ LAUREL
I wanna be with you A GUY CALLED GERALD
Love thang (Barry Gibbs This Ain't No Game Edit) FIRST CHOICE
211 (The Night) LOLITA (FEATURING FRANKIE VALLI & THE FOUR SEASONS)
Touch down RAYKO
Be with you (Original Mix) MAKITO
Time (Original Mix) MICKY MORE, ANDY TEE, FEATURING ANGELA JOHNSON
Don't brake it (Original Mix) HOTMOOD
Don't look any further (Jo Manji's Glitterbox Mix Remaster 2020) DENNIS EDWARDS
Super lover (DJ XS Edit) RENA SCOTT
Work dance (Original Mix) PHONK D
Didn't know about love (DJ Nipper Remix) LENNY WHITE, DJ NIPPER
Why don't you (Original Mix) NU PORT 62
Son of a preacher man (Jakob Trice Edit) DUSTY SPRINGFIELD
Don't stop 'til you get enough (DJ Meme) MICHAEL JACKSON
Check out this groove (Dr Packer) DR PACKER (FEATURING BOBBY THURSTON)
I feel for you (Wonderlove's Re-edit) CHAKA KHAN
Young hearts run free (The Reflex Revision) THE REFLEX (FEATURING CANDI STATON)
Don't leave me this way (Young Pulse Remix) THELMA HOUSTON
I'm every woman (The Reflex Revision) THE REFLEX (FEATURING CHAKA KHAN) +++++ Most tracks are available from https://www.beatport.com/ https://www.junodownload.com/ and https://www.traxsource.com/ +++++ If you haven't discovered them already I love internet radio stations B4B Radio https://www.radio.net/s/b4bradiodiscofunk and The Disco Palace https://www.thediscopalace.com/ +++++ I love hearing from you, so do get in touch and I'd be really grateful if you would leave a review on iTunes. Meanwhile, stay safe and I'll see you on the other side. X

How are you? I do hope you, your loved ones, and those around you are well. I thought we’d all be in the mood for a bit of disco cheer so I’ve mixed up three hours of funky fabulousness from the land of the perpetual beat. Right, kick off your shoes and have a socially-distanced disco boogie to these choons. And I confess I may have been a bit selfish by slipping in edits of some of my all time favourite disco classics including Cerrone’s “Love in C Minor” and Silvetti’s “Spring rain”, The Salsoul Orchestra, hey and I haven’t forgotten classics like Diana Ross (“The boss”), Bill Withers (Lonely town, lonely street”) and Sylvester. Stay safe and ENJOY RESPONSIBLY

1 Destiny ZIGGY PHUNK
2 Papa’s stoned IAN OSSIA
3 Looks like love RAYKO
4 So tight (Club Mix) DJ FUDGE & KIKO NAVARRO
5 Get it right SANFRANDISKO
6 Nothing can come between us (Dubplate Disco) SADE
7 Love in C Minor (Midnight City’s Love Dance Edit) CERRONE
8 Nice ‘n’ nasty (Funk Hunk Edit) THE SALSOUL ORCHESTRA
9 Brass monkeys FINGERMAN
10 Be freak DA LUKAS
11 In the basement (DJ XS Edit) ETTA JAMES AND SUGAR PIE DESANTO
12 You could make it (Vs Glad Edit) ARCHY BELLS
13 Relieve your mind SAINT PAUL
14 After the dance NATASHA KITTY KATT
15 High priorities FINGERMAN
16 Spencer RHODE & BROWN/TILMAN
17 This ain’t yo Mama’s Soul Train (Original Mix) PETER LE FREQ & COCO STREET
18 Like a lady (Disco Mix) THE DJ LAWYER
19 Let me show you THAT NEEDS AN EDIT
20 The lovely ones ROCKNROLLA SOUNDSYSTEM
21 Don’t let me be too . . . TEETWO MARIANI
22 Thank you (Vs To the Bone Edit) FLY & FAMILY STONE
23 Bourgie bourgie (Dave Mathmos Blended Mix) DAVE MATHMOS
24 Superslick ROBERT OUIMET
25 The boss (SanFranDisko Epic Re Rub) DIANA ROSS
26 Spring rain (Vaudafunk Rework) SILVETTI
27 Discoteque KIU D
28 You gave me love FRANK AGRARIO
29 Lonely town lonely street DEELICIOUS
30 A time like this (Dr Packer Rework) HAYWOODE
31 L’amour toujours l’amour (Barry and Gibbs Salted Caramel Edit) CARAMEL
32 I need you (Opolopo Remix) SLYVESTER

You'll find more F*Monday mixes at https://www.mixcloud.com/fmonday/
Most tracks are available from: https://www.traxsource.com/ https://www.junodownload.com/
https://www.beatport.com/
Stay in touch at [email protected]
And don't forget to subscribe and please leave us a review on iTunes. See you again soon. XX F*

Welcome to a new year, a new decade, and a brand new disco set, with over three hours of dance-floor classics; disco originals, remixes, edits and more. Every time I hear "I love music" by the O'Jays I get goosebumps - the arrangement, the vocal harmonies and the percussion are just perfect. And did Chicago - ranked by Billboard as one of the biggest rock bands of all time - imagine they'd spawn a host of disco choons with their funky horn section? (Here it is "On my mind" by - Algrthm). Apparently it's a Barry White sample that makes Future Funk's "Wildberry Tracks" so sublime, and Barry himself is up later with a re-edit of his Love Unlimited Orchestra classic. Kool & the Gang pop up a few times in this mix, as does Michael Jackson. Kudos to Dr Packer, The Reflex, Sasha Mitich (Mitiko) and Young Pulse for their great edits and re-creations. And what disco set would be complete without some Salsoul? Then there's Quincy Jones. 'Nuff said. All mixed with love in London.

Here's the full set list:

(1) Then came you - Dionna Warwick and The Spinners (JMJ Rework)

(2) I love music - the O'Jays (Alan Dixon Music)

(3) At night - Shakedown (Purple Disco Machine Remix)

(4) On my mind - Algrthm (Original Mix)

(5) Funky Town - Lipps Inc/Dave Lambert vs Electroid

(6) Wildberry Tracks (Makin' Love) - Future Funk (Dr Kucho Remix)

(7) A little bit of razz - Dr Packer (Dr Packer Injection)

(8) Coconuts - C Da Afro

(9) Do it again - Mitiko (Check out the original by K.I.D.)

(10) Do you wanna get funky with me - Peter Brown/Michael McKenna (Keep Schtum Re-Edit)

(11) Shine - Luther Vandross (Freemason's Dub)

(12) To the top - Mitiko

(13) Unlimited music - Disco Incorporated (Love Groove Dance Dub Mix)

(14) Always wanted to sing - Timmy (Vs Edit)

(15) Love comes easily - Simon Kennedy

(16) Dancin' 2020 - Doug Willis (Joey Negro Extended Rebuild)

(17) Love somebody today - Mitiko

(18) I don't love you anymore - Teddy Pendergrass (DJ OK 2015 Mastermix)

(19) Reach for the sky - Change

(20) You are so beautiful - Joey Chicago (Original Mix)

(21) One two one - Danny Russell

(22) Open sesame - Kool & The Gang (Magrini Marco Edit)

(23) Let's go to the disco - Re-Tide (Original Mix)

(24) I'm your boogie man - K C & The Sunshine Band (The Crystal Ship Edit)

(25) You and I - Serge Funk (Original Mix)

(26) Never give up - Ultrasoul (JL & Afterman Mix)

(27) Thriller - Michael Jackson (The Reflex Halloween Edit)

(28) Celebremos - Mitiko

(29) Say Mama - Disco Incorporated (Morodergroover Vocal Mix)

(30) Off the wall - Michael Jackson (Young Pulse Rework)

(31) Everyman - Double Exposure (Joey Negro's Salsoul Strut)

(32) Don't leave me this way - Thelma Houston (Young Pulse Remix)

You'll find more F*Monday mixes at https://www.mixcloud.com/fmonday/ Most tracks are available from: https://www.traxsource.com/ https://www.junodownload.com/ https://www.beatport.com/ Stay in touch at [email protected] And don't forget to subscribe and please leave us a review on iTunes. See you again soon. XX F*

I'm sorry you haven't heard from me for a while, but I've been busy. Honestly! So, to make up for it here's over THREE hours of great disco choons lovingly blended together for our delectation. Please dive in and cruise through Lego Edit, Chewy Rubs, the Reflex, Disco Incorporated, Dr Packer, Joey Negro, Yuksek, Chuggin Edits, Discotron and many, many more. I do hope you enoy it. I certainly enjoyed discovering and mixing all these up. Sent with love from London. Here's the full track listing: +++++

The Ghetto (Lego Retouch) LEGO EDIT

Celebration [The Reflex Revision] THE REFLEX

Without You (Main Mix) TOMMY GLASSES

Overhanging Love CHEWY RUBS

A New Beginning (Original Mix) PEGGY KONG, STEPHANE DESCHEZEAUX

Burn This Disco Out [The Reflex Revision] THE REFLEX

Roots (Disco Mix) DISCO INCORPORATED

Joys (Purple Disco Machine Extended Remix) ROBERTO SURACE

Got To Give It Up [The Reflex Revision] THE REFLEX

Deep Luv (Original Mix) GREG B

That Feelin' (feat Chas Bronz) GMGN You Are My Love

Falling Deep In Love (Joey Negro 12" Disco Blend) HORSE MEAT DISCO, KATHY SLEDGE, JOEY NEGRO

The Only One feat. Angela Johnson (Extended Mix) MICKY MORE, ANGELA JOHNSON, ANDY TEE

Heatwave (Dr Packer Remix) ED WIZARD & DISCO DOUBLE DEE, DR PACKER

You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) (Michael Gray Remix) SYLVESTER

The Rollercoaster (extended mix) YUKSEK

Heaven THE VISION ANDREA TRIYANA

Do What You Wanna Do (Moplen Extended Remix) T-CONNECTION

Disco Shout (Unplugged Mix Enzo Pianzola MR, TREND

My Life Will Never Be The Same Again (Original Mix) CHUGGIN EDITS

Long Train Running feat. Aax Donnell (Mitch & Zen Remix) RELIGHT OPRCHESTRA

Do It To The Music (Dr Packer Multi Track Mix) RAW SILK, DR PACKER

Caught In The Middle (Original Mix) ANDY BUCHAN

Disco's Symphony (Original Mix) DISCOTRON

On The Beat (Original Mix) WILL THE FUNKBOSS, KAP'S

Barely Breaking Even (Louie Vega Boogie Mix) LOUIE VEGA, LEROY BURGESS, THE UNIVERSAL ROBOT BAND, PATRICK ADAMS

Love will save the day /She's a super lady (Kinky Movement Edit) WHITNEY HOUSTON AND LUTHER VANDROSS

Vertigo (JN Spirit Of 78 Mix) JKRIV, ADELINE, JOEY NEGRO

Oh My My SHIT HOT SOUNDSYSTEM

Bank Statement SIMON KENNEDY

Delirio Italiano KAPOTE

Back To Lovin' SUNNER SOUL

Ride On The Rhythm (Michael Gray Remix) MAHOGANY, MICHAEL GRAY +++++

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