Robotique's Billy W is plowing into 2012 with a pair of new releases and a video. First up is U Just Don't Know,
which features two original late night weapons & a stripped down
remix by Sean Thomas. Check out the samples on Soundcloud & grab the files at Beatport.
Next up, there's a track on the new Hamilton Dance Records 12". Times In My Life is a top shelf slow burner - give it a listen & watch the video by Oro Solido above. The vinyl will be available at Juno this week and a digital release through Juno Download is on the horizon.
And if you're in New York on Friday, the release party is going down at Cameo in Williamsburg:
This Chinese New Year Chris Rogy is bringing in the Dragon with a boom...
Those of you that know me, know I had a long stint in Southeast Asia. In that time, the sounds of 60s and 70s funk and soul grew on me fondly and I began to collect some of those sweet digs. In fact, way back when, in April of 2010, I posted on DBJ just before moving from Bangkok to Phnom Penh. In that post, I referenced Peter Doolan's Monrakplengthai blog. What you don't know, is when I contacted Peter - who I thought was in Boston at the time - I discovered he lived in my neighborhood in Bangkok, good ol' Ratchada Soi 3!
Shortly after, Peter and I got together and went digging for records in Chinatown before my flee. I gotta say, it was a very fruitful experience. With his knowledge of labels and producers we were able to come out with some serious dollar bin jams, only every jam there was a dollar, 'cause that's what a record costs.
Now, nearly 2 years later, Peter and I both live in Brooklyn and we've teamed up again, this time with vinyl connoisseur, Thai Beat/Khmer Psyche Rock enthusiast, Michael Martin (who recently came to visit me in Cambodia) to bring one of the most original soul nights Brooklyn's seen in a long while: BOOM BOOM.
- Chris Rogy
Boom Boom will premier at the Veronica People's Club in Brooklyn this Monday! For more info, check out the FB event here.
Listen to the BOOM BOOM Launch Party Mix Tape below...
I have a remix of one of my favorite songs of all time, Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes' "Wake Up Everybody" on this comp, and it is a top 10 selling R&B record on Amazon UK. Harmless Records, BBC and Philly International were great to ask me to participate in this project and I'm very glad that as the only participant in the remix project from Philadelphia, I have the privilege of presenting it to you. This is the only place in North America you can get this CD (provided all the international shipping comes in on time!).
Furthermore, I am so pleased that we have Del, a great DJ and a great lover of Philly Disco with us to guest, and this also marks the grand debut of the newest resident at The Ball, DJ BRUCE!! We're gonna show you why disco and house music are the best to sweat to!
If you are in the Philly area, please drop by!
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
PBR, Harmless Records / BBC, Young Robots and DJ Apt One Present:
THE BALL
Philly International 40th Anniversary Re-Edits and Remixes The Philly Sound and The Disco and House Music It Inspired w/
Philadelphia's Matpat is celebrating his new release on London's Strobelight Honey by giving away a free download of his new George Benson rework. The originals on the 12", as well as the freebie, are all funky house cuts with strong drums & artfully flipped samples. The vinyl also features a remix by LA's NYCPARTYINFO. For some insight into Matpat's influences (and for some free music), checkout his Househeads blog series.
For Ruxbin's Mixedtape Exchange this year, I thought I'd make some sense of some of my vintage house 12"s. I included a couple recent cuts, but the majority of the soaring synths & warm basslines are from late 80s to mid 90s. 100% vinyl, featuring tracks from Cajual, Nu Groove, Shelter, Henry Street, Planet E, TBD Sounds & more!
Here's a little Peruvian gem Platurn recently unearthed...
One of the scores down in Lima over the holidays (was pretty beat -- cleaned it up as best as possible). Don't know anything about its origins but Chic is spelled Chick and it's obviously a cover albeit the music is very close to the original, sens the lazy drawl of the female vocals which is all kinds of awesome.
Despite its overpopularity, i've always been a fan of this song and I love hearing alternates done in other countries (put a Cantonese? one on the OZ mix from last year -- check 47:50 right here.
You find these types of disco covers quite frequently when abroad and I dig 'em every time. Tells you a lot about the quality/equipment that specific countries adhered to at the time and it's always interesting to trip off of which songs they chose to cover (always great when it's something super random that was never even popular in the states).
More to come including a mini mix soon! Stay tuned and enjoy.
This mix by L.I.E.S. mastermind Ron Morelli has been on heavy rotation for the past few months, so I thought I'd share. It was recorded for the Noise In My Head radio show & most of the records were purchased at Snikars Records in Stockholm. I gotta book a flight to Sweden soon!
she was a beeetch happy alone say a prayer for the morning rough relations a nice ass out in public with a sweet funky thats' racist! full of passion stay high annoying male vocal way better than before and even better in the roadhouse danger little stranger subdued disco drama some nihilist shit america #1 everyone else #1000 slanted and enchanted how much low can you get?
Contrary to his usual style, Greg Wilson actually shortened the instrumental a bit with this edit. In his own words:
Previously limited vinyl only 2008
This edit (peppered with additional spins and samples) first appeared on Ruff Edits #2 as ‘Scandinavian Safari’ - the original, ‘Safari’ by Modern Sound Corporation, being a track I used to play at my hometown club, New Brighton’s Golden Guinea, back in 1979. For my edit, I placed the emphasis on the superior instrumental ‘Pt 2′ version, which found favour in UK Jazz-Funk circles at the time, its unique combination of African and Caribbean flavours setting it apart as a dubbed-up percussion driven Disco hybrid.
Arriving on import via TK’s Sunshine Sound label, prior to its UK release on Epic, it was assumed that this was hot out of Miami – but there was a strange but true twist to the tale, as it turned out to be of Swedish origin, having first surfaced in this unlikely location the previous year. It was, however, remixed by Florida’s finest, Harry Wayne Casey & Richard Finch, from KC & The Sunshine Band.
"Some people just wanna clean the city up. You know, you get sick of these junkies and freaks everywhere. Skulking around, following you, grabbing your wife. But that Tom Guycot got in too deep. Sure, he rattled all the punks good for a while. But after A-Number-1, The Big Man got word of him and that chain, Tom didn't have a chance..."
Fans of the Il Suono Scuro mix series, take note of these recordings. All synthesizers were performed and programmed by Tom Guycot. Produced by Peter Dragontail.
I'm really honored to be a part of a new compilation that commemorates the 40th Anniversary of one of the most influential labels of all time, Philly International Records. I have an official remix of "Wake Up Everybody" by Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes (f/ Teddy Pendergrass) on there. Todd Terje and other great editors on there as well. There are tons of new Tom Moulton mixes, a 10 CD retrospective, numerous re-edits and a 60-page booklet. Huge undertaking! Thanks to Kenny Gamble, PIR and Sony/Harmless/BBC records for the opportunity! So humbling to be associated with this great label.
I especially wanted to thank Juan Jay Negron, aka JSki (not to be confused with the Philly J-Ski), who was responsible for lots of the logistics with this project. If you frequent the DBJ soundcloud group, you'll notice that Jay is a super-prolific edit maker. He's been in the game for decades now, and he's got great taste! I wanted to shout Jay out and encourage all y'all to check out his work!
Posts
