Please Don't Break My Heart (DJ Andy Smith Reach Up Disco Wonderland re-edit)
I Like Funky Music (Skratch Bastid Turntable mix)
Black Water Gold Part 2 (DJ Andy Smith Reach Up Disco Wonderland extended mix)
Disco Hi-Life
Lovin' You (Smoove Disco dub)
Change
Free Yourself (Full Intention extended remix)
Bad Times (Yam Who extended vocal remix)
Body Work
The Big Throwdown
Losers & Fools (DJ Andy Smith Reach Up Disco Wonderland re-edit)
Beyond The Clouds
You're So Far Away (DJ Andy Smith Reach Up Disco Wonderland re-edit)
Five Days (CD2: Unmixed)
Love Don't Pay The Bills
Make It Alright
Please Don't Break My Heart (DJ Andy Smith Reach Up Disco Wonderland re-edit)
I Like Funky Music (Skratch Bastid Turntable mix)
Black Water Gold Part 2 (DJ Andy Smith Reach Up Disco Wonderland extended mix)
Disco Hi-Life
Lovin' You (Smoove Disco dub)
Change
Free Yourself (Full Intention extended remix)
Bad Times (Yam Who extended vocal remix)
Body Work
The Big Throwdown
Losers & Fools (DJ Andy Smith Reach Up Disco Wonderland re-edit)
Beyond The Clouds
You're So Far Away (DJ Andy Smith Reach Up Disco Wonderland re-edit)
Review: Bristolian turntablist and crate digger Andy Smith has long been renowned for the depth of his funk, soul and hip-hop selections, though it's only in recent years that we've discovered the quality and diversity of his disco collection. He continues to flex those credentials on the third instalment in his Reach Up - Disco Wonderland series. While there's plenty of obscurity on show, as you'd expect, Smith has chosen to include contemporary nu-disco cuts and fresh re-edits alongside vintage picks. So, while we cuts from The Sunshine Band, the disco-highlife of Orlando Julius and some late 70s electro-disco courtesy of French outfit Quartz, we're also treated to fresher tracks and edits from BB Soul, Birdee and Nick Reach Up, Yam Who and Full Intention. Throw in a killer DJ mix of the same material by Skratch Bastid and you have a genuinely essential collection.
Gustav Brom Orchestra - "Calling Up The Rain" (5:32)
Frederic Rabold Crew - "Ride On" (3:28)
Stan Kenton & His Orchestra - "Samba De Haps" (3:56)
Larry Rose Band - "The Sand" (5:25)
Review: The concept behind this new collection on BBE is a simple but effective one: sommelier Frederic Beneix has picked out a selection of wines, and beat maker DJ Cam has dug deep to serve up some rare but fitting musical accompaniments that were produced in the same year. Wine4Melomanes, therefore, is a unique collection of sounds from all over Europe that connects the complexity and sensuality of a tipple with the rhythm and melody of a song. Most are lush and sophisticated jazz cuts that sound good whether you're drinking or not. Delicious.
TB Funk - "Free Blow" (the dub version - G&D edit) (5:01)
Kenny Pierce - "Done Been" (5:13)
Those Good Intentions - "We Know How To Boogie" (6:50)
Sherman Hunter - "Dance To Freedom" (8:12)
Gospel Keepers - "Never Gonna Give You Up" (5:38)
Living Color - "Plastic People" (G&D edit) (4:57)
Roller Disco - "Stone Luv" (4:15)
Carol Meriwether - "Love Ain't Just (A Physical Thing)" (9:35)
William Barlak - "Ain't No Doubt About It" (3:42)
Review: The Grasso is greener in Bologna: home to two of the most well-connected collectors in Italy. Suppliers to the likes of Kenny Dope, Phil Asher and Dimitri, Gino and Federico have carved their crate craft to insane levels over the last 30+ years... As shown on this detailed, widescreen boogie, funk and disco collection for BBC. Splattering the vibrant collection with a handful of their own edits (TB Funk's salubrious struts on "Free Blow", fly-by boogie falsettos on Living Color's "Plastic People"), the Grasso bro's have put together a package that's eye-opening, enlightening and damn fine to party to. See you on the other side.
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