Between the notes, there is silence.

2006-05-09T14:47:00.000-07:00

Butterfly party.

My bro' and I mixing a severe dose of the phattest beats, furious funk, dirty disco, old school hip hop and latin lick ... eclectism for open minded dancefloor.

2006-05-05T14:26:00.000-07:00

05.06 goodies

Supermax - Fly with me

Supermax aka Kurt Hauenstein had quite a head of hair! And the requisite disco moustache. Mr Kurt had a couple of bad hit singles and travelled the world in search of the perfect beat. From St-Peterbourg to Kingston

''Fly with Me'' is a trippy disco downtempo number. Check the lyrics ... ''fly with me through the night. Just keep the groove and hold me tight''.

Check out their website, too. Great photos! http://supermax.cc/

Bell x1 - Flame (Chicken lips remix)

Talking Heads 'homage' and classic Chicken Lips on this dubby disco bomba!

Spoonie gee - Spoonin rap

Spoonie Gee was the nephew of veteran R&B producer Bobby Robinson and one of the earliest rap artists. He was known as the "love rapper," an image that was established by his first record, "Love Rap," released on his uncle's Enjoy label as the flip side of the Treacherous Three's "The New Rap Language." The bulk of early rap records reproduced an MC's party routine with a loose sequence of narrative, boasting, and call and response. Spoonie's initial outing, however, organized a hip-hop styled record around a romantic theme, coming closer to the lyrical norms of pop music. The intimate "Love Rap" was accompanied only by drum set and congas, and Spoonie's next record continued in a similarly minimalist vein. The voice-over on 1979's "Spoonin' Rap" stuck to more conventional old-school boasting but looks forward to the gangsta attitude in its jailhouse references. "Spoonin' Rap" was also prophetic in its use of flexatone and heavily echoed voice, suggesting the Jamaican connection that was denied in early interviews by some of the rap originators. In 1980, Spoonie collaborated with Sequence on a classic single, "Monster Jam," probably the last word on the series of "Good Times"/"Another One Bites the Dust" variations, and a classic in the Sugar Hill vein, complete with a bone-crushing bass line and ecstatic crowd noises.

2006-05-05T05:01:00.000-07:00

Rolling Stones - Rain fall down (Ashley Beedle's heavy disco vocal re-edit)

ROLLING STONES Rain Fall Down is the 2nd single to be taken from their album 'A Bigger Bang' . A bunch of remix was commitionned to mark their 2006 Japan tour, including the Ashley Beedle's Heavy Disco Vocal Re-Edit.

Mr Beedle is laying down a wicked funky groove, that moves & shakes somewhere between The Blackbirds & The Stereo MC’s, whilst irresistible guitar riffs & licks turn up the heat, & Curtis Mayfield styled strings pile on the ghetto atmospherics, complementing one of the best vocals Mick Jagger has done since ‘Fool To Cry’ & ‘Angie’, ‘Rain Fall Down’ is up there alongside ‘Miss You’.

Ashley Beedle is one of the UK's most prolific producers and remixers around. He’s been in the music business for way too long, starting off as a Ballistic Brother, a remix outfit that split up in 1998. Beedle had a hand steadying a solo career, releasing the odd single under his Afro Art, Black Science Orchestra and Black Jazz Chronicles monikers.

Rolling Stones - Rain fall down (Ashley Beedle's 'Heavy Disco' Vocal Re-Edit)

2006-05-04T15:44:00.000-07:00

Timmy Thomas - Why can't we live together (Pressure Drop remix)

An accomplished singer-songwriter and keyboard player, Thomas first attracted attention for his work as an accompanist with jazz musicians Donald Byrd and Cannonball Adderley. His solo career blossomed in 1972 with "Why Can't We Live Together?' (US number 3/UK Top 20). His simple, Booker T. Jones-like organ style came to the fore as a hypnotic pulse punctuates an understated, but heartfelt plea. This rhythmic song was later tastefully covered by the sophisticated British vocalist, Sade in 1984...

Here the original is beefed up by Birmingham dubsters Pressure Drop, a group who have been on the fringes of the UK dance scene for quite some time now. Timmy Thomas' original had a sort of under produced vibe to it. Pressure Drop keep the lot, rejig it a bit and just add a big sub rattling beat and some extra percussion. They keep it simple and the jobs a good 'un.

The soul of the song was always in the vocals and here they remain untouched and sound as great as ever. The message, well, it's still loud and clear...

Timmy Thomas - Why can't we live together (Pressure drop remix)