Hardway Brothers - Mania Theme (Toby Tobias Remix)

Everything Toby Tobias lays his hands on turns into rolled-gold disco. This is no different. A nice gentle build into some spacey, trippy synths. Good beat. Good build. Good song. Get on it!




If you want a really crappy, unplayable version of this song, then here's a download link that I pinched from disco delicious. It's a low bit-rate. You should probably buy a version, but still ...
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Breakwater -- Release the Beast

Yeah, you'll like this one. Release the beast!

Madonna -- Secret (Apple Scruff Edit)

This was a great song when it was first released in 1994. It comes off the back of a sound that was whipping its way around Europe and the US back then. Bands like SWV, Soul II Soul, and The Stereo MCs were having club hits and Madonna was keen to get in on this sound, and back onto the club DJ's decks.

This Apple Scruffs edit adds nothing to the original. It extends parts and allows the song to roll around a bit before getting to the chorus. That beat is kept and as it drops gently, the violins play nicely along.

Try it out.

Downtempo Remixes -- Virgin Magnetic Material

He's at it again. This set is a great collection of downtempo inventions of a wide range of genres. All of them seem to work on some kind of quirky, reworky tip, but you couldn't listen to the whole set at once.

Try the Smashing Pumpkins, Metallica, and ... um ... Kings of Leon (!?)

Greg Wilson -- Live from Brisbane, Australia

Greg Wilson is in town, and he's smashing up the disco floors wherever he goes. Why did this guy ever retire? His finger is still on the pulse, and this set that he played in Brisbane last week will show you what I mean. A great range of tracks. Enjoy.

Soggy Disco Biscuit -- Volume 12

Well, how about that?! A whole year of mixtapes. Every one delivered on the first of the month, and not a single song played twice! I might do a 'best of ... ' next month. Leave a comment if there's a particular song from the past 12 mixtapes that you'd like to hear.

But onto March's mixtape. It jumps around a bit, and I've put a chapter in it midway through. You'll hear where. Next week, I get to see Nile Rodgers play some Chic classics, so I had to put in this Modjo inspired version of 'Soup For One'. There's a couple of songs I found on Soundcloud -- that site continues to be a goldmine for remixes. A nice throwback to some early 90s House with my 'Blow Your Whistle' remix awkwardly squeezed in between. And I guess Regurgitator would be considered retro now, so there's the old shit that Mick and Ash will hate! Maybe I can find them a One Direction vs Radiohead mashup for next month.

-- Tracklisting --
"Sir Mr Doctor To You " -- J.C Barteo
"So Good, So Right" (Casual Encounters Edit) -- Imagination
"Do Do Wap Is String In Here" (Ashley Beedle Re-edit) -- Curtis Mayfield
"Soup For One" (retouched) -- Chic
"Get Down It's Saturday Night" (The Noodleman Edit) -- Oliver Cheatham
"So Fucking Disco" (Toast Dawg Remix) -- Pase Rock
"! The Song Formerly Known As ... " -- Regurgitator
"Brighter Days" (Underground Trance Mix) -- Cajmere
"Blow Your Whistle" (Soggy Disco Biscuit remix) -- Soul Searchers
"Life Is A Circle" (Runaway Edit) -- Teddy Pendergrass
"Treaty" (Leftside Wobble Edit) -- Yothu Yindi
"Hideaway" (Deep Dish Remix) -- De' Lacy

House of Wax Mix

Meatskull has moved! One of my favourite music blogs has transformed itself into something even more time-wastingly ace! There's all sorts of stuff to find on the new blog. It's called Mad Tangent. You find a link on the right of this site. Yep, just over here ---------------------------->

So, here's a nice mix by Lyndon, the guy who runs the blog. If you're from Sydney, you can catch him on the radio on 2SER 107.3 fm , with his show Another Angle. I'm in Melbourne, so this is as close as I get.

Here's what Lyndon has to say about this mix:

"Tomorrow afternoon, I’ll be spinning records alongside some of the finest music selectors Sydney has to offer at The House Of Wax running from 4pm at Essen Restaurant & Beer Cafe on Broadway.
I thought I’d put together a mix of records featuring jazz funk & fusion, rare groove and reggae with a touch of soul  -  a small sip from the musical chalice that will be passed around by myself Willo, Adrian Firehouse and Rick G. Hope to see you there."

--tracklisting--

Alice Coltrane – Blue Nile
Bobbie Gentry – Seasons Come & Seasons Go
Quincy Jones – Listen (What It Is)
Eddie Henderson – Galaxy
The Spirit Of Atlanta – Freddie’s Alive
John Lee Hooker – Homework
Jacob Miller – I Am A Natty
The Guinness Cassanovas – Stormy
Sun Sect feat. Pam – She’s Hot
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons – You’re A Song (That I Can’t Sing)
Kunuhiko Murai – Yajugari M-14 T-1
The Beatles – Sun King (Instrumental)
The Persuaders – Love’s Gonna Pack Up (And Walk Out)
Judy Mowatt – Mellow Mood
Jah Fish – Vampire Rock
Burning Spear – Cry Blood Africa



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