Thanks to Paul Hillery, the man behind his Youtube channel and mix series, Folk Funk and Trippy Troubadours, for this summer mix of '70s rarities, curated with love from his formidable vinyl collection. 

This mix features tracks by Tom Huntington & Mike Baumann, Indigo, Matt Pimperl, Mike Pinera, Robert Byrne and more.

That Summer Night: Canyon Rock, Fireside Funk, Hot Tub Soul, Frisco Folk and Balearic Breeze by pH

Thanks to Paul Hillery for his latest exclusive mix for us featuring rare 1970s Smooth Space Rock, Fireside Funk, Canyon Chill, Hot Tub Soul and AOR Disco.

Paul has long been one of our most prolific and best loved contributors, and is also the man behind Children of the Sun, the superb compilation released by BBE Music earlier this year: orcd.co/childrenofthesun

Fall In Love in Outer Space - an AOR Disco mix by Paul Hillery

AOR Disco returns with a brand new mix by long time contributor Paul Hillery, who has compiled and mixed another superb mix of smooth rock and funk rarities from the 1970s and 80s.

Also, check out Once Again We Are Children of the Sun, the second volume of his outstanding compilation series for BBE Music: https://bbemusic.com/product/once-again-we-are-the-children-of-the-sun-compiled-by-paul-hillery

BON VOYAGE: Canyon Rock, Fireside Funk, Shoreside Synth, Hot Tub Soul by Paul Hillery

Paul Hillery returns with the second volume in his excellent Canyon Rock, Fireside Funk, Shoreside Synth & Hot Tub Soul series, featuring the deepest rarities from his 1970s and '80s vinyl collection.

You can listen to the first volume, BON VOYAGE, here: 
https://soundcloud.com/aordisco2/bon-voyage-canyon-rock-fireside-funk-shoreside-synth-and-hot-tub-soul-by-paul-hiller

His Children of the Sun compilation series for BBE Music is also highly recommended: bbemusic.com/product/once-again…ed-by-paul-hillery

SEARCHING FOR THE LOVE: Canyon Rock, Fireside Funk, Shoreside Synth & Hot Tub Soul by Paul Hillery

AOR Disco welcomes back top contributor Paul Hillery with the third volume in his excellent Canyon Rock, Fireside Funk, Shoreside Synth & Hot Tub Soul series, featuring the deepest rarities from his 1970s and '80s vinyl collection.

You can listen to the first volume, BON VOYAGE, here:

Aordisco2 – Bon-voyage-canyon-rock-fireside-funk-shoreside-synth-and-hot-tub-soul-by-paul-hiller

And the second volume SEARCHING FOR THE LOVE here:

https://soundcloud.com/aordisco2/searching-for-the-love-canyon-rock-fireside-funk-shoreside-synth-hot-tub-soul-by-paul-hillary

RIDING HIGH: Canyon Rock, Fireside Funk, Shoreside Synth & Hot Tub Soul by Paul Hillery

The first in a new series of uploads of classic remixes featured on AOR Disco over the years. This take on Steve Nicks' 1981 collaboration with Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers shows once again that Kenny Dickenson is one of the most outstanding remixers around. 

Best of Kenny Dickinson mix at: www.aordisco.com/2020/05/best-of-…mix-for-aor.html

Stop Draggin' My Heart Around - Steve Nicks with Tom Petty (RedKen Remix)

The second track in a new series revisiting the best remixes featured on AOR Disco over the years. Here Virgin Magnetic Material took Steely Dan's 1972 hit and gave it his trademark brooding and icy deep progressive house / electro sound.

His other fantastic remixes and mixtapes can be found here: @virginmagneticmaterial

Do It Again

Do It Again - Steely Dan  (Virgin Magnetic Material Remix)

The third track in a new series revisiting the best remixes featured on AOR Disco over the years. Here we have Youth's  dub house take on How We Walk On The Moon the cult "disco cellist" Arthur Russell.

How We Walk On The Moon - Arthur Russell (Youth Return To Base Edit)

The fourth track in a new series revisiting the best remixes featured on AOR Disco over the years. Here we have a deep house reimagining of Jefferson Starship's 1974 classic 'Miracles' by Sunshine Jones, the artist, DJ and founder of Dubtribe Sound System. This remix was first featured on the site back in 2009. 

For more Sunshine Jones do visit: https://sunshine-jones.com

Miracles - Jefferson Starship (Sunshine Jones Revision)

The first in a two part mix by Paul Hillery of rare jazz-rock, synth-funk and yacht rock, each one featuring 19 tracks. Artists include Johnny Star, Midnight Sky, Ricchi & Poveri, Joerg Reiter & Band, Harry Case and more.

"As always I'm trying to push the boundaries of the genre a bit and bend the rules but hopefully, it will introduce to some new sounds and artists," says Paul.   

Watch out for Part Two 'Come With Me'...

2024

SUNSET KISSES:  Fireside Funk, Canyon Rock, Hot Tub Soul, AOR Disco by Paul Hillery

Many thanks to https://soundcloud.com/oloffolo for his latest exclusive mix for AOR Disco.

Track list coming soon at: http://www.aordisco.com

AOR Disco May Mix by dj ShmeeJay

Many thanks to https://soundcloud.com/fmversion and Martijn Soetens for this exclusive mix for AOR Disco featuring the best in rare yacht rock, disco and soul from the late 1970s and early 1980s. 

Track list coming soon at: http://www.aordisco.com

Sunshine Love: Yacht Disco & Marina Soul (An AOR Disco Mix)by Jeffrey Boozer and Martijn Soetens

Many thanks to https://soundcloud.com/thescumfrog for this superb sunset mix recorded at Burning Man this summer...on a yacht on wheels called Christina.  Track list coming soon at: http://www.aordisco.com

Smooth Yacht Cruise Through Black Rock City by The Scumfrog

Many thanks to https://soundcloud.com/bobbylee for this excellent mix featuring the mellow side of Black Sabbath. Track list to follow at: http://www.aordisco.com

Balearic Sabbath by Robert E Lee

Many thanks to @oloffolo fopr his latest exclusive mix for AOR Disco. 

Track list  at: http://www.aordisco.com/2017/04/aor-disco-spring-mix-by-dj-shmeejay.html

AOR Disco

AOR Disco Spring Mix by dj ShmeeJay

Many thanks to Paul Hillery for his latest exclusive mix for AOR Disco,  drawn from the deep vaults of his collection of 1970s Westcoast and folk rock rarities. Track list coming soon at: http://www.aordisco.com

Sweet Soft Summer Sound - an AOR Disco Mix by Paul Hillery

Many thanks to https://soundcloud.com/billspencer for the long-awaited second mix in his Into A Quiet Time series featuring smooth Westcoast rarities from the '70s and '80s. "I curated it with AOR Disco in mind," he says. "I tried to use songs that have never been featured in a mix on the site." Track list coming soon at: www.aordisco.com

Into A Quiet Time Series

Into A Quiet Time 2 by Bill Spencer

"This time I present to you a colorful space trip, which brings you the best cosmic and psychedelic gems from the 70s and 80s," says Martijn Soetens. "I dug as deep as possible in the crates and searched for all kinds of genres: Pop, Rock, Soul, Folk, Funk, Jazz, New-Age, Fusion and AOR. Between the tracks I added some progressive sounds and space quotes. The mix consists of 4 parts: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. The four planets closest to the sun, known as the Inner Planets."

Track list to follow at: http://www.aordisco.com

Cosmic Grooves: A Trip Around The Planets by Martijn Soetens

Many thanks to @oloffolo for his latest exclusive mix for AOR Disco, featuring the best edits and remixes of classic rock and pop from the 1970s and 80s. 

Track list coming soon at: http://www.aordisco.com

AOR Disco Summer Mix by dj ShmeeJay

Many thanks to DJ Same for this mix of AOR Disco classics to celebrate our 8th birthday...

Track list coming soon at: http://www.aordisco.com

AOR Disco 8th Anniversary Mix by DJ Same

"Take a trip from the seaside to the steakhouse and back again with Hidin’ in the Highlife," says https://soundcloud.com/shawnryan, the co-founder of Philadelphia label https://soundcloud.com/universalcave and one half of disco edit team https://soundcloud.com/Superprince1.  "Dive in and take a dip, but don’t cramp up from the saccharine cocktails and stale pretzels - we’re here to get loose. Bask in the warmth of grooves from the sandy beaches of Katama, Massachusetts, the smokey hotel lounges of Minneapolis, and poolside cabanas of Frankfurt. So 'get on a plane and let your doubts behind you' - it's time for 'drinking coladas and having a good time'!”

Track list at: http://www.aordisco.com/2018/02/hidin-in-highlife-by-shawn-ryan.html

soundcloud.com/universalcave

Hidin' in the Highlife by Shawn Ryan

Many thanks to @oloffolo for his 7th exclusive mix for AOR Disco, featuring the best edits and remixes of classic rock and pop from the 1970s and 80s. Track list at: http://www.aordisco.com/2018/02/aor-disco-late-winter-mix-by-dj-shmeejay.html

AOR Disco Late Winter Mix by dj ShmeeJay

Hard to believe it's been ten years since we started AOR Disco. To celebrate DJ Same has put together this great two-hour mix featuring some of the best remixes we've featured since 2009. DJ Same has been an integral part of AOR Disco and many thanks to him once again - and to everyone else who has contributed their time, talent and knowledge over the years. Keep the fire!

Track list:

1. Thing About You Baby - Tony Joe White (Psychmagik Love Dub Edit) 
2. Planet Caravan - Black Sabbath (DJ Steef edit)
3. Bless The Rains - Late Nite Tuff Guy. 
4. Come together - The Beatles (Lazy Kiss Edit)
5. Trickski - Pill Collins
6. I'm Not In Love Anymore - Late Nite Tuff Guy 
7. Dreadlock - Disco Tech 
8. Feeling Love - Paula Cole (Psychemagik Reem Mix) 
9. Stop Dragging My Heart Around - Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty (Kenny Dickenson Edit)
10. Edge of Seventeen - Stevie Nicks (Rayko Re-edit) 
11. I Apologize - Larry Carlton (Flying Mojito Bros Refrito) 
12. Life In The Fast Lane - The Eagles (The Reflex Revision) 
13. All Around the Watchtower - Barbara Keith (Rayko Edit) 
14. Peg - Steely Dan (Fingerman Edit)
5. I Can't Go For That - Hall and Oates (Pop Out and Play's Re-edit) 
16. Lotta Love - Nicolette Larson (Joey Negro Yacht Disco Mix) 
17. All Right Now - Free (The Reflex Revision) 
18. Black Betty - Ram Jam (The Reflex Revision) 
19. Christopher Cross - Ride Like the Wind (Joey Negro Extended Disco Mix) 
20. You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon (Flight Facilities Edit)

Photo by Neil Krug

AOR Disco 10th Anniversary Mix by DJ Same

Many thanks to https://soundcloud.com/oloffolo for this exclusive mix to celebrate AOR Disco's tenth anniversary. dj ShmeeJay has long been one of our staunchest and most popular contributors (nearly 50k plays on Soundcloud for his last mix for us) so here's to ten more years of great mixes.

A Decade of AOR Disco by dj ShmeeJay

To celebrate the re-opening of the main AOR Disco site Mojo Filter live streamed this set for us last Sunday featuring the best of his Vintage Edits. Track list at:  https://www.aordisco.com

Ben Zaven-Crane of https://soundcloud.com/thebenz has been one of the most loved and innovative contributors to AOR Disco over the years and for the next few days you can download his entire back catalogue on Bandcamp for free. This includes AOR Disco Vintage Edits Volumes 1-4 and Vintage Edits: Gold Edition, the compilations of his brilliant reworks of rock classics.

https://mojofilter.bandcamp.com

TRACK LIST

Vintage Gold Live - an AOR Disco Mix by Mojo Filter

"Uplifting songs from - and inspired by - the 1970s," says https://soundcloud.com/thescumfrog. "I hope that most of these are new to you, and that all of them put a smile on your face. Make this the soundtrack to plotting your brightest future yet."

The Scumfrog is best known as an underground House & Techno DJ but for years he had a secret bedroom DJ persona as a smooth and obscure 1970s music curator. Then he came out and stood proud with this Less Obvious Yacht Rock mix for us back in 2015, which remains one of the highlights on the site: 

https://www.aordisco.com/2015/09/less-obvious-yacht-rock-by-scumfrog.html

Track list for Less Obvious Feel-Good 70s coming soon on: https://www.aordisco.com

The Scumfrog Presents: Less Obvious Feel-Good 70s

Light Departures (MIXES)

Light Departures Volume 3: a Soft Prog Mix for AOR Disco by J Feathers

Many thanks to @oloffolo for this exclusive mix. dj ShmeeJay has long been one of our inspired and popular contributors (nearly 70k plays on Soundcloud for his last two mixes for us). This eclectic summer mix features great reworks of old classics by artists ranging from The Hollies to Grandmaster Flash, Nico to Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake to Mai Tai. Track list coming soon at: https://www.aordisco.com

AOR Disco 2020 Mix by dj ShmeeJay

Many thanks to Pete and Jaime of https://soundcloud.com/twinsunmusic for this exclusive mix for AOR Disco featuring classic and rare Wetscoast originals and edits. Track list to follow at https://www.aordisco.com - but it includes the Twin Sun Edit of Pino Daniele's Keep On Movin', a highlight from Too Slow To Disco's  recent Yacht Rock Edits compilation.

Keep On Movin' - an AOR Disco Mix by Twin Sun

First featured on our best of Kenny Dickenson mix a couple of months ago this new take on Steve Nick's classic 1981 collaboration with Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers shows once again that Kenny is one of the most outstanding remixers around. Download coming shortly at: https://www.aordisco.com

Best of Kenny Dickinson mix at: https://www.aordisco.com/2020/05/best-of-kenny-dickenson-mix-for-aor.html

AOR Disco was started in 2009 with a mission to rediscover the lost golden age of Adult Orientated Rock. From the beardy acoustic era of late 1960s Laurel Canyon to the white-suited Yacht Rock yuppies of the early 1980s, AOR Disco seeks out the best in vintage Californian drive-time hits, soft-rock disco, psychedelic funk, and the kind of obscure album tracks you might find at the back of your dad's record collection.

AOR is back and you need never say sorry for liking this music ever again.

AOR DISCO

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