Casbah 73 - Let's Invade the Amazon / Pale Splash of Blue (​+​Yoruba Soul & JKriv Remixes)
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Oli Stewart is Casbah 73. American-born, Madrid-based DJ, producer, vinyl collector and selector extraordinaire with several decades of experience under his belt.

Classic soul, funk and disco at its finest, with releases on mainstay outlets such as Glitterbox and Lovemonk, we’re extremely proud to have him in the Boogie Angst record bins.

Let’s Invade the Amazon is a highly grooved piece of live musical wizardry, with vocal performances to match. Beautifully extended and ongoing, the steady backbone interplay with funky electric pianos, with the occasional synth riff popping up for a breath of fresh air. And in the words of Casbah himself: “Quite possibly - no, definitely, the only soul-disco track ever to be inspired by Michael Mann's book “The New Climate War”, The Clash, Sun Ra... and Dr Seuss”. 

Next we find Pale Splash of Blue; some top shelf live Moog-, Rhodes- and Hammond featuring jazz funk. Punchy organs stab away alongside Casbah 73’s signature electric piano sprinkles, bouncing around his unique rhythmic groove. All resulting in a driving pace and attractive up-tempo moment; more than worthy of that evening beach club get-together.

On the flip-side we first find Osunlade, the highly revered, African American musician, producer, DJ and label boss at the edges of electronic and house music; whilst always staying firmly rooted in jazz and soul.  Since the start of his career in the early 1990s, Osunlade has been steadily releasing critically acclaimed singles and albums on high profile labels such as Soul Jazz, BBE, Strictly Rhythm, and of course his own label, Yoruba Soul. Furthermore, he also has a wide and varied remix track record, with reworks for the likes of Nightmares On Wax, Roy Ayers, St. Germain, 4 Hero, United Future Organization, Salif Keita and DJ Jazzy Jeff. Hence the link to ask Osunlade for his vision on 'Amazon' was very logical, and is turning out to be a bonafide classic.

Finally, JKriv, the Brooklyn-based producer, DJ, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and label owner. with releases and remixes on labels such as Soundway Records, Glitterbox or his own respected record label, Razor-N-Tape. re-imagines 'Amazon' into a classy and exotic nu-disco scorcher. What else would you expect from the man who worked with the likes of Dimitri From Paris, Horse Meat Disco, and of course on his own nu-disco band Escort.

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PREMIERE : Casbah 73 - Javari Takedown (Disco Mix)

Oli Stewart aka Casbah73 is our very special guest for the 22nd episode in our Curtis Radio "10 songs" series. Born in NYC and based in Madrid, he moved to the UK in the 90s where his DJ game was enriched and solidified when he got immersed in the flourishing rare groove, soul, funk, disco and house musical scene. His quest as a voracious digger and professional record dealer takes him around the world in search of the rarest, most elusive and precious slices of wax. As a result his collection grows to monumental proportions. Back to Madrid in the year 2000 he puts all his knowledge and experience to work both in DJ booths and the recording studios, achieving an original and very distinctive Casbah 73 sound and producing a string of high quality releases for labels like Lovemonk, Hitop, Glitterbox/Defected...Picking up only 10 songs out of a 18000 collection must be a big challenge. He sure did it with finesse and much style, but don't take our word for it. Just press play, turn it up and find out...Casbah 73 Love for you all!

CURTIS RADIO - CASBAH 73. SHOW #22

DC Promo Tracks #1153: "To Be Free (Casbah Seventy Free Remix)" by Casbah 73 is part of the release "Doing Our Own Thing & To Be Free" on Lovemonk @casbah-73  

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DC Promo Tracks: Casbah 73 "To Be Free" (Casbah Seventy Free Remix)

'Monsieur Dimitri from Paris works his magic on Casbah 73’s organic disco grooves with a remix treatment that surpasses all expectations.

‘To Be Free’ and ‘Doing Our Own Thing’ had a fantastic response when released on 12”, at the end of 2019.  It received wide support from people in the know like Red Greg, Danny Krivit, Folamour, Soul Clap, Kenny Dope and many others. The first pressing quickly sold out and the tracks were sounding strong on discerning dancefloors until, well, “The Thing” hit and everything stopped.

Despite this, the record has continued to grow by word of mouth, and so we thought it would be wonderful to have a 7” version with an edit or even a remix of the jazzy funky disco banger ‘Doing Our Own Thing’. No one better than Dimitri from Paris for the job, one of the DJs who happened to tell us he loved the track. His two-part edit of ‘Doing Our Own Thing’ is a bomb that will make people dance for years to come.

The original track features a phenomenal line-up of musicians, including strings, brass, percussion, vocals and whatnot. While preparing the stems for Dimitri to remix, Oli was surprised by the incredible amount of material he had from those recording sessions. He discovered some wicked takes that didn’t make it into the original mix and used this opportunity to create two new versions of ‘To Be Free’, both of which retain the organic groove of the original while adding new elements and a decisive turn towards the dancefloor.

Together with Dimitri’s remixes, these two tracks will make up the digital package, and it’s a must-have for fans of organic disco grooves with a housey attitude.'

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Premiere: Casbah 73 - Doing Our Own Thing (Dimitri From Paris Remix) [Lovemonk]

Casbah 73’s ‘To Be Free’ and ‘Doing Our Own Thing’ had a fantastic response when released on a 12”, at the end of 2019. It received wide support from people in the know like Red Greg, Danny Krivit, Folamour, Soul Clap, Kenny Dope and many others. The first pressing quickly sold out and the tracks were sounding strong on discerning dancefloors until, well, “The Thing” hit and everything stopped.

Despite this, the record has continued to grow by word of mouth, and so we thought it would be wonderful to have a 7” version with an edit or even a remix of the jazzy funky disco banger ‘Doing Our Own Thing’. No one better than Dimitri from Paris for the job, one of the DJs who happened to tell us he loved the track. His two-part edit of ‘Doing Our Own Thing’ is a bomb that will make people dance for years to come.

The original track features a phenomenal line-up of musicians, including strings, brass, percussion, vocals and whatnot. While preparing the stems for Dimitri to remix, Oli was surprised by the incredible amount of material he had from those recording sessions. He discovered some wicked takes that didn’t make it into the original mix and used this opportunity to create two new versions of ‘To Be Free’, both of which retain the organic groove of the original while adding new elements and a decisive turn towards the dancefloor.

Together with Dimitri’s remixes, these two tracks make up a digital EP that is a must-have for fans of organic disco grooves with a housey attitude.

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PREMIERE: Casbah 73 - To Be Free [Casbah 73 Hopelessly Free Remix]

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New York Born, Madrid domiciled @casbah-73 has been on fire over the last couple of years tearing it up with some sublime releases on Lovemonk, Boogie Angst and Glitterbox. Creating modern disco very much in his own image his tracks always stand out with obvious care attention to detail and a whole lot of love injected into their DNA.

His latest see's him continue his ongoing partnership with the excellent Madrid based @Lovemonk imprint which has previously borne some real gems. They have quite handily brought in Disco legend Dimitri From Paris @dfp on remix duties of Doing Our Own Thing and as you might expect from this heady combination of exciting upstart and legendary production wizard the resulting track is pretty incredible.

Check out Part 1 of the 2 part production here, which is landing on either side of a 7" at the end of the month, and then jump over to LV online for more info via: https://levisiteuronline.com/music/casbah-73-doing-our-own-thing/

LV Premier - Casbah 73 - Doing Our Own Thing (Dimitri From Paris Remix Part 1) [Lovemonk]

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@casbah-73 has been very much following his own path over the last few years with seriously tasty releases on Gliterbox, Boogie Angst and Lovemonk. Crafting exciting modern disco he's an artist who is definitely turning all the right heads as well as filling dancefloors to the brim all over the globe.

His latest release see's him back on @Lovemonk for a double header 7" / digital release Doing Our Own Thing / To be Free and to top it all off Lovemonk have brought in none other than disco legend Dimitri From Paris to give his inimitable French touch to Doing Our Own Thing.

To celebrate the whole shebang we asked Casbah 73 back up to the LV decks for a mix for our disco selectors series and it's fiyaaaa.

Check it out here and then jump over to LV for more info on the mix including a chat with Casbah 73 via: https://levisiteuronline.com/music/lv-disco-selectors-52-casbah-73/

LV Disco Selectors 52

Doing Our Own Thing

LV Disco Selectors 52 - Casbah 73

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Kraak & Smaak - 24HR Fling (feat. Wolfgang Valbrun) (Casbah 73 Remix)

Having carved out a place in the contemporary club scene with releases on Glitterbox/Defected, Boogie Angst & Lovemonk Records amongst others, Madrid’s Casbah 73 recently shed his skin and is now ready to introduce The Jade, a live ensemble that prioritises emotion, excitement and the art of the song. Led by Oli Stewart (Casbah 73), the project brings together a remarkable group of players. At its core, this is about people: musicians in dialogue, shaping rhythms and melody, singing songs from the heart, that shared pulse based on a timeless musical vocabulary.

Opening with the exuberant ‘Let The Light In’, this is sizzling hi-jazz and sunny soul, shot through with a dose of funky afro-latin rhythms for good measure. Josh Hoyer leads the charge, delivering a powerhouse vocal performance, while Nia Martin and Deborah Ayo bring that gospel glow. As, indeed, they continue to do so throughout, especially on the deep, soulful standout ‘When Love Left’ or the shimmering, street soul meets brit-funk feel of ‘Change!’ Experience the spontaneity and playful nature of tracks like ‘Si No Me Quieres Esperar’ (with Cuban maestro Ale Gutiérrez on vocals) infused with funky latin and Brazilian rhythms, as well as sparkling, alien disco dub in the form of ‘Space Lines’. There’s no-holds, hands-in-the-air, fluid disco club grooves on ‘What It Takes’ and driving, riotous, soul-jazz grooves on ‘Being Seen’. Just when you think you’ve got it figured out, the band change it up and stretch out with beautiful jazz-funk instrumentals like ‘At The Queensboro’ or lush sonic gem ‘On That Strange’, a track that feels like a long, blissful afternoon fading into evening, with things left unspoken in the air and mystery in its kinky grooves.

The Jade’s sound is post-pout, studs up, raw soul, free from modern dancefloor tyranny. It’s intimate disco, dead-selfie freedom, afro-latin jazz-dance and Iberican funk all rolled into one, rooted in emotion and shot through with a healthy dose of funky bad ass groovism. Genres that blend and bleed into each other following one simple idea: songs and the expressive power of live instrumentation.

Comin’ atcha from behind the Iberican Curtain (Madrid!) and spearheading the resistance, you’ll find Chavi Ontoria on keys and David Salvador on bass, forming the rhythmic foundation. They’re joined by the rousing horns of Josué García and Dani Herrera, and the vibrant voices of Deborah Ayo and Nia Martin. All the way from Montevideo, guitarist Nico Ibarburu weaves his spell-binding grooves, while top-notch artists such as Josh Hoyer, Angela Gooding, Ale Gutiérrez, jazz trumpet player Malcolm Strachan and others broaden and enrich the project’s emotional and musical range. 
credits
released June 20, 2025

Composer, arranger, lyricist, all music: Oliver Stewart
Horns: Josué García Duque, Dani Herrera
Backing vocals: Deborah Ayo, Nia Martin
Electric & acoustic guitar: Nico Ibarburu
Bass: David Salvador
Rhodes, piano, Moog: Chavi Ontoria

with

Josh Hoyer: vocals on 1, 8
Juan Guillermo Aguilar Bayer: percussion on 1
Angela Gooden: vocals on 2, 11
Profeus: guitar on 2
Eugenio Nardelli: drums on 2
Grell Hidalgo: bass on 2
Andrii Popov: guitar on 3
Tien: vocals on 4
Malcolm Strachan: flugelhorn on 6
Francesco Coppola Bove: drums on 6, 9
Ale Batanga: vocals on 10
Leo Oliveira : drums on 10
Iván Ruiz López : congas on 11
José “Jas” Álvarez: string arrangement on 11
Mad4Strings : strings on 11

Mixing & mastering engineer: Damián Schwartz 

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Being Seen

PRINCE - 17 Days SCHROEDS Remix

Remastered & extensively reworked! Here's the scoop - I put this up on soundcloud a good while ago; just recently, I had a chance to go over it again and fatten the beats, tweak the groove & generally straighten things out. So here it is in all its shiny new glory, sounding good! 

Funky mid-tempo afro-cuban beats seguing into a furious descarga. Latin-Jazz, yeah!

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Roberto Anglero Y Su Congregación - La Besé (Casbah 73 Edit)

DJ/Producer/Vinyl Freek. Mixing disco, house and more with wild abandon. And a whole lot of soul.
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New release: Casbah 73 // In The Dark // 12" forthcoming June on Lovemonk Records 
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New release: Casbah 73 // Love Saves The Day // 12" single out now on Glitterbox Records 
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