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Fashion (Shalvoy ReWerk)

Rufus & Chaka Khan - Do You Love What You Feel (Funk Hunk re-edit)

Misty Glass

In 1980, fresh off a weekend stretch of Doctor Who reruns and a slightly expired bag of mushrooms, Billy Noknees burst into a London studio claiming he had finally cracked it.

“I’ve got it,” he shouted, bursting through the door in a galaxy-print cape.
“The answer to life. The universe. EVERYTHING.”

Producer Gavin “Bang” Thimble, accustomed to Billy’s grand declarations, merely sipped his tea and hit record.

What followed was The Message—a three-minute, bass-drenched, celestial soul-funk odyssey in which Billy, despite promising revelations about the meaning of existence, sang nothing but elongated vocalisations.

The track begins with a drum break, the drummer just willing the rest of the band to start. Billy enters like a prophet floating through space, arms outstretched, eyes wide, and mouth full of the divine.

And then…

"Ooooooohhhh… Aaaaahhhhhh… OOOOOHHHH… AAAAHHHHH…"

That’s it.

No verses.
No chorus.
Just Billy, moaning melodically like a man on the edge of revelation but refusing—refusing—to put it into words.

Midway through the track, the band swells into a full-blown cosmic jam, complete with interstellar bass, laser guitar riffs, and a triangle solo played by a man in a silver bodysuit who no one remembers hiring. Billy levitates (emotionally), eyes closed, still singing:

"Ooooooohhh… (rising!) …Aaaaahhhh… (descending!)"

Gavin Thimble begged for lyrics. Any lyrics. But Billy simply whispered:

“Words are too small for what I know now.”

The record label refused to release it, calling it “a choir of sheep in space”, and the master tape was boxed up and shelved. Billy defended it as

“the most honest thing I’ve ever sung.”

For decades, The Message became a whispered legend—The Song With No Words, The Silent Truth, Billy’s Broken Enlightenment.

That is, until 2018, when a master reel labelled “DON’T BOTHER” was discovered in an old studio basement in Kent—right behind a box of disco flutes and a broken coffee machine.

Now remastered with the magic of AI, The Message is presented in all its glorious non-specificity. The original sleeve, designed by Billy himself, features a painting of a pirate ship, for no reason whatsoever.

So sit back. Breathe deep. Let go of meaning.
Because sometimes, the answer to everything… is just a vibe.
“The Message” is here. And it is… whatever you want it to be

The Message

Respectfully updated vocal, dub and instrumental mixes of Holiday (+bonus beats) with a disco break and Fred Zarr's original piano solo in its entirety, available here:
https://lovetoparty.bandcamp.com/album/holy-day
linktr.ee/lovetoparty

lovetoparty - Holy Dub

Riff Flex

The Mighty Clouds of Joy - Mighty Cloud of Joy (SLY 12"Edit)

Too Little Too Late

Brand New on Groove Cycle is the amazing track Magic Touch from Don Disko.

Don Disko's signature sound fuses nostalgic vibes with contemporary flair, delivering tracks that move both the body and the soul.

'Magic Touch', is a euphoric blend of disco, house, and classic infectious French touch influences. 
Inspired by timeless anthems like 'Thunder in My Heart Again' by Meck & Leo Sayer and Stardust's 'Music Sounds Better With You,' the track fuses infectious grooves, shimmering synths, and feel-good energy into a modern dancefloor classic.

Early support from the likes of Sam Divine (Defected), Christian Homan (RTE Radio), Michael Mayer and Paul Wilkins (Hed Kandi) to name a few.

Magic Touch will be available everywhere from June 13 2025. 

GC025 Don Disko - Magic Touch SC Edit

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 

Grab LP here!

Need To Get Back

Beschreibung der Sommerferien mit viel Sonne und wenig Text

Ferien Sommerferien mit viel Sonne, Vers. 1

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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New release: Casbah 73 // Sweet Maybe // 7" single out now on Lovemonk Records 
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 I appreciate all your support!

Need To Get Back

Casbah 73/The Jade