In our new Spotlight series we’ll be celebrating the Artists and Record labels that have inspired us over the years and where better to start than with the voice of modern disco, Crazy P.

Founded when Chris Todd (Hot Toddy) & Jim Baron (Ron Basejam) met at university and completed with the glorious vocals of Danielle Moore. 
Our generations answer to Chic, Crazy P have been releasing music since 1998 with their first album ‘A Warm Hot Night With’ and have been treating us to disco classics ever since, with tracks like ‘Changes’, ‘Never Gonna Reach Me’, ‘Like A Fool’, ‘Scrap The Book’, ‘Hear My Song’ & ‘Heartbreaker’ following.

Crazy P for us, truly are the pinnacle of contemporary disco, incorporating gorgeous synths, soulful baselines and catchy vocal hooks into modern classics.

With a host of wonderful remixes too, we hope you enjoy Spotlight 001 w/ Crazy P

Spotlight 001 | Crazy P

Beatport Best New Nu Disco / Disco

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Release Radar

Ranking 25 of our most favorite summer 2022 FSQ selections

FSQ Summer 2022 - Top 25 - Part 1

2022/09/06

Ibiza chill 3

TOTD | November 22'

Out now on Rekids: lnk.to/REKIDS175

Following standout appearances on Feel My Bicep, Unknown To The Unknown, and E-MISSIONS, Irish-born DJ/producer Cromby hits Rekids with a four-track EP of crisp techno cuts. Heavily utilising the sound of hardware across the release, ‘Twisted Future EP’ sees Cromby explore the depths of these classic sound palettes over robust techno frameworks. 

‘IXP-42’ brings crunching drums and wiggling synths together for over two minutes, building tension before eventually, the much-awaited bassline comes in thick and fast. ‘Follow The Bass’ brings a dose of the unusual to proceedings, with snaking FM leads modulating throughout a maze of sizzling percussion.

On the flip, Bleep meets Baltimore on ‘Relief’, with meaty acid lines, vocals and clattering drums sparring with each other across the track, while ‘Vortex’ rounds off the release, with bright shimmering stabs peppering the stomping drums and distinct squelch of the 303.

Cromby

IXP-42

Cromby - IXP-42

Tripwire / Edge of the Horizon

Tripwire (feat. Nick Littlemore) (Ashley Beedle North Street West Dub)

Walk Dance Talk Sing

Scrap The Book

This record is inspired by one of the most representative clubs of the Italian Cosmic movement of the 80s.

Rimini, 1981. Melody Mecca opens its doors and Dj Pery is the first resident, he spontaneously makes the club unique, through his personal choice of music, mostly relying on Afro and World sounds, rather than the disco-funk groove, filling Italian dancefloors in the early 80s.

Dj Meo, author of the outstanding Fine Corsa reissued in 2018, joins the booth in 1983 and the two create a magic flow, that resonates with the Cosmic scene. On the floor peace reigns and there is no need for security.

Aficionados coming from every part of Italy are like pilgrims gathering to the long stairway and yellow roof tarps of “La Mecca”.

The venue is huge, every night the musical path provides an educating experience bringing down the boundaries of mixing, dancers go crazy for mixtapes, hundreds are recorded after the parties and played on car systems, to the extent that who’s bounced is having a party in the parking of the club.

Stump Valley roots lie in the collection of records inherited from Dj Peppe, who inspired our Magica Movida. This is the second chapter of our tribute to that era, even if it won't be possible to recreate the same atmosphere of those magical nights today, till we will have stories like to one of Meo, the legacy of Melodj Mecca will still alive.

Stump Valley - Riviera Feat. Diviniti [Soul Clap Records]

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La Félix - Gods of LA

If Life Could Be This Way

How Could I Know?

Praia

Praia (Yuksek Remix)

Atlantis Atlantis

We'll Be Alright

Kindred

Yakhal' Inkomo

One Last Time

Stranger in a Room

Stranger in a Room (Live 2016)

Libra Stripes

Libra Stripes (2022 Remaster)

PREMIERE: Phaze Dee - Sauce Box [Lisztomania Records]

Release Date Traxsource Promo: 04/03/2022
Release Date Worldwide: 18/03/2022

Phaze Dee
Soundcloud | @phazedee
Facebook | www.facebook.com/weareneurotic

Lisztomania Records
Soundcloud | @lisztomania
Facebook | www.facebook.com/lisztomania

What Goes Up

Traxsource

PREMIERE: Phaze Dee - Sauce Box [Lisztomania Records]

Capriccio is a word that in its simplest definition describes a free, dynamic piece of music, of lively character: a fast, intense and virtuosic record. It was the perfect choice of name for the artist behind 'Everybody Get Up'. Originally released on wax in 1999 by Defected during the label's first year of operation, 4 To The Floor now picks up the record and delivers and renovated package for the nostalgic 90's kids, with a brand new update from Capriccio alongside their original version. Bringing classic house to contemporary audiences, Capriccio's array of mixes on 'Everybody Get Up' represents the best of vintage disco house and serves as a gem from a golden year of dance music.

Capriccio 'Everybody Get Up (Capriccio Retro Tech Mix)' - Out 18.03

Zavaj - Much Better (Rayko Remix) K-Effect master

Since his debut self-titled EP in 2018, Pink Flamingo Rhythm Revue has collaborated with some of Nu Disco’s biggest names, including Purple Disco Machine, Yuksek, Jacques Renault, and many more. Teaming up here with Brooklyn-based DJ, producer, and instrumentalist Toribio, the duo deliver a deeply funky vocal track for New York’s toucan sounds. Toribio has established his name in Brooklyn and around the globe as an in-demand DJ, most notably with his BDA (Bring Dat Ass) party, which has been bumping around New York City on a near-weekly basis. 'Living The Fantasy’ sees the duo draw for grooving bass, sparkling synths, and shuffling live drums for a distinctly grooving, disco-influenced track.

Pink Flamingo Rhythm Revue & Toribio ‘Living the Fantasy’ drops via toucan sounds on 26th April 2022

Follow Pink Flamingo Rhythm Revue: https://www.instagram.com/pfrrmusic/
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Living the Fantasy

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Pink Flamingo Rhythm Revue & Toribio - Living The Fantasy

Kayroy - Ode To The Mode
BUY LINK:  https://velodromerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/ode-to-the-mode
Label: Velodrome Recordings (https://soundcloud.com/velodromerecordings)
https://soundcloud.com/kayroyyy

Ode to the Mode is the new EP from Naarm/Melbourne DJ & producer Kayroy. His first for the Velodrome Recordings imprint, this record sees the producer blend his love for synth-laden italo-style house and rave-ready techno, resulting in a record that is equally suited for cloud gazing and peak club moments.
Artwork attached.

Ode To The Mode

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PREMIERE : Kayroy - Ode To The Mode

Formentera

Ooo La La

A2 Partans

Dreamer (with Kartell)

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*INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/spaindisco/
*TWITTER: www.twitter.com/Spa_In_Disco
*MIXCLOUD: www.mixcloud.com/SpaInDisco/
*YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/@spa-in-disco // @Boite-music // @spa-in-disco-club
* MASTERING: master79music@gmail.com

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[SPA207] SITUATION - Bliss (Original Mix)

Part Of: Silent Lies
Release Date: 15.07.22
Buy Link: https://hypeddit.com/rt80wl

Bad Business Club
SoundCloud | https://soundcloud.com/badbusinessclub
Website | https://www.badbusinessmusic.com

Release Text:
Silent Lies came out of a studio collaboration between Bad Business Club and 79.5. Bad Business Club’s producer Morgan Wiley (Midnight Magic, Adeline) introduced Alex Vans and Kate Mattison, the two lead songwriters of each group. Alex had some feel good disco lyrics and a Bill Evans-inspired jazzy chord progression sketched out, while Kate came in to add some of 79.5’s signature unison vocal choruses.

The result is a structure that’s difficult to pin down. With multiple different choruses, an instrumental bridge, 4 lead vocalists, and a Blondie-esque spoken-word section, the song is an intentional hot mess, but a hot mess that’s way more than the sum of its parts.

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Berlin House Music
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PREMIERE: Bad Business Club - Silent Lies

Beatservice Records welcome back Third Attempt, with the fast-rising artist stepping up to remix his very own 'Sunbeam Symphony'.

The trip-hop themed original version appeared on Third Attempt's brilliant album 'The Novel Sound', with the sparkling club rework poised to introduce the music to all-new audiences.

Beyond any shadow of a doubt, Torje Fagertun Spilde – better known as Third Attempt – has been one of the most intriguing young artists to emerge in recent years. Showing a musical understanding that belies his young age, he breezily glides through genres with his carefully woven productions. His sound appears to evolve with every new release, as Beatservice Records continue to provide a nurturing platform from which he can freely develop his craft.

Here, he exhibits yet another string to his production bow, serving a gorgeously atmospheric and club remix of 'Sunbeam Symphony'. Though the hazy vibrations of the original echo through the new version in the form of the sun-drenched chords and floating motifs, the music is effortlessly reframed with dancefloors firmly in mind. Formed over a crisp house rhythm, the melodic refrains take on new life as psychedelic leads and subtle synth textures elegantly combine over sublime bass notes. The child's vocal resonates through the track, with Spilde displaying his finely-tuned knack for repurposing spoken word samples to evocative effect.

Blissful, dreamy, and with added kinetic weight, the club remix is sure to breathe new life into the already sublime 'Sunbeam Symphony'.

Sunbeam Symphony (Third Attempt Club Mix)

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PREMIERE : Third Attempt - Sunbeam Symphony (Third Attempt Club Mix)

READ > https://inverted-audio.com/premiere-ian-blevins-ice-path 

@just-jack-recordings line up their first EP release of the year courtesy of @ianblevins. Serving up a slowly percolating house track that’s particularly cinematic with the addition of grandiose pads in the second half.

Welcomes EP

Ian Blevins - Ice Path [Just Jack Recordings]

Loosen up and dance like no one is watching.

Undress

Stream, download or order 'Diablo' on limited edition vinyl / CD: https://ffm.to/gg-diablo

Gabe Gurnsey's second album 'Diablo' is out now on Phantasy.

Close your eyes and listen to Gabe Gurnsey’s latest offering, 'Diablo'. You might be transported to a German autobahn after nightfall, strobe lights flashing in your private imaginarium. Or perhaps to a dimly lit basement, getting your top off as sound cascades off of concrete walls. 'Diablo' moves in unexpected directions, and you quickly realise you can relax and trust it to make you feel extremely good. We’re in a place of giddy echoes, 808 boings, sexy-menacing vocals and soft throbs, with lyrics full of pleasure and desire; like proper rave lyrics, they are in turn filthy, grandiose, devotional, and cryptic.

Diablo

Give Me

She Can't Love You

Chemise - She Can't Love You

Following on from 2008’s critically acclaimed Stop, Space, Return, Crazy P return for their fifth studio album When We On, released September 27th through Smoke N´Mirrors (North America).

Alongside the wealth of brilliant remixes they have served up recently, When We On shows how far Crazy P have come since 2008. Whether it’s the anthemic ‘Beatbox’, with its freeform acapella work, grinding Prince—style guitar and haunting strings, the reflective ‘Eruption’, driven on by a rave piano figure and lead singer Danielle Moore’s plaintive cry of “Let me be the one you run to” or, at the other end of the scale, the Detroit techno-esque ‘Sonar’, with its increasingly frenetic payoff, this is an album packed full of potential singles. They might be crazy, but they sure know where the tunes are located.

“With Stop Space Return we wrote the majority of that as a band,” explains Jim Baron. “For this, we decided to strip it back to me and Toddy (Chris Todd. Guitar/Keys) writing with Danielle. We gave Danielle the Loop Station and she’s really taken to it. You can layer vocals, you can hear harmonies immediately, so she can jam along with us now. It shaped a lot of the vocal sound for the album. There’s a tune called ‘We Can Only Be Who Are’ which has big vocal layering, and there’s a lot of that. It’s probably a bit more… grown-up.” 

Chris expands on the theme: “We had quite a big year last year for lots of different reasons and we had difficulties too and I think a lot of the writing came out of that. It’s a little bit more reflective and thoughtful than previous albums.” 

For Danielle, it’s been a revelation in the way they work. “It was back to basics,” she says. “I’d have a go on the keyboards using two fingers or I’d have a go on the drum machine. It was like being at school or in a huge sandpit where you’ve been given loads of buckets to muck about with. We had a loop station as well which I’ve always been nervous of and this time it was like right let me have a go of this and it allowed me to record my vocals.”

For Danielle, the album narrative is the camaraderie between its protagonists. “Their friendship came through in creating this album. The way we worked created a lot of intimacy between us and a definite warmth to the album.” 

Despite the suggestions of melancholy from the band, and they certainly know how to emote when the moment’s right, they haven’t forgotten how to party. “We’re open for service, we’re open for love,” sings Danielle. Crazy, but true. 

Crazy P - Changes

Music's My Love

Daara J Family -  Senegal

Night Flight

Night Flight (Psychemagik Remix)

Unmastered low res preview. Forthcoming on the very special Chopshop Music Turns Me On EP. More info soon:)

George Kelly - Music Turns Me On (Greg Wilson re-touch)

Age of the Ego

Night Rain

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