We all need some ENERGY

Two lesser-known but super funky Bobby Thurston tracks get The Reflex Revision treatment, taking these down and dirty boogie album originals and exposing both the Go-Go soul and house roots buried in the mix. Prelude stalwarts Willie Lester, guitarist/songwriter Rodney Brown and engineer Bob Dawson had brought their Washington D.C. sound to the label’s biggest successes, including those of Gayle Adams (“Your Love is a Life Saver”) and Sharon Redd (“Can You Handle It.”) For these slightly grittier Bobby Thurston tracks, Lester and Brown’s band feel every one of their slower beats (102 BPM for “I Know You Feel Like I Feel” and a hypnotizing 78 BPM for “I Want Your Body.”) From 1981’s The Main Attraction, “I Know You Feel” seduces you with old school brass and a traditional structure; it practically begs you to find a dance partner. Isolating the vocals and backbeat, The Reflex makes Louie Oxley’s filthy Go-Go Moog bassline the star of his Revision. He also reveals Theodore “Sugarbear” Jones’s fabulous but hidden Chic-esque guitar riff. 1980’s “I Want Your Body” features a more radical Revision from The Reflex, starting by exposing the lush strings and brass and holding off the “drop” of the funky drummer until the final minute of the song, by which time the sexual tension has reached breaking point.

I Know You Feel Like I Feel (The Reflex Revision)

I Want Your Body (The Reflex Revision)

Bobby Thurston - I Want Your Body (The Reflex Revision)

Dialed In (The Remixes)

Dialed In (The Remixes) (GJs vs Moroder Afro Excursion Beats)

Living It Up

Fair Park Vault Tracks, Vol. 2

Blizzard of 96

Energy 52's Café Del Mar is one of the most iconic tracks in dance music.  Over the years, Café Del Mar has achieved legendary status, regularly featuring in lists of the greatest dance tracks of all time.  To put it simply, Café Del Mar is a cultural phenomenon, encapsulating the spirit of an era and influencing generations of artists and fans alike.
 Superstition Records appreciates the 30th anniversary of the legendary track with a limited box set release consisting of four 12”es and an exclusive Bonus-10”.

The Bonus-disc includes 2 brandnew remixes from UK producer Amirali and Latvian DJ REZarin.

01. Café Del Mar (Amirali Extended Remix)
02.. Café Del Mar (REZarin Extended Remix)

Blizzard of 96

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