https://djcmanmusic.bandcamp.com/track/cymande-dove-four-on-the-floor-cman-edit-revision

Check my other Cymande remixes. I'm so excited to finally share this edit of "Dove" by Cymande with you all! I started working on it over 2 years ago but life got in the way.

I wanted to give this classic track a new lease on life, so DJs can play it out in today's sets. I added a 4 on the floor beat and some percussive elements, and made it DJ-friendly with mix-in intros and outros. Plus, it's 10 minutes long, so you DJs don't have to throw on a Fela Kuti track every time there's a smoke break during those long sets.

I've loved Cymande from the moment I heard them, and I've been a fan for over 20 years. I own all their albums, t-shirts, and play their music in my live sets often. This song is truly transcendent but can be difficult to play out to a crowd, hopefully, now you can. It was a bit of a challenge to warp but I hope you enjoy it and play it out.

https://djcmanmusic.bandcamp.com

And do yourself a favour and watch the documentary "Getting it Back" on Cymande, released in 2022- it's great.

I hope you enjoy this little edit I made and that more people and DJs will play and hear Cymande's music out and about - what a gift they are!

Big Love Famzz
CMAN.

https://soundcloud.com/djcmanmusic

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Mighty Clouds Of Joy 'Mighty Cloud Of Joy' (greg wilson & ché wilson rework)

124 bpm

DJ only vinyl 2024.

The Mighty Clouds Of Joy were an LA-based gospel group who’d been releasing records since the early-‘60s, initially as The Mighty, Mighty Clouds Of Joy’. In 1974 they made a departure from their more traditional style when the group went into Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, the epicentre when it came to the soulful dance music that would soon explode as disco, recording their album, ‘It’s Time’, with producer/songwriter, Dave Crawford. Members of the Philadelphia International group, MFSB, already renowned for backing artists like Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes, The O’Jays and The Three Degrees, were brought aboard for the sessions, including the legendary Baker-Harris-Young rhythm section, who, apart from MFSB, fuelled The Trammps, with Earl Young celebrated for innovating the disco style of rock drumming.

I came across the group via their second single from ‘It’s Time’, ‘Mighty Cloud Of Joy’, released in late-‘74. I figure I must have picked my UK 7” out of a bargain bin when I was 14, maybe 15. There’s nowhere I would have previously heard this – it was before I started DJing, and it’s not something likely to be played on radio. I reckon I bought it on spec – I knew the label, ABC, via singles by Eddie Holman, Four Tops and Rufus, so it was a trusted source, and I would have been fascinated that the artist and title were (almost) the same.

It picked up specialist plays from some soul and funk DJs here, including Colin Curtis at the Blackpool Mecca and Les Spaine at The Timepiece in Liverpool, but largely went under the radar. It remained a personal favourite from the period, which I’d have thought would have done well in the States, but it appears to have been largely slept on there too, the track receiving DJ support, but not igniting as you’d imagine it would have. The following year, again recorded at Sigma Sound, the next Mighty Clouds album, ‘Kickin’’, included ‘Mighty High’, which would blow up big time with US DJs and top the disco chart (it wasn’t a track I can ever recall hearing in a UK club). It surprised me to learn that ‘Mighty High’ had been so big, while ‘Mighty Cloud Of Joy’ is conspicuous by its absence from both the US R&B and Disco charts – the latter sounding far more like a disco classic to my ears.

Having remixed Gabriels ‘Love And Hate In A Different Time’ with Ché, inspired by the mid-‘70s Earl Young disco groove, it brought to mind the gospel-infused ‘Mighty Cloud Of Joy’, and this rework resulted. Having played it out while we fine-tuned, despite its relative obscurity, people responded to it like they’ve known it all their lives, it’s ‘movin’ on up’ refrain infectious, which makes it all the more surprising that it wasn’t huge on release.

Pressed on limited vinyl as part of the GW Edits series, and featuring ‘The Turnaround’, an update of Vicki Sue Robinson’s ’76 disco anthem, ‘Turn The Beat Around’.

Mighty Clouds Of Joy 'Mighty Cloud Of Joy' (greg wilson & ché wilson rework)

Limited Marble 7 Inch, 500 copies!
Listen and Preorder here:
li.sten.to/TSTDEDITS17-MonsieurVanPratt

We here at TSTD are longtime fans of Mexican producer/musician MONSIEUR VAN PRATT.
So it’s a great pleasure to finally work with the smooth man.

For our joint 7 inch he delivers two smooth, warm slow-disco tracks:
Side A is a slow disco edit of a super rare Mexican late 70s cover version of Bobby Caldwell’s classic love song “What You Won’t Do for Love”.
Side B takes us into the church of Black Soul, a slow Gospel Soul track for your sunset disco beach bar dj sets.

Monsieur Van Pratt, founder of Super Spicy Records, is a prominent producer and DJ originally from Mexico City, whose influence on
electronic music is widely recognized both nationally and internationally. With an impressive career that includes more than 100 releases in digital format and 26 on vinyl, which consolidate him as a key figure in the genre.
His music has been released by prestigious record labels such as Toy Tonics, The Disco Express, Tropical Disco Records and Buddha Bar, among others, underlining his status on the global scene. His ability to fuse genres, attention and styles has captured that of critics and the public, leading him to collaborate and remix a series of renowned international and national artists. Among his most notable collaborations are works with Derrick McKenzie, drummer of Jamiroquai; Drop Out Orchestra, Art Of Tones, amongst others. Each of these collaborations has allowed him to explore new musical dimensions, enriching his characteristic sound with diverse and fresh influences.
With a musical style deeply rooted in disco, funk and jazz, Monsieur Van Pratt combines classical elements with contemporary touches, creating a sound experience that is both nostalgic and innovative. His work not only stands out for its technical quality, but also for its ability to connect emotionally with the listener, making him a central figure in the evolution of modern dance sound.

Enjoy the ride!

TSTD Edits 17

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MONSIEUR VAN PRATT - No Te Perderé (from TSTD EDITS 17, marble 7 inch)

Artist: Funkyjaws & Los Protos 
Track: Beira Mar 
Release name: Meu Amor EP
Label: Craft Music
Release date: 10-Mar-25
Format: Vinyl
Pre-Order: https://www.juno.co.uk/products/funkyjaws-los-protos-meu-amor-ep-vinyl/1056927-01/

Craft Music welcomes two maestros in Funkyjaws and Los Protos for this new EP. 'Poko Sav' opens up with some big rhythmic flair, steamy vocals and percussive drums and a generally sunny vibe that brings back some summer warmth. 'Vem Meu Amor' pairs twitchy electronics with organic percussion and grooves and 'Can't Touch This' ups the ante with some punchy disco-house sounds and exotic vocals before last of all, ''Beira Mar' slows things down with a late night blend of pulsing synths and analogue drums.

Meu Amor EP

PREMIERE: Funkyjaws & Los Protos - Beira Mar [Craft Music]

We Are Devotion 2025 (Chuggin Edits) 2025

Southwestern mastermind @volen-valencia returns to Seattle’s @rhizome-seattle with five fresh cuts from his Arizona beat lab on the Validation EP. Queued up for a first listen we have “Pure Energy”, the Bandcamp Digital Exclusive accompanying the vinyl release.

Since his release Rolling with Papers on Mexico’s UFO Series, we’ve been tracking Volen closely here on the other side of the Portal. His productions combine infectious grooves, with an ear-candy-shop of samples, achieving a retro-futuristic sound that’s beyond timeless.

“Pure Energy” is no exception. Beginning with a classic West Coast break, the track is at times both dreamy and funky, with airy pads, acidic stabs, and a collage of samples that glues it all together.

After years of listening to his tracks, it’s a pleasure to share a few words from Volen on his new release over on the Peace Portal website:

www.pnwpeaceportal.com/blog/premiere-volen-pureenergy

Check out the Validation EP via the Rhizome Records Bandcamp:

https://rhizomerec.bandcamp.com/

Premiere: Volen - Pure Energy [Rhizome Records]

2025 P&C Soul N Pepa.
Remixed and Mixed By Melchyor' A

Soul N Pepa proudly presents Laroye & MissFly with 'No More Hiding Remixed by Melchyor'A, a soulful anthem perfectly timed. This uplifting track masterfully blends Melchyor'A groovy Touch with rich soulful instrumentation and feel-good vocals that will leave listeners inspired and energized. Melchyor'A remix skillful composition provides the perfect backdrop for MissFly, emotive vocals, guaranteed to have audiences singing along with hands raised in unity. 

Soul N Pepa your mind and let your body be Free !!!!!


Laroye & MissFly - No More Hiding (Melchyor' A Touch Instrumental Mix)

Buy Link: https://www.beatport.com/de/release/teahouse-sunrise/5469081

✨Joe Carl
SC: https://soundcloud.com/joe-carl
IG: https://www.instagram.com/joecarlmusic/

✨KataHaifisch
SC: @katahaifisch
IG: www.instagram.com/katahaifisch_ofc

Mastering:
✨Haunted Water
SC: @haunted_water

Joe Carl - Teahouse Sunrise [KataHaifisch]

Premiere: Joe Carl - Teahouse Sunrise [KataHaifisch]

Donna  Summer - Sunset People (MEQ Slow Mo Edit)

Party time piano and Colonel Abrams style vocals reedited, reinforced & remastered with love!

Keep an eye out for our new 12" on https://soundcloud.com/razor-n-tape in July!

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I Wanna Get To Know You Better (Superprince Edit) FREE DOWNLOAD

One of the many recordings of Chaka Khan with Chicago band Rufus, "Live In Me" is part of their 1979 album "Masterjam", produced by Quincy Jones. 

Warm and groovy, this song is also a bit "cheesy" to me by moments, so here is a nudisco rework, where I kept the grooviest parts while adding some punchier beats & bassline.

<a href="https://theartistunion.com/tracks/8310ff" rel="nofollow">Download for free on The Artist Union</a>

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Rufus & Chaka Khan - Live In Me (V4YS Rework)

Sydney-based DJ & producer ◻️ 75 tracks on Bandcamp for $24 ◻️ Soul-funk, hip hop, jazz, reggae, disco + house ◻️ Afrobeats, Latin Afro grooves, rare grooves ◻️ Popular party jams, mashup madness, high-energy vibes or low-key moody feels

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