Friday nights set from Sotano York, Part 2

That Needs An Edit 20.5.22 Part 2

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)

The long awaited follow up to my 80’s Beatdown Mix is here! Grab your shell suits, pastie shoes, nike-airs and Naf-Naf jackets and enjoy!

Tracklisting:

Lenny Kravitz - I Want To Get Away (The Reflex Revision)
Ice Cube - It Was A Good Day (Raw-Artes Edit)
Beck - Loser (The Starkiller Edit)
Placebo - Pure Morning (Peza Edit)
Beats International - Just Be Dub To Me (Dr Packer Rework)
Jungle Brothers Vs Primal Scream - Loaded True Blue (DJ XS Edit)
George Michael - Freedom 90 (The Reflex Edit)
Envogue - My Lovin (Evil Smarty Vs Bad Barbie Edit) (Fingerman Edit)
Stereo Mc’s - Connected (Discorocks Edit)
Will Smith - Summertime (Old Nick Mad Dummer Edit)
The Soup Dragons - I’m Free (Discorocks Edit)
Bassomatic - Fascinating Rhythm (Henry Greenwood Edit)
Saint Etienne - Only Love Can Break Your Heart (Richard X Remix)
The Beloved - Sweet Harmony (Discorocks Edit)
Seal - Crazy (Fingerman Edit)
Electronic - Get The Message (Discorocks Edit)
Happy Mondays - Step On (Fingerman Edit)
EMF - Unbelievable (Jackmaster Edit)
Donnell Jones - What’s Up (Casual Connection Edit)
TLC - No Scrubs (Drop Out Orchestra Rework)
Daft Punk - Da Funk (Fingerman Edit)
Lisa Lisa & The Cult Jam - Let The Beat Hit Em (Groove Motion Edit)
Prince & The New Power Generation - Gett Off (Housestyle) (Fingerman Edit)
Blurr - There’s No Other Way (Discorocks Edit)
The Charlatans - The Only One I Know (Discorocks Edit)
The Stone Roses - Fools Gold (Copycat & Secret Cinema Edit)
Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy (Fingerman Edit)
Incognito - Always There (Get Down Edits Edit)
Adventures Of Stevie V - Dirty Cash (The Owl House Edit)
Robin S - Show Me Love (Joe Black Rework) (Fingerman Edit)
De La Soul - A Roller Skatin’ Jam Named Saturday (Dr Packer Rework)
Freak Power - Turn On Tune In Cop Out (Loshmi Rework)
Garbage - Stupid Girl (Peza Edit)
Dee-Lite - Groove Is In The Heart (The Reflex Revision) (Fingerman Full Vocal Edit)
The Farm - Groovy Train (Dj Xs Edit)
Adamski - Killer (Fingerman Edit)
CeCe Penniston - Finally (Fingerman Edit)
Baby D - Let Me Be Your Fantasy (Groove Motion Edit)
Fatboy Slim - Praise You (Purple Disco Machine Remix)
Jamiroquai - Space Cowboy (Dr Packer Rework)
De’Lacy - Hideaway (Asil NuDisco Remix)
Degrees Of Motion - Shine On (Nick Reach Up Remix)
Alison Limerick - Where Love Lives (Dr Packer Rework)
Everything But The Girl - Missing (Todd Terry Remix) (Fingerman Edit)
Tori Amos - Professional Widow (Paul Woolford Edit Of Armand Van Helden remix)
The Bucketheads - The Bomb (Armand Van Helden Re-Edit)
Daft Punk - Around The World (Richard Earnshaw Remix)
Stardust - Music Sounds Better With You (Sgt Slick Re-Edit)
Sub Sub - Aint No Love (Aint No Use) (Discorocks Edit)
Atlantic Ocean - Waterfall (Dr Packer Remix)
Bizarre Inc - Playing With Knives (Groove Motion Edit)
Xpansions - Move Your Body (Elevation) (Fingerman Re-Edit)
Felix - Don’t You Want Me (Sgt Slick Re-Edit)
Congress vs Kathy Brown - 40 Miles To Turn Me Out (Chewy Rubs Edit)
SL2 - Djs Take Control (Shadow Child Remix)
N-Joi - Anthem (Bobby Cooper Remix)
Gat Decor - Passion (Shadow Child Rework)
The Chemical Brothers - Hey Girl Hey Boy (Soulwax Remix)
Orbital - Chime (Fingerman Edit Of Live Version)
New Order - Regret (Rango Jones Edit)
Smashing Pumpkins - 1979 (Discorocks Edit)
The Prodigy - Outta Space (Dr Packer Rework)

Fingerman's 90's Beatdown Mix

GrooveSpell [Remix]

Here's my remix of Latin Flute by Brazilian goat Deodato, classic tune that I had to remake :)

For you DJs, here's the download (Extended version):
https://hypeddit.com/pepko/deodatolatinflutepepkoremix

Free Download

Deodato - Latin Flute (PEPKO Remix)

contact: shithotuk@gmail.com

here is my set recorded from All Night Passion 12/02/16

I had such a great time up there, cannot thank all the guys involved with ANP enough for being so hospitable and having me up to play to such a fantastic crowd. If you are ever up Aberdeen way and looking for a good night be sure to check them out. One of the best night's I've been to in a long time. 

https://www.facebook.com/AllNightPassion

Shit Hot Soundsystem @ All Night Passion, The Tunnels (Aberdeen)

My Live set from the "Credit To The Edit"day at the amazing 'Village Limits' stage @ FESTIVAL No6- 2016 - An incredible day of music and dance along side Greg Wilson, Peza and Henry Greenwood. *Please bear in mind ( it will be apparent) when listening, that this was the week that Gene Wilder sadly passed away . . . DK x

DEREK KAYE - Live Set - Festival No 6 - Village Limits Stage - 02.09.16

OK.... So here is Soul Mix 1.
Once again, just like my previous upload, this was done with someone special in mind and is a vinyl only mix.
In a way, this is the birth of Late Nite Tuff Guy.

Enjoy, LNTG

Soul Mix 1 (Free DL)

New selection 120 Bpm, enjoy the music guys!

01 - JB Dizzy - Lovin Me
02 - Gledd - I Just Want You
03 - Phonk D - Gettin' Down
04 - Ari Bald - Pacific Tears
05 - Chevals - My Feet Keep Changin'
06 - Sould Out - Shadow Integration
07 - Giovanni Damico - Italians In A Line
08 - Sartorial - Come Play
09 - Be Yourself (Frank Booker Edit)
10 - The Funk District - Get Movin
11 - Turbojazz - The New Bell

Let's Go Disco Mix Part 34

Here's a section of my gig at MOS for Glitterbox in October this year.

Features a lot of the exclusives off my 2019 Essentials CD which is out now plus coming out digitally on 6th December which you can buy here: https://bit.ly/2OP8HxM

My next DJ date is Dec 21st: Fever 105's Disco Wonderland with Me, Bill Brewster & Red Greg

You can buy tickets and follow my dates here: 
https://www.songkick.com/artists/364-joey-negro

ALSO 2020 is going to be the 30 year anniversary of my label Z Records! for which we'll have a whole host of exciting news & events lined up for so watch this space.

BUY 2019 Essentials CD

Joey Negro live at Glitterbox MOS Oct 2019

Annual selection from Greg Wilson, now in its 8th year, listing 20 of the edits and reworks that have featured in his DJ sets during 2019. For further information:
https://blog.gregwilson.co.uk/2020/01/16444/

1.Steve Arrington - Feel So Real (Dr Packer Rework) 
2.Prince - Controversy (Mighty Mouse Edit) 
3.Gibson Brothers - Cuba (Dr Packer Rework)
4.Thelma Houston - Don’t Leave Me This Way (Dr Packer Rework) 
5.Eumir Deodato - Whistle Bump (Moplen Rework)
6.FPI Project - I’ll Bass You / Rich In Paradise (Greg Wilson Edit)
7.Chemical Brothers -Got To Keep On (Petko Turner & Chew Solo Edit)
8.People’s Choice - Jam Jam Jam (All Night Long) (DJ Laurel Edit - Retouched)  
9.MFSB - TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia) (Dr Packer Rework)
10.Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force / Gary Numan - Planet Rock / Cars (Peza Mash-Up)
11.Francine McGee - Delirium (JRay Rework)
12.Chaka Khan - I Feel For You (Dr Packer Rework)
13.Double Exposure - My Love Is Free (Mighty Mouse Edit)
14.Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing (V’s Rework)
15.Dennis Edwards Featuring Siedah Garrett - Don’t Look Any Further (Late Nite Tuff Guy Rework)
16.Primal Scream - Movin’ On Up (Andy Buchan Edit)
17.David Bowie - Fame (Ché Wilson Edit)
18.James Brown - Dead On It (The Owl Edit)
19.Incognito Featuring Jocelyn Brown - Always There (Get Down Edit)
20.Detroit Spinners - I’ll Be Around (Dr Packer Rework)

GREG WILSON'S 20 CHOICE EDITS & REWORKS 2019

Bookings: matt@thepool-london.com 
Promos: promo@gregwilson.co.uk 
DJ Dates: https://blog.gregwilson.co.uk/upcoming-dj-dates/
Greg began DJing in 1975 and is regarded as one of the most important figures on the UK dance scene. He enjoyed hugely popular residencies in the early eighties at Wigan Pier and Manchester’s majorly influential Legend, having originally started out in his hometown, New Brighton. A pioneer of mixing in the UK, he became the first ‘dance music’ specialist hired for a regular weekly session at Manchester’s now legendary Haçienda club in 1983. Greg was instrumental in breaking the new electronic, post-disco records coming out of New York, a sound he has dubbed ‘Electro-Funk’.

In 2003 he set up electrofunkroots, a website documenting this crucial era in the evolution of dance culture. After a two decade hiatus from the booth, he returned to DJing and soon welcomed bookings throughout Europe and, subsequently, worldwide.

Greg was the first DJ to mix live on British TV, putting together the first UK radio mixes of their type for Piccadilly 261 in Manchester and showing a certain Norman Cook (later Fatboy Slim) how to scratch.

Nominated by DJ Magazine for outstanding contribution, and also named amongst their top twenty remixers of all-time, Greg’s remix credits include Grace Jones, The XX, Groove Armada, Bryan Ferry, Confidence Man, Gilberto Gil and Simian Mobile Disco, whilst he’s edited tracks by A Guy Called Gerald, Talking Heads, O.M.D., Electronic, Imagination and Missy Elliot.

In January 2009 Greg’s reputation was further enhanced when his Essential Mix on BBC Radio 1 received almost universal acclaim and was selected as one of 10 classics that spanned the show’s near 17 year history.

Greg’s Blog, ‘Being A DJ’, was launched in June 2010 for observations on various aspects of club culture now an online touchstone for an ever-increasing amount of dance enthusiasts and aficionados.

In August 2010 he co-curated areas at the inaugural Vintage Festival at Goodwood, which was named ‘Best New Festival’ at the UK Festival Awards.

He has produced a series of documentary podcasts, Time Capsule, Random Influences and Early 80’s Floorfillers, as well as the long-running blog series, Living To Music.

Greg has given talks on music and DJ culture at a number events at venues The Tate Gallery in Liverpool and London's Southbank and Institute Of Contemporary Arts, whilst in 2013 he was invited onto a panel alongside legendary figures Nile Rodgers and Giorgio Moroder @ ADE in Amsterdam. 

In 2014 he unveiled the multi-media label Super Weird Substance, focusing on recording and live events. In 2015, the label released 8 vinyl singles, brought together in the 2 CD comp, 'Greg Wilson Presents Super Weird Substance'. September 2015 saw a memorable Festival No.6 Happening in Portmeirion and Greg rounded off the year with the Liverpool-based celebration of the 40th anniversary of his first club date in 1975 as well as being presented with DJ Magazine's Industry Icon award.

Greg launched his Credit To The Edit club collective at 2016's Festival No.6 and since then has taken it to Liverpool, Berlin, Brixton, Bethnal Green and finally back to Portmeirion for Festival No.6 2017.

2017 saw his label host the epic 14 Hour Super Weird Happening at Liverpool's Florrie, following a mixtape collaboration with Alan Moore, who also appeared at the Happening, whilst it also saw the digital release of The Super Weird Society's 'Gone With The Vibe', released the following year on the first Substance Select 12" vinyl alongside 'The Ghosts Of Watling Street', 'The Best Is Yet To Come' and 'Summer Came My Way'. 2018 also saw the release of Vol.3 in Greg's long-running Credit To The Edit compilation series.

After a handful of further releases, the label was put into hibernation with the onset of covid. Diversifying, ‘Greg Wilson’s Discotheque Archives’ was issued during 2020 lockdown as a limited run paperback, with more books, both Wilson’s own projects and by other authors, now planned.