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Disco Funk

Mixmag Presents Seth Troxler: The Illusion Nouveau (DJ Mix)

Disco Illusion (Mixed)

1. Brian Jackson - All Talk
2. Nu Genea - Disco Sole
3. Ströer - Don’t Stay For Breakfast
4. Stevie Wonder - Race Babbling
5. Marxist Love Disco Ensemble - Brumaire
6. The System - Almost Grown
7. Don Melody Club - Dag Tot Dag
8. Sirens Of Lesbos - Tired Introlude
9. Jah Dub Creator - The Firmament Dub
10. Scientist - Lovers
11. Gold Connection - Loves Theme
12. Leon Ware - Learning How To Love You
13. J.R. Bailey - I’ll Always Be Your Lover
14. Marvin Gaye - Where Are We Going?
15. Keni Burke - You’re All Mine
16. G.C. Cameron - Let Me Down Easy
17. Natural Four - Baby Come On
18. Tony Joe White - Rainy Night In Gerogia
19. Air - Ce Matin LA
20. Soyuz - How Are You

"Disco Sole" 

Doc Schlucki - "Disco Sole" (LongPlayer MixTape Vol. VII / 2023)

Aiye People

Disco Maniac

RELEASE DATE:

Vinyl: 25th Sept 2015

Jo Bisso was born and raised in Yaoundé, the political capital Cameroon.  He grew up being a fan of American soul music such as Otis Reading and Wilson picket.   In 1971 he left Cameroun to pursue his musical career.  Beginning an 8 year stint of Paris to New York jet trips the young ambitious man forged his musical career on his own terms;   Staring off with the minor hit “Flying To The Land Of Soul” which he signed to Decca and moving on to produce, finance, write and create several albums released under his own name and other artsits such as Sookie and Venise.  

In 1975 Jo created his genre blended debut album “Jo Tongo” on the Paris based Disques Esperance label.  Sung in English and his native language it was way ahead of its time for the day, blending Jazz, Funk, Soul, afro rhythms and the sounds that were at the time being come to be known as Disco.  The album was produced by Jo who plays a wide variety of the instruements and contributes his baritone “Barry White” tinged spoken vocals about life and love. 

The album opens up with the title track “Dance To It”, A slice of groovy lounge-funk.   Part 1 is all about the driving catchy groove which is layered with a downtown funk saxophone lead line.  Part 2 brings in Jo’s spoken vocals in his native language and English, setting the tone of the album to come.   “Disco Madonna” introduces a Latin flavour with Spanish vocals, a rumba groove and darting percussion.  “Ramaya” melds a playful, summery, euro melody with Jo’s throaty, fun-loving vocals and a nascent use of synthesizers.  

“Lets Keep It Together” is a song in two parts. The first half builds the groove over washy guitar, and chords before breaking into a solid soul riff with bass, Rhodes and guitar. Over this Jo layers the catchy, soulful vocals, summer-breeze guitars and jazzy keys. A real treat.    Flip over to the Vinyl B side for what is probably the albums most “getting down” moment. The driving funk of “Give It Up”. Stabby brass, whirling organ and tight bass which is all wrapped up in a one tight arrangement.  Add in doses of Jo’s sulty vocal and that is a recipe for a real winner. 

“Don’t Fight The Feeling” again furthers into real deep funk territory.  Jo opening up with a sermon on “love and sex”. The album closes with the swinging soul of the pensive Jo and his thoughts on life, “Odwa”.  What is going down? 

The Give It Up track was a highlight of the recent Africa Seven debut release “African Airways Volume 1: (Funk Connection 1972-1979). To Follow that up Africa Seven are proud to repress the debut Jo Bisso album in its full glory. 

Jo moved back from the US in 1981.  From 1981 to 1989 his lived in Cote D’Ivoire.  He now lives in Paris and although he sometimes “finds it hard to listen to his albums”, he does thinks it great that people love his music and his debut album is getting a re-release all these years later. 

Jo Bisso - Disco Madonna [CLIP]

LCD Soundsystem

Disco Infiltrator

Introns

Disco Infiltrator (FK's Infiltrated Vocal)

Disco Infiltrator (FK's Infiltrated Dub)

The Massacre

Disco Inferno

Disco Nights (Expanded Edition)

Disco Nights (Rock Freak) (Single Remix)

Disco Nights (Rock Freak)

Funk Or Walk

Disco to Go

Keep It Healthy / Disco//very

Disco//very (Richard Norris Remix)

Disco Hi-Life

Disco Hi-Life (2009 Edit)

Discogedanken

Available on vinyl LP, CD and stream/download https://www.mrbongo.com/products/viva-disco-vinyl-lp-cd

Official Mr Bongo reissue of the ultra-rare Nigerian disco-boogie, ‘Viva Disco’, album from 1980. Originally released on the Afrodisia label, this one is unknown to even the most knowledgable collectors out there.

Tunde Mabadu recorded two albums in the 70’s – ‘Viva Disco’ and ‘Bisu’ as Tunde Mabadu & His Sunrise. Perfect examples of golden-era Nigerian disco & boogie, that still hold their own today.

Licensed from Tunde Mabadu and PMG.

Viva Disco

Disco Press Funk

Hot on the heels of our frantic summer release schedule and by way of (prematurely) welcoming the Fall/Winter season, we've prepared a little "collection" of our own. Featuring established culprits from the label roster as well as exciting new additions and alliances we proudly present another defining moment in our auditory evolution: "Wake Me Up at 16:05" is a snapshot, a landmark and a sure sign of bigger, harder, faster (maybe not that much) things to come from us. Enjoy!

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