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I’m going to get some more edits/reworks uploaded in the coming months, starting off with one I did in conjunction with Henry Greenwood, a rework that was getting a major response until the pandemic went and spoilt the party. 

Recorded by Brooklyn’s Linda Clifford for Curtis Mayfield's Curtom label and mixed by Jim Burgess, ‘Runaway Love’ was somewhat overshadowed by her Disco take on ‘If My Friends Could See Me Now’, from the ‘60s Broadway musical/film, ‘Sweet Charity’. Although ‘Runaway Love’ and ‘Gypsy Lady’ were also listed when the album of the same name topped the US Disco chart, ‘If My Friends Could See Me Now’ was very much the lead track. ‘Runaway Love’ however was the choice cut in the R&B realm where, having been issued as a single, it reached #3.

As big as it was in the Stateside clubs I can’t ever remember ever hearing a DJ in this country playing ‘If My Friends Could See Me Now’ – it was all about ‘Runaway Love’ here, which, from the moment the LP came in on import in ’78 the specialist DJs seized upon. It could have been a UK hit, but was only issued on the flip side of ‘If My Friends Could See Me Now’. Besides, it was all about the full-length 12” version, the truncated 7” compromising its wonderful flow and build. The single stalled at #50 – the fact it got as high as that was all to do with the B Side.

To my ears it’s a track that should be as familiar as Rufus & Chaka Khan’s ‘Ain’t Nobody’, but ‘Runaway Love’ is a hidden classic far too rarely heard. This prompted me to team up with Henry Greenwood to put together a DJ friendly rework that retained the song in all its glory, whilst providing a mix in and out and adding contemporary weight to its already infectious groove. I couldn’t have wished for a better outcome, the audience response the proof in the pudding.

The third in a trio of late-‘70s reworks I’ve collaborated on with Henry, following on from Marshall Hain ‘Dancing In The City’ & El Coco ‘Mondo Disco’, which were pressed back to back on limited vinyl as part of the A&R Edits series.

Linda Clifford 'Runaway Love' (greg wilson & henry greenwood rework)

96kbps for preview.

Forthcoming on A&R Edits..January 18th 2015!!

My rework of the Blackbyrds 'Walking in Rhythm'.



A&R Edits #8 Moving in Sound - Peza rework

"Onda" is something of a lazy sunshine classic; a perfect example of laidback Brazilian jazz-funk that blends a samba sensibility with distinct soul, funk and disco influences. The original single by Brazilian composer-turned-artist Genival Cassiano dos Santos, has long been an in-demand item for Disco and Balearic DJs. 

For this edit we worked with our Brazillian pals Fatnotronic adding some extra percussion, an acid line, and some new textures to the already awesome original.

It first appeared on our "Stir It Up" mixtape and Fatnotronic's Diplo & Friends BBC Radio1 mix. Soon it will see a vinyl release on Chit Chat's "Brazilian Edits" series Volume 1. Available October 2014 via Chit Chat Records. 

https://soundcloud.com/poolside/poolside-stir-it-up-mixtape
http://www.chitchatrecords.com/
https://soundcloud.com/fatnotronic
https://soundcloud.com/fatnotronic/fatnotronic-diplo-friends-guest-mix-061514-bbc-radio1-1xtra

Onda (Poolside & Fatnotronic Edit)

Re-edit of the break in Sylvester  "over and Over". 
https://highhopesrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/various-edits-remixes-2011-2020-pt-1-hhd01

Sylvester - Over and Over (Hober's Friendloop)

#eazyedits is a series of lofi edits featuring house, disco, boogie, soul, funk, jazz, latin, afro and rare grooves all produced on a Roland SP404 and (re)mastered by ron eazy.

Buy on Bandcamp

ron eazy - Electric Zway (Edit)

Sounds Over Seas is ready to release its very first LP by label founder Julian Bainbridge. The album covers aspects of the Deep House genre in its classic definition, pushing certain boundaries, whilst maintaining the spirit of the genre through feeling and utilising melodies and rhythm to evoke emotions which go beyond the dance floor.

APPAREL PREMIERE: Julian Bainbridge - One And Only [Sounds Over Seas]

A SNEAK PEAK OF A NEW TWIST ON A CLASSIC..... STAY TUNED ! 

THE BOTTLE ~ KON REWORK  ( MIXED & MASTERED BY CASERTA )

MY REWORK OF THIS BONAFIDE ALL TIME CLASSIC, OUT OFFICIALLY ON SALSOUL RECORDS !

FIRST CHOICE ~LOVE THANG ~ KON'S KON*CERTO REMIX ***SOUND FX NOT INCLUDED*** ( MIXED BY CASERTA )

It has been a long time since i added a rework of mine and it is with a huge pleasure i share it with you. I have been playing it a lot lately and i think it was cool that you could too.


HOLDTight

The Strikers - Body Music (HOLDTight Body To Body Rework )

SV 05 B1

Get Down Edits - Summer Madness

This is a very old little edit/ dj tool i put together about 5 or so years ago,
recently came across it on a hard drive & though we`d post it up again,
Not a whole lot done to the original Kool & The Gang 1974 hit taken from their Light Of Words album (& "Summer Madness" is considered to be the album's highlight)but we just made it a bit more dj friendly with nice intro & outro,
hope you enjoy & please feel free to download & share,

follow the bandcamp link below for free wav download & just enter €0 on checkout :)

Fresh Link = https://darren-daz-dalton.bandcamp.com/track/madness-of-summer

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Get Down Edits - Summer Madness "Free-Down-load"

"Back To Life' would have to be one of my very favourite tracks from the late 80's. The original Soul II Soul 12" mix is an absolute classic.
This is my alternate version. Hope you like... LNTG

Reality [LNTG Forbidden Interpretation]

Little Louie Vega WMC 2003  Selection of Disco/Boogie Gems

This is my take on one of my favorite songs by Candi Staton.  I flexed it with Logic to keep it nice and steady and extended the intro to 32 bars.  I kept most of the original verses and choruses together, but moved more quickly from the all-the-way-to-drums breakdown to the keyboard outro.

One thing that made this one tough to mix in and out of my sets was the fact that the riff moves in 6s (rather than 4s like many other disco tunes.)  I 'solved' that little dilemma by reworking the keyboard solo at the end to move in 4-bar groups.  Finally, I faded the instrumentation into the drum and bongo intro for a nice outro (from the beginning of the keyboard solo there are 48 bars left in the track.)  I hope you enjoy it playing it as much as I enjoyed making it!

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When You Wake Up Tomorrow (Shield Your Eyes FLEX Re-edit) [WARPed]

Download / Stream:
https://nervous-records.lnk.to/OskRIpz3

I Hear Music In The Streets - Expansions In The NYC Preview 3

I Hear Music In The Streets (Touch Mix)

Louie Vega presents Unlimited Touch - I Hear Music In The Streets (Touch Mix)

DJ // Producer // Radio guy 2SER 107.3
Apparel Music/Resense Records/High Hopes/Rollover Milano / Midnight Riot


*"Mighty Reel" 2ser 107.3 FM Sydney Fridays 2-4 pm aedt (and on 2ser.com streaming and on demand)
Compiling: That's Not An Edit https://soundcloud.com/thats-not-an-edit
Bookings/Contact/Remix requests/Horoscopes: 
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Sylvester - Over and Over (Hober's Friendloop)

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