With crates of coveted after-party gems to hand, Horse Meat Disco take on the esteemed Back To Mine session with aplomb. Announced today for release on 20th May, their personal mix threads the ‘70s strut of Gwen McCrae through to the irrepressible Roisin Murphy, a titillating team-up between Marianne Faithfull & Beck, Chicago house luminary Larry Heard, southern soul, Latin magic, Italian funk, and two exclusive remixes of tracks from their momentous 2020 debut album ‘Love And Dancing’, before climaxing with The RAH Band’s timeless ‘Messages From The Stars’.

The quartet has announced the first three months of a monster summer tour to support the release including UK and European festivals such Glastonbury, GALA, Love Saves The Day, Tomorrowland, Milkshake and Audioriver. Closer to home they will be leading celebrations for 50 years of Pride with a very special show at The Roundhouse in Camden, launch parties at both NT’s and at their spiritual home, The Eagle. Further afield they will be heading out to their residencies in NYC and Berlin.

Jim Stanton and James Hillard began the night in a Chinatown basement before moving to their sacred home The Eagle, where alongside new residents Luke Howard and Severino Panzetta, Sundays soon became the stuff of legend. A party for everyone and their open minds. Where naked poet Ernesto shimmies happily next to Marc Almond or Mick Jagger…it’s that kind of vibe.

“Yes, we are disco,” say Horse Meat Disco, “but we are not stuck in a specific definition of it. We mix it up with a retro vein running through it and with so many new producers trying to emulate the sounds of the 70s and 80s these days, there’s always more music that fits into what we do. If you love dancing and have an open mind, when it comes to music then everything falls into place - especially with Disco which is about love, and as we all know, love is timeless.”

Tagged "a personal collection for after-hours grooving", Back To Mine is based on what the artist would play at home after a night out, rather than as part of a nightclub session. The first volume of Back To Mine was released in February 1999 by Nick Warren and it went on to include editions by Groove Armada, Orbital, New Order and Roots Manuva. The series was rebooted after a dormant decade in 2019 by Sean Brosnan of Material, with this new iteration witnessing editions by Nightmares on Wax, Jungle and Fatboy Slim.

Back To Mine: Horse Meat Disco is set for release on 20th May on digital, CD and in black, yellow and pink vinyl editions.

Horse Meat Disco has a weekly residency, each Sunday at The Eagle in Vauxhall.

PRE-ORDER: https://lnk.to/BACKCD032Gen

Horse Meat Disco - Back To Mine - Mini Mix

Self Control (feat. Xavier Smith & ROY INC.)

Self Control (feat. Xavier Smith & ROY INC.) [Eagle Dub]

All Back To: Horse Meat Disco

Self Control (feat. Xavier Smith & ROY INC.) (Eagle Dub) [Mixed]

Jump Into The Light (Wash House Dub) [Mixed]

On our forthcoming "Back To Mine" compilation which is out this Friday (May 20th) we went back into the studio and put a new twist on two of our album tracks exclusively for the release.

Here's the wonderful "Self Control" ft Xavier Smith and Roy Inc which we have twisted into an 'Eagle Dub'.

You can now stream the track across all the usual platforms and if you haven't pre-ordered the release yet head to the buy link!

Horse Meat Disco Featuring Xavier Smith & ROY INC. - Self Control (Eagle Dub)

On our forthcoming "Back To Mine" compilation which is out this Friday (May 20th) we went back into the studio and put a new twist on two of our album tracks exclusively for the release.

Here's the fabulous "Jump Into The Light" with Kathy Sledge which we turned into a 'Wash House Dub'.

You can now stream the track across all the usual platforms and if you haven't pre-ordered the release yet head to the buy link!

Horse Meat Disco & Kathy Sledge - Jump Into The Light (Wash House Dub)

Horse Meat Disco - Phonox - 18.12.15

Horse Meat Disco's first Podcast with your hosts James Hillard and Luke Howard
and their favourite disco records for your aural pleasure. 

HMD podcast 1

Horse Meat Disco's tribute to Donna Summer. Hosted by James Hillard and Luke Howard

HMD's Donna Summer Tribute Podcast

Don't Go In The Bushes

Silly Confusion (Horse Meat Disco Edit)

hold on (HMD Edit)

Iko Iko Dub (HMD Edit)

Queeny Dancer (HMD Edit)

One More Time (HMD Edit)

Shackles (HMD edit)

Tambi (HMD Remix)

Reflections (HMD rework)

Horse Meat Disco's James Hillard and Luke Howard get excited about the London Olympics and play you records with a spurious sporting connection.

HMD Olympic Special Podcast

Funky House Party mix from Horse Meat Disco for the upcoming House Party event on Channel 4 on the 24th August

HMD Channel 4 House Party Mix

Horse Meat Disco's James Hillard and Luke Howard dig deep for a special one off radio show for Strong Room Alive in deepest darkest Shoreditch. Two hours of great music, technical difficulties and banter. 

Horse Meat Disco radio show for Strong Room Alive

Back in October 2019 we took over Oval Space for a mammoth 10 hours with our good friends Little Gay Brother. Finally we have the recording of the whole night which we would love to share with all of you who were there that night and those who were not! Here is part 1 of the night and Part 2 will follow next week!

We have lots planned for 2020 so watch this space for news very soon.

Hope you all enjoy 
x

Horse Meat Disco || Marathan @ Oval Space - London <> Part 1

Back in October 2019 we took over Oval Space for a mammoth 10 hours with our good friends Little Gay Brother. Finally we have the recording of the whole night which we would love to share with all of you who were there that night and those who were not! Here is part 2 from the night!

We have lots planned for 2020 so watch this space for news very soon.

Hope you all enjoy

x

Horse Meat Disco || Marathon @ Oval Space - London <> Part 2

Last Sunday we joined a whole host of fabulous friends for a very special Homoelectric live stream.

If you missed out on the event you can watch/listen back to the full 12 hours here > https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1OdJrqVpLezGX

Otherwise you can listen back to Jim Horse Meat Disco's set right here.

Stay Safe!

xxxx

Jim Stanton (Horse Meat Disco) x Homoelectric x United We Stream

DJ Bookings > ali@warmagency.com

Initially established in 2003 at The Eagle in London’s Vauxhall, Horse Meat Disco has evolved into a powerful force in queer and club culture as a whole, while staying local to its original home, each and every Sunday. Co-founded by James Hillard and Jim Stanton, and encompassing residents Severino and Luke Howard, the crew continue to maintain not only the weekly Sunday party, but a number of residencies in cities across the world, alongside a kaleidoscope of club appearances, festival dates and specially curated mixes.

Taking inspiration from a diverse, counter-cultural history of clubs and DJs, as well as from the sprawling, ever-expanding musical collections of it's resident crew, the sound of HMD is impossible to place. Nonetheless their style is undeniable, as is a popper-scented air of sheer authenticity. Rooted in hedonism, rhythm, freedom and emotion, a Horse Meat Disco set reinforces everything invigorating about disco, as comfortable as shattering old-school mirror ball cliches as basking in their light.

A typical HMD set blends classics, italo disco, house, oddities and punk funk, to conjure their initial spirit of “a queer party for everyone”, including, but not limited to, “Homos and Heteros, club kids, bears, fashionistas, naturists, guerilla drag queens and ladies who munch.” They have made appearances on every notable club scene in the modern world, as well as those beyond, and have long been a key fixture at festivals including Glastonbury, Bestival and Festival No.6.

Outside of the club, the Horse Meat Disco train rolls across the airwaves on Rinse FM, where the crew hold down a weekly residency every Sunday afternoon, serving as a pre and post-club Sunday lunch accompaniment, often delving into the more soulful shades of their sublime taste, often encompassing rave groove, gospel and whatever they can’t get away with on the dancefloor (which, as the years have proven, isn’t much). A series of expertly curated and acclaimed compilations for reissue label Strut helped further cement HMD’s formidable but communal reputation as disco masterminds, spreading their sound and many enviable obscurities into front rooms and record bags across the world. Their latest, ‘Meat Me Down the Disco’, was released on Z Records in 2017.

After decades of crate digging, globetrotting and partying, the HMD story continues apace. 2017 also saw the crew record their long-awaited contribution to BBC Radio 1’s ‘Essential Mix’, as well as their first joint foray into production, ‘Waiting For You To Call’, featuring Roy Inc., and released on their own, self-titled imprint. They are currently working on new music to be released with Glitterbox, with the new single ‘Let’s Go Dancing’ released in December 2018.

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