Disco/boogie

A nice lively mix of soulful funk, disco and 80s grooves from the vaults, starting with Gary Byrd and the GBs' awesome 'The Crown' (complete with a wonderous 'Stevie Break' in the middle) then meandering variously through a volley of classics from the era. 

Shamelessly good vibes for 'gittin yo groove oahwn' to on dark evenings, or, as I do, enthusiastically cutting rug and throwing shapes on the train as sleepy commuters shoot me incredulous, vaguely envious glances, wondering how I can be so goddamn cheerful at the crack of sparrows on a wet northern winter morning on the way to work. 

There's no secret - just a little bit of aural magic to turn a rubbish day into a fun-fuelled funkfest! Ooosh! :-)

Tim's Soul, Funk and Disco Magic Mix

Homemade Bikini

Some real 80's classics with a 2013 twist to close. If you like this, let me know - I may do more in the future...

Tracklist:

Evelyn 'Champagne' King – Love Come Down (RCA) (1982)
Junior – Mama Used To Say (Mercury) (1981)
Gwen McCrae – All This Love That I'm Giving (Flame) (1988)
Sharon Redd – Never Give You Up (Prelude) (1982)
Jay W.McGee –  When We Party) (Uptown Downtown) (Ensign) (1982)
Herley Johnson Jr – Do It (Quality/RFC) (1982)
Teena Marie – Behind The Groove (Motown) (1980)
Skyy – Call Me (Salsoul) (1981)
Rene & Angela – I'll Be Good (Club) (1985)
Cameo – Single Life (Club) (1985)
Colonel Abrams – Trapped (MCA) (1985)
Patrice Rushen – Forget Me Nots (Elektra) (1982)
D-Train – You're The One For Me (Prelude) (1981)
Aretha Franklin – Jump To It (Arista) (1982)
Cherrelle with Alexander O'Neal – Saturday Love (Tabu) (1985)
Cheryl Lynn – Encore (Columbia) (1983)
Duke Dumont ft AME – Need You 100% (Skreamix) (Ministry of Sound) (2013)

MistaJam's 80's Disco & Boogie Mix Volume 1

Classic Park Jam Breaks...This was released in 2004 overseas...Enjoy...

DJ Cash Money -In Search Of Disco Breaks

Words By Alexis Petridis

"I'm just trying to get through as many songs as possible," explained Nile Rodgers. The audience could perhaps have worked this out without his help: there's something joyfully relentless about the the latter-day Chic Organisation's approach to live performance. Everybody Dance, Dance Dance Dance, I'm Coming Out, Upside Down, He's The Greatest Dancer and We Are Family: that's not the edited highlights, that's the opening salvo of songs. If the aim is to make you boggle at the sheer quantity of massive hits Rodgers has authored, it works. Even when he pulls out a relatively unknown number - Soup For One, from a 1982 film soundtrack – it turns into a cover of a hit that sampled it, Lady by Modjo. Perhaps understandably, an atmosphere of mild delirium seems to settle on the audience, many of whom seem extremely well-refreshed indeed: when Chic perform Let's Dance, which Rodgers co-wrote with David Bowie, their singing momentarily threatens to drown out the band entirely. After the set's close – a mammoth version of Good Times interpolated with sections of The Sugarhill Gang's Rapper's Delight, with dozens of audience members dancing onstage – the band leave. Rodgers remains, while the PA blares out Daft Punk's Get Lucky. The crowd stay too, bellowing the song back at him. He looks genuinely moved..

Homemade Bikini

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