Disko baby

حفلة

sods and odds

Written by 
Michael Di Liberto
Ed Maroli
Eric Mzik

Tallulah

Persian Tart

Sassy Fraz

Disappear

The Jets

Crush On You

Monkey Business

Ahmed Fakroun
Mots D'Amour
The Arab world back in the 70s and 80s gave us quite a few very interesting rock and pop acts. Ahmed Fakroun from Libya was THE one of them.
Here we have his 1983 album whose title means "Love Words" in English. And in fact his kind of ethno pop seems to go deeper than just to the charts where a song like "Soleil! Soleil!" - a typical yet outstanding synthie pop / new wave anthem that would have gone well with David Bowie or Duran Duran in the early 80s - definitely would have belonged. Other tunes are more Oriental with great string arrangements and those mystical melodies only Arab and Oriental music provides. It goes forth and back with these elements. "Mots d'amour" is a rather colorful affair, when it comes to 80s pop music and within the fine arrangements you will find a lot of solid handcraft from the instrumental section. Whoever worked with Ahmed Fakroun in the studio during the album production shall be praised and blessed for his talent as well. All in all this is one of the lost gems of 80s pop music which fetches prices up to 500,00 Euros for a nearly mint copy today. So fans of cool 80s pop with a memorable edge are now able to grab a copy of this forgotten jewel. Compared to many European releases from that year, "Mots d'Amour" can easily match up with all of them and has several outstanding evergreens on board. The sound is perfect for the time as well. So grab a copy of the reissue and make your dance party go crazy with this fascinating guy from Libya. Watch out for more fantastic releases of Ahmed Fakroun, published and distributed by PMG! 

Ahmed Fakroun - Soleil Soleil

Amram Solar لا أنت حبيبي

Midnight Magic: A nine person ensemble bonded by the unwavering desire to make you, the listener, and the rhythm become one; the secret love children of Donna Summer and George Clinton serving up an orgasmic feast of funk, disco, electro and soul.

Midnight Magic - Beam Me Up

From the much talked about Chic Org boxset, due on October 18th. Also remixed by myself will be Chic "I want your love" & "I feel your love coming on",  Sister Sledge "Lost In Music" , Sheila & SB Devotion "Your love Is good" and Norma Jean Wright "Saturday" more info day by day here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rhino-France/336906391097?ref=ts and here http://twitter.com/dimitriparis


Sister Sledge - Thinking Of You  (Dimitri From Paris Remix) (Snippet)

When Bollywood meets Italo

Tjade: https://soundcloud.com/tjade-de-vries

Tjade - Koi Jaye (Edit)

DAR DISKU 003

A1 - Sahrany (Tjade Edit) - Produced by Tjade De Vries in Netherlands
B1 - Delouny (Aaro Edit) - Produced by Aaro in Finland

All rights belong to their respective owners. (DAR DISKU RECORDS 2020)

Ehab Tawfik - Sahrany (Tjade Edit)

Hamid Al Shaeri - Delony (Aaron Maple Edit) ::: Mixing / Mastering (2020)

A Story of Italo Disco, Indie Dance, Slow Motion, New Wave, Breakbeat ...is now starting.

INCOMING : Azah Kamal - Maadna Bkra (Moving Still & Tjade Edit) #DarDisku

release date : 2020-12-04

Buy : https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/dar-disku-004

Dar Disku release their fourth installment of middle eastern records flipped for the dancefloor. Composed of two club-ready edits of popular music from the MENA region, the duo are building even more steam from their release of the egyptian classic 'Sahrany' (Tjade Edit) (Dar Disku 003) and Sidi Mansour (Moving Still Edit) (DD002). Played out across the world by the likes of DJ Seinfeld, Palms Trax, Hunee and more, these new edits re-imagine what life on an 80's gulf discotheque feels like. With their last two records receiving critical acclaim from the likes of Resident Advisor (Tracks of the Year), CRACK Magazine, Vice and Esquire, the duo are set to transport you into a forgotten era once more.

Side ‘B’ features a collaboration of two long-standing Dar Disku favourites, Dublin via Saudi Moving Still and Tjade from the Netherlands. Equally responsible for some of the biggest hits across the dance music scene in the last two months (Rush Hour chart topping ‘Koi Jaye and Sidi Mansour) the pair have collaborated to create the italo-esque edit of egyptian pop star Azza Kamal’s ‘Maadna Bkra’. The tape was originally found by Moving Still on a recent visit to his hometown and was later sampled to create the track. Azza’s iconic vocals echo throughout the track with the classic call and response found in the music from his era. Tjade’s signature drums paired with Jamal’s trademark arpeggiator bass create a dancefloor future classic. On a recent visit to the Gulf, Moving Still went on a treasure hunt through the markets of his home town. “ I hadn’t got a chance to listen to all of them but with the COVID-19 lockdow, I began to sift through my finds. The minute I heard Maadna Bukra I texted the label saying “you have no idea what I just found..”. As I got started I already visualised Tjade collaborating on it. Weirdly enough he got in touch and asked if I would be interested in working on an edit together. It’s so lovely to be able to work with someone you admire musically and lockdown shows us that you don’t have to worry about being in the same city. I always believed the two of us would end up working on a song together, and to put it out on a label I believe in and to be able to give back to the community is a wonderful privilege. “

In light of current worldwide events - the importance of togetherness, equality and diversity are more important than ever. Music is one of the tools that enable this and Dar Disku (together in agreement with Moving Still and Tjade) will be donating 50% of profits from the release directly to middle-eastern based charities.

☎ Connect ☎

SC :
https://soundcloud.com/dardisku
https://soundcloud.com/tjade-de-vries
https://soundcloud.com/movingstill

FB:
https://www.facebook.com/Dardisku
https://www.facebook.com/tjadepage
https://www.facebook.com/Moving0Still

INSTA :
https://www.instagram.com/dardisku_records/
https://www.instagram.com/tjade.de.vries/
https://www.instagram.com/moving0still/

INCOMING : Azah Kamal - Maadna Bkra (Moving Still & Tjade Edit) #DarDisku

Soulwax edit of A Fifth Of Beethoven by Walter Murphy. Available on the cd 'Twelve' by International Deejay Gigolos.

Walter Murphy - A Fifth Of Beethoven - (Soulwax Edit)

Producer - Sound Engineer based in London, UK. 
ElDorado Recording Studio
Check Links for live concert videos and Spotify Playlist.

Hamid Al Shaeri - Delony (Aaron Maple Edit) ::: Mixing / Mastering (2020)

JP Sancho