Houston Thomas Ford

Born on Nov 5 1946, Loleatta left us March 21 2011.
She was the quintessential Disco Diva. She had Izora Armstead and Martha Wash (AKA Two Tons Of Fun, Sylvester's backing vocalists) left and right of a podium of which she  held the number one spot.
We will forever feel "Stronger Together" with her "Love Sensation"
"...and time won't take our love awaaaaaaaaaaaay"  

Rest In Peace on the Other Side.

http://www.disco-disco.com/artists/loleatta.shtml
http://www.djhistory.com/interviews/loleatta-holloway


Dan Heartman Ft Lolleata Holloway - Relight My Fire DFP remix snippet

This remix was part of the 2004 Japan only Soul Source Remixed Boogies CD (http://www.discogs.com/Various-Soul-Source-Remixed-Boogies/release/854086) It is a shorter and much stripped down version that features a lot of unheard original vocals from Sylvester's backing vocalists Martha Wash & Izora Armstead AKA Two Tons Of Fun. The longer, fuller, Maxi Disco Blend version came out initially as a Japanese Red promo 12", then on a "Faux" Fantasy Promo 12" and was finally made more widely available on my In The House Of Love compilation with Defected in 2006

Sylvester-I need you Dimitri From Paris Sunday Morning (extract)

I first heard Jean Claude's great remix on his page http://soundcloud.com/jeanclaudegavri/owner-of-a-lonely-heart and did a few minor tweaks to it. Go check the rest of his stuff, you will not be disapointed

Owner Of A Lonely Heart (Jean Claude Gavri Remix & Dimitri From Paris Re Touch)

A 60 minute mix of some of my favorite remixes I did on Disco classics
Tracklist:

Sister Sledge - Thinking Of You (DFP remix) 1979, 2010
Ashford & Simpson - Stay Free (DFP unreleased Dubstrumental) 1979, 2008
Eddie Kendricks - He's A Friend (DFP Super Disco Blend) 1976, 2010
Imagination - Changes (DFP Is Night Dubbin') 1982, 2009
Cerrone - Hooked On You (Dim's Oldschool Of Disco Remix) 1981, 2005
Philly Devotions - Hurt So Bad (DFP Super Disco Blend) 1976, 2010
The Ritchie Family - Frenesi (Dim'Soul Orchestra Remix) 1975, 2007
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - The Love I Lost (DFP Super Disco Blend) 1973, 2010
The Originals - Down To Love Town (Dim's Disco Citay Remix) 1975, 2006
Sheila & B. Devotion - Your Love Is Good (DFP remix) 1980, 2010





Dimitri Does Disco

For Tracklist and interview please visit: http://bit.ly/V1xqyl

Named after the year that 'Disco sucks' and they we're burning records in the streets, Romanian Andrei Idu, or 'The Legendary 1979 Orchestra' was infact born in the mid eighties. Now a resident of Utrect Andrei is responsible for some of our most played edits on Dinner City Sounds. His new label 'Legendary Sound Research' (can you see the theme forming) seems to be going from strength to strength and his productions have earned him vinyl releases on Nurvous, Silhouette and Shanti Records. 

He's very kindly answered a few questions and provided us with an hour and twenty minutes of sonic, vinyl only, love.His intentions are made very clear from the get go, its going to be funky and its going to be heavy, you will want to dance, dont be alarmed. You can tell by the tracklist that he has his own identity as a DJ, he plays what he likes and isnt out to regurgitate the 20 most popular recent tracks. Which although this sounds obvious, its not as common as you might think. What begins as a selection of deep cuts of raw house eventually walks backwards through time to a more classic disco aesthetic. Personified by the arrival of Lazare Hoche - Edit A and our personal highlight, Gary's Gang - Let's Lovedance Tonight (Jacques Renault Edit).

The Legendary 1979 Orchestra - House of Disco Guestmix

WIN one of 2 FREE test pressing vinyl copies of this release 2 weeks before its comes out, simply favourite and comment on the best track to enter the draw.

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This release is going to be vinyl only folks so get them while you can!

Guilty pleasures, we all have them. This release updates and fiddles with some serious guilty pleasures that all but the youngest of music fans will recognise. HOD Stash is a series of treasures from a label that shall remain nameless but you’ll no doubt recognise. 

Satin Jackets is the first to revive a track that needs no introduction. ‘Dee Baby’ removes all the elements that date this classic track and replace them with a different calmer soul. 

The last track on the A side see’s ‘Dee Baby’ get the dub treatment and Satin Jackets has created a key laden, familiar, behemoth of nostalgia for you to indulge on. 

On the flip side we have a homage to another 90’s classic from a producer that’s literally exploded over the course of this year ‘Finnebassen’. Remember Me’s seductive bassline and lingering synth’s create a similar low slung mood to the original.

Finally seeing us out we have EJECA’s musical marmite ‘Natal’ which plucks a very familiar sample indeed as he gives pulls off the impossible and crafts a trance guilty pleasure into an addictive, patient house groover peppered with a typically ravey vocal.

Satin Jackets - Dee Baby

Great live compilation of house, classics and techno - hope it gets you moving like it does me.

Houston Thomas Ford

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