Archive treats from Central Finland's whimsical trio, turn it up & enjoy!

DJ CHEMISTRY
https://soundcloud.com/chemistry_audio
https://mixcloud.com/juhopuolanen

DJ INTROUBLE (AKA DUBBA JONES)
https://soundcloud.com/joonas_aleksi

DJ BEN KAMA
https://soundcloud.com/kama

JKL DUBPLATES 2002-2006

"Pair of absolutely killer edits from the Kojak Giant Sounds Crew, who are news to us, but sure to be a new we're more than familiar with on the strength of these cuts. "I'd Like Too" is a heavy and massively Dubbed out Boogie cut, that eventually breaks out into some full on sweaty dancefloor moves after a long teasing intro. On the flip "Poyson" is again heavy on the dubbage, working a slow grinding Disco number into a lights down low mega-pumper, before the hands in the air vocal breaks loose. Serious deep down disco gear, don't sleep." 
- Phonica Records

"I'm in a fantastic mood today, and some of it can be attributed to this song. So here's todays treat. Pretty damn fun. 'I’d Like Too' is a heavy and massively dubbed out boogie cut, that eventually breaks out into some full on sweaty dancefloor moves after a long teasing intro. Also worth a listen is the otherside of the record, a slow and sexy version of a Gwen McCrae song ‘Poyson’."
- House of Disco

Alphabet City Edits - "I'd Like Too"

"Two more excellent re-edits from this obscure Finnish label - the last volume lasted just a few days at Phonica and you can hear why - as Rayko takes Stevie Nicks's "Edge of Seventeen" (with that Bootylicious guitar riff) and Irene Cara's "Breakdancing" to new heights..!! Seriously, seriously ace!" 

- Phonica Records

Steve Nicks - "Edge Of Seventeen" (Rayko Edit)

"Two more excellent re-edits from this obscure Finnish label - the last volume lasted just a few days at Phonica and you can hear why - as Rayko takes Stevie Nicks's "Edge of Seventeen" (with that Bootylicious guitar riff) and Irene Cara's "Breakdancing" to new heights..!! Seriously, seriously ace!" 

- Phonica Records

"Another sick edit by Rayko, this one is pretty dark with a pretty heavy analogue arp bassline and ‘depeche mode‘ esq perc- really nice vocals too." 

- Feelmybicep.com

Irene Cara - "Breakdancing" (Rayko Edit)

Seagull Records / Kojak Giant Sounds 2015.

"This is the record I always wished somebody would make. Juju meets Minimal Techno on the dancefloor!" - MONK ONE

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Herman Prime’s debut 12”, “Maajo” is a beautiful ode to spring and new birth. "Maajo" pays homage to Nigerian music, with its borrowed vocals from juju style’s King “Sunny” Ade. The track has a house foundation, which shows in its fat kick drums and sub bass groove, while the hypnotic Rhodes melody harkens to early minimal electronic pioneers such as Manuel Göttsching.

The B-side, “Maajo (Take Four)”, is a track of its own, a mutant revision of the emotional original. This version is not just a slightly altered copy but an electronic dub that takes the original to a completely different direction. Talking drums and a polyrhythm structure maintain the dreamy, Nigerian feel, but the dystopic, detuned synths have the scent of an underground techno bunker.

Jon Thureson, alias Herman Prime, has been open-mindedly DJing and producing music for 15 years. He has a broad understanding of musical language which helps him to infuse his various influences. With his strong background in house and disco, Jon often reaches beyond the limits of both genres towards new frontiers. His love affair with West African styles and electronic Krautrock shows on “Maajo”.

Seagull Records is a spin-off from disco rework factory Kojak Giant Sounds and “Maajo” is a slightly moodier and housier departure from the labels usual repertoire.

Herman Prime - "Maajo" (Take Four)

Herman Prime - "Maajo" (Take One)

"Appropriate that the graphic decorating Kojak Giant Sound’s latest release is a palm tree, because this one feels like stumbling ‘pon a tiny disco club oasis in the middle of the Sahara on a hot July day might feel like.

We’ve raved about the last Young Edits vinyl release on Foot & Mouth, and Luke Fosky’s exceptionally tasteful reworks of Kate Bush and Arthur Russell have restored a lot of my faith in the “soundcloud edit” as a viable genre. The fun continues here, where Stevie Nick’s vocals get wrapped up in some windswept drum patterns and echoing whistles, feeling faithful to the original but like a whole different beast at the same time.

B-Side is a twangy edit of The Catch’s “25 Years” that’s also worth investigating, especially when that saxaphone kicks in, damn."
- Discobelle

"Straight outta Finland, the popular limited edition series returns with two more re-edits that usually stand head and shoulders abover the usual re-edit output...this is a big big remix of this less well known Stevie Nicks track and on the flip, its the lesser known "25 Years" from the Catch. The Catch were fairly successful in the early to mid 1980s with releases on Metronome and Stiff Records. The two man group featured Chris Whitten and Jonn Savannah who’s responsible for the incredible sax running through “25 Years”!"
- Phonica Records

"We’re massive fans of the Kojak Giant Sound releases, you know the ones, massive palm tree in the middle with a blend of pastel shades across the centre. Sometimes the edits are obvious, sometimes not so obvious. The latest being the latter featuring a track by The Catch called “25 Years”

The Catch were fairly successful in the early to mid 1980s with releases on Metronome and Stiff Records. The two man group featured Chris Whitten and Jonn Savannah who’s responsible for the incredible sax running through “25 Years” If you recognise the sound, then award yourself 10 points and a badge sporting the words “I love Squeeze”. On the flip you can find Stevie Nicks’ – “Smiling At You” which has also received the Young Edits treatment.

The next Kojak Giant Sound release is due to drop soon. You can pre-order via their wonderful site (www.kojakgiantsounds.com). Get yours whilst you can."
- Mark Webster / Cosmic Disco

"Kojak Giant Sounds 最新第10弾！！エクスクルーシヴ！！
前作第9弾シングルも素晴らしかったフィンランド発オブスキュア・ディスコ・リエディット・レーベル<Kojak Giant Sounds>最新第10弾シングルがエクスクルーシヴ入荷！！今作はFleetwood MacメンバーStevie Nicksによるしっとりバラード・ポップ"Smile At You"をトリッピーなシンセにランニング・ベースそしてダビーな音処理/エフェクトを加えドラマチックなピアノの魅力を存分に引き出しシンセ・ブギー・ディスコにアップデートした"Smiling At You (Young Edits Going Home Version)"をA面に、The Beauty Roomにもメンバーとして在籍もしているドラマーChris Whittenとマルチプレイヤー/ヴォーカリストDon SnowによるユニットThe Catchが'83年に<Metronome>からリリースしていた"25 Years"をアーベインなサックスを全面に押し出したミッド・テンポの極上ゆるファンキーなブギー・ディスコに仕上げた"25 Years (Young Edits Catchy Re-Rub)"のB面とArthur Russellを見事に捌いた<Foot & Mouth>発デビュー作で注目を集めたオーストラリアン新星Young EditsことLuke Foskeyが手掛けた1枚！！Kenji Takimi、DJ Hikaru、FKNV aka Taro Akiyama、Fran-key、Peechboyお買い上げ！！(SBT)
- Pigeon Records

"New release from super limited Finnish edits label Kojak Giant Sounds. Don't Sleep on this...End of summer anthem."
- Manifest Destitute

The Catch - "25 Years" (Young Edits Catchy Re-Rub)

"The Stevie Nicks edit makes the girls and gays in NYC go crazy... who needs anything else??"
- Tim Sweeney / Beats In Space

"I like a side!"
- Toshiya Kawasaki / Mule Musiq

"Appropriate that the graphic decorating Kojak Giant Sound’s latest release is a palm tree, because this one feels like stumbling ‘pon a tiny disco club oasis in the middle of the Sahara on a hot July day might feel like.

We’ve raved about the last Young Edits vinyl release on Foot & Mouth, and Luke Fosky’s exceptionally tasteful reworks of Kate Bush and Arthur Russell have restored a lot of my faith in the “soundcloud edit” as a viable genre. The fun continues here, where Stevie Nick’s vocals get wrapped up in some windswept drum patterns and echoing whistles, feeling faithful to the original but like a whole different beast at the same time.

B-Side is a twangy edit of The Catch’s “25 Years” that’s also worth investigating, especially when that saxaphone kicks in, damn."
- Discobelle

"Straight outta Finland, the popular limited edition series returns with two more re-edits that usually stand head and shoulders abover the usual re-edit output...this is a big big remix of this less well known Stevie Nicks track and on the flip, its the lesser known "25 Years" from the Catch. The Catch were fairly successful in the early to mid 1980s with releases on Metronome and Stiff Records. The two man group featured Chris Whitten and Jonn Savannah who’s responsible for the incredible sax running through “25 Years”!"
- Phonica Records

"We’re massive fans of the Kojak Giant Sound releases, you know the ones, massive palm tree in the middle with a blend of pastel shades across the centre. Sometimes the edits are obvious, sometimes not so obvious. The latest being the latter featuring a track by The Catch called “25 Years”

The Catch were fairly successful in the early to mid 1980s with releases on Metronome and Stiff Records. The two man group featured Chris Whitten and Jonn Savannah who’s responsible for the incredible sax running through “25 Years” If you recognise the sound, then award yourself 10 points and a badge sporting the words “I love Squeeze”. On the flip you can find Stevie Nicks’ – “Smiling At You” which has also received the Young Edits treatment.

The next Kojak Giant Sound release is due to drop soon. You can pre-order via their wonderful site (www.kojakgiantsounds.com). Get yours whilst you can."
- Mark Webster / Cosmic Disco

"Entendu sur Feel My Biceps il y a bientôt deux ans, le re-work par Young du Smiling At You de Stevie Nicks est enfin disponible sur Kojak - ça tombe bien: l'été, rien n'est aussi sexy qu'une Fleetwooderie."
- Alainfinkielkrautrock

"Kojak Giant Sounds 最新第10弾！！エクスクルーシヴ！！
前作第9弾シングルも素晴らしかったフィンランド発オブスキュア・ディスコ・リエディット・レーベル<Kojak Giant Sounds>最新第10弾シングルがエクスクルーシヴ入荷！！今作はFleetwood MacメンバーStevie Nicksによるしっとりバラード・ポップ"Smile At You"をトリッピーなシンセにランニング・ベースそしてダビーな音処理/エフェクトを加えドラマチックなピアノの魅力を存分に引き出しシンセ・ブギー・ディスコにアップデートした"Smiling At You (Young Edits Going Home Version)"をA面に、The Beauty Roomにもメンバーとして在籍もしているドラマーChris Whittenとマルチプレイヤー/ヴォーカリストDon SnowによるユニットThe Catchが'83年に<Metronome>からリリースしていた"25 Years"をアーベインなサックスを全面に押し出したミッド・テンポの極上ゆるファンキーなブギー・ディスコに仕上げた"25 Years (Young Edits Catchy Re-Rub)"のB面とArthur Russellを見事に捌いた<Foot & Mouth>発デビュー作で注目を集めたオーストラリアン新星Young EditsことLuke Foskeyが手掛けた1枚！！Kenji Takimi、DJ Hikaru、FKNV aka Taro Akiyama、Fran-key、Peechboyお買い上げ！！(SBT)"
- Pigeon Records

"New release from super limited Finnish edits label Kojak Giant Sounds. Don't Sleep on this...End of summer anthem."
- Manifest Destitute


Stevie Nicks - "Smiling At You" (Young Edits Going Home Version)

"Kojak Giant Sounds are back and as always they mean business. Business as in killer disco edits that are bound to set the dancefloor alight!! The culprit on this one is Leftside Wobble, who's chopped up and re-arranged Ashford & Simpson's "Don't Cost You Nothing" and Esther Phillips' "All The Way Down", which has got a super-funky bassline!" 

- Phonica Records

"Finnish imprint Kojak Giant Sounds are back and as always they mean business. Business as in killer disco edits that are bound to set the dancefloor alight!! The man responsible for the essential re-edited sounds on this 12" is Leftside Wobble. On side A he chops-up and re-arranges Ashford & Simpson's "Don't Cost You Nothing" for 7.52 minutes of bump'n'hustle disco-funk that will work the floor a treat. On the flip we get and Esther Phillips' version of "All The Way Down". I'm sure you'll be used to Brenda & The Tabulations' original version, but feast your ears on this groovin' soul-jazz remake, given a touch of 4/4 by Mr Wobble - super-funky!"

- Piccadilly Records

Esther Phillips - "All The Way Down" (Leftside Wobble Edit)

Ashford & Simpson - "Don't Cost You Nothing" (Leftside Wobble Edit)

King Most - "Paint Stones" 10"

Samba 4 - "Tarde De Verão" / CBS 7"
Gilberto Gil - "Maracatú Atômico" / Philips 7"
Wando - "Lamento Do Capoeira" / Beverly 7"
Painel De Controle - "Cada Um Na Sua" / RCA 7"
Luiz Melodia - "Mistério Da Raça" / WEA LP
Luiz Mauricio - "Gosto De Baton" / Polydor 7"
Ana Rosely - "Skim Dum Dum Dum" / RGE 7"
Bebeto - "Com Voče Sou" / RCA 12"
Rosana - "Você Pode" / EMI-Odeon 7"
Painel De Controle - "Black Coco" / RCA 12"
Ton Saga - "Estrela Brilhante" / RCA 7"
Os Carbonos - "Passaro Selvagem" / Copacabana 7"
Lady Zu - "Dança Louca" (Disco Mix)/ Philips 12"
Lafayette ‎- "Sua Vida É Uma Luta" / Discos CBS 7"
Elson - "Viola Violar" / RCA 7"

DJ Ionik - Brazil Mixxx

"Kojak Giant Sounds return to the fold for 2018!! You know the drill..."

- Phonica Records

"Dope psychedelic, tropical, disco banger from Mikeburns on the interesting and excellent Kojak Giant Sounds label."

- Mr Bongo

It seems like aaaaages since there's been a Kojak Giant Sounds - I would use the Google and find out just how long if I wasn't too busy shaking all my shit to the shoulder rolling Afro-cosmic of "Kamassa Trip". That's right folks, Mike Burns' A-side smasher here is a fully fledged floor filler in pure Baldelli/Loda fashion. Drums clatter and batter, the bassline rolls on and on and funky pianos add a touch of disco flair, keeping us thrusting away to the MASSIVE vocal chant. Expertly arranged, extended into chest beating intensity and decorated with all sorts of tripped out fx, this one's coming home with me! Over on the flip, Stockholm's Beatconductor dishes out the Red Stripe and Panama Red with the squelchy, stretched and spangled "Sunshine Life", a seriously summery cod-reggae cut for all the disco drunkards.

- Piccadilly Records

"名ディスコ・エディターが放つ必携のフロア・ウェポン!!

Al Kent、Kool DJ Dust、NicholasらもリリースするDJ Ionik主宰のディスコエディット・レーベル"Kojak Giant"から!

"Disco Devil"からリリースしているMike Burnsと、Les Moonlights、Carré D'As、Nigro Frèresの一員として、70～80'sにリリースしていたAntonio NigroによるUtopiaが残した"Shineshine Life"を、"G.A.M.M."、"Spicy"、"Kat"などからリリースするスウェーデンのエディターBeatconductorがリミックスしたBサイドを収録!"

- Jet Set

"AL KENTやEBONY CUTS、KOOL DJ DUSTやPAT LES STACHEらリエディットの名士たちがリリースしてきた、フィンランド〈TRAVELLER〉傘下のエディット・スペシャリティ〈KOJAK GIANT SOUNDS〉からの久々となる新作、前作も１度きりの入荷だったのであきらめていましたが、インフォメーションから１カ月ほどおくれてストックできました。
〈DISCO DEVIL〉や〈PHÖNIX PROJECT〉からリリースしていた、ウィーンで名を馳せる屈指ののアフロ・ディガー・MIKE BURNSによる必殺リエディット”Kamassa Trip”(sample1)と、〈G.A.M.M.〉や〈KAT〉、〈SPICY〉などから多くの名義で活動してきたストックホルムのベテラン・BEATCONDUCTORによる、スペースドアウトなダブ・エディット"Sunshine Life (Beatconductor Dub)"(sample2)の、強力カップリングです!"

- Newtone Records

Utopia - "Sunshine Life" (Beatconductor Dub)

Mike Burns - "Kamassa Trip"

"Cop show style disco-funk with brass and wah-wah; backed with a monster mambo cut. Perfect for your winter pool party." 
- DJ Mag

"Kojak Giant Sounds strike gold once again with another killer 12". Hailing from Finland Kojak Giant Sounds has released from the likes of Maxxi Soundsystem, Rayko, Young Edits, Nicholas and many more... This time Pat Les Stache takes the reins with two tracks that will slay the dancefloor." 
- Phonica Records

"Kojak Giant Sounds strike gold once again with another killer 12'' with some awesome afrofunk! . Hailing from Finland Kojak Giant Sounds has released from the likes of Maxxi Soundsystem, Rayko, Young Edits, Nicholas and many more... This time Pat Les Stache takes the reins with two tracks that will slay the dancefloor." 
- Clone Records

"Hailing from Finland Kojak Giant Sounds has released from the likes of Maxxi Soundsystem, Rayko, Young Edits, Nicholas and many more... This time Pat Les Stache takes time out from his Cabana Disco releases to bring us two tracks that will slay the dancefloor. 'The Spirit Rides Again' is a wicked piece of jazz-funk meets psych-rock - a total underground not-disco freakout from the pre-disco era. A must for cosmic-rock and cosmic disco heads. 'Odeiyolaoo Mambo' rocks a mambo Latino vibe - rough and raw, with plenty of horns and percussion, plus a nice tempo for disco types." 
- Piccadilly Records

Pat Les Stache - "Odeiyolaoo Mambo"

"Cop show style disco-funk with brass and wah-wah; backed with a monster mambo cut. Perfect for your winter pool party." 
- DJ Mag

"Kojak Giant Sounds strike gold once again with another killer 12". Hailing from Finland Kojak Giant Sounds has released from the likes of Maxxi Soundsystem, Rayko, Young Edits, Nicholas and many more... This time Pat Les Stache takes the reins with two tracks that will slay the dancefloor."
- Phonica Records 

"Kojak Giant Sounds strike gold once again with another killer 12'' with some awesome afrofunk! . Hailing from Finland Kojak Giant Sounds has released from the likes of Maxxi Soundsystem, Rayko, Young Edits, Nicholas and many more... This time Pat Les Stache takes the reins with two tracks that will slay the dancefloor."
- Clone Records

"Hailing from Finland Kojak Giant Sounds has released from the likes of Maxxi Soundsystem, Rayko, Young Edits, Nicholas and many more... This time Pat Les Stache takes time out from his Cabana Disco releases to bring us two tracks that will slay the dancefloor. 'The Spirit Rides Again' is a wicked piece of jazz-funk meets psych-rock - a total underground not-disco freakout from the pre-disco era. A must for cosmic-rock and cosmic disco heads. 'Odeiyolaoo Mambo' rocks a mambo Latino vibe - rough and raw, with plenty of horns and percussion, plus a nice tempo for disco types."
- Piccadilly Records

Pat Les Stache - "The Spirit Rides Again"

"The man Nicholas - the brains behind the No More Hits imprint - branches out and brings us the latest Kojak Giant Sounds 12". Nicholas gets all funky on us with two proper nuggets that'll grab the dancefloor by the nuts and just twist it around... Limited vinyl pressing - you know the drill!" 

- Phonica Records

"The huge chugging title track is bloody amazing. Try not to dance, we dare you." 

- Djhistory.com

Nicholas - "The Funk Is On"

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Al Kent - "Open Up Your Mind"

A: Red Greg - "Love Break" 4:26
B: Red Greg - "Breakin" 4:18

Mastered by @https://soundcloud.com/sasse

Kojak Giant Sounds
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The Records That Always Land Hitside Up!

"Kojak Giant Sounds has long been a reliable source of high quality, disco-themed reworks. Here, the Finland-based outfit welcomes one of the scene's most admired crate diggers and re-editors, Red Greg, to the label for the very first time. He's in fine form; first serving up the punchy, horn tooting, Latin-tinged, two-step disco-boogie of "Love Break", where a catchy female vocal rides a sumptuously warm and rich backing track. Over on side B, the dusty-fingered digger has his way with "Breakin'", a tropical disco cut from the Caribbean full of ear-catching bass guitar, bold horn lines, clipped guitars and eyes-closed electric piano solos."
- Juno Records

"Kojak returns to the seven inch format for, I believe, the second time since the label's incarnation (check Koolius Cesar RCRE 7001 for t'other one...).

Red Greg is Darren Greg who's released a smattering of hits between tastemaking labels Lumberjacks In Hell, Moton, Z Records and now for DJ Ionik's KGS.

"Love Break" is a fashionable, horn driven jazz funker, complete with stylish vocal section and beautifully dynamic arrangement. I'll have to hold my hands up straight away and admit no knowledge of the OG, but you're surely getting used to that by now! 

"Burning" is more uptempo, straight up tropical disco with lyrics delivered in English but the delivery sounding African. It's slashing guitar chops, phat bass and charging drums ensure this'll keep any peak time action hot to trot."
- Piccadilly Records

"Tropical disco vibes expertly adjusted by Red Greg!"
- Sounds Of The Universe

"UK disco king Red Greg drops two edits on Kojak!"
- Rush Hour

"ディスコ・コンピ『Under The Influence Vol.1』の監修、ディープファンク～ソウルのミックステープ『ALTERED SOUL EXPERIMENT』で知られる世界屈指のディガー/DJ、RED GREGことDARREN GRIFFITHによるリエディットが７インチ・リリース！熱情的なホーンと女性ヴォーカルが印象的なA面、トロピカル・ブギーなB面とどちらもキラー！"
- Disk Union

"ディープなソウル～ディスコ愛好家から支持を得る屈指のディガーRed Greg!!

コレクター筋から信頼を得ているディガー/リエディターRed GregことDarren Griffithsワークス。熱いホーンにパワフルな女性ヴォーカルのキラー・カット!!

フィンランド拠点のKojak Giant Soundsより。Z Recordsからのディープなレア・ソウル～ディスコのコンピ『Under The Influence Volume One』の監修も努めたDJ、Red Gregによるトロピカル風味を帯びたディスコ～ブギーのリワーク作品が7"リリース!!"
- Jet Set Records

"Moton等でのエデイットでおなじみDarren GriffithsによるRed Greg名義、ディスコエディット7インチ！"
- Eat Records

"JOEY MEGROの〈Z RECORDS〉の「Influence」シリーズや〈MOTON Records Inc.〉にも起用されてきた信頼のディスコディガーRED GREGによるニューエディット。
UNITED ARTISTS RECORDSやMINITで活躍したソウルシンガーLEA ROBERTSが82年にマイナーレーベルに残したレアアルバム「My Silent Place」収録の曲のエディットのA-SIDE。B-SIDEは、アフロ/カリビアンなトロピカル・ディスコ「Burning」もかっこいい！ (サイトウ)"
- Newtone Records

"Red Greg soul fused and Caribbean disco sounds edits!"
- Vinyl Underground

Red Greg - "Love Break" b/w "Breakin" 7-inch

Dream Boat Sailing (Niceice Edit)

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Vasco Rossi - "Splendida Giornata" (Rayko Dragon Soul Edit)

W & W - "Strange & Funny" (Rayko Dragon Soul Edit)

Nairobi (Niceice Edit)

Here's a mix from yours truly, celebrating the undeniable sound of Omar Adimora, Tim Deluxe and Tim Liken aka R.I.P. Productions/Double 99 (Ice Cream Records). By no means is the selection trying to be all-embracing, this thing could've been over 30+ tracks deep easily with the quality of tracks (e.g. "RIP Groove", "Move To Jersey, "Burning Up", "I've Been Mislead"..) that were released in the mid 90's. 

Here's what went down.

"Happy To Be Deep"
"The Horns"
"Deep Inspiration"
"Oh Baby"
"Sweet Lurv (Smile)"
"Pick Me Up" (Unlicensed Mix)
"Take A Chance"
"Ooh Yeah"
"Wanna Give You Myself"
"Red Hot And Sexy"
"Reach"
"Yeah"
"Work It"
"The Players"
"Deep In You"
"I've Been Misled" (Dub Mix)
"Mellow Works"
"Obsessed"

Much thanks to Steve @ Ice Cream Records, Warkki, DJ Supertyyli & You.

Jam to this.

DJ Ionik

http://www.icecreamrecords.co.uk
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DJ Ionik - R.I.P. Productions '95-'96 Megamixx

"The label with the giant sound is back for release number fifteen, Kojak's the name and edits are the game. Having previously played host to the likes of Nicholas, Maxxi Soundsystem and Al Kent, DJ Ionik's imprint has developed a pedigree for classy edits by players at the top of the game. For release number fifteen Ebony Cuts rolls up to the party, adjusts his tie and puts the champagne on ice. 

Up first under the scalpel is Jesse Gould's "Out of Work", an uptempo disco funk track with filtered guitar matched by a bouncing bassline.  This is one of those bumping disco funk tracks for peak time enjoyment. Ebony Cuts has stitched the vocal and instrumental versions from the original P&P release together and come out of it with a raw funk bomb. Samples are slightly off and bass drums double over each other, but I don't care and neither does Ebony Cuts. A wild disco edit that can hide a shoddy mix, perfect.

On the flipside Ebony Cuts extends Roy Ayers' "Can't You See Me" into a finger clicking, shoulder popping groovathon. Thanks to a subtle restructure of the track, the smooth jazz funk of the original is given some extra dancefloor dynamics, with each instrumental break looped up for full impact. This is the classiest of cocktail disco, the kind of track Dimitri plays while he sips on a white russian."

- Piccadilly Records

"Hot new Kojak Giant Sounds release! These never hang around long and there’s no repress!"

- Rush Hour

"Two Ebony Cuts edits /reworks - Jesse Gold's killer P&P driving boogie disco groover gets its beef chunked up , flip for Roy Ayers - 'Can't You See Me' with a more percussive backing groove!"

- Vinyl Underground

"名作エディット２連発！！Al KentやKool DJ Dust、Nicholasも作品を残すフィンランドの人気ディスコ/エディット・レーベルKojak Giant Soundsから待望のニュー・シングルが到着！！今回は、1977年にJesse Gouldが名門P&P Recordsから放った名作「Out Of Work」と、近頃再発もされたキング・オブ・ヴァイブスこと大御所Roy Ayersが1978年にリリースしたガラージ/ダンス・クラシックス「Can't You See Me」を、Tropical TreatsやSelfmade Millionaire名義でもお馴染みのハンブルグのネタ師Ebony Cutsがエディットしてしまった要注意な一枚！！オリジナルの雰囲気をダイレクトに伝えてくれると共に、フロアでの機能性も重視された激キラーなエディットが施された問答無用の仕上がり！！ネタがネタだけにフロアを大爆発させてくれること間違いなしの一枚です！！！！"

- Technique

"オープニングのドラム・ブレイクを引き延ばし、中盤のインストパート→フック→本編と絶妙に再構築されたRoy Ayres「Can't You See Me」のエディットが最高！！

フィンランドのDJ Ionikが主宰するオブスキュア・エディット・レーベル【Kojak Giant Sound】の15作目は、あのSelfmade Millionaireを手掛けていたハンブルグのディスコ・フリークEbony Cutsによる2トラックEdit！

何と言っても注目したいのが「Roy Ayers / Can't You See Me」のエディットとなるB「Can't You See Me (Ebony Cuts Edits)」。原曲ではドラムブレイクから本編へとすぐに入っていくため、殆どの場合クイック・ミックスする事が多かったのですが、このエディットではブレイクが引き延ばされ、しかもそこから中盤のヴァイブ＆スキャット・ソロに至るインストパートを用意し、ループと再構築を交えて、ジワジワとしたビルドアップ感を携えて本編へと持っていけるという抜群の仕上がり！そしてAサイドには、Billy Nicholas手掛けた【P&P】産のブギー/ディスコ・ナンバーJesse Gould「Out Of Work」のエディットで、こちらもインストパートを主軸に、そのドライブ感のあるブラック・ディスコ・サウンドを構築していた、こちらも素晴しい仕上がり。オススメです！"

- Rootdown Records

Raw Ayers - "Can't You See Me" (Ebony Cuts Edit)

Jesse Gold - "Out Of Work" (Ebony Cuts Rework)

Unreleased 12" version of The Timothy Wright Concert Choir - "That's Good".

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TOM-12-S-0006 12"

Unknown Gospel Disco

"Loving this release! Played "Criticize" on this weeks radio show: http://www.beatsinspace.net/playlists/548
- Tim Sweeney / Beats In Space

"Maxxi Soundsystem duo Sam Watts and Neal Lewis have been pottering around Brighton and London for the best part of 10 years, impressing all with their sparkling DJ sets and an impressive armoury of bespoke re-edits. Now, nearly a decade after first joining forces, they’ve finally made their vinyl debut.

If you’re going to take a decade to get round to making a record, you better make it a good one. Fortunately for Watts and Lewis, this two-tracker for Kojak Giant Sounds is pretty damn nifty. As debuts go, it’s a beauty. Regular Kojak Giant Sounds buyers will know what to expect: dancefloor-friendly productions that blur the boundaries between re-edit, remix and original production. The label tends not to release bog standard re-edits, and these edits/remixes/reworks – call them what you will – are anything but ordinary.

The real killer here is “Criticize”, a version of Alexander O’Neal’s 1987 cut of the same name that turns the smooth original inside out. Gone are the majority of O’Neal’s slick vocals and the past-their-prime Jam & Lewis synth grooves. Instead, we get a chugging, dubbed-out electrofunk groove that morphs into thrilling old skool house jam half way through. The sheer excitement and impact of that drop can’t be underestimated; it’s a bona fide killer. It turns what could have been a fairly standard cut into a genuine banger.

Flipside “His Hat Was His Home” doesn’t quite have the same impact, but it’s still pretty hot. Here, Bill Wolfer’s Roger Trouton style remake of “Papa Was A Rolling Stone” gets a Maxxi makeover. The duo put more emphasis on the sequenced bassline, add some dub effects and tighten up the beats in a version that’s judged to perfection."

Matt Anniss / Juno Plus

"Kojak Giant Sounds kick the year off in style as well with another hot slice of wax from Maxxi Soundsystem. Alexander O'Neal's "Criticize" & a crazy vocoder-heavy version of "Papa Was A Rolling Stone" get updated for Y2K11 - do not miss!" 

- Pnonica Records

"Love the buildup on Criticize, plenty of dips and enough feel good in there for me. I'll be playing this one!"
- Jacques Renault / DFA

"Criticize" is a killer...don't have words to say how much I love it.
- Nicholas / No More Hits 

"Lead track Criticize is an absolute corker. The more astute of you may have realised that its a edit of the monster Alexander O’Neal club jam of the same name, but dragged kicking and screaming up in to a 21st century disco, complete with a throbbing 80s power bassline, housey keys and punctuated by those trademark soulful vocals. We’re so into this it hurts."
- Contort Yourself

"Love both tracks. "His Hat Was His Home" has been a favourite in my sets of late."
- Damon Martin / Disco Bloodbath

"Yeah - I rocked this at Bar25 over the summer, it went down well!"
- The Runners / Dirt Crew Recordings &amp; Welt Recordings 

"Loving the Alexander O'neil cover version.... defo done it justice. Great stuff, will support also really feelin the Papa Was A Rolling Stone joint too - great release!" Keep em coming and keep me posted. RSPKT"
- Tristan da Cunha / 2020 Recordings

"A serious refix... Just works so well!"
- Nathan 'Detroit' Thursting / Southern Fried Records)

"DOPE SHIT!!!!! Criticize is the tune for me. 100% playing that tune in my show and on every dancefloor."
- Shaddy / Soul Industries

"Keep on churning out good releases & I'll keep on playing them!"
- Leftside Wobble

"His Hat.." takes Papa Was A Rolling Stone and aims it straight at the dancefloor. Lovely track, will def play."
- Pablo Contraband

Maxxi Soundsystem - "His Hat Was His Home"

"Ohh this tune.. literally made me jump off the sofa when I heard it first and knocked the laptop everywhere.. Perfect for a friday night." http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00x7h26
- Annie Mac / BBC Radio 1 

"Loving this release! Played "Criticize" on this weeks radio show: http://www.beatsinspace.net/playlists/548
- Tim Sweeney / Beats In Space

"Maxxi Soundsystem duo Sam Watts and Neal Lewis have been pottering around Brighton and London for the best part of 10 years, impressing all with their sparkling DJ sets and an impressive armoury of bespoke re-edits. Now, nearly a decade after first joining forces, they’ve finally made their vinyl debut.

If you’re going to take a decade to get round to making a record, you better make it a good one. Fortunately for Watts and Lewis, this two-tracker for Kojak Giant Sounds is pretty damn nifty. As debuts go, it’s a beauty. Regular Kojak Giant Sounds buyers will know what to expect: dancefloor-friendly productions that blur the boundaries between re-edit, remix and original production. The label tends not to release bog standard re-edits, and these edits/remixes/reworks – call them what you will – are anything but ordinary.

The real killer here is “Criticize”, a version of Alexander O’Neal’s 1987 cut of the same name that turns the smooth original inside out. Gone are the majority of O’Neal’s slick vocals and the past-their-prime Jam & Lewis synth grooves. Instead, we get a chugging, dubbed-out electrofunk groove that morphs into thrilling old skool house jam half way through. The sheer excitement and impact of that drop can’t be underestimated; it’s a bona fide killer. It turns what could have been a fairly standard cut into a genuine banger.

Flipside “His Hat Was His Home” doesn’t quite have the same impact, but it’s still pretty hot. Here, Bill Wolfer’s Roger Trouton style remake of “Papa Was A Rolling Stone” gets a Maxxi makeover. The duo put more emphasis on the sequenced bassline, add some dub effects and tighten up the beats in a version that’s judged to perfection."
- Matt Anniss / Juno Plus

""Kojak Giant Sounds kick the year off in style as well with another hot slice of wax from Maxxi Soundsystem. Alexander O'Neal's "Criticize" & a crazy vocoder-heavy version of "Papa Was A Rolling Stone" get updated for Y2K11 - do not miss!" 
- Phonica Records

"Love the buildup on Criticize, plenty of dips and enough feel good in there for me. I'll be playing this one!"
- Jacques Renault / DFA

"Absolute BOMB, huge tip on this remix/edit of former SOS Band member Alexander O Neal’s classic- droppin very soon on the might of Kojak Giant Sounds! It rips the cheese out of the original and tuns it into a nasty house jam, if this remix was done back then it would have been a house classic. Amazing flourishes added on top with dubby synths and old school perc keep it fitting the 87′ vibe. Maxxi Soundsystem have been around for 10 years rocking dancefloors around their home town of Brighton; re-editing at least half the tracks they play and are only now releasing their own material! watch out!"
- feelmybicep.com

"Criticize" is a killer...don't have words to say how much I love it.
- Nicholas / No More Hits 

"Lead track Criticize is an absolute corker. The more astute of you may have realised that its a edit of the monster Alexander O’Neal club jam of the same name, but dragged kicking and screaming up in to a 21st century disco, complete with a throbbing 80s power bassline, housey keys and punctuated by those trademark soulful vocals. We’re so into this it hurts."
- Contort Yourself

"Brighton's Maxxi Soundystem ensemble drop their debut 12" on Kojak, Finland's finest. We were sent this a few weeks ago and it didn't quite fit in the bunch of moody midtempo sets we were doing for a few blogs etc, so I almost forgot about this release. It's quite a departure from the usual fare we cover on these pages, as we're dealing with peaktime disco fodder here, drawing heavily on cheeky 90s tunes (think wailing diva, electronic tom drums and euro synths). As bad as that might sound, Maxxi Soundsystems' deep and heavy rub of Alexander O'Neal's Critize works a real treat. While the original track is a genuine slice of late 80s cheeze (check out the original video here, it's awesome in a very twisted way) the rerub is a cool piece of modern boogie. The flip is cool too, but it's all about this track for me. Excellent record by one the coolest and most forward thinking labels around."
- Sleazy Beats Recordings

"Love both tracks. "His Hat Was His Home" has been a favourite in my sets of late."
- Damon Martin / Disco Bloodbath

"Yeah - I rocked this at Bar25 over the summer, it went down well!"
- The Runners / Dirt Crew Recordings &amp; Welt Recordings 

"Loving the Alexander O'neil cover version.... defo done it justice. Great stuff, will support also really feelin the Papa Was A Rolling Stone joint too - great release!" Keep em coming and keep me posted. RSPKT"
- Tristan da Cunha / 2020 Recordings

"A serious refix... Just works so well!"
- Nathan 'Detroit' Thursting / Southern Fried Records)

"DOPE SHIT!!!!! Criticize is the tune for me. 100% playing that tune in my show and on every dancefloor."
- Shaddy / Soul Industries

"Keep on churning out good releases & I'll keep on playing them!"
- Leftside Wobble

"His Hat.." takes Papa Was A Rolling Stone and aims it straight at the dancefloor. Lovely track, will def play."
- Pablo Contraband

Maxxi Soundsystem - "Criticize"

Disco treat from local maestro!

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Disco Royale (Yours Truly edit) - 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘭𝘰𝘢𝘥 -

World Party Mix: 

Dave Grusin ‎– "Condor!" / Capitol 7"
Piera Martell ‎– "Exotica" / Memory Music 7"
Miller, Miller, Miller & Sloan ‎– "Key To My Heart" / Meaningful 7"
Broken Glass ‎– "Rather You Than Me" / Citisound 7"
Renée - "Change Your Style" / CNR 7"
Siren - "Take If You Try" / Star Talent 7"
Terry Lupton - "Take A Look Around" / Super Productions 7"
Junior - "The Snake" / RCA Victor 7"
Intrinsic Trance ‎– "Hey Policeman!" / Philips 7"
Pratt & McClain ‎– "Whachersign" / Reprise 7"
Daniele Patucchi - "Sacrifice" / CAM 7"
Moondata ‎– "Let The Moonshine In" (Dub) / Bellaphon 7"
The Tony Monn Concept ‎– "Who Built The Pyramids" (Part II) / Ariola 7"
Third World ‎– "Talk To Me" (Part II) / Island 7"
Qartoffel Und Zpagettih INC ‎– "Feeling To Be Free" / Duofon Prod 7"

Peace ☮

World Party Mix 🌐

"Hot on the heels of the last and biggest ever Kojak Giant Sounds comes another feelgood no-nonsense dancefloor smash. This time around its Magnetic Soul crafting some extremely catchy disco-funk edits. on the A side, we have a stomping edit of 'Blue Flame' by Randy Crawford and on the flip we have Dionne Warwick & the Bee gees 'Take the Short Way Home'!"

- Phonica Records

Magnetic Soul - "Blue Flame"

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