ANOTHER SURESHOT. SOMETHING FOR THE REAL HEADS. A RECORD OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH CHICAGO LEGEND, RON HARDY. MIXED BY CASERTA.

PARLET "PLEASURE PRINCIPLE" ~ KON Mix 1

MFSB - Love Is The Message (Cody Lee - Spectre String Edit)

Double Exposure - "Ten Percent" Love To Infinity Mix

Terry Hunter Starring Jay Adams - We Are One (Louie Vega Main Mix)

Mbaganga Groove

MBStudio & Magilla crew  MBStudio91 Keyb Drum & Bass Programming, Magilla voice guitars bass and percussion programming , Trapparappa mixing . No more fear, play loud.

Everytime  (MBStudio91 TAPE)

VELVET RAIN

Flavia Fortunato - Se Tu Vuoi (1982)

David Mancuso presents The Loft (Disc 1)

Risco Connections - Ain't No Stopping Us Now - 1979

BBR Records presents “The Chimes”, fully remastered including comprehensive credits and liner notes which is a must for all late 80’s and early 90’s Soul, R&B, Dance and Pop fans.

"Heaven" (DJ Spen & Reelsoul Remix)

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And they’re back. Birmingham based party starters Shadow City Records return with a four track EP, bursting with dancefloor goodness. At the controls for SHDW 005 it’s Salary Boy - hustling hard by day, making tunes to get you hustling harder by night.

‘There Is A Way’ opens with a soiree of shuffling percussion, which drives it forward throughout. The tune holds its nerve and refuses to cash in, constantly bubbling and building as layer upon layer unfolds almost to breaking point. An exhilarating statement of intent. Never looking back.

Side A comes to a close with ‘Tricks’. It confidently boasts a heavy hitting kick drum, set to shake speakers and alter heartbeats. A relentlessly positive guitar sample and buoyant bassline set the mood of a lively cut, which builds to a pay-off that brims with shimmering brass and crisp hats. A sunshine filled stormer, sure to get even the most cynical city worker moving.

Drums, drums, drums.  As ‘Mistakes’ begins we’re swept away by Salary Boy’s effortless command of groove, before a booming bassline snatches back at our attention. “Everyone makes mistakes” is the refrain from the vocal sample. I’d usually agree but our hard hustling, hi-hat wielding hero hasn’t put a foot wrong so far.

An evocative piano loop anchors ‘Cry’, a tune made to define the early hours. Equally adept at touching the heart, as it is at moving the feet. Endings are important, and this is as strong as they come.

Don’t wait for pay day, cop that new Salary Boy now.

Tricks EP - SHDW005

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Le Bal Des Pompiers

Reel People are back. Back to their roots. Back to the future. Back with a bang. Eagerly awaited album Retroflection was released on October 19th 2018 and saw the revered collective recreating 12 soul, disco and boogie classics pivotal to their formation nearly 20 years ago and subsequent hugely successful evolution. Band leader Oli Lazarus has gathered a stellar cast of musicians and singers, – the likes of Angie Stone, Mica Paris, Omar, Tony Momrelle, Navasha Daya, Anthony David, LaSharVu and Sharlene Hector breathing fresh and irresistible life into seminal grooves by Maze, Evelyn ‘Champagne’ King and Teena Marie among others.

Reel People Music now give us the third instalment of many remix packages to be taken from Retroflection as the legendary German maestro Mousse T. beautifully reworks I Need Your Lovin’.

Reel People team up LaSharVu – a white-hot amalgam of Sharlene Hector and fellow female powerhouses Vulu Malinga and LaDonna Harley-Peters – to smartly re-dress Teena Marie’s classic I Need Your Lovin’.

Retroflection is Reel People’s first full studio album in 10 years (following acclaimed releases Second Guess and Seven Ways To Wonder, as well as compilation work including Golden Lady), Retroflection reflects the highest possible level of passion and polish. Such soulful devotion and craftmanship has ever been a Reel People hallmark. Recorded in London and Atlanta over an intense 12-month period, Retroflection also avoids the formulaic overload of modern beats and basslines that countless others pursue. Here the past is artfully reawakened, Reel People’s talented cast of performers – overseen by experienced studio-hands Lazarus, Mike Patto, Matt Cooper (of Incognito fame) and Toni Economides - re-treading classic riffs with new yet respectful purpose. Their compelling neo-soul blend of now and then should awe diehards and newcomers alike. Retroflection is one hell of a return.

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I Need Your Lovin’

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Reel People feat. LaSharVu – I Need Your Lovin' (Album Mix)

Welcome to the Word Is Love Show and on the show it's a celebration of the Godfather of Dance music itself David Mancuso.

David invented the first "by invitation only" parties in New York City with the very first party "Love Saves The Day" in 1970 that went on to become The Loft. 

The show is the first part of 2 shows that celebrates the 50th anniversary of "Love Saves The Day".

Being thrown down is classic Disco, Funk, Rare Groove, Latin and Soul, plus a selection of Worldwide delights that David used to play.

Expect classic tracks by Earth Wind & Fire, Mr. Fingers, James Brown, Central Line and Eddy Grant. 

The mix was performed 'Shooting from The Hip', a style of cut mixing and blend mixing to give it that extra authenticity.

All tracks are selected and mixed by @thefunkassassin

The Loft awaits!

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For all past shows click here ==> soundcloud.com/thefunkassassin/sets/the-word-is-love-soul-funk

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David Mancuso The Loft The Word Is Love Show 32 Funky Disco R&B Soul Funk House Groove Latin Dance

I'll never forget my most memorable party experience of all time.  It happened at David Mancuso's Loft @ 99 Prince Street in NYC.  I was hoofin it downstairs about 5:30 AM when a fire broke out.  No one panicked. No one actually wanted to leave, but cooler heads prevailed & we got the fawk outta there.  And like the typical stubborn NY night-breakers that we were, we hung outside the building while New York's Bravest came and knocked down the blaze.  If you were there, I know you weren't entertaining thoughts of going home yet.  Neither was I, so we just sat up on top of the big red FDNY trucks and waited til they reopened David's loft and let us back in to wrap the party up.  One problem, they weren't going to do that!  It WAS A WRAP ALREADY.  But no one went home anyway.  

THAT is the spirit I wanted to capture, so I dropped these tracks just to remind myself of those crazy, happy, sick, dont-give-a-fuck times that you cant relive, but won't ever forget.  I hope these tunes bring back some positivity to those who relish fun, dancing and partying together as a family.

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