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Geraldine Hunt -  Can´t Fake the Feeling (Rayko Super Disco Edit) 96 kbps

Musta / Welcome (To My Afrika)
Label / Samosa Records
Released / Forthcoming
Format / Vinyl
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A side is ‘Welcome (To My Africa)' which immediately kicks off with a sumptuous rolling bass, distinctive hi-hat and rhythmic bongos to draw you in. In an instant, you’re surrounded by layers of African rhythm guitar, sharp brass and woodwind with the most infectious vocal chants. This really is Afro-Funk at its finest. A bouncing, rocking, rhythmic bomb of a track which will fill any dance floor.

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PREMIERE: Musta - Welcome (To My Afrika) [Samosa Records]

CHAZ JANKEL - Glad To Know You (Todd Terje edit)

Forthcoming on Expansion Records, snippets of the Club Mix and Destination Boogie Dub

"Whatever it Takes" - Shirley Jones and Jean Carne Preview Snippets

SWS005 - The Reynolds 'Don't You Worry Baby The Best Is Yet To Come' the fifth release on the new Super Weird Substance label - release date August 14th 2015. 

Vinyl & Digital available here: http://bit.ly/SWS-005
Compilation CD available here: http://bit.ly/SWS-CD001

This is the full length Greg Wilson & Peza club mix, you can hear the radio version on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHZUVedVtXw

The resplendent vocal versatility of The Reynolds has been indispensable to Greg Wilson's Super Weird Substance label over the first four releases and, as such, they have duly been awarded their debut solo release, mixed by Greg and Peza. Although only young, The Seacombe-based twins perform like veterans and in this case they have masterfully taken on Bessie Banks' 'Don't You Worry Baby The Best Is Yet To Come' - a cult Blackpool Mecca classic from the mid-70s. 

By playing contemporary disco alongside 60's soul rarities the Mecca was at the centre of the famous Northern Soul schism which put the venue at odds with the music policy of Wigan Casino. Whilst the Casino is remembered as the more famous venue, it's arguable that - via its most influential DJ's Ian Levine and Colin Curtis - more classic tracks were unveiled in Blackpool than anywhere else. 

The Mecca operated during normal club hours, closing at 2am, whereas the Casino was an all-nighter from 2am-8am - subsequently a number of people would leave the Mecca around 1am to get to the Casino for opening. This led to the final hour at the Mecca becoming more experimental and compilation albums have been made focusing purely on records that became popular there during this timeframe - 'Don't You Worry Baby The Best Is Yet To Come' being one, a Colin Curtis special.

It's such an obscure track that - unless you were there in Blackpool in '76 - it's unlikely you'll have ever have heard of it, having never been issued in the UK. The original vocalist Bessie Banks is best-known for her early 60's hit 'Go Now!' - later covered by the Moody Blues, gifting them their breakthrough hit.

Written by Clyde Otis and Banks' husband of the time, Herman Kelly - legendary in hip hop circles for 'Let's Dance To The Drummer's Beat' - 'Don't You Worry Baby The Best Is Yet To Come' was released in 1976, two years before Kelly's heavily sampled break.

Lending his hand to the recording and mixing once again, Peza cements an ever-fruitful association with producer Greg Wilson, as the Wolverhampton-based DJ and musician takes on a international focus, working with Chen Shi-Zheng in Shanghai on a project opening in New York - on the back of a mutual association with Damon Albarn.

The Reynolds are currently recording further tracks with the intention of a debut album release in 2016. The diversity of sound and nuanced vocal ability of the twins first surfaced on last year's 'Blind Arcade Meets Super Weird Substance In The Morphogenetic Field' mixtape and has become a hallmark of the label since.

Check out our Super Weird sounds at: https://superweirdsubstance.bandcamp.com
Stay up to date with the latest at: http://www.superweirdsubstance.com

The Reynolds  'Don't You Worry Baby The Best Is Yet To Come' - Greg Wilson & Peza Club Mix

This is one track of my 20 year (only just started on SoundCloud) collection that showcases my musical journey over the years -  see my track list here: https://soundcloud.com/ch_risk_1   a portfolio of live mixes, remixes, loops, stems. beats, mashups and creative experiments made with the excellent Remix Live, Ableton and my trusty DDJ-1000 mixer. I hope you enjoy the vibes and please share it across all generations so everyone can join in the groove! 🎶

CJ's Got His Own Thang DJCK Remix

hayede Saraab / Massimiliano Pagliara (Remix)

Whopping great end of the night re-work made with the original multi-track parts. 

now available along with more gems here...https://ronbasejam.bandcamp.com

Long Train

Hot off the heels of the recent Gumba Fire compilation, Soundway selects more sure-fire disco burners: with a 4-track, dancefloor-orientated EP drawing from the short-lived Heads label out of South Africa.

Heads Records - South African Disco-Dub Edits

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William & The Young Five - You Turn Me On (JKriv Rework)

Holiday [LNTG Muscle Mix]

dave lee's (aka joey negro) special guest show on solar radio uk, broadcast on 23/09/2012

Joey Negro Solar Radio Special - 2 hour show

Available now from: http://www.zrecords.ltd.uk/new-releases

Following on from the likes of “Backstreet Brit Funk”, “Destination Boogie” and the ever-popular Soul of Disco series Z Records continue to release hi quality compilations filled with lesser known disco, funk and boogie. After the universally well received Under The Influence Vol.1 compiled by Red Greg ZR returns with Vol.2 this time compiled by Paul Phillips.
 
Paul Phillips first got into soul music in the late 1970s with the discovery of radio shows such as Greg Edwards and Mike Allen (Capital Radio), Robbie Vincent (Radio London) and the original soul pirate Radio Invicta. These were discoveries that led him to start his own soul pirate radio station in 1982 and go on to present radio shows on London based pirate radio station Starpoint FM from 1986 to 1991 and as the official on site radio station at the Southport Weekenders during the 1990s.
 
Paul is still involved in radio and currently presents his own show on Solar Radio that features the new soul and soulful house releases of the day mixed with the classic and lesser known soul, funk, jazz, disco and boogie tracks from the last four decades. Paul also continues to travel around the UK and USA in pursuit of collecting soul vinyl, a conviction that this new Under The Influence compilation highlights.
 
The story behind UTI is this, being a seasoned record collector Z label boss Dave Lee (Joey Negro) has made the acquaintance of many of the worlds other vinyl junkies. People that may be unknown to the general public but are hardcore enthusiasts who have built some of the best collections of soul, funk and disco on the planet. The idea of UTI isn't about big name djs but is to give a musical platform to those who have the knowledge to put together a track listing of killer tunes.

As always with Z Records, we've spent time and money to make the masters sound as good as possible so if you're a fan of compilations from BBE or Dimitri From Paris and our own Soul of Disco CD’s then this new series will not disappoint.


CD Tracklist:

CD One
01. Phylliss Bailey - Focus
02. Jesse Gomez - Baby I’m Coming At You
03. State Department - Slow Love
04. Brenda Cuffari - My Music Says It All
05. Pike - Good Feelings 
06. Midnight Energy - Saving All My Love 
07. Hearts Of Fire - Lets Party All Night
08. Freeway - Get The Feelin’
09. Myth Michaels - Push It
10. 24 Karat Gold - New Love
11. Tony Gregory – I’m Gonna Break You Down
12. The New York Disco Orchestra – It’s True
      
CD Two
01. Special Touch - This Party Is Just For You
02. Freeway - Help Yourself 
03. Ron Richardson - Ooh Wee Babe
04. Billy Frazier - The Mind Blower (Finally Got His Mind Blown)
05. Wardell Piper - The Power of Love 
06. Sunstreet - Lovin 
07. Motherfox - Fallen Into Love 
08. CB And Just Us – Won’t You 
09. Krisp - Sunlight 
10. The Thompsons – Message 
11. Michelle Lamb - Natural High
12. The Underground Band - Time Is Running Out


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Under The Influence Vol.2 compiled by Paul Phillips - Album Sampler

Hot off a series of Traxsource chart toppers from Lady Aya, The Sunburst Band and Kendra Cash, ZR bring you yet another killer vocal tune in the shape of the wonderful "Always". 

Australian soul act Electric Empire have recorded a very special song with a powerful message about the times we live in. Now its been given a beautiful timeless uptempo remix from Joey Negro.


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Electric Empire - Always (Joey Negro Classic Mix)

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JUNO RECORDS REVIEW: 
"Super smooth groove-smiths Whiskey Disco have distilled another disco bomb here. Thoma Cher is the supplier of the good times via, firstly, the pure party gem that is "Holiday Holiday", on an EP that marks Cher's first solo outing on this label. "Dancer" is an uplifting track with a warped bassline that wraps itself round the sliding hi hats and loose drums as boogie synths add colour. "Be My Love" is an instantly recognisable gem with a fat bassline slowed to a sensuous pace overloaded with breathy vocals. Great stuff."

Holiday Holiday

Be My Love

Double CD available now from: http://www.zrecords.ltd.uk/new-releases

Gatefold Double LP to follow in early May...

Following on from the likes of “Backstreet Brit Funk”, “Destination Boogie” “GoGo Get Down”, the well-received and growing Under The Influence series and the ever-popular Soul of Disco albums, Z Records continue to release high quality compilations filled with lesser known disco, soul, funk and boogie. Now ZR returns with a long overdue Gospel album compiled by David Hill. 

A word from David Hill...

“Gospel music has often followed the prominent trends in secular music, probably in the hope of widening its audience by giving the subject matter a sprinkling of cool. In the 60s it happened with R&B and then funk-flavoured gospel, the 70s brought sweet-soul crossovers, and by 1975 the sounds of early disco had started to permeate the genre. This compilation brings together overlooked gospel gems that have their production rooted in disco and boogie, the sound of the early 80s that followed in disco’s wake. It’s only recently that this music has begun to be appreciated by fans outside of its original target market, and I’m glad to help it finally reach a wider audience.”

David began his music career in 1994 as a member of the Ballistic Brothers, together with Ashley Beedle and Rocky & Diesel of X-Press 2. In 1994 he co-founded the Nuphonic record label, where he managed the creative aspects on almost a hundred releases, with artists including Faze Action, Norman Jay, Andrew Weatherall, Maurice Fulton and David Mancuso. In addition to the record label, Nuphonic also produced the Sony award winning London Xpress radio show for Xfm, which led to various club nights. 

David has also acted as a music consultant to several record companies, one of these being Soul Jazz records, who he produced a series of successful albums for - in 2004 the ‘World of Arthur Russell’ and more then the acclaimed ‘Soul Gospel’ series. He was also production consultant for Auralux, the London based reggae reissue record label, where he worked with Lee Perry, King Jammys, Sly & Robbie and Linval Thompson.

He continues to work on personal projects such as Rootikal, the monthly roots reggae Night, and has a number of reissue and compilation projects currently in production. He is also currently overseeing the production of a book and an accompanying touring exhibition that will showcase Bill Bernstein's photographs of New York nightlife in the late ’70s.


As always with Z Records, we've spent time and money to make the masters sound as good as possible so if you're a fan of compilations from BBE or Dimitri From Paris and our own Soul of Disco & Under The Influence CD’s then this new Gospel album will not disappoint.

DJ Quotes:

'It's the bee's knees - splendid comp' Justin Robertson
 
'Some sweet things on here - it's great' Paul Byrne (Test Pressing)
 
"The Holy Ghost comp has not left my stereo - if modern day churches had this music we would all be believers! An incredible compilation" Ashley Beedle
 
“I love it. Included (with a nice plug) on this weeks show.” Stuart Patterson
 
“David Hill returns with another brilliant soul gospel compilation on Z Records.” Sounds of The Universe
 
“New gospel niceness from Mr. D. Hill” Chris Menist
 
“It's superb, wonderful stuff - I'm biggin it up on facebook! Lovin' it!” Val Challoner
 
"Overdose of the Holy Ghost is playing here - it's great!" Andres Lokko
 
"Sounding very nice" Bob Jones
 
"Just listening to your new comp promo and its awesome!!! We've been featuring it a lot on our rinse fm radio show." James Hillard (Horse Meat Disco)
 
"Loving this – beautifully obscure soulful gems that you'll never find anywhere else. This album has some serious depth" Andy Williams/Yam Who?


Retail Tracklisting:

CD1 
01 The Clark Sisters - Overdose of The Holy Ghost
02 Shirley Caesar - Heavenly Father
03 Ricky Womack & Christian Essence - I Need You (Joey Negro Edit)
04 Dan Greer - Love Is The Message (Joey Negro Edit)
05 Kristle - I'll Go
06 D.J. Rogers - All I Gave Him Was My Heart
07 The Young Delegation - I'll Keep Holdin On
08 Linda Evans - I Am Gold
09 Elbernita 'Twinkie' Clark - Awake O Zion
10 Tommy T & Company - Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere
11 Truth & Devotion - I Must See My Lord
12 Norman Weeks & The Revelations - Hold On

CD2 
01 The Clark Sisters - Everything's Gonna Be Alright (Joey Negro Edit)
02 Gloster Williams & Master Control - No Cross, No Crown
03 Roslyn & Charles - Was Not Intended (David Hill Edit)
04 The Dynamic Clark Sisters with Mattie Moss Clark - Ha Ya (Eternal Life)
05 The Young Delegation - He Lives
06 Sharon Johnson - A Better Day
07 BeBe & CeCe Winans - I Really Love You (David Hill Edit)
08 The Fannie Clark Singers - Use Me Lord
09 Shirley Caesar - Message To The People
10 Ronia La Vee - Lead Me
11 Rahni Harris & Family Love - He's My Friend
12 James Moore - As A Nation (David Hill Edit)


Overdose Of The Holy Ghost compiled by David Hill - Promo Mix

Tony Orlando - Don't Let Go - Pete Herbert Edit (Disco Deviance)

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Based in the beautiful and vibrant city of Madrid, Spanish DJ and Producer Extraordinaire - Rayko has been a leading light in the clubbing scene around Europe and beyond, since he founded his magnificent Rare Wiri label in 2008 where he has released some of the coolest names out there during all these years like Daniele Baldelli, Man Parrish, Gazeebo, Ilija Rudman, Ichisan, Spirit Catcher, Mushrooms Project, or Eric Duncan among many others

His very unique sound and personality, and incredible work ethic, coupled with  unstoppable creative genius have given Rayko the momentum and consistency to stack up a number of great achievements in his genres, although being such a humble and down to earth guy, he will tell you that he just loves what he does and is perpetually inspired to keep on doing it! 

Deeply rooted in the golden era of the ‘70s and ‘80s, Rayko’s influences are masterfully interpreted and transformed into modern day dancefloor bombs with great vision. His love affair with the evolution of synthesizers and vintage drum machines has gone on to heavily fuel his sound today, in addition to sonic desires of 80s Rock evident in his catalogue, that displays such exquisite musical versatility. 

Rayko is very proud to have featured on over fifty great vinyl releases, spread across labels such as Eskimo, Is it Balearic?, Whisky Disco, Lumberjacks in Hell, and Editorial, including two studio albums on Nang Recordings, in addition to over two hundred digital releases. Many of these titles have been repeatedly featured in Top 10 sales charts, with some releases making it to the coveted number one position on platforms like Juno Download, Beatport, and Traxsource. His talents as a remixer have been in constant high demand, with invitations from coveted Artists like Psychemagik, Sirs, In Flagranti, Roberto Rodriguez, or Dj Rocca, to name a few, calling upon his exceptional skills.

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As his fantastic catalogue continues to expand through the years, Rayko has become one of the most loved names in modern Disco.

Geraldine Hunt - Can´t Fake the Feeling (Rayko Super Disco Edit) 96 kbps

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