Rare electro boogie funk tune i managed to pick up on ebay for $10.

Redd Davis - Ain't Nothing Better (Nucleus Edit)

Influenced by early hip hop culture Dave Sims started djing in 1986 mixing and scratching hip hop and funk breaks after being influenced by Grandmaster Flash,Bambaataa,DJ Cheese,Double D and Steinski;s lessons etc, this led on to buying a 4-track tape recorder and creating break mixes and hip hop tracks with local mc's,and playing at local parties. 
In about 1989 started going to raves and clubs like the Dungeon,Crypt, Telepathy and then later Paradise club (AWOL) and getting into house and early breakbeat ,djing at parties and raves staying with the music as it evolved through hardcore,jungle to drum and bass.. 
In 1996 started making tunes with DevParadox recording as “Nucleus “ releasing various12" and lp tracks of dark jazzfunkbreakbeat inspired dnb.,and deeper ambient tracks on various leading dnb labels including Reinforced, Goodlooking ,Metalheadz,Offshore,Paradox music,Arctic music.. 
Also staying with hiphop in 2000 releasing 2 BBoy break mixtapes with Break Dj Leacy,which have become classics in BBoy circles worldwide. 
2002 saw the creation of "Esoteric", a label exclusively for Nucleus/ Paradox material.which is going strong into its 19th release getting excellent reviews and regular plays by many of the scenes top djs including Goldie,Flight,Marky,Marcus Intalex.,Loxy. . 
As well as djing drum and bass Dave always stayed with his roots playing and collecting,funk,disco,b-beats,hip hop,house,jazz,broken beat ,afro,latin,etc,and has played at various events in Germany,France,Holland,Hungary,United States,Russia,Croatia,Australia,Switzerland,Norway,Estonia,Finland and can also be found playing more of a deep house/disco sound at various clubs/bars/parties in London. 
Radioshow,Catch a Groove-Nucleus and DjTrax, every 2 weeks,on www.jungletrain.net,wednesday night 8-10pm gmt.Playing Jungle/DnB past,present,future.Shows archived here http://www.mixcloud.com/catchagroove/

Release the gods of Boogie and I will select the best sounds !!!!!! :) Boogie Funk and Disco Boogie & Modern Soul Boogie & Afroboogie & Rare and Obscure Boogie/ Disco-Funk etc...and some deep Soul-Funk  tracks cause Soul is another love of mine.

Gare du Nord [nom féminin] : contrée sonore et exotique située aux tréfonds de la galaxie. C'est un territoire cosmique régit par des rythmes fiévreux et des mélodies assassines.

French trio from Lyon and Paris • Sets • Tracks • World music, Progressive, Trance, Hard Groove, Italo. 


𝟐𝟎𝟐5 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨
24/01 Gare du Nord invite Disco Paes et Mad Ochi 
21/02 Gare du Nord invite Club Sauvage (Extended Set)
29/09 Gare du Nord invite Zaatar et Ramtarr
08/03 Gare du Nord à la Passagère (résidence)
24/05 MAISON M : Gare du Nord / Bahram Vision 
30/05 Open Air - Pilo - Gare du Nord Full day 
30/05 Gare du Nord invite Brandski Live / Prinze / James Stilton 
07/06 Gare du Nord invite Bahram Vision au Groom
20/06 Gare du Nord invite Britney Speed 
21/06 Fête de la Musique : Giorgio Party invite Gare du Nord
Summer 2025 : résidence Passagère (X4) + Live Station(x2)
22/08 Gare du Nord Crew all night : Nino, Tom, Rico, Riff 
29/08 Gare du Nord résidence all night : Le Groom
13/09 Gare du Nord Crew all night : Nino, Hakim, Chiliconne Piani
20/09 : Fréquences festival (off) : Gare du Nord 

𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨
08/02 - Progressive Connexion - La Commune (Lyon)
09/02 - Gare du Nord invite Disco Frenchy - La Marquise (Lyon)
16/02 - Live Station avec Mad Ochi et Ezoteris. (Lyon)
17/02 - MacBar avec Novopol et Evazion Society (Lyon) 
22/03 - Le Groom - All Night (Lyon)
29/03 - Gare du Nord invite Baume and guests (Mad Ochi et Ezoteris) à la Marquise (Lyon)
04/04 - Bamboche - Le Terminal avec Flemme Records et Mad Ochi (All night) 
13/04 - Jungle Disco - La Barge (Troyes) All night
25/04 - Gare du Nord invite Club Sauvage (Angie et Christie) à la Marquise (Lyon) 
11/05 - Love Boat Festival - péniche, Lyon.
24/05 - Gare du Nord invite Novopol à la Marquise (Lyon)
28/06 - Gare du Nord au Panic Room avec Evazion Society.
29/06 -Gare  du Nord invite Hugo Moreno à la Marquise (Lyon) 
06/07 - MLS Fest (Festarn) 
23/08 - Résidence Hugo Moreno / La Kollective au Willie Carter Shape (Montpellier)
30/08 - La passagère (All night) 
13/14 septembre : Fête de l'huma - résidence.
20/09 Voyage Voyage : Gare Du Nord invite Vanroose.
22/11 Gare du Nord invite Karassimeon.
20/12 Gare du Nord invite Valise.


𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨
13/01 :  GiGi Bar (Lyon)
13/02 : Gigi Bar - Lyon 
10/03 : GiGi Bar (Lyon) 
17/03 : La Fourmilière (Lyon)
07/04 : Le Taille-Crayon (Lyon)
21/06 : Le Petit Bleu (Fête de la musique - Lyon) 
18/07 : Willie's Carter Shape / La Kollective (Montpellier)
25/07 : Château de Freyssinet / La Kollective (Valence)
05/08 : Le Groom (Lyon) 
06/09 : résidence La Kollective au Château de Freyssinet (Valence)
15-17/09 : Résidence Fête de l'humanité (Paris)
14/10 : Gigi Bar (Lyon)
8/11 : Résidence Radio Béguin - Super 5 (Lyon)
19/12 : Festival 45 - Club45 (Lyon)


𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨
25/03 : Les Disquaires (Paris)
19/04 : Les Disquaires (Paris)
18/06 : Les Disquaires (Paris)
02/12 : Opening - Le Petit Bleu (Lyon)
09/12 : Le Badaboum - l'Appart (Paris)
30/12 : Before Nouvel An - Le Petit Bleu (Lyon)

contact : emeric.lavoine30@gmail.com