Level 42  - Starchild (Pete Le Freq Refreq)

Tomás knows, as much as this car is in need of a detail, it’s almost more desperate for a friendly mechanic. Or maybe just a friend at this point. You’d need a whole team to mount a comeback for this Mondial, so much so that it’s probably not worth it. The clean up alone would take a few days, not to mention restoring the paintwork, interior, and replacing the glass. One thing’s for sure, it’s still a Ferrari – and while natural selection is a bitch, I’m sure glad Ferrari has moved on…

Disco, Edits and feel good House music. 

Shared with love and admiration. Mixed on vinyl.

After finding the rave scene in 1990, Lee bought his first set of decks a year or two later. Initially influenced by the music in the North West and clubs like Legends (Warrington), The Quad, Cream, The Hacienda he started his music collection and would play at parties, the odd bar gig and create mixtapes for friends.

Fast forward to the turn of the decade (and century!), now living in London, Lee was part of an underground party collective called Most Excellent, putting on parties at various South London venues such as Brockwell Park Lido and The Telegraph (Brixton), playing classic, funky and soulful house music playing alongside a few notable guests like Trevor Fung and Stuart Patterson. 

After a break of about 10 years to get married and start a family, he started listening to the likes of Fingerman, LNTG, The Reflex and was hooked on the underground edits and disco scene. The decks were dusted off and he started to buy music again…

Lee is now proud to be part of the #DiscoWaltons family, a DJ, Producer and music fan collective who frequent the chatrooms of some of the best music shows and livestreams available to humankind!

https://www.facebook.com/discowaltons/

If ever there was someone who the phrase “How does he find time to make that?” was about, serial editor and remixer Pete Le Freq is it. His reworks have been played on BBC Radio 6 regularly by Craig Charles, and DJs the world over, and the sheer number of tracks he produces have caused people to suggest he doesn't sleep much.

Pete started producing over 12 years ago, and made a bit of noise with his house label Llama Farm Recordings. He's been remixed by Jay-J, Eric Kupper and Kenny Summit, appeared on compilations with Joey Negro and LCD Soundsystem, and played alongside  the likes of Crazy P, Inland Knights, CagedBaby and a few others. 

Since discovering the things he was sampling were better than the things he was making, Pete found that retouching and reworking the originals gave him his producing mojo back, and soon after Alpaca Edits was born. 

The York based edits label has since become home to disco superstars such as Dr Packer, Chuggin Edits, and Mannix. He’s been resident DJ at Sotano in York for the last 7 years, and this has fuelled his productions to greater heights. He’s known for playing 5 hour sets that incorporate both his new productions and others versions of serious disco action.

2019 has seen Pete get a vinyl release alongside the likes of Fingerman, Al Kent and Sleazy McQueen on Samosa Recordings, produce remixes for the likes of Hot Digits and Midnight Riot, as well as having 4 eps of his reworks on his own Alpaca Edits. He’s also debuted at Tramlines Festival in Sheffield, and made a return to rock the Toil Trees stage at Beatherder for the second year running. 

November saw him support Michael Gray and Fingerman at Distrikt in Leeds and Derek Kaye in York. The year ended with him beating the likes of Mousse T and Ray Mang in the Traxsource Nu-Disco Top 100 Artists of the year. 

Lockdown saw Pete go into rework overdrive, running a weekly Thursday night stream, as well as starting a regular show on Street Sounds Radio. He also worked with Ashley Slater of Freak Power on some original tracks.

2021 has seen the return of Pete’s That Needs An Edit nights in York, and will culminate in December with a guest slot from Shaka Loves You.
Roll on 2022!

Co-Partner of Slightly Transformed Record Label
https://soundcloud.com/slightlytransformed
https://slightlytransformed.bandcamp.com/music
https://chugginedits1.bandcamp.com/music
https://open.spotify.com/artist/765A5emJkUUu04hkQaN3Op 
https://www.instagram.com/chugginedits/?hl=en

DISCOGRAPHY >>>>>>>>>
Masterworks Records - Think Twice EP Dec 2017
Alpaca Records - Maskerade EP JAN 2018
Hot Digits - Danke Schoen EP FEB 2018
Bandolier Records- Boogie Bigness EP April 2018
Love Harder Records - Mess Around Town (Single) May  2018
Alpaca Records - Get A Room EP MAY 2018
Midnight Riot - Things Are Changin E.P June 2018
Hot Digits Year Four (single) - July 2018
Masterworks - Vol 3 (single)July 2018
Ash Reynolds & Chuggin Edits - Smooth   (single)July 2018
FKR -Records - Yes Miss Jones E.P - Aug 2018
Samosa Records - Soul Tempo Vinyl Only E.p Sept 2018
Eeezi Breezi - Noc Boots  - Oct/Nov 2108
Sat Feev - Single - Re Loved Records Nov -2018
Twisted Soul Collective - Shake & Blow Chuggin Edits Remix -Nov 2018
I Know I Know - Single EP  - Slightly Transformed Records Dec 2018
Chuggin Edits Vol 1 - Seamus Haji Re-Loved Records March 2019
Polymorphin EP Alpaca Records May 2019
Fly Robin Fly - single - Hot Digits Years 5- May 2019
I Love U So - single - SupaEarth Records Aug 2019
My Mind Wont Let Go - Masterworks Bag Of Tricks vol 4 OCt 2019
Re Loved All Stars vol 4 - Seamus Haji Re-Loved Records Jan 2020
The Untitled  E.P - Slightly Transformed Records March 2020
I Cant Keep My Hands 2 Myself - Single -  Too Slow To Disco May 2020
Magic In Your Eyes -Scruffy Soul Records Aug 2020
The Message In Music - Tropical Disco Records  Nov 2020
I Want 2 - Single Masterworks vol4 Dec 2020
Steady Eddie - Slightly Transformed July 2021
This One Time 6 track EP. August 6th 2021  Bandcamp only Slightly Transformed
PRIME TIME BAND - Fall In Love In Outer Space (Chuggin edits re work) vinyl Dec 2022 Too Slow To Disco Records
AshReynolds - Plans For Tonight (Chuggin Edits Remix ) August 2024 Slightly Transformed Records
Beatfanatic - Lovecats In My Hair (Chuggin Edits remix) Sept 2024 Gatt Records
Fear & Loathing Fortune Teller - Summer Sizzlers Charity Compilation -The Discography Lessons Records Aug 2025

Level 42 - Starchild (Pete Le Freq Refreq)

Pete Le Freq Refreqs