I was recently asked to 'play some disco' and that got me thinking, what exactly was being requested, given there are so many ways of interpreting this...  These thoughts also led me to pull this mix together, avoiding a purist selection but also still offering what I hope is a credible response to the question, 'What Is Disco?' There  are a few familiar tunes in there, but also a few tracks you probably have not encountered before, and plenty of the usual soulful, latin and jazzy elements in my choices. (I've largely avoided the housier/Nu side of things, but that's another mix in the making...) Overall, I hope this selection conveys a decent impression of what Disco means to me... 

TRACKLIST:
Million Dollar Disco - Come Back Home
Scandal - Just Let Me Dance
The Armada Orchestra - For The Love Of Money
Tim Maia - Vit​ó​ria R​é​gia Estou Contigo E N​ã​o Abro (versao Tapioca Discos​)​
Sonny Benton & The Typhoons - Brothers On The Slide
South Side Coalition - (Don't Yo Wanna) Get Down Get Down
King Tutt - You Got Me Hung Up
Charles Mann - Shonuff No Funny Stuff Love
Love Drop - Boogie Down (Rework)
Discodelic - Mimo
Universal Love - Moon Ride
Disco Fox - Ebonite (Dave Lee Re-Edit)
Gene Chandler - When You're #1
Giant Cuts Disco Boogie Classics - Limited Search
Tenderness - Got To Keep On Trying (Dave Lee Re-Edit)
Touchdown - Ease Your Mind (Mr. K Edit)
Eddie Kendricks - Girl You Need A Change Of Mind (John Morales M&M Mix)
Sweet Talks - Do The Beat (Edit)
Angela Bofill - Rough Times
Christy Essien Igbokwe - You Can't Change A Man
Rosa King & Upside Down - Summertime

DeHav Deep DISCO! vol.1

Been a while.. but still alive and kicking.. more new bits following soon..
But first this fresh new cut with some Jazzy & Soulful flavours over a Disco-ish groove..
Official release Friday February 9th.. but a FREE download for all loyal friends and followers.. Let me know what you think.. but foremost ENJOY !!!!

BE COOL !!!

Ronny Hammond - I Was Playing Cool (Hammond Stylo 007)

Love Finds Us Where We're At

DUtcH KinG oF aLL eCLecTic FuNkiNesS
Spinnin' & Rockin' parties since prehistoric times..
A Funky Rebellion Fighting the Dark Side of Disco..
".. and just love my $h!t FuNKy & OLd-$KooL" !!!
Already in the 90s called "The Fatboy Slim Of The Lowlands''

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Like so many others, I started DJing as an extension of my record collecting and partying, the main intention being to celebrate and promote the music that had become such a central part of my life. I started collecting jazz, soul and funk in my late teens and by my mid-twenties had also started DJing occasionally in various small bars and warehouse parties. I subsequently became part of (and the resident DJ for) a number of club night and party promotion teams  - WordOfMouth, RIPE, SWDeep, Strange Fruit,  FRESH! and others... 

Musically, I was increasingly drawn to the house sounds that were emerging in the late 80s and 90s. While a revelation, this stuff also sounded to me like the contemporary expression of the music I had always loved, but with a renewed commitment to inspire people to dance. 

And I figured if I gained so much enjoyment from these great tunes then others would too. I suppose all of us who enjoy playing music for others to hear (and maybe dance to) are evangelists at heart.

More recently, this has led to forays into production and the odd record release (...NUSA Records still lives!). I try not to get too hung up or limited by genres and my shelves and hard drives host an ever-widening spectrum of music. 

That said, I find I always eventually return to my roots and, in my DJing, attempt to fuse contemporary grooves with those elements of black music that got me started on this journey.

Honestly, you can use my music wherever you like. Youtube video? Singing Backup? Porno? I gotcha.

New tracks tagged #jazzy disco