1990, or was it 1991?  The first hour of this is probably more akin to what was played at the Warehouse in Leeds in those years, but the mix could have just as easily been called Ricky's or the Gallery or named after any other club in the North of England for that matter.  The Warehouse was the first club I went to though and its a tribute to how blown away I was as soon as I'd blagged my way in saying I'd lost my mates, even though I looked about 12.  Those nights, and Boy Wonder especially were very special indeed.

LEEDSWAREHOUSEMIX

Mekon - Please Stay (Röyksopp Remix)

Released in conjunction with the forthcoming 40C-027 zine:
'(un)common thread(s)'
return to the classics mix
djbta - live
'C.R.E.A.M'

40C-MIX027 (un)common threads(s) - return to the classics (djbta)

Dr. Dijital & Isaac Prieto - Sprkbox - Dec 11, 2024

1993 mix to kick off 2025, on the happier side with lots of pianos and some more mellow/chilled tunes in between.

1. Noise Factory - Can you feel the rush
2. Tom & Jerry - For the gold teeth (F.M.T)
3. Dj Red Alert & Mike Slammer - I don't need your love
4. Harmony & Xtreme - Love in my heart
5. Zookeepers Revenge - Free?
6. Tom & Jerry - A patch of blue
7. Nick O-D - (Non)sense
8. Citadel of Kaos - Passion
9. Foul Play - Dub in u (remix)
10. The Godfather - Look to the light
11. Dj Red Alert & Mike Slammer - Dis one
12. Eze G - Me want sound
13. Elevate - Make it right pt.1
14. Anti-chaos - Crazy jungle (madness in my brain)

1993 Old skool hardcore vol. 4 (happyish)

Drive Nike+ Original Run (Continuous Mix)

Are You In? Nike+ Original Run (Continuous Mix)

Here’s a rare Ben Sims set from Adelaide, 2003, recovered thanks to local legend Jorge Watts, who also played that night. Some words from him are below.

When I came back to Australia from living in Chicago, my partner in techno crime ‘Glenny’, Mr Paul Glenn said to me let’s start up a monthly techno night at Minke. And we did, with the sole intention of bringing our hero to town, the three deck legend Ben Sims. I set up my Tascam DA-30 Mk II DAT machine and we asked Ben if we could record, to which he graciously said yes… Here is the recording of that magical night.

Enjoy,
Wattsy

BEN SIMS - WIND UP - ADELAIDE 28/02/2003

beeem x snakecharmerr Natural Selection on Kiss Fm Melbourne March 2025

CD/LP/Digital available now from - http://www.zrecords.ltd.uk/new-releases

Other stores - https://ZRecords.lnk.to/lefreak

Arguably, Dave Lee aka Joey Negro and his Z Records label are the contemporary go-to Disco label. And it was only a matter of time before Mr Lee would delve deep into his vinyl mancave and pull a selection of sound-alike tracks inspired by that late 70s Chic sound.

To date, Chic and their productions have notched-up sales of over 100,000,000, so with that in mind, it comes as no surprise that their music has inspired others to pick up the bass & lead guitar and emulate that groovy sound... and that 's exactly what this album is all about. So here we have it - 'Le Freak Music Inspired by Chic - Complied by Joey Negro'. Fourteen glorious Chic inspired cuts that groove like a Disco train fuelled on 70s Space Dust (remember that stuff kids?)

The 'Le Freak' journey starts with Ann Margret's 'Everybody Needs Somebody', a track truly laden with "that sound" as it's huge string & horn arrangements pay an almost copy-cat like homage to the Edwards & Rodgers sound. And staying on that theme, Delegation's 'Heartache No. 9' and Van Jones' 'Not About That (Show Me Some Respect)' both deliver killer grooves whilst characteristically panning the strat firmly to the left! No sound-alike album would be complete without a cover version, and Charanga 76's 'Good Times (Como Vamos A Gozar)' definitely hits the spot: A Latin Disco-style rework that oozes plenty of cowbell fun-on-the-floor good times, and a flute solo to die for.

Slowing the bpm down we have the rather enigmatic 'Don't Sneak On Me' by the Michael Zager Band featuring Luther Vandross, a track that's soaring backing vocals carry like it was, well, 1979 of course, and the same can definitely be said for Change's 'Heaven of My Life' too. Next-up we have Odyssey's 'Together', the only track on the album that IS produced by Edwards & Rodgers, and one that we thought was well-worth including, for it's obscurity and super slick 80s production values. Moving forward and we hit the contemporary clock, as Ultra Nate's 'New Kind of Medicine' and Joey Negro & The Sunburst Band's 'The Secret Life of Us' both hit the warm compression button, proving that the Disco sound can be perfectly emulated, even when being produced through one of those new-fangled computer devices!

Well, we think you'll agree that Joey Negro has done a sterling job in compiling an album of music inspired by Chic, and one that perfectly captures... "that sound!"

CD Tracklist:

01 Ann Margret – Everybody Needs Somebody Sometimes (Part One)
02 Delegation - Heartache No. 9 (Special Remix Version)
03 Van Jones - Not About That (Show Me Some Respect)
04 Firefly - Love Is Gonna Be On Your Side
05 Charanga 76 – Good Times (Como Vamos A Gozar)
06 Michael Zager Band - Don't Sneak On Me feat. Luther Vandross
07 GQ - Shake
08 Change - Heaven of My Life
09 Odyssey - Together
10 Nightlife Unlimited - Lets Do It Again
11 She – Easy Money
12 Ultra Naté - New Kind of Medicine (Original Extended Vocal Mix)
13 Joey Negro & The Sunburst Band - The Secret Life of Us (The Reflex Re√ision)


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Le Freak - Music Inspired By Chic Compiled By Joey Negro

Simian Mobile Disco - Run mix

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