This week's Guest Mix comes from Beavs.

Beavs is an exciting upcoming Bristol-based selector renowned for her deep soulful collection. She brings a unique heat to the dancefloor and plays with an infectious energy and spirit, seamlessly serving up smooth grooves that blend boogie, soul, funk, house, gospel, disco, reggae, highlife, afrobeat, MPB, jazz - and everything in between - from across the globe. A core member of Bristol's Void radio team, she's been making her mark on community radio stations from UK's Loose FM, Balamii, Noods, Vandelay and Australia's 94.1fm, as well as holding down gigs with Funkelectric, Bath Carnival's Bacana Funk, Guava Jamz, Through The Noise and Westival, plus iconic venues like The Marble Factory, Lakota, Lost Horizon and London's Cafe 1001. 

About this mix:

"A mix blending some of my favourite underground disco, funk and house tracks from across the decades. New and old, it's all about the groove."

DISC0080 - Beavs

Vinyl collector and groove selector, Ryan Taylor digs deep into the realms of disco and house, through to funk, reggae and jazz. Spinning an eclectic mix of soulful sonics, uplifting rarities, and dancefloor gems.

🎧 DJ (Vinyl Selector)
👨‍💻 Marketing Manager - Village Underground (Shoreditch) & EartH (Dalston)

💿 East London Label & Event Series
💃 Founded by @bustinloosedjs
🎉 Nu-Disco & Soulful Dance
👇 Check out our upcoming events 🚂💨
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Regarded as one of London’s “leading disco labels”, The Disco Express first began as a monthly loft party in March 2017; hosting the globe’s biggest house & disco DJs at the former 1940's Shoreditch railway station.

Evolving into a full-fledged record label and event series in 2020, The Disco Express is now a revered platform for nu-disco and soulful dance music. Working with the scene’s most talented up-and-coming artists, DJs and remixers, the label has established a global fanbase, distributing vinyl, merch, and music to over 50 countries worldwide. 

Consistent high quality releases and edits have garnered support from the likes of Nightmares On Wax, Purple Disco Machine, The Blessed Madonna, Crazy P, TSHA, Folamour, Dan Shake, Groove Armada, Sarah Story (Radio 1) and Basement Jaxx. 

Holding down residencies in London, Berlin, Paris, Mexico City and NYC, The Disco Express also plays host to events further afield in Bristol, Milan, Rome, Copenhagen and more.. 

Celebrating their 50th release as a label in May 2023, The Disco Express endeavour to support new underground artists from across the globe as well as working with legends of the dance music scene Barbara Tucker, John Morales, Michael Gray, Michelle Weeks, Art of Tones and most recently Dave Lee. 

The Disco Express is building a strong catalogue of original disco for 21st century dance floors and this train ain't slowing down anytime soon...

London-based DJ and member of the @DayDreamDisco collective, spinning the finest underground Funk, Disco, and classic 90s/00s House.

I’ve had the pleasure of playing at events and venues such as Brixton Disco Festival, Up on the Roof @ POW, Sultra, Cafe 1001, XOYO, sharing the decks with incredible DJs including, Norman Jay, Marcia Carr, Admin, Lev, Bear Winder and many more.

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