(Nu)Disco Is Back!
My latest mix called (Nu)Disco Is Back is now available via the Elmo At The Controls podcast or direct download.
The idea for this mix came a few months back when Francis Mallinson and Ben Clarke, both English friends of mine, were DJing at a Switch night in Bristol. One of the first tracks Francis played that night was Metro Area – Miura, and as soon as I heard it I was bugging him to find out what it was. The next day, on my way back to Switzerland, I picked a copy of IDJ magazine that included a feature called “NYC Disco Special – The Rebirth of New York Disco?” which incidentally talked about the Miura track. At that point I realised that disco/nudisco/NYC-disco, or whatever you wanna call it, was on its way back and that it deserved a mix.
These days, with the growing popularity of acts like Hercules And Love Affair, MGMT, Empire Of Sun…etc, you can see that the sound is here to stay for a while which is very welcomed after a few years of being pounded by a hell of a lot of dull minimal techno. Besides, it’s not just disco that is bringing back melody, as you can see from Sasha’s Invol2ver mix CD, Guy J’s Esperanza album or some of the latest Sven Vaeth live mixes. Other disco influences in this mix come from Simian Mobile Disco that did a pretty funky set at the end of last year that included a reworked Kebekelektrik track.
Bottom line: melody is back with a vengeance and this is precisely what I’m trying to transmit with this mix. My own personal highlight of the mix is Lee Douglas’ New York Story track which is not big. IT IS HUGE. As IDJ put it: “A definite scene (NYC Disco) anthem, and a good summary of where NYC is at right now”.
As always, hope you enjoy the mix as much as I did putting it together and don’t forget to check the Lyrics section of the mp3 to see the tracklisting from your music player (very handy when you’re on the move and wanna know what this or that track is :D).
Tracklisting:
01. Ashley Beedle presents London Heavy Disco Revue – The Balloon Room (Original Mix)
02. Metro Area – Miura (Original Mix)
03. Kano – It’s A War (SS Uk Re-Edit)
04. Lee Douglas – New York Story (Original Mix)
05. Hercules And Love Affair – Blind
06. Tokyo Black Star – Blade Dancer (Dixon Edit)
07. Sebastien Tellier – Sexual Sportswear (Original Mix)
08. Pauli And Alden Tyrell – Little (Original Mix)
09. Mashtronic – Supernova (Original Mix)
10. Hercules And Love Affair – Raise Me Up
11. Daso – Meine (Original Mix)
12. Kebekelektrik – Mirage (Tom Moulton Mix)
13. Lindstrom – The Long Way Home (Original Mix)
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