Disco

Little Talk with Casbah 73
Oli Stewart is Casbah 73. DJ, digger, and collector, the artist is about to release a ‘Doing Our Own Thing & To Be Free’ on Madrid’s Lovemonk imprint. The base material is strong here from this talented selector and producer, and it is amped up with a couple of remixes from the mighty Dimitri from... Read more »

Finding Light: An Interview with Tony y Not
German native Tony y Not is a rising talent that has been making waves on both sides of the Atlantic since her emergence a couple of years ago. Her dynamic, synth-laden sound is an enticing blend that fuses her European roots with years living in Brooklyn. With releases and remixes on the likes of Trampoliner,... Read more »

Prima Lux: Kate Stein
Kate Stein is our latest guest in the Prima Lux series. The Australian born, New-York-based artist is fast garnering a stellar reputation for raw grooves and hypnotic after-hours sounds. She dropped her debut EPs ‘Scenic Byway’ and ‘Mystic Saddle Ranch’ this past year via Roam Recordings and Playground Records. Those releases included remixes from the... Read more »

Premiere: Skillful Rodney Hunter reworks Kraak & Smaak’s ‘In Plain Sight’
Disco-funk blasters Kraak & Smaak turn up on schedule with their newest iteration, ‘In Plain Sight’, featuring in-house live vocalists IVAR and Berenice van Leer out on Boogie Angst. The release also comprises a pair of reworks from skillful, been-round-the-block vibist Rodney Hunter, a staple element of Kruder & Dorfmeister’s G-Stone Recordings and his own... Read more »

Michael Mayer releases his first solo EP in 8 years on his label Kompakt
Home is where the heart is, and in this case that saying rings true. Though Michael Mayer puts his love, sweat and tears into running KOMPAKT between producing music and DJing, he has managed to evade releasing anything solo on the mothership for the past 8 years (!!). There’s been no shortage of musical output... Read more »

Little Talk with The Reflex
Some call him ‘the wizard’; Noel Gallagher says he’s a genius; some of his devoted YouTube fanbase even call him ‘God’! By taking remixing and audio editing to new heights, The Reflex has captured the world’s attention and built an impressive army of fans along the way, Barack Obama and legendary ‘Thriller’ and ‘Rock With... Read more »

Premiere: Skatman gets remix treatment by Lauer
Berlin’s Scatcity Records hit release number eight, turning to head honcho Skatman who offers up a trio of original productions alongside a guest appearance from Lauer. The title track ‘High Zeit’ leads the way in classic Scatcity form. Echoing percussive elements rattle around before the driving force of looping melodies dance around the rolling hats... Read more »

Fabrikate talk about their new album, formative experience, disco and more [Interview]
On their stunning new album Made Me Feel, Fabrikate take a trip back to the glory days of disco, a time when love was the answer, inclusion was the only message worth spreading and everyone was invited. Fabrikate are Francis and Chuck — two guys with similar tastes and interests digging into the past to... Read more »

Premiere: Tuff City Kids on remix duty for Depaart
Sincopat‘s remixed series is back including amazing re-interpretations of two super interesting tracks. The brilliant duo Tuff City Kids presents a forward-thinking disco remix for Depaart‘s ‘Do It Like You Do’, and great producer Florian Kruse is taking Pheromone’s ‘Fences‘ to the club landscape. You can listen to the full premiere of Tuff City Kids’... Read more »

Premiere: Mix & Fairbanks roar back into action with their new single ‘Ground Control & Major Toms’
Production duo Mix & Fairbanks roar back into action with their new single ‘Ground Control & Major Toms’ released on 045 Recordings. While their usual trade is in producing club edits par excellence – their brace of Azoto edits deemed so good they were officially licensed and released by High Fashion Music earlier this year... Read more »