Chicken Lips – Echoman (2000)

Over the 00`s, the decade of the new style disco forms, I`ve read and heard lots of “disco this, disco that” but the fact was that finding a good nudisco album became a real hard task. Maybe only a handful of artists could reach the level achieved by Chicken Lips in Echoman.

I`m not a specialist on the theme but I guess the union of some of the ideas of Andy Meecham and Dean Meredith made the avenue in which many artists have been walking through during 00`s. Some would say they are pioneers of the spaced-out dub nu disco.

I´d say that it`s like a combo of electro-dub influences glancing disco, perhaps.. Check out the original post where i find it at The Light Of The Night. The one behind that dark red pages knows the matter, few word that say everything. Once there, check the disco and funk tags, I guess you`ll find something cool.

Tracklist:

01. Echoman Prelude (0:35)

02. Eggy's Pause Button (5:28)

03. Boiling Point (7:48)

04. Meet Me At The Freezer (7:34)

05. 3 Soaps In One (6:57)

06. 100 Sovereigns (0:19)

07. You're Not Ready Yet (6:49)

08. Is That You Or Me (7:51)

09. Do It Proper (7:18)

10. Jerk Chicken (6:58)

11. Man In His Element (6:21)

12. Lipservice (0:18)

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See you around, guys!

VA - Disco Not Disco Vol.1 - 3 (2000- 2008)

Maybe the most popular Strut Records series, Disco Not Disco explores original anthems and rarities from the world of 1970s and 80's post-punk and leftfield disco. If you're down with the history of popular dance music, this is a pretty seminal collection of some of the oddities and classics that made their way into deejay record crates back in the day. A must have for any true collectors of electro, house, new wave and whatever related to or in between.

DISCO NOT DISCO VOL.1 (2000):

Leftfield Disco Classics From New York Underground - Compiled by Joey Negro + Sean P.

Tracklist:
01. Walking on Thin Ice [1981 Re-Edit] - Yoko Ono Listen
02. Cavern - Liquid Liquid Listen
03. Tell You (Today) [Vocal Version] - Loose Joints Listen
04. Spasticus (Autisticus) [Version] - Ian Dury & the Seven Seas Players Listen
05. Over and Over [Long Version] - Material Listen
06. Wheel Me Out - Was (Not Was), Was (Not Was) Listen
07. Kiss Me Again [Original Edit] - Dinosaur L Listen
08. I Walk - Don Cherry Listen
09. Voices Inside My Head - Common Sense Listen
10. Treehouse/School Bell, Pt. 1 - Indian Ocean Listen
11. Macho City - Steve Miller Band

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DISCO NOT DISCO VOl.2 (2002):

Leftfield Disco Classics From New York Underground - Compiled by Joey Negro + Sean P.

Tracklist:
01. White Horse - Laid Back, Laidback Listen
02. Problemes d'Amour - Alexander Robotnick Listen
03. Bostich - Yello Listen
04. Aspectacle [Holzer Czukay Edit] - Can Listen
05. Ciquri - Material Listen
06. Get Down - Connie Case Listen
07. Timewarp - The Coach House Rhythm Section Listen
08. Let's Go Swimming - Arthur Russell Listen
09. Sting, Pt. 1 - Barry Waite & Ltd. Listen
010. Fourteen Days - Lex Listen
011. This Is Radio Clash - The Clash Listen

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DISCO NOT DISCO VOL.3 (2008):

Post Punk, Electro & Leftfield Classics - 1974-1986

Tracklist:
01. Launderette - Vivien Goldman
02. Mind Your Own Business - Delta 5
03. My Spine Is The Bassline - Shriekback
04. Your Life - Konk
05. Crunch Cake - Isotope
06. Contort Yourself (August Darnell Remix) - James White & The Blacks
07. Love Tempo (Remix) - Quando Quango
08. Kaddish - Gina X
09. Don't Lose Control (Dance) - Material
10. Binary - Kazino
11. Los Ninos Del Parque (12" Mix) - Liaisons Dangereuses
12. Sharevari (Instrumental) - A Number Of Names
13. In The Cornbelt (Larry Levan Mix) - Dinosaur L
14. Silent Street / Silent Dub - Maximum Joy

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##Videos (just a couple I`ve found at disco-not-disco.com / Wanna see more? go(ogle) ahead!)

See ya!

Database presents Ugly Edits Vol. 2 (2009)

November is my B-day`s month and it`s coming to the end. So here comes something to make your party up before the time is over!!

DATABASE is a brazilian duo that comprises childhood friends, Lucio Morais and Yuri Chix. While students in film school, the two became famous for gathering the entire student body together—from freshman geek to senior stud—to the dance floor of São Paulo’s legendary, now-extinct club, “AmpGalaxy".

The two released their first compilation, “Ugly edits Vol.1” in early 2008. Around this time, they were invited to remix Fatboy Slim, and got together with his label (Southern Fried Records) to release their Miami EP, collaborating with Bonde do Role. From these two releases, their notoriety grew rapidly in Brazil, playing in some of the country’s biggest festivals.

In 2009 they released their second compilation, “Ugly edits Vol.2”. This is not a physical compilation album but a digital release and you can get it for free at their myspace in good quality (320 kbps).

Just to make things easy you can CLICK HERE, instead. You can check also check it at last.fm and get the tracks there, but it`s poor quality and only contain Database`s edits which is less than half of the pack that includes 13 DB`s edits plus 23 edits from their friends.

Watch the release video:

UGLYEDITS VOL.2 from Shoot The Bastards on Vimeo.

Some tracks are lil too electro/noisy but it`s a nice pack if you like Nu Disco & edits..

Birdy Nam Nam - Birdy Nam Nam (2005)

Still in the directions of new/different ways to make music, let`s gather some info about Bird Nam Nam group.

Before I try to explain what these guys do, watch it yourself!!



As you can see, Birdy Nam Nam is formed by 4 highly skilled DJs and each of them "plays" a part of some music resulting in a new music. But it`s not just pressing play button, they are always working it out (looping, scratching, cutting and whatever). In other words, they use turntables as musical instruments!

In their first homonymous album you can check their singular music constructed from jazz, soul, disco e black music vinyls they owned. A real colourful picture of rhythms invented by these french artists.

Tracklist:

1. Ready For War, Ready For Whut?
2. Body, Mind, Spirit...
3. Too Much Skunk Tonight...
4. Transition
5. Kind Of Laid Back
6. Jazz It At Home
7. We Drummin'
8. New Birth
9. Escape
10. L'Interlude De Qualité
11. Engineer Fear
12. Rainstorming
13. II Y A Un Cauchemard Dans Mon Placard
14. Migration
15. Abbesses
16. New Steps/Breaking Barriers (Bonus Track)
17. From Here To There (Bonus Track)

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If you still have some doubt, watch the clip of "Abbesses" below! Maybe their most famous track in this album..