Oldschool Action

Mekkah, Stephen Granville – Race Of Survival (Original Sonz of Soul Mix)
Download Preview | Buy on Beatport / Juno Download

Originally released perhaps even as far back as in 1995, this tune delivers some exquisite oldschool house action reminding me a bit of a couple David Morales remixes. Now re-released by Soul Love with a lovely soulful remix from Sean McCabe (below) this is something definitely worth checking out!



Mekkah, Stephen Granville – Race of Survival (Sean McCabe Remix)
Download Preview | Buy on Beatport / Juno Download

Disco For The Holidays

Luther Vandross – Never Too Much (Funkhameleon Disco Love Remix)
Download via SoundCloud | Funkhameleon on SoundCloud / Facebook / Twitter

Disco came back to town (although it never actually went anywhere) as another Finn, Funkhameleon, put out a disco house version of Luther's classic "Never Too Much". Expect big basslines, funky guitars and enchanting vocals courtesy of Mr. Vandross.

I Love Nuggets

House Republic, Richard Grey – Nuggetz (Original Mix)
Buy on Beatport / Juno Download - Listen on YouTube - Download Preview (192kbps)

Did someone say awesome? Oh no wait, it was just this track I was listening to. I can't believe how I missed it more than a month ago when this was released by Ego, but here it now is. Also, seems to be a bit hazy who the actual artists here are behind this one, but Beatport says it's House Republic and Richard Grey so I think I'll just go with that. At least it has something to do with both of them.

On to the track then. The more I listen to it, the more I fall in love. It's got a definitive disco vibe with very catchy vocals and some of the funkiest guitars around. The drums are more modern than usually in these kind of tracks, although not too techy (luckily).

Show your support and buy it, let's bring this kind of music back!

Basoski Madness

Niels Van Gogh & Daniel Strauss feat. Ashley Slater – Stop the Time (Olav Basoski Remix)
Buy on Beatport / Juno Download | Listen on YouTube

Dutch DJ/producer Olav Basoski is truly a veteran on the dance music scene. He released his first tracks (under a different alias though) back in the late 80's and has been active ever since. I know him best for his funky house tracks, and here's one that doesn't fall short of exceptional.

Released the first time in May 2011 by Hed Kandi, and having been re-released several times after that by Ministry of Sound and Hed Kandi again, tells what kind of a banger this track was – and still is of course. The overall sound is very polished and modern but the background loop brings a lovely oldschool disco vibe to the track. Pay attention to the funky drumwork and enjoy the superb drive after the drop.

Feet-movin' delicious.

Disco In The Form Of Koe

Electric Light Orchestra – Evil Woman (Koe Bootleg Edit)
Koe on Facebook / SoundCloud

Koe aka Tomek Cegielski is a Polish funky and disco house producer slash DJ with a bunch of lovely tunes on his SoundCloud and releases on some pretty big labels. His newest track, released just two days ago, caught my special attention. It's a disco-injected house edit of ELO's classic "Evil Woman" with lovely stringwork and an instant-dance vibe. Everything just works with this banger, and fortunately, being a bootleg, you can get it for free via Koe's Facebook! (Or by clicking on the name above).

Funkster Regulars

Let's take a look at what's been happening around some of the regular artists we've blogged about on Funkster.

Richard Earnshaw
JD73, Miss Modest – Love Will Save The Day (Richard Earnshaw Mix)
Buy on Beatport | Listen on YouTube — Released by Z Records in November 2011
Classic Earnshaw: smooth beats, lovely rhodes, crisp vocals – as a bonus on this one there's a beautiful jazzy sax solo.

Another nice jam from the same release:
JD73, Nate James – Written In The Stars (Cool Million Remix)
Buy on Beatport | Listen on YouTube — Released by Z Records in November 2011
True disco, happy to hear music like this being still released. Thank you Joey Negro of Z Records.

Wattie Green
Wattie Green – The Prophet
Buy on Beatport | Listen on YouTube — Released by Coyote Cuts in October 2011
Very much like Wattie's "Fly Away", incredibly smooth sounds and piano melodies. Great track for sitting back and relaxing.

Wattie Green – Black Betty (Credit Card Mix)
Buy on Beatport | Listen on YouTube — Released by Coyote Cuts in October 2011
A feet-mover. Male vocals, orchestral samples, an overall funky vibe.


Sonny Fodera
Sonny Fodera – Holds Us Together
Buy on Beatport | Listen on YouTube — Released by Beatdown in November 2011
A deep and soulful track, like the recent productions by Mr Fodera have been. Doesn't mean anything negative though!

Kreap
Somebody - Oskar (Kreap's Damn Right Disco Mix) (mp3)
Listen on SoundCloud / Listen on YouTube — Released by himself in November 2011
Kreap had quite an uploading spree a week ago or so, uploading some of his old work. This one caught my attention in particular. Kreap is once again executing a very clean and polished disco sound. Loving it!