Archive for September, 2008
JAZ – Show Me On The Doll Pt.5
Posted on 26. Sep, 2008 by baggy.
As mentioned previously on Cosmic Disco, JAZ is one of our favourite mixmeister’s.
We are pleased to bring you part 5 of his ‘Show Me On The Doll’ mix series, of which preceding parts of this series have been featured on sites such as Lovefingers and Talking in Stereo.
Not content with cooking up brilliant mix [...]
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Frankie goes to Hollywood – Relax video banned version
Posted on 24. Sep, 2008 by thp.
Relax was released by ZTT in October 1983 and got a modicum of airplay, allowing it steady progress into the UK Top 40. Following a debut appearance on the BBC’s Top Of The Pops on January 5, 1984 while at number 35, the single shot to number six in the charts — and then would [...]
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Shahrokh Sound of K – Dripping Point
Posted on 23. Sep, 2008 by baggy.
DJ, producer and music club owner – Shahrokh Dini teams up with Andreas Kohler (aka Andy Fabulous) as ‘Shahrokh Sound of K’, the deep house project formed back in 2006 that can be found on the influential Compost ‘Black Label’.
Where Shahrokh started DJ’ing back in 1995, Andreas was a student of classical music, working as [...]
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Kano – It’s a War
Posted on 19. Sep, 2008 by thp.
This guy has some moves. Love this record. Obvious. Who cares. This comment creased me on youtube. Great story though.
Ha I discovered this Kano like 3 years ago accidentally whilst trying to download Kano the grime MC but now MUCH more into disco & boogie than grime!
Maybe that is Kano the grime MC in [...]
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Cosmic Disco Presents… Love in C-Minor
Posted on 15. Sep, 2008 by baggy.
We finally set up our stall at Manchester’s Deaf Institute on Friday 17th October with Germany’s POLLYester (LIVE), DJ Mooner (Compost/Elaste Slow Motion Disco) & DJ Kaput (Rocktronik) in addition to support from your very own Cosmic Disco residents.
With influences taken from Italo, Punk & Disco, POLLYester are the bastard love child of The Sparks [...]
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Makin’ Music – September 2008
Posted on 15. Sep, 2008 by baggy.
Determined to cling on to what little summer we have left Niles and Baggy set up camp at their north Manchester base camp for your September podcast.
An upgraded setup doesn’t stop them making a balls-up of proceedings but with the post-production power of Soundforge and Garageband meaning you wouldn’t guess it took two takes and [...]
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Niles – Slow Motion Technology
Posted on 12. Sep, 2008 by niles.
Me on mixing duties again this week but this one is about as far away from last week’s as you are ever likely to get.
A 70 minute plus collection of slowed down techno, pitched up downtempo and ethnic sounds. There’s some re-edits, a couple of disco-y numbers in there and some Afrobeat.
Take it Slowwwwwwwwwwww
Niles – [...]
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Protected: PRESS PACK – Cosmic Disco Presents ‘Love in C-Minor’
Posted on 11. Sep, 2008 by baggy.
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My Mine – Hypnotic Tango
Posted on 08. Sep, 2008 by baggy.
Niles, Baggy & THP doing some German TV promo circa 1983.
Heady days…
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Jacques Renault Guest Mix
Posted on 05. Sep, 2008 by baggy.
This weeks guest mix comes courtesy of NYC resident – Jacques Renault.
After working as a buyer at Chicago’s legendary Gramaphone Records, Jacques exposure to house music led him back to searching out classic disco and relocating himself to it’s spiritual home – New York City.
Voted ‘Best NYC DJ’ by Papers Night Life Awards, Jacques has [...]
