If you haven’t already downloaded most of these mixes from Deep House Page then head there now and fill your pockets.

Here’s Armando live on WBMX radio Chicago in the early 80s. It’s a keeper.

Armando was born in Chicago to parents of Afro-Cuban descent. He was a star baseball player as a youngster before spinal meningitis put an end to his athletic aspirations. He became interested in dance music, organizing parties by age 16 and mixing on radio by age 17. He and Mike Dunn founded Musique Records and Warehouse Records in 1988, the latter releasing Armando’s singles “151″ and “Land of Confusion”. “Land of Confusion” became a transatlantic club hit in Chicago as well as in Britain, where it influenced their early acid-house scene. He also produced Warehouse releases from Ron Trent, DJ Rush, and Robert Armani.

Cosmic Disco and Cutloose favourite delivers this awesome mix for CO-OP & Pulse Radio. Mark, who ripped it up at our April party the other year, made a storming introduction in 2005 with his acclaimed re-work of Womack & Womack’s “Baby I’m Scared of You” (Jiscomusic), followed up by further productions on Jisco, Gerd Janson’s label, Running Back and Sonar Kollectiv, amongst others.

His rightly burgeoning profile has ensured Mark is a busy boy – as well as taking the reins at his own night, Dropout Boogie in Birmingham and more DJ appearances in the UK and Europe, he has issued recent releases on his new label, MERC and for Under the Shade and Endless Flight.

Enjoy the mix.

If you missed the first volume, then I recommend you don’t pass on picking volume 2 up. The next installment drops on 27th September so keep them peeled. Read on …

Strut re-kindle their involvement with one New York’s most revered DJs and re-edit pioneers, Danny Krivit, with a fresh album of essential new, rare and classic re-works, past and present.

An acknowledged leader in New York clubland for many years, Krivit learned his craft through a series of early residencies, including a four-year stretch at The Roxy as hip hop came downtown from the Bronx during the mid ’70s. Throughout the ‘80s, he was then often DJ-ing six nights a week at seminal nightspots like Area, Danceteria, Save The Robots and more. Since then, he is perhaps best known for his residency at the legendary Body & Soul parties from the inception in 1996 alongside Francois Kevorkian and Joe Claussell, a calling card that has kept him an in-demand DJ globally as club-goers gravitate towards his unique blend of emotive soulful house, disco and Afro sounds. The party has continued in Brooklyn and Manhattan, with Krivit’s 718 Sessions now a regular fixture of New York’s club diary.

As a producer, Krivit is the acknowledged “King Of The Edit“ and has been a major influence on today’s re-edit culture. From early classics like the ‘Feelin’ James’ and ‘Rock The House’ JB cut-ups during the mid-‘80s, he has released over 300 unique versions, often under the mysterious ‘Mr. K’ moniker. After releasing a batch of his finest edits on the ‘Edits By Mr. K’ compilation in 2003, Strut now delve back into the tape cupboard for an all-new edition, bringing together some of Krivit’s secret weapons in a wide-ranging selection covering soulful disco, funk and jazz.

Tracks include in-demand Krivit rarities including his previously unreleased re-work of Black Blood’s Afro-rock rarity ‘Chicano’, the revival of a soulful Patrice Rushen sleeper, ‘Music Of The Earth’ and an extended workout on the Chairmen Of The Board’s psychedelic soul classic, ‘Life & Death’.

• Patrice Rushen – Music of the earth 8.12
• Milton Hamilton – We have all the time
• Midnight Movers – Follow the wind
• Black Blood – Chicano
• Rare Pleasure – Let me down easy
• Blue Moderne – Through the night
• Philadelphia All-Stars – Let’s clean up the ghetto
• Sound Experience – Don’t you know you’ve broken my heart
• The fatback Band – Spanish hustle
• Chairmen of the Board – Life & death

Plus a digital bonus track Voyage – Lady America.

Put that date in your diaries.

Hey everyone, here’s some edits that I’ve been working on. Let me know what you think over on Soundcloud. Loads more to come!

I first dropped onto this yesterday via Twitter courtesy of SluttyFringe. Around that time the play count was around 1500. 24 hours later it’s hitting the 900,000 mark as I type. I started to blog about the track having a keen interest in chill out and ambient music however I left the post in drafts with a view to returning to it later in the day. Going back to Shamantis’s Soundcloud page, I really didn’t expect to see the stats that he was hitting one day on. So I thought if you haven’t heard this and I’m sure most of you will have by now, then you should go check it out.

From reading in the comments it seems like within hours a website called Slowitup has emerged showcasing more sounds that have been time stretched with PaulStretch. Whilst time stretching is nothing new, it’s a very well executed idea and you can tell by most of the reactions from the Soundclouders in the comments section, they’re shouting between the lines “why didn’t I think of this?”

I quite like this comment.

Just shows how universal (and by that, literally, i mean cosmic vibrations) pop music is. Better than any other style, it uses fundamental chord progressions based on the resonant frequencies in the cosmos and augments them with the most ear-pleasing of sound textures. It’s sacred geometry exploited to make it rain for the big studios. What else to help get the lambs to slaughter?

What do you think?

UPDATE: OK I couldn’t help myself.

In July we brought Lowlife resident’s Matthew Burgess and Jolyon Green to Manchester to play our basement bash. Matthew & Jolyon have been playing out and making people dance for over 15 years playing across the country and abroad.

Lowlife is one of the best underground parties in London –  put on by Bill Brewster & Frank Broughton. You can read more about their parties over at DJHistory.com

The lads played from start to finish, you can download or listen to all 4 hours below. Enjoy.

The Mutant disco radio show started it’s life on radio Svid in Croatia. The show currently broadcasts from Elektrana radio who are the official Exit festival’s radio station. The show airs every Saturday from 9-11 pm. Leri Ahel who’s provided the mix explains the show covers all kinds of soulful music from nu disco, disco, deep house, jazz, soul, funk, tech house, afrobeat and goes on to say occasional pop track is included if it his the mood of the show.

You can find out more about the radio show by joining the Facebook group page or listen to the previous shows on the dedicated Soundcloud page.

Here’s a mix from Leri Ahel. Enjoy.

• Sleazy Mcqueen feat. Anne Montone – Anna Due [Cole's vocal mix] [Moodclub music]
• Body electric – Magic Electronic [Moustache]
• Jori Hulkkonen feat. Jerry Valuri – I am dead [Hercules and love affair remix] [Sugarcane]
• Williams – Confused Arp Disco [Love triangle Ltd]
• Neurotic drum band – Robotic Hypnotic Adventure [Harkin Raney remix] [Wurst]
• Mixed blend – Mixed Blend [extended fade] [Special kind of dub]
• Hungry ghost – Illuminations [Ashley Beedle's Dub the Light remix] [International feel]
• Dionigi – Make your body move [Quantistic division]
• Corsican brothers – Whole Lotta Disco [Mob beat]
• Funky instruments – Get down [Tonite]
• Million dolar disco edits – Brock party [All out war]
• Samanto Faxx – Mafe maison Edit [Plat du chef productions]

OK well no so exclusive in the context of time. Back in November 2007 Cosmic Disco received a mysterious package in the post with the senders address referencing Brescia in Italy. It contained 2 CDs from Beppe Loda with some handwriting scribbled on them in marker pen. There was no other information about the mixes on what was contained on them though when you listen, you’ll realise this is Beppe at his best.

The first CD was shared back in November 2007 with the promise of sharing the second CD the following week. The mixes flowed thick and fast back then to the point where people were emailing asking Cosmic Disco to slow down … straight up. And with that the mix was added to the CD stack spindle for a rainy day.

With Beppe’s forthcoming appearance at Electric Elephant and the sun beating down on Manchester it seemed the most perfect time to share the second CD with everyone. So hit the download, turn your volume dial to the right and enjoy.

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Super cool edit master Rayko served up a mix to share with Cosmic Disco last month. This time Soundcloud is doing the honours in terms of hosting so use the player below or head over there and grab it whilst you still can.

Keep tabs on Rayko’s Soundcloud page for fresh new edits that appear almost daily. I kid you not.

Rayko has some forthcoming releases so look out for those hitting your record shop shelves real soon.

• Space Ranger – Superstring “Rayko remix” [Love Monk 2010]
• GiulioDj – Inner Life “Rayko remix” [It is Balearic? 2010]
• Peter Richard – Walking in the Neon “Rayko Neon Color Electro edit” [Top Shelf 2010]

And whilst you’re there bag what’s left on Juno on the Cosmic Disco fave label, Rare Wiri

Hello there. It’s been slightly quiet on Cosmic Disco over the last few weeks so massive apologies for the lack of music. My excuse? I’ve been moving house and sourcing loads of fresh new music to share on the site. Not to mention getting ready to go out to Croatia to play at Electric Elephant at the end of the month.

With out further delay here’s the first mix from the pile on my desk from Trendy Mullet’s Drew Tempest. If you don’t know much about these guys then read on in their own words.

Trendy Mullet is a genre bending record label that sticks two fingers up to all the anal fuckers out there who follow passing fads because everyone else does! You don’t have to be cool to like our music, your name doesn’t have to be on the list! You’re all invited! Our sole aim is to put out music that will make people dance, therefore our releases span the various genres of the electronic music scene! from house to techno with a little funk and a bit of jack in between.

Cosmic Disco have been fans since inception and with various releases featuring in mixes in the past. Check out their release schedule here.

Enjoy the mix.

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Since 2004 Polaroid has been at the forefront of pushing new electronic dance music in Leeds, operating out of the intimate surroundings of the Wire club. The venue’s basement feel coupled with its brickwork arches, metal furnishings and custom built Funktion One sound system give the night a true underground feel in a unique party space. Never ones to conform to any musical genre Polaroid believe in playing good music, whilst drawing on influences from deep disco, acid house and contemporary electronic music. This eclectic musical attitude coupled with a friendly, pretence-free and party centric atmosphere has seen Polaroid become among the first club nights in the UK to showcase artists who have gone on to become heavy-weights in the international dance music world such as Simian Mobile Disco, Erol Alkan, Boys Noize, In Flagranti, Joakim and Todd Terje amongst many others.

Here’s an exclusive mix from Joe Morris for Cosmic Disco. The guys have been busy putting together some new material that’s been receiving ace support from the likes of Cottam, Mano Le Tough, Weirdo Police, OOFT and the Redux guys plus loads more.

Enjoy the mix. It’s a cracker!

• Marcus Marr – Pleasure Moon feat. Helen Ward [New Finger]
• Toby Tobias – Crocodile Slippers [Late Night Audio]
• Mark Duffin – Captain Five Minutes Ago (Dub) [Solar Disco]
• Chamboche – The Window [Unreleased]
• Quarion – Pepper Candy [Retreat]
• Creatures of Habit – How We Lustre (Nick Chacona Mix) [Solar Disco]
• Wolf + Lamb feat Smirk – Therapist [Wolf + Lamb Music]
• Mano Le Tough – Baby, Let’s Love [Dirt Crew Recordings]
• Conforce – Black Stroke (KiNK & Neville Watson Remix) [Modelisme]
• Cristian Vargas – Rogue State (Joe Morris Black Ops Remix) [Baker Street]
• Aswefall – Nevermore (Clement Meyer Remix) [Isolering]
• Mark Duffin – Captain Five Minutes Ago (Tony Lionni Remix) [Solar Disco]

It’s been an extremely busy year so far for Kid Who since the release of his tip top 12″ on Mindless Boogie. It doesn’t seem to be slowing down either with remix requests and original work due to be completed soon. Kid Who has just remixed Sheharzad’s Yalla Yalla for the Jens Loden ‘Worx’ compilation which drops today on Fine Art. In addition to the remix duties there’s two tracks ready for the Brazilian label Rainbow Socks plus work for Future Classic. For more original work there’s a digital label that Kid Who is co-starting with a friend who’s he’s been working with for the past few years.

Here’s a mix from Kid Who with some new, old and one or two exclusives. Massive thanks to Kid Who for taking the time out from his busy schedule to put the mix together. You can get in touch via his Myspace page to employ his swift remix skills or for DJ bookings.

Enjoy the mix.

Along with Rayko, Rotciv and a handful of my other favourite producers sharing their music via Soundcloud, The Dead Rose Music Company published one of their ‘may contain samples’ edits this week. Plus the potential first release for their newly established forthcoming label Taikomochi. There’s an air of secrecy surround who The Dead Rose Music company are. Here’s what they have to say.

Brought together, during a conflict born from two feuding families, by the love of underground music. Seeking the creative release from the mounting pressures of their opposing kin, The Dead Rose Music Company have chosen to keep their identities a secret as protection from reprisals from their families.

Intriguing. Mancunian gangland families turned disco re-editors and music producers?

Shooters aside here’s the music.

The Dead Rose Music Company – The World Is An Uproar

The Dead Rose Music Company – Bad Desire

This week a wonderful flurry of mixes have landed in my inbox with some exceptional music contained within them.

First up is from Tiago Miranda who’s been treating us with his releases and remixes on labels such as Italians Do It Better, Disco Devil, Ene, Hands of Time, Rong Music, Eskimo, Claremont 56 and many more. Tiago’s remixes, edits and productions have been praised and supported by Rub N Tug, Lovefingers, Justin Vandervolgen, Tim Sweeney, DJ Harvey, James Murphy, Jim Stanton, DJ Chida, DJ Garth, Foolish Felix, Force Of Nature, DJ Kaos, DJ Alex, Gavin Russom, Andrew Weatherall and many many more. His release Motorcycles featured on my June 2010 mix.

Tiago has been DJing for over 12 years at the infamous Lux club in Lisbon [ Portugal ] where his legendary sets often run into 7 hours or more. When Tiago isn’t DJing across the world on regular tours he can be found playing percussion with his band Gala Drop.

For more information about Tiago you can visit his Myspace page. Here’s some details about Tiago’s next party. I’ve been sat looking at this flyer trying to work out what’s actually going on.

On Saturday Legends [ a night club in the North West of England ] celebrated 20 years at the Mersey view where original DJ Darren Noguerol showcased over 8 hours worth of music. The guys at the club recorded the night which will be available at some point to share. In the mean time founding DJ Mike Woods produced a 2 hour mix highlighting all the hits that made the club between 1990 and 1993 from his residence in Australia.

Download the 20th Anniversary mix from Mike Woods

Pictures taken at the Mersey View in Frodsham for the Legends reunion party