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08/15/2008

Remix of The Week: Ladyhawke - "Dusk Till Dawn" (Canyons Garage Disco Mix)

Remix of The Week: Ladyhawke - "Dusk Till Dawn" (Canyons Garage Disco Mix)

Back in May, we introduced you to Ladyhawke and, indeed, we still have "Paris is Burning" and "Back of The Van" in heavy rotation. Now, Discobelle has brought an awesome new track, remixed by fellow Aussies The Canyons, to our attention. "Dus ...

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Posted by Michael on 08/15/2008 12:06 PM EST in Electronic, Remix, Disco | Permalink

07/25/2008

Love City, She and Him, Friendly Fires and MGMT All Playing Philly Tonight!

Love City, She and Him, Friendly Fires and MGMT All Playing Philly Tonight!

There is no shortage of good bands playing tonight in Philly, here's a quick rundown of our recommendations:

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Posted by Michael on 07/25/2008 8:28 AM EST in Indie-Pop, Electronic, Folk, Garage Rock, Disco, Local Music, Events | Permalink

07/17/2008

Disco Nugget: The Golden Filter - "Solid Gold"

Disco Nugget: The Golden Filter - "Solid Gold"

When I saw this song by unsigned New Yorkers The Golden Filter posted on Disco Dust, I was immediately reminded of the 80’s show Solid Gold, which featured the Solid Gold dancers sporting golden garbs and performing their overly dramatic and s ...

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Posted by Michael on 07/17/2008 10:24 PM EST in Electronic, Disco | Permalink

07/16/2008

Awesome New Music From Swedish Band Fontän

Awesome New Music From Swedish Band Fontän

Fontän, labelmates of another awesome Swedish band, Studio, will be releasing a new 12" next week called "Early Morning" and it is AWESOME, especially around the :50 mark. Listen when I tell ya, this song has the goods. It's a mix of Blue Oyste ...

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Posted by Michael on 07/16/2008 8:45 AM EST in Electronic, Prog-Rock, Disco | Permalink

07/10/2008

French Electro Producer Anoraak Covers The Romantics' "Talking In Your Sleep"

French Electro Producer Anoraak Covers The Romantics' "Talking In Your Sleep"

Trading in emotion for sleekness, Anoraak's cover of The Romantics' 1983 new-wave hit, "Talking in Your Sleep," is a dead-panned robo-pop excursion with popcorn-synths and stellar production. It comes off way more creepy than the original and mu ...

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Posted by Michael on 07/10/2008 6:37 AM EST in Electronic, New-Wave, Disco, Covers | Permalink

06/23/2008

Is Little Boots The Next Queen of Disco?

Is Little Boots The Next Queen of Disco?

Touted by some as the new Queen of Disco, Victoria Hesketh, aka Little Boots has written a snazzy little pop tune called "Meddle" that has absolutely nothing to do with Pink Floyd. In fact, your brain will be more likely to register it as Hot Ch ...

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Posted by Michael on 06/23/2008 1:14 PM EST in Electronic, Disco, Pop | Permalink

06/13/2008

Shh Shh Haa Haa, It's The Friday the 13th Part 3 Awesomely Crappy Disco Theme Song!

Shh Shh Haa Haa, It's The Friday the 13th Part 3 Awesomely Crappy Disco Theme Song!

So since today is Friday the 13th and you are probably in for a lot of bad luck throughout the course of the day, I figured I would bring a little bit of joy and happiness to your life with this post. I think it's safe to say that most of you ...

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Posted by Michael on 06/13/2008 10:18 AM EST in Electronic, YouTube, Disco, Movie Music | Permalink

06/06/2008

Remix of the Week: Miami Horror Vs. Datarock

Remix of the Week: Miami Horror Vs. Datarock

I DJ'ed for the first time this week at the Barbary in Philly and I made sure that this remix of Datarock's "FaFaFa" by Australian New-Wave Giorgio Moroder nerd Miami Horror made the cut. From the smile-inducing 80s synth melodies to the classic ...

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Posted by Michael on 06/06/2008 11:30 AM EST in Electronic, Remix, Disco, Highly Recommended | Permalink

05/30/2008

Philly's Hail Social Gets Remixed, Release Party Tonight @ Medusa

Philly's Hail Social Gets Remixed, Release Party Tonight @ Medusa

Hail Social have a sweet new EP featuring remixes and re-envisioned by some of Philly's best discoheads including Turbostation, Squid from Plastic Little and my personal favorites Crimp Yr Hair ft. Mike Robinson, whose distorted, nu-gaze remix o ...

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Posted by Michael on 05/30/2008 6:57 PM EST in Electronic, Remix, Disco, Local Music, Events | Permalink

05/29/2008

Jogging For Jesus With Leslie Harris

Jogging For Jesus With Leslie Harris

This is ridiculous. Leslie Harris and The House Of Fire sounds like what would happen if The Trammps were locked in a vacation bible school and forced to listen to exercise tapes on repeat. "Everybody get up! We gonna have a run!" Thanks t ...

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Posted by Emily on 05/29/2008 3:24 PM EST in WTF?, Soul, Disco | Permalink

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