Thousand Finger Man

Legendary Cuban multi-percussionist Candido Camero's Latin/jazz/disco bomb 'Thousand Finger Man'. Classic Salsoul at its best.


Candido - Thousand Finger Man


Candido on Discogs

California Style

Reggae star Eddy Grant released 'California Style' in 1981 on Ice, an upbeat disco number with a corny Caribbean hook. Hidden in the last three minutes of the 12" version however is this monster break, with killer percussion and bass. This edit gets straight to the point, keeping just the break and discarding the rest of the tune.


Eddy Grant - California Style (edit)


Eddy Grant on Discogs

My Mine

Big Italo moves from My Mine, the instrumental version of 'Hypnotic Tango' from '83 on Progress.


My Mine - Hypnotic Tango (instrumental version)


My Mine on Discogs

Freshest Jam

A nice partybreak with an 80's disco flavour from the Southside Break Crew.


Southside Break Crew - Freshest Jam


Southside Break Crew on Discogs

Taste Like Honey

Cole Medina hits the mark with this stellar edit/remix of the Beegee's 'Love You Inside Out'. Pick up the 12" here to enjoy the equally brilliant Olivia Newton John edit on the flip.


Cole Medina - Cole Loves You Inside Out


Cole Medina on Discogs

Landshark

Looking through some old house bits and came across this awesome Chicken Lips remix of Landshark's 'Tie Me Up', from 2003, ripped at -6.


Landshark - Tie Me Up (Chicken Lips Trax Dub part 2) (Kid's -6 rip)


Landshark on Discogs
Chicken Lips on Discogs

New Music International

I'm on the hunt for 320 kbps mp3s of these two awesome tracks off the New Music International label, if anybody can help me out leave a comment and I'll get back to you!

Alpha Bits

After a very productive digging session in Edinburgh a couple weekends ago, Alpha Neil is back with two brand new killer edits. Cooltempo Unlimited Orchestra's 'K-Jee' is first to go under the knife, big early house grooves from 1990 with plenty of brass and a driving bouncey bassline. Second to receive the Alpha Neil treatment is obscure '78 Italo track 'Fly with the Wind' from the Peter Jacques Band, slowed, looped and dubbed into a hypnotic cosmic bomb. Quality work as usual from Mr Neil!


Cooltempo Unlimited Orchestra - K-Jee (Alpha Neil edit)


Peter Jacques Band - Fly with the Wind (Alpha Neil edit)


Cooltempo Unlimited Orchestra on Discogs
Peter Jacques Band on Discogs
Alpha Neil on MySpace

Fat Rat

An uncredited edit of Fonda Rae's 'Over Like A Fat Rat' with an extended DJ intro.


Fonda Rae - Over Like A Fat Rat (edit)


Fonda Rae on Discogs

Special Treatment

I started this edit a couple months ago and never quite got round to finishing it until recently. Boogie-funk with an electro flavour at 105 bpm. From the 1983 album 'Joey' on the Matra/Unidisc label.


Vera - Special Treatment (Kid Who edit)


Vera on Discogs

Computer Boogie

Je Suis C from London boogie/hip hop editeurs extraordinaire Ulysses 82 sent me their latest mix they did for the Red Rackem podcast, 'Snowcones & AC'. Party smashing boogie-funk with the trademark U82 hip-hop edge, with plenty of exclusive edits and bits. They're playing in London tomorrow at Computer Boogie with Black Shag from BeatElectric among others at The Star, Bethnal Green. Not to be missed!


Ulysses 82 - Snowcones & AC Mix


Ulysses 82 on MySpace

Pacific

Frédéric Mercier's cosmic anthem 'Spirit' from the '78 LP 'Pacific'.


Frédéric Mercier - Spirit


Frédéric Mercier on Discogs

After Dusk

Joey Negro's Sunburst Band with his own extended edit of 'After Dusk', on the 'Remixes' LP released this year.


Sunburst Band - After Dusk (Joey Negro extended edit)


Sunburst Band on Discogs

Tanzmusik

'Tanzmusik' from Kraftwerk's 1973 album 'Ralf & Florian'. Unlike the colder, detached synth-driven sound made famous in their later work, 'Tanzmusik' features processed acoustic elements layered around an drum machine, retaining the rhythmic electronic edge but set against a warmer melodic context. Awe-inspiring.


Kraftwerk - Tanzmusik


Kraftwerk on Discogs