100 Days of Disco

#1 In Heaven MNDR (Physical Therapy Wash)

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 19:19:00 -0500

#1 In Heaven MNDR (Physical Therapy Wash)

GURLZ GONE WILD

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 18:07:00 -0600

Grimes, “Oblivion” TRENDING Christeene, “African Mayonnaise” BENDINGYeah...

L.U.V. M.I.A.

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:06:00 -0600

Sorry Bey, you and them girls can eat some a this dust: Been secretly waiting for this to be...

Hercules and Love Affair - “Visitor” (2010) So even...

Sun, 06 Feb 2011 12:34:00 -0600

Hercules and Love Affair - “Visitor” (2010)

So even though “My House” is the new single off of the just-released (in England :/ ) Hercules record Blue Songs, my jam is “Visitor,” the darkest song on the album, which boasts a wide range of styles. My favorite is the euro-femme-top-bitch vocals during the breakdown, SO EPIC!

For those of us outside the British Isles, we’ll just have to stream the record on SoundCloud until it drops.

Also, gotta love the 90s Public Access realness in the “My House” video…the fake commercials had me gagging. A lot of new directions being explored by Herc right now, both sonically and visually. Loving it…though I do miss my girl Nomi! Guess we’ll just have to wait for the Jessica 6 album. More the merrier…

COM TRUISE - FAIRLIGHT (2010) So a lot of folks are getting into...

Tue, 18 Jan 2011 00:04:18 -0600

COM TRUISE - FAIRLIGHT (2010)

So a lot of folks are getting into this Blade Runner ish these days, but Com Truise is definitely someone at the head of the game. Simultaneously glittering and dark, the strangeness and precision of his craft make it much more than a throwback or a novelty…TRPPNBLLZ HERE

Also check some of his recent remixes of Twin Shadow and Franklin…aces.

Midnight Magic - “Beam Me Up (Jacques Renault...

Thu, 16 Dec 2010 12:04:26 -0600

Midnight Magic - “Beam Me Up (Jacques Renault Remix)” (2010)

OK, I admit it, 100 Days hasn’t been super Disco lately….here’s some new ish to bring us back a little bit. Really feeling how haunted the beginning is - wish that vibe came back around later in the track, but this is still a great jam for your winter PJ party….

more Midnight Magic on MySpace

Danielle Dax - “Bayou” (1990) I’m always down...

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 19:31:00 -0600

Danielle Dax - “Bayou” (1990)

I’m always down for wacked out crazy women doing their thing-duh. I always forget about Danielle. Sorry, girl!! Been in this K hole for like a week…

XOXO

RITA

Crystal Castles - “Not In Love (feat. Robert Smith)”...

Sat, 06 Nov 2010 15:20:00 -0500

Crystal Castles - “Not In Love (feat. Robert Smith)” (2010)

Whoo, gurl…still recovering from a big night out at the goth club. Some sick NIN remixes but no Crystal Castles, so I’ll be blasting this all day. I love these ‘full circle’ moments in music. Crystal Castles (always growing on me more and more), at the forefront of a new goth moment in love, calling on fairy godfather Robert Smith to do vocals for a cover of Platinum Blonde, a band that rode the success of the Cure’s new wave look and sound. Swish.

Happy November!

PLATINUM BLONDE - NOT IN LOVE (1984)

Pocketknife and Cousin Cole - Neil Young “My My Hey Hey...

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 10:45:00 -0500

Pocketknife and Cousin Cole - Neil Young “My My Hey Hey (Cousin Cole Into The Blue Remix)” (2008)

Rock ‘n’ roll is here to stay….

Glad to get this thing goin’ again. Gonna be so future.

Paleface & Kyla - “Do You Mind (Crazy Cousinz...

Fri, 07 May 2010 23:06:00 -0500

Paleface & Kyla - “Do You Mind (Crazy Cousinz Remix)” (2009)

Its a little tumblweeds over here tonight. But, thats okay. I’ve got candles going and the windows up. Feel it.

Glass Candy - “Feeling Without Touching”...

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 10:37:00 -0500

Glass Candy - “Feeling Without Touching” (2010)

This is my new birthday jam, or sure. Love the video - channeling a little Olivia Newton-John, are we? Ida No and Johnny Jewel look like they’re ready to bring it again…along with the Chromatics, I remember Glass Candy being among the first rock bands riding the switch from punk to disco…effortlessly and without question. Was this like mid-decade, maybe? Parallel to this, DJs began digging deep into disco crates creating a minor revival, and of course the logical next step was a resurgence in interest in house. Straight boys everywhere are now queuing up at the temple of Frankie Knuckles (do they even know he’s into dudes?), and no pop song goes un-remixed. A widespread resurgence in club culture is evident with new acts like Hercules and Love Affair, MEN, Nite Jewel, and Chicago’s own Gatekeeper and Love Concept looking to disco, house, and industrial/synth classics for inspiration.

Now, with HUGE club-ready albums due from Kelis, Christina Aguilera, and Robyn on the way, it seems like the mainstream has caught on. This summer is ready to usher in a new disco-house decade, and I AM READY. I feel like I could write a whole essay on this but alas, like every other blog post waiting to become a novel, it will have to wait…I have some birthday drinks to consume. L8R

xo_A

The Paradise - “In Love With You” (2003) This track...

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 11:10:00 -0500

The Paradise - “In Love With You” (2003)

This track is like a vicodin and a chocolate shake. It might even be better than a pizza and a Roseanne marathon. Ya know? Anyway. Totally LIVE for this today. Thanks Myles for reacquainting me with little nugget of ecstasy.

Rita

Alexis - “Lonely Sea” (2010) MY GIRL AND DJ SOUL...

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:59:00 -0600

Alexis - “Lonely Sea” (2010)

MY GIRL AND DJ SOUL SISTER ALEXIS MADE THEE MOST INSPIRED AND SINCERE TRACK IVE HEARD IN A LONG TIME. DOES THIS SORT OF THING EXIST ANYMORE? SHES BASED OUT OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA. LET IT MOVE YOU. WILL SOMEONE MOVE ME TO THE NEXT ROOM? IM LIKE MIRANDA OVER HERE…MY NECK AND BACK ARE SO OUT OF WHACK.

RITA

Vitalic - “Poison Lips” (2009) REWIND TO ‘77...

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:08:00 -0600

Vitalic - “Poison Lips” (2009)

REWIND TO ‘77 « Vitalic taps his peninsular heritage:

Donna Summer - I Feel Love* (Produced by Giorgio Moroder)*

“One day in Berlin … [Brian] Eno came running in and said, ‘I have heard the sound of the future.’ … he puts on ‘I Feel Love’, by Donna Summer … He said, ‘This is it, look no further. This single is going to change the sound of club music for the next fifteen years.’ Which was more or less right.”

—David Bowie

Better make it 50, Duke. ITALO NEVER DIES

RiRi, this one’s for you girl

xo_a

Alaska y los Pegamoides - Bailando (1982) Not gonna lie, I...

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:38:00 -0600

Alaska y los Pegamoides - Bailando (1982)

Not gonna lie, I straight up ripped this from my Facebook news feed when it popped up ten minutes ago. W’evs, the great thing about living in the 21st century is we don’t have to apologize for our research methods. Anyhoo - shit like this is Reason No. 1 to have paid more attention in college Spanish.

While the Brits were off diving head first into the Thatcher years, the resulting punk angst trickled down to our friends on the continent, who had just shaken themselves from the clutches of Franco during “The Transition.” The result: a burgeoning of creative scenes including La Movida Madrileña, which gave rise a slew of Spanish punk, new wave and pop acts like our friends Alaska y los Pegamoides, as well as other more well-renowned artists such as Pedro Almodóvar. Anyone wanna translate some wikis? Start trolling eBay España for some Parálisis Permanente 45’s? In the meantime put on that cake-white make-up, punky-color those locks, break out that studded belt and set course on your time machine for Madrid 1982.

xo_A

Eartha Kitt - I Don’t Care (1986) SHE’S JUST BEING...

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:27:00 -0600

Eartha Kitt - I Don’t Care (1986)

SHE’S JUST BEING EARTHA

T. J. Johnson Band - ”I Can Make It (Good For...

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:50:00 -0600

T. J. Johnson Band - ”I Can Make It (Good For You)” (1983)

This is putting me in the mood to be in a good mood. A little VitaminDamn for my winter dumps. I am living for the dance floor friendly booginess of that guitar riff. Hope you feel it too.

xo,

Garrett

CHARO - DANCE A LITTLE BIT CLOSER (1977) A disco cheese ball for...

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 09:41:00 -0600

CHARO - DANCE A LITTLE BIT CLOSER (1977)

A disco cheese ball for you to pop your cuchi-cuchi to.

Because it’s Charo’s birthday, I won’t hate on homegirl too hard for not finding the beat EVER.

—Jamillah

Loose Joints - “Tell You (Today) (Original New Shoes...

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:17:00 -0600

Loose Joints - “Tell You (Today) (Original New Shoes Edit)” (1983)

FINALLY gonna watch that Arthur Russell documentary tonight. Jeez.

xoxo