Tag: salsoul
Philly Disco guitarist & MFSB co-founder Bobby Eli has died
Guitarist, songwriter, producer and founding member of MFSB and the Salsoul Orchestra, Bobby Eli has died at the age of 77 of natural causes in Havertown, a suburb due west of Philadelphia.
Dam Swindle: Nod to the Classic
Dam Swindle teardown their remixes of Gino Soccio, First Choice, Double Exposure and more from their two volume set of Salsoul remixes.
Cándido: Revolutionary, the Thousand Finger Man and the Hands of Fire
One of the most important percussionists in history has died. Cándido Camero changed popular music forever - and almost invented house music along the way.
Inner Life is a Lethal Disco Machine Screaming Against the End...
The supergroup that saved disco's soul - Inner Life's self-titled album with Jocelyn Brown, Leroy Burgess, Patrick Adams, Greg Carmichael, Stan Lucas and mixes from John Morales, Larry Levan and more.
Future/Classical: Inside the New Issue of 5 Mag!
The journey of Kate Simko, plus Rudosa's fave acid tracks, mixes from Emmaculate and Microdot and more inside 5 Mag Issue 180, out now!
#ListenUp Louie Vega’s NYC Disco Album is Still Generating Massive Heat
"Rebel Nation" gets a choice remix package by Danny Krivit, Carl Craig, Soul Clap and Felix Da Housecat x Chris Trucher. It's out this week on vinyl and digital from Nervous Records.
Shep Pettibone Wins Back Royalties on Madonna’s Vogue
The complicated case was held up by a supposed sample (of a Salsoul record Pettibone remixed years earlier) and lawyer chicanery.
Dr. Packer: The Doctor is in the House
Harold Heath meets Greg Packer, aka Dr. Packer, a former drum & bass producer who switched to his first love, soul and disco, and hasn't looked back.
#ListenUp Salsoul Gets Re-Imagined, Remixed and Remade
DJ Spinna, Kai Alce, Mark Grusane, Specter, Ge-Ology and Twice & Volcov make up Murderer's Row of remixers working over disco classics from the Salsoul Records catalog.
Dimitri From Paris presents Salsoul Mastermix
A double pack of Salsoul classics edited by Dimitri from Paris, plus selections from Tom Moulton, Walter Gibbons, Frankie Knuckles and others.
Karizma! Inside 5 Mag’s 12 Year Anniversary Issue
Plus Ultra Nate and Quentin Harris on Black Stereo Faith, Noncompliant/DJ Shiva, why your friends don't buy your records and more.
Salsoul Re-Edits Series One: Dimitri From Paris
Must-have disco edits from Dimitri From Paris in a few Salsoul specials leaking out of Record Store Day shops.
Memory Hole: Under the Surface
Before it was an R&B group, Surface was a dance band, with one of the best vocalists no one has ever heard of. What happened to Karen Copeland?
17 Essential Walter Gibbons Mixes
DEL combs though his collection to pick 14 essential tracks remixed by Walter Gibbons.
Read more about Walter Gibbons in Mixed With Love: A Story...
The Essential Vincent Montana, Jr. Playlist
DEL's Foundations counts down the required songs from Vincent Montana Jr.'s extensive discography.
Related: Foundations: Remember Vincent Montana, Jr.
It Looks Like Love
('78) - Goody Goody...
Remembering Vincent Montana Jr.
The death of a memorable and influential person is always a cause for us to be saddened. Often, we pause to reflect what was....
Whatever Happened to Judy Cheeks?
Remember Judy Cheeks? The preacher's daughter and supremely underrated vocalist can make a fair claim to having been one the most versatile and enduring...
Vincent Montana, Jr., Pioneer of the Philadelphia Sound, Passed Away Today
We first heard it from a Facebook post from Jellybean, and it looks like the news is true. Vincent Montana Jr, a producer, arranger,...
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