Andre Hatchett Interview
ANDRE HATCHETT IS my new party buddy. The first time I met him, he spun at my dance show at the HotHouse and blew everyone away. Fast forward three years later, I make it...
#StayHomeDisco with FSQ
Stay home with the marvelous music of funk collective FSQ in an exclusive new #StayHomeDisco mix.
The Essential George Duke Playlist
Crazy P, Daft Punk, Cajmere, Stanley Clarke and Michael Jackson make an appearance in DEL's Essential George Duke Playlist, compiled for his column Foundations.
Related: Foundations: George Duke: Master of the Game
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The Essential TK Disco Playlist
Peter Brown, Kat Mandu, Gino Soccio and Ralph McDonald join Anita Ward and KC and the Sunshine Band in DEL's essential TK Disco Playlist, compiled by DEL for Foundations.
Related: Foundations: TK Disco: Ray Caviano...
What It Takes: The Chosen Few Picnic Turns 25
It was 25 years ago this July that someone got the idea of adding turntables to a family reunion and the Chosen Few Picnic was born.
From those humble beginnings in a field behind the...
#ListenUp – thatmanmonkz Burns Down The House on EASY STILL
Backed by the "basement-ready Wash Good," EASY STILL is a record that sells itself. Play it loud, play it often, play it before everyone else catches up and runs it into the ground.
Guili Guili is peak summer funk from Souleance
It means "tickle tickle": a weird 7" with an Art of Tones remix from French artists Soulist & Fulgeance.
Z Records’ Under The Influence vol 5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRd_QsJTM3Q
Let no smartass tell you that the mix CD is dead. It's changed, like everything else has changed, and the ubiquity of DJ mixes in the internet era has probably dented the market significantly....
Bernard’s Amazing Disco Band: I Want Some Trade
It was 1992. I had been playing the previous record on DJ World, "Bitch" by Jamie Principle, and was heading out of Gramaphone when copies of "I Want Some Trade" arrived. I snapped a...
Horse Meat Disco at Smartbar June 25 2016
“I guess kids and people in general need love and happiness, so they try our party and go home with a smile and a feelgood vibe.” That’s from Severino, one of four resident DJs...
George Duke: Master of the Game
George Duke was the Master of the Game - a creative force that applied an academic and theoretical knowledge of music composition to pop music and a wide array of dance music's foundations.
DEL's Foundations...
Soul Train’s Don Cornelius honored by Chicago TV industry body
Legendary Chicago impresario Don Cornelius of Soul Train to be inducted by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Chicago chapter.
Listening Room: Marcel Vogel on Doin It (Intimate Friends)
There's a story behind every track. Or at least the good ones. Listening Room is our (somewhat neglected of late) music feature devoted to discovering new music and learning the story behind the tracks...
Cellophane: Music Colours
The notion of timelessness seems to be overwhelmingly an afterthought within the realm of contemporary dance music. The current system is driven by fast-paced mechanics, which carelessly govern the life cycle of a composition...
Love is still the message: more 7″ edits from Danny Krivit
Mr. K's mixes of "Love Is The Message" and "I Can't Turn Around" is another up from the best edit series going today, on Most Excellent Unlimited.
Massive Unreleased Heat from the Carl Maxx Kidd Archives
"We Like To Party" by Al & The Kidd is just the first of several records from the late Washington, DC legend's archives of funky Go-Go and Soul.
#MadeWithLove
Inside the new issue of 5 Mag with Solomun, Andrew Emil, Ultra Naté, Dam Swindle and more.
5 Magazine DJ Series presents Leonard Part Sixx
Leonard Part Sixx mix from 5 Magazine's DJ Series on CD published from 2007 to 2008.
Mixed With Love: A Story About Walter Gibbons
My musical foundations were deeply rooted in Wayne & Barry Geftman's The Second Story nightclub in Philly. A couple of months after it opened, as my brother Jimmy worked the lights, I was in...
Isla Fantasia: Live Tropical Disco Grooves from Kokoro Disco-San
Island disco dance funk uncovered by Rocafort Records, Kokoro Disco-San is a trio of live musicians that play like a viciously tight unit.
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Brutal layoffs at Bandcamp as new owner slashes 50% of staff
A week after promising to preserve many of the site's most beloved features, Bandcamp's new owner has gutted the company's staff. The writing team at Bandcamp Daily is reportedly down to just 3 people.
