Disco Horror

We have been inexcusably neglectful to this dear blog in the last few weeks, and to somehow make up for this we offer you a new, crazy night of Discohorror DJ madness – ‘I FEEL GOOD, PUT YOUR PANTS ON’ (Check it out HERE on F-book).  We’re sticking with the Poleng Lounge again for this shindig, but the night has changed to Tuesday – TONIGHT! – September 22, and we’re kinda ditching the whole ‘Acid Test’ psychedelic theme for a more all-encompassing, free-your-ass-and-your-mind-will-follow-type vibe. Festivities will kick off at around 10, hope to see some of you there!

In other news, tons of great music has been released in the last few weeks- and I guess it’s my job to share it with y’all. Tirk Records has long been a reliable source of well-crafted nu-disco and nu-balearic jams, with a roster including DH faves Sorcerer and The Time and Space Machine. This time around however, it’s new signee Son of Sound who is blowing my mind with a well-rounded beardy dance-rock sound not unlike the Laughing Light of Plenty or even the Talking Heads. Son of Sound consists of one Henry Maldonado, a dude who has been active in the New York City house scene since the early 90s, releasing stuff on labels like Strictly Rhythm in their heyday. His robust male-diva vocals are the perfect counterpart to the percussive onslaughts and funky guitar licks of “Life Under Bridges,” the first track on the ‘No Retribution’ EP, released last month.

Son Of Sound – Life Under Bridges

The next track is another immaculate remix coming from our favorite musical Motherland, this time from Norwegian Joachim Dyrdahl, aka diskJokke. Dyrdahl recently released a collection of his remixes between 2007 and 2008 on the Smalltown Supersound label, but his take on Social Disco Club & Maia’s “The Way You Move” from earlier this year is a more recent testament to his producing abilities. Starting off with a couple plaintive piano notes and drum kicks, the tune unfolds for several minutes, slowly revealing layers of analog synth beauty before the original song’s vocal sample even begins to kick in. The remix is included on the ‘Way You Move’ 12″ single, out now on Bear Funk.

Social Disco Club & Maia – The Way You Move (diskJokke Retromix)

Beards, birds, and breezies. First things first, tonight is THE ACID TEST! Beards of a Feather’s new psychedelically flavored disco night with Erik and yours truly manning the music machines and bringing you your beardo favorites mixed with psychedelic tones and krauty jams. The facts:

Place: Poleng Lounge (1751 Fulton)
Time: 9-2
Price: FREE
FB event HERE

THEN! Disco Horror is going statewide!  This weekend if you happen to be in the Southern California region, I will be DJing my friend Randell’s “Get Down Saturday Night” at the Kava Lounge San Diego! It will be disco, house and debaucherous in the usual cosmic beardo style so if you are in the area come on by! Randstrom and Combaticus will be opening the party up and I will be closing it out so come and let’s let things get a little crazy. The facts:

Place: Kava Lounge (2812 Kettner)
Time: 9-2
Price: $3 cover
FB event HERE

And to continue our summery stretch of tunes here is something you should have been familiar with all summer, but just in case you missed it, here it is: Glass Candy’s summer jam that is pure bliss. Alluding to/sampling Geto Boy’s NY gangsta rap classic “My Mind Playing Playing Tricks On Me” which samples Isaac Hayes “Hung Up On My Baby”, the track has a crispy light thump to it that’s perfect for sunsets at the beach or cruising through the city. Jewel’s production continues to amaze me. Don’t miss the 12″ out now with several versions of the track along with another beautiful track “Animal Imagination”.  Get it at the IDIB store!

Glass Candy – Geto Boys (Vocal)

So in just another week Beards of a Feather are taking flight again to bring you beardo magic from Laszlo in the Mission. The night is FREE as usual and you should come by because we are stoked to be back on a Thursday night for this party! Jason and I will be supplying the music so come on by, grab a drink and we will have you dancing until the morning light. Ok well not until the morning light, but at least until the place closes. Join Beards of a Feather on Facebook for more info on upcoming parties! Details:

Beards of a Feather @ Laszlo, Thursday, July 30 9-2

And in order to prepare you for our party I’ve decided to share some tracks that are guaranteed to send your night spiraling off into another dimension of cosmic reality. First up is a new rework by The Revenge of Atmosfear’s jazzy disco classic “Dancing In Outer Space” off of the first release from Wolf Music Recordings out of the UK. The release features some of the best funky deep house I’ve heard in a while and introduces us to KRL, whose track “Recession Beat” is a heavy slo-mo mover that funks.  It also features a couple clean edits from Greymatter. But today I want you to hear this deep, deep pounder that warps a clip of the original into journey through an interstellar quilt of lights and music. It’s much more than a rework and I can’t wait to hear this on a real system.

Atmosfear – Dancing In Outer Space (The Revenge Rework 1)

Check the video for “Recession Beat” too, it’s a rad rework of some classic disco footage.

Next we have a track that is one of the biggest tracks off of DFA right now and of course it features one of our favorites, the impeccable Todd Terje. Seriously, how does this guy keep doing it? I don’t think he’s human. I think he’s some norse god incarnated in the form of a dance warrior of time sent to crush our inhibitions and bend our bodies into little dance puppets of his will. Enjoy this and find it and come next Thursday, we will make you dance.

Shit Robot – Simple Things (Work It Out) (Todd Terje Version)