Disco Horror

Friday rolls around and I feel like posting what I had planned on posting a few weeks ago, so today’s the day.  I’ve been feeling particularly tropical lately, listening to a ton of Herb Alpert and Tullio de Piscopo and dressing like Dr. Jacoby from Twin Peaks.  Also, my monthly night at Laszlo is drawing near (next Tuesday) and I will be DJing with none other than Dan Judd aka Sorcerer, master of analog tropical vibes.  Dan will be sharing the best of his beach boogie collection as well as some of the footage he has scoured countless thrift shop VHS bins for that you commonly see in his most radical self-made music videos.  So come by cause it’s FREE and the best thing I know of to do on a Tuesday night!

The video to Sorcerer’s “Push to Freeze”.

I picked up the Versus EP a month or two ago because of the Stallions (Lovefingers and Lee Douglas) track on it, but was pleasantly surprised to find this B-side jam that I have been playing out nonstop.  It’s a Findlay Brown (indie/folk rocker who I know nothing about) track produced by Lynchmob (this dude Brendan Lynch who has been around forevskis but about whom I know nothing).  But it jams man, and takes me back in time and space to a cabana in the Caribbean circa 1978.

Findlay Brown – Nobody Cared (Lynchmob Version)

Then there’s this dude that Erik found on DJ History and turned me onto Zarrylade.  This dude channels Sting without sounding like a gimmick and brings me back to the days when I first heard the Police.  Seriously amazing jam that I have been playing on repeat.  The release also features a fleshed out remix by Leo Zero.  A tropical electronic dance session in order.

Zarrylade – Eyes Above Your Head Part II (Leo Zero Version)

Changing pace a bit I have been listening to Quiet Village’s remix of Jonathan Jeremiah’s “Happiness” quite a bit lately.  RCRDLBL posted this track last year and it was a jaw-dropper in my opinion.  A tribute to the lush string ballad production of days past, truly the sound of paradise.  It sounds to me like the soundtrack to the most beautiful sunrise.  One of the best things Quiet Village have done in my opinion, and that’s saying a lot.  Enjoy happiness.

Jonathan Jeremiah – Happiness (Quiet Village Remix)

More beachin tunes to come.

Yet another night of DiscoHorror debauchery is upon us just next Wednesday, October 21st when we welcome our special guest DJ Dan Judd A.K.A. Sorcerer to our new night at the amazing 222 Club in the Tenderloin. We’re keeping it simple this time and calling the night ‘Beardo Disco’, as that will be exactly we’re playing there, because we love it so. You can undoubtedly expect some curveballs from Judd, as evidenced on his recent ‘Midnight Mixx‘ which runs the gamut from eccentric indie like Stereolab and Yura Yura Teikoku to laid back gangsta rap from Compton’s Most Wanted and even a few balearic tunes for good measure. The mix has been posted on Soundcloud for a month or two now, but take a listen anyways and be SURE to check out the event on Facebook!

Next we will finally share some much-needed new music, a fresh remix of Grackle A.K.A. Speculator‘s “Desert Acid” by German duo Musiccargo. The vinyl release is being handled by reliable European imprint Supersoul Recordings, and features another excellent cosmic/new-age version by Sombrero Galaxy aka Tako and Johnny Nash (of current DH-faves Discossession). But the Musiccargo remix is another thing entirely- a vaguely kraut-influenced slow-burner of a dance track with some lovely bell tones and catchy German-language vocals that I haven’t stopped playing since I got the 12″ in the mail a few weeks back. You may recognize Musiccargo from a track featured on Prins Thomas’ epochal ‘Cosmo Galactic Prism’ mix- which is a very esteemed honor around here- and the group also released their debut LP ‘Hand in Hand’ in July on Düsseldorf-based Amontillado Music. I’ve yet to track down a copy of the full-length but this remix is more than enough to hold anyone over in the meantime.

Grackle – Desert Acid (Musiccargo Version)