Believe in the Doobie

To say that it's been a long day, well, that would probably be the understatement of the year, therefore I thought I would let the music do all the talking. And this is certainly a track that needs very little explaining in Mad Mats' re-working of The Doobie Brothers' "What a Fool Believes". This superb re-edit can be found on Mad Mats' "must-have" twelve-inch record The Blue Eyed Soul EP, which also features the funky re-working of Kenny Loggins' "This Is It. If you don't own this record, do yourself the pleasure and go snatch up a copy whereever you can still find one. Enjoy!

The Doobie Brothers - What A Fool Believes (Mad Mats Re-edit)

Afro Disco Boogie

One of my favorite re-edit releases of 2010 is Guynamite and Nik Weston's Afro Disco Boogie Edits Vol.01. This funky twelve-inch was released on Guynamite(aka Guy Benton) and Weston's joint label Guynamukat. The record was the first of a series of re-edit releases by the Guynamukat label that focus's on Guynamite and Weston's much in-demand African disco and boogie edits. The first volume in the series features three superb edits including "Sexy Sexy Lady", "Enjoy Your Life ", and my personal favorite "Looking After Number 1". With all the buzz that I continue to hear regarding this limited edition re-edit series, one thing is definately certain, these records will move very quickly. Therefore, I highly recommend snatching up these twelves why they are still around for the taking. While many re-edit series come and go, some have the ability to leave their mark and become a valuable resource for deejays and music lovers. Guynamukat's Afro Disco Boogie Edits is definately one of those valuable and notable series. Enjoy!

Guynamukat - Looking After Number 1(The Revenge Of Mark E Edit)



You can purchase Afro Disco Boogie Edits Vol.01 by Clicking Here.

Happy Labor Day!

No music post today on this warm Labor Day. Busy getting some sun and enjoying some nice cold beverages. See you tomorrow.

Silver Thrust

It's Friday, and I'm very much looking forward to the long Memorial Day weekend. I recommend everyone in the Bay to attend the last Gemini Disco party this Saturday. Since I've lived here in San Francisco, Gemini Disco has been one of the best monthly disco parties and I'm very sad to see the night come to an end.

Now onto the music...

Here is a funky "break-heavy" gem titled "Silver Thrust" by library music composer Peter Reno. This track was originally released on the 1973 album Great Day, which was a collaborative effort from Reno and fellow library music composer Simon Haseley. This album was released by the library music record label Music De Wolfe, which released a number of great library music records during the 60's, 70's and 80's. Overall, Peter Reno's "Silver Thrust" is just one of the many classic recordings to come from the Music De Wolfe archives. Enjoy!

Peter Reno - Silver Thrust

Sounds from the Latin Soul Kingdom

I've been enjoying another beautiful day in the bay while trying to recover from last night's very hot and sweaty Grow Up party. Thanks to Team Everything for coming out and dropping a fantastic set of funky tunes. The next Grow Up will be on October 3rd, so stay tuned for more info on that upcoming party.

Anyways, here is a funky Latin flavored gem titled "Soul Freedom" from Ray & His Court, which was a group led by Ray Fernández. This track, which blends together some solid Afro-Cuban flavoured instrumentation along with some heavy-hitting percussion breaks, was originally released in 1973 on the group's self-titled album. Overall, it's a great "hot weather" track and my personal favorite from this record. Enjoy!

Ray & His Court - Soul Freedom

Step On, Don't Be Afraid

First off, I wanted to remind everyone that tonight is another rendition of Grow Up at the Madrone Lounge (Click Here for more info). This should be a really fun night, therefore I hope to see a nice showing from all the bay area folks.

Now onto the music. Here is a funky Afro Boogie gem titled "Step On" by Harry Mosco. This track was originally released during the late seventies on Mosco's Peace & Harmony album, and then later made it's way onto his 1982 record Sugar Cane Baby. The track was also recently included on Kon & Amir superb compilation Kon & Amir Present Off Track Volume III: Brooklyn. Overall, "Step On" is a great track that blurs the lines between African funk and disco boogie. Enjoy!

Harry Mosco - Step On

Riding the Funky Titanic

With the much-anticipated upcoming release of Danny Krivit's re-edit record Edits By Mr. K Vol.02 being only a few weeks away, I thought I would post Krivit's re-edit of Titanic's early seventies psychedelic rock classic "Sultana". This heavy funk rock re-edit was originally released on Ibadan Record's 2002 Space Lab Yellow Phase 2 compilation, which I mentioned in a post(see More Mwana) early last week. Krivit really does a nice job here, extending the original, which is only about four minutes in length, and making the song much more friendly to play out. The funky edit reminds me a lot of an early Barrabas song, having an overall Latin rock feel to the entire track. Even though this track won't be included on Krivit's upcoming release, this funky psychedelic rock re-edit continues to be one of my favorites from the legendary deejay. Enjoy!

Titanic - Sultana (Danny Krivit Re-edit)

Grow Up This Wednesday!

First off, a quick reminder that this Wednesday night is another rendition of Grow Up inside the Madrone Lounge (500 Divisadero Street @ Fell). Along with deejay sets from residents Hotthobo, Fenstar, and myself (Pat Les Stache), this month will feature special guest Team Everything, who will flex his eclectic mix of Boogie-Step, Kraut-Wave and Dub-Disco with the occasional slow jam thrown in for good measure. I will have the late-slot(1am - 2am), so come early and stay late!

You can read more about the night by checking out the Facebook event page, by Clicking Here.

Here is a great boogie re-edit that Grow Up resident Hotthobo recently did of Starpoint's 1980 funky cut "Get Ready, Get Down". Enjoy!

Starpoint - Get Ready Get Down (Hotthobo Re-Edit)

You Can't Help But Dance...

With a weekend full of great parties here in the Bay, including Beat Electric's Dance Show tonight at the Mezzanine and Go Bang! tomorrow night at the Decco Lounge, I thought would post something more fitting for these two engagement's in Ike Strong's 1981 disco boogie classic "Boogie Land". You might recognize the song's repetitive chorus, as a re-edit of the song was recently released by JDeep on his Sound of Deeper Edits, USA series. The original version of the song was released as a twelve-inch single and includes a solid instrumental version of the song, that tends to also get some play by deejays, on the b-side. Overall, it's a great track and one worth hunting down, especially if you find yourself an absolute fan of the "boogie". Enjoy your weekend!

Ike Strong - Boogie Land

Odeiyolaoo Mambo

As some of you might have noticed, I recently joined SoundCloud. This will be another place where I will be posting many of my re-edits, original productions, and mixes. Don't worry, I will continue to still post all of those same tracks here as well. I've been hearing a lot of good things about SoundCloud, therefore I thought I would give it a try. You can check out my SoundCloud Profile Page by Clicking Here.

Here is a new re-edit that I recently finished of Ray Stephen Oche's funky Afro-Latin jazz gem "Odeiyolaoo". The original version of the song was released on the Oche's hard-to-find early seventies album Interpretation Of The Original Rhythm. On this edit, I tried to bring together and extend some of the song's more funkier parts including the massive heavy-hitting Afro intro, which is easily my favorite part of the original. I would like to see this edit make it to wax at some point in the future, however their isn't any immediate plans for an official release. If anybody is interested in licensing it, please let me know. As always, feedback is greatly appreciated. Hope you enjoy!

Ray Stephen Oche - Odeiyolaoo (Pat Les Stache Re-edit)

Body And Soul

Here is a funky African gem that I've been enjoying lately, titled "Body and Soul" by William Onyeabor. This track was originally released on Onyeabor's 1980 hard-to-find album William Onyeabor In Body & Soul. This Nigerian native is mostly noted for his 1978 album Atomic Bomb, which features the funky classic Afro gem "Better Change Your Mind". That being said, I tend to prefer "Body and Soul" with it's overall heavy mid-tempo funk groove and tasty electric organ work throughout. Certainly a prime dose of heavy African funk to chew on. Enjoy!

William Onyeabor - Body and Soul

Hotter Than August

It feels like summer has finally arrived here in the bay. I must admit it hasn't been a good showing so far weather-wise for my first summer in San Francisco. However the past week the weather has been wonderful. Hopefully we can ride this warm wave right into October. Anyways, I thought I would change it up a bit and post a recently released re-edit by Todd Terje of Stevie Wonder's "All I Do" from his 1980 album Hotter Than July. I actually heard the original version of this song the other day when I was out walking my dog. Someone had it blasting from their apartment and I was inspired to share the feel-good track on a day that is as warm and beautiful as today. Enjoy the heat!

Stevie Wonder - All I Do (Todd Terje Re-edit)

More Mwana

At this point it's pretty much safe to say that there are a number of different re-edits out there of Black Blood's mid seventies Afro classic "A.I.E. (A Mwana)". With a song of this caliber to start with, it's certainly hard to produce anything other than a great result. Therefore most of the edits I've heard of this track, have been overall pretty solid. That being said I think Special T-Kolai re-edit of this funky African disco classic, which was featured on the Space Lab Yellow Phase 2 compilation, stands above the rest. One of the reason's I feel this way is about 4:15 into the track, there is a sudden break that dives into a funky saxophone solo that helps re-energize the second half of the song. The saxophone solo isn't something I re-call in the original version, therefore I wouldn't be surprised if this was something DJ Taha Elroubi and flutist Nicolas Laget, who along with some session musicians make up Special T-Kolai, added to the edit. Regardless, it's an absolutely amazing edit of an already true African disco classic. Enjoy!

Black Blood - A.I.E. A Mwana (T-Kolai Special Edit)

Afro-Caribbean Funk

When I was recently in Paris, I came across a lesser known African compilation that was released a few years ago called Rare Afro & Caribbean Funk Volume 2. This vinyl-only compilation was released by a label called Mokili Productions and like the title suggests, the record consists of some funky hard-to-find African and Caribbean cuts from some obscure groups like Jojo L'Explosif, Black Santiago, W.J.W. And Roots Trunks & Branches, and Super Tentemba Jazz to name a few. From the first listen, I was immediately impressed with this collection of tracks and I became surprised by the fact that this compilation didn't seem to get more praise or exposure when it was released back in 2007. Regardless, it's a great compilation that I would like to see reissued again in enough quantities to hopefully get the kind of exposure and credit that it definitely deserves. Enjoy!

W.J.W. And Roots Trunks & Branches - Rising (Power Disco Power)