Double the Pleasure

(Post written before Thursday's news of Michael Jackson's passing)

It's Friday and there's definitely better things to do than stare at a computer screen, so I'm going to keep this short and very sweet with a solid Raul Rodriguez extended mix of Tantra's disco gem "Get Happy". This track along with an extended mix of another classic Tantra cut "Top Shot" are featured on the group's 1980 twelve-inch single entitled The Double Remix. I was excited to find a copy of this record about 6 months ago, especially because "Get Happy" is a personal all-time favorite of mine. Plus if your a huge Tantra fan, like myself, collecting any and all of their records is definitely an enjoyable process. With that being said, get out and go enjoy the weekend!

Tantra - Get Happy (Raul Rodriguez Remix)

Double The Pleasure

I was extremely excited recently when I came across Tantra's classic 1980 Double Album LP. This is one of those records I thought I would never come across, however, one day when I was walking through Seattle's Capitol Hill district I noticed it in the window of a record store called Wall of Sound and I instantly stopped in my tracks and when in bought the record without flinching. This amazing record, which was written and arranged by legendary disco mastermind Celso Valli, is combination of Tantra's 1980 Mother Africa LP and their classic 1979 "Hills Of Katmandu / Wishbone" twelve-inch. "Hills Of Katmandu" and "Wishbone" probably represent the group's most standout cuts on this double vinyl collection, however you can't ignore the solid afro-disco classic "Su-Ku-Leu" and the funky album cut "Get Happy". Regardless of what you enjoy best, this is definitely a true disco classic. I'm just happy that I stubbled across it at least once in my lifetime.

Tantra - Hills Of Katmandu
Tantra - Wishbone