Defected

Glasgow Underground Nu Disco / Disco

Disco Revenge Nu Disco / Disco

PornoStar Records

CircoLoco Records

Glasgow Underground Nu Disco / Disco

Nervous Records Nu Disco / Disco

Groove Culture

Nervous Records

G*High Nu Disco / Disco

WTF Nu Disco / Disco

Z Records is starting 2016 with the follow up to Remixed With Love. It's been over two years since the first instalment which topped many sales charts on its release so now the remixes that made up that album have been heard on house and disco dancefloors around the world ever since, it's time for Volume 2. So allow us to present 20 more reworkings of classic soul, funk, disco and boogie tracks from the likes of Grace Jones, Robert Palmer, Cheryl Lynn, The O'Jays, Gwen McCrae, George Benson and many more. Admittedly, we live in a world where remixes and edits of vintage dancefloor anthems aren't exactly hard to come by, in the same way that grains of sand aren't hard to come by on a beach. But where Soundcloud, Beatport et al heave under the weight of a gazillion bootleg offerings, many taking a dusty, scratched old 12-inch or a dodgy MP3 as their starting point, Remixed With Love is a little different. Not only is the man with one of the most legendary record collections in the game guaranteed to dig deeper than most, every track you hear has been (re)created using spanking new analogue transfers of the original multi-track tapes, with the full consent and co-operation of the copyright owners. Which means not only are you getting the best possible sound quality, the creators of the original tracks are getting paid too as they damn well should be. These multi track tapes also uncovered elements that were not used in the original mixes so Joey has incorporated some of these never before heard parts such as the Grace Jones aerobic workout instruction. Putting an album like this together is no easy feat, as Dave himself explains in the extensive liner notes that accompany this package. First, you have to get permission from the copyright owners to undertake the project at all which can in itself entail hundreds of emails and phone calls. Then you have to track down the original tapes when many may have been recorded over, lost or simply destroyed and convince the label archivists to get them digitised. And that's before you even start on the remixing which is when you find half the parts are missing, or you can't foreground that killer piano lick you wanted to because the original was recorded live in the studio and the piano track has the bassline bleeding all over it. The title of this album is extremely appropriate, because for Mr Lee this definitely has been a labour of love!

Bar 25 Music: Remixed Vol. 7 continues the celebrated series with a new chapter of reinterpretations that unite a diverse array of artists who bring fresh energy to the label's catalog. This edition features a carefully curated selection of reworks that blend deep emotion, inventive rhythms, and the unmistakable Bar 25 Music's spirit. Across ten dynamic remixes, each producer reshapes familiar tracks into new sonic dimensions, from hypnotic grooves and cinematic breakdowns to euphoric peaks built for late-night moments. Remixed Vol. 7 stands as both a tribute to the label's evolving legacy and a vibrant display of artistic collaboration, proving once again that reinvention lies at the heart of Bar 25 Music.

Glasgow Underground Nu Disco / Disco

Embassy One Nu Disco / Disco

Beats for Bars, Warm Up, Hotel, Lounge , Beach

Different Nu Disco / Disco

PornoStar Records

Making a welcome return nine years on from his last outing on Dekmantel, Makam offers up a generous helping of wayward grooves that take his curious spirit even further into unmarked territory. With a strong dub sensibility grounding his rich tapestry of percussion and instrumentation, Guy Blanken follows his own path to arrive at an album that embodies house music as a launchpad for experimentation. Blanken says himself he was determined to approach his first Makam productions in years from a place of total freedom Its not a single direction, but rather a landscape of sounds, moments, and textures. TARP feels like a new beginning, a free project that just had to happen naturally. The steady pulse of the club remains a guiding principle boldly manifested on heads down roller Static Shade, but even in the lilting organic loops and tumbling percussion of Forgive there is a funkiness thats beholden to continuous movement. At times the direct thump of 4/4 disco juts out as a call to dance, not least on Flying Birds and La Tuna, but elsewhere the rhythms are more slippery. Dub In Loen plots a delicate path through dub techno and Lummel Spirit casts off into pattering Balearic bliss. The pervasive dub mood of the record comes to the fore on expertly crafted stepper Diagonal Rain and crooked album opener Clear Skies. Jackie B lands as a love letter to quintessential deep house, and yet still theres a left-of-centre charm that gives the track a personality that is pure Makam. Exuding warmth and imagination at every turn, TARP is the perfect example of how to make a groove-oriented album a rich home listening experience. There are ample moments primed for the spectacle of the dancefloor, but the mellow hue and broad sweep of approaches make Makams welcome return utterly compelling from end to end.

Pleased As Punch Nu Disco / Disco