Now that I can time warp old tracks that my software couldn’t quite handle before, I have been determined to explore some of the not-quite-so EDM music that I have been collecting and filing away in favor of the latest electro remix of the week. It’s liberating to feel like I can mix anything now, so things are likely to get pretty eclectic for a minute while I venture down some different directions.
This disco/house/funk session spans more than three decades of groovy vibes, and I wanted to weave the classic dance tracks together with the modern stuff to see how not far things have come over the years.
On a side note, why doesn’t disco get more respect? It’s brilliant. As a registered house head, I always had reverence for my ancestors, but it wasn’t until I got the album A Night at the Playboy Mansion by Dimitri from Paris back in college that it really clicked for me. All the things people profess to not like about disco are precisely why it’s so great…
Maximum respect to Disco Delicious btw, where I got pretty much all of the smooth house jams below. One of the most reliably solid music blogs if house is your bag.
Track Listing:
Chic - Hangin’ 1982
Sumy - Funkin’ in Your Mind 1982
David Rubato - Circuit (Siriusmo remix) 2009
Alicia Keys - No One (Pierce remix) 2008
Pierce - Good Friends 2008
Deodato - Keep on Movin’ 1982
Donna Summer - Bad Girls 1979
Chateau Flight - Prism 2000
Con Funk Shun - Fun 1977
Tom Tom Club - Wordy Rappinghood (12″ version) 1981
Holy Ghost! - Hold On (Mock & Toof remix) 2008
The Rapture - Sister Savior (DFA dub) 2004
[Scenario Rock - Skitzo Dancer (Justice remix), a cappella]
Zongamin - Painless 2003
Cansei De Ser Sexy - Let’s Make Love and Listen Death from Above 2006
Jamiroquai - Feel So Good 2001
Sebastien Tellier - Kilometer (A-Trak Main mix) 2009
Goddamn, everything these guys get their hands on is pure gold. Love love love them. And their original stuff is just as hot. I’m tempted to do a fanboy mix of all Twelves tracks… I hope someone I know went to their recent LA show.
The only problem for blogland is that they know they’re awesome, and usually only toss 128 scraps our way. These are actually decent quality though. Rock and roll.
Erlend Oye - Sudden Rush (The Twelves remix)
Radiohead - Reckoner (The Twelves remix)
Zeitgeist - Humanitarianism (The Twelves remix)
The Twelves - Works for Me