Happy Birthday, Rick

Tony Does it Again

New DESIRE Video - "Don't Call"

Apparently shot on location in Miami during a hurricane watch.

Label Spotlight: Mullet Records

Although this young UK-based label has only been around since '08, Mullet Records has already managed to release numerous nu-disco, nu-house, nu-whatchamacallit, top quality jamz. Signed artists include Hype Machine notables: Tesla Boy, Casio Social Club (label founder), ODahl, and one of my new favorites, Satin Jackets. They've got no website, but a pretty good soundcloud page. Check it out...

Chordashian - Don't Wait Up EP • (Preview) by Mullet Records

DATO - Bangkok • (Preview) by Mullet Records

Satin Jackets feat. Kinema - Kick It With You (Club Edit) • (Preview) by Mullet Records

Dollar Bin Di$co Find$

I'm starting/proposing a new recurring 'column' that would list vinyl we just picked up from dollar bins. Consider it a celebration of crate digging, even though I realize how the internet has provided us with any song we ever want to hear at any time without the fun of the journey in digging through stacks of vinyl. The fact that I'm linking Youtube videos of these tracks kind of makes my mind explode. Even though I probably will not DJ with vinyl much anymore, I'm still addicted to searching through record shops. More specifically, dollar bins for lost disco/boogie/'dance' gems. This is a way I can further justify by spending money on records.

Junie Morrison - "Techno-Freqs" (1984)


Lisa - "Tempt Me" (1985) [starting at 07:05]


Jermaine Jackson - "Let's Get Serious" LP (1980). The LP is produced by Stevie Wonder.


Ashford & Simpson - "A Musical Affair" LP (1980)


Chic - "Real People" LP (1980)


Cashmere - "Do It Anyway You Wanna" (1983)


Deele - "Body Talk" (1983)



Total = $7

Double Whammy

Wham! is every great dj’s secret weapon, just ask BLCK DMND and The Arctic Cat*. Perfect to put on when your set is getting too obscure or too bland. Here are two great re-edits to keep in your crate:

Wham! - Last Christmas (Matthew Kyle Edit) - Slow burner, gets good at 2:37.

Wham! - Everything She Wants (Morgan Geist Unreleased Edit)






*Travel back in time to 2008.

“Greg and I have been friends for 49 years. We grew up together on the mean streets of Detroit, MI.”

Had to transfer all my music to a new laptop, and have been going through lots of tracks I forgot were in my archives. ‘Let Me Do It’ is a true soul/boogie gem. The beat sounds like a precursor to the 90’s neo gospel sound (can anyone i.d. the instrument at 1:11? flute? clarinet? it's genius). The band members are still around too, you can read a mediocre interview about their origin here. Also, buy this record if you can find it as an early release (not a re-release); its mean resale value is $1,828.00.

Halo – Let Me Do It (1980)