BEARDO DISCO (finally fixed for vahid) - not idjuts / lindstrom - harvey, rub'n'tug, map of africa

Thanks for pointing out that Popular People's Front page--"Speak Swahili"'s the one that's, uh, speaking to me so far...

PPF = idjuts mk II?

it's OK, they sound great to me.

So can anyone point me at a good online vinyl source for nu-disco? Most of the usual places are pretty sucky and Flexx is always out of stock for the good shit...

http://www.piccadillyrecords.com/ver2/genreWeekly.php?&whichWeek=0&genre=22
http://www.juno.co.uk/disco/eight-weeks/

PPF CD out soon.

Picadilly is the best.

PPF CD? You got any details? Collection of stuff from the EPs?

the stuff on 'a college education' sounds so great over a big system, such a tasty record, i can never decide which track to play.

Read about it on DJ History. Can't remember any more details....

Here's a mix by one of 'em:

http://www.allez-allez.co.uk/2008/01/rat-salad.html

allez allez is so crucial

though on balance i think i prefer another night on earth

the best thing is that you dont have to choose!!!!

beardo disco is over. long live the fm synth revival (whenever that comes along)

thanks for the heads up.

when ur out on the dance floor, cheesy fm synth shit sounds surprisingly fresh. you can't even dance to beardo disco

how do you know what gr8080 can dance to? lol

well, I know in general people into blog dance are more the "stand around and and scowl about plastic screws totally ruining the sound fidelity" types, rather than actually enjoying dancing, so perhaps it was a generalization in err.

do u dance burt stanton

FM synth sounds cool, but it's mostly used horribly, was then and will continue to be.

more two note arpeggiated bass pls

I know, isn't that awesome?

what is FM synth sound? are we talking about dancing to AXEL F?

arpeggiated bass = "theme from das boot"

just imagine you're playing some DOS Microprose game from 1991, and put that music to a dance beat.

i thought that was called SID music.

how can two notes make an arpeggio

well, I know in general people into blog dance are more the "stand around and and scowl about plastic screws totally ruining the sound fidelity" types, rather than actually enjoying dancing, so perhaps it was a generalization in err.

this is obv. u and u get no lulz

oloololololol

so they were using FM in sound cards in 1991?

SID music refers to music made on the SID chip which was the sound generating device in the Commodore 64. FM is a synthesis technology that is much more advanced then that and is best known for being the way 90% of all synthesizers in the 80s made sound, starting with the domineering Yamaha DX-7. It was phased out when sample-based sound engines became the norm but has regained some popularity due to a few virtual software synths allowing programmers to explore the sounds and have an easier way of programming them. It's always been an interesting technique, Brian Eno is still a big fan, but it's a pretty anti-musical process. Still, as startrekman would tell you, it's preset sounds dominated the 80s.

Didn't really know where to post this but I figured it would be of interest to the beardos. On Lovefingers there is a mix entitled Eurasia Part 2 by a DJ from Istanbul, Baris K. All I have to say is do yourself a favor and listen to it. Lots of Turkish disco, kinda has a studio/library vibe to it. Most of the tracks are in Arabic but damn these musicians in the studio were straight killing it. Imagine if all the Arabic stuff that Finders Keepers put out had gone disco ! Incredible.

That Baris K mix is good. Here's a link to pt 1 for anyone that doesn't have it:

http://www.divshare.com/download/4023914-b0c

Arent they singing in Turkish on those mixes, not Arabic?

www.alainfinkielkrautrock.com is the place to go for the mixes and a tracklisting of eurasia mix one.

also the new professor Ohno release does all this stuff from a hip hop perspective.

" long live the fm synth revival (whenever that comes along)"

los updates use the cz-101!! though they are not remotely beardo

los updates good. i've been listening to terrible late 80s smooth rave and German EBM to get my fm synth fix.

CZ-101 uses phase distortion synthesis, not FM. Casio are the only hardware synths to do so I think.

i lurked battags at amoeba yesterday but didn't introduce myself

flood of disco / beardo / cosmic / etc releases seems to have slowed to a trickle, for now

i lurked battags and dominique at the boredoms show but they were too close to the center to say hi.

dudes! am i that unapproachable?

lots of releases this week vahid:

new diskjokke on full pupp
new permanent vacation 12" with aeroplane remix
trus'me LP back in stock, plus two of his Stilove4music 12s repressed
arpadys 'monkey star' 12"
domu 'discotech 2' 12"
yam who 'wanna make luv 2 ya' 12" (idjut boys - "sounds great!")
d-classics #4,5,6
diesel & jarvis 'malinga EP' on moton
ashley beedle - disco deviance 3 12"
fredo viola 12" w/prins thomas rmx
lexx edits on big bear
new dirty edits w/ pointer sisters etc
new selfmade millionaire edits
wax poetic w/ brennan green remix
maelstrom edits on solardisco
shocking pinks d12" w/ expanding head band & lee douglas remixes

plus some other goodies floating around from last week, like nitedog & lovefingers 12"...

boredoms were mindblowing, as usual. i wouldn't have expected anything less. loved the setup too!

i actually asked you about some theo parrish records

it's more the issue of i always find it awkward to be like "hello, i'm vahid, you might be familiar w/ my obnoxious online persona"

i like the diskjokke stuff i've heard

im trying to make a joke abt stalking involving the phrase "weirdo disco"

friend-o disco

http://www.whatpeopleplay.com/cover/2/360/2427.jpg

BATTAGS, sincere thanks for the great disco/house stock at amoeba!

Baris K mixes are excellent, thx for the heads up

Finders keepers comparison is right on, psych track 14 mins into part 1 sounds a lot like Selda

haha oops actually I think it is her

I am glad you are enjoying that mix dmr. IMO it is one of the most original mixes I've heard this year. A full track listing is sorely missing (Andrew won't give it away) I understand, these records are not falling off anyone's apple tree.

After sending this mix to my friends though, they are up to the task.

thanks winston, respect.

i'm making lots of little connections to get some stuff we used to miss. downside is that as the dollar slides further, some of this stuff gets expensive...

finally got the Theo CD in though...and it's HELLA expensive - cause we got it from the UK. even domestic distributors are offering it for outrageous prices. it's a weird time.

vahid - i get you. feel free to say hi anytime, though. i may have been 1nt0x1c@t3d when i spoke to you - a rarity, i assure you - so my memory is fuzzy. :)

New Woolfy tracks up at his myspace. myspace.com/woolfys

Sounds good so far. New Lp on DFA coming out in a couple months.

Woolfy on DFA? Awesome. Last I heard the album was coming out on Rong...