examples of DISCO-REGGAE

yep, me neither and it's a shame as so much of the stuff i've heard is so great

some discofied afro reggae from osibisa member kiki gyan. went down a wormhole of the (mostly silly and wild) album art of dutch designers myosotis, came upon this, and thought of this thread.

keep it cool
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HYChjAFjgs

just one night
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRTr_7pOq1o

peace for africa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bb5gBme1S10

Kiki Gyan - Disco Dancer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfXAVEUo_eY

another great one by him

Lots of dead youtube embeds itt, but is it really possible no one ever posted Keith Hudson?

Civilisation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIiffl1IQOE

Too Expensive:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1GeeXzMmwE

I suppose it is possible, since despite considering Hudson one of my all-time faves, I'd ignored Too Expensive for years due to its (wildly, infuriatingly wrong!!) rep as a failed crossover--a deranged narrative that you should only take on board if you are literally Richard Branson.

Also, it's maybe not quite disco but "Central Kingston" off From One Extreme to Another is also a massive jam and that album really deserves a legit reissue: the version on streaming sounds like a vinyl rip

f**k me! those are both ace. 'civilisation' is sooooo good. thanks. i've been on a huge keith hudson tip recently but had skipped over too expensive.

Central Kingston too; syndrum-tastic! i need to hear the rest of this now.

wow those are great! Is it just me or is there a bit of a an ian dury vibe on 'too expensive'?

I should probably take this to a Hudson thread, but both albums are superb imo. If you're expecting polished soul you'll be disappointed, but if you already dig Hudson's shambolic approach, I can't imagine being disappointed.

As annoyed as I am that I bought the critical line on Too Expensive without even listening to it for so long, the lack of a reissue for From One Extreme is a puzzle since Pressure Sounds put out its dub, Nuh Skin Up, ages ago

I have a bit of an on/off thing with Hudson but these are all killer. Made me wish for a sweaty front room dance.

At one point I took some selections from this thread for this playlist and iirc keith hudson hasnt been mentioned:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6ObTLc46jR2QPzUvtEWESp?si=9AuQfReTSWqAPXmQkovcZQ

nice cover image there, Moka!

"Civilization" was on that Virgin Front Line compilation everybody had - well, my sister had it anyway.

"Civilization" was on that Virgin Front Line compilation everybody had - well, my sister had it anyway.

And, as if by magic; Front Line comp comes out -

https://www.juno.co.uk/products/virgin-front-line-sounds-of-reality/848318-01/

Okay. Serious jam here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGScGuAKmW0

Anyone here familiar with the French Patchworks label which seems to chug out a huge amount of music in this vein? My friend sent me this playlist and it's largely top drawer: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2HOOBwOtmgyPKhY49FEOkK?si=fe9b615c70054664

Xp you're right this is a serious jam

most stuff by eddy grant!

https://soundsoftheuniverse.com/product/disco-reggae-rockers?fbclid=IwAR32tK6UhQOi4XsFSEblqBPyiG3WNfN9TL758HJfSmEN_F2_WR8td0BmnPg

(sorry for the formatting mishap)

A new disco-reggae compilation.

not going to click through all the youtubes to figure it out, but hopefully this thread didn’t get to 200 posts without mentioning tyrone davis “rise up” (wackies)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OrOahkRgvA

More reggae-disco than disco-reggae, but I just pulled out "Nightflight to Venus" and I'm def adding "Never Change Lovers in the Middle of the Night" to my playlist:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjaXcIAcLY0

Yeah that's a classic. I think I put that on my original mix made from suggestions to this thread. I absolutely love it

Atmosfear's Dancing in Outer Space has a couple of moments when it becomes almost reggae - the laser-ska bit between 2:17 and 2:52, and that liquidy dub bit between about 5:25-6:25 which sounds like the dubwise equivalent of paddling a canoe in choppy waters.

This is joyful and I think it deserves to be included in this thread: https://soundwayrecords.bandcamp.com/album/chi-town-reggae

Great stuff!

I thought I'd posted about it here already, but the Risco Connection comp has been a highlight of my year: https://riscoconnection.bandcamp.com/album/risco-version

xp hah, I opened this thread wondering if it was going to be that!

Moka, how on earth did I miss that extensive spotify playlist you posted way upthread? amazing work!

Annette Brissett - Drums

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCTXl_lKFFo

so good. i love Love Power.

pretty cheesy but this is good summertime fun imo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epMbespU4JI
margino - you turn me on

shame there's no dub version tbh because the synths are great but the singing is a bit much

Forgive me if this has been posted before (I can't see it) but this compilation looks great

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4UJf0NXelY
https://rockashacka.bandcamp.com/album/reggae-funkyfied-2

That Margino track sounds so much like Yvonne Chaka Chaka's "I'm In Love With a DJ". I assume it's the same producer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fL4WaCvrFdo

Yep. Attie Van Wyk

agreed, Moka’s Spotify playlist is a complete banger.

Ernest Ranglin’s “Soft Touch” is complete fire.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0ACPrHCGCM

slight afrobeat flavour too

Great song!

Glad some of you have enjoyed the playlist! I need to do a clean-up and add more… in the meantime I have added some of the great suggestions so far!

Love this playlist, moka. Thanks for taking the time and trouble.

favourite new disco-reggae nature-hippy jam:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVZqHYdgQ2w
Sheila & Des Majek - Let Us Plant a Tree Today

That's very satisfying, NickB.

What a tune that is

as everyone's kids head back to the covid factory i mean classroom, i submit bunny wailer's "back to school." disco-adjacent groove in the "rapper's delight" vein.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kzgXlC7KCo

Basically just a disco track - the reggae flavour is barely discernible - but this track comes to mind, I guess, because Dan-I was Jamaican and the track was on Island.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7VlbIPas7E

I couldn’t see if this has been posted, all killer, no filler. Hustle! Reggae Disco

Monkey Chop is fantastic!

Produced by The Buggles IIRC?

i'm sure Dan-I appeared on TOTP back then but Youtube has no proof. And yes, a Buggles production.

Anyone heard his track with Big Youth?

I couldn’t see if this has been posted, all killer, no filler. Hustle! Reggae Disco

― Dan Worsley, Thursday, September 26, 2024 10:08 AM (three days ago)

this rules

did Bill Campbell ever get a mention? cos he had a few of these...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4dd8T6tb0Q
Bill Campbell - Boogie All Night

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlo96gTGbAc
Bill Campbell - Nearest To My Heart

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oO2Hbb10xFE
Bill Campbell - Blue Without You

he was also on that amazing Soundways Body Beat comp, electronic soca and calypso...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5ikGw5sLvY
Bill Campbell - Body Beat

Also he did a version of Leon Haywood's "Don't Push It, Don't Force It" which i've never heard...

https://www.discogs.com/release/4742544-Bill-Campbell-Dont-Push-It-Dont-Force-It