Horse Meat Disco

So has anyone heard the new mix CD out on Strut?
I'm about two seconds away from clicking the Buy button on Amazon....
Great tracklistng and their BIS mix was a lot of fun

P.S. I looked for a relevant thread but couldn't find one... but if there is one, mod pls delete

FWIW, it's also available on eMusic (in case you're a subscriber).

thanks, but never tried eMusic. do they have wav files? i was looking at the wav fiels over at JunoDownload too, but for the price, it was actually cheaper at Amazon - $13.99 for the CD instead of the $22something for the wav files at Juno

i actually just wound up buying it at Amazon.

i bet it's good, i like them

Deeeee-tour

thanks, but never tried eMusic. do they have wav files?

Moot question now, but I think eMusic has MP3 files, not wavs.

Anyway, is it good? The disc is on my eMusic Saved-for-Later list.

It's great. And fwiw, there are actually two different versions -- the "1Hour Promo Mix" has mostly different songs (by Dusty Springfield, Joe Bataan, Richard T Bear, Bionic Boogie, etc), all segued into each other. Though there is some overlap -- "It's Alright" by Gino Soccio, for instance. (I can print the song listing for that one, if nobody can find it anywhere else.)

haven't heard this mix yet, but these dudes know how to rock a floor.

i just ordered this - better be good, since i'm not really sure why i ordered it

these guys know how to throw a party for real

the unmixed compilation tracks are awesome, some great stuff on there. still looking for that '1 hr promo mix' tho

Deeeee-tour

^^^ this! What a great song that I'd never heard before today.

the one time I saw these guys they were horrendous...but everything I've heard from people has been good, I'm guessing I got them on a bad night.

promo - http://rocketsmusik.podomatic.com/entry/2009-07-28T07_54_34-07_00

actually maybe that's not the one that xhuxk is talking abt

what deeee-tour...Karen Young?

Yep, Karen Young -- same Karen Young who did "Hot Shot," only a few years later. (I never knew "Detour" was that obscure, fwiw. 12-inch used to be fairly common in dollar bins.)

And just sayin, that promo you linked to has the tracklist of the actual CD, not the promo I have.

Here's the promo mix track list:

Dusty Springfield - Baby Blue (Horse Meat Disco edit)
Eddie Drennon - Disco Jam
Johnny Harris - Odyssey Pt 2
Kenny Bee - Dance All Night
Joe Bataan - Rap-O-Clap-O
K.I.D. - Hupendi Muziki Mangu
Richard T Bear - Sunshine Hotel
Gino Soccio - It's Alright
Robin Beck - Sweet Talk
The Supremes - High Energy
Bionic Boogie - Dance Little Dreamer

Kind of confused here- is the promo mix different from the mix disc of the 2xCD? From what I've seen, digital outlets are only carrying the unmixed disc.

I didn't even know there was a double CD. I've got a single disc, with the songlist that just sayin' linked to above, and a separate single promo disc, with the songlist I just transcribed. If they're available together (which they might be), that's news to me.

The version on eMusic has most or all of the tracks on the disc Just Sayin' linked to above, but in a different order. I assume it's the same disc, but it's all a bit confusing now.

Too bad "Sweet Talk" didn't make the official release. As far as I know, the original version has appeared only on that (presumably OOP) unmixed Joe Claussell BBE comp (CD-wise).

OK, according to Discogs here's how the CD version breaks down:

1-01 Ribs 303 Phone Message
1-02 Karen Young Deetour (Party Mix)
1-03 Eddie Drennon Disco Jam
1-04 Empire (2) Projecting Penny (3) Freakman
1-05 Smokey Robinson And I Don't Love You (Larry Levan Instrumental Dub)
Remix - Larry Levan
1-06 K.I.D. Hupendi Muziki Wangu?! (You Don't Like My Music)
1-07 Gino Soccio Its Alright
1-08 Two Tons, The* I Depend On You
1-09 Sheryl Lee Ralph In The Evening
1-10 Gregg Diamond Danger
1-11 Plaza (4) (Got My) Dancing Shoes
1-12 TJM Put Yourself In My Place
1-13 Richard Hewson Orchestra, The Love Bite
1-14 Laura Greene (2) Manhattan
1-15 Fern Kinney Love Me Tonight
1-16 Tamiko Jones Let It Flow
2-01 Karen Young Deetour (Party Mix)
2-02 Smokey Robinson And I Don't Love You (Larry Levan Instrumental Dub)
Remix - Larry Levan
2-03 Empire (2) Projecting Penny (3) Freakman
2-04 Eddie Drennon Disco Jam
2-05 Richard Hewson Orchestra* Love Bite
2-06 K.I.D. Hupendi Muziki Wangu?! (You Don't Like My Music)
2-07 Gino Soccio Its Alright
2-08 Two Tons, The* I Depend On You
2-09 Plaza (4) (Got My) Dancing Shoes
2-10 Gregg Diamond Danger
2-11 Sheryl Lee Ralph In The Evening
2-12 Tamiko Jones Let It Flow

Disc 1 is the mix.

Here's the actual tracklist for the 30 minute podcast mix that was linked above:

Eddie Grant - Time Warp
Laid back - White Horse
Cyclades - Fire To Desire
Two Tons Of Fun - Earth Can Be Like Heaven
Alisabeth Jergens - Hungry For Your Love
Gino Soccio - It's Alright
Richard Hewson Orchestra - Shark Bite

And there's another one here:
http://www.eastvillageboys.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/james-hillard-live-mix-280308.mp3

Queen Samantha - Sweet San Francisco
Lovefingers - Mexico (Barrio Edit)
DC Larue - Cathedrals
Gepy & Gepy - Body to Body
Dennis Parker - Like An Eagle
Andrea True Connection - Party Line
Wilton Street Band - Don’t You Even Know Who You Are
Dolly Parton - I Wanna Fall in Love
Gregg Diamond & Bionic Boogie - Fess Up to the Boogie
K.I.D - Don’t Stop
Gordon’s War - The Rock is Gonna Get You
Lipps Inc - Funkytown
TC Curtis - Body Shake (Instrumental)
The Mike Theodore Orchestra - High On Mad Mountain
Barry Mason - Body, Get Your Body (Faze Action Edit)
Biddu Orchestra - Voodoo Man (Remix)
Sphinx - Collision (1982 Remix)
Vivienne Vee - Give Me A Break
The Beach Boys - Here Comes the Night
Faze Action - Stratus Energy (Disco Mix)
Cerrone - Supernature
Tantra - Hills of Katmandu
Vivienne Vee - Remember
Patrick Cowley and Sylvester - Do You Wanna Funk
Stephanie Mills - You Can Get Over
Baby O - In the Forrest
Wilton Street Band - Disco Lucy
The Richard Hewson Orchestra - What Shall We Do When the Disco’s Over

guy in the 'phone message' intro sounds like he had a good night

The eMusic version is "unmixed." Sorry to ask a very stupid question, but what's the difference between "mixed" and "unmixed" in this context? Is it, for instance, that the songs overlap and are spliced together in the "mixed" version (making one long, continuous track)?

It's split up into tracks, but yeah, the first disc is one long continuous DJ mix while the second disc is all the tracks unedited, presented in full on their own.

too much ecstatic gay hands in the air disco for me, saccharine swoopy strings

it's a pretty good mix, not a big deal for me like a new idjut boys mix or anything but passable. i'm not sure what all the hype is about really. i guess the parties must be really really good? or they're just buds with the guys at strut?

r u talking about nightdubbin'? cause the vinyl and online versions of that are GREAT but they don't come with the idjut boys mix- it's hard to justify buying it again (or, yknow, buying a cd at all) but i want to hear that mix!

Haha that eastvillageboys.com set is the first time I've seen the disco version of "here comes the night" in a mix

mix of the year?

nah

what's yours?

these dudes know how to rock a floor.
― "woah man, flügelhorn" (haitch)

these guys know how to throw a party for real
― just sayin

qft

saw them some months ago, and urgh, i couldn't have been more disappointed. i expected some obscure disco with a couple of classics thrown in but what i got was a barrage of obvious tracks like "is it all over my face" and "funkytown."

yeah i saw them play a set like that before, awful. but their parties are meant to be amazing, like most of these guys they're usually better at their own regular night.

sure enough, the dancefloor was cleared in no time and at the end of the set, there's only 2 spectators left in the club.

xpost: if that's the case then i guess they tend to underestimate the crowd in big clubs.

I saw them at Corsica Studios and they were fantastic, not like that description at all.

It depends who's DJing for them. Jim and James play more disco anthems, while Severino plays tougher and housey. Fwiw I think Severino's the best DJ in London.

lol i never mind hearing 'funkytown' and 'is it all over my face'

saying that these guys haven't ever blown me away like the batb dudes, damon and ben bloodbath on a good night, the dj history lot, mancuso at the loft, nadia ksabia and rory phillips and everyone else putting their own spin on things

i think one of the problems with the HMD lot is that they don't really have real strong vibe or personality... they seem to borrow the best bits of everyone else.

lol @ best dj in london

now... consistantly best party in london, that'd be more interesting

although everyone knows the best parties are the secret ones

It depends who's DJing for them. Jim and James play more disco anthems, while Severino plays tougher and housey. Fwiw I think Severino's the best DJ in London.

― Jack BS, Tuesday, 2 November 2010 15:59 (8 minutes ago) Bookmark

yes, it's jim and james that played in my country.

lol i never mind hearing 'funkytown' and 'is it all over my face'

depends. in my case, hearing that two after a bunch of similarly classic tracks only made me number (is that a word?).

sometimes i hear funkytown in a really shit club with a rubbish crowd and think "i'm sure someone felt like this when this song was originally released"

the heart fm effect

Did anyone buy the CD version of HMD III? I can't find the download code (for the unmixed tracks) anywhere in the packaging.

Yes, I bought the CD and used the download code. As I recall (don't have the CD to hand), there was a separate slip, same paper size as the booklet.

Yep, slip tucked in w/ the booklet - haven't used my code yet. Was planning to this weekend but you can have it if you're desperate.

III > II ? I think so.

Thanks mike. Thanks Jeff. I'll contact Strut.

revisiting the compilations after a long time and grateful for the generally high quality. other disco compilations i'm tracking down for a retro night are like 2/3 dross or lifeless refixes.

local djs have brought in severino twice now and i've missed it both times, lol. so glad i get to play disco in the afternoon and go to bed before 10.

they were responsible for resurrecting that sheryl lee ralph tune i think? what a banger.

They were indeed. It was played to death in gay clubs during 1984-85, and I’d become heartily sick of it, but HMD breathed new life into it, and I play it out myself.

mike, would it be too much trouble to ask you for a tip or two? what old nugget has been a big hit for you lately?

it also got new life breathed into it in 1996:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mf17bkp5EL0

not necessarily for the best, however

hahaha that's right! i remember you posting this, i love it :)

map, my weekly gig is in a small town in northern England where people mostly dance to what they know, and I'm enough of a whore to oblige them. That said, I do slip some lesser known tracks into the first hour of my set, when people are happy to listen to them. Tracks that have gone down well early-doors include Hiroshi Fukumura "Hunt Up Wind", Alphonse Mouzon "I'm Glad That You're Here", Mary Clark "Take Me I'm Yours", Scherrie Payne "I'm Not In Love", Chicago "Street Player", Carrie Lucas "Dance With You", Deodato "Night Cruiser", Toney Lee "Reach Up", Otis Clay "The Only Way Is Up", the Reflex remix of "Got To Give It Up", L.T.D. "Back In Love Again", Boiling Point "Let's Get Funktified", Jean Carn "Was That All It Was" and "If You Wanna Go Back", Phyllis Hyman "You Know How To Love Me", Arthur Adams "You Got The Floor", Paulhino Da Costa "Deja Vu", Cameo "It's Serious", Ashford & Simpson "Found A Cure" and "It Seems To Hang On", Fat Larry's Band "Act Like You Know", Melba Moore "You Stepped Into My Life", Donald Byrd "Thank You For Funking Up My Life", Thelma Houston "Saturday Night, Sunday Morning", Samuel Jonathan Johnson "You" (Joey Negro remix) and "Sweet Love", T-Connection "Saturday Night", Chaka Khan "Fate", Locksmith "Far Beyond", MFSB "Sexy", Patrice Rushen "Number One", Wilton Felder/Bobby Womack "Inherit The Wind", Tracey Weber "Sure Shot", Jazzy Dee "Get On Up", Magic Disco Machine "Scratchin", Tony Rallo & The Midnite Band "Holdin' On", Timeless Legend "I Was Born To Love You", Brothers "Are You Ready For This", Marilyn Scott "God Only Knows", Mike T "Do It Anyway You Wanna", Cissy Houston "Think It Over", Pockets "Come Go With Me", New York Port Authority "I Got It", Light Of The World "Time (Remix)", Level 42 "Starchild", Rahni Harris & FLO "Six Million Steps", Azymuth "Jazz Carnival", Maze "Back In Stride". The original 1986 version of The Source/Candi Staton "You Got The Love" also very much does the business and brings the dancing.

Coincidentally they have are the latest compilers in the Back To Mine series: https://backtomine.bandcamp.com/album/back-to-mine-horse-meat-disco

1. Gwen McCrae - Move Me Baby (Danny Krivit Edit)
2. Alien Alien feat Igino - Perfidia (Severino Panzetta & Ray Mang remix)
3. Escape From New York - Fire In My Heart
4. Margie Lomax - God's Greatest Gift To Man Is A Woman
5. Róisín Murphy - Ancora Ancora Ancora (Severino & Nico de Ceglia Remix)
6. Marianne Faithfull - Sex with Strangers (feat. Beck)
7. Lisa King - You've Got Magic
8. William Stuckey - Just Around The Corner
9. Larry Heard presents Ona King - Premonition Of Lost Love (Extended Adult Mix)
10. Kassav - Avèou Doudou
11. Fajardo '76 - C'mon Baby, Do the Latin Hustle (Oye Mami Ven y Baila el Latin Hustle)
12. GAME - Gotta take your Love (Single Version)
13. Horse Meat Disco & Kathy Sledge - Jump Into The Light (Wash House Dub)
14. Horse Meat Disco featuring Xavier Smith & ROY INC. - Self Control (Eagle Dub)
15. The RAH Band - Messages From The Stars

ughhh thank you mike, an embarrassment of riches! :)

Cool, I didn't know that "God Only Knows" cover. Thanks, Mike!

and that compilation looks very appealing indeed xp

I made myself a playlist of those tracks mike t - bloody marvellous.

I have a thing that I reckon might just be me but I've just listened to that Tracey Weber track and well: does anyone hear that vocal as slightly off-key, flat or off-pitch? It's something I notice more in late 70s/early 80s disco than anywhere else, but I can't tell if it's just my ears.