Disco / Funk / RnB

I am just watching a documentary series on electronic music, and some of the precursors to electronic music are explained/examined... In particular how so much about mixing and DJ techniques were built on in these disco clubs.

Anyone listen to/like old disco stuff?

I'm talking about the kind of stuff from the late 70s and early 80s... Stuff that might have been played in Paradise Garage in NYC...

Some artists like Salsonic Orchestra, Loose Joints, The Supremes, Inner Life.

Is anything like this played out anywhere? Can anyone recommend any cool artists I might want to discover?

The Supremes

Griff might be able to help with some recommendations? He is a musical smarty pants.

Cool. I suspect he'll see this thread.

Watching some old docos like this makes me want to start buying records - but I'm kind of scared to because I have enough expensive hobbies already. I should just stay content with my near mint copy of Autobahn by Kraftwerk. 


Do you know the song by Jesse Saunders called 'On and On'? Hehe

Sugar plays this kind of stuff.

If you want reasonably priced vinyl go to B sharp on rundle. They guy has boxes and boxes of old 45's. Spent hours in there last time

yeah sugar plays some hot tracks. also, loads of djs at cocktail bars n the like are into the older stuff, thurs nite at the botanic bar it was all 70's lps! love it

nextmen are pretty good at incorporating older stuff...hall&oates

i dont play them out often, but i love having my kraftwerk lps. machine man is my fave



back to the topic... its nice to have some of the original funk breaks that have been so heavily used in hip hop & D&B - sometimes if they aint too obscure, you get people putting 2+2 together and eventually recognising where they know it from.

yeah aint that the truth! i was listening to something on the hot chip dj kicks album (which i'd highly recommend, as i would ANY of the dj kicks series, cause its great to hear some older tunes that are a bit obscure but have been  very influential to musicians) and i was picking samples all over the place!!

i'd recommend 3d radio tonite, 9-10 pm, the guy plays some HOT funk and latino punk styles reminiscent of lcd soundsystem and the like...but from 20 years ago!!

Yeah, Sam does Raw Like Sushi. Pretty good show, the motherfucka!

thats it! I am a massive fan, i can practise my samba to a few of the songs

checkit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MFSB - the song cuckoo is DOPE! was just played on raw like sushi. recommend tuning in NOW if u want some proper disco funk

i usually get my dose of funk from dj bluewater's mixes

http://www.djbluewater.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LJKlY7E8OU

This is the song that got me into funk. Picked it up on a compilation CD called Jazz Funk Sessions. Still my favourite funk song ever. Oli I recommends you check this CD out if you want to hear some different funky stuff. Lots of pretty big songs and also a fair few obscure songs as well. The dopeness.

oh man now you're speaking my language! disco and funk is my favourite of bestest! if you want some funk, check out the album  Anthony Hamilton - Comin' Where I'm From...its rude as fuck!

Anything by: T Connection, Hot Chocolate, Minnie Ripperton, George McCrae, Roxy Music, those kidn of peeps.

Michael Jacksons Off the Wall album is a prime example of this kind of shit. So is the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack.

If you want a cheap way of getting a variety of these tunes, compilation vinyls are readily available on ebay, or charity shops or 2nd hand book shops. 70's and 80's disco compilations are everywhere for DL online, be it purchasable or otherwise

thelma houston, collage and aquariann dream is where it's at.

Roxy Music! Aren't they more a glam group? Guess they did some massive crossovers tho

Love this thread

Bluewater mixes are the dope, forgot about them

precursor to new romantics?

now brian ferry had style in his day.

hint:
'love is the drug' and benni benassi's 'satisfaction' are good for a mashup.

AWESOME idea

yeah love the new romantic/new wave shit. fuck the 70s and 80s were so full of creativity! as is now, we just dont realise it yet cause we are inundated by pop trash. the good stuff is out there..

my all time faves Marvin Gaye and Stevie motherfucking wonder rolled out some awesome disco-y shit in their days too...check the album 'The Wonder of Stevie' for some amazing 70's disco covers of Stevie tunes...I picked it up in Sydney a fair few years ago now but no doubt its floating around the net somewhere, you can definitely buy it online on cd!