Music From The Club

FIRST DIP IN THE POOL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1MqDU18aj4&feature=youtu.be Safari - Brass Monkey From Safari - Safari Released on Vap, 1984, Japan Safari is a Japanese one-off fusion band, and as you can guess by taking a look at their record's sleeve, its eponymous release is filled with summer mellow tunes. Brass Monkey, the track we chose to upload, has a sweet Latin…Lire la suite FIRST DIP IN THE POOL

DANCE NOT DANCE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UI1NN19V6c Ramuntcho Matta - Conk From Ramuntcho Matta Presents Brion Gysin / Polo Lombardo Released on Mosquito, 1986, France Fans of Liquid Liquid and other Disco-Not-Disco acts should fell for this great Ramuntcho Matta record. The French producer, who most notably produced Elli Medeiro's album Bom Bom..., blends many elements of the No-Wave era into…Lire la suite DANCE NOT DANCE

GARLIC DISCO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJ7jSGHUPTg Monsieur Goraguer - Sexy Dracula (Instrumental) From Monsieur Goraguer - Sexy Dracula Released on Disques Meyes, Japan Who is that mysterious Monsieur Goraguer ? Well, he is no other than legendary composer and arranger Alain Goraguer, who has been working with Jean Ferrat, Serge Gainsbourg, France Gall, and many other French singers, and who recorded one…Lire la suite GARLIC DISCO

SLOW DISCO IN JAPAN

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMcGAWTYQGo&feature=youtu.be Masanori Sasaji - All Dreams Behind From Masanori Sasaji - Hot Taste Jam Released on Bourbon Records, Japan Once again, we speak about a member of legendary japanese band Mariah : Masanori Sasaji. All Dreams Behind is taken from one of his solo albums on Bourbon Records and it doesn't have the experimental vibe that Yasuaki Shimizu's…Lire la suite SLOW DISCO IN JAPAN

TAKE ME TO THE MARDI GRAS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLN34EQOKiY Baron Samedi Percussions - La Fête Des Têtus From Baron Samedi ‎Percussions – À Fleur De Peau Released on Instant Présent, 1985, France While looking for French music, spotting the name Le Baron on a record sleeve is often a good omen, for it is a nickname used by the most famous French "obscure" producer and library wizard, Bernard…Lire la suite TAKE ME TO THE MARDI GRAS

FOTS & BYKE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvRAs6tTPs8 Fots & Byke - Nkul Messing From Fots & Byke - Nkul Messing / De Go Released on Production Balafon, France Something of Manu Dibango here... Nkul Messing is a very richly produced afro disco track from Western Africa (Cameroun?) with a powerful horn section, guitar, synths and percussions breaks and  very rhythmical vocals...…Lire la suite FOTS & BYKE

HEAVENLY MARACAS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftvhPJiVJFs&feature=youtu.be Yasuaki Shimizu - Tamare-Tamare From Yasuaki Shimizu - Subliminal Released on Invitation, 1987, Japan Yasuaki Shimizu is a legendary saxophonist from Japan. Playing on essential albums such as Mariah's Utakata No Hibi (yes, that recently reissued holy grail), he released 6 Jazz-Fusion albums before moving to Europe (Paris, London) and finally releasing Subliminal in 1987.…Lire la suite HEAVENLY MARACAS

BANG THE DRUM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siOnqNKaGWA Johnny Yoshinaga & Jogging Staff - African Juice From Johnny Yoshinaga & Jogging Staff ‎– Sky Juice Released on Continental, 1979, Japan African Juice is an Afro-disco track by great Japanese drummer Johnny Yoshinaga, taken from his instrumental album Sky Juice. The track construction is quite simple : a drumming pattern , some percussions…Lire la suite BANG THE DRUM

BELGIAN BOOGIE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjZUAfErH1A&feature=youtu.be Alec Mansion - Détective From Alec Mansion - Microfilms Released on Warner Bros. Records, 1982, Belgium A great song from a celebrated artist from the "Belgian" Boogie scene. Released one year before Alec Mansion's essential eponymous album, Microfilms contains a couple of highly emotional boogie tracks. Detective, a very relaxed song produced by legendary…Lire la suite BELGIAN BOOGIE