SHREM'S CAROUSEL OF ÜBER NERDINESS: 1970's

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Tuesday, October 11, 2016

SHREM'S LIST OBSESSION: Top 100 Greatest Disco Tracks of All Time part 2 [80-61]

80 "Que Tal America" - Two Man Sound (1978)

79 "The Hustle" - Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony (1975)

78 "Where Is My Man" - Eartha Kitt (1983)

77 "Music Trance" - Charanga 76 (1979)

76 "Forbidden Love" - Madleen Kane (1979)

75 "Walking The Midnight Streets" - Midnight Magic (2013)

74 "The Glow Of Love" - Change with Luther Vandross (1980)

73 "Heartache No. 9" - Delegation (1980)

72 "Check Out The Groove" - Bobby Thurston (1980)

71 "Young Hearts Run Free" - Candi Staton (1976)

70 "I Need Somebody To Love Tonight" - Sylvester (1979)

69 "Love In C Minor" - Cerrone (1976)

68 "Dance a Little Bit Closer" - Charo & Salsoul Orchestra (1977)

67 "Disco Inferno" - The Trammps (1976)

66 "Love In Indigo" - Escort (2006)

65 "She Can't Love You" - Chemise (1982)

64 "I ♥ Vidéo" - New Paradise (1981)

63 "Got To Give It Up (Part One)" - Marvin Gaye (1977)

62 "I Can Make It Better" - The Whispers (1980)

61 "Fate" - Chaka Khan (1981)

Thursday, April 7, 2016

SHREM'S INSTITUTE OF LOST CLASSICS: "LIHUE" - Nohelani Cypriano

Nohelani Cypriano's music has been described as "nostalgic Polynesian funk". This 1979 Hawaiian disco gem has reached a well deserved cult status among the genre's aficionados. I am completely mesmerised by this release from Be With Records the same label which brought back Letta Mbulu's South African boogie back to life. A truly delectable rare groove.

Here's a reminder of Letta Mbulu's divine "Nomalizo":

Thursday, July 9, 2015

SHREM'S INSTITUTE OF LOST CLASSICS: "ATLANTIC CITY GAMBLER" + "ANEMA E CORE" - Grace Jones

Now that Grace Jones re-released her three first disco era records "Portfolio", "Fame" and "Muse" as fully remastered and expanded editions, it seems like a perfect time to go over some of those forgotten, obscure gems from her earliest back catalogue. Alongside the mega hits "I Need A Man" and "La Vie En Rose" you will find a whole marathon of Studio 54 flavoured dancefloor delicacies. The extraordinary "Atlantic City Gambler" comes from "Muse", Miss Grace's most overlooked album and it sounds like the most accurate musical bridge between her late 70's disco excursions and her flirts with post-disco, synth pop and post-punk of her most famous decade of the 80's. "Anema E Core", taken from "Fame", is literally a definition of my favourite kind of disco: kitsch, camp, vibrant, off-kilter and Mediterranean flavoured... And all sung in Italian! Grace Jones' 3cd "Disco" Box Set is absolutely essential for all the slaves to the rhythm of one of this planet's fiercest artists.

Saturday, March 14, 2015

SHREM'S INSTITUTE OF LOST CLASSICS: "LOVE BUG" - Bumblebee Unlimited

"I'm a love bug, I'll sting you with my love". Bumblebee Unlimited's ultimately delicious single from 1976!

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

SHREM'S WORLDLY DELIGHTS: "NOMALIZO" - Letta Mbulu + "PEACE & FREEDOM" - Itadi

Travelling to African territories for this edition of my Worldly Delights. Itadi's soulful "Peace & Freedom" was released in 1977 in Togo while Letta Mbulu's dreamy "Nomalizo" was initially included in her 1983 album "In The Music The Village Never Ends" released in her homeland South Africa. Two incredible grooves to satisfy even the fussiest world music aficionados. I'm still at a very early stage of my mission into discovering the music of African continent so having to stumble upon such jewels is a treat.

P.S. Thanks Leda for introducing me to "Nomalizo"!

Saturday, October 26, 2013

SHREM'S GUILTIEST OF PLEASURES... VOL. 36: "Boom Boom" - نازیہ حسن‎ Nazia Hassan

Nazia Hassan was an iconic Pakistani Pop singer whose Bollywood songs made her a legend in Pakistan and all of South Asia in the early 1980's. This fits my definition of Guilty Pleasures perfectly with its sweet dose of kitsch, Disco-meets-Orient vibe, the shamelessly over the top flamboyance of Bollywood, ultra-catchy chorus and that tacky Moroderesque production.

Thursday, April 25, 2013

SHREM'S DOUBLE TROUBLE: "CREAM" - Mandola Jayebe /// "DIDN'T CHA KNOW" - Erykah Badu

I came across this smooth gem by Mandola Jayebe the other day. Not sure whether it was its sleek production, superb sampling or the oldskool feel of it that blew me away so much, it doesn't happen that often with any of the current Hip-Hop artists... This promising Texas based rapper generously offers his music for free on his Bandcamp. The tracks borrows from Tarika Blue's "Dreamflower" the very same recording which appealed to the queen Erykah Badu in 2000 when she dropped her magnificent "Didn't Cha Know" - the single I cherish up to this day as her finest work to date. Here are both of them back to back sounding all sexy and velvet.

Friday, January 11, 2013

SHREM'S LIST OBSESSION: Top 20 Favourite DISCO PUNK tracks vol. 2 [10-1]

10 "Mind Your Own Business" - Delta 5 (1979)

Delta 5 - Mind Your Own Business by PirateCatRadio

9 "Twinkling Stars" - Nine Circles (1982)

Nine Circles-Twinkling Stars by Libralicious

8 "Lipstick On The Glass" - Maanam (1985)

7 "French Boy" - Garçons (1979)

6 "Wheel Me Out" - Was (Not Was) (1980)

5 "Never Come Back" - Kas Product (1982)

4 "Walking on Thin Ice" - Yoko Ono (1981)

3 "The Force" - Nancy Nova (1981)

2 "The Beat" - ESG (1982)

1 "Peek-A-Boo" - Siouxsie & The Banshees (1988)

Thursday, January 10, 2013

SHREM'S LIST OBSESSION: Top 20 Favourite DISCO PUNK tracks vol. 1 [20-11]

Cold Waves. Dance-Punk. Post-Punk. No Wave. Punk-Funk. Electro-Punk. Late 1970's. Early 1980's. Discoteca Avantgarde. Analog. Underground. Radical. Cacophony. Disco-Punk...

20 "Cavern" - Liquid Liquid (1983)