south african deep house anthems! golden power – oscar mbo, this project was released digitally in 2019 and tokzen records has identified the ever growing market created by his work ethics worldwide. the vinyl version of the golden power, 2021 deep house vinyl release by tokzen records.
the 80s italo disco /proto-house classic ‘mbo theme’ by the mighty klein & mbo, repressed! comes with an heavy (and unheard) south african version on the flip. huge tip! the mbo theme (1983) has been a dance floor favorite since decades, created by mario boncaldo and tony carrasco - the legendary italian/us duo klein & mbo. the track got support in nyc and chicago by greats as larry levan, frankie knuckles and ron hardy.
the rare version on the flip is created by a south-african band called warrior. rush hour explain how they came across the track: “we bumped into this version on a south african record digging trip. it took us a few months to realize the scarcity of this version. ian osrin, a well respected engineer in south-africa who was involved in many 80ties and 90ties bubblegum, kwaito and south african disco records, explained us about music distribution in south africa during apartheid.
the mbo theme represents one of the first hits on the early days of chicago house movement. now came back with the plus of the unreleased italian version (on the side b instead of the unnecessary radio cut). this project is being managed by mario boncaldo the same man behind some other great italo-disco projects like tullio de piscopo - stop bajon and plastic mode - baja imperial today is enriched with this unreleased edit produced by mario himself back in the days and availabel only on the studio tape this cut is more heavy and club oriented because there are no vocals so there is more space for synth and bassline parts, a must play for every set!
arguably one of the pioneering records that linked disco to what is known nowadays as house music. this includedes the original vocal mix - for the first time on a 12inch, the previously unreleased usa/european connection instrumental mix - a variation on its most popular usa connection mix. plus an exclusive version by legendary dj and edit don greg wilson! greg wilson says: dirty talk was a huge track for me on the electro funk scene back in 82. i was the first dj to start playing this in the black clubs as an import on zanza and it soon became the biggest track at my nights at legend in manchester.
gelateria fisotti (a real gelato spot from otranto, apulia it) is back with the 2nd volume of gelato italiano series, a various artists that presents itself as a summer soundtrack for the coolest gelaterias of the riviera.
VOODOO MAMBOSIS & OTHER TROPICAL DISEASES 02 (LTD GREEN LP)
Coloured 12 Inch Pre sale
second part of the voodoo mambosis and other tropical diseases series from stag-o-lee, compiled by jens-o-matic. limited to 500 copies on transparent green vinyl - no repress.
a collection of eleven dreamy, rough, abundant instrumental songs which have the guts to subsist and survive the fluidity of our times. with his melodies massi amadori tells the nostalgia and melancholy of a lived, loved and consumed italy.
das hamburger elektro-duo fallbeil, bestehend aus wosto und kluentah, ist noch ziemlich unbekannt, obwohl sie bereits eine reihe von eps und einige lps auf labels wie mannequin, dem killekill-sublabel boidae oder new york haunted und seit kurzem auch auf ihrem eigenen label teerpappe veröffentlicht haben.
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