It's the Supersound

Spaniard disco don Rayko, founder of Rare Wiri Records, has thrown out his edit of Whip & Contagious, a slow-mo funked-out disco groover. Cop the whole release on wax here.

Rayko - Contagious [pelski highly recommends] {buy}

Hailing from Belgium, Mickey serves up some serious dancefloor disco, with slapping beats and stunted piano chords galore. Disco with a punch. And of course it helps that the delicious vocal sample comes courtesy of US soul and house legend Colenel Abrams:

Mickey - Trapped ft Colonel Abrams

No doubt the esteemed scenesters amongst you will have got wind of this one by now. Yes, Peach Melba is the new house project of The Juan Maclean. Exciting indeed. Only this is the 'dub of the dub', meaning it's more dub techno than straight-up house. A slightly inferior offering to either the original or dub: the vocals are all but stripped away, and the bassy beats wield a clunkier, darker vibe. Be sure to check the whole release:

Peach Melba - Can't Let Go (Dub of Dub)

Retro/Grade have a bit of a Marmite effect on listeners. Personally I love their new track 'Mindfighter', there's something epic and yet gleefully shameless about the whole thing. The Blue Satellite remix is a frenzied rework, with plenty of twists, turns and funked up electro warps and wonks. It doesn't posses the ominous, spine-tingling build up of the original, but a fun remix nonetheless:

Retro/Grade - Mindfighter (Blue Satellite Remix)

Deep and soulful disco from Andy Hart's edit - with more than just a hint of sleaze:

The Crusaders - Spiral (Andy Hart Edit)

Pelski

No no, not the Katy Perry song. I had the privilege of hearing that song like 10 times on my drive back into Toronto last night. Really excited for this first track, the Monsieur Adi remix of Ellie Goulding. I’m still waiting for that second album from Ellie Goulding, the first album Lights was killer. I love the sound of this remix though, really makes my week. Second is the Aeroplane remix of George Michael Faith. Wait, remix of George Michael? Why hasn’t this been done more often? And lastly, the Blue Satellite remix of Retro/Grade Mindfighter. More traditional, maybe music is turning out better than the economy is!

Ellie Goulding – Guns And Horses (Monsieur Adi Remix)

George Michael – Faith (Aeroplane Remix)

RetroGrade – Mindfighter (Blue Satellite Remix)

London’s Retro/Grade are to release their new Mindfighter EP at the end of the month. It marks the first of three EPs they’ll be releasing this year, which together will form the duo’s debut album. If you’re not already familiar with Retro/Grade, it’s the side-project of Tom Neville and Serge Santiago, two world renowned producers at the top of their game. With new single ‘Mindfighter’, Retro/Grade have delivered a heavy-hitting piece of italo-disco, the video of which you can stream below. Stay tuned for the full release and concluding album, but in the meantime check out the new vid and be sure to cop the mellower Maxxi Soundsystem remix, which I’m feeling a lot at the moment:

Retro/Grade – Mindfighter (Maxxi Soundsystem Warehouse Mix) by Retro/Grade
Sweet FA

..is on the cards – check out this new album sampler
Retro/Grade “Motion” Album Sampler by Retro/Grade

There’s three new songs in the sampler; Mindfighter, Lost and Reset

Tracklist:
01 – MINDFIGHTER
02 – MODA
03 – LOST
04 – RESET
05 – ESCAPE SEQUENCE

Very exciting for fans of Serge and Tom.. ie: myself and any other sensible human

-Mandu

Serge Santiago and Tom Neville first worked together on a re-edit of Kano’s ‘It’s A War’ in 2004, which received stand-up attention in all the right places. This random hook-up led to the idea for an album project, with the intention to create a modern day take on Italo Disco. The latest result from RETRO/GRADE can be found in their new single Escape Sequence.

They’ve just finished up some dates supporting Groove Armada and are heading out with Goldfrapp in December.

Escape Sequence by Retro/Grade

Buy the single on iTunes and pick up a free track from their website too.

Download audio file (Retro_Grade_-_Moda_(Live_Version).mp3)
Stream: Retro/Grade – Moda (live version)

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