Jerry Fuchs R.I.P

Last week DFA stable drummer Gerhardt "Jerry" Fuchs sadly lost his life in a tragic accident at a venue in Brooklyn N.Y.
I have always had a fascination with drums and drummers and believe Fuchs to have been one of the finest of the modern era.
He was a member of various groups such as Maserati, !!! (Chik Chik Chik),Turing Machine, Holy Ghost! and the amazing The Juan Maclean to name a few. This video captures the unbelievable talent that he was and was shot at the Double Door in Chicago on June 16th of this year. It's a 20 minute version of "Happy House" by The Juan Maclean and is utterly mesmerising.

Jerry Fuchs 30th Dec 1974 - 8th Nov 2009

The Juan MacLean - Happy House (Live @ The Double Door) from The Belmont Sessions on Vimeo.

Roll another at the campfire !

I must apologise with the lack of posts lately i've been rather busy and finding the time is difficult. Plus the fact i'm a lazy sod!
Anyway on with the show and first of all i'm really peeved that i didn't get the chance to go to the last couple of Melting Pot nights, not only missing Paul "Mudd" Murphy but also the super Mark Seven!!!
Next up and as always the MP crew have got another sterling line up featuring New Yorker Eric Duncan of Rub 'N' Tug, Birminghams man of the moment Mark E and Glasgows own JD Twitch of Optimo. This is sure to be one helluva party and one not to be missed.





















In the mean time here's Rub 'N' Tug's excellent Campfire mix out a couple of years back on Eskimo. Enjoy


Rub 'N' Tug Present Campfire

HMD vs MP

Thanks to all who came out on friday, was a great night even though the weather was rotten.
The beginning of September will see two heavy weights in the disco scene coming together for a Melting Pot extravaganza.
The infamous Horse Meat Disco crew from London and The Melting Pot gang makes this look as though this is gonna be something special and if i'm back in time from having a jont around the balearics then its a night i wouldn't want to miss.

So in the meantime here is one from 1978 released on columbia records by Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr.

Sweet soulful disco just the way it should be...


Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. - Shine On Silver Moon

kitchen Sessions @ The Soundhaus August

The last Kitchen sessions night went really well and seems most people rather enjoyed themselves. So we have another and this time it's on Friday 14th August so should be good. The night is still in its infancy but we've got a good feeling about it and it lets us play some sweaty house music all night long so that can't be a bad thing!! Right?? I'll hopefully be posting up some mixes soon so watch out for them.

Kitchen Sessions @ The Soundhaus

Firstly can i just say that the Melting pot night with Dimitri from Paris was outstanding. Al kent warmed us all up very nicely with his unbelievable taste in music and Dimitri truly delivered the goods. I really have to say this but i reckon the guys at Melting pot are putting on the best monthly nights in Glasgow. Although thats just my opinion.
Anyway i shall be at the controls with my good friend Clouston and Colours resident Michael Paterson @ The Soundhaus on the 13th june, so should be a blast and the music will be slanting in a house/techno tip. So without further to do here is a bit of self promotion.

Melting Pot with Dim

Wow!!! So looking forward to this tonight, a special 3 hour vintage disco set from the man himself...'Dimitri from Paris'.It's very rare these days that Dimitri gets to unleash a proper disco set so this should be a treat to us all. It just doesn't get much better and also with the sublime talents of the residents and 'Al Kent' from Million Dollar Disco this is sure to be one helluva bank holiday extravaganza.

So to get you in the mood here is a classic edit from the man himself.

Vincent Montana Jr, Feat Goody Goody - It Looks Like Love (Dims Edit)

Le Pamplemousse

Taken from the album 'Sweet Dreams' which was released on US disco label AVI (American Variety International) Records in 1978. Le Pamplemousse were cult disco producers W.Michael Lewis and Laurin Rinder also famed for their work as El Coco who released some disco nuggets "Le Spank", "Gimme What You Got" and under their El Coco alias "Cocomotion", "Mondo Disco" and "Let's Get It Together". Here though your getting the low slung groover "Do You Have Any? (Ya Know Where I Can Get Some)" which was the last track on the first side. Ohhh, so so sweet...



Le Pamplemousse -Do You Have Any? (Ya Know Where I Can Get Some)

Really Wanna See You

The Invisible Man's Band were the brainchild of Clarence Burke, brother of Keni Burke and originally a member of the Chicago family group The Stairsteps. Together with Alex Masucci, Clarence took the group to Island Records in the late 70's and enjoyed success on the UK soul scene with 'All Night Thing' in 1979.
The album 'Invisible Man's Band' followed the next year along with a follow-up single 'Love Can't Come / Love Has Come'.
The track was released by Island in 1980, but in 1981 they switched to the Boardwalk Entertainment label.The label was owned by Neil Bogart (with whom the group had worked with during their Five Stairsteps days).
Here the group released 'Really Wanna See You', again co-produced with Alex Masucci, containing the popular title track and the much sought after 'Along The Way'.


Invisible Man's Band - Really Wanna See You

Mandré

Mandré was the alter ego of Andre Lewis and from 1977 through to 1979 released three albums on Motown Records. These albums have became highly collectible so if you see them, then with no hesitation buy them. This track i'm posting is from the second album "Two" released in 1978 and is such a quirky little space funk disco cut. So without further to do open your heart and let some of Mandrés love into your life...


Mandré - Love Comes Rushin' In

Give Up The Funk (Let's Dance)

Here's a nice little number from Brooklyn's funk/disco outfit B.T Express."Give Up The Funk (Let's Dance)" was released in 1980 and although never gained the same success as earlier hits "Do It (Til You're Satisfied)" , "Energy To Burn" , "Energy Level" , "Express" and the Tom Moulton mix of "Peace Pipe" to name but a few , I still reckon this is pure disco/funk heaven.


B.T Express - Give Up The Funk (Let's Dance)

Motown Disco Magic

Well it's friday, although the sun is shining it's a bit on the cold side so i thought i would give you some Motown Disco to warm your cockles up !!! I know some of the purists out there might think this is rather cheesy but i don't care cause i kinda like it.I like the energy the whole album has and the way the tracks are sort of blended together.Here's some notes from the album cover courtesy of Roger St.Pierre ."The music ranges from sweet and lilting to get-down gutbucket funk but in all its kaleidoscopic variety it has a common life-force:it's all representative of the famed Motown Sound, it's all highly danceable and it's pure disco magic". Well said there Roger, so listen out for some nuggets on this release from Music For Pleasure records in 1978.

Side 1:

Diana Ross - What You Gave Me
Commodores - Too Hot Ta Trot
5th Dimension - You Are The Reason ( I Feel Like Dancing )
High Energy - Love Is All You Need
David Ruffin - I Can't Stop The Rain
Switch - We Like To Party...Come On

Side 2:

Smokey Robinson - Theme From Big Time
Thelma Houston - I'm Here Again
Diana Ross - Baby It's Me
Commodores - Funky Situation
Tata Vega - Full Speed Ahead
Jermaine Jackson - Bass Odessey


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We Are One...

Well it's been 2 months since i last posted on my blog and with one thing or another i've just not had the time so unfortunately it's taken a bit of a back seat.Hopefully i'll get more time and get the show on the road again.Well that's the theory anyhow!! It's not just me that's been quiet of late,take Paul Flynn Aka DJ Q for example.Until a couple of months ago his name wasn't mentioned much on the underground house scene with his last release back in 2004.Well all i can say is welcome back and what a fine return in his latest release "SuperClique" on NRK records.A real driving stormer with nods in the direction of Chicago/Detroit.He always maintained his music was for the underground and never for the masses which in this day is so utterly refreshing.
On this post i'm going to take you back to 1997 and his seminal E.P "We Are One" released on Filter Records.A bona fide classic with the added weight of a Carl Craig remix.I certainly will be looking out for more quality material from DJ Q hopefully in the not to distant future.


DJ Q - We Are One (Carl Craig Remix)

Tim Sweeney

I'm gutted I never got the chance to get down to Melting Pot on Saturday night to catch Tim Sweeney.I know for sure that would have been one hell of a night as you only have to click on his Beats In Space site to check out his New York radio show and listen to what he's all about.You can find the link on the right hand side that will take you there.So in the meantime here's one from his DFA stable for good measure.



Radio 4 - Dance To The Underground

Four Below Zero

Four Below Zero were a New York-based quartet consisting of Dornell Chavous, Moses McNeil, Cleveland Dickerson and Harry Watson who in 1976 with the help of legendary producer/writer Patrick Adams released the astonishing "My Baby's Got ESP." Picked up on Adams own label P&P Records he then licensed it for a bigger release on Roulette Records which never really hit the heights they had hoped for.
A classic in the true sense of the word and one of those songs that make the hairs tingle on the back of your neck.Anthemic , Uplifting with oodles of Soul it really doesn't get any better.Play this and watch the dance floor melt...


Four Below Zero - My Baby's Got ESP