#ListenUp Funked Up Disco on Doc Link’s Southside Boogie
Doc Link's "Southside Boogie" is a hunk of funked up disco, soul with strings and a manic bassline groove.
thatmanmonkz is Rumblin’ Through Your Function
Deep house and soul producer thatmanmonkz from Shadeleaf Music delivers four funky edits on another Whiskey Disco release on vinyl so hot it melts down the wax.
#ListenUp Disco Heat from Louie Vega, Rochelle Fleming & Barbara Tucker
NYC Disco is in full effect with a staggering remix package of the Stevie Wonder-penned Love Having You Around, out now on Nervous.
#ListenUp: Detroit’s Filthiest Shake Your Booty Is an Assquake
The latest cut in a string of hits from Detroit's Filthiest is a straight-up love poem to Maggot Brain-era Funkadelic.
Donnell Pitman’s Coveted “Love Explosion” Gets Reissued
Donnell Pitman's "Love Explosion" is one of the most coveted 7" records in history, in any genre. The 1980 track released on Arpco seemed like it was destined to be one of those always-bootlegged, never licensed records.
The One “O” Ones: Radio Cosmo Disco
This strange curio out of Italy's disco past is one of the best reissues of the year, and one you didn't know you needed so bad.
#ListenUp: Dimitri From Paris Remixes Chic: It Begins…
This white label 12" featuring Chic's "Le Freak" and Sister Sledge's "Thinking Of You" is the first chunk of disco funk to emerge from Dimitri From Paris' highly anticipated Chic Remix compilation out in June from Glitterbox.
#ListenUp: Faze Action Taps a Motherlode of Disco Gems for Under The Influence 6
Listen to the ultra-rare Oscar Perry disco groover Body Movements from Under the Influence Vol 6, compiled by Faze Action and slated for a May release from Joey Negro's Z Records.
Funk Bass & Whacked Out Disco: Hotmood’s Discotheque Dependencies
Here's some funky black wax from Hotmood and Whiskey Disco.
Dimitri from Paris Preparing Epic CHIC Remixes
Dimitri From Paris presents Le Chic Remix, coming in June 2018 from Glitterbox Recordings.
The Radio Station Behind Disco Demolition Night Turns into Christian Station
WLUP took part in the infamous Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park in 1979. Now they're turning into a Christian broadcasting station.
Soul Survivor: The Life and Times of John Morales
There hasn't yet been a history book written about John Morales. There will be. The legend of disco pioneer and mix savant John Morales
Demuir, Snazzy Trax, Melodymann Show Us a Funky Good Time on Shake & Stir
Melodymathics builds on their legacy on vinyl with a five track various artists compilation featuring Demuir, Snazzy Trax, Melodymann and more.
Adesse Versions: Pulp Fusion
Adesse Versions' latest release "Pulp Fusion" is a hunk of low-key genius.
Dan Shake’s On A Plane!
More spit-shined disco vibes from Lumberjacks In Hell via Dan Shake and the comedic genius we're now gonna call "Magic Marcel."
Alexander Robotnick’s Snapshots of a Happy Time – 2.5 Hour Italo Disco Mix
Here's a two and a half hour DJ mix from 2012 of maestro Alexander Robotnick playing Italo Disco classics.
Edie & Zebo: Everybody Get Up
Interview and exclusive mix from Edie and Zebo about their Everybody Get Up party at East Room in Chicago.
Ricardo Miranda ft. K Joy: The DJ Knows What I Like
Two Chicago icons: the legendary vocalist K Joy ("Like This") joins Ricardo Miranda for new disco & proto house tracks on Noble Square.
Louie Vega Brings the Disco Heat from Sylvester
Three remixes of Sylvester's "Dance (Disco Heat)" continues Louie Vega's romp through disco's attic.
Horse Meat Disco’s Meat Me Down The Disco
Stomp through the Z Records archives with a 32 track selection of disco remixes and rarities on Horse Meat Disco's Meat Me Down The Disco.
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Library of Congress adds Jamie Principle’s “Your Love” to National Recording Registry
The classic of classic Chicago house tracks was selected for preservation as one of "the defining sounds of history and culture." Here's how it was made.
