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I Know for a while we have shown a complete lack of mixes on the blog…to correct this fact we thought we would share this wonderful mix from the maestro himself. For those unfamiliar with Ron Hardy was an innovator and originator, well know for his legendary sessions in the Music Box.

“He had less regard for sound quality and would play with a manic energy, mixing everything from classic Philadelphia Disco classics, italo disco imports to new wave, mutant disco and rock tracks. Hardy also pitched records up way more than Knuckles. Techno artist Derrick May remembers hearing Stevie Wonder with the speed at +8. Ron would extend intros and breaks, teasing his dancers for ages and when the vocals finally came the floor would explode.”

Ron Hardy Live @ The Music Box 1984

Nick Straker Band: A Little Bit of Jazz
Colonel Abrams: Music Is The Answer
Kikrokos: Life Is A Jungle (edit)
Interboro Rhythm Team: Watch The Closing Doors (Dub Version)
Jamie Principle: Your Love (unreleased version)
Stopp: I’m Hungry (Caramba Mix)
Junie Morrison: Tease Me (Dub)
Isaac Hayes: I Can’t Turn Around (edit)
MFSB feat. The Three Degrees: T.S.O.P. (The Sound Of Philadelphia)
Jesse Saunders: Funk You Up
Liaisons Dangereuses: Avant Après Mars

Cooking up some more classic disco this time its Booker T Jones, with more funky leads and soulful lyrics.

The first Booker T I heard of was that wrestler (six-time world heavyweight champion I may add) with the dreadlocks that noone likes, much prefer his namesake….However further reading of his Wikipedia made me chuckle; (BTW Huffman is Booker T the wrestler)

“Huffman was a convicted felon who spent nineteen months in prison after pleading guilty to armed robberies at Wendy’s restaurants in Houston. Huffman and his partners wore Wendy’s uniforms during the holdups since they had been working there for 2-1/2 years. Because of the gunman’s uniforms and familiarity with the fast food chain’s operations, police suspected the robberies were inside jobs—and it didn’t take long before Huffman and three other men were found. Huffman plead guilty in December 1987 to two aggravated robbery counts and was sentenced to five years in prison. He was released after serving about one-third of that term, and was placed on parole until April 1992.” FAIL

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Bicep are stompin into a monday moring to this perfect theme tune. The crossover italo / house/ disco ‘M.B.O. Theme’ sounds like the dirty work of a clone between Morodor and Mr Fingers. Funky bassline that would shake anyfloor!

listen now for the handclaps!

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Ooh, yeah-ee-yeah, yes, ah, drive on

Its Friday, and i have realised we have had a real lack of Zepp on the blog soooo….we have Irishman John Daly, the disco & house supremo, servin up this off the cuff edit.

Ooh, yeah-ee-yeah, yes, ah, drive on

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A forgotten soul funk classic retouched in one of last years biggest edits from Floating Points. Massive fans of both versions, they haven’t left my record bag for the last year. That funk line is untouchable, and the overlayed synth is just fantastic. we love. As 5ive would say “slam dunk that funk, right now”

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Out on Blood records in 82′, as the title suggests its a dark affair on the italo underground. A track that get almost too much play on the Bicep player, anything that has a dark analoge disco vibe and lyrics that dont make any sense to us is pretty much ok…. Not to mention synth solos, how I miss them.

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A nice track from the oddly named German outfit ‘Guru Guru Sunband’. It has a fast bpm with a funky hook. Exactly how I like my women. Life is a long long journey and the going can be rough. At least we have a bit of decent Disco Kraut Action to brighten up those dark moments. Enjoy….

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KDJ talkin about his bitches and fuckin his MPC all night long! during his session yesterday at Red Bull Music Academy.

In this track Dennis Olivieri sculpts a hazy Psychedelic low slung  ballad. So deep its almost sleazy, the vocals are so sublime they cut through you like a knife..this is an essential to any record collection.

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In keeping with recent posts, we’re pleased to present a delightfully smooth remix from none other than ole’ frank knuckles, stamping his own chicago warehouse style firmly on the Chaka Khan classic, it’s a dub so the vocal appears late on, just teasing us. Great stuff!

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Support the 6Music campaign and the latest Disco recruit, Chris Tubbs for getting music people NEED to listen to out there! Only up for 4 more days so switch across to 6Muisc HERE to have a listen.

New Zealand born DJ Christopher Tubbs takes over the BBC 6 Mix to bring you ‘Heads Down Radio‘; two hours of dance music from all over the globe. One half of the remix team Atlantic Conveyor, Chris was a DJ in his native Wellington before relocating to London to pursue his love of music. A founder member of Breaks Co-Op with Radio 1’s Zane Lowe, Chris crosses dance music genres from disco to dub via post punk and future jazz and joins the dots between thirty years of experimental music.

Keep 6Music alive!

A Rollerskating Jam Named Red Bull Music Academy

Moodymann, Horse Meat Disco, Bravo, Jullian Gomes Master MP6-60.

Thurs 4th March, 8pm – 2am

We have two tickets for this event on Thursday to give away to the person who can email us first (feelmybicep@googlemail.com) with the name of the original track that Moodymann sampled for his track, Dont You Want My Love, a track that we at Bicep wont ever get enough of.

The Basterd is back with another sick package. Kill Django Kill EP drops at the end of March and here are a couple of tunes that drop on the record. Trade mark Italo esque arpeggiation and 707/808 drum machine madness is what we have come to expect from Dorothys Fortress over the last 2 releases and this 5 tracker delivers on all fronts. Don’t shun Django he will make you pay!

Dorothys Fortress – Neon Cities Original

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Dorothys Fortress – Westworld Skit

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Icy cool Balearic disco gem from Ray Mang out recently on as a B side to his Bullet Proof vinyl on DFA records, This chuggs along in a beautifully sparse manor and is not to be missed I tellsk ye!

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Let’s stoke the ole’ fire a little with another great remix from MAW,….here they’ve totally flipped Trey Lorenz’s slow and emotional ‘Photographs of Mary’ into an upbeat soulful house bomb, all to easily…. Rolling beats & shuffling snares, classic 90’s kipper!

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Continue reading ‘Trey Lorenz – Photograph of Mary (Masters at Work dub)’