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Morgan Geist of Metro Area and founder of Environ Records dropped into town this weekend. We caught up with the man himself to ask a couple of questions about his dusty vinyl he doesn’t let the public see too often….Thanks again Morgan!

First track you remember got you hooked on Disco?

“Another One Bites The Dust” when I was a kid, and maybe “Disco Circus” when I got back into it through techno.

Queen – another one bites the dust

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Martin Circus – Disco Circus

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Is there a track you rely on to jack the party?

No. All parties are different. I must say Carl Craig’s remix of my own track “Detroit” seems quite reliable. Watching crowds react to it makes me really respect his understanding of dancefloor psychology.

Morgan Geist – Detroit (c2 Remix 1)

A track you love but has a habit of clearing a dance-floor?

Oddly, “Candy Man” by Mary Jane Girls. Usually this leaves me feeling the audience I’m playing for are completely and utterly dead inside.

Mary Jane Girls – Candy Man (12in Remix)

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Have you got a Guilty Pleasure track?

I’m not guilty about my pleasures – at least not the musical ones.

Finally can you think of a severely underrated tune, you think deserves more credit?

God. There are too many to list. Not as many as tracks that are overrated and deserve less credit, but still a lot.

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For all the little porkers who decided to take the afternoon off, here’s a big collection of some of the more chilled jazzy lounge music we’ve collected over the years, and a few tasty little hip-hop instrumentals for good measure.  

Oscar Brown Jr. – Brother where are you? (Matthew Herbert remix)

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Nina Simone – See line woman (masters at work remix)

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Del Shannon – Gemini (pilooski edit)

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Hugh Masekela – Mama (Metro Area birthday dub)

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Willie Bobo – Fried neckbones and some home fries (Dan the Automator remix)

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Pucho and his Latin Soul Brothers – Got myself a good man

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Ramsey Lewis – Do what you wanna do (Mr Scruff’s Soul Party mix)

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Amon Tobin – Cat people

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Dizzy Gillespie – Manteca (The Funky Lowlives remix)

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Gang Starr – manifest (instrumental)

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Dj Shadow – Building Steam with a grain

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Bringing you some divine house music from Kelley Polar Quartet’s Rococo EP, released in 2004. Kelley Polar is a classically trained violinist who rose to fame through his collaborative work with Metro Area, having a hand in production of the now classic “Miura“!

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I’ve confessed my love for Derrik May many times before, but once again I dust off a classic like this 1988 12″. This is a live cut of the tune, there are a tonne of remixes floating  about which are all pretty sweet. It was on the B side of the ‘nude photo’ track i posted a while ago. So amazing thanks to Darshan Jesrani form Metro Area for reminding me how good this tune is!

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DATA Is a british synthpopband that released three original albums; “Opera Electronica” in 1981, “2-Time” in 1983 and “Elegant Machinery” in 1985. A compilation called “Accumulator” was released in 1995 by Eternity Records containing the complete albums “2-Time” and “Elegant Machinery,” and the track “Fallout” from their first album “Opera Electronica.” Data was inspired by machinist and bauhaus movements and of their contemporary cabaret music of the 20s and 30s. Lyrically they were satirical for their first two albums, turning somewhat more romantic/light entertainment/dance to their last.

Frontman Georg Kajanus (originally Hultgren, of norwegian ancestry) previously played in angloscandinavian electro-rock band Eclecticon and as keyboardist/composer in the 70s rockband Sailor. In the late 90s Georg returned to Sailor for several live performances. Other members of Data were the sisters Frankie & Phil Boulter, of who only Frankie remained in the band for the last album Elegant Machinery.

This tune was included in Metro Area’s fabric cd and also on DJ Harvey’s recent Beats in Sapce mix!

Data- Blow (rapidshare)

Greg Wilson was one of the first DJs in the UK to mix two records together. He was a resident at the legendary Wigan Pier in the 1970-s and 1980-s. In 1983 he became the first DJ to host a weekly dance music night at Manchester Hacienda. Greg was the first DJ to mix live on British TV. He stopped DJing in 1984, but picked up his headphones again in 2003, playing at the likes of The Electric Chair, Fabric and Basics to widespread acclaim.

1. The Originals – Down To Love Town (Dimitri From Paris mix) – Motown

2. Soul Searchers – Blow Your Whistle – Sussex

3. Goody Goody – It Looks Like Love – Atlantic

4. Shirley Lites – Heat You Up (Melt Down mix) – West End

5. Metro Area – Dance Reaction – Environ

6. Talking Heads – Psycho Killer (Greg Wilson mix) – Disco Deviance / DJ Only

7. Sugardaddy – Love Honey (Greg Wilson mix) – Tirk

8. Chic – I Want Your Love (Todd Terje mix) – Supreme / DJ Only

9. Q – The Voice Of Q – Philly World

10. Nitro Deluxe – This Brutal House – Cutting

11. Atlantic Conveyor – We Are – Untracked

12. Firefly – Love (Is Gonna Be On Your Side) – Emergency

13. Kasso – Walkman – F1 Team 14?

15. Rose Royce – Do Your Dance – Whitfield

16. Gunchback Boogie Band – Funn – Prelude

17. Rufus feat Chaka Khan – Aint Nobody (Frankie Knuckles mix) – Warner Brothers

18. Happy Mondays – WFL (Vince Clarke mix) – Factory

19. Young Dog Alien – Gotta Keep Workin It (Greg Wilson mashup) – Reactivate

20. Stevie Wonder – Superstition (Todd Terje mix) – Motown

21. Loose Ends – Hangin On A String (Frankie Knuckles mix) – Ten

22. Aretha Franklin – Rock Steady (Danny Krivit mix) – Rock / DJ Only

23. Gwen Guthrie – Seventh Heaven (Larry Levan mix) – Garage

24. The Commodores – Machine Gun (Situation mix) – Motown

25. B.T (Breanda Taylor) – You Can’t Have Your Cake And Eat It Too (Greg Wilson mix) – Tirk

26. West Phillips – (Im Just A) Sucker For A Pretty Face – Quality

27. Edit The Edit – Two Sides Of Sympanthy (PTA mashup / Greg Wilson mix) – Edit The Edit / DJ Only

28. Stone Roses – Fools Gold – Silvertone

29. Banbarra – Shack Up – United Artists

30. War – Me And Baby Brother – Island

31. Gino Soccio – Try It Out – Warner Brothers

32. Geraldine Hunt – Cant Fake The Feeling – Prism

33. Brown – I Specialize In Love – Profile

34. Visual – The Music Got Me – Prelude

35. Incredible Bongo Band – Apache – MGM

36. Tweet – Boogie 2nite (Fat Camp mix) – Elektra / DJ Only

37. Dc La Rue – Cathedrals (Greg Wilson mix) – Disco Deviance / DJ Only

38. Teenage DJ – I Was A Teenage DJ (part 1) (Greg Wilson mix) – Reactivate

39. Sir Joe Quarterman – (I Got) So Much Trouble In My Mind (Barna Soundmachine mix) – GSF / DJ Only

40. League Unlimited Orchestra – Things That Dreams Are Made Of – Virgin

41. TW Funkmasters – Love Money – Champagne

42. Last Rhythm – Last Rhythm – American

43. The Clash – Casbah Breakdown (Joey Negro mix) – CBS

44. 808 State – Pacific State (Greg Wilson mix) – ZTT

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