Forgotten Treasure: Detroit Beatdown Compilation (2002)
These past couple of years there has a bit of a revival surrounding “slow” house and techno. Producers have been going back to tracks that are in the 105 to 115 bpm rather than techno and house (which usually is much faster at 125 – 130 bpm) and a brand …
Forgotten Treasure: The Jones Girls “You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else” (1979)
Jon Dasilva & Maceo Plex’s Love Somebody Else is a supreme House remix of the 1979 R&B hit by The Jones Girls – You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else. I heard it on a Maceo Plex mix many months ago and all I had to listen to since was …
Forgotten Treasure: Yvonne Gage “Doin’ It In A Haunted House” (1984)
This is a rare and humorous take on Michael Jackson’s Thriller, and is a Halloween boogie gem. Yvonne Gage’s Doin’ It In A Haunted House was released in 1984 on CBS Records/CIM, and is the absolute definition of a disco one hit wonder that has long been forgotten. I bought …
Forgotten Treasure: Shuggie Otis “Trying To Get Close To You”
Oh my! What a surprise to hear about an unreleased Shuggie Otis track, especially that it’s a recent production. I knew he was still touring but I had no idea he was still making music, which is pretty great news! I actually heard about this from the master Gilles Peterson …
Forgotten Treasure: Cloud One “Flying High” (1981)
If you’re into soul/disco/boogie etc, chances are you know Patrick Adams (or you just don’t know that you know him). Theoretically, a DJ could play entire sets exclusively comprised of Adams’ releases 1) without anyone noticing and 2) have it sound just as fresh, diverse, and down-right enjoyable as any …
Forgotten Treasure: Lesette Wilson “Caveman Boogie” (1981)
Pick by ANDY WILLIAMS (Montreal, Co-founder of The Goods) “Lesette Wilson was one of the first African-American electro-funk/rock producers, besides Nona Hendryx and Patti Labelle. She was the keyboardist for the famous Tom Brown Band,who was known for his classics “Funkin’ for Jamaica” and “Thighs High”. Lesette also worked with Fela …
Forgotten Treasure: Tom Scott “Today” (1967)
Sometimes we try to avoid talking about sampled records because it seems like an obvious pick, and a subject that has already been covered a million times. But then again, it seems like most of the time when we are in the sampler/sampled discussion mode we end up focusing unconsciously …
Forgotten Treasure: Belle Epoque “Miss Broadway” (1978)
“Miss Broadway” is equal parts guilty pleasure and dollar bin treasure. One that may have dancers thinking that it’s this super rare and hard to find when in fact you’ve probably seen it a bunch of times in the 1 dollar bins and weren’t attracted by the cover art. Belle Epoque was a …
Forgotten Treasure: Black Ivory “Mainline” (1979)
I found this album (which has been on my Discogs wantlist for quite some time) at a local record shop just days before djing a disco-only after-party. It’s not rare, it’s not worth much, but it’s good (and that’s what counts). Once in my hands, I couldn’t stop romanticizing the …