Forgotten Treasure: Paul McCartney & Wings “Good Night Tonight” (1979)
Many years ago, my friend used to run a Post-Punk night at Korova Bar in Montreal during the same time I also did a night there. I’d go to her Post-Punk night and she’d come to my Disco Boogie night and we’d support each other while enjoying slightly different styles …
DOC’TRIN presents “Lonely Lovers II”
If you’re in the mood to drift away for a while… Here are ten more jams with themes of loneliness, heartbreak, hopeless romance, delusion and sad memories. It’s O.K to wallow, just as long as you get it out of your system. To make sure you snap out of it, …
Forgotten Treasure: The Jammers “Be Mine Tonight” (1982)
Disco is a goldmine for heart melting romantic themed music, and in light of this upcoming lover’s holiday, I thought I would share one of my favorites. It’s not a conventional Valentine’s Day song but I think the message is pretty clear. The opening line is what does it for …
Future Classic: DJ Day “Land of a 1000 Chances”
There comes a time where a record you’ve been waiting for exceeds your expectations; that rare moment where an artist you’ve admired reveals a different side and blows your mind. Palm Springs California’s Dj Day has managed to produce such an album with the sumptuous Land of a 1000 Chances …
Dr. MaD “DNLD.BYRD” – inspirations from Donald Byrd
via the Montreal homie Dr.MaD: “All this music that was inspired by the great Donald Byrd. Tribute. Blow them horns on ’em.”
Forgotten Treasure: The Gals & Pals “Blue on Blue” (1966)
It’s a really snowy day in Montreal, the kind that makes you want fake a strange illness to leave work early and go watch some classic movies… I’m thinking “Weekend At Bernies II” So, I decided to dig out a long lost track that is perfect for a snowy evening: …
Forgotten Treasure: Donald Byrd “Love Has Come Around” (1981)
In Memory of Donald Byrd Donald Byrd was a legendary and striking Jazz musician and has the longest discography, releasing albums since 1955. Mr. Byrd has been sampled over and over again, specifically within Hip Hop, and the first song I ever heard by Donald Byrd was Love Has Come …
Forgotten Treasure: Don Ray “Got To Have Loving” (1978) + The Revenge Rework
Don Ray’s Got To Have Loving features one of my favorite Disco breaks of all time. This song was among my earliest encounters with classic Disco music, and was the beginning of my obsession with Disco breaks. When I used to DJ, I’d shamelessly drop this jam in half way …
DJ Day “Way Out of Living Part 2”
DJ Day is currently on tour in Europe in support of his new album “Land Of 1000 Chances”. It’s already been cited by some major heavyweights(and I fully agree) as a “best of” for 2013. The album drops next week, and I highly recommend you purchasing it. On top of …
Future Classic: Rochelle Jordan “Pressure”
Canadian singer Rochelle Jordan has released her second free digital album Pressure in August 2012, produced entirely by in-house producer KLSH. This is something all fans of R&B need to experience. The chemistry between these two is a match made in music heaven. I was listening to it last night …
MOOVMNT “The Future of Funk 3”
via Moovmnt: “Back in 2011 we brought you the last Future of Funk mix and I’m sorry we left you funkless for such a long time. With the new website online, we thought it was about time we picked up were we left off then. I called up the homie …
Marcos Valle Reissues : “Self Titled” + “Garra”
via TurntableLab: “CLASSIC BRAZILIAN SINGER, SONGWRITER AND PRODUCER MARCOS VALLE CATALOG REISSUES. Light In The Attic is no stranger to digging up obscure pieces and shedding some much needed light on them (see Rodriguez, Jim Sullivan, etc). Times were turbulent in Brazil in the late 60′s heading into the 70′s with the …