I've been holding off posting this more 'themed' disco track until Halloween. With that being said, here is two cuts, "Soul Dracula" and "Sex Me" off of Hot Blood's 1977 Disco Dracula LP. Hot Blood was a German studio disco project that gained some attention with "Soul Dracula" in 1975 which promoted the group to do their only full-length LP. I guess it would be hard to continue to create songs about sex, disco, and draculas....the more I think about that, maybe not. Anyways, Happy Halloween!
I pretty exhausted on this Thursday, as I am on most Thursdays (because of STUDIO!). That being said, I'm going to keep it short with a one of my favorite Boys Town Gang cuts in "Can't Take My Eyes Off You". This hi-energy disco cut was originally released on the San Francisco based group's 1981 Disc Charge LP and was produced by Bill Motley, a local bay area deejay who was inspired to form a group that catered to the city's large gay clientele. One of those classic disco covers that everyone loves to sing along to at the end of night.
I'm looking forward to another great 'disco night' tonight at Studio!. To get things started, here is one of Dimitri From Paris's amazing edit of Sylvester's 1980 disco classic "I Need You". This edit was featured on Dimitri's In The House of Love mix compilation released a few years back. If you still haven't heard that compilation, I highly recommend checking it out as it features some of Dimitri's best work. I would also recommend checking out the rare twelve-plus minute Tom Moulton mixed version, which is equally as good. Overall, it's another great example of Dimitri enhancing an already beautiful disco classic.
Join us TONIGHT at Havana for another rendition of STUDIO! This week deejays Pat Les Stache, H.M.A. and special guest deejay, Ben Cook, owner of Rong Music, will be spinning another dose of rare 70's gay disco, italo, mustache, and cosmic grooves. Last week's 'Arthur Russell Tribute Night' was a lot of fun and we are looking forward to another amazing night of love dancin' and disco music. So don't be lazy and come join us for the best disco night in town!
I found this cut browsing around on youtube.com and immediately fell in love. Here is one of Arabesque's rare disco classic "Friday Night". This extremely hard-to-find gem was released as a 7-inch single in 1978 by the all female German group. This was one of their earliest singles to an overall successful career, selling more than 6 million records worldwide by catching on first in Japan before gaining a lot of popularity in Europe. Other notable disco classics to that I recommend checking out are "Midnight Dancer", "In The Heat Of A Disco Night", "Hello Mr. Monkey", and "High Life" among many others. Overall, this is a very rare disco classic that can be quite expensive. It would nice to see someone re-issue a bootleg copy of this amazing track. ENJOY!
Join us this Wednesday at Havana for very special rendition of STUDIO! This week STUDIO! is your location for the Offical After-Party to the Gay & Lesbian Film Festival's screening of Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell. After the showing of the film head down to Havana, as Pat Les Stache, H.M.A., and Ben Cook (Rong Music) pay tribute to one of disco music's greatest pioneers' Arthur Russell. We will spinning Arthur Russell classics as well as the usual 70's rare disco, italo, cosmic, and mustache grooves all night long. Those that attend the film will get into the After Party for FREE!
STUDIO! - Official After Party Wednesday October 22nd @ Havana (1010 E Pike Street) w/ Studio Residents Pat Les Stache & H.M.A. + Special Guest Ben Cook (Stranger, Rong Music) Only $3 Bucks, Film Festival Attendees for FREE! 9pm - 2am
In tribute to Arthur Russell, here is the 1982 produced classic "Go Bang" from one of his most notable projects Dinosaur L.
One of the films I was excited to see featured at this years Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival is Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell. The film festival, which is in it's 13th year, is showing this engaging documentary about Arthur Russell, a cellist, composer, and dance music producer during the late 1970's and early 1980's. Russell was the center piece of such classic dance songs like Loose Joints' "Is It All Over My Face", Dinosaur L's "Go Bang", Dinosaur's "Kiss Me Again", and his solo cut of "Let's Go Swimming". Russell's songwriting didn't just touch the dancefloor, as he experimented with avant-garde productions such as his 1986 masterpiece World Of Echo LP, as well as numerous instrumental compositions which were included in the recently released First Thought Best Thought. Arthur throughout his musical career was constantly redefining himself, blending elements of pop, dance, disco, folk, avant-garde, and anything else that inspired him. In Wild Combination, director Matt Wolf mixes Russell’s music with perceptive reminiscences from colleagues and family, performance clips, and evocative landscapes. This mesmerizing documentary mirrors Russell’s free spirit, while successfully translating his distinctive aesthetic into an eclectic yet cohesive film.
Wild Combination: A Portrait Of Arthur Russell By Matt Wolf Harvard Exit Theatre, 9:45 PM Wed, Oct 22 For More Info About the Film Click Here.
Official After Party @ Studio (inside Havana) Free Admission w/ Movie Ticket, $3 without
I recently heard the studio disco band, The Wonderland Band for the first time when I came across their 1979 twelve-inch record Paradise Island. This disco cut was originally included on their solid 1979 LP, Wonder Woman which was produced by Morrie Brown. Most of the group's cuts were disco versions of superhero style themed songs. That being said, I'm unsure how the "Paradise Island" track fits into all of that, however there is definitely something about the song, possibly the fact that listening to it makes me think of a outdoor disco party on a tropical beach somewhere, that I can't seem to get enough of. Regardless, as the days grow colder as we enter the fall, here is a song to remind you of those warmer disco nights a few months back!
Like I've said in previous posts, Barrabas is one of my all-time favorite disco 'bands', often blending latin, disco, funk, and rock genres together to produce some amazing and influential songs and records during the 1970's. That being said, the buck didn't stop there, with Barrabas releasing one of their best cuts, "On The Road Again", in 1981 when Fernando Arbex re-formed the group with new members after a short lived hiatus. I can't say that much came out of the 1980's for the newly formed Barrabas, however what I can say was they were at least able to capture the magic at least one more time with "On The Road Again".
Rare 70's Disco, Italo, Cosmic & Mustache Grooves all night long with deejays Pat Les Stache, H.M.A., and Ben Cook (Rong Music). Another night of love dancin' and disco boogie action inside the Havana (1010 E Pike Street).
I've been holding off posting this more 'themed' disco track until Halloween. With that being said, here is two cuts, "Soul Dracula" and "Sex Me" off of Hot Blood's 1977 Disco Dracula LP. Hot Blood was a German studio disco project that gained some attention with "Soul Dracula" in 1975 which promoted the group to do their only full-length LP. I guess it would be hard to continue to create songs about sex, disco, and draculas....the more I think about that, maybe not. Anyways, Happy Halloween!
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