Disco

Disco is the music that will not die. Born in the late seventies, disco music briefly ruled the world, reaching a fever pitch (pardon the pun) with the movie Saturday Night Fever and its disco-fueled soundtrack by the Bee Gees.

Basically a hybrid of funk and R&B powered by faster, metronomic beats, the club-based music became a world-wide phenomenon, impacting everything from fashion to culture, with the DJs spinning the records becoming stars as big as the artists (who included Chic, Donna Summer, and the Village People) that recorded them.

The backlash, however, was equally explosive, for a time spawning public burnings of disco records (Disco Demolition 1979), and selling a ton of Disco Sucks T-shirts. By the early eighties, disco was on the wane — but some argue it has never really gone away. Today's club music, from techno to trance to house owes a considerable debt to disco. Even hip-hop's do-it-yourself mantra of "two turntables and a microphone" can be traced to New York's thriving seventies disco scene.

Today disco lives on in the form of both nostalgic movies and club nights, and through it's continuing influence on dance, R&B, and pop. After all, aren't they all the same thing these days? You'll find disco fans boogieing the night away at blogs like The Disco Blog, Disco Delivery, and Space Disco.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Disco”

• Maskinen + Dada Life

  
  Discobelle.net — Authority: 582
  We’ve got another exclusive for you, the boys in Dada Life (who are currently touring the US with Tiësto) dropping a handclap filled electro bomb with their remix of new Maskinen single “Dansa Med Vapen” (we posted the video a few weeks ago). Maskinen will release their debut album “Boys II Men” on November ...
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• Rihanna lanzará su nuevo disco “Rated R”de la mano de Nokia

  
  Universo Celular — Authority: 132
  Rihanna es una de las artistas que hace poco se ha impuesto en el espectáculo, aunque si ha tenido una extensa carrera, hacen aproximadamente 4 años que está en la cúspide con hits tales como: “Pon de replay”, “S.O.S”, “Unfaithful”, “Don’t Stop The Music”, “Disturbia” y  “Umbrella”.En ...
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• Line Up – Superette 2009

  
  KEEP?REAL — Authority: 437
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• BEST CLUB MIX 2010

  
  AutoBeat — Authority: 140
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• simian mobile disco, cruel intentions (maurice fulton remix)

  
  evasee — Authority: 134
  * Mi canción favorita y que no paro de escuchar en el coche desde hace días… Simian Mobile Disco – Cruel Intentions (Maurice Fulton Remix) Por cierto, este mismo viernes estos caballeros estarán pinchando en el Low en Madrid, allí estaremos… Simian Mobile Disco – Cruel Intentions (Maurice Fulton ...
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• No Joke: Nota Bene for 9 November 2009

  
  Scholars and Rogues — Authority: 588
  Well I figured I’d give you all a break and spare you the wacky and profane puns and snark. I’m going to directly quote a single line or phrase from each of the links; the quote may have little or nothing to do with the subject. Enjoy! … “So I finally squeezed his bullocks a bit to get his recipe” … “ ...
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• Buio Omega

  
  Overfitting Disco — Authority: 125
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• Zombie 0.9

  
  Overfitting Disco — Authority: 125
  It does really sound like Fabio Frizzi’s Zombie , and for good reasons actually: this is the genuine prototype of this song. Magnetic System - Godzilla (1977) It was originally - and very confidentially - released by Vince Tempera and his gang for the failed Luigi Cozzi ’s movie Godzilla Il Re Dei ...
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• Dj Tony Foxx - In God We Trust (2009)

  
  Msica Crist MP3 — Authority: 123
  01. Blessed be Your Name (remix) 02. God, the Father (remix) 03. Hoseanna (remix) 04. I believe 05. I have a dream (feat Martin Luther King) 06. Intimacy (remix) 07. Intro In God We Trust 08. Leviticus 14 09. Open the eyes of my heart (remix) 10. Promised Land (feat. Martin Luther King) 11. Run to You (remix) 12. ...
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• The Mystery Mix Competition

  
  Discobelle.net — Authority: 582
  Discobelle.net and DJ Neoteric present… THE MYSTERY MIX!What happens when you unleash a MONSTER of a mixtape, filled with unreleased tracks from many of the biggest names and labels in the game, and a few unknown future stars? Generally everyone hits Google in a frenzied attempt to track down the whole playlist. ...
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• Remix Monday: Killer on the Dancefloor – ‘Gringo Oba Oba’

  
  popwreckoning — Authority: 142
  Some crazy tunes today. In this post I’ll be featuring Killer on the Dancefloor , a DJ/Production duo from the urban realms of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Killer on the Dancefloor is the combination of DJs Phillip A. Fatu & Ali Disco B . They’ve had some lengthy experience in the digital/electronic world, sharing ...
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• John Morales The M & M Mixes Album Review : Underground Disco Anthems

  
  http://www.indiekrush.com — Authority: 129
  Jon Morales , NY producer /sound engineer, has created M & M Mixes; which is a fantastic compilation of 1980s post disco.  You will find that many of these songs work very well if you  integrated one into a set if you were doing something a little downtempo, house, or  a small nugget you wanted to mix into a ...
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• Episode 59: Soul Clap in Leeds Pt. 3

  
  The Soul Clap Blog: House.Techno. Dance. Music. — Authority: 411
  The final installment of this 3 part podcast series brings us into the peak time Pop vibes of our DJ set at Emmanuel’s Party Bucket in Leeds, UK. We’d been gigging all weekend at this point beginning Friday night at Watergate in Berlin and then Saturday in the depths of Dalston (London), so as you can imagine ...
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• Belmond & Parker And Friends Fired Up!

  
  CDs Completos — Authority: 154
  Artista: VAÁlbum: Belmond & Parker And Friends Fired Up!Lançamento: 07-11-2009Gênero: HouseN° de Faixas: 24Duração: 149 minTamanho: 341 MbQualidade: VBR / 44.1kHz/ Joint-StereoTracklist:01. Belmond And Parker – Going Back To My Roots (Club Mix) (02. A.L.B.A. – Good Vibrations (Belmond And Parker Remix) ...
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• Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Play Style Disco Rock Radio

  
  Allee Willis Blog — Authority: 423
  Anything that has Disco in the title is assured of shelf space at my place but the fact that the Pegtoy Corp. of Westport Connecticut calls this a “play style” means it gets a nice warm spot up front. With tiny little earplugs that might fit into the ears of an ant and a play cassette as thin as a communion wafer, ...
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• ALBUM REVIEW: V/A Will Saul Balance 015 out 16 November on EQ Recordings

  
  VAINZINE — Authority: 134
  3 mixed discs, dope tracklistings including Morgan Geist, Daniel Wang, Recloose, I:Cube Bat For Lashes, Junior Boys, Smith & Mighty, Sly & Robbie, Hercules & Love Affair, DJ Koze, Mathew Jonson, Isloee and Cortney Tidwell (and thats not even half) and youd think you would be onto a winner. Youd be right ...
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• Tim Goldsworthy and Tim Sweeney In The Mix

  
  radiomagnetic.com — Authority: 432
  Tim Goldsworthy and Tim Sweeney, two of the most influential taste-makers on the planet joined forces at The Electric Frog Street Carnival on Sunday 30 August. This mix and feature is dedicated to the memory and memories of Jerry Fuchs, who died tragically, on Saturday 7 November 2009, aged 34. Jerry was the drummer ...
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• ALBUM REVIEW: V/A Shir Khan Exploited out now on Exploited

  
  VAINZINE — Authority: 134
  Like electro? Like mash up mixes? Good then Shir Khans latest offering will be right up your street. You may remember he did that totally awesome comp Maximize well this is is kind of in the same ballpark. Hes managed to cram 32 of the labels best tracks into one mix and its programmed in a way which makes is ...
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• 11/10: Gettin’ That Veteran’s Day Hangover

  
  The New Gay — Authority: 547
  Veteran’s Day is this Wednesday, November 11, and let’s face it: holidays like this– especially when they fall in the middle of the week– are meant for partying all night beforehand. So for those of you who have Wednesday off (me!), here are a handful of events going on Tuesday night that are worth checking ...
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• Love Tempo - September Mix

  
  The Beat! MP3 Blog | Leftfield Pop, New Wave, Garage, Exotica, Post Punk Funk, Italo Disco — Authority: 428
  Lovely little disco mix from the guys over at Love Tempo . Love Tempo - September Mix Tracklist: 1. Q&A; - Tumbling cubes. DFA 2. Chamboche - Feverish (the revenge mix). Under the shade. 3. Green Velvet - No Sex (instrumental). Relief Records 4. Mach (2) - On & ON (leftside wobble remake) 5. Suzi ...
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