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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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    Overfitting Disco — Authority Authority: 115
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  • Young Turks Takeover on FBi Radio


    Discobelle.net — Authority Authority: 471
    The Young Turks label are currently down in Australia staging a week long takeover on Sydney based radiostation FBi Radio and they’ve already showcased a minimix from Romy xx and Bullion + a new instrumental version of a track entitled “Touch Me” from Jamie XX (which some of you might have heard on his ...
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  • Far & Son – Bronsfeber (video)


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  • Claptone – Cream (video)


    Discobelle.net — Authority Authority: 471
    Everyone’s favorite Wu Tang track gets a house reworking from mysterious Exploited signing Claptone .
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  • Winter Wonderland Chapter 7 Quests Guide With Full Images & Request Links!


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    Share Hey Guys, The Winter wonderland chapter 6 just arrived in the game for 14 days, and the Upcoming chapter 7 is on the way! The Winter Wonderland Chapter 7 Will Start on 13/2/2012 and will end on 27/2/2012! The Chapter 7 Sounds to Relax the Zing ! There are 12 Quests, Full guide is given below with all ...
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  • Mystery Bonus Challenge: 30 Jan 2012


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    Get ready to take your Token tally to new heights! Make your way to the Leaderboards for some mega Monday Spins! Let’s play! Spin to WIN on the slot games mentioned below during the hours of the Challenge for guaranteed Token rewards PLUS a Mystery bonus surprise! Disco  Original Slot  Token ...
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  • The Disco Boys – In the Mix at Big City Beats – 28-Jan-2012 (new DJ Mix)


    DJ Mixes, Club Mixes, torrents for DJs — Authority Authority: 148
    download dj torrent Description i N F o Artist : The Disco Boys Title : In the Mix @ Big City Beats-01-28-CABLE Rls.Date : Jan-30-2012 Encoder : Lame 3.98.4 | V0 Ripper : Team XDS Genre : House Source : Radio Tracks : 01 Time : 51:20 min Size : 77,4 MB Track List 01. The Disco Boys – In the Mix at Big City ...
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  • Disco Of Doom – Shake And Bake


    Discobelle.net — Authority Authority: 471
    Hot on the heels of the “Invader EP” from dark techno afficianados Disco of Doom , Discobelle Records is proud to pull you back into the fray with the “Shake and Bake” EP – focused, powerful dancefloor tools to move crowds and simultaneously explore some pretty dark crevasses on the dancefloor. The ...
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  • Staygold (ft. Spank Rock, Damien Adore, Lady Tigra) – Backseat (video)


    Discobelle.net — Authority Authority: 471
    Staygold – Backseat from magnetron music on Vimeo .
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  • Korallreven – Onandonandon


    Discobelle.net — Authority Authority: 471
    Friday just got a whole lot better thanks to Korallreven and their latest ravetinged mix done for British boutique Oki-ni . ONANDONANDON by Korallreven by Oki-Ni on Mixcloud
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  • OUTOPSYA, band pronta per il grande salto


    Caff News Magazine — Authority Authority: 118
    OUT Of PSYchical Activity, meglio noto come OUTOPSYA, è un interessante progetto musicale composto da Luca Vianini (voce, chitarre elettriche, sintetizzatori e batterie) e dal bassista, nonché violoncellista, Evan Mazzucchi. Attivo dal 2003, il duo trentino – partito come un trio – può già vantare un ...
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  • Gucci Mane – North Pole (video)


    Discobelle.net — Authority Authority: 471
    Off Gucci’s new mixtape “Trap Back” dropping on Super Bowl Sunday (February 5th).
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  • Andrew Weatherall - OZ Promo Mix Jan 2012


    The Beat! MP3 Blog | Leftfield Pop, New Wave, Garage, Exotica, Post Punk Funk, Italo Disco — Authority Authority: 104
    Lord Sabre appears to be on his hols, that is to say Mr.Weatherall is on something of a busmans holiday touring the land down under - we hope he makes it back in time for Februarys ALFOS . Anyway the Picnic Crew (?) have kindly posted a mix celebrating his Antipodean adventure - Happy Australia Day!
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  • Marine Le Pen: the face of French Euroscepticism


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    http://www.guardian.co.uk Marine Le Pen: the face of French Euroscepticism The far right is not alone in rejecting the European project, but the National Front leader has made the cause her ownLate 2010, at a disco in the 15th arrondissement of Paris: Marine Le Pen is not yet president of the National ...
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  • Dixon – On The Floor


    Discobelle.net — Authority Authority: 471
    We’re huge fans of Berlin producer/dj Dixon here at Discobelle and when we stumbled uopon this two-part live recording for Red Bull Music Academy Radio of his stellar set at Versatile’s 15 Ans celebrations in Paris we were of course delighted. If you dig deep house then this is for you.
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  • 001 Reggae at the Disco – Meriam Bellina


    Slenthik — Authority Authority: 117
    This clip comes from the film “Bumi Bulat Bundar” which means “Earth Round Round” which doesn’t make sense.  The actions on the clip don’t make sense either, which is at least consistent.  He starts off enjoying a glass of wine with a lovely girl, then he’s… well he isn’t kissing a bunch of ...
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  • Lucas Nord vs. Urban Cone – Let Us Stay Young (video)


    Discobelle.net — Authority Authority: 471
    New on Hybris , 19-year old Lucas Nord is the next big hope within the Swedish house music scene.
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  • Label Spotlight: Mullet Records


    Hi Fever — Authority Authority: 101
    Although this young UK-based label has only been around since 08, Mullet Records has already managed to release numerous nu-disco, nu-house, nu-whatchamacallit, top quality jamz. Signed artists include Hype Machine notables: Tesla Boy, Casio Social Club (label founder), ODahl, and one of my new favorites, Satin ...
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  • Tommy The Bitch


    Overfitting Disco — Authority Authority: 115
    Tommy The Bitch – Give It To Me If it’s sung by Tommy The Bitch it simply HAS to be posted, right? The track is Japanese, from 1978. Related posts Tommy Cooper & Supersound Crew So Excited Give me the night Related posts Tommy Cooper & Supersound Crew So Excited Give me the night
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  • Carlsberg Unbottle Åre 2012


    Discobelle.net — Authority Authority: 471
    Carlsberg Unbottle Åre 2012 from Cuepoint Studios on Vimeo . Carlsberg is throwing one giant party in Swedish ski resort Åre March 30th-April 1st with some top class Swedish techno dj’s. Check the teaser video by Cuepoint Studios above. Full lineup: Axel Boman (Studio Barnhus) Özgür Can (Liebe / My ...
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