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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• Krono

  
  Overfitting Disco — Authority: 123
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• The Ball Goes On

  
  Overfitting Disco — Authority: 123
  Albert’s Negrita - The Ball Goes On Germany 1977 No related posts.
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• Il Gatto

  
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• 70s Music Explosion _V.A_Part 7/10

  
  Funky Town Disco Music — Authority: 124
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• Looking back: U2, Popmart Toronto 1997

  
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• I Love Booty

  
  Discobelle.net — Authority: 583
  It’s that time again. Jonny Blaze time! Here is the latest installment in his 30 min workout series. This time we get down with some booty music. Get up and move your ass!Jonny Blaze – 30 Min Workout vol.3 (Sendspace)BONUS:Wale – Good Girls (Jonny Blaze Bmore Club remix) (Sendspace)Tracklist after the ...
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• Disco Days

  
  BryAntics — Authority: 426
  COLOUR CARNIVAL http://colorcarnivalmeme.blogspot.com/ DISCO DAYS Blurred by time (and lack of pixels), Past delights come into play. Kindergarten! Disco Dancing! Lots of fun! Oh happy day! Far too soon the carefree passes, Life gets serious; colours fade. Lets look back through mists ...
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• So Shifty

  
  Discobelle.net — Authority: 583
  So Shifty have been the best new thing for me this year. Every remix they put out so far has been spot on. Now they are in the process of releasing their debut EP on Crossfaded Bacon with tracks featuring Ward 21, Natalie Storm, Tifa and Timberlee and with remixes from Emynd, Top Billin, Douster [...]
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• Programacion Fabrik Noviembre/Diciembre‏

  
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• Just Dance - Wii (RP)

  
  GConsole.info — Authority: 135
  Dance to the rhythm of your favorite beat with Just Dance, a music & rhythm video game that allows you to dance the night away with your friends and family without ever leaving the house. With simple pick-up and play controls, anyone can join the party.One of the best dance mixes around: Just Dance features [...]
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• Article Title Unknown

  
  voulesrandom — Authority: 126
  Golden Strings by ROCKETS We were honored when D.I.S.C.O. TEXAS sent us this one today. They have what we need here at the house of voules in the land of randomness. With a roster with the likes of Moulinex , Xinobi , Flip and Rockets you can be certain that they will whisk you away to disco heaven long ...
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• Monk One

  
  HEAR THE SOUNDS — Authority: 137
  DJ MONK ONE got that fire. Check his website to learn more. Or check his latest mix Live @ APT 10/10/09 enjoy & try not to make any babies unless of course youre ready for all that
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• Two-Headed Monster

  
  Uh...Oh... Disco! — Authority: 106
  G ood things come in pairs: Penn & Teller. Watson & Crick. Peanut Butter & Jelly. It’s true for electronic music, too. Look at all the popular groups with two people: Ratatat, The Bloody Beetroots, MSTRKRFT, Crookers, Justice, Simian Mobile Disco. And there’s a lot more than that. I could name dozens ...
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• Boris Dlugosch – Bangkok (video)

  
  Discobelle.net — Authority: 583
  Massive release from Boris Dlugosch with “Bangkok”, the single is out now on Erol Alkans Phantasy Sound label and you shou go grab it as soon as you finished watching the video above.
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• The Major’s Friday Night Disco Party

  
  THE MAJOR'S LIFE BLOG — Authority: 127
  31 years ago towards the end of 1978 Disco singer-songwriter Alicia Bridges was the star of one of the hottest hits on the radio and in the roller discos. She co-wrote this long-running gold-certified TOP 5 Disco smash that spent more than 7 months on the Billboard Hot 100. Here now are the spiritual lyrics to “I ...
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• TROPIKILL (Treme Treme MIX) by Alexander Technique & Kassiano

  
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  Tracklist : INTRO LARRY TEE – LETS MAKE NASTY (AFROJACK RMX) KILLER ON THE DANCEFLOOR – GRINGO OBA OBA (EDU K RMX) STEVE ANGELLO – FLONKO” VS. CHERNOBYL – MAIS VS. DAVID BOLADO – ROSE BUMBUM CROOKERS – PARA DE GRACINHA (STICKY K RMX) VS. ZOMBIE DISCO SQUAD – EUROVISION VS.RIVA STARR – MARIA VS ...
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• The Ghetto Disco: HYPNOSIS – END TITLE (BLADERUNNER)

  
  Hypnosis MagazineHypnosis Magazine — Authority: 150
  According to Discogs.com : “Hipnosis (on some records also named Hypnosis ) was a successful Italian techno-disco band in the early ’80s, born in Parma and founded by Stefano Cundari. It also featured Paul Sears and Ugo Solenghi. View post:  The Ghetto Disco: HYPNOSIS – END TITLE (BLADERUNNER) BlogBabel ...
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• Real Life No Cool for Lindstrøm & Christabelle

  
  cosmonova.ro — Authority: 129
  Lindstrøm has made a new album with singer Christabelle entitled Real Life No Cool . It’s scheduled for release through Smalltown Supersound on January 19, 2010. Christabelle used to be known as Solale, and has collaborated with the Norwegian disco star in the past on top tracks like ‘Music (In My Mind)’ ...
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• Tom Findlay (Groove Armada) - ClashMusic DJ Mix Podcast Series (05-Nov-2009)

  
  All-kinds-of music blog :) — Authority: 434
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• Sissy – Queen of the Discotheque

  
  Feel my Bicep — Authority: 131
  Great tune almost like an upbeat disco tune with an italo tinge, well i suppose that is the essence of italo disco. Nice old school disco drumbeat, italo powerchord and sleazy vocals make this one... High quality download and some links hidden from RSS feed, click through to http://www.feelmybicep.com for full ...
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