Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Disco Forever : The Sound Of Underground Disco by Dimitri from Paris


01. Eastside Connection - You're So Right For Me
02. Milton Hamilton - My Love Supreme 
03. Charanga 76 - Ain't No Stopping Us Now
04. The Ltg Exchange - Corazon
05. Dc La Rue - Cathedrals 
06. La Pregunta - Chameleon 
07. Crashers - Flight To Jamaica (Original 12) 
08. Two Man Sound - Que Tal America
09. Touch - Love Hangover (Original Album) 
10. Silver, Platinum & Gold - I Got A Thing 
11. Pat Lundy - Work Song (Original 12) 
12. Skylite - Smile (Original 12)
13. Jimmy Roma - Beyond The Galaxy (Original 12) 
14. Bambu - I Don't Wanna Lose It ( 12 ) 
15. Jeanne Napoli - Lets Make Love (12 ) 
16. Love Committee - Just As Long As I Got You 
17. The Universal Robot Band - Barely Breaking Even
18. Brainstorm - We're On Our Way Home (Parts 1&2)

The fact that this compilation was originally released in 2000 might explain why Dimitri From Paris seems to have gone slightly against the grain on this set, selecting tracks that have no real connection to the Italo sound that continues to be such a focal point for modern day disco archaeologists. The tracks here all fit into a funkier, slightly more tongue-in-cheek feel, where hand-played percussion and extravagant string sections are more the order of the day than Euro-centric ice-cool synth lines and fashionably aloof female vocals, as would surely be the case on any disco collection released in 2008. In addition to the unmixed tracklist there's a seventy-four minute mix supplied by Dimitri that's a terrific exercise in kitsch '70s party soundtrack strategies.

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