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Welcome! Took me by complete surprise as well. And just like that my absolute favorite Pointer Sisters song was decided.Feeling a bit mellower this Saturday evening. My favorite D'Angelo song because I am, in fact, made of cheese:📹"I Found My Smile Again" (1996)
― calstars, Friday, 25 March 2022 01:11 (two years ago) link
I don’t think I had ever heard “My Boo (Hitman's Club Mix)” until today – what a glorious trackUpdate: I’ve since heard “My Boo” several times in the wild; my wife said it was playing in The Gap the other day. Clearly part of a broader ’90s renaissance… (my wife and others also insist that I’ve heard the song in the past; I’m sure they’re right!)
― Please don’t take / My time change away (morrisp), Friday, 25 March 2022 01:26 (two years ago) link
Mint Condition!“U Send Me Swingin’” (1993):📹“What Kind Of Man Would I Be” (1996):📹
― calstars, Friday, 25 March 2022 01:40 (two years ago) link
xp I note that Wikipedia sez “My Boo” saw a revival in interest in 2016 "through the Running Man Challenge,” a dance which “went viral on Vine”… so apparently I’m behind the times even with respect to the revival. Miami Bass and related styles sound really good right now, for whatever reason.
― Please don’t take / My time change away (morrisp), Friday, 25 March 2022 01:52 (two years ago) link
cal, is this better?☺
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HtD9kmVifw
Unlimited Touch — "I Hear Music in the Street" (1981)
Thank you for the reminder of "My Boo" — definitely tops of the 90s!
― Let's disco dance, Hammurabi! (Austin), Friday, 25 March 2022 01:53 (two years ago) link
Continuing on Austin’s Alex O’Neal tip, it’s the vaporwave classic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reoG0SVdFhY
― calstars, Friday, 25 March 2022 01:57 (two years ago) link
the entire hearsay album is so classic <3
Miami Bass and related styles sound really good right now, for whatever reason
they always do! but yeah the sound is seeing a bit of a mini-revival, tho nothing tremendous yet. it wasn't a huge hit, but i loved summer walker's "ex for a reason" last year. now megan/dua "sweetest pie" has been launched very obviously with the intention of being big and hm, i'm not sure it entirely works so well. i'm surprised i'm not compelled to return to it often given that i am a total sucker for just about anything that executes the style well
i have heard "my boo" in public a number of times in recent years, though i don't recall where right now other than that once was somebody singing it at a karaoke bar
― dyl, Friday, 25 March 2022 03:20 (two years ago) link
Have always loved "My Boo" just heard it everywhere for about two summers straight and turned into a musical grouch in the meantime. I'm sure I've heard it in some store recently and thought "Oh yeah, this is a good song!" and then promptly forgotten about it upon leaving the store.
― Let's disco dance, Hammurabi! (Austin), Friday, 25 March 2022 03:37 (two years ago) link
Rae + Christian featuring Veba — "All I Ask (DJ Spinna Remix)" (1999)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQXRhTi2TCA
Starting to feel like I may have been underrating DJ Spinna.
― Let's disco dance, Hammurabi! (Austin), Saturday, 26 March 2022 22:18 (two years ago) link
Les Nubians — "Makeda (DJ Spinna & Ticklah Mix)" (2000)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bk0cAATs0_4
― Let's disco dance, Hammurabi! (Austin), Saturday, 26 March 2022 22:24 (two years ago) link
Roy Hargrove / The RH Factor featuring Erykah Badu + Q-Tip — "Poetry (DJ Spinna Remix)" (2003)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNy42i0HFxI
― Let's disco dance, Hammurabi! (Austin), Saturday, 26 March 2022 23:03 (two years ago) link
More of a house groove on this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wQxj79TURs
KING — "Mister Chameleon (DJ Spinna Galatic Soul Remix)" (2016/2020)
― Let's disco dance, Hammurabi! (Austin), Saturday, 26 March 2022 23:18 (two years ago) link
Thanks A!
― calstars, Sunday, 27 March 2022 16:50 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCNaak_YRiMCurtis Liggins Indications- “Just My Imagination” (2022, recorded late 60s, early 70s)
― The Central Rockaliser (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 31 March 2022 03:51 (two years ago) link
gorgeous
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 31 March 2022 10:55 (two years ago) link
He had just one single out there, then they recently found an acetate of a bunch of songs from his live set, I think.
― The Central Rockaliser (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 31 March 2022 11:02 (two years ago) link
Whatever the song is that begins around 26 minutes on this DJ Muro mix. If loving cheese is wrong, I don't want to be etc. etc:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REcRJSj1jfU
(I hope the timestamp works on the embed so you can just press play. ID appreciated, if anyone knows.)
― Let's disco dance, Hammurabi! (Austin), Monday, 4 April 2022 00:26 (two years ago) link
It didn't work.
You'll need to fast forward to 26:05 to hear the song I'm referring to.
(Whole mix is great though and highly recommended.)
― Let's disco dance, Hammurabi! (Austin), Monday, 4 April 2022 00:30 (two years ago) link
Timestamps don't work with ILX youtube embeds, as I learned the hard way a little while back.
― Came Here to Roll the Microscope (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 4 April 2022 00:37 (two years ago) link
And one more mix—This month's installment of tREBLEFREE R&B features a guest curator in Scorpeze from Windimoto, Jazzgalaktik, and a bunch of other solid jams. This one has a tracklist!1. Roger - Private Lover2. Chuks Ejelonu - Inner Vision3. Chunky Novi & Ernie - Didn't Wanna Hurt Cha For Another Guy4. Debbie Taylor - I Don't Wanna Leave You5. Eric Tagg - Marianne (I Was Only Joking)6. Maxwell - All The Ways Love Can Feel7. Scherrie & Susaye - In The Night8. Makoto Matsushita - This Is All I Have for You9. Rhyze - Do Your Dance (Moodena Short Remix)10. Sugarhill Gang - Hot Hot Summer Day (J*ski Edit)11. Googie & Tom Coppola - Let This River Flow12. Janne Schaffer - It's Never Too Late13. Darkhouse Family featuring Esther - Another World14. Shuya Okino/Sleep Walker featuring Navasha Daya - Thank You (Danny Krivit Edit)
― Let's disco dance, Hammurabi! (Austin), Monday, 4 April 2022 00:42 (two years ago) link
Timestamps don't work with ILX youtube embeds, as I learned the hard way a little while back.― Came Here to Roll the Microscope (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, April 3, 2022 5:37 PM
― Came Here to Roll the Microscope (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, April 3, 2022 5:37 PM
Yeah =/
Sorry, wish I knew the tune.
― Let's disco dance, Hammurabi! (Austin), Monday, 4 April 2022 00:46 (two years ago) link
I guess this is on the "old" side of random old - but Doris Troy's early stuff was really great. "Just One Look" is an absolutely all-time recording – I don't care how many times it's been covered, the Pepsi commercials, etc. – the original still knocks me out when I listen to it. (TIL it was recorded in 10 minutes, as a demo, and then released as-is!!)
Lot of other strong material on that first album, too – I love the sound and the songs. I haven't listened closely to her Apple Records album or later stuff.
― begrudgingly bound by duty of candor (morrisp), Thursday, 14 April 2022 04:44 (two years ago) link
Classic jam is classic. No arguments here. I know nothing besides the big hit. Queued up the Apple album, will check back in.
― Let's disco dance, Hammurabi! (Austin), Thursday, 14 April 2022 19:20 (two years ago) link
Well, hrmph. The Apple album turned into a skimmer for me. I'm still in the middle of it, but it's mostly just chuggy horn rock. Maybe a more rock-oriented early Stax kind of sound. She wrote or co-wrote most of the songs and the band is full of all-stars, so there's plenty to appreciate— for someone who's a bigger fan than I am because this . . . isn't really my thing. But it's not awful.
― Let's disco dance, Hammurabi! (Austin), Thursday, 14 April 2022 19:43 (two years ago) link
Yeah, it didn't really seem like my kind of thing, either...
― begrudgingly bound by duty of candor (morrisp), Thursday, 14 April 2022 20:30 (two years ago) link
SWV — "Rain" (1997)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4C0r7UM4Cs
Any recommendations for beats that sound like this, please @ me.
― Let's disco dance, Hammurabi! (Austin), Saturday, 23 April 2022 23:11 (two years ago) link
beautiful track - from an album that was polled not that long ago, to subdued enthusiasm: let your love just POLL me: the swv 'release some tension' poll
― middot • is • my • middle • name (breastcrawl), Saturday, 23 April 2022 23:25 (two years ago) link
Darn, missed that one. Put another vote for "Rain"!
― Let's disco dance, Hammurabi! (Austin), Saturday, 23 April 2022 23:45 (two years ago) link
maybe a thread for rnb tunes with raindrop effects in the beat?
― corrs unplugged, Monday, 25 April 2022 10:31 (two years ago) link
@austin, is it specifically pre 2000 laid-back R'n'B you are interested in or can it be anytime but that chill/laid-back beat styleLoose Ends - Hold Tight (TD remix)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kg2fRm_6xGI
― Swanswans, Monday, 25 April 2022 12:27 (two years ago) link
Loose Ends is very classic in my house. Always want to hear them. Thank you!
Here's something. xpost to Grover Washington Jr thread.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKp_TlUHCAc
Locksmith — "Far Beyond" (1980)
Say— anyone want to take a shot at the lyrics? (smirk)
But holy shit, what a groove.
― Let's disco dance, Hammurabi! (Austin), Wednesday, 27 April 2022 00:00 (two years ago) link
haha, basement jaxx! nice
― corrs unplugged, Wednesday, 27 April 2022 12:28 (two years ago) link
Yeah! I didn't know about that Basement Jaxx song, but I immediately recognized the groove because I'm positive "Red Alert" was used in some commercial at some point in the past. Just super random where some of these sampled grooves end up and a reminder that I'm in the right place because dammit, I LOVE MUSIC.
And if that's not enough Sunday evening cheese for you, how about some fake Dr. Dre`n`B?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8xrqIEDYsA
Vivian Green — "Music" (2002)
All it's missing is a rap feature and it would've been a 12" single I would've gladly sought out. And I never did check her out at the time because I was a snob. So we're listening to the whole album for the first time. Beats are across the board excellent. Her voice and the lyrics are just okay. Feels very much like the kind of music you hear/?would have heard? in shopping mall clothing stores with very bright lights and shiny tile floors. I am going to check out her more recent album from 2020 soon, as it was completely not on my radar at the time.
― Let's disco dance, Hammurabi! (Austin), Sunday, 1 May 2022 23:40 (two years ago) link
Upon listening to the rest of the album, the lyrics got worse.
Here's the biggest offender:
[Chorus x2]I'm fanatically addicted, seeThe way that he be loving meIt's like a drugOr some bad habitSince it's mineI got to have it
Yeah. She sounds super depressed throughout the whole thing.
I'm not lying though — the beats are all really good.
― Let's disco dance, Hammurabi! (Austin), Monday, 2 May 2022 00:00 (two years ago) link
But anyway, back to the music-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0McAzt4l7o
Sharon Redd - "Never Give You Up" (1982)
― Let's disco dance, Hammurabi! (Austin), Monday, 2 May 2022 03:04 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFqsZ43ARYQ
― calstars, Monday, 2 May 2022 03:14 (two years ago) link
https://trinityinfinity.bandcamp.com/track/--12And telepath’s version 😊
― calstars, Monday, 2 May 2022 03:16 (two years ago) link
Maryanne Ito — "How I Feel" (2014)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hjqll6S6st4
The album is on Spotify and is worth your time if you like this song.
― Let's disco dance, Hammurabi! (Austin), Wednesday, 4 May 2022 20:56 (two years ago) link
Zhane` — "Just Like That" (1997)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXC5ITpA4OU
whole album is great. when you think 'what did r+b sound like in 1997?' it's probably similar to something on this album. very cliche and zeitgeist-y, complete with a 1 9 9 7 M E N T A L I T Y ™ "BECAUSE WE CAN!" cover of "good times" and a 70 minute running time. and hey, about that: idk maybe don't banish all of the slow jams to the second half honestly i hate the sequence on this album☺ — but anyway some stuff should definitely have been cut. even so, the best songs hang with the best of the hits of their contemporaries. why have i never listened to it before now? it's not quite considered a proper "classic album", so maybe not quite xpost to what was the last 'classic album' you got and were knocked out by? though i can say for certain if i had actually bothered to listen to it back then i would have loved it as much as i do right now. damn good. 4 mics.
― Let's disco dance, Hammurabi! (Austin), Wednesday, 11 May 2022 03:56 (two years ago) link
oh hi, eddie f was the fucking man in the mid-90s. thought you knew.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-eREJ4lbtY
also who was the fucking pansy that wouldn't let left eye's rap stay on the album version? she's a top ten all time mc for me. this verse is from 93 and more relevant than ever.
[tlc — "creep (untouchables mix)" (1997)]
― Let's disco dance, Hammurabi! (Austin), Wednesday, 11 May 2022 04:05 (two years ago) link
Love Left Eye's rap for the Creep remix. Thankfully, she was able to do it live on the Fanmail tour.
― lilsoulbrother, Thursday, 12 May 2022 00:05 (two years ago) link
Double featuring Mummy-D, and Kohei Japan — "Doubles" (1999)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKdsI1IHvNk
― Let's disco dance, Hammurabi! (Austin), Saturday, 14 May 2022 18:58 (two years ago) link
I'd like to go back to the classics for a moment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iguZCP8J8s
Lowrell — "Mellow Mellow Right On" (1979)
― Let's disco dance, Hammurabi! (Austin), Wednesday, 18 May 2022 03:25 (two years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/HLkNZOL.jpg
― calstars, Saturday, 21 May 2022 17:21 (two years ago) link
nice!
― corrs unplugged, Monday, 23 May 2022 06:46 (two years ago) link
Monica - "With You" (1995)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv6RHcI_rW8
💙
― I'm ANTIFA and I vote. (Austin), Tuesday, 7 June 2022 00:07 (two years ago) link
Austin, what was that ‘90s R&B album you started a poll on over the weekend? I wanted to check it out
― subject matter expert (morrisp), Tuesday, 7 June 2022 00:08 (two years ago) link
yes, everyone go listen and vote!
Yvette Michele — "My Dream" (1997)
― I'm ANTIFA and I vote. (Austin), Tuesday, 7 June 2022 01:38 (two years ago) link
☺☺☺☺☺
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly4KqNdBgO8Today, “Why You Get Funky on Me” (from the soundtrack to House Party)
― The Crazy World of Encyclopedia Brown (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 11 June 2022 23:41 (one year ago) link