Without any further due, ‘The Boogie Volume 2’. A modern day enlightenment of the boogie era continued. A musical wonderland where accidental hipsters aren’t afraid to drop a guitar solo over a drum machine groove and synths deemed archaic rebomb the airwaves in full effect! Uncompromisable artists unite and unleash …
Chicago. A place celebrated the world over for the talent of its
musicians spanning across countless genres of music. You name it—Soul,
Funk, Rock, Jazz, Blues, etc. In modern times, Chicago’s Dance floors
have had a worldwide reputation for House music; it’s a sound that has
pretty much reached to areas all across the globe. Yet, in the early
developmental stages of the Chicago Dance era (mid-late 1970’s to early
1980’s), there were scores of musicians recording Dance music, hoping to
be the next mainstream success story. To continue, please click “MORE”!
Celebrating 30 years of his influential Good Times sound system, master selector Norman Jay MBE has assembled a mix of soul, hip-hop, reggae, funk and more that will be sure to soundtrack many a summer dance floor. Check out Ted Taylor’s 1977 TK burner “Ghetto Disco” for a taste of the flavor. To continue, please click “MORE”!
Music Group SoulParlor is Set to Release “Evoluzion” on June 3rd, 2011 After two dozen single releases, club residencies all over Europe, music scores for Mercedes-Benz and MTV, successful remixes for James Brown, Juan Aktins and so much more, it’s high time for their new album to drop. “Evoluzion” is …
“The original process of ‘re-mixing records’ was intended to provide an
alternative listening experience which had been optimized for people who
went out to dance at Discos. John was one of the early pioneers who
loved music, understood his craft and HAD RESPECT FOR THE CREATIVE WORK
from which his mixes were derived”
Patrick Adams – Super Producer.
Writer of over 30 Gold and Platinum records and back to back winner of
ASCAP Songwriter of the year award 1996/1997. To continue, please click “MORE”!
Back at the tail end of the last millennium BBE released a comprehensive
over view of house music in the latter stages of the 20th century.
‘Henry Street Music: The Story So Far – 1993 To 1999’ was a slice of
superior contemporary club classics featuring all of the key players,
architects and music makers of the day. Todd Terry, Armand Van Helden,
Kenny Dope, DJ Sneak, 95 North, Robbie Rivera, Davidson Ospina, Ralphi
Rosario, Mike Delgado, King Britt, and a handful of others under various
alter egos and nom de plumes. It was a given that they were all great
records, what was all the more impressive was that they all originated
from the same recording home, Henry Street Music. A label conceived and
devised by Johnny DeMairo, an Italian-American from Brooklyn who talked
the talk, could easily have been an extra in The Soprano’s, and was
known affectionately as “The Shark”. To others he was just plain Johnny
“D”, and one half of the pro! duction duo JohNick with studio partner
Nicky “P” Palermo Jr. To continue, Please click “MORE”!
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African Band Strayplay’s tribute song to South African World Games –
“Vuvuzela Anthem”- now available in Rockband 3 for the Xbox 360!
The Strange Games… series which began in the summer of 1997, represents the blueprint for modern R&B and rap music. It joins the dots between 70s soul, 80s rare groove and 90s mass market hip hop. This compilation contains a wide variety of styles of tracks, from classic dance-floor fillers …
Producer and DJ, Richy Pitch moved from UK to Ghana, West Africa and took on the challenge to record an LP which drew on his many musical experiences during his stay. His goal was to record with local stars and talent and fuse the classic sound of Ghanaian music with …
BBE Records proudly presents its 5th and arguably most exciting compilation with the French DJ and ambassador of disco, Dimitri from Paris. This compilation focuses on Dimitri’s essential disco era tracks- made in Philadelphia, that feature the core of the rhythm section that created and defined the sound of the …