It’s hard work changing something you already love, into something you love even more. That’s about all I can say when it comes to this edit. If it were not for my father (the already referenced Handsome Bob), then I wouldn’t love Talking Heads, would not know how great a bongo can really be, and would today have no understanding of percussion, rhythm and downright genius. At least, that’s the way I see it. No version of the “live” Slippery People has ever existed in an extended format – so I thought I would do one, specifically with this weeks Beat Herder festival that I am playing in mind (so basically with added festival like powers).

I was never going to try and release this, so instead i thought id put it out for download to share. Comments are both welcome and appreciated.  You can download it from the Cosmic Boogie SoundCloud account:

http://soundcloud.com/cosmicboogie/talking-heads-slippery-people-cosmic-boogies-handsome-bob-edit

On Saturday (this weekend) Kelvin Harris and The Idjut Boys (with support from Chris Barker) are launching a new night ALTIPLANO in Liverpool at the Novas CUC centre. I know the people involved with this – Paula was kind enough to support 0ur night Archive while it lasted and I am very keen to show that same support back. I will be there, for some of the night at least, so if you are going along let me know and I can meet up with you.

ALTIPLANO
20th Juno 2009
NOVAS CUC Centre, Liverpool
10 – 4

Kelvin Andrews
The Idjut Boys
Chris Barker

Tickets are £10 advanced, and you can still get them from SKIDDLE.

I say good luck to any night like this thats trying to get off the ground in Liverpool…

Recorded early doors at a mad but memorable event promoted by the E.T.A crew next to a gypsy camp underneath London’s Westway (A40).

GREG WILSON

E.T.A – UNDER THE WESTWAY LONDON

12.02.2006

Full Tracklisting

Shuggie Otis / Strawberry Letter 23 (One Rascal Extended Mix)
Eighties Ladies / Turned On To You
The Cure / Close To Me (Oakenfold Mix)
Marvin Gaye / Inner City Blues (Makes Me Wanna Holler)
Kanye West / Heard ‘Em Say
Thick As Thieves / ‘Lectric Love
Silver Convention / Fly Robin Fly
Mary Jane Girls / All Night Long
Timmy Thomas / Why Can’t We Live Together (Pressure Drop Edit)
Crazy P / Lady T (GW Edit)
Grace Jones / Nipple To The Bottle
Kid Creole & The Coconuts / I’m A Wonderful Thing, Baby (GW Edit)
Grand Groove Bunch / Catch The Groove
The Whatnauts / Help Is On The Way
Linda Clifford / Runaway Love

(note that this mix is available in iTunes as well as below)

After trying to get the podcast feed accepted for about nine millenium’s, yesterday Cosmic Boogie was finally accepted into the Podcasts section on the iTunes store. I had been using plug-ins to try and create the feed for me but they were basically generating bollocks, so I decided to do it by hand. One week later – boom – in we go. The iTunes feed will basically cherry pick out the best mixes from the site and what not and add them in, and as each new mix is released it will automatically add to iTunes within 24 hours or so.

At the moment there are only a handful of mixes, but I will add to this over the coming days. I’m hopeful that its a way to get more people to hear the great mixes we have on here from guests around the country, and of course the Greg Wilson Renaissance mixes. Feel free to help spread the word.

Visit Cosmic Boogie in iTunes (requires iTunes to be installed)

I am playing this Friday at Cream in Liverpool as part of the Sasha and Digweed night. Archive was asked to represent itself in the Cream Annexe so I will be playing the first hour of disco and funk, etc. Ill keep the tempo up a bit I am sure, so as not to alienate people who clearly wont be there for disco strains – but I am looking forward to playing on the cream system none the less. Just in case Sasha and Digweed are your thing, here are all the details about the night:

Sasha and Digweed, Cream (Nation), Friday 22nd May

Main Room

10:00pm – 12:00am – Jemmy
12:00am – 4:00am – Sasha & John Digweed (B2B)

Annexe

10 – 11  Stu Robinson (Cosmic Boogie)
11 – 12  Mark Mac
12 – 2   Thomas Tuft
2 – 3     Iain Dixon
3 – 4     Rob H

Tickets: on sale now:

3 Beat Records, or Ticketline: Tel: 0844 888 4401 / Ticketline

So – the day has arrived. Well, to be honest it arrived a few days ago as the track has been available on most of the record shops since Wednesday…but officially, it comes out today. Its exciting times, and there are many people I need to thank for pushing me and helping me get this stuff out but I wont drone on here as they know who they are. Here is the “official” blurb about the release:

“New imprint Cosmic Boogie sets off its journey into slow motion space disco with two tasteful slices of interplanetary funk. First under the blade are The Undisputed Truth who are carefully dissected and reworked into the Cosmic Boogie 9000 Edit of ‘Space Machine’ which positively drips in atomic funk, futuristic boogie and space rock. Meanwhile over on the flip, the low slung groove and spaced out gospel soul of Charles Jackson’s ‘Ooh Child’ is extended to the max with the Cosmic Boogie Extend Yourself Edit. Respectfully edited, wonderfully re-mastered and cut loud at 45 RPM for vinyl lovers, Cosmic Boogie is all about exploring a different meaning of ‘cosmic’. Long live the boogie!”

DJ Play: Greg Wilson, Ashley Beedle, Laurent Garnier, JD Twitch (Optimo), Chris Duckenfield, Harri, Pete Herbert, The Revenge, Boogie Corporation, Richard Sen, Leo Zero, Dicky Trisco, Toby Tobias, Deadly Avenger, Soul Patrol, Red Rack’em, Social Disco Club, Solid State

You can buy the track at the following places:

Picadilly: Buy / Listen at Piccadilly Records
Juno: Buy / Listen at Juno
Phonica: Buy / Listen at Phonica

And you can, if you so wish, listen to them both in full here:

Soundcloud: Listen in full at Soundcloud

And finally, I leave you with the DJ reactions to the track…

DJ Reactions:

‘It’s nice to see Charles Jackson getting ripped in a beautiful way by the Cosmic Boogie boys. Ooh Child was a big fave of mine back in the day. Now it’s bigger and better!’
Ashley Beedle

‘Proper disco monsters. Loooove especially the Space Machine. Just brilliant.’
Laurent Garnier

‘Good stuff! I particularly like the Undisputed Truth. I love the Undisputed Truth so much I was a bit worried how this would go… but it’s great!’
JD Twitch (Optimo)

‘’Respectfully extended and amended dynamite funk-outs – full support.’
Chris Duckenfield

‘CB001 Both tracks wicked. Top stuff ’
Harri

‘Loving them both. What a sound. 10/10’
Pete Herbert

‘Thanks for these. Ooh Child is getting an airing on our show this avo. Real nice.’
The Revenge

‘Loving both cuts. Long live the boogie!’
Boogie Corporation

‘Really liking this one, right up my street.’
Richard Sen

‘Space Machine is a stoned doozy.’
Toby Tobias

‘great, cheers for the links!
my fave is the extended ooh child version.
in the box.
keep me in the loop.’
Michael Ruetten (Soul Patrol)

‘Both tracks chug along in a groovy cosmic rock fashion. I like them both and will be giving them full support on the next Smugglers Inn show. Nice to hear something a bit slower and more musical!’
Red Rack’em

‘What a start! Great reworks.’
Social Disco Club

‘Full support!’
Solid State (Society/All Out War)

The final day before the launch of the Cosmic Boogie vinyl (which has now surely been plugged enough) and I bring a good friend with impeccable music taste to the table. Paul runs the “where would Liverpool be without it” dance listing website Outlar, and is also semi resident at virtually every night in the city including Pigeon Hole Disco, Chibuku and anything else with a sound music policy. This is a brilliant mix, including a track from excellent upcoming Liverpool based producer Andy Ash, and the fabulously entitled “Big Hands for a Lady”. Indeed.

Full Tracklisting

I:Cube / Gtnup
Atlantic Conveyor / We Are
Mock & Toof / Big Hands for a Lady
Kelley Polar / Entropy Reigns (Pearson & Usher’s Dub)
Morgan Geist/Erlend Oye / Lullaby/A Place In My Heart
6th borough Project / Just A Memory
Popular People’s Front / I’ll Make Your Day
Soundstream / Rainmaker
Shirley Lites / Heat You Up (Melt You Down)
Bobby Womack / Inherit the Wind (Revenge rework)
Eddie C / Let Your Mind Be Free
Andy Ash / Whitefly Powder
Grace Jones / Williams Blood (Yam Who? Electric Dub)
Studio / Life’s a Beach (Todd Terje)
Curtis Mayfield / No Thing On Me

Another day, and another great disco mix as part of the series celebrating the launch of the first Cosmic Boogie vinyl. This one cant really be categorized in genre which is really what I want when listening to a mix. This is from Gavin Kendrick who was originally part of the Cosmic Boogie blog when it all started up a few years ago. Enjoy this real eclectic mix of disco, funk, soul and all the shades between.

Full Tracklisting

Don Blackman / Since You Been Away So Long
Madlib / For My Mans
DJ Cam presents In Love / For Minnie Riperton (Vocal)
Jay Dee / Strugglin’ (Cosmic Boogie’s Consumption Dub)
100% Pure Poison / Windy C (Kon Re-Edit)
James Brown / Mind Power (Alternative Take)
Smoove & Turrell / You Don’t Know (Original)
Mr Supreme / Love Shots
Sunsetsoul presents Da Wiesel / Boogaloo Stomp (Tal M. Klein Remix)
Brass Construction / Changin’ (Full Length Version)
Electric Souls Orchestra / Love Rockin’
Pharrell featuring Jay-Z / Frontin’ (Yam Who? Rework)
Mos Def / Umi Says (Full Length Version)

The second in the series of Liverpool DJ disco mixes this week (celebrating the first ever Cosmic Boogie vinyl) comes from Jasbof promoter and Chibuku resident Rich Furness. Rich is, by all accounts, a music lover – everything from 80’s pop to the darkest dubstep and techno. After a few stints playing disco with me in a bar around Liverpool, he came up with this unique twist on Disco with many classics, and some really not so obvious surprises…

Full Tracklisting

Jimmy Bo Horne / Spank
Controller 7 / Genius
Gwen Guthrie / Aint Nothin Goin On But The Rent
Unlimited Touch / I Hear Music In The Street
Gary & The Gang / Do It At The Disco
The Jacksons / Can You Feel It
Sparque / Take Some Time
Janet Jackson / What Have You Done For Me Lately?
Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony / The Hustle
Charanga 76 / No Nos Pararan (Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now)
Carl Carlton / Shes A Bad Mamma Jamma
Curses Feat Nancy / The Deep End
Aeroplane Feat Kathy Diamond / Whispers
Ladyhawke / Back Of The Van (Mock And Toof Remix)
Men Without Hats / Safety Dance
Burial / Raver
Burial / Forgive

God bless you Juno, truly an innovator in music sites today. I remember when it was like one big spreadsheet Juno – loads of great music, but an absolutely rubbish website. Evolution indeed.

This week sees the launch of the first ever Cosmic Boogie edit 12″, of which I am of course really excited about. I thought I would try and do something different for the launch other than just bang a post up here with all the blurb about the track and links to buy it, so I asked 4 friends in Liverpool to construct a mix for me based around disco in some way. The results are all great, and each day this week I will be putting one of the mixes up, culminating on a mix from myself on Friday to officially announce the launch.

I kick off with the first mix recieved a good few weeks back from Gareth Cheshire, Circus resident and perpetrator of the splendid Downstairs Mixup Podcast and a number of his own edits. A really nice modern take on the nu-disco italo influenced sound, with a few classic tweaks thrown in for good measure.

Full Tracklisting

Oblio – Principles Of Discovery
Mudd & Pollard – Scaffold (Coyote Remix)
Andrew Allsgood / (Disco) Pigs In Outer Space (Steve Yanko 7 Steps To Insanity Remix)
Soft Rocks / Dialulac
Boozoo Bajou / Same Sun (Prins Thomas Discomix Loops)
Beppe Loda Presents Egotrya / Volcanoe (The Revolving Eyes 10,000 Lightyears Disco Mix)
Sneak Thief / Zmaj (Mr Pauli Disco Remix)
Dirtyhaze / Lazer Sex (Original Mix)
Elitechnique / Munich Emotions
Talking Heads / I ZIMBRA (Gareth Cheshire)

If you haven’t already heard the excellent Out In The Sticks edits, then you really should. Most people would question what you could do to a track like Forget Me Not (apart from Will Smith clearly), but listen – and you shall see. I’m a big fan, Greg is a big fan, in fact everyone who has heard them is a fan. The other stuff I have heard that they are sitting on is also dancefloor killer. Out In The Sticks might be out of town, but they certainly aren’t out of touch (ooph!).

I got in contact with them a few weeks back, through the splendid Disco Deviance chaps, and have for your entertainment been sent back the answers to some questions, and a mix so unbelievably good it actually sounds like an hour and a half edit. Spot the joins if you can. Download or stream it with the links right after the interview. I’d like to thank the lads for taking the time out from going to the beach, sitting around playing pool, and looking at dangerous wildlife in their back gardens.

Out In The Sticks Interview

Q. Your name “out in the sticks” is reference to you being out in Australia. Are you from Australia originally?

“Out in the Sticks” is one of the many names we go under….  it refers to our location in Australia.  It is a bit of a private joke between friends for our proximity to the big smoke!   There are two main members of OITS but we like to keep quite about our identities a secret!

Q. Did you have any background with music before you got there, or has this just been a hobby?

Yeah we have all been huge music fans from early ages, playing various instruments and experimenting with pieces of studio equipment etc…  One of us is a DJ and has been for fifteen years overseas and in Australia.

Q. What kind of disco scene do you have out there?

The music scene is Australia is very good.  We have a lot of very talented producers that are doing really well now overseas and have some great parties playing everything you can hear in the UK.

Q. Did this scene push you down the path you find  yourself on now?

The scene is great here.  The only thing that frustrates us is getting an international DJ over here takes a lot of organising.  In UK you can have a heap of awesome talent on the one bill where as here it is a bit more sporadic.

Q. Did you expect your edits to be picked up and released or was it something just for you?

Initially they were just DJ tools for myself to DJ and they started to get good reactions.  I put some up on the internet and got some amazing feedback from a whole list of people we look up to.  It really blew us away!

Q. I know Greg absolutely loves the track – how much did you know  about Greg before he picked up on it?

We knew Greg from his legacy but for him to pick up on the edits and give them the support he did – we can’t thank him enough!

Q. What do you use to edit the tracks?

We use Ableton and then Logic and a bit of TLC.

Q. And the music…how much does it mean to repaint these classic  tracks?

We love the originals and just wanted to give them a little touch up and hair cut to make them more effective on todays dancefloors.

Q. Whats next? Are we expecting an Out in the Sticks party out there…?

Yeah that would be nice hey?!!  Well, I think a record of our own would be an idea we would like to see come to light, lots more tracks and remixes and definitely some sort of ‘live” show – if we ever make it in to the big smoke!  Hopefully some more DJ gigs.

Q. Finally, who will win the Premiership this season?

In an ideal world – Leeds United!

DD08 / Out In The Sticks Edits

Disco Deviance has uncovered yet another amazing unknown talent for number eight in the series. Out in the Sticks (as the name suggests) have come from out of nowhere to deliver two absolute disco gems of the highest quality on this their debut release. With their dubbed out disco sound and trademark heavy space echo delays, these are two seriously good dance floor cuts. First up is ‘Forget Me Vox’ which is a killer reworking of Patrice Rushen’s ‘Forget Me Nots’. This cut has featured heavily in Greg Wilson’s sets for over a year now and it teases out a top quality new version of this absolute classic track by working the break sections and finally letting loose on the vocal for pure Disco Heaven. On the flip side, a lesser known disco gem by Game is recycled into yet another heavy dance floor groove with absolutely maximum impact. Re-mastered and cut loud onto the vinyl for peak time pleasure, Out in the Sticks announce their arrival on the edits scene with some style.

Enjoy the music!

DJ Play: Greg Wilson, Laurent Garnier, Ashley Beedle, Optimo, The Revenge, Gerd Janson, Faze Action, Pete Herbert, Harri, Marius Vaareid, Dicky Trisco, Ilija Rudman, Ladydriver, Social Disco Club, Cosmic Boogie.

Out In The Sticks Mix

Really, I should call this a megamix. You could spend hours playing spot the track just like I did the first few times I listened to it, or, you can just peruse the tracklist below and see if you can fill in any gaps. A superb infusion of all the elements of disco…

Tracklisting

Intro
OITS / Bangkok Detroit Experience
Mike Grant Accapella
OITS / In the Dark
Touch Sensitive / Body Stop
OITS / Untitled edit
Move D loop
Rene and Angela / Who’s Fooling Who?
Swag / Music Box (remix)
Carol Williams / No One Can Do It Like You Do (Shep Pettibone remix) (OITS edit)
Lil Louis Accapella
Annie / Greatest Hits
Natural Rhythm / Jive (Attaboy remix)
Illija Rudman / Dance Disorder (Faze Action remix)
D-Train / You’re the one (OITS Edit)
Scoper and Bubba / Untitled
6th Borough -/ Hang On
Mach / On and On
Popular Peoples Front / My Baby Stays Out All Night
Master Jay and Michael Dee / TSOB
Situation / Pushing On
Kid Sublime / FX
Master Jay and Michael Dee / TSOB
Chic / Good Times (OITS Edit)
Tuxedo Rapping
OITS / My Super Lady (Beats)
OITS / Untitled Edit
OITS / My Super Lady
OITS / Forget M’edit
The Sermon accapella
Modern Romance / Can You Move
OITS / Do It
Lace / Can’t Play Around
Don Ray loop
Konk beats
K-9 Corp / Dog Talk
“Get Down Tonight” (OITS edit)
Jamie Principle / Baby Wants to Ride
Joe Claussell / Je Ka Jo
Unknown Beats
Raven Maize / Forever Together NYC edit
Todd Terry / The Feeling
Runaway / Just Got Paid
Dj Pierre
Situation / Get On Up

ARCHIVE #005
FRIDAY 8TH MAY

MAURICE FULTON
DANIEL WANG
SCUZZ McBOOB

9 – 4 / £8

@ LEAF TEA SHOP AND BAR
25 PARLIAMENT STREET, LIVERPOOL

Archive 5 brings two disco pioneers to raise the roof off the tea shop. Maurice Fulton and Daniel Wang are both internationally respected and globally loved, each having their own take on dance music past and present.

Maurice Fulton is one of music’s true originals, an eccentric ex-pat American (currently living in Sheffield) DJ and producer who never fails to surprise and delight his listeners. He has recorded for DFA (under his Syclops guise), Tirk, 20:20…not to forget inspirational labels such as Strictly Rhythm and Warp Records.

Daniel Wang started his revered Balihu label in 1993 after years of dancing in NYC to disco classics and early house. He has since recorded for (amongst others) Environ, Ghostly International and Paper Recordings, bringing his take on the Italo disco sound of the early eighties. We welcome Danny the Dancer from his current home in Berlin.

All this will be ably supported by Scuzz McBoob (aka Scott McGill)

Making Happy Feet

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After last months fantastic party with Optimo, this month were pulling out all the stops for an Easter all night party to remember.

Archive 4 is a double header of scientific proportions. The legendary Greg Wilson takes to the decks in his home city for the first time in years, fresh off the back of his huge BBC1 Essential Selection mix, which is being hailed as EM of the year already. For those that don’t already know who Greg is or what he is about, you can find out everything at www.electrofunkroots.co.uk.

Also, as its an all nighter we bring Chris Duckenfield (SWAG) from his home in Sheffield to party in Liverpool. Chris has earned a reputation for being one of the UK’s if not the world’s most versatile and interesting DJ’s. Equally at home playing House as he is Downtempo, Disco and classics.

Tickets are limited for the night, so get them as early as you can. There are also a number of cd’s placed in 3 beat and various other shops around Liverpool that have mixes from each of the DJ’s on the night, and are completely free. Happy Easter.

archive #004 party details

ARCHIVE #004 – EASTER ALL NIGHTER
THURSDAY 9TH APRIL

GREG WILSON (TIRK / ELECTROFUNKROOTS)
CHRIS DUCKENFIELD (SWAG)
STU ROBINSON
SCOTT MCGILL

@ LEAF TEA SHOP AND BAR, ELEVATOR
25 PARLIAMENT STREET, LIVERPOOL, L8 5RN

10PM – 6AM / £7

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Archive is back and we have a great year ahead of us, starting with none other than Optimo the Scottish electronic duo responsible for the Optimo night in Glasgow (at the Sub Club), and for many a searing electro tinged edit and eclectic set.

Optimo started in 1997, though Twitch and Jonnie Wilkes had each been DJing separately for ten years. Both had started out playing different music – Twitch – electro, noisy rock and the eighties New York punk funk of Liquid Liquid (from who they borrowed their name) and Wilkes reggae, funk and jazz. Then techno came along and Twitch co founded Scotland’s first techno club, Pure, which ran for ten years, became legendary, was the first club in Europe to book Jeff Mills, Green Velvet and Richie Hawtin. The club also spawned thee labels which released music from amongst others Coil, Chris and Cosey, Jimi Tenor and Orlando Voorn.

In 1997 they founded the clubnight Optimo as a reaction to 4/4 techno all night long. Anything goes was the philosophy and the club night proved to be a hit. “I didn’t care whether it would work or not, or whether anyone would go, it was just something I had to do,” says Twitch. “I love DJing with all my heart but at this point I was so bored with seamless mixing – it was all just too obvious, too predictable and too easy – that I had to do something to preserve my (in)sanity.”

Don’t expect easy club hits at a night with Optimo, depending on the duo’s mood, the sound will veer from sleazy funk to post punk, electro, 50’s swing and anything inbetween.

Optimo will of course be backed up by myself and Scott McGill – the new resident on board for 2009. We have high hopes so if you need any more information / details, either continue reading or give me a shout on email.

archive #003 party details

OPTIMO (SUB CLUB GLASGOW)
SCOTT McGILL
STU ROBINSON

@ LEAF TEA SHOP AND BAR, ELEVATOR
25 PARLIAMENT STREET, LIVERPOOL, L8 5RN

10PM – 4AM / £5

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