Back To The Disco House

That was a big absence on my part, far more due to laziness than nothing to write about. New, interesting music is everywhere these days, trying to find one or two particular tracks to write about is always hard, but a couple recent listenings have totally blown me away.

These selections come from Tim Sweeney's Best of 2008 session on his excellent WNYU radio show Beats in Space. Sweeney, who runs with the DFA crowd out in NYC, always plays impeccable neo-disco grooves, so you can imagine how awesome his favorites must be.

First off, an Ibiza circa-1987 Balearic house remix of Dolle Jolle by Norwegian space disco king Todd Terje:

Dolle Jolle - Balearic Incarnation (Todd Terje's Extra Dolle remix)

Also catching my ear this particular program of Beats in Space was Erol Alkan's remix of Vancouver's all-girl-disco-duo, Fan Death:

Fan Death - Veronica's Veil (Erol Alkan's Extended Rework)

They sound a lot like Glass Candy, don't they? But the track's still a killer.

I definitely don't mind the glut of low-BPM dance music we're experiencing at the moment, much thanks to Tim Sweeney and DFA exposing a lot of people to the good aspects of disco, new and old. Oh, and on that note Edmonton:

DFA DISCO PARTY