funk and the cosmos: a beginners journey

i have been sitting here for the past hour or so trying to work out why the hell i havent been swept up in the phoenix/yyy hysteria. i love those bands- i have their new albums. why the hell arent i listening to them? why the hell arent i listening to them at the same time: sound-off style? theres even a new(ish) kris menace album that should be joining the sound-off.
whats wrong with me? chaz jankel. he has me tangled in a world of funky 80's pop. bah.

back in a world that had yet to feel the ravaging grips of a hype machine or record label e-mailing lists lived keyboard player and producer chaz jankel. i dont know how his music was received back in those days (apparently it was quite popular), but in my day and in my bedroom right now it is being recieved very well.
by listening to chaz jankel's music, it is easy to picture his world as one where music was less about trend and commerical viability and more about making soulful and fun songs. it might be a fantasy but whatevs. hope chaz had fun in his relaxed, no-pressure creative time.

Chaz Jankel - Number One

im sure that you would have heard of chaz jankel at some point in the past as his songs 'get my self together' and 'glad to know you' have featured in a few heavyweight disco and nudisco mixes that have floated around.. jankel's floaty synths and strummy guitars really make themselves at home amongst those other newer synths and guitars and somehow even stand out with all their genuineness and soul.

Chaz Jankel - Feel Alone

there are so many diverse gems in his back catalogue, but this edit by ray mang from his greatest hits is an eight and a half parade of magnificence. really hope to hear this in a dj mix soon. (gauntlet thrown.)

Chaz Jankel - Am I Honest With Myself Really?

on a final funky note, here is dcup's newest remix which is of the brotherhood of broken heart's single 'lonely together'.. a bit more emo and d-floor friendly this time around. the drop at 3.02 is so so uplifting..

Brotherhood of Broken Hearts - Together Lonely (DCup Remix)

another quality release from duncan- i wish that i didnt look and feel so biased by posting every dcup track that comes my way but these tracks seriously need to be heard- so good.

floating and shining

nu-disco/weightless space disco/blabla disco is a genre of music that i thought i had gotten sick of. after believing for so long that most nu-disco producers made boring-as-shit music cos their heads were stuck too far up their asses, along came the new tirk compilation like a dip in nice chilled water on a hot day.. it really reminded me of the appeal in this genre.. namely that it is cool as fuck.

D-Pulse - Highway To Saturn

having the sunshiningly sparkling side of nu-disco playing into my ears at my new job has been amazing. seriously this music is so effortlessly cool, yet also so unashamedly happy.

Drrtyhaze - Lazer Sex

these three tracks really show the diversity and surprises present on this cd.. uplifting pianos and funky basslines sit alongside middleeastern style drum things and distorted laser (lazer) synths. so interesting

Chaz Jankel - Call Me (Toby Tobias Remix)

ok so if you need a new work soundtrack or feel like being cool go and download this album right away.

black friday

ok so usually i like to celebrate a friday with songs of the dancey variety, but seeing as though this has been one of the worst fridays on record i dont really feel like that.
instead, i would like to celebrate the songs that somehow got me through this day.

Kompis & Erlend Oye - All Ears (Erlend Oye = singer from kings of convenience)

Joakim - Drumtrax (if your in Sydney tonight go to Civic and dance with Joakim)

Chaz Jankel - Get Myself Together (what im telling myself to do)

YAY HOORAY YIPPEE