"The scene is getting bigger and bigger in Paraguay." Let's face it, the '80s get a bad rap. It's all-too easy to lampoon the decade that gave us shoulder pads, Margaret Thatcher and Max Headroom, but dig a little deeper and there's much to be thankful for. Take, for example, hotly tipped Paraguayan producer trio [...]
Chris Duckenfield sent us over an edit of his from a while back, it has done the rounds but I'm sure of you folk will appreciate a wee freebie! It's a simple wee re-edit very similar to that of the pulsing, mesmerising Chicago classic created by Ron Hardy from the break in disco track, Life's A Jungle by Kikrokos. Turn it up. DOWNLOAD
Here are a couple of jams I picked up in NYC. I have been looking for this Ragtyme record for years and was so glad to find it. Unfortunately, my hectic travel schedule put a slight warp in it but it plays OK on my Beogram. I grabbed a bunch of nice early techno and house records in NYC; I don't think they don't know how good they have it over there. Ragtyme was a project produced by Marshall Jefferson and represents soulful deep house at its best. There is plenty of smooth with lots of edge to [...]
'And now we return to the classics...', classic material in the form of The It's 1986 release ' Donnie ' and specifically the Ron Hardy mix. Larry Heard doing his thing with the music and Robert Owens doing his thing on the vocals - pure Chicago gold. The It - Donnie (Ron Hardy mix)
The timeless mix of an utterly timeless track. Edited live on the dancefloor and gives you just a glimpse into the mind of Hardy in the flow. On the flip of that RDY bootleg vinyl I posted about a... DOWNLOAD/ STREAM http://www.feelmybicep.com
This ultra rare Ron Hardy cut has just been pressed up a couple of weeks under the RDY series. I myself have been waiting for this one, proper loopy stomping funk and flamboyant leads. LOVE Grab it... DOWNLOAD/ STREAM http://www.feelmybicep.com
Sorry I've been negligent and haven't posted in a while. Here is a double stacked R.B.C. to try and make up for it. Enjoy! MP3: Crowdpleaser - Nenekri (Mikey Moonlight Remix) MP3: Dillon Francis - Masta Blasta MP3: Housemeister - nBaxx (feat. Boys Noize) MP3: Bart B More - Traction MP3: Crystal Castles - Baptism (Punks Jump [...]
This is a piece of Chicago music history, the kind that still impresses and rocks the floor nearly 20 years on. Moody old school synths adorn what sounds like the perfect blueprint of Chicago drum... DOWNLOAD/ STREAM http://www.feelmybicep.com
Recorded at the infamous Head Studios in 1988 'The Spell' was only given a release as recently as 2006 on Let's Pet Puppies . While many white labels and bootlegs claim to of been touched by Ron Hardy when they rarely weren't this is the real deal; truly melodic Chicago drum machine action. Marcus Mixx - The Spell (Ron Hardy Mix)
An old Ron 'heart-attack' Hardy favourite this was a big track at Chicago's notorious Muzic Box. High on heroin, acid and MDA Ron would put this on at turbo speed and get the... DOWNLOAD/ STREAM http://www.feelmybicep.com
[ Hour House Is Your Rush ] ( buy vinyl ) ( buy mp3s ) Continuing in their role as house music's leading archeologists, Rush Hour throw up another looking glass to the past with early works from the teenage Gene Hunt as protege to Ron Hardy's mentor. Taken from original reel to reel tapes of sessions the pair had between 1988 and 1990, the three tracks here are available for sale for the first time, nearly 20 years after they were made. True to the style of the day the tracks [...]
One of those songs that halfway through, you snap your head back and go "shit, that's where that sample comes from..." a classic piece of boogie/early house taken from the harmless compilation Livin' the Night Life . available from all good record stores for under a tenner. Sleeque - One for the Money thanks to [...]
Rinder and Lewis's 'Anger' bastardised into a dark drum track by Music Box overlord Ron Hardy. Rinder and Lewis - Angry Drums (Ron Hardy Mix) Original ain't half bad either...
THIS TUNE is from THIS MIX by the late, great Ron Hardy. Can anyone ID it? Answers in a mail or comment. First person to answer correctly gets a pat on the back & maybe more..
"Phuture was me and two other guys, Spanky and Herbert J. We had this Roland 303, which was a bassline machine, and we were trying to figure out how to use it. When we switched it on, that acid... High quality download and some links hidden from RSS feed, click through to http://www.feelmybicep.com for full download
Via Last Night's Party Next up, something quite special I might say. This track has never been released in the version you're about to hear, officially, because of copyright reasons. Let me first give you a little bit of history: - 1973: Love & Happiness was a track on the "Extremely Dangerous LP" by First Choice, a disco pop group. It was released on Philly Groove Records which was founded back in 1967. - 1980's: Ron Hardy makes a house version of the classic [...]
I Know for a while we have shown a complete lack of mixes on the blog...to correct this fact we thought we would share this wonderful mix from the maestro himself. For those unfamiliar with Ron... High quality download and some links hidden from RSS feed, click through to http://www.feelmybicep.com for full download
Now available on reissue!!
Amazing Chicago house records by Ragtyme produced by Marshall Jefferson... Ragtyme was actually Ten City before they became Ten City with the great vocals of Byron e. This is the other allstar... High quality download and some links hidden from RSS feed, click through to http://www.feelmybicep.com for full download
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