Too Much Disco «

matrix says:

February 4, 2009 at 9:26 pm

Briscoe – Too Much Disco

Ace Frehley – New York Groove
Fleetwood Mac – Never Going Back Again (Tom Croose Edit)
Phil Collins – I’m Not Moving (Idjut Boys Edit)
Alan Parson Project – Mamagamma
Sisters Of Mercy – Phantom
MGMT – Electric Feel
Olivia Newton John – Magic
The Osmonds – III
Marina & The Diamonds – Obsessions
Talking Heads – This Must Be The Place
Neil Young – Sample and Hold
Rolling Stones – Too Much Blood
Queen – Don’t Lose Your Head
ELO – Last Train To London
Paul McCartney – Goodnight Tonight
Was Not Was – Wheel Me Out
Talking Heads – Pull Up The Roots

Well , here’s my stab at the Cosmic Disco trend. Known artists with mainly unkown songs and a couple new tunes to boot. All started with Phil Collins, the original of I’m Not Moving is so infectious, and from there it was about finding and putting together an all star mix. The Ace Frehley track sets the mood, this isn’t polished , but it can be cheesy and dirty without losing it’s edge. Many of these tracks are new to me , so it was a fun mix. And , yes , the Osmonds pull out a killer track.

Hammer says:

February 5, 2009 at 5:59 pm

Very nice mix… definately need to check it out despite the glance of the set list… surprise!

steve says:

February 5, 2009 at 6:49 pm

definitely a surprise… huge heads fan but seems out of place in this grouping… a david byrne solo tune… like Strange Overtones off latest album would sub in nicely

steve says:

February 5, 2009 at 6:53 pm

i’ll amend… naive melody works though not as obscure/fitting in as a byrne tune might be?

Briscoe says:

February 6, 2009 at 2:28 am

Thank you guys. I felt that anything with 4/4 beats was fair play for Cosmic Disco, but I wanted to stay away from the regular disco fare. And , with established artists, they bring a musicality and experience that seems to be lacking in a lot of sampled modern tracks. This set owes a lot to
http://www.cosmicdisco.co.uk/
and
http://www.lovefingers.org/
The guys at lovefingers spend a lot of time listening to crap to find the gems they uncover.

bong says:

February 6, 2009 at 11:36 am

crazy horses has always been my killer osmonds track! i’ll have to admit i couldn’t really get into this mix but i did have the revelation that ace frehley must be singing about taking E cos it was rife on the ny disco scene at that period of time and the lyrics make sense, hehe. so kudos there, if be!!.. anyways, all power all the same 😉

lenodd says:

February 18, 2009 at 9:35 am

good stuff – great to see cosmic disco being represented *strokes beard*

Not feeling the phil collins track (you cant polish a turd in my book), but enjoyed the rest of it – looks like i need to pull my finger out and get another disco mix out there!

BTW – lovefingers seems to have disappeared! I love that blog too…

matrix says:

February 22, 2009 at 8:18 pm

Great mix… I’m losing the pigeon-holing plot though; cosmic disco seems to have passed me by as a name. Thanks for bringing me up to speed 🙂

Niles says:

March 20, 2009 at 4:13 pm

Nice touch Briscoe.
Goodnight Tonight is a bit of a Cosmic Disco classic.
Well, Baggy plays it regularly anyways.
Thanks for the props.

Rich says:

April 9, 2009 at 10:38 pm

I just discovered your comment… thanks for the props! Long time no talk. Downloading your mix now… props for sticking ELO and MGMT in the same mix!

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