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Hey everyone - welcome back at the discotheque! Today's post is a super awesome one - and it's been a very long time in the making.  Stepping into the virtual hot seat today is Minnesota born, Arizona based music producer, artist and DJ - DJ Chidow (that's pronounced "shadow" by the way...) - starting their music career many, many years ago - Chidow has built up an extremely impressive collection of fantastic releases, alongside being one of the most notable new talents in underground electronic music. With all of this in mind - I knew I had to get them onto the blog! Without further ado, take it away, Chidow! For those that don’t know you – who are you, and what music do you make? What's good people? It's ya boi coming from the Shades of the Underground, I am DJ Chidow. One half of the duo, DJ Chidow and Myūjikku. I make a plethora of genres and styles ranging from EDM to Funk, Jazz to Soul and Rock to Hip-hop.  Let’s start this off strong – back in May, ...

Hey everyone - welcome back at the discotheque! As always - March was a super interesting month - and I've been listening to a whole bunch of amazing stuff - ranging from sweet, late 90s French house cuts, to quirky future funk, glamorous nu disco and a whole bunch of blog-era bangers - and as usual, today's post is about spotlighting some of the things that have been stuck in my head in March - so without further ado, let's get started! (P.S - I am super, super sorry to anyone that stumbled upon the April Fools joke earlier today - if you missed it, check on The Internet Archive for something a little bit stupid!) Ian Pooley - Since Then (2000) Released through London based label V2 in September 2000 - Ian Pooley's third major record Since Then - a deep, soulful album that beautifully mixes the filtery French sound with buckets of Brazilian influence and live instrumentation - has been constantly on rotation over the last month for many, many reasons. After listening t...

Hey everyone - welcome back at the discotheque! We're now heading towards the end of March - and as I always say - over the last two weeks, there's been so, so many monumental drops from a multitude of amazing people - alongside a whole bunch of sweet news. In this post - there's several returning talents, many underrated cuts and a few new people for you to check out - so without further ado, let's get started! Together - Together (Lamorn Remix) To kick-start this post off - I wanted to shine a huge light on one of the most impressive remixes I've likely ever listened to. Released independently on various platforms on March 15th - the brand new remix of Thomas Bangalter and DJ Falcon's legendary French touch anthem Together - done expertly by Arizona based producer and multi-instrumentalist Lamorn - is genuinely stunning, and at points, extremely beautiful.  While the original track, released twenty-six years ago, is a warm, catchy classic that echoes in the mi...

Hey everyone - welcome back at the discotheque! It's been a hot minute since there was an interview on the blog - and to make up for that, tonight we have somebody extremely special in the virtual hot seat - the incredible Ghosts of Venice. Known for his illustrious career spanning over a decade and a half - he's released on some of house music's biggest labels, produced some of the hottest tracks and remixes around, has over a billion streams under his belt - and he's also a pretty cracking DJ and promoter. With all of this in mind - I knew he had to get onto the blog! So, without further ado - I'll let him do the talking! For those who don’t know – who are you, what music do you make and where are you from?  My name is Lee Dunn, and I’ve gone by many monikers over the years, but most people know me as Ghosts of Venice. These days I mostly make Disco, and I’m from North Yorkshire, England. If you had to describe your sound to someone who’s never listened to your mu...