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Hey everyone - welcome back at the discotheque! Spring is now well and truly upon us - and alongside that, over the last fortnight there's been a huge number of killer releases from some of the blog's biggest talents - alongside a whole bunch of other great stuff - and if this is anything to go by, this summer is looking to be even more packed than last year - so buckle your seat-belts, because this is going to be a huge, huge post! Without further ado - let's get started! Oran Jusu - Let You Down Released everywhere on Friday - the brand new single from the blog's resident Scotsman Oran Jusu is absolutely brilliant, and in my humble opinion - it's his best track to date. While he's mostly known in the scene for his bright, quirky future funk productions, this song takes a slightly different approach - rather, this is a shimmering piece of late night nu-disco built for those upcoming summer days with lots of groove, a plethora of original instrumentation which f...

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...