Brian Ellis

Here's a sick new track from California artist Brian Ellis.  Let the boogie commence.  Check out the synth funk power of "Metal" below and grab the "Metal / Warp" 7" here from Star Creature Universal Vibrations.

Carly Rae Jepsen

We listen to a lot of different stuff around here, but sometimes all we really need is some pure pop.  Yes, we are Carly Rae Jepsen enthusiasts.  And her new album "Day and Night" drops next week.  Grab it here and watch the video for the late-night disco jam "Don't Leave Me on the Dance Floor" below.

Daily Jam - Mellow Mood

Long weekends followed by long work days and nights.  I need a little something to chill out to, if only for a few moments.  Here's some instrumental, easy listening soul from early '80s Jersey band Young & Company.  From the band's sole LP, 1980's "I Like What You're Doing to Me!," listen to "Mellow Mood" below, our Daily Jam.

Fujiya & Miyagi

Time to get those hips shaking and those toes tapping with some new music from UK outfit Fujiya & Miyagi and their grooving mix of krautrock, disco, post punk, and electro-pop.  Listen to "Lowest Common Denominator" below and pre-order the forthcoming "New Shiny Object" LP here from the band.

Nirosta Steel

Nirosta Steel is the songwriting moniker of Steven Hall, who collaborated with cellist and composer Arthur Russell in the underground, and often queer, New York scene of the '80s.  "My Skyscraper" marks his first official long player, featuring works and re-works of material spanning over 40 years, a collection of "queer love songs, nightlife hallucinations, and post-rave comedowns."  It's a very cool mix of dubby electronica, down-tempo disco, lo-fi experiments, bedroom pop, and general weirdness.  It rules.  Check out the ode to an ex-boyfriend, "Boss Trix (Benny's Song)," below and order the LP here from Ulyssa.

Psychic Mirrors

Miami, Florida's Psychic Mirrors have a very fun electro-funk/disco/yacht rock thing going on that plays like hot summer dream.  Check out "Shoot Your Shot" below and grab the single here from Amnisia.

Daily Jam - A Whiter Shade of Pale

When you woke up this morning, did you want to listen to a cheesy, Italo-disco cover of Procol Harum's "A Whiter Shade of Pale" featuring synth work from Georgio Moroder?  Of course you did.  Here's Moroder and Munich Machine with our Daily Jam.

Danalogue

Time to get those asses shaking with some analog electronic music from London producer and synth enthusiast Danalogue.  Check out the funky disco and techno sounds of "Sonic Hypnosis" below and download it here from Castles In Space.

YĪN YĪN

Get your butts moving with the latest single from Dutch psych band YĪN YĪN.  "Spirit Adapter" is a wonderful funky mix of Middle Eastern psych, disco, funk, Southeast Asian world music, and more more more.  Dig on the track below and download it here from Glitterbeat Records.

Daily Jam - Beams

Here's a little disco, funk, and soul from German composer and jazz pianist Dieter Reith.  Dig on the funky sounds of "Beams" below, our Daily Jam.

Daily Jam - The Breaks

Vacation last week combined with how busy work is becoming and just the summer in general has made it where i typically have no idea what day it is anymore.  But i just got off of a work Zoom meeting which means it's Wednesday.  Feels like a good time for some classic hip-hop from one of the originators.  Here's Kurtis Blow with "The Breaks," our Daily Jam.

Daily Jam - Space Caravan

A good way to find out that you probably have too many records is to come across one you didn't even realize you have.  Such is the case with "Discosmic Dance," a one-off release from Belgian disco group(?)/artist(?) Chris Craft.  I don't remember where i ever picked this one up.  Anyhoo, let's all dig on the groovy space rhythms of "Space Caravan" below, our Daily Jam...and then maybe go buy some more records.

The Diasonics

Bring on the library funk grooves with the latest release from Moscow group The Diasonics.  The "Ornithology" LP drops in August.  Pre-order it here from Record Kicks and listen to the Eastern disco bump of "Oriole" below.

Ciao Kennedy

Belgian instrumental band Ciao Kennedy makes a progressive kind of rock music featuring elements of jazz, hip-hop, disco, synth pop, and so much more.  The result can feel cosmic and cinematic like on the track "Limbo Rainbow."  Groove on it below and grab the new "Solarium" LP here from Sdban Records.

CDSM

Atlanta's CDSM (Celebrity Death Slot Machine) make something the band self-describes as "freak-out post punk" or "evil disco," a combination of electronica, post punk, death rock, and a whole lotta noise.  Check out "This Is My New Hell" below and pre-order the upcoming "Convertible Hearse" LP here from Mothland.

MERVE

MERVE is Merve Daşdemir, former member and singer of the excellent Dutch-Turkish psych and Anatolian rock band Altin Gün.  Her debut solo effort is the funky, disco-tinged synth pop nugget "Platonik."  Check it out below and download it here.

DARKSIDE

Nicolas Jaar's and Dave Harrington's electronic project DARKSIDE are back in February with new album "Nothing."  The duo have never made straightforward electronic music, and the new album feels no different with new single "S.N.C." grooving on elements of krautrock, disco, and some good, old-fashioned improvisation.  Give it a listen below and pre-order the LP here from Matador.

Daily Jam - West Side

It is hot has fuck here today, so I need something in my ears to reflect how melty everything feels. How about some dubby, balearic disco vibes from Swedish duo Studio. Here's "West Side," our Daily Jam.

Psychic Mirrors

Miami yacht rock band Psychic Mirrors just released a new version of their 2017 track "Charlene," updating it into the more full-bodied, funkier disco jam "Charlene II."  Shake and groove to it below and get the 12" single here from Amnisia.

Daily Jam (October Edition) - I'm Your Boogie Man

I've always liked the sample from John Carpenter's "Halloween" of all the bully kids saying "He's gonna get you" at the beginning of White Zombie's groovy cover of KC and The Sunshine Band's "I'm Your Boogie Man."  So, here it is.  Listen below, our Daily Jam.