Putting together a mix along the above theme, but having trouble zeroing in on any one trove of this stuff because it's kind of a niche style in a niche sound. Still, I know it's out there, and have plenty of my own, so I'm looking for recommendations of artists and labels I can dive into, though track suggestions are fine (I'll take mixes, too).
Looking for those moody slow chuggers with heavy baselines and extra grit:
Also, Damon Jee is the king of this style, as well as under his aliases Nozz and Holographic Planes. He's like the Hardfloor of dark disco - the formula is always exactly the same but the end result is always satisfying.
And a few random favourites:
Vox Low - Galactic Pot Healer
Guero - Elektronique (the whole album is great)
Craig Bratley - Computer Controlled (again, the whole album is great)
Man Power - Kiloton (Hardway Bros Remix)
Kairos - Disco Nebula (Connor Remix):
Roliva & Technicism - Neumatico
Curses! - The Deep End (Holy Ghost! Dub)
I should also hype my mate Rob, as this sound is his speciality and I'm sure you can profitably strip mine his tracklists: https://soundcloud.com/freqlikeme
Check out slow motion records on Bandcamp. Also correspondent. Both are record labels if one was not aware
Jul-17-2020 15:43
Paradox Lost
In This Twilight
Registered: Aug 2007
Location: San Francisco
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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
I fucking love that Ghost Vision track. It mixes like a dream with this muthafucka. You can have this transition on me:
Ohh, that is red hot. Fired them both up in Traktor and the guitar in Saturnus just glides so effortlessly over that rhythm. Might be a tad too acidic for the spirit of this mix, as I’m going for more of a ‘midnight cruise through 1970’s Times Square’ mix that plays out like a dark kaleidoscope of grit and vice in a Dante’s Inferno kinda way, but I'll keep this in mind for the uptempo stretches.
quote:
Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
Also, Damon Jee is the king of this style, as well as under his aliases Nozz and Holographic Planes. He's like the Hardfloor of dark disco - the formula is always exactly the same but the end result is always satisfying.
I should also hype my mate Rob, as this sound is his speciality and I'm sure you can profitably strip mine his tracklists: https://soundcloud.com/freqlikeme
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Originally posted by planetaryplayer
Check out slow motion records on Bandcamp. Also correspondent. Both are record labels if one was not aware
Perfect, thank you both! Yeah I've found this material scattered here and there over the years, but haven't been able to come upon any one hub, be it label or DJ, where I can just comb through it track after track, so this is exactly what I've been needing.
I recognize Kiloton from either the Waxwerks or Leftorium sets you posted in this thread from back, so if you know of any other Weatherall sets in a similar vein, feel free to post em up.
My compliments to your friend Rob. I've been trawling through his sets, and they've proved a steady supply of just what I've been looking for. I'm gonna have to pitch south pretty hard for a lot of these in order to get the sound I want, but this is the style I need.
One thing I don't quite understand is the relationship between acid and disco. I think Rob has it right when he refers to it as 'disco techno,' the latter of which probably accounts for the 'dark' feel it has, but what I don't understand is where acid comes in, and it seems to come in a lot.
Originally posted by Paradox Lost
One thing I don't quite understand is the relationship between acid and disco. I think Rob has it right when he refers to it as 'disco techno,' the latter of which probably accounts for the 'dark' feel it has, but what I don't understand is where acid comes in, and it seems to come in a lot.
I've no idea what you mean. It comes in because producers put it in.
There are all kinds of disparate sounds thrown in this genre-not-genre: lots of electro-clash influence, lots of rock guitar, lots of Middle Eastern scales, lots of '80s synth-pop, lots of EBM. Why not acid as well?
Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
I've no idea what you mean. It comes in because producers put it in.
There are all kinds of disparate sounds thrown in this genre-not-genre: lots of electro-clash influence, lots of rock guitar, lots of Middle Eastern scales, lots of '80s synth-pop, lots of EBM. Why not acid as well?
