EVEN MORE free music!? Jesus Christ! Well it is the reason for the season.
Disco Beard may not really exist any more, but we have rounded up a few of their edits that kind of got away and put them all in one place. There are four tracks in total, two of which are disco, the other two are by indie darlings Stereolab:
1. CITI Roller Disco (Long Edit) 2. RICHARD T BEAR Sunshine Hotel (Disco d'Bear Edit) 3. STEREOLAB Interlock (Disco Edit) 4. STEREOLAB One Finger Symphony (Disco Edit)
Cottam - Cottam #4 (Not On label) It's fair to say that we're big fans of Cottam, the mild-mannered Lancastrian who released 3 devastating 12"s over the course of 2009 and introduced the world to his unique blend of afrobeat, reggae and house. We were lucky enough to catch him playing the early slot before Seldom Felt and Jackmaster tore up the subclub, and his DJ set tied up all the elements of groove, melody and dub that are represented on record. This new 12", which hit the shops last Thursday, continues Cottam's winning streak and I'm pretty certain Molotov Disco's Kyriakov will be unable to shut up about it any time soon. The A-side bears all of Cottam's hallmarks, with snippets of obscure afrobeat tracks looping over Kuti-inspired percussion and a solid techno undercarriage. However, with a more house-friendly bpm (as high as 119) than past tracks and a big techy chord chopping up the rhythm, this is probably one of Cottam's most accessible tracks to date and has critics comparing it to early Carl Craig releases. It's going to be huge. On the B-side, a slumberous techno beat gets injected with funkadelic grooves and snippets of soul vocals. Clocking in a 9+ minutes, it's all about evolving a groove, and throws bongos, shifting guitar loops and brooding bass into the mix. It's a tricky little number that challenges DJs to work for the big pay-off, but is an invaluable weapon if used correctly.
Cottam's soundcloud contains mixes and unmastered demos available for download. I highly reccomend checking it out. Cottam-Causes Of Colour Mix by Cottam
EDIT: I just bumped into Kyriakov, and the main focus of his discussion was how he'd spent his lunch money on Cottam #4. I just dropped into RubaDub records. They'd sold out of Cottam #4 within five hours of opening - this one's gonna go fast.
Casetteboy is already a bit of a legend, but he's out done himself with his latest clip - turning capitalist swine the Dragon's Den judges into, well, prostitutes basically. It is the oldest profession in the world after all.
Somebody called Disco beard (I wonder who it could be??) has just put their entire back catalogue up online in a zip. If you want to get your hands on it, the address is: http://www.sendspace.com/file/hftqvu
There's some wicked shiz in there, like Giorgio Moroder, Musique, Stereolab, Bonzo Dog Band and another 12 tracks ranging from new to old, and far beyond the bounds of mere disco. Enjoy!
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Disco Beard has actually been in touch directly to say thanks (not), and to mention that there is one edit he did of his beloved Stereolab that did not go into the folder. And he is kindly letting us give it away for free - bonus! Thank you Mr Beard, whoever you are...
Here's a tasty wee edit by our friends over at the Feel My Bicep disco/house blog. This is synth bass and soul vocal tastic - get it now though as it's quickly approaching the Soundlcoud download limit.
Different kind of breaks this time - I'm wondering how many edits are in the video for Single Ladies? Even though the video is designed to look like a one-shot/one-take effort, there's definitely some edits in there. Can you spot them? And yes, I know it's really hard to watch this video over and over (right guys?) but have a shot.
