DJ Aristocat

I have two 12"s by DJ Aristocat and the other one is boatloads better. I can't find it though so until then, this will have to do. There are three tracks on the record (with two added instrumentals that I didn't bother to rip.) The first track is a mix of DMX's Disco Inferno with the Cure's Close to Me. The second track is Chris Isaac's Wicked Game with some song I don't know. The third track is The Nerd Anthem.

DJ Aristocat 12"

The Electro Project 12"

I'm not really sure where I got this 12" from. I think my brother bought it for me in London. The A side contains the uptown and downtown versions of Yam Who?s remix of Genius of Love. The B side is Si Begg's Al Naafiysh. Both are great.

The Electro Project 12"

The original is of course by the Tom Tom Club and the video is very cartoony.

Flagrant Fowl 12"

I picked up this 12" the other day at Turntable Lab. It includes a remix of Lykke Li's Breaking It Up as well as remixes of Kanye's Love Lockdown and Champion. Flagrant Fowl is made up of Brooklyn DJ's Cousin Cole & Pocketknife. The Kanye remixes are definitely stronger than the Lykke Li one.

Flagrant Fowl 12"

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Ahmed Fakroun/Belle Epoque 12"

I just picked up this 12" this afternoon at Turntable Lab. The Belle Epoque track is definitely stronger but both are really good. Check out the space disco/country house video of Bamalama below. Both video and 12" are highly recommended! 

Ahmed Fakroun/Belle Epoque - Yo Son/Bamalama 12"

Time Zone - World Destruction 12"

In 1984 John Lydon of Sex Pistols fame teamed up with Afrika Bambaataa to release this 12". I just learned that he's the stepfather of Ari Up of The Slits.

Time Zone - World Destruction 12"

DJ Mister Cee - Where Brooklyn At?/Shake Dat Ass 12"

I used to play both these songs when I used to spin records at this bar a couple of years ago. DJ Mister Cee is a dj on the Hot 97. He was also the associate exec producer for Biggie's album Ready to Die.

DJ Mister Cee - Where Brooklyn At?/Shake Dat Ass Girl 12"

DJ Language - Rubber Band/Dance Across The Floor 12"

This is highly recommended! Here's the description of it from boomkat: 

A new series of bespoke limited edition custom edits from DJ Language, one of the newest and brightest stars on the international DJ scene, who tears it up all around town with his unique blend of funk, rare soul, deep disco, breakbeats and electro. All Editions Disco releases come in distinctive and intricate hand designed metallicgold embossed sleeves, and the sound quality is great. The series begins with an edit of The Trammps’ rare soul classic ‘Rubber Band’, recently sampled for The Game’s monster hit ‘Hate It Or Love It’. Savvy beatdiggers know that the track was ingeniously chopped by producers Cool & Dre, making for an awkward blend between the original and The Game’s track. Language’s killer edit expertly recreates those chops, making for an easy – and lethal – blend, certified monkey-style bananas! The B-side features a gritty edit of ‘Dance Across The Floor’, the b-boy & dancefloor funk classic by Jimmy “Bo” Horne, worked into a sweaty lather by Shux aka leftfield dance superstar Brennan Green (Balihu / Modal / Bear Funk). The track is distilled into its funkiest, dancefloor-filling essence, and is sure to be a favorite tool of the discerning selector.

DJ Language - Rubber Band/Run Across the Floor

Lindstrom & Christabelle - Music (In My Mind) 12"

I think I got this 12" at Turntable Lab...or my brother gave it to me for my birthday. It's pretty good but I like the Lindstrom/Prins Thomas stuff better. 

Lindstrom & Christabelle - Music (In My Mind) 12"

The Art of Noise - Paranoimia 12"

Art of Noise were an avant-garde synthpop group created by one of the guys who wrote the song "Video Killed the Radio Star." Max Headroom, among other things, was the spokesbot for New Coke. Together, they created an excellent song that is similar to Bonzo Goes To Washington's 5 minutes track. 

The Art of Noise - Paranoimia 12"

Here's the video.

Bush Tetras - Rituals 12"

Bush Tetras were around in the early 80s in NYC. I first heard them on the New York Noise comp that Soul Jazz put out in like 2003 or so. They got back together first in the 90s then again in 2005/2006 and toured. I didn't get a chance to see them but I heard their shows were pretty good.

Bush Tetras - Rituals 12"

Here's a Youtube video of Bush Tetras performing Cowboys in Africa which is a track on the B side of this 12"

Cheyne - Call Me Mr. Telephone 12"

I purchased this 12" because I like the original by the italo disco group Answering Service. Apparently this cover hit number one on the U.S Hot Dance Club Play chart in 1985. Cheyne was a teenager at the time. According to Wikipedia, Cheyne now lives in London and is pursuing a career as a country singer. Parts of this song sound very karaoke but it's still pretty fun.

Cheyne - Call Me Mr. Telephone

This video is ridiculous.

The Jesus and Mary Chain - Reverence 12"

I'm not the hugest Jesus and Mary Chain fan but I somehow ended up with this 12". I don't even remember buying it. Nonetheless, it's pretty solid. 

The Jesus and Mary Chain - Reverence 12"

Sandie Shaw - Hand in Glove 12"

I really love Sandie Shaw's voice a lot. I haven't heard much of her original stuff but her covers are pretty great. I also have her Reviewing the Situation album where she covers 'Lay Lady Lay' and 'Sympathy for the Devil.' Every time I put the album on someone tells me that they love it. In 1984 she replaced Morrissey and covered three Smiths songs (Hand in Glove, I Don't Owe You Anything and Jeane.) I'm a pretty huge Smiths fan and these covers are also tops.

Sandie Shaw - Hand in Glove 12"

Here is a video of Sandie Shaw performing Hand in Glove with the Smiths on Top of the Pops.