Saturday 19 December 2015

AbstractRadio session - december 2015

So, some more seductive sonic shenanigans for you, our dear listener.

This time round we're serving up a little mix featuring a small selection of tunes that have crossed our path in recent times, with a hint of disco, a bit of deep, and a smattering of early nineties retro.

Nothing too heavy here – just some quality tunes; everything’s good, but worth a special mention in dispatches are the following: Gene Farris’s disco blast “Show me the way”, a previous t-o-w: Dropout Orchestra’s “I got it”, the laidback swamp-funk of Andhim’s “Walkmen”, the bizarre quirky genius of Sabbag’s “Quantic” and Nice7’s retro gem “Back to 90”.

However, the hands down, no contest, instant knock-out winner of this session’s star prize goes to the devastating, uplifting and exquisitely beautiful Ann Nesby and DJ Spen’s “I Feel” - a very special piece of music indeed, and a genuine contender for tune of the [insert whatever time period seems appropriate to you].

Enjoy, and as ever, thanks for listening.

[any feedback, much appreciated]


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Tracklist

000:00ed wizard disco and double dee lets go editorial
004:21roter and lewis ready nite grooves
010:18sadam ant baby brotherz records
017:50funkermancoming hometiger
023:13detroit swindle sometimestsuba
028:51gregory porterliquid spirit - claptonedecca
032:32drop out orchestra I got it - himwolpeppermint jam
039:20stefano ritteri you’re my lover glasgow underground
043:35andhim walkmenterminal m
049:51sabbagquanticloulou
055:26gnarly cutsI triedgnarly
060:01mugsy baloneno other lovemb
065:40leftwing and kodylostexploited
071:00ben delaymove your bodymilk and sugar
076:30nice7back to 90 noir
080:56souldrifterrhythm in my soulinner city
085:33richard brookspainless waysstrobe
090:50gene farristhe way to goguesthouse
098:06sasha braemerlets talk about arms & legs
102:59scalambrin and sgarromonday trackbase trax
107:26saisonplease don’t go guesthouse
114:02ann nesby and dj spen I feel - thommy etcquantize
116:46ann nesby and dj spenI feel - spen etcquantize
129:11easter egg love lives here noton

-- Total running time – 130.28 --



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Wednesday 21 October 2015

Tune of the Week - No.8 - 20.10.15

With so much wonderful music knocking around here in the Abstract studio, we thought we'd take the opportunity to showcase a few very special items that are close to our hearts. Our choices for Tune of the Week may be fresh through the door, or decades old - our aim is that they will always epitomise the ethos of AbstractRadio...


Time to dip your toes once again into the deep, dark pool of modern house music.


Sweed feat. Jalana
- Finally - Lexer Remix -
Deepalma Records DPLM039


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As found nestling right at the heart of our latest session [what do you mean you haven't listened to it yet?], Sweed's "Finally" comes with a variety of [re]mixes - we're heading straight for Lexer's rather fine contribution.

This track is in no small way influenced [ioho] by the recent classic "mashup": Art of Tones feat FCL - "It's You c/w Elephants" - this is not a bad thing at all, as "It's You" is another massive fave here at AbRad.

Mr Lexer has shifted away a fair bit from his standard electronc fare and delivers a great interpretation of Sweed's song. Smooth synth sounds underrpin Jalana's sweet vox., eliciting a suitably emotional ride running through the heart of the track.

Taking the original into account, this is a damn fine remix.



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AbstractRadio session - bigroom - october 2015

Abstractionados!

The more observant among you may have deduced from the title that we've cobbled together a whole host of big, bold banging full-on house numbers for you this time around.

The selection - various barn-stormers and roof-raisers that have been knocking around abrad studios in recent times - is pretty much guaranteed to upset the neighbours. Some tracks are pretty fresh, some a wee bit older.

As ever, there are a number of contenders for tune of the week stuffed into the mix: Lo’99’s “All Night”, Bakermat’s “Leven”, “I Have the faith” by Faith Howard, all tunes by Gramatik, Rene Amesz and the brilliant Nice7, as well as the suitably bonkers Floorplan to finish off, but the prize this time goes to: Sweed’s “Finally” – a gorgeous mellow number we surreptitiously dropped into the madness.

Play as loud as you and any neighbouring countries can bear.

And yes, old school is very much the new nu-skool.

[any feedback, much appreciated]


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Tracklist

000:00Parov Stelar baska brotheretage noir
000:01Stephano Mattarathe tribemolto
004:50Groove Phenomenon african tribework
008:05Ron Carroll turn it uprecovery
013:07Angelo Ferreri drunk to get funkolatu
018:10Andy Reynolds phat lipp69 street
023:43Ruff Stuff who isrough
029:02DJ Mes some dayguesthouse
033:11Paolo Barbato keep on lovinocean trax
038:13Luca Debonaire pumpin it uppornostar
043:15Damier Soul say it againpocket jacks
046:47ATFC can you feel medefected
050:34Squirt D house musiccruise
055:21Doorly 96toolroom
059:23Bakermatlevensoundplate
063:11Knee Deep gipsy bucketknee deep
066:42UB Beatz it's that timeunderluxe
070:28Rene Amesz bigtoolroom
076:08Recnak double crossedi!
080:14Nice7 608suara
084:43Faith Howard I have the faithkingdom
090:46Rene Amesz rude boythis is
095:48Lo’99 all nightdeep sounds
099:38Sweed finallydeepalma
104:00Rene Amesz rewindtoolroom
107:47Gramatik one drinkdream big
114:39Coqui Selection the queennervous
120:27Nice7 tekunanoir
126:45Gramatik bringing it backdream big
131:33Cyclone lord of the landsouthern fried
136:32Floorplan never grow oldm-plant

-- Total running time – 144.46 --



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Saturday 29 August 2015

AbstractRadio session - august 2015

Well, we're still clearing our backlog, and we've decided to give you something "rather special" this time around, shifting back into a more mellow mood...

And so, we bring you an unusual little selection of twisted torch songs, future classics, modern soul and blunted beats, all for your aural delectation.

There are a lot of stand-out tracks on this one - Sarah Winton's "Everyday...", both Lemon Jelly tracks, Quantic's truly wonderful "Keep a Light" and Herb Alpert's "Lemon Tree" to name a few, but we could go on, as everything else is pretty sublime as well.

We hope you like.

Any feedback would be much appreciated.


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Tracklist

000:00oslo swan dreamingavril
002:59dual sessions the man I lovemusic brokers
006:39late night tuff guyI wanna be freesoul cut
014:26radio citizen summer daysubiquity
018:52prince fatty milk honeymr bongo
021:35afterlife dub in your mindhed kandi
024:42the band the weight remixnoton
029:00nostalgia 77 simmer downtru thoughts
033:01boca 45 in the cityhigh noon
037:54max melvin sandmaxelect
040:07quantic time is the enemytru thoughts
044:06shawn lee’s ping pong orchestra kiss the skyubiquity
046:39caravan palace ended with the nightcafé de la danse
052:22pig and dan rimshot shufflebedrock
056:03hardage feat. jocelyn brown beautiful dayhigh fashion
060:52soelmy singing soulwarners
065:46supreme beings of leisure never the samepalm pictures
069:46quanticI'll keep the light ontru thoughts
074:07natural self feet keep movingtru thoughts
076:48roy ayers holiday - spinnavirgin
080:40tape 5 the smell of the sidewalkchinchin
084:34kid loco a grand love themeyellow
088:56sarah winton everyday's a new dayincognita
092:42lemon jelly a tune for jackimpotent fury
098:27aandra musicaambient fields
103:12herb alpert lemon treeshout
107:10flashbaxx something to believeplusquam
111:11peza turn off the lightsmidnight riot
117:27lemon jelly his majesty king raamimpotent fury
123:47capoiera twins propanehope
127:42jurassic 5 canto de ossanhainterscope
132:19giano and michael knightwalking the dogmri
134:33get down edits sneaking in the backget down edits
137:54bitter sweet drink you soberquango
143:21josh wink higher state of consciousnessstrictly rhythm

-- Total running time – 149.15 --



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Sunday 26 July 2015

AbstractRadio session - july 2015

So, some more summery shinola for your stereo-sets...

Once again, we're serving up a smorgasbord of some of the quality tunes that have been hanging around, getting in the way of serious matters here at AbRad studios in recent times; kicking off in a fairly light, mellowy mood before injecting a bit of speed and depth into the groove - all on a sort of dubbydiscodeeptribaloldskool tip!

As ever, please take a moment to check out:
All the art of tones' trax, especially the sublime "rainbow song" (a recent tune of the week on AbRad), the disco-drenched madness that is jack le funk's "I like it", and the quirky brilliance that is super flu's "chee pso ng".

There's also the armpit-farting funky genius that is jacklndn's "firing line", DNO's genuinely rather heavenly "sunday morning" and some nice Reefa sampling on anhanguera's "moodywoman".

The rest are pretty special as well.

"Matter in a super position.
Our lives...
Like carts on a track."

Honestly, what's not to like?
Unless, of course, you don't like bass-lines...

Enjoy.

Any feedback would be much appreciated.


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Tracklist

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Artist
Track Title
Label
000:00pretty lights finally moving pretty lights
001:56ks french take me back fkr
006:30ed wizard sweet 2 me editorial
010:46andy hart MYLNY freerange
014:43art of tones I don't think that's music local talk
019:14purple disco machine no lips kitt ball
023:16micky more another man groovejet
028:56jack le funk I like it tasty
032:29the groovers here's to you mr robinson razor n tape
037:00jamie french that groovy thing roots for bloom
040:36dno sunday morning great nights
046:55jacklndn firing line nervous
051:40art of tones rainbow song local talk
058:11lts soul talking luvbug
064:17dank big fun panm
070:26deeplomatik tribal dance salted
076:41stephane ghenacia mamajunk kaoz
080:27art of tones so worried local talk
085:28dj pp just nina pp
091:52deeplomatik the promise land salted
098:31anhanguera moodywoman time machine
103:47siddhar nicciani devil in the sky something else
107:19the deep love your brother basenotic
110:05super flu chee pso ng hommage
118:59david penn back again urbana

-- Total running time – 125.25 --



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Wednesday 1 July 2015

Tune of the Week - No.7 - 1.07.15

With so much wonderful music knocking around here in the Abstract studio, we thought we'd take the opportunity to showcase a few very special items that are close to our hearts. Our choices for Tune of the Week may be fresh through the door, or decades old - our aim is that they will always epitomise the ethos of AbstractRadio...


When deciding on a new t-o-w, there's much to consider. With a whole pile of cracking tunes to choose from, all with their own distinctive merits, choices often become complicated - we want to give everything we like some accolade, but there can only be one.

One method we employ here at AbRad Towers is to ask the question: "OK, so you obviously rate it now, but how do you think it will sound in six months time? Or six years even?".

Sometimes it is necessary to block out the immediacy of a piece of music to determine its true quality. Tracks can be instantly appealing, grabbing your attention and filling dancefloors, but there's a good chance that sometime down the line that catchy hook will become an annoyance; transformed almost overnight from fresh floor-filler to jaded cliche. For some, this happens the moment a track hits the mainstream - it's hard to be credible to the cool set if M&S are using it to sell life-style choices. For others, the sound becomes dated, or simply over played.

So, this question of judgement is not merely one of: "Is it in the box?", but more "How long does it stay in the box?".

And then, every once in a while, there's "How did we possibly manage to survive for so long without this being in the box?", which brings us rather nicely to ...


Art of Tones
- The Rainbow Song -
Local Talk Records LT060


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Annoyingly gifted Paris-based Ludovic Llorca has been tearing them off for quite some time now, producing a fair number of AbRad faves, including the wonderful The End (under his own Llorca moniker), as well as numerous Art of Tones productions including Elephants (more on this another time) and his brilliant rework of La Fleur's Kattflickan. With "The Rainbow Song" he's back on Swedish based Local Talk Records, which makes this the second swedish AbRad t-o-w in a row. Utomordentlig!

Why do we rate "The Rainbow Song" so highly? Genuinely, what's not to like? Firstly, there's that filthy little bass-line - more than dirty enough to catch the ears of lovers of all things deep, but still keeping things all ship-shape and funky fashioned. There's also the clever use of a vox sample, lifted, we believe, from Musique's "In The Bush" (it's fairly hard to tell seeing as it's been mucked around with so much). Under this there's a summer-drenched keyboard groove pulsing along, effortlessly pushing those feel-good vibes to the max. And finally, there's those pesky cowbells.

Frankly, it's really hard to resist a good cowbell, and this is a pretty good cowbell.

Nice one Ludo, we're looking forward to having many years of fun with this.

Moooo!



Here's the original

Sunday 28 June 2015

AbstractRadio session - dirtydiscodubs I - june 2015

More Abstract summer madness...

Here's our latest offering; a heady accumulation of disco reworks, dubs and edits.

This is the second installment of our on-going summer series - each mix is better than the last, independent of the order you listen to them in!

As per usual, every track's a winner, but if you haven't had the chance, please take a moment to catch: eddie kendricks ' "he's a friend", previous tune-of-the-week: 78 edits' "let me down easy", blunted funk project's "get next to me", get down edits' "if you want me to stay", deep n disco's "feel the rhythm" and mercury's - "1994".

Our thanks again to Mr Kenzo for his amazing work in tracking down some of these splendid tunes.

Enjoy.

Any feedback would be much appreciated.


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Tracklist

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Artist
Track Title
Label
000:00weepers choiceleaving youvehicle
004:41disco techget somediscodat
008:12jay runothing in this worldget down edits
013:27manuel sahagunlove on dubdevelopment
017:06b-jamdown babysuperbreak
021:06ltjI'll never changehot groovy
027:5278 editslet me down easyvehicle
033:37beatconductororiginal jamspicy
040:35dj steefgroove onsuperbreak
047:16johnny adams feel the beatz
051:25disco techget liftededitorial
056:30young pulseall this love I havegamm
064:49get down editsthe same loveeditorial
070:26capitan futurobooty xpresschopshop
073:21eddie kendrickshe's a friendbbe
078:43blunted funk projectget next to mebulletproofsonics
086:22joe bataancall my nameedr
089:48wright bettyslucindanoton
091:50get down editsif you want me to stayget down edits
098:25beaten space probein your soulbsp
106:09deep n discofeel the rhythmrazor-n-tape
113:00ltj experienceholding onirma
117:43mercury1994exploited

-- Total running time – 125.36 --



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Saturday 13 June 2015

We have a new player!

It's cool, it's slick and it's clever.

It may well not be working tomorrow!

Enjoy!




Sunday 17 May 2015

AbstractRadio session - deepnslow - may 2015

Get set for an Abstract summer...

Here's the first in a welter of new mixes for summer listening on your stereo sets, featuring a shed load of laid back house, garage & swamp funk. Each mix is better than the last, independent of the order you listen to them in.

As per usual, every one's a winner, but if you haven't heard them before, please take a moment to catch: luvless - "drive slowly" & "surrounder", jad & the ladyboy - "what sound", the noodleman - "goin down", 3-11 porter - "surround me with your love", blunted funk project - "changin forever", dj fudge - "keep on wandering" and ron basejam's the white lamp - "its you"

Our deepest thanks to Mr Kenzo for his amazing work in tracking down some of these splendid tunes.

Enjoy.

Any feedback would be much appreciated.


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Tracklist

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Artist
Track Title
Label
000:00sunner soulheydiscodat
003:50jad & the ladyboywhat soundundercover operations
008:42detroit swindleyou me here nowdirt crew
012:27appococainechopshop
017:56voodoo whiskeyblue for youundercover operations
021:3378 editsslickeditorial
025:24luvlessdrive slowlydelicieuse
029:03session victimtime to let you downdelusions of grandeur
037:123-11 portersurround me with your lovestereo deluxe
045:31club des belugaspeace will comechinchin
048:40jad & the ladyboytime for loveundercover operations
051:10tickler teathe shakedownjack to phono
056:0078 editsyou know how78
059:36satin jacketsgelee royaleeskimo
066:18the owlit was gonna be goodeditorial
071:21the noodlemangoin downeditorial
078:44luvlessmotion capturefoto
080:44ltjmisfitseditorial
087:18stupid humanswamp funksh
093:43cipcurabuenohotbox
098:40ltjand I love himirma
102:00goldboydisco klubbmidnight riot
109:56blunted funk projectchangin foreverbulletproofsonics
114:51changedjamaican girlbasic fingers
123:58luvlesssurrounderrose
128:42matthew kylewith my heart breakingoriginal
132:27los charlys orchestramusic for the soulimagenes
137:51niccolo cupobeyond lovemidnight riot
143:12luvlessdevaluationeditorial
146:39life on planetsfork in the pathdouble standard
150:33chaka kennoff broadwaymind medicine
157:05dj dissetaxi to warmusic for dreams
200:11major lazerget freebecause
205:31dj fudgekeep on wanderingtejal
209:07the white lampits youfutureboogie

-- Total running time – 177.49 --



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Sunday 26 April 2015

Tune of the Week - No.6 - 25.04.15

With so much wonderful music knocking around here in the Abstract studio, we thought we'd take the opportunity to showcase a few very special items that are close to our hearts. Our choices for Tune of the Week may be fresh through the door, or decades old - our aim is that they will always epitomise the ethos of AbstractRadio...


... and we're back.

With a sizeable stack of tunes to get through, it's no surprise that there are plenty of runners for the latest installment of t-o-w. All in all, it was very a close-run thing, but after much debate, ladies and gentlemen, put your hands in the air for:

Drop Out Orchestra feat Yvette
- I Got It H.I.M.W.O.L Remix -
Peppermint Jam Records PJMS 0817



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Drop Out Orchestra are (allegedly) a Swedish collective with a bit of penchant for 80's disco. As you are probably aware (unless you have been installed in a cave), reworked disco tracks are all the rage these days - we're pretty fond of them ourselves - and the fjord dwelling DOO have been cutting a swathe through this particular genre for a number of years, with a haul of remixes under their belts, as well as their own releases on Drop Out Sounds.

However, "I Got It" is a bit of a departure from their standard output. To start with, it's on Peppermint Jam records and so, as expected for a label run by Mousse T, this is squarely on a house tip. (Yes, of course we know PJR release all sorts of other stuff, but they're best known for knocking out quality, albeit fairly mainstream, house music).

The full release comes with four mixes, but we recommend you head straight for the H.I.M.W.O.L. remix, for this is where the magic lies. Here, Australian Glen Dichiera (himwol) has stripped down, refined and reworked the original into an almost unrecogniseable early nineties barnstormer of a track, clearly paying tribute to the classic east coast sound and delivering a slice of soul-drenched heaven that would have seen them bouncing off the walls at the Sound Factory (bar or club) back in the day.

Actually, there's not too much to the excellent "I Got It". Sultry filtered keys slowly build up over solid beats to a single, rather lengthy (72 second long) break, and then it's off again.

Ah, dear reader, but what a break it is: full of Joey Negro-esque washes, and with what sounds suspiciously like a tiny sample from Rhythim Is Rhythim's Strings of Life drifting through it, Yvette's voice floats serenely over the top until the drop, at which point she, er, belts it, and the house summarily goes loopy.

So, to recap: keys, beats, washes and vocals - house music sounds so simple really, but it is rarely done as well as this.
Brilliant, excellent and altogether rather wonderful.

Thanks himwol, more please.



Friday 27 February 2015

Tune of the Week - No.5 - 26.02.15

With so much wonderful music knocking around here in the Abstract studio, we thought we'd take the opportunity to showcase a few very special items that are close to our hearts. Our choices for Tune of the Week may be fresh through the door, or decades old - our aim is that they will always epitomise the ethos of AbstractRadio...


Right, that's quite enough house music for the time being,
why not have something from the vaults instead?

Bettye Lavette
- Let Me Down Easy - Calla 102



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Though recorded prior to her signing with Motown, "Let me down" stands as probably Bettye's biggest hit. That said, it carries many of the hallmarks of a typical Motor City production from that era, with lush strings, stripped percussion and an absolutely huge vocal presence, packed with drama and longing.

Apart from being a rather phenomenal slice of sultry soul, we've chosen this as our latest tune of the week for a couple of other reasons. Firstly, the original release is 50 years old this year (2015), which deserves a mention in dispatches at the very least - of course, some sort of party would probably be a more appropriate gesture. And despite celebrating its golden anniversary, we think "Let me down" has aged rather well over the years, especially when compared to Mary [expletive deleted] Poppins and The Sound Of [expletive deleted] Music (both also from 1965).

The second reason, admittedly a rather tenuous one, is related to one of a number of gorgeous disco edits that have been keeping us happy here, deep down underground in the Abstract Studio. The track in question is, rather unsurprisingly, also called "Let Me Down Easy", by 78 Edits, and features a similar version of Lavette's classic, stretched out with beefed-up percussion and bass, a discrete bit of looping and the occasional judicious use of a subtle filter or two. All pretty simple stuff, but it works like a dream, like quite a fair number of Mr Edits' recent cuts.

More of them on page 94...



Here's the 1965 original

And here's the excellent 78 edits version



Thursday 15 January 2015

AbstractRadio Session - early january 2015

Even further adventures into the Abstract world...

The second, more extensive, half of our most recent session recordings of odds and sods that have been knocking around the Abstract studio. Not too heavy on the mixer - just a bunch of lovely house trax, all for your listening pleasure.

As ever, all the tunes are gems, but please check out in particular: Session Victim - "Never Forget", Flight Facilities - "Crave You", Chris Lum - "Big Tool", Dj Romain - "One Step", La Fleur – "Kattflickan", Aldo Cadiz – "Thunder", Art of Tones - "It's You" and a previous tune of the week - Mark Brickman's "Rhythm is Love".

As a special note, we'd like to thank Frank Manno and Mark Brickman for their wonderful contributions - loving the work guys.

Enjoy.

Any feedback would be much appreciated.


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Tracklist

Start
Artist
Track Title
Label
000.00Session Victim never forget delusions of grandeur
004.03Flight Facilities crave youfuture classic
010.13Kenny Summit loves me loves me not good for you
015.10The Shazam Experience venus to mars rambunktious
021.07Doorly the sleazy drummer toolroom
024.57Homero Espinosa give it to me mouton
030.47Terrence Parker when loves the feeling gfy black
037.23S Definfatuationmi casa
041.16Vhyceostilno brainer
044.53Chris Lum big tooltango
053.14Koe just a feeling of love tasty
057.33Doorlygroove mecajual
060.00DJ Romainone stepmetrotrax
067.09Joris Delacroix be who you wanttimid
073:24Cleavageneed someone spinnin deep
078.10Vidaloca & Piem I’m a manalmibar
083:06Mia Dorajezebelglasgow undergound
090:58The Checkupin your soullarge
097.45La Fleur kattflickan power plant
101.51Shades of Grey747beef
106.53Doorlyrushtoolroom
111.46Aldo Cadiz thunderoff spin
118.50DJ Face Off ain’t nobodyyaiza
124.13Art of Tones it’s younotonlabel
129.14DJ Zimmo disco biznesspink fish
132.56Felix Da Housecat frankie meets pauline cdr
137.58Twismhe’s a friend disco legend
144.16Soneecsunworshipperspurple music
150.48DJ Mark Brickman rhythm is loverambunktious

-- Total running time – 158.13 --


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