Funking Up The Dance Floor
A funky disco mix to spice up the dance floor! The track from Mayer Hawthorne is brand new. He sounds a little bit like Hall & Oates in their heyday (there's a nice quote about Hall & Oates in the movie 'The place beyond the pines'). You can download 'Designer drug' for free on Soundcloud. I selected the funk classic 'Got to give it up' from Marvin Gaye, which is used by Robin Thicke for his latest single 'Blurred lines'. Talking about funk, I quote a few words about it from Allmusic.com:
The roots of funk lay in James Brown's post-1965 soul hits, particularly "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" (1965) and "Cold Sweat" (1967). Sly & the Family Stone, who started out as a soul band influenced by rock and psychedelia, became a full-fledged (albeit pop-savvy) funk outfit with 1969's Stand!. However, the record that officially ushered in the funk era was James Brown's epochal "Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine."Picture: book cover of 'What it was' from George Pelecanos. Enjoy!
Tracklist:
Steve Shelto – Don’t You Give Your Love Away (1983)
Mayer Hawthorne – Designer Drug (2013)
Dazz Band – Let It Whip (1983)
Underground – Behind My Back (1981)
Soldout – Wazabi (2013)
Demis Roussos – Let It Happen (1977)
Marvin Gaye – Got To Give It Up Pt. 1 (1977)
Michael Jackson – Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough [Regrooved By The Sly Players] (2009)
L.T.D. – Kickin’ Back (1981)
Bombers – (Everybody) Get Dancin' (1979)
Fantastic Four – B.Y.O.F. (Bring Your Own Funk) (1978)
Inner Life – Ain’t No Mountain High Enough (1981)
Crazy P – Caught Up [Still Going Vocal] (2009)
Hot Chip – One Life Stand [Eddy's Edit](2010)
Blow-Up – Everybody D.A.N.C.E. [Man Parrish Mix] (2013)
Dan Solo – Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll (2013)
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