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Unsplash By late 1974, Billboard and Record World had introduced charts focusing on popular club tracks. On October 26 1974, Billboard launched the Disco Action chart which featured top plays from club dj's, who had to meet certain criteria. The following year became crucial in the history of disco music. It was the moment when club music that had been bubbling under on the east coast in the early part of the decade, finally reached both the radio stations and the record stores in high quantities. Disco became mainstream, in other words. It was the start of something big, a game changer in popular music. If Everybody Hustle by Funky People sounds familiar in some way, then you are right, because it was composed by Randy Muller, an original member of Brass Construction, known for seventies classics such as Movin’ and Changin’ . He went on to write and arrange disco hits for B.T. Express (string arrangement Peace Pipe ) and Skyy ( Call Me ). Some of the tracks can also be found on ...

The other day I saw a documentary about Steve Strange, the frontman of eighties electro band Visage. He owned several extravagant clubs in London during the 1980s, most notably The Blitz. A night at one his clubs must have sounded something like this cloudcast. Enjoy eighties inspired synth-pop and club wave for subscribers only! 😊   I drew some inspiration from Musik Music Musique 2.0 (out now). This compilation album concentrates on 1981, the year synth pop broke into the mainstream: "From chart bothering, High Street nightclub anthems to self-pressed one-offs and cassette releases, this set provides an overview of the scene as it blossomed and an introduction to a wealth of fascinating, lesser known material." This Friday Metamatic Records will release two gatefold and limited edition versions of John Foxx’s classic 1981 album The Garden to celebrate its 40th anniversary. Europe After The Rain is one of the tracks. Last Friday electro pop duo Mothermary released thei...

Pixabay This time I mainly tried to capture the “summer of love” and beyond feeling, roughly the end of the 1960s and the beginning of the 1970s. One of the sounds that dominated the radio waves back then was the so-called psychedelic pop that had its origins in California. Because the lyrics were overall optimistic and to avoid confusion with psychedelic rock, the genre became later known as sunshine pop. Main influences were the rich harmony vocals of the Beach Boys and The Mamas & The Papas. They set a very high standard for vocal groups in the late 1960s. In the beginning of the next decade, people seemed to have heard enough of it and the genre faded out. The 5th Dimension are featured in the very cool Disney+ documentary Summer Of Soul about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival aka ‘Black Woodstock’. The brand new sunshine pop track by Swedish pop princess Robyn and Smile will appear on Smile’s upcoming album, Phantom Island , out on November 19th. Tracklist: Smile Feat. Robyn ...

Unsplash I received many requests by e-mail and on my social media for another non-exclusive Mellow Mellow FM episode, so here it is! I’ve always liked the combination of smooth rock and danceable pop on the radio, so this episode is some kind of blueprint of what could have been my most favourite radio show of all-time 😊 Enjoy! Tracklist: Al Nobriga With Island Company – Break Away (I'd Rather Be Sailin') (1981) Fantastic Something ‎– If She Doesn't Smile (It'll Rain) (1983) Randy Edelman – Concrete And Clay (1975) Paul Davis – Cool Night (1983) Rebeca Luna – Radio Ga Ga (2018) Barry White ‎ – It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me (1977) Odyssey – Battened Ships (1972) The Limit – Pop (1982) Mike Lundy – Tropic Lighting (1980) Marc Sadane – One Minute From Love (1982) Olivia Newton-John – Twist Of Fate (1983) Midnight Star ‎– I've Been Watching You (1981) Toto   – Georgy Porgy (1978) Pagliaro ‎– Lovin' You Ain't Easy (1971) New Birth ‎–...

Roberto Nickson I believe that I’ve played one or two tracks earlier on, but all the other ones on this cloudcast are fresh as a sea breeze 😊 Enjoy this Smooth Sailing yacht trip to new shores! After his first album being released and having learned to sail along the southern coast of Spain, Reuben Vaun Smith spent a winter locked down in Yorkshire. Inspired by his summer memories and influenced by his own record collection, he started working on new material in the studio. The result is his new, jazz-funk oriented, album Sounds From The Workshop . To Live By The Sea is one of the tracks. Next up is a new show on Mellow Mellow FM ! Tracklist: Ed Mac – Margarita (2020) Reuben Vaun Smith – To Live By The Sea (2021) Super db – Open Line To Me (2021) Lamont Dozier – Scarlett O’Hara (1983) Doom Flamingo – Somebody (2021) Robben Ford – Tell That Girl (1983) Leslie Smith – It’s Something (1982) Rick Riso ‎– Gotta Have The Real Thing (1985) Frank Stallone – Once More Never Again (198...