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The sexadelic disco-funk sound of…(CD)

GuerssenAdmin — Tue, 04 Apr 2017 22:00:00 +0000

Susana Estrada was one of the muses and main figures from the period known as ‘Transition’ in Spain. No other woman represented better than her the freedom and sexual revolution which the country experienced in the 70s after the end of the dictatorship.

A truly erotic Goddess, Susana was a model, singer and actress and one of the first women to perform fully-naked plays in Spain. She appeared in numerous erotic magazines and movies and her famous sexual counselling column for Play-Lady magazine caused a big commotion at the time. She reached fame with her erotic musical plays like “Historias Del Strip-Tease”, “Muñecas” (where she simulated to have sex with a robot!) or “Machos”.

As a singer, in 1980 Susana released her first 45 for the Belter label from Barcelona: “Machos” / “Acaríciame”. Produced by Josep Lobell and Manuel Gas, it contained two sexy disco tracks which paved the way for her first LP, “Amor y Libertad” (Love and Freedom), released on the Belter sub-label Sauce in 1981. Produced by Cosmic Disco pioneer Josep Llobell (Oliver’s Planet), this is a real fest of 80s Italo Disco, Munich Sound, Boogie, Funk and Modern Soul. The fabulous, minimal production of Llobell collides with the sensual vocals and moanings of Susana, singing about sexual liberation and freedom. Of course, when the album was originally released, nobody understood it. Criminally underrated for many years, “Amor y Libertad” has now become a cult item in the international Cosmic Disco scene.

But in 1980, a strange cassette by Susana called “Machos” was also released on the Belter label. It featured music and songs from the play of the same name. There, we can find “Espacial” (seven minutes of robotic funk and Space Cosmic Disco) and “Hagamos el amor” (“Let’s make love”), another sexadelic funk track much in the vein of the ones included on “Amor y Libertad”.

On this comp, you’ll find the entire “Amor y Libertad” album except the two tracks which were not in a disco / funk vein (“Ven” and “Arena y mar”), plus “Machos” ( a Celi Bee & the Buzzy Bunch cover), “Acaríciame” from the first Belter 45 and two tracks from the “Machos” cassette: “Espacial” and “Hagamos el amor”. We’ve also included a previously unreleased track courtesy of Susana: “Tócame”, recorded in 2007, in a High Energy Euro Disco vein.

* Fully licensed

* Master tape sound

* Insert with liner notes and rare photos (some of them only recommended to adults!)

“Amor y Libertad” is one of the essential albums from the Euro disco sound”
– Don Sicalíptico

“…I fought very hard for women’s rights. I knew that through sexual liberation you obtain total freedom. This was something which men knew at first and women discovered it later. But in the beginning, women hated me. They thought that I was lacking decorum, that I was shameless, lecherous, rude…Not all of them but the vast majority. People were not ready for this.” – Susana Estrada

Tracklist:
Hagámoslo Juntos – Voy Desnuda – Machos – Lograremos Volar – Acaríciame – ¡Gózame Ya! – ¡Quítate El Sostén! – Espacial – Hagamos El Amor – ¡Qué Calor! – Mi Chico Favorito – Un Sitio Bajo El Sol – Tócame

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Spanglish Movement (CD)

GuerssenAdmin — Mon, 14 May 2018 22:00:00 +0000

First ever legit vinyl reissue of this obscure Cosmic Disco / Balearic / Afro gem from Mexico, originally released as a private pressing in 1978 and featuring famous drummer Jesús Muñoz “Tilico”, a giant musician who appeared on countless recordings and accompanied famous figures like Paul Mauriat and Carl Tjader among many others.

Four superb long tracks including the Cosmic underground club classic “Ritual Song”.

Hot Pepper was a studio project created by Mexican drummer / producer /arranger Jesús Muñoz “Tilico” who in the late 70s decided to record an album in a disco-funk vein, helped by some of his friends who were top session musicians.
“Spanglish Movement” was the result, written and produced by “Tilico”, released in 1978 as a tiny private edition housed in a fabulous Afro cover. Being “Tilico” an enormous drummer, you can expect here lots of heavy drums, congas and percussion, surrounded by crazy space synths, male-female vocals, Latin horns, Afro touches and occasional fuzz guitar.

*Insert with liner notes and rare photos.

File under: Disco, Funk, Balearic, Cosmic Disco, Space Disco, Latin…

Tracklist: A1. Deja Que El Mundo Sea Feliz Otra Vez (Let The World Be Happy Again) – A2. Camino Equivocado (Wrong Way) – B1. No Me Presiones (Don’t Push Me) – B2. Canción Ritual (Ritual Song)

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Minx / Zimmerman (CD)

GuerssenAdmin — Mon, 29 Oct 2018 23:00:00 +0000

First ever reissue of this fabulous DUTCH MINIMAL SYNTH / WAVE album from 1985.

Minx / Zimmerman were a duo comprised of Don Minx (Marq van Broekhoven, now a well known comics artist) and Aldomir Zimmerman (Tonnie Eiting), two friends from the city of Eindhoven, who were into comics, avant-garde music and homemade cassette recordings. Influenced by diverse bands / artists such as John Foxx, Brian Eno, Fad Gadget, Sparks or Devo, (among many others), they decided to release an album. “Minx / Zimermman” was the result, self-released on their Freudian Backroom label, now very sought-after by minimal wave collectors.

*Insert with liner notes, lyrics and rare photos.

*Free download card included.

RIYL: CERAMIC HELLO, IRON CURTAIN, GEOFFREY LANDERS, FAD GADGET…

Tracklist: 1. Song For Alice – 2. Dreams That Money Can Buy – 3. Days On A Mountain – 4. Good Old Days – 5. Tearoom In The Train – 6. Batavia

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Reverie

GuerssenAdmin — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 23:00:00 +0000

Sought-after disco / funk / boogie album from the US, 1978!!

Pro-sounding recording with top level musicianship and perfect sound quality, comparable to any other major album of the time (think Love Unlimited Orchestra!).

Mixed by Disco legend Joaquin J. Lopes and featuring brothers John & Rocco Giamundo. Mostly instrumental with superb arrangements (string, keys and even the Vako Ochestron on one track) and surprising occasional fuzz/effects electric guitar.

Originally released as a promo album in blank sleeve (now impossible to find) on the band’s own Artemis label, it was subsequently issued in Belgium (under the Reverie – Get Up And Dance title) and Japan, both housed in picture sleeves.

Including club / rare-groove classics like “It’s True” (compiled on “Under The Influence Vol. 2 by Paul Phillips), “Get It On And Dance”, “The Way We Were” (a disco-symphonic version of the Barbra Streisand movie hit) and more…

Here’s the first ever reissue featuring new artwork (based on the band’s original idea for the intended but never finished US cover) and master tape sound.

Hard cardboard sleeve + OBI.

Tracklist: 1. Reverie – 2. Get It Up And Dance – 3. It’s True – 4. The Way We Were / Version / Love In Motion – 5. Untitled

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