Ayup – been a while ain’t it…

Been ages, people! What y’all been up to?

Bit slack updating our little blog. Been playing out a few times since we last touched this. Been to Alley Cafe, The Angel Microbrewery and Rough Trade a few times. Set lists and other juicy gubbins are all up at facebook.com/dirtydiscosound.

Next up is the first sesh in a wee residency at The Angel Microbrewery on Friday 3rd February (thanks Steve ‘n Ben!). All vinyl night-time sesh. 9pm ’til late. We’ll be dropping sweet nuggets on the first Friday of every month. Handy that. Maybe see ya’s for a cheeky boogie by the dex.

Frisky Mixed Crate Disco…

Bleeding’ eck! What a frisky Mixed Crate Disco on Friday 11th November at The Angel Microbrewery, Notts. Steaming. Thanks to all the people who bopped, hung out and said hello. We had a proper blast, people.

Big nods to Steve for the slot and and his crew for looking after us all night. We’ll be back, folks…

What we dropped:
So Long, Marianne-Leonard Cohen//Candyman-Terrier Callier//Stratus-Billy Cobham//Halleluwah-Can//Gimme Shelter-Merry Clayton//Time Is Tight-Booker T And The MGs//Troglodyte-Jimmy Castor//Crosstown Traffic-Jimi Hendrix//Walking On Sunshine-Eddy Grant//Congo Man(edit)-The Congos//Anthracite-Cymande//The Message(edit)-Grandmaster Flash//Liquidator(edit)- Harry J Allstars//Moses-The Crystalites//The Grunswick Affair-Dennis Bovell//Bad Things-Session In Session//Bankrobber Dub-The Clash//Lunatics-Fun Boy Three//What We All Want-Gang Of Four//Coup-23 Skidoo//Satisfaction-Devo//Shack Up-A Certain Ratio//Grapevine-The Slits//Silicon Chip-Basement 5//Mirror In The Bathroom-The Beat//Papa-Pigbag//So Hungry, So Angry-Medium Medium//Reasons-Ian Dury//Sore Lip-Rital//Beat The Street-Sharon Redd//Everyman-Double Exposure//Buffalo Girls-Malcolm Maclaren//Al-Naafiysh-Hashim//Dancer-Gino Soccio//Seventh Heaven-Gwen Guthrie//Take Me Out(mix)-Franz Ferdinand//Drunk Girls-LCD Soundsystem//Minha Menina-Os Mutantes//Melo Da Tagarela-Gang Do Tagarela//Me And Baby Brother-War//Elephant Man-Bo Diddly//Hot Seat-The Third World Connection//Gangster Boogie-Chicago Gangsters//Let There Be Drums-Incredible Bongo Band//She’s Crafty-Beastie Boys//I Know You Got Soul-Eric B And Rakim//Been Caught Stealin’-Jane’s Addiction//1969-The Stooges//I’m Waiting For The Man-Velvet Underground//24 Hour Party People-Happy Mondays//Undercover Of The Night-Rolling Stones//Radio Clash-The Clash//Out Of Space-The Prodigy//Police And Thieves-Junior Murvin//Protection-Massive Attack

Mixed Crate Disco comin’ at cha…

Made up to say we’re back spinnin’ vinyl at The Angel Microbrewery, Nottingham on Friday 11th November!

Proper mixed crate sesh in the downstairs bar. Gonna drop all sorts on ya’s from 8pm ’til late. Really looking forward to it. Maybe see ya there…

Post Punk Disco #4 was grand…

Big shout out to everyone who got well stuck into our ‪Post Punk Disco‬ sesh at Rough Trade Nottingham on Friday 14th October. Especially the dancers – you know who you all are.

Nods to big Kyle for the slot and his crew for looking after us too – thanks, folks. Hoping to do it again very soon. We’ll keep you posted on that.

What we dropped that night or rather most of it. Bit messy by end:
Waves Becomes Wing-This Mortal Coil//Stop And Smell The Roses-Television Personalities//Nightclubbing-Iggy Pop//Being Boiled-The Human League//Back To Nature-Fad Gadget//Tupelo-Nick Cava And The Bad Seeds//No GDM-Gina X Performance//What We All Want-Gang Of Four// 10.15 Saturday Night-The Cure//Launderette-Vivian Goldman//Money (dub)-The Flying Lizards//Bankrobber Dub-The Clash//Death Disco-PIL//We Are All Prostitutes-The Pop Group//Babylon Dub-the Ruts//Turn To Red-Killing Joke//Silicon Chip-Basement 5//Nag Nag Nag-Cabaret Voltaire//Disco Rough-Mathematiques Modernes//Softness-Dorothy//Crosseyed And Painless-Talking Heads//Themes For Great Cities-Simple Minds////Totally Wired-The Fall//Satisfaction-Devo/Making Plans For Nigel-XTC//Echo Beach-Martha And the Muffins//I Want-Sept S//Reward-Teardrop Explodes//Papa…-PigBag//So Hungry,So Angry-Medium Medium//Gangsters-The Specials//Can’t be Funky-Bush Tetras//Mind Your Own Business-Delta 5//Come Again-Au Pairs//Happy Birthday-The Birthday Party//Grapevine-The Slits//Shack Up-A Certain Ratio//Planet Claire-B52s//New Kind Of Kick-The Cramps//Arabian Knights-Siouxsie And The Banshees//The Cutter-Echo And The Bunnymen//Digital-Joy Division//Largartija Nick-Bauhaus//1969-Sisters Of Mercy//Shot By Both Sides-Magazine//Lucky Number-Lene Lovich//Whip It-Devo//Memorabilia-Soft Cell//Quiet Life-Japan//Wordy Rhappinghood-Tom Tom Club//Once In A Lifetime-Talking Heads//Sound Of The Crowd-Human League//Radio Clash-The Clash//Public Image-PIL//Dream Baby Dream-Suicide

What a Twisted Disco sesh!

Cheese ’n bread! What a TwistedDisco sesh at The Angel Microbrewery on Saturday 8th October that was. Juicy nods to everyone who bopped, hung out and said hello. We had a proper blast, people.

Big thanks to Steve for the slot and and his crew for looking after us all night. We’ll be back, folks…

Tunes. Well, most of ‘em:
Strange Funky Games And Things-Jay Dee//Moonlight Lovin’-Issac Hayes//We Rap More Mellow-Younger Generation//Girl You Need A Change of Mind-Eddie Hendricks//Love Has Come Around-Donald Byrd//I Got My Mind Up-Instant Funk//Gangster Boogie-Chicago Gangsters//Let’s Get Funktified-Boiling Point//Some Like It Hot-Dennis Coffey//Hollywood Swinging-Kool And The Gang//Love Ain’t Just-Carol Meriwether//Hooked On You-Cerrone//Makin’ Love-Marvin And Guy//Sweetness Is My Weakness-Barry White//Try It Out-Gino Soccio//When You Wake Tomorrow-Candi Stanton//Get Up And Do It Again-Suzy Q//Behind The Groove-Teena Marie//Who You Been Giving It Up To-Leon Haywood//Evelyn King-I’m In Love//Inside Out-Odyssey//Do It To The Music-Raw Silk//Tonite’s The Nite-Take Three//Disco Connection-Issac Hayes//Rapp Payback-James Brown//Double Dutch-Frankie Smith//I Wanna Be Your Lover-Prince//Sexy Lady-Fantastic Four//Love Vibration-Joe Simon//You Got Me Running-Lennie Williams/Bad Girls-Donna Summer//Is It Love You’re After-Rose Royce//Let’s Start The Dance-Bohannon//Everything’s Gonna Be Alright-Clark Sisters//It’s Serious-Cameo//Do The Beat-Sweet Talks//Can You Feel The Force-The Real Thing//Bus Stop-Fatback Band//Rock With You-Michael Jackson//Groove Me-Fern Kinney//Forget Me Nots-Patrice Rushen//I Want Your Love-Chic//More Than A Woman-Bee Gees//Take Some Time Out For Love-Salsoul Orchestra//Gotta Give It Up-Marvin Gaye//Strange Games And Funky Things-Love Unlimited Orchestra

Another Post Punk Disco session’s on the way…

We’re made up to be having our fourth (!) Post Punk Disco session at Rough Trade Nottingham on Friday 14th October in the upstairs bar. 

 

Like our other instalments, we’ll be spinning a carefully curated selection of post punk, new wave and some choice connecting nuggets in between. All on black wax. Tunes drop from 7 ’til 11pm. And there should be dancing too. See you then.

Twisted Disco returns to The Angel on 17th September…

Marvellous! We’re proper made up to be back spinnin’ leftfield disco cuts at The Angel Micro Brewery on Saturday 17th September.

Dropping all kinds of disco tunes on sweet black wax in the main bar downstairs between 9pm and 1am.

Had a fantastic session for Notts Pride back in July. Should be fun again we reckon. Hope to see ya.

That’s another Beats ‘n Treats sesh bagged…

We had a real blast spinning vinyl at Rough Trade Nottingham on 3rd September.

Nods to everyone who popped by and said hello. Hugs to big Kyle and his crew for having us. Hoping to do another Saturday afternoon very soon.

Wax we dropped that day. Well, most of it:

Sly (dub)-Massive Attack//7 Seconds (dub)-Youssou N’Dour and Neneh Cherry//Channel One Suite-Cinematic Orchestra//Focus-Automato//Loser-Beck//Inner Meet Me-Beta Band//In The Beginning…-The Slits//Silicon Chip-Basement 5//Downing Street Rock-Winston Edwards And Blackbeard//Bad Things-Session In Session//Rat Race-The Specials//Let’s Push Things Forward-The Streets//Get A Move On-Mr Scruff//Better Must Come-Delroy Wilson//Waterhouse Rock-Big Youth//Pick Up The Pieces-ABBB//Grupo…-Anabacoa//Everybody Get Down-Deepstate II//Pulse-Hextastic//Soon (Weatherall mix)-My Bloody Valentine//The Message (mix)-Grandmaster Flash//Wilmot-Sabres Of Paradise//Frankie Sinatra-The Avalanches//Viva Disco-Tunde Mabadu//Masimbaele 89 (Sherwood mix)-The Unknown Cases//Television-Disposable Heroes//Super Bad-Jabba//No Omega-Eric B And Rakim//Rap Payback II-James Brown//I’m The One-Material//Get On Down-King Sporty//Money (dub)-The Flying Lizards//Running Irie-Joe Gibbs//Electric Boogie (dub)-Marcia Griffiths//Truth Don Die-Femi Kuti//Disco Maniac-Tirogo//I’m An Indian (mix)-Don Armando’s 2nd Avenue Rhumba Band//The Groove Machine-Hamilton Bohannon//Clean Your Bean No’1-Dinosaur L//The World According To-Sly And Lovechild

Twisted Disco sweetness…

My goodness! What a Twisted Disco for Notts Pride sesh at the Angel Microbrewery that was. Steaming. Thanks to everyone who bopped, hung out and said hello. We had a blast, people.

Big thanks to Steve for the slot and and his crew for looking after us all night. We’ll be back, folks. Oh, yes…

The all-important tunes:
Strong Games And Funky Things-Love Unimited Orchestra//Disco Jamm-Eddie Drennon//Travolta Fever-Luxxury//Love To Love You Baby-Donna Summer//Love The Way You Love Me-Marti Caine//Touch Your Life-George Ad Glen Miller//I Want To Do Something Freaky To You-Leon Haywood//Do What You Gotta Do-Eddie Drennon//It’s Only Love Doing Its Thing-Barry White//Standing Right Here-Melba Moore//Come Back Love-Fresh Band//Just An Illusion-Imagination//Sore Lip-Ritual//Hooked On You(edit)-Cerrone//And You Call That Love-Vernon Burch//Louie Ramirez-Do It Any Way Ya Wanna//The Bomb-Herbie Hancock//Get Down Saturday Night-Oliver Cheatham//Grind-Les Sins//Shoot The Pump-J Walter Negro And Loose Jointz//Cop Bop-Portable Control//That’s Hot-Jessie G//Some Love-Chaka Khan//I Just Can’t Help Myself-Big Daddy Floyd//Do The Beat-Sweet Talks//Shame-Evelyn Champagne King//Bad Girls-Donna Summer//Love Vibration-Joe Simon//Get On The Floor-Michael Jackson//You Can Get Over-Stephanie Mills//Starlight-Index//Spank(remix)-Jimmy Bo Horne//Grapevine Boogie-Leftside Wobble//Tutti Frutti(remix)-New Order//I’ve Got A Feeling-Larse//Do Ya Wanna Funk-Sylvester

A bit of Twisted Disco for Notts Pride…

After a rollicking Blackwoods Scouts’ beer fest session earlier this month, we’re made up to be back in spinning action on Saturday 30th July. This time we’re dropping some leftfield disco (and more) at the rebooted Angel Microbrewery, Hockley for Notts Pride ’16. 

We’ve got the 6 ’til 9pm slot in the downstairs bar. Sweet one, we reckon. The Notts Pride party will be in full flow and the sun should be setting as we hand over the dex over. Lovely.

Come join us – ya know ya wanna…