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So I managed to catch flu, and without turning this into a medical or self pity blog, I have managed to spend my time in the UK on my back w...

Index were a British studio project produced by Kris Staines in 1980. Kris went on to do the UK remix of Touch Down's "Ease Your Mi...

Help Is On The Way is a perfect, sultry boogie jam by The Whatnauts. It was mixed by Tee Scott and released by Harlem International Records...

I'm on my travels right now. I spent a couple of days in New York on my way to the UK and picked up a few records I'll post later d...

Here it is: One of the best disco tunes ever written, period. You can find this ubiquitous release sandwiched in your dad's record colle...

This great upbeat boogie track by Charlie Singleton & Stargasm was released by Dakar Records in 1981. It was the act's only release....

By popular demand, here are some more of Shep Pettibone's Mastermixes including the incredible Jeanette "Lady" Day mix. Enjoy!...

Beat Electric was asked to create a special mix for the Manchester UK blog Ugly Talented and here it is. It is a collection of tunes that h...

I recently returned to my hometown of Milwaukee, WI on a brief weekender and the only redeeming moment I had in that wasteland of a city was...

This is a private label lazer soul jam from Florida. Larry Davis produced this record in 1986 along with some Miami booty bass hits in the m...

Today I’m posting not only perhaps my favorite new wave italo track of all time, but also a couple of exclusive tracks from my current favor...

My main man Black Shag has dropped several of his top ten boogie joints in the last couple of weeks so I feel motivated to throw a few entri...

I don't know much about Lex. This release is one of two that came out on Flip Records, a UK subsidiary of Vanguard Records. This record,...

In my continuing exploration of what are in my opinion the UK's best dancefloor heavey boogie tracks I now present to you one of the rar...

I will let Donna McGhee tell her own story: "I have been a professional singer since 1974, my first singing group I joined after singin...

Gonzalez was a British funk group that got together in 1971. The group had as many as 31 members. They became a disco sensation in the late ...

Z-Factor was one of the many aliases of Chicago House producer Vince Lawrence. With a songwriting credit and production by the legendary Jes...

I am not one for dancing in the streets (I am probably more likely to dance in the sheets) but this track evokes the type of energy that wou...

The best dancefloor friendly underground boogie tune is T. J. Johnson Band's 'I Can Make It (Good For You)' I suppose we may as...

I might not be cool enough to know but I think in the '60s "hep" meant "hip" which meant you were attuned to the lat...

"Feeling Love" by L.E.B. Harmony is a synth masterpiece. Released on Carousel Records in 1978, this LP on pink vinyl is a gem. L.E...

Linx was a band from East London, so if you don't like these tracks, just blame Black Shag. The band centered around vocalist and produc...

My brain is numb from a 2 year obsession with this particular US presidential race (and the ensuing party that took place last nite) so I am...

Get on up, and give yourself a thrill. The economy sucks, but you can dance all night if you want to. Hamilton Bohannon was born in Georgia....

I'am writing this from a hotel in Seattle, I have been spending the weekend wandering around waterfront, dodging in and out of shop doo...

The Pointer Sisters released this 12" in 1978 on Planet Records. It has a stunning intro and is simply a solid track start to finish....

Trilark was the cloud city steazed vocal trio brainchild of Crown Heights Affair masterminds Ray Reid and William Anderson. Another treasur...

Partytime records was a spin off label of the legendary Streetwise record label, Arthur Baker's brain child where he served as chief a...

One of disco music's eternal questions may soon be answered. The Rover's sole mission is to answer this question. While The Mars Rov...

I'm not sure why this chugging upbeat disco song is called Palace Palace. I'll admit that the lyrics are profoundly vacuous and the ...

A man of many talents, Lalo Schifrin covers this 1951 Les Baxter original bringing it to new heights with a touch of exotic funk. Lalo Schif...

First off, let me introduce my column for BE which will be called Raw Boogie. This is micro genre I've been cultivating for the last 5 ...

I found all these old Chicago party flyers on Devastating Dennis's myspace page, I must have downloaded about twenty or so. They are re...

I now share with you one of my most favorite 7"s that I own.  It fills me with happiness and I can pretend I am in a different place an...

In the dawn of the 80's the sound and culture of dance music shifted much as it had in the mid 70's. Just as disco grew out of funk,...

Fonda Rae, the Deputy of Love sang this track for Don Armando's Second Avenue Rhumba Band in 1979. She later sang on hits by Kid Creole...

 "Your posting a track called Disco Spaceship, so why are you using a picture of some old audio gear instead of a picture of a spaceshi...

"For The Same Man" is simply an excellent release from 1983 on 25 West Records. Written by Libby McLaren, Matt Noble and Rebecca R...

In a long bygone era, this is precisely what I picture a Saturday night to sound (and look) like. RIP 1982. David Morris - Saturday Night Da...

Here is a mix of some of my favorite jams. They are plenty good for shaking down the house, but just as good for making the commute a little...

My brain is cloudy from watching a debate between two senators who disagree on a few important issues. Therefore, I'm not sure how much...