Party @ The Ocean Funky House by Selin

Have you heard some good funky house lately? Not me. But I like being proven wrong and love surprises so when my friend Selin from the Netherlands sent me his compilation mix this Fall, was afraid to be deceived, so told him, got samples? Sure, he said.

Selin has his own label and company, he recently signed deep and Italian funky house meisters Harley & Muscles, "Deeper Love" with Guerideau on the vocals. One of ... his first release, "Funk Fan Radio" By Franky Sweetz was a favorite funky disco house track on our Nu Top 40 chart 2 years ago and a top 100 favorite for 2005.

Other than "You are the one for me" by Ocefunk with its chipmunk 78 rpm like vocals, the selection is varied and the mix is flawless, impressive considering a computer wasn't used. It was done in one take using a DAT recorder he says. Some tracks are his productions, others are by notable remixers/producers MoD (Juan Sunshine and Gee K) and the Monkey Brothers (Mike Pato and Felix Hopkins).

It goes smooth and funky at times, pumping hard and kickin' ass at others. It's definitely 2007 with layers of electro madness. Best moments are the title track "Party @ The Ocean" "Downtown Lady" and "Invisible".

Here's the tracklisting:

Party @ The Ocean mixed by Selin Coll on Playectra Records

1. Entree
2. You are the one for me - Ocefunk
3. Downtown lady - MoD (Ferry B mix)
4. Pizza Picanti Selin Coll
5. Alegria Musical - Jordan Rivera (Ospina & Oscar P remix)
6. Shake Da Ground - Franky Sweetz
7. Let's get down -Franky Sweetz
8. Night Fever - D'Varo
9. Let's get Down (sweet version) - Franky Sweets
10. Party @ The Ocean - Selin Coll
11. Invisible - Monkey Brothers
12. Tommy Largo - Masuku Monini

Party @ The Ocean at Juno UK (Also available at any good dj shops)
Visit Playectra.com
Selini Collaborations

READ THE FULL POST ...

Can Brooks save Disco Kandi ...

Jason Brooks, original illustrator of the famed Hed Kandi artwork cover sleeves returned "home" last August '07 after a brief stint at Mark Doyle's Fierce Angel label.

About welcoming Jason back to the Hed Kandi family, the label's Manager, Dan Baxter, says, "Hed Kandi has always been about the perfect combination of stylish music and stylish imagery. Jason Brooks is extraordinarily talented and his work is a key part of our iconography and heritage. Nobody represents Hed Kandi better than Jason so his return means so much to us."

Jason Brooks says, "I'm naturally thrilled to be back on the team at Hed Kandi and am looking forward ... to evolving the brand imagery beyond anything I've done before."

Now I have no clue if their compilations are selling well or not, but what I do know is that haven't purchased much of them lately and neither did some of my friends. Disco House is dead nowadays, the formula has been bled to death, quality releases are too few, it's time to move on. Although their Nu Cool series and Twisted Disco ones aren't bad at all.

The illustrator maybe back but the Disco Kandi/Heaven compilations are crappy. Same ol' Fedde LeGrand and Fish go Deep, given a choice between spending cash for a Jason Brooks Hed Kandi poster and a Disco Kandi cd. I'd go for the first.

Disco Kandi at Amazon.com
View exquisite imagery of Jason Brooks on his website
Hed Kandi posters at Hed Kandi

READ THE FULL POST ...