Posts tagged Disco Discharge
Schlock-Wire: The Disco Recharge Series Debuts With VOYAGE Special Edition
May 14th
Big news for discophiles: Mr. Pink, the man behind the amazing (and much loved at Schlockmania) Disco Discharge compilation series, is parlaying that success into reissuing a series of classic disco albums in deluxe editions, complete with all the edits, remixes and bonuses that he can gather up for each album. The series will be More >
Schlock-Wire: 4 New Volumes Of DISCO DISCHARGE From Harmless Records
Mar 7th
Disco fanatics, pencil in this spring on your financial calendar for a major expenditure because Harmless Records will be releasing four new volumes in their superlative Disco Discharge compilation series. The titles for the go-round are as follows: American Hot, Disco Exotica, Europa and Midnight Shift. As always, each set will deliver 2 discs packed More >
DISCO DISCHARGE — CRUISING THE BEATS: Going To Extremes On The Dance Floor
Mar 1st
A big part of the fun with disco music is the genre’s frequent embrace of melodrama and excess. Gay disco is by far the best of all disco subgenres at delivering these elements because it always goes for the most florid forms of expression possible. It can take the love song format, add a beat More >
DISCO DISCHARGE — EURO BEATS: Bubblegum Goes Electro On The Dance Floor
Feb 15th
In the United States, disco was swiftly shoved under the rug as the country made its transition from the 1970’s to the 1980’s. It was transformed into a dirty word, quietly removed from the airwaves and banished back into the clubs from whence it came. In Europe, it was a different story: no such discrimination More >
DISCO DISCHARGE — MONDO DISCO: A Million Styles Under One Beat
Feb 1st
Disco devotees know that one of the key appeals of this genre is its wild unpredictability. Those who shrug it off as a repetitive, formulaic music have obviously not looked beyond the top-40 hits to explore its extremes, which are many and mind-bending. The reason for this is simple: D.J.‘s and discothèque patrons alike expected More >
DISCO DISCHARGE — DISCO FEVER U.S.A.: Deep In The Heart Of The Mirrorball Era
Jan 25th
It’s impossible to overemphasize how much disco was produced during the genre’s golden era. Everyone from the major labels down to the tiniest indie companies were cranking out disco albums and 12-inch singles by the truckload. Thus, exploring the disco genre is not unlike disappearing down the rabbit hole in Alice In Wonderland. Just when More >
Schlock-Wire: Full Details And Track Listings for The Next Four DISCO DISCHARGE Compilations
Dec 2nd
Some welcome news for all the disco devotees: Harmless Records has officially announced the details for the next set of Disco Discharge releases. Schlockmania is a big booster of this series and this quartet of new double-disc releases all look like winners. As with previous installments, each set will be a double-disc collection of vintage More >
DISCO DISCHARGE — PINK POUNDERS: High Camp, High Drama & Lots Of Synths
Nov 19th
Lots of people all over the world loved disco during its heyday but few ever took it to their hearts the way the gay community did. It was truly their music and they devoted themselves to it with a fervor than no one else could match. Thus, it was no surprise that when disco disappeared More >
Schlock-Wire: DISCO DISCHARGE 2011 Update
Oct 29th
As previous reviews illustrate, Schlockmania is a big booster of the Disco Discharge reissue series. Compiler “Mr. Pink” has assembled 8 double-disc sets’ worth of classic disco and as the following news from the Disco Discharge Facebook page reveals, he has no intention of slowing down in the near future. He’s prepared another quartet of More >
DISCO DISCHARGE — DISCO BOOGIE: You Can Kill A Name But The Beat Never Dies
Sep 30th
As the fans of this genre know, disco did not “die” at the end of the 1970’s. Instead, it moved back into the underground scenes from whence it came and mutated into newer, differently styled forms that kept the beat alive while reworking the overall sound. One of the best and most successful disco mutations More >
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