Guest Mix #14 – Strictly Busine$$
Strictly Buine$$ are J-son and Funkoff, a collective of Polish Dj’s who came together to (in their own words) “to awaken from stupor the Warsaw club scene, which, to this day was dominated by shallow sounds reproduced from suspicious devices.” A great reason to get up and do something, if you ask me. Here are the guys themselves with a few words about the guest mix they sent through to me:
“We decided to treat the issue literally and prepared a 100% boogie mix containing records only from 1981-85. We wanted it to sound rather funny and being something very enjoyable while listening then serious electronic music set (some of these records sound a bit cheesy nowadays and we are aware of that). The whole mix was prepared from original records, no bootlegs, re-edits etc. 100% vinyl. Also, the mix cover refers to ‘Star Wars fever’ from early 80s when everything had to look cosmic, even LP covers…”
This mix concentrates on a sound that’s not often covered on these pages – the more break-dance orientated boogie, and also contains loads of tracks I had never heard before (which is great). Nothing cheesy about it, just a different vibe to your deeper sets, but too much deepness can get a little boring.
There are plenty ways you can hear more from the Strictly Busine$$ lads – Myspace and Soundcloud being two of them, but for now, sit back and listen to them right here…
Full Tracklisting
Electro Rock Introduction
Captain Jack / Jack It Up
B.T. Express / Uptown Express (Club Version)
Pure Energy / One Hot Night
Charles Earland / (It’s A) Doggie Boogie Baby
Canute / Amazing Mind
Voices In The Dark / Keep It Warm (Extended Mix)
Toni Smith (Ooh!) I Like The Way It Feels
Darlene Davis / I Found Love (Remix)
Clockwork / I’m Your Candy Girl
Friday Night Interlude
Reggie Griffin / Move (Jellybean Remix)
Kyrstyna Pronko / Byłeś, Jesteś, Będziesz Mój
Bobby Nunn / Don’t Knock It (Until You Try It)
Margie Joesph / Knockout
Endgames / Ecstasy (Instrumental)
Seven Dollars Epilogue
(The lads also included some rather nifty downloadable covers for the mix as well. Great stuff).
