Blue Monday: 30 Years Ago!

Today 30 years ago New Order released the most brilliant and amazing dance song ever from their transformative LP Power, Corruption and Lies in 1983.  The song wasn't originally included on the LP until later. "Blue Monday" symbolized a turn of a new leaf for them as Joy Division became New Order after the suicide of legendary front man Ian Curtis.  Bernard Sumner's mourning vocals along with the pulsating synthesizers became seminal and the way for a new electronic dance movement that fused post punk with house.  "Blue Monday" has also become the biggest independent 12" dance single of all time. This timeless song can transport you physically and emotionally, still sounds  fresh and it never fails to fill any dance floor.  Pure Brilliance!  Enjoy

Automatic Lover

It has been quite a long time and I actually wanted to post this song for Valentines Day however life duties keep me from doing Disco Monk.  Here is a song that I haven't shaken off since I first heard it a couple of months ago.  There is something quite kitschy yet sweet about this saccharine cosmic disco song by gutsy British singer Dee D. Jackson.  My friend Wiki tells me she started as a film producer in Munich, Germany and then moved into music working with legends such as Giorgio Moroder and Keith Forsey. Her first single was "Man of a Man"and it didn't do well.  Her next single however was "Automatic Lover" and it became a smash in countries like Argentina, Italy, France, Spain, Turkey and Japan.  Other songs from her debut album Cosmic Curves  such as"Red Flight", "Galaxy of Love", "Meteor Man" and "Cosmic Curves" did pretty well internationally.  She currently lives in Turin, Italy where she has a record company DDE Records, Ltd.  I'm loving this hot mess of a cosmic lady. Enjoy!

Automatic Lover (Original 12" Long Version) - Dee D Jackson

Disco Photography: David Bowie

Disco Photography: Studio 54

Working Mix

Here is the first mix of 2013!  It's called Working Mix. It is great to finally find some time to take care of music stylings and stitched together some great songs for your listening pleasure.  This mix has a great flux and brings some drama along with some quiet moments of reflection.  It also has an insane moment where  DJ Glamjack fuses three unlikely songs together.  Let's see if you can figure which song is that. I truly enjoyed making it and hope you enjoy it too!

Working Mix - Dj Glamjack

Working Mix

Track List

  1.  Sell My Soul - Sylvester

  2.  Rock Solid (Mickey Remix) - Rambla Boys feat. Stee Downes

  3.  Don't Go Loose It Baby - Hugh Masekela

  4.  Chrono, Lili Marlene and Mama Eu Quero - Kraftwerk, Jack Ward and Carmen Miranda

  5.  Re: Disco - Susumu Yokota

  6.  Flowers - Andrew Ashong & Theo Parish

  7.  Sequence "C" - Tangerine Dream

  8.  Dance, Dance, Dance - Marta Acuna

  9.  Watcha Gonna Do (Tom Moulton Remix) - Heaven 'n' Hell

10.  La Spirale J's - Phreek Plus One

11.  I'll Give it To You - Jomanda

12.  Know The Way - Grimes

No Cross, No Crown

We begin the year officially with two gorgeous and uplifting disco songs titled "No Cross, No Crown" and "The Message", both by gospel funk band Gloster Williams and Master Control from their LP Praying Spirit which was released in 1979.  Very little is known about this band but for sure they were able to fuse funk, disco and gospel to incredible results with their exuberant vocals and orchestration.  The saying No Cross, No Crown is usually interpreted as staying out of religion and politics.  I'm loving both songs and hope this will get you in the mood for some good old shaking gospel/spiritual disco.  Enjoy

No Cross, No Crown - Gloster Williams and Master Control

The Message - Gloster Williams and Master Control

The Message - Gloster Williams and Master Control

Happy New Year! My Favorites of 2012

Good bye 2012! This year brought us some great new disco, house and great tunes that were brilliant, sweet, original and memorable. Wishing you all a Happy New Year filled with love, health, peace and prosperity.  Here are my favorites from last year in no particular order:

Favorite LPs:

Kindness - World You Need A Change of Mind - Terrible Records
John Talabot -  FIN - Permanent Vacation
The Chromatics - Kill For Love - Italians Do It Better
Pet Shop Boys -  Elysium - Parlophone
Saint Etiene - Words and Music by Saint Etienne - Heavenly Records
Sachienne - Unknown - Kompakt

Favorite Songs:

Todd Terje - Inspector Nose
Soft Rocks - Talking Jungle (Justin Vandervolgen Remix)
The Barking Dogs - Mamarracho
The Kenneth Banger Experience - Fragment 16 (I Can't Wait) A Copycat & Martin Brodin Radio Mix
Antony & The Johnsons - Cut The World
Joakin - Nothing Gold
Jimmy Edgar - This One's For The Children
Al Kent - Open Up Your Mind
Cecile and Refleksie - First Sparkle
Perseus - Running  Back To You

Favorite Live DJ's 

Horse Meat Disco
Danny Krivit
Francois K
Joe Claussell

 Open Up Your Mind - Al Kent