Canadian diggers extraordinaires The Patchouli Brothers make their debut on Razor-N-Tape in the finest form possible, with a quartet of exceptionally tasty and soulful edit heat.

Leading of with a floor-filler that brings people together in early night excitement, then onto a peak time esctatic bomb, a gospel disco chugger, and finishing with a slow roller for that end-of-night euphoria, this 12” truly has it all.

In an an already storied career of flips, this standout record is the Brothers at the top of their game, and an absolute masterclass in the do’s and don’ts of the disco edit. Buy on sight! More

The sixth edition of the Pleasure of Love edit series features the Toronto based Patchouli Brothers (GAMM, Basic Fingers, Barefoot Beats, Tugboat). The duo have a long running disco & house party called Beam Me Up and have a proven track record of slicing up and distilling rare, underappreciated cuts into peak time dance floor gems.
The A1 is a raw, driving Côte d'Ivoire disco revision with excellent celebratory vocal loops and synth leads. Next up is a smooth italo, tip-tap, jam re-edited to perfection, highlighting the sophisticated horn and lead synth interplay.
On the flip is a rubbery synth bass led soca jam that will set off just about any party with its catchy vocals and tension/release re-arrangement. And rounding out the release is a dutch disco call and response re-edit detailing a common thread in the dancer-DJ relationship. Dance floor tested and approved!
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Another fine slab of that Disco goodness from the mighty Kojak stable. Toronto party machines & re-edit maestros The Patchouli Brothers step up to the plate this time with 2 monstrous sides of peak-time Disco heat. 'BDSM / Gert A Chance' will not leave your bag, these cuts are primed, ready and able to lift the roof off of your discotheque, road-tested by the bros and deemed suitable the gods at Kojak Giant Sounds & Disco Promotions. Say no more. Essential wax for the discerning mirror ball fiend right here. Limited, as always. Do it! More

The Patchouli Brothers deliver four raw tunes, looped for optimum dancefloor ecstasy. On the A side ‘He Wonders’ is a squelching synthy, guitar laden gem, extended and reworked for full cosmic galacticness. ‘A Mighty Joy’ follows up with a slice of gospel disco gold, expertly tweaked to enrich your soul with spiritual goodness.
On the B side ‘Can’t Stop Christy’ is laced with a good helping of slap bass and trumpet flurries alongside the elusive Christy trading licks with that hazy distorted guitar. Closing out the e.p. ‘Take You There’ channels the glory days of disco into a six-and-half-minute reglammed opus.
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The Patchouli Brothers strike back with a second edition of their edits for Basic Fingers. On the A-side we get a big dancefloor bullet with piano luxury, euphoric vocals and 110% party vibes.
On the flip there's more of that uptempo feel-good business, just take your pick... More

The Patchouli Brothers first began throwing parties in an Albanian dive bar in Toronto's east end, but have gone on to grace the stage at a spectrum of the city's establishments. They hold down a residency at a rotating disco jam called Beam Me Up which, while held monthly at the Piston, has taken place in a film studio, an artist commune, above a furniture store and inside the Great Hall. Their debut 12" for Basic Fingers features two cuts. First up 'Wicked One', a fiery slice of gospel served with a rich piano hook. On the flip we're treated to 'Magic Rhythm (Of Love)', a masterclass in pure disco-funk insanity. Looking for a peak-time workout with lots of percussion? Look no further... More

Divine Situation are Greg Belson is a veteran DJ and one of the premiere collectors of soul music worldwide. He's known as the go to authoritarian for Gospel Soul music, is the compiler of the Divine Disco series on Cultures of Soul and presents his radio broadcast Divine Chord Gospel Show on LA's dublab.com creative hub.
and Paulo Fulci is a DJ and producer out of Bristol UK. His work as part of the Situation edit crew has been released and supported as part of the underground for many years….he now spends his days slangin' records, whilst honing his disco scalpel skills in the late twilight hours.
Following on from their incendiary slab of two sided gospel goodness 'Born Again' & 'Soul Revival', the Divine Situation duo have crafted the next lot of bangin' spiritualized dancefloor destroyers for your record box.
Here we have an EP catering for several sides to your night. The lead off cut is the flat out roof raiser 'The Problem Solver'…..then it's boogified territory with 'Brand New Feelin', before they close out with the end of 'nighter, 'Try Love'.
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Over the years Moton has become synonymous with releasing great quality edits from a range of amazing producers. Their 43rd release is no different offering up two glorious edits ready made for the dancefloor.
“Cuffari (Make The World Larger Than Me)” on the A side is four and a half minutes of luscious, soulful, string laden goodness, entrancing you with those dreamy vocals. Trust us, she’s right when she says “…the melody echoes in my mind” – this one will be stuck in your head for days!
Flip it over and Marcel Vogel, under his Em Vee alias channels the happy-go-lucky NYC discotheque days through “Dancing (Jumbo)”. With an all too infectious guitar and bass riff, coupled with cosmic synth pops and perfectly layered vocal chants – it’s sure fire, peak time disco gold.
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Moton Records Inc return with a very special 40th release, for which they enlist the services of the mighty Red Greg who goes digging in the crates for 3 very rare & highly sought after cuts of disco / boogie / afro especially for RSD.
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Moton Records Inc return with a very special 40th release, for which they enlist the services of the mighty Red Greg who goes digging in the crates for 3 very rare & highly sought after cuts of disco / boogie / afro especially for RSD.
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Another killer release from the essential re -edits/rarities label Moton. Number 39 brings us three more obscurities lovingly edited by label head honcho Diesel with the funky as hell Feels So Good leading the EP. Kicking off the B side you will find a great Latin version of Ian Dury's Wake Up, then rounding off the EP is Discomora classically cut and spliced to perfection for your dancefloor pleasure. Diesel comes up trumps on the latest Moton release love all three tracks.
Starting with Feels so Good which is a great midtempo soulful West Coast flavoured bomb that's driving me mad trying to remember the original. Next up is the killer Latin cover version of Ian Dury's Wake up a sure fire floor filler that guarantees a rush for ID requests any time I play it ... Love it & will be playing for some time to come! Finally Discorama operatic disco for the leftfield floors all in all a top release from Moton. Moton 39 returns with an EP of music that is as epic as it is operatic as it is just pure funky. Feels So Good takes the cake for the boogie down moments and Woke Up will get your legs moving when the morning light shines thru the smoke machine. people get ready! much love, charlie @ soulclap.us Woke up is my favourite cut of these three 3 good cuts, Moton forever connecting the Disco-nections. Phil Asher
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Moton Records Inc raid the archives for 2 specially selected cuts reworked with love by Richard Rogers aka Black Booby. More

Of course the boys are back! Dave Jarvis and Diesel float another two killers out there for the more discerning dancefloors. First up is NITE DANCE were are dynamic duo flip their wigs and slice and dice a Giorgio Moroder classic. Dark, sleazy and downright dirty and the right amount of piano for the balearic faithful! CE SOIR is a go go styled percussion funk monster with a female euro vocal that just pulls you in. From Saint - Tropez to the dark back streets of Dalston this has classic written all over it. THIS MAN is one of touchstones of the cosmic Adriatic scene championed by the likes of Italian dance legend Daniele Baldelli from back in the day. Resurrected and flipped for a new audience. Light my soul!! More

New release on the recently relaunched and revitalized Moton Records with edits by Diesel, Jarvis & the Reflex. This superb two tracker is another gem treatment that is released in super limited quantities. Two cool edits ranging from dubbed out boogie to cosmic sleaze. More