texture DJs - Quantum Of Disco

We’ve been spoiling you for tunes and mixes of late. I’m particularly feeling the Dub MD presents Hiphop Renatus mix, the tracklisting is sickening! Anyways, to keep the pace I have something a little special for you all. This time those chaps known as textureDJs provide with aptly titled ‘Quantum Of Disco’ mix. You might think that because they took their influence from the Bond films, this could be a cheesey attempt to ‘cash in’ on the most recent film’s popularity. Indeed one half of textureDJ’s, Cynan admits “yeah, its jumping on the James Bond bandwagon, but I’ve had this great ‘Basie Does Bond’ LP, a £1 charity shop score, sitting on the shelf for a while just begging to be dropped in as an intro. I love some dusty old jazz, and I think that comes through in a couple of tunes in this mix”.

I have to agree, each tune has been picked for it’s artistic and musical merit, all mixed seamlessly.  You got jazz, breaks, soul, disco….basically all the beats they make you want to shake your ass pon the the dancefloor. Nuggets to look out for include The Bamboo’s featuring UK hiphop legend TY, ‘Can’t Help Myself’, ill live funk and breaks with TY’s awesome flow pushing this tune through. I asked Cynan which tune stood out for him on the mix, “there’s one tune in there I fell in love with one Xmas as an eight year old in ‘84, it was a big fluorescent 12″ maxi single, with a ghost on one side, and this amazing THING on the B side called a DUB VERSION without the vocals and this serious electric BEAT that drops in half way through… talk about texture. I’m sure you can figure out which one that is!” Indeed I can, haha.

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Tracklisting:

  1. Alastair Cooke - Talk About America (PYE Records)
  2. Count Basie And His Orchestra - The James Bond Theme (United Artists)
  3. Indigo Jam Unit - Back Shot (Basis Records)
  4. The Bamboos feat TY - Cant Help Myself (Tru Thoughts)
  5. Rephrase - Since 1939 (album version) (Rephrase Music)
  6. Big M Bootie - Your Thing (Big M Bootie)
  7. Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters (Dub Version) (Arista)
  8. Faze Action - Hypnotic (Disco Mix) (Faze Action)
  9. Dmitri From Paris - Madd Luck (Supreme)
  10. Manmade - Beastie Nights (Manmade)
  11. Motor City Drum Ensemble - Raw Cuts #2 (Raw Cuts)
  12. FLASHnap - Spooky (Pulver Records)
  13. Hot 8 Brass Band - Listen To Me (Hint Remix) (Tru Thoughts)
  14. Wumni - Work (Serious Assault Recordings)
  15. Parov Stelar - Fleur De Lille (Etage Noir)
  16. Atlantic Conveyor - African Disco Power (Sofrito Specials)
  17. 6ix Toys - Voodoo People (First Word Records)

Download: Quantum Of Disco

The textureDJ’s have a residency on the first Saturday of the month at Thirst Lodge in Oxford. As we always say, if you’re feeling this, make sure you hit up the TextureDJs website, get involved, download the mix, add them as a friend or even drop a comment below! Also, look out for a possible BITS mix from Cynan coming in the New Year…