i’ve really been into the whole disco/modern soul/boogie sound as of late, and i’m glad that the wide world of the internet has been so eager to oblige my inclinations. i’m also glad that there’s been such a resurgence in this late 70s/early 80s sound (i wonder if there’s some correlation between economic periods–stagflation then, the Great Recession now) from djs and musicians and magazines and blogs. this post is mainly a means for me to give unto you, dear LxNxM readers, the varied and random jams and mixtapes that i’ve been rocking recently in this fair genre. first up is this absolute banger from london crew, bugz in the attic (crappy quality download here, or just buy it already, cheapskate):

way, way more after the jump

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if you haven’t downloaded that king midas sound mix that i linked to the other day, you should. (and then listen to it with headphones.) while you’re at, dig through FACT magazine’s other mixes. i’ve been sleeping on them myself, especially since i downloaded the xx mix (tracklist here) over the summer and didn’t think of checking out what else they had. some winners that i’ve found include the no pain in pop mix, the heatwave dancehall mix, this disco mix, the rustie mix, and the dÉbruit mix. your homework this weekend is to find more worthy FACT mixes. extra credit to whoever can find me the various production mix.