January 2011
2 posts
DarkStarr Remix of Mavis ft. Candi Staton in Top...
Really happy to say that the DarkStarr remix of “Revolution” by Mavis ft. Candi Staton was voted the Number 4 Single of the Year on DJ History. We love this site so it is quite an honour.
“Revolution” was released on vinyl on limited 10-inch with hand printed artwork on Bitches Brew and digitally on K7. David Mancuso has been playing it at every Lucky Cloud party in London...
DarkStarr meet Beardyman
DarkStarr have had the pleasure to remix the multi-talented vocal pioneer Beardyman who will release his debut album “I Done A Album” on Sunday Best in March.
For those of you that haven’t caught a show on his awe-inspiring sell-out tour or one of his festival performances where he consistently rocks a crowd ten to fifteen thousand strong, well then let me enlighten you. Beardyman is a burgeoning...
December 2010
2 posts
New DarkStarr Remix of 2 Bears
What do you get when you combine Arthur Russell type vocals, folk music, electronica and Afro-Beat? Another out there DarkStarr cocktail.
2 Bears - “Church” DarkStarr Remix
September 2010
1 post
New DarkStarr News
Good day fellow Jedis. Here is the new transmission from Planet DarkStarr:
We have just launched the DarkStarr SoundCloud. The “Revolutionary Dance Music” and “Just Do It” DarkStarr DJ mixes can now be downloaded.
We are getting ready for our Japanese tour and look forward to playing the new incarnation of the legendary Club Yellow in Tokyo which is now called Eleven. We...
August 2010
3 posts
Classic Album Sundays
When is the last time you listened to an album from beginning to end? And sticking it on in the background while working on the computer, talking on the phone or doing chores around the house does not count. I mean sitting down and giving the album your full attention. For many of us, it has been awhile.
Hearing is like breathing and smelling - it does not require an active, directed effort; we...
WatchDarkStarr interview - Crystal Blue Persuasion
June 2010
2 posts
Salvador Santana - "Don't Do It" [DarkStarr Mix]
Thanks to Horse Meat Disco for having us last weekend. We had a wonderful time and there was much revelry to be had. Its good to see that “the naked guy” is still there. He wanted us all to join in but we thought it wise to draw the line.
New in DarkStarr news this week is the release of our remix of Salvador Santana (yep - Carlos’ son). We took a sexy funked-up approach to this...
May 2010
2 posts
DARKSTARR'S PSYCHEDELIC DISCO-TECH COMP
Hey Peeps,
We are releasing our comp “DarkStarr’s Psychedelic Disco-Tech: They Live By the Night” in late May. Be our 500th fan on our DarkStarr Facebook and win yourself a free copy. You can catch our DarkStarr special on Cosmodelica on Ministry of Sound Radio, Samurai FM and Deep Frequency.
Here’s the deal:
Psychedelic Disco-Tech: No, its not must another lame ass...
March 2010
4 posts
MAVIS FT. CANDI STATON "REVOLUTION" DARKSTARR MIX...
Mavis ft. Candi Staton “Revolution” (DarkStarr Mix) will be available on Bitches Brew on limited edition 10-inch vinyl with hand printed artwork by James Morrison next week. David Mancuso played it twice at our Lucky Cloud party on Sunday and Candi loves it so much that she is featuring our mix in her own live set! Its also getting props from Soul 2 Soul’s Jazzie B on BBC London...
More Arthur Mania
Dinner With Arthur Selection by Cosmo
Last weekend I was asked to play at the ICA for an Arthur Russell Tribute which included the launch of Tim’s Arthur Russell biography and a performance by the Arthur cover band Arthur’s Landing (album coming out on Strut / K7). I did the early set and instead of featuring Arthur’s disco records, I played a selection of other types of music...
February 2010
1 post
Arthur Russell: A Tribute
By Colleen “Cosmo” Murphy To most dance music enthusiasts, Arthur Russell is known as a quirky musician who produced some of the most outlandish disco records that were actually played in clubs. Songs like “Number 5 Go Bang!”, “Is It All Over My Face”, “Tiger Stripes” and “Wax The Van” didn’t sound like any other disco records produced at the time. This is partly because Arthur brought in...
November 2009
3 posts
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Norman Whitfield: The Undisputed King of...
By Colleen “Cosmo” Murphy
“Norman Whitfield was King Midas in my opinion”
- Eric Duncan, Still Going & Rub n’ Tug
“Norman was many things but if I had to sum it up in one word, then that word would be FUNKY!!!”
- Dave Lee, AKA Joey Negro, The Sunburst Band
“He is soul personified!”
- King Britt, Sylk 130
Norman Whitfield was one of the greatest soul producers and songwriters of...
Mavis ft. Candi Staton - “Revolution” (DarkStarr)
Stand Up and Get Down!
Stand Up and Get Down! By Colleen “Cosmo” Murphy
The primary concern of a good dance tune has always been to compel people to make a beeline for the dance floor and shake their ass. Nobody can argue with that. However, in the past we had a healthy dose of dance music that was able to make people get on down as well as stand on up. As one of the more populist forms of music, dance music was made...