DJ Cole Medina - Bingo player extraordinaire, connoisseur of ham sammiches, professional scab collector.
Influences
Art of Noize, Kraftwerk, Afrika Bambaata, Newcleus, Jonzun Crew, Barkays, Run DMC, Fat boys, Kurtis Blow, Marlely Marl, Grandmaster Jay, De La Soul, Kid-n-play, Slick Rick, Salt-n-Pepa
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Sleazy McQueen Ft. Anne Montone - She Was Totally My Disco Muse EP (Moodclub Music 04)
1. Sleazy McQueen Ft. Anne Montone - Anna Due (Cole's Vocal Mix)
2. Sleazy McQueen Ft. Anne Montone - Anna Due (Sleazy McQueen's Original Dub)
Anna, due, tre, quattro; that's right, get ready for Moodclub Music number four! This time, our Belgian friends teamed up with Orlando based Sleazy McQueen, Cole Medina from California and LA's Anne Montone for two pieces of sexy, slow paced basement disco. Sleazy? You said it!
Sleazy McQueen is the force behind this transglobal collaboration. His computer and keyboards have signed releases on quality labels like Bear Funk, Eight-Tracks, Morris Audio, Hairy Claw, Icon Recordings and Bananza Records, whereas his record bag has found occasion to travel to Chicago, New York, Tokyo, Florence and London. He also heads up the Brooklyn based Tres Gueros band. LA's Anne Montone has just won the Scion singing competition and is currently getting high praise by the big names in the music scene. And finally there's Cole Medina, a true underground hero and a mystery to many, although his name regularly pops up in Todd Terje or Prins Thomas playlists, to name a few. Especially known for his versatile edits, more material from him is forthcoming on Prins Thomas' Internasjional label, but first, this mindblowing original work on the Moodclub Music imprint.
Did we say original work? Well, maybe not quite. Because, as it turns out, this EP is sort of a unique three-way collaboration between the three artists. The first track of the package is Cole Medina's Vocal Mix. You see, right after Sleazy McQueen's Original Dub was written, Cole Medina remixed it into a new instrumental. It was Mr. Sleazy who came to the conclusion that Cole's great piece of spaced out, slow motion disco would shine through even more with the addition of Anne Montone's dreamy vocal, weaving it into the track himself. The result is an intense piece of contemporary disco music, for lovers and for dancers.
The second track on offer is Sleazy's Original Dub, as mentioned above. This instrumental version features a sub heavier low bottom, Ray Mang sounding percussion and an overall slightly housier feel, making this one the perfect transition between italo, disco or cosmic stuff and rougher sounds. You've guessed it, one for the more adventurous, eclectic jocks. According to the legend, Sleazy composed Anna Due on a keyboard he'd borrowed from his friend, Anna, later reporting that she was ''totally his disco muse''. We'd love to tell you more, but it's probably none of our business anyway. But then, if you just have a listen, we're pretty sure you'll get the idea right away.
Reviews on Jon Freers’s Hearingisbelieving blog, Onda Sonora blog, Sleazy Beats blog, more to follow!)FEEDBACK)Jimpster (Freerange)
5/5 "Cole's Vox Mix is an absolute stunner! love it and will be playing it loads. quality stuff. cheers."
Chris Duckenfield(Swag / TONIC Show / Binge & Purge)
4/5 "Absolutely superb ! Full support - thanks : ]"
Social Disco Club (Bear Funk / Mindless Boogie / OCSID Music)
5/5 "Bloody hell, this is amazing! Cole Medina always does it.. Full support."
DJ Harri (Subclub, Glasgow)
4/5 "Really like this, nice warm up wind down stuff, both mixes great"
Kelvin K. (Nordic Trax / Hudd Traxx)
5/5 "Love this, Sleazy McQueen kills these dubby disco cuts. Best release for me on the label so far by a mile."
Tom Hoch (Beatport / Beta Nightclub)
4/5 "I love this. Both tracks are dope but tipping the hat to Cole's Vocal Mix. I'll definitely work these in the rotation. Nice slow groovy electro funky house."
Jon Freer (hearingisbelieving.blogspot.com)
5/5 "This is stunning! A beautiful slice of post disco magic. Review on the way!!!"
Funky Transport (Club Snafu, Aberdeen)
5/5 "love this,,, chart top ten."
Scott K.(LA, Boxmusic)
5/5 "both mixes are insane....gonna be hard to choose which to drop....I may have to mix between the two : ) great work."
Al Bradley (Bugged Out / 3AM Recordings, Manchester)
4/5 "Both versions are superb, but I absolutely love the original dub just for its downright dirtyness & future-funk grooves. Superb!"
David Gluzman(R4NT Music Blog)
4/5 "Really like it.. The slight 80's synth is just right, not overkill, and the pace is awesome.. Slow and progressive. Nice work."
Sleazy McQueen (Eight-Tracks)
5/5 "this is far too good to have my name attached."
Tyler Stadius (Proton & Dinamo FM, Mexico)
3/5 "Hip "Metro Area-esque" feel. I like."
Thomas Brunner (livingroom.fm Radio, Switzerland)
4/5 "great Disco stuff - i love the Anna Due Vocal's mix! we will take it to our playlist at livingroom.fm on 107,6 UKW in Switzerland!"
sapphirecut (Philadelphia)
5/5 "de nova disco with a great vocal and great beat for the feet-love it -will play on Soundfront underground radioshow this week"
Niksa Dragolin (Eurostar Radio 101.7 FM, Croatia)
4/5 "very nice disco track, warm vocals and groovy stabs... the dub version is some how a mixture between old school and modern production. like both of the tracks"
Corin Arnold / "ed2000" (Spindler+Klatt, Berlin)
4/5 "loving the neo disco space fusion trax going on and will be supporting this enthusiastically !! radio chart club ace !!!"
Checkpoint Charlie (My Cuppa Tea / My House Your House, LA)
5/5 "Oh NICE! Sluggishly cool and unconcerned - this is a super smooth track! Anne's beautiful vocal carries the lazy theme excellently. And that timelessly retro feel - HOT! Loving the recently Sleazy McQueen releases. Will definitely play on my show this week."
Paul - Solardisco Recordings Limited
"Thanks for this Cole...it's fucking fantastic. Will play it tonight!"
DJ Red D (We Play House Recordings)
"Good to see Moodclub broadening their catalogue with this mid-tempo discofied sleaze track. Sleazy McQueen chose his name well, because this one will get you some serious grinding action on the more eclectic dancefloors. The original mix stands out for me."
San Soda, We Play House Recordings
"Will play the vocal mix: addictive bassline, catchy vocals and dark synth chords, sleazy ànd sexy..."
Onda Sonora Soundsystem (BXL)
"The Cole Medina mix is just the kind of sonic sleaze we love. Lovely hypnotic Disco-inspired workout. Ideal for my ventures into deeper, slightly slower 4 to the floor territories. People should dance on this one naked for greater effect. A tune for horny people."
Monsieur Monod (Pop Sunday, Amsterdam)
"Moodclub Music delivers the goods with these two cuts of supreme, dirty, lo-slung disco. Cole Medina's rerub is particularly nice, with its slow beats and clever use of the vocals. Tested and tried at sunkissed rooftops and lazy afternoon stints. LOVE IT!"
oh no!! :( i've been lookin forward to hearin u for WEEKS and u were my #1 dj on the list for the nite, seriously.. even decided to throw Union back in the cd player to get me ready for the weekend! i understand about father's day tho.. I am moving up north, so i must hear u play before i leave.. we'll need to get u a gig in sf soon :) hope u have a have a great weekend!
Yeah yeah! What up Cole! Love your new record...can't wait to pick it up!! Just went and saw Dam-Funk this weekend. So great man. He rinsed some serious boogie on us! Keep in touch... Eddie
Hey hey hey! We have a new song on Our Space and want to ask you a favor, can you tell us what do you think about it!? ;D Thanks for the attention! Much love! Cheers, RedHead Outdoors
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