Blank Generation: Blank Tapes Nyc 1975-1985, The

Various Artists
General | Mar 2010

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Brick
Reviewed 2010-08-12
BLANK GENERATION TAPES

Killer disco mixtape. Unearthed tape classics from 1975-1985, a disco DJ's delight. Legitimate superfunk soulgasm. Make babies on the dancefloor, get lewd. FCC clean. Each song is some sort of sonic cousin of Last Night a DJ Saved My Life. great shtuff.

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1- disco excess. big diva, big booty bounce, goofy syths
2- clickey clack cowbell polyrhytmic latinodiscostomp
3- plinky superfine soul funk with killer keys & horn lixx
4- sun ra does the dirty disco, this is fantastic shit
5- herky jerky new wave electro, better than devo, gary numan like
6- jazzy new york swing & wonky guitar. summertime swag.
7- straight ahead tower of power style funk music
8- disco killer track, fake jackson 5 kid talking about their big b
9- big new jack discopop w/ diva itching for loves, cool effects
10- superswank soulful piano line & cool bass
11- real driving pulse, diva & chorus hooks are real catchy, danceflooor groove & bongo outro
12- chic polyrhtymic dubby new wave electrodisco strut
13- bent out shifty echoing loungy vibraphone soul. i'd like to be this emile guy they're singing about.

Recent airplay

Itching For Love
lost and foundOct 02, 2010
State Of Art
brother of sophoclesSep 30, 2010
Where Pathways Meet
lost and foundSep 18, 2010
I Got A Big Bee
Lost Afternoon DelightSep 11, 2010
Over Like A Fat Rat
lost and foundSep 04, 2010
It's A Better Time Then Good Time (Walter Gibbons Rmx)
Abra's AirwavesSep 02, 2010

Charting

2010-08-22 — 2010-10-24
Week EndingAirplays
Oct 3 2
Sep 19 1
Sep 12 1
Sep 5 4
Aug 29 5

Track listing

1. Once You Got Me Going
2. Music Trance
3. Crystalized
4. Where Pathways Meet
5. State Of Art
6. A Cruise To The Moon
7. Jazz Is The Teacher, Funk Is The Preacher
8. I Got A Big Bee
9. Itching For Love
10. Over Like A Fat Rat
11. It's A Better Time Then Good Time (Walter Gibbons Rmx)
12. Wax The Van (Jon's Dub)
13. Emile (Night Rate)