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Paper Radio – WInter ’15

The latest Paper Radio has interviews with Emperor Machine and Magnus International & Blackbelt Anderson as well as a mix from the first lady of disco Sophie Lloyd. Add the latest and greatest from the label plus what’s coming up and a classic from the vaults.

1. Rave-enka – Påfuglen
2. Mezman – Heatwave
3. Weedyman – BMBJ (Radio Edit Jam)

THE EMPEROR MACHINE INTERVIEW

4. Brioski – Radio Anatomy [Emperor Machine Stretched Version]
5. Flash Atkins – Levenshulme Orphanage for Boys (Doc L Junior’s Flashing Thunder Dub)
6. Solaris Heights – Solarism (Off The Beaten Track Mix)
7. The Funk District – Don’t Stop

SOPHIE LLOYD MIX

8. Pete Herbert & Dicky Trisco: Aperol Sunset (Disco Devience)
9. Aroop Roy: A Gira (Gamm)
10. Imagination: Music & Lights (Sleazy McQueen remix) Midnight Riot
11. Dr Packer: Hypnotising (Hot Digits)
12. M: Machistator (Delabel)
13 Sophie Lloyd: Womanly Tattoo (Paper Recs)
14. Ralph Myerz presents REC – Dirty Diva feat. Nomi Ruiz

MAGNUS INTERNATIONAL & BLACKBELT ANDERSON INTERVIEW

15. Annie – The Greatest Hit
16. Robot 84 – Automatic
17. Diskobeistet – Gammal Morro
18. B.G. Baarregaard – Partysvenskenes Dans

B.G.Baarregaard – Partysvenskenes Dans EP

Paper’s Scandinavian connection continues with this release from one of Oslo’s finest residents. Although hailing from Reykjavik, B.G Baarregaard now resides in in Norway’s capital and its influence is clearly stamped all over this brilliant EP.

Partysvenskenes Dans has the kind of warm ‘n wobbly happenings that we’ve come to know and love from the scandi disco output. Plenty of resonance & space with a hint of Inspector Norse mean this treads on the right side of camp & kitsch whilst managing to pack enough of a stomp to ensure it blows up a dance floor.

(Got Me) Runnin’ jumps on a plane and heads straight to the late 80’s / early 90’s Manchester club scene. Big piano stabs and a classic vocal make it a real late night jacked out affair with everything here from the glory years of clubbing.

Konur Go Karlar seems to take on board both its predecessors to deliver a cut that is drenched in cosmicness as well as a nod to classic UK house. Simple, down the middle & hooky there’s enough going on to please those that favour discos and late night dancing dens.

Sleazy McQueen – “BG’s work is marked by some of the finest production quality in the modern disco scene. Partysvenskenes Dans sounds like BG’s been drinking the Norwegian-Disco kool-aid!”

Nutritious – “Undeniably fantastical.”

Ruben & Ra – “Nice’n’disco!”

Chris Coco – “Cool and a lot of fun at the same time, is that possible?”

Julian Sanza – “Loving this release! cheers!”

Phat Phil Cooper – “Full support on these bad boys…”

Stuart Knight (Toolroom) – “Runnin’ is the one for me , spot on chaps !!!”

Tunnel FM – “Stunning EP, like them all.. absolutely support, Thanks !”

Severino Panzetta (Horse Meat Disco) – “Yes i like Got Me Runnin'”

Ulysses – “I’m digging the funky Moog-filled disco vibe”

80’s Child – “You simply can not touch BG and combined with Paper Disco is awesome! every track is killer on this EP but my favourite is Got Me Runnin’ Great stuff kids!!!”

Billy Scurry – “Was really digging party.. then got me Runnin’ hit me! OOFF!”

Get Down Edits – “Killer release guys”

Neil Scott – “Got some nice scando-med Todd Terje type vibes to this. Me likey!”

Ed Mahon (Cowbell Radio) – “More neat Nordic noise from Paper boys! All tracks will work…Runnin’ has already been added to the “keep the girls happy” folder!!”

Danny Oliver – “Konur Og Karlar is my favourite here….classy slice of disco meets house. This is right up my street!”

2 Billion Beats – “Very rarely does a new record find it’s way into the bag these days. This EP just did!”

De Fantastise To – “Amazing EP from MR Iceman! Got Me Runnin is my fave!”

Somerville & Wilson – “Bouncy poolside house done well Somerville & Wilson”

Diskobeistet – Birkelunden EP

Paper’s hook up with Norway continues to pay dividends with new artists who seem to knock it out the park with each release.

The latest is People Love Music’s Diskobeistet who tick all the boxes for grasping the sound of Paper’s heritage on a 4 track EP release for lovers of straight up “proper” house.

Birkelunden teams up tribally beats and smoking Rhodes with a Norwegian gentlemen’s vocal that we’re told is about going to the park, having a smoke and jumping up and down on a bouncy castle. So now you know.

The remix comes from another of our Norwegian friends, De Fantastiske To’s Ravi who gives it a bit of old school grit and jack before the bleepy bloppy style breakdown opens it up for the darkest dance floors. Is it techno? Is it house? Who cares!

Gammal Morro goes late night with a lazy hazy, sunset drenched vibe hooked around a Rhodes and nagging riff. Drive with the top down on this one and sport a pair of sockless espadrilles while you’re at it.

Nattergal is classic Paper all over, live sounding drums with snaps and claps in all the right places alongside a low slung bass line & chika chika guitar. Never straying far from the path, this is house for those that like it simple, straight forward and solid.

Support in from selectors:

Ralph Myerz:
“Great stuff that will work wonders both in the land of Oz and Ibiza! Love all traxx, full support!!!!!”

Chris Coco:
“lovely vibes. contemplative but still groovy, how we like our dance music. Great for the Melodica radio show”

High Soul Society:
“all over ‘Natterga’ a groovy little number that’ll be getting plenty of action at the HSS parties. Thanks You :)”

Somerville & Wilson:
“Smooth and slick release for those cocktail moments , Fav track is the Birkelunden Remix”

Bottin:
“sounds great!”

Pete Herbert:
“Superb!!! loving them all!”

Leon Sweet:
“Woah… this is strong. Feeeeelin it. Very close call but it’s Nattergal for me. More!”

Dean Sunshine Smith (Garden Festival):
“Reminds me of early paper those damn Norwegians styles. Gammal Morro for me”

Billy Scurry:
“Vibes!! Great tracks and rmxs! looking forward to getting it on a system”

80’s Child:
“As always a quality e.p from Paper Recordings! Gamma Morro takes centre stage for me looking forward to playing this at the weekend :)”

Dom Servini (Wah Wah 45s):
“Loving the solid disco originals, esp Nattergal”

DJ Rocca:
“very nice electro-nu disco stuff”

Leftside Wobble :
“The Nordic connection just keeps on giving…”

B.G. Baarregaard:
“Living next to it, I can confirm that these are Birkelunden approved!”

Chris Massey:
“Absolutely massive! Gammal Morro is the biggie for me here but to be fair I would drop all of them. Great work!”

Wrighty (Soul Buggin”)
“Cracking EP, looking forward to playing all the tracks out, buggered if I can choose a favourite though as I love them all equally.”

Trash The Wax Launch Party

Paper Disco are dusting themselves off to launch Trash The Wax # 2, a compilation of all things boogie related at Leeds’ finest venue The 212 Café & Bar.

We’re talking megaballs system, rotary mixer, a bar serving booze and a whole heaping of the good stuff from Flash Atkins Fan Page Richard Seaborne and JCub Kelly.

Cancel the dinner party, book a baby / dog / catsitter, dust off your rave goggles and prepare to get busy.

FACEBOOK EVENT

Proviant Audio on MTV Iggy’s ‘One’s to Export’!!!

Proviant Audio starts with digital creations by Tønsberg, Norway-based producer Mathias Stubø. Even if it stopped there, Drift Days & Disco Nights would still be more fun than just about most nu-disco records. But the party is taken to the next level by Stubø’s eight-piece band, who flesh out cut-and-paste glam tunes with horns, keys, and the funkiest bass riffs of the 1970s. (Who needs robot helmets, right?)

The topics are light, lighter, and lightest — namely love in all its permutations. But the band’s pop hooks aim for the head with the force of a few Harvey Wallbangers. From the Auto-Tuned anthem to infatuation (“How Does it Feel?”), to the hip-hop infused tune “It’s Back,” Proviant Audio is seriously playful music that takes itself about as seriously as a Saturday Night Fever swagger. And the listeners are all the better for it.

Check this article out on MTV Iggy

Ralph Myerz – Situation Stable EP – Mixmag Review

He looks a bit unstable if you ask us!

Paper Recordings – 20 Years in the Mix

Paper Recordings – 20 Years in the Mix

We kicked off Paper in 1994 with PAP001 Salt City Orchestra’s The Book and are now up to PAPDLS175. In the meantime there have been sub labels (Repap / We Are Woodville / Def Drive / Paper Disco), club nights (Robodisco / Paper parties / Trash The ….) foreign tours (New Zealand / Japan / Portugal, Australia), lifelong friendships forged, marriages, deaths and births. During all that, except for a break from 2003 – 2009 when we went away and re-grouped we’ve been putting out music that we love the whole time.

Dance music has changed massively from those early naive wide-eyed DIY days when everything was “house” or “techno” in to the global phenomenon it is today with hundreds of splintered sub-genres. When we started we were the new thing and hip in places we had barely even heard of but now are inevitably part of the establishment and a long way from the cutting edge. But with a new generation of artists we are hopefully still releasing relevant quality dance music with the recognizable Paper sound.

On doing the mix I chose to cover only the singles and do so in chronological order by year (which can be followed in the comments). This means that some mixes are more successful than others (!) but gives a taste of how Paper has developed. There are some glaring omissions of tracks and artists that were hugely important to the label (Problem Kids / Pa Pa Washington Trio / Reset) but with 39 hours and 53 minutes of music to choose from it’s inevitable that some favourite moments were missed. Maybe I’ll try and get them on the 25 years anniversary mix!

Anyway, we’re very proud of what Paper has done and will continue doing what we do so thanks for helping us along!

Ben Davis

The whole Paper catalogue is available digitally on all good online stores.
Here it is on Juno

A recent article and interview with The Ransom Note on our 20th Birthday.

1. Salt City Orchestra – The Book (Epilogue Reprise)
2. Paper Music Issue One – Downtime
3. Dirty Jesus – Cut The Rug (Da Floor Mix)
4. Those Norwegian – Hurdy Gurdy
5. Crazy Penis – Summer Bummer
6. Essa – 2 With A Star (Road To Damascus Mix)
7. Dirty Jesus – Don’t Fuck With My Shit
8. Streetlife Original – Lara’s Theme
9. Kenny Hawkes – Sleaze Walking
10. Stryker – Can’t Stop
11. Head Nodding Society – Nudge Up
12. Crazy Penis – Do It Good (Tom Middleton’s Cosmos Mix)
13. Harlem Zip Code – I Feel Music
14. DJ Tvyks & Håkan Lidbo- Version 1
15. Keyboy – Viva Blue (Ralph Myerz 5am Eternal Mix)
16. Daco – Aquarium
17. Flash Atkins – Make Your Move (Atjazz Mix)
18. 2 Billion Beats – The Moodymann
19. Research – Day By Day (Psychemagik Mix)
20. Neil Diablo – Let’s Get It On
21. Flash Atkins – Freak Club
22. Richard Seaborne – I Know You Love Me
23. 2 Billion Beats – Noise In Your Eye
24. Leon Sweet – Show You (Dean ‘Sunshine’ Smith Mix)
25. Kit Tacchini – New York Steak Of Mind
26. Joe Morris – Always
27. Ralph Myerz & The Kosmik Diamondz – Lett Sommarmat

Ralph Myerz – Paper Cuts # 2 Live at the Haven Bar

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Joe Morris – Tropical Highway EP

Joe has been releasing music on some of the best UK labels of the moment including EDSC and Is It Balearic? and now the man from Clandestino is back with the follow up to his last EP just in time for summer. Tropical Highway follows the same format with one deep house houser and two gorgeous balearic nodders.

“Always” leads the pack and is aimed at that 3am moment when you’re parked in front of the speaker and living for the moment. Crisp reverbed percussion and a shuffling sub lay the foundations for keys that look towards Detroit. An old school sample helps build the track with strings and pads until the drop is reached and not a moment too soon, that kind of intensity can only be kept up for so long! Then it’s back down to the business of getting stuck in.

“Elysium” has a side chained chorused pad, gentle percussive keys, strings, a trippy vocal sample and the only thing missing is the sound of the lapping sea. It weaves it’s hypnotic magic as the synths and pads play counter melodies off each other sounding like a lost 90s Cafe Del Mar classic which is no bad thing in our book!

“Fireflies” carries on the same tip with filtered pads that are heavy on atmosphere as the bass moves around them. A stabby synth pushes the track along as the drums build and drop with the keys giving it that balearic hook.

So when you’re watching the sun go down and enjoying the perfect Ibiza / Croatia / Thailand / Yorkshire (delete where appropriate) moment , the Tropical Highway EP will be the soundtrack!

DJ Rocca – Nice bass driven deep house.

Rocky (X-Press 2) – Elysium and Fireflies are the ones.

Murray Richardson – Love this, love Paper!

Will Tramp – Great EP. Loving the package! Well done Joe

80s Child – Always is the track that will be getting the most plays from me great stuff :)

Russell Deeks – Always for me here but liking the other two as well

Nuno Cacho – I love the balearic ones… This is so good and fresh for my summer!

Que Sakamoto – Thank u!!I will play a lots Always.luvly!!

Dan J – Really into ‘always’. lovely track!

Ulysses – Nice stuff. Reminds me a little of mellower Pagan releases.

Ed Bigland – Elysium our favourite, balance is just right on this one.

Marius Vareid (Full Pupp) – Elysium is perfect summer business!

Pathaan – Love it!

DJ Tomas – Real strong sense of chords and synths on these tracks in the fine tradition of Guidance or Prescription Records, good company to be in!

Ed Mahon (Cowbell Radio) – Lovely sun-drenched beats all over the EP. Elysium will be soundtracking my sunsets all Summer, the best Balearic track I’ve heard this year so far!

2 Billion Beats – Really liking the vibes on this- good beach or late night lose yourself in your own head vibes. The feeling reminds me a bit of AFX -selected ambient werks…

Feodor AllRight – Fireflies is lovely

Billy Scurry – Excellent! really digging Always, hit me like Don Carlos..Alone did many years ago…Awesome!! top class EP!! now wheres that beach?!?

Somerville & Wilson – Nice deep house vibes.Always is our favourite.

Aldrin Zouk – Elysium is a nice summertime tune.

Neil Diablo – Elysium is the one for me. lush summery Adriatic vibes…

Groovement Soul – WOW I just love Elysium and Fireflies. This EP is a slice of blissed out heaven. Will be playing Elysium all summer.

Andy Wilson (Ibiza Sonica) – Nice vibes for daytime ibiza on Elysium and Fireflies , will play on the radio and the beach

Mutant Disco Radio Show – Lovely release. All 3 tracks are magic.

Keep Schtum & DJ Bubbles – Real Change EP

Ralph Myerz – Really like Keep Schtum´s stuff, all tracks are super, but diggin Do Ya Love A LOT!

Moodymanc – nice vibes… version 1 and do ya love feeling nice here thanks!

Billy Scurry – Solid as fuck house music,will def be on my playlist for quite some time!!

Will TRAMP! – Love it. Great release!

Sommerville & Wilson – Nice deep house infused tracks.Solid release from Paper Disco. Full support from Somerville & Wilson

Severino (Horse Meat Disco) – real change vers 1 is fab!

Jim Stanton (Jorse Meat Disco) – Splendid vers 1 is for me :)

Sleazy McQueen – Totally cool, Summertime vibes captured!

Pablo Contraband – Do Ya Love is the one for me – nice solid track for the heads

Dan Wainwright – Real Change version 2 is my kinda tackle! Will give it a dancefloor test next week to a bunch of Stokies… know they’re gonna dig it x

Wrighty (Soul Buggin) – I’m loving Real Change, Version 1 for the clubs and Version 2 for the bar sets