One Saturday night a month, the Rub crew bangs out their note-perfect party sets at Southpaw in Brooklyn. But at that same spot a few hours earlier, they bust out disco classics for toddlers and their parents at the Baby Loves Disco party (which has been written up in the Times and filmed for various TV news programs - check Cosmo's fro all up in your CNBC). So don't let the bright pink infant on the cover fool you, this mixtape is pretty much what a "The Rub: Disco Heat" CD would sound like. Ayres and Cosmo put together 21 classic and surprisingly cheese-less disco joints--from Cheryl Lynn's mom-tastic "Got To Be Real" to First Choice's soulful "Let No Man Put Asunder"--all seamlessly mixed and dotted with mumbled "COTHMO BAYKEER AND DEEJAY AYRETH" drops from the shorties. Some feel good shit from the specialists.

reviewed by Nick Catchdubs