Anytime a dance track gets remixed over 10 times (and each released on 12"), you know it's an anthem. 1996's "Funk Phenomenon" is one of those tracks, one of the most successful blends of house and hip-hop sample (Redman)... it was...   click for more

Someone really put the gorilla gloves on those congas, much heavier than the usual spindly electro slaps (though Awesome Foursome's "Funky Breakdown," "Planet Patrol" etc- are saved by reverb). That's Spyder D on the Vocoder, using a different alias due to some...   click for more

A lesser-known secret weapon from the West End catalog. First off, check that big fat synthetic bass... slow and so damn hard. It's almost a shock to hear Barbara Mason's soulful chat / vocals over such a construction (you almost expect some...   click for more

Do you like bass? Do you like vocoders? Do you like electro? If you answered yes to any of these then get with this pronto! Not sure if B.O.S.E.'s 808 Bass Express album ever came out on vinyl format, but I'm damn...   click for more

Up from obscurity and straight to your digital crate comes B.O.S.E. in all its electro-bass glory. Goddamn this shit just blew my mind. First off - the cover is the sickness, with bad 80's CG robots, gradient fonts, keyboards and UFOs. Secondly...   click for more

When Debbie Deb got it right, she struck freestyle gold. "Lookout Weekend" is her biggest banger and has been covered by giants like Janet Jackson, been on countless mixtapes, and has opened everyone from Diplo to my Puerto Rican neighbors - people...   click for more

Vintage electro-bass joints from the vaults of Florida's legendary Debonaire Records! These trax are the real deal ladies and gentlemen - authentic 808 beats with plenty of vocoders, lasers, and even some party raps to get the butts moving. The titles might...   click for more

It must've been nice living in Florida during the late 80's. Beaches, convertibles, big asses, spandex, plus everyone around you was obsessed with the bass. Well bass is the name of the game when it comes to these Debonaire Records classics. For...   click for more

Like the title says, this is SERIOUS party music. Ednah Holt's "Serious, Sirius Space Party" is slow burning space disco funk that gets you deep into the groove thanks to production from Kenton Nix (the man behind many West End classics). Real...   click for more

Egyptian Lover has some of the best record covers ever, put out a big pocketful of electro classics, and was even humble enough to come DJ at our small East Village shop last year. This is his greatest hits collection from 1989...   click for more

Oh shit, its' Freestyle! They had me ever since we got their Jam Packed 12" of Automatic early this year and more I learn about them, the more intrigued I get. I mean, look at this cover art! They look like a...   click for more

Ed's note: Woodman wrote this before all the Roots/Pitbull hoopla was in effect, which has made "Din Daa Daa" something of a no-brainer compared to the "daring" choice that it was a couple years ago. George Kranz, take your place in the...   click for more

It's a safe bet to call this one of the top 5 electro records of all time. (In fact, Electro Empire ranks it #2.) Hashim worked as a janitor at Tommy Boy for a year and learned the business. In '83, he...   click for more

Kenny Dope's Dopewax is a legendary underground label to say the least. Since 1990, it has released somewhere in the range of 100 singles, everything from original productions to white label style releases. This comp collects 15 of those highlights from the...   click for more

"Is It All Over My Face" is one of the most classic underground dance tracks ever. Its winning combination of insanely funky, minimal proto-house percussion, bass and keyboard work (courtesy of leftfield disco genius Arthur Russell) and great sleazy, double-entendre lyrics -...   click for more