Astral People

The Melbourne disco-funk duo give us an insight to some of their influences.. GL are engaging in a hectic start to 2015 - with show announcements coming out the wazoo. Check down the bottom of this post for a full wrap because there's a heap, although Melbourne fans are in for a triple treat this March when they take up an artist residency at Hugs & Kisses starting March 4. Click the poster below to go to the Facebook Event, then revel in the glory that is GL's 'tiny' guide to some of their electro-funk favourites. GL'S TINY GUIDE TO ELECTRO-FUNK: Kevin McCord - From the band One Way and known for his hits with Alicia Meyers, but it's the stuff from his own label Presents Records that really gets us: Leon F Sylvers - You can pretty much listen to anything written or produced by Leon and know that it will be amazing: Hubert Eaves III - Best known for his work with D Train as the producer of the Boogie classic You're The One For Me, Hubert also wrote and produced this one for a group

A new drop of diamond-life dance from Melbourne magic-maker Roland Tings.. What else to do on these sticky summer nights but boogie. And who better to bring the boogie than Odyssey? I want to be...inside ouuuutttt....out, out, out... If you'd prefer to leave your dancefloor legends back in the 70s, you've got the alternate option of checking out Melbourne producer Roland Tings, the only guy who can bring as much heat to the floor as there is in the air right now.  Have been a fan of Tings' effervescent, vintage-synth-heavy disco-house since the corker he put out on LA imprint 100% silk, Milky Way, back in 2012. If you can find a track that progresses in a more delightful way than Loose Jaw, please let me know, because the way Tings turns gentle bounce into retro piano house hook into whizz-bang bright electronic explosion in that track brings me back to it over and over again in my listening. The slip-slidey percussion of the track on the flip, Roland's Beat, is also easy to vibe. Aft

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"It’s very rare you get to see this sort of music in such an iconic space."