Japanese Pop Joint
My friend Nick hipped me to a mix of rare Japanese funk songs. The entire mix was lovely but this song stuck out most. It's on some foreign-high-school-love-affair vibe. I could see a Japanese version Zach Morris bumping this in his '84 Camero - sunglasses on, windows down, feelin ace that things are solid with Kelly. Ghey, i know. Supposedly the singer is speaking about feeling nervous around a girl he likes and is to chicken to talk to her.' For some odd reason they use the famous Yes horn stab sample towards the end of the song, i dunno, it seems unnecessary but some how it seems to add lovingly to the songs existential narrative. A parody on its own divisive song structure. If you're ever in Denton, Texas you might possibly see the Sun Club playing this melancholy pop song along with other disco joints in one of the various glossy clubs around town. I've yet to track down the artist or album - mysterious cheeseball.
Asha Puthli - Space Talk
Asha Puthli is an Indian singer who not long before releasing this single was recording with jazz legend Ornette Coleman on his 'Science Fiction' album. She made a successful transition from free-jazz vocalist to disco diva. This song was her swan song and was played out most famously by Larry Levan at the Paradise Garage in the mid-late 70s.
Pam Todd - Let's Get Together
Another Patrick Adams produced sure shot. The man made only incredible disco throughout the 70s, separating himself from a lot of the mediocre crud that attempted to follow suit. His signature squiggly synths aren't noticeable in this song like they are in most of the other songs he produced during that time period. Mr. Chinn from Rong Music made a fantastic edit: here
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