As Phonique recently said himself, When I make an album, I want it to reflect the warmer, more positive sides of the musical experience. I like that sense of freedom I like to try new things. It’s deliberate. Do dig deep for the goods on this one. They work on the mind and body in more ways than one, and your efforts will be worth it.everyone’s favourite Frenchman, the inimitable Dimitri From Paris. In what is his fifth compilation with the powerhouse London label, Get Down With The Philly Sound sees Dimitri in his element. He’s compiled a two-disc collection of some of his essential disco-era tracks – all originating from Philadelphia – that created and defined the sound of disco.Disc one sees ‘The Originals’ by the likes of Teddy Pendergrass, Carl Bean, John Davis The Monster Orchestra and Harold Melvin The Blue Notes take pride of place, while on disc two – ‘The Reworks’ – Dimitri demonstrates his enduring talent for the subtle edit. He re-works five of the original multi-track tapes of revered Philly production duo Gamble and Huff with a further four being edited from the original two-track stereo masters.Admirers of American remix pioneer Tom Moulton will love this compilation Indeed, Dimitri has admitted Moulton is the reason the whole project got off the ground Throughout the 1970s, Moulton was responsible for mixing down some of the biggest hits of the disco era including those by Melba Moore, The O’Jays, First Choice and Loleatta Holloway, in doing so coining the term ‘A Tom Moulton Mix’ Here on ‘Get Down With The Philly Sound’, his influence is hard to miss, with Philly Devotions’ ‘Hurt So Bad’ a notable standout.
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