Ready to wear a whole in your dancing shoes? Finland’s Teemu Paloniemi unleashes his nu-disco leanings in “Small Quantities”, Boogie Central #3 mixtape and a mouthwatering assortment of top-notch producers. His menu guides listeners from Eskimo through to Environ all the way to Full Pupp, Faze Action, Rick Wade and Permanent Vacation gems. Recently relocated to Utrecht, Holland, Teemu is busy getting bombarded by a whole plethora of fresh stuff. “The Finnish music scene mostly influenced me in a way that made me appreciate different styles of music more. Especially living in Northern Finland you couldn’t escape heavy or black metal. It does open your horizons musically not being able to live in a musical bubble”, he argued. Teemu also declared to have geared up the “Small Quantities” repertoire just the way he usually does: mostly by pure chance. “I usually have some idea of where I want to go with the mix, but since I don’t really plan the mixes beforehand I go with whatever record feels right at that moment. Sometimes you go wrong, but most of the time that spontaneity pays off”. Settle in and enjoy the ride.

Teemu Paloniemi’s “Small Quantities” Mixtape

01. Aeroplane “Caramellas” Eskimo
02. Eurofunk “Manshortage” Environ
03. Ytre Rymden Dansskola “Magadrag” Full Pupp
04. Kaine “Boogie Chillum” Spacetalk
05. Ilija Rudman “After Midnight (Greg Wilson Remix)” Love Is War
06. Bumper “Every MF Night” Point.One vs. WireBlock
07. Simone Fedi “Judas!” Eskimo
08. Antena “Camino Del Sol (Joakim Remix)” Permanent Vacation
09. Delia Gonzales & Gavin Russom “Relevee (DFA Remix)” DFA
10. Rick Wade “Boogie With Me” Yore
11. Faze Action “Disco Warrior (Dub Mix)” Faze Action
12. Captain Dax “Dr. Beezar” Suss’d

Singer-keyboardist-arranger Patrice Rushen, Freerange’s Trackheadz appearance, Environ’s violinist Kelley Polar, Trüby Trio’s Roland Appel, Brooklyn’s superdiscoband Escort and the legendary Imagination (remixed by Lindstrom) are some of the acts harbored in Boogie Central’s debut mixtape “Braveneta”*, mixed by Benjamin Ferreira. Have a lust for house-meets-techno-meets-timeless-disco ingenious mixes? Step forward.

1. Roland Appel “Dark Soldier” (Sonar Kollektiv)
2. Kelley Polar “Rosenband” (Magic Tim’s Instrumental Version) (Environ)
3. Solomun “Black Rose” (Sonar Kollektiv)
4. Patrice Rushen “Forget Me Nots” (Elektra)
5. Metro Area “Read My Mind” (Instrumental) (Environ)
6. Prztz “Guitarra Cigana” (CDR)
7. Escort “Karawane” (Escort)
8. Radio Slave “Bell Clap Dance” (Rekids)
9. Trackheadz “His Kingdom” (Instrumental) (Freerange)
10. Movementz “House Of Ill Repute” (Universe Media)
11. George Demure “Sister Valhalla” (Tirk)
12. Imagination “Just An Illusion” (Lindstrom Vocal Remix) (Juno)

Back in the peak of the “disco sucks” movement, Ted Nugent-adoring redneck crowds would promote “disco demolition derbys”, where they would proceed to torch piles of disco records. Brought to you by Camilo Rocha, Boogie Central’s “Disco Demolition Derby”* mixtape pays tribute to magnificent disco movement by “demolishing” it in a much more positive way: mixing, editing, juxtaposing and mashing up new and old disco interpretations. From the galactic bliss of Orlando Riva Sound to the symphonic sass of the Salsoul Orchestra, from the synthetic homages of Lindstrom & Prins Thomas to the shiny funkiness of Le Grand David, from the leftfield proto-garage of Loose Joints to the classic italo sounds of Klein & MBO, there is a bit of everything in here. You’ll also hear Chicken Lips, Giorgio Moroder, Jermaine Jackson, Donna Summer, Dinosaur, Padded Cell and, erm, The Glitter Band (funky as fuck, check it out!). Brazilians make two decisive contributions: Azymuth’s anthemic Jazz Carnival and Jorge Ben’s discofied samba Taj Mahal (which Rod Stewart stole for Do Ya Think I’m Sexy — Ben sued and won, you’ll be pleased to know).

1. MFSB — Love is the Message (12” remix) (Philadelphia Intl’, 1978)
2. Dinosaur — Kiss Me Again (beats) (Sire, 1978)
3. Donna Summer — Summer Fever (bits) (Casablanca, 1976)
4. Concorde Music Club — Models are not Angels (Le Grand David remix) (Stereofiction, 2003)
5. Salsoul Orchestra — Chicago Bus Stop (Salsoul, 1976)
6. Mock & Toof — Black Jub (Tiny Sticks, 2007)
7. Loose Joints — Is It All Over My Face (edit) (West End, 1980)
8. Phreek — I’m a Big Freak (R U 1 2) (groaning) (Atlantic, 1978)
9. Chicago — Street Player (Pseudo-Bucketheads edit) (CBS, 1979)
10. Orlando Riva Sound — Moonboots (edit) (Salsoul, 1977)
11. Padded Cell — Moon Menace (DC, 2007)
12. Roxy Music — Angel Eyes (12″ version) (vocals) (Polydor, 1979)
13. Cosmic Hoffmann — Space Disco (edit) (EMI-Electrola, 1982)
14. Alden Tyrell — Disco Lunar Module (Lindstrom & Prins Thomas remix) (Clone, 2005)
15. The Trammps — Zing Went the Strings of My Heart (guitar) (Buddah, 1972)
16. Giorgio Moroder — From Here to Eternity (Oasis/Casablanca, 1977)
17. Chin Chin — Appetite (Chicken Lips Dub) (Dialect, 2007)
18. The Spirals — Permission to Fly (Darkroom Dubs, 2007)
19. Klein & MBO — Dirty Talk (USA Connection Instrumental) (25 West, 1982)
20. Gaz Nevada — IC Love Affair (vocals) (ZYX, 1983)
21. Michel Polnareff — Lipstick (Atlantic, 1976)
22. Klein & MBO — Dirty Talk (beats) (25 West, 1982)
23. Jermaine Jackson — Erucu (edit) (Tamla, 1976)
24. Azymuth — Jazz Carnival (Milestone, 1979)
25. First Choice — Let No Man Put Asunder (accappella) (Salsoul, 1983)
26. Mekon — Boy Bitten (Padded Cell remix) (PIAS/Wall of Sound, 2006)
27. Dinosaur — Kiss Me Again (edit) (Sire, 1978)
28. Le Grand David — Montre-Moi Ton Experience (Stereofiction, 2007)
29. Richard Dorfmeister & Madrid de los Austrias — Boogie No More (Reverso 68 remix) (G-Stone, 2007)
30. Donna Summer — Summer Fever (edit) (Casablanca, 1976)
31. Dinosaur — Kiss Me Again (beats) (Sire, 1978)
32. Vernon Burch — Get Up (edit) (Chocolate City, 1979)
33. Glitter Band — Makes You Blind (Bell, 1975)
34. Jorge Ben — Taj Mahal (Philips, 1977)

* Also available on Spannered.