Episode 178: ELECTRIK CAKE WITH COCO STREET 0178 - A SOUL, FUNK, AND DISCO CAKE FOR THE GREATS 03102025

Electrik Cake With Coco Street

ELECTRIK CAKE WITH COCO STREET 0178 - A SOUL, FUNK, AND DISCO CAKE FOR THE GREATS
Michael. Roy. Nick. Donna. Lou. Kashif. Natalie. Prince. Kool, Yam Who? Angela. Angie. Teena. Roberta. Maurice. This is my list of greats that have hugely influenced my love for Dance Music. They are the musicians and artists of my youth. They are all Beyond the Veil. May they Rest in Eternal Peace. I mixed in a few new kids too. I dedicate this show to all of them. A SOUL, FUNK AND DISCO CAKE FOR THE GREATS!
THIS WEEK'S SLICES
1 Michael Jackson - Rock With You (SWG Extended Mix)
Rock With You is my favorite song by Michael Jackson, and this version of "Rock With You" is brilliant to me. It is stripped down so you can hear all the tasty elements that cradle his voice. When I listen to music, I try to isolate the bassline and I love the groovy freedom of it in this song It is altogether chord establisher, percussion instrument and bridge maker - and it is marvelous! Next, I isolate the drums. That iconic opening riff catapults me right into the groove every time! But the most awesome part of the song are those delicious meticulous sixteenth notes on the hats and that groovy percolator! It's Chef's Kiss!! Mwah!
2 Ziggy Funk - We Can Get Down
3 Fimiani, Fab_o, Young Pulse - Disco Music (Young Pulse Remix Extended Version)
4 Roy Ayers - Sugar (Joey Negro Club Mix)
5 Ashford & Simpson - Stay Free (Dimitri From Paris The Missing Remix DJ Friendly Edition)
Listen deeply to this mix with me. Ugh. This mix is excellent. Check out the lush, lush orchestration that lovingly frames Nick's voice - and our wonderful Valerie gorgeously killing that piano!! But that's not the essence I want to focus on. It's the way they play off of each other. If you've ever seen them perform together you know about their radiating synergy. It's completely evident in this track. Man I wish I could have been in the studio when they were cutting this. I know the whole joint was full of energy. Hats off to Dimitri from Paris for respectfully reimagining this classic.
6 Pacha, Dave Lee JN - One Kiss (Dave's Heavenly Star Mix)
7 Sean Scanlon, Yam Who?, Nell Shakespeare - You Belong to Me (Extended Mix)
8 Soultizer - The Light (Original Mix)
9 Antonello Ferrari, Aldo Bergamasco - The More I Get The More I Want (Antonello Ferrari & Aldo Bergamasco Club Mix)
10 Donna Summer, Steve Anderson - Forgive Me (Steve Anderson Extended Disco Mix)
11 Eddie Amador & Coco Street - Never Too Late (Dany Cohiba 54 Nights Remix)
12 Morttimer Snerd III, Steve Miggedy Maestro - C U When I Git There (Miggedy's Full Dizko Slap)
Morttimer KILLED THIS MIX!!!
13 Philly All Stars- Back Stabbers (Eric Kupper Remix)
14 Kashif - Just Gotta Have You Lover Turn Me On (Dr. Packer Rework)
15 Natalie Cole - Mr. Melody, Version XXX6 Discotheque
16 Prince and the Revolution - Alphabet St. (Remix)
17 Funkatomic, Tracy Hamlin, Derrick McKenzie - Ride On The Moon (Funkatomic Revenge Extended)
18 Inner Life, Jocelyn Brown, Michael Gray - I Like It Like That (Michael Gray Extended Mix)
19 Jamiroquai, Dimitri From Paris - Canned Heat (Dimitri From Paris Remix)
20 Micky More & Andy Tee, Angela Johnson, DJ Meme, Danny Krivit - Is It Love You're After (Danny Krivit 12" Extended)
21 UNLIMITED TOUCH, Michael Gray - I Hear Music In the Streets (Michael Gray Edit)