I'm spinning at Horse Meat Disco in London later this week (Sunday the 14th at the Horse & Groom--if you're in town!) and figured I better do a disco-oriented mix for a bit of practice. And judging from some of the mixes in this set, I needed it. Nonetheless, it's easy to forget how powerful this stuff is when you haven't listened to it in a while. And yes, I know that some of these tracks are slightly post-disco in actuality, but all's fair in love and glitterballs.

Jerk - Love Magic (Tracklist and Download)

Are you sick of winter yet? I am, and have been since sometime around, say, December 22nd. But I've always found a bit of disco-tinged house helps to heat things up, so that's the direction I went with this mix. Of special note are the two Essa tracks, from a mid-'90d EP by the Nottingham, U.K.-based DiY label. What ever happened to DiY? They were one of the best house labels going, and they just kind of disappeared five or so years ago. I miss those guys.

Jerk! - Hot Starlight (Tracklist and Download)

Hey gang! I'm very happy to be spinning with the Turntables on the Hudson crew tonight at Cielo. Top Turntables dude Nickodemus is away jet-setting at the moment, but I have the pleasure of playing alongside the most excellent Sabo and Wiseacre. [Ed. Note - Check out Bruce Tantum's latest set of funky club bubblers on his Brooklyn Radio show Jerk!]  

CIELO
18 little west 12th street
NYC -10 PM - 4 AM  
$10 before midnight or with RSVP: wiseacre@funkyinthemiddle-la.com
$20 w/out RSVP or entry after midnight