1/31/2006

Plz use safety goggles


When I first came across the Laser Cowboys' Ultrawarp 12" I didn't know what to make of it. I fact, I was probably disappointed that it wasn't some mega-bpm acid techno or forgotten hip-house oddity. Then I discovered Italo disco and realized the Thick Records logo was a lil' Italian strongman .... now it's one of my favorite slabs of vinyl. (In fact, I used the other side, the "Chase Mix," on one of the first mixes I put up on the site.) The "Death Mix" is something like spaghetti western disco: Italo meets Morricone.

Laser Cowboys - "Ultrawarp (Death Mix)"

Fans of this stuff would probably dig on this new audioblog by Midnight Mike. Crazy obscure records in a digital stylee. Thanks to 20 Jazz Funk Greats for the tip.