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today’s special: toy box

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I heard about 90 seconds of this in a very fresh and fun disco/groove mix from Brainfeeder’s TokiMonsta a couple of days ago, and as the secretive lady didn’t want to reveal the tracklist (booooo!) a heavy period of investigation finally revealed that the tracks was by Sylvia Striplin, she of bona fide disco anthem “Give Me Your Love”.

“Toy Box” is from her 1981 album Give Me Your Love, produced by Roy Ayers and James Bedford. The lyrics are extremely cutesy and silly, but it’s frickin’ adorable, about toys getting down and having a disco in a toybox when the lights are out… HOWEVER despite the sweetness it still has a very slinky and grown-up disco-funk groove. Listen to this first thing in the morning, it will put you in a great mood.

today’s special(s): portishead essential mix, 1995

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Many thanks to the friend who sent me the link for this, Portishead’s epic BBC Radio1 Essential Mix from 1995, earlier today. It was the perfect antidote for a damp and grey morning and unearthed some really lovely tunes. My faves from the mix:

Craig Mack – Flava In Ya Ear
Makes me feel like a teenager again.

Massive Attack – Karmacoma (Portishead Experience)
I always preferred this version, and used to listen to it repeatedly on one of the Rebirth of Cool CDs, the one that also had tracks from Jhelisa and Bomb The Bass and Ben Harper and Paul Weller… what ever happened to that series? It was SO good!

Stevie Wonder – Light My Fire
I’d never heard this version before, but am very glad it’s in my life now.