Faze Action's love of disco has always been at their core – long before it was the “in” thing to do – as exemplified on their breakthrough track In The Trees, with its rolling beats and bassline and summery groove. Then there’s the somehow life-affiriming, infectious energy of the African influences they frequently draft in, like on the classic Kariba with erstwhile collaborator Zeke Manyika, soulful vocals, tinges of broken beat, house grooves and more. Recent remixes of Metronomy and Da Lata blew us away with their gorgeous, euphoric disco-meets house tingles, and to be on such rude form after some 13 years is very impressive if you ask us.
Sum up this podcast in 10 words...
Super Spacey Maxi Disco special from Faze Action (that’s eight words - we like economy).
What’s your personal favourite track on it?
La Bionda – I Got Your Number
What’s the special ingredient in this mix?
The special ingredient is the mix of the old and the new. It’s nice to know what has gone before so you can move forward.
What’s the best gig you’ve played recently?
We enjoy all our gigs, but the recent gigs at Fabric have been a lot of fun.
What have you got coming up?
Our latest signing (Rudy’s Midnight Machine – The Reception) has just been released and is climbimg the disco download charts. We have done a lot of remixes lately especially one for Danny Howells with a tune called Right Off. We are about to finish our fourth studio album so you can expect a new single from Faze Action in the near future. We will be doing a lot more live shows in 2009. In fact we are doing a live show in Istanbul on New Years Eve. We have a 5 piece band.
And finally, do you have a special message for our readers?
Thank you for listening to this mix. We hope this music has made your day better.
Tracklisting:
1. Valerie D'or - Get Closer
2. Wild Rumpus - Rock the Joint (Reverso 68 Mix)
3. Arpady's - Disco Free (Faze Action Edit)
4. La Bionda - I got your number
5. Ray Mang - Bad Boy (Laj Edit)
6. Faze Action - Spark (Dub Mix)
7. Black Joy - Mercurian
8. Giorgio Moroder - Rock You
9. Silver City - Victoria Jam
10. Rudy's Midnight Machine - The Reception pt 3
11. Crazy P - Love on the Line (Unabombers Mix)
12. Sylvester - Mighty Real (Dave Lee Edit)
13. Kebekelectric - Magic
Faze Action play in AKA at Need2Soul’s last ever party at The End this Saturday 13th December in London. Check
www.need2soul.com
for more details.