On the occasion of the annual Ballonnenfeest in Paradiso, this Wednesday, 28 December 2016, nine tracks based on its theme ‘Alles Uit De Kast’ (Pulling Out All the Stops) will bounce along.
Early house, techno and acid where enjoying this subject anyway, but mainly in disco it has meaning. So, pulling out all stops: a sickening hunger for gold, all kinds of drugs, shaking butts and too much of everything or maybe the opposite is true, protected with a contract for who knows what, a funky crusade against whores, pimps and junkies, or simply a suicide to purify the earth of its multitude of people. All tracks are tested on arm movements, leg shivers and sturdy floors.
1. The Trammps. Body Contact Contract. (Norman Harris, Bruce Gray, Jimmy Hendricks). 6:58. Lp: Disco Inferno, Atlantic ATL 50339.
2. Amanda Lear. Gold. (Ch. Ricanek, A. Lear). 3:44. Lp: Sweet Revenge, Ariola 25 900 OT.
3. Al Hudson & The Partners. You Can Do It. (Alicia Meyers, Kevin McCord). 7:00. 12”: You Can Do It / Happy Feet, MCA Records 1A K052Z-63264.
4. Almodovar & McNamara. Suck It To Me. (Almodovar, De Miguel, Bonezzi). 7:51. 12”: Suck It To Me / Gran Ganga, Discos Victoria VIC-40.
5. James Brown. For Goodness Sakes, Look At Those Cakes. (James Brown, Deidre Brown). 11:00. Lp: Take A Look At Those Cakes, Polydor 2391-384.
6. Prince Charles And The City Beat Band. In The Streets. (C. Alexander, Rose, M. Starr, M. Johnson). Lp: Gang War, Virgin 205 653.
7. Acid Head. Overkill, That’s The Way I Like It. (Sigsworth, Clarke, Kilmister, Burston, Gill, Taylor, Campbell). 5:20. 12”: Overkill, That’s The Way I Like It, Emergo, EDW Productions Ltd EM 2449.
8. Chris Korda. Save The Planet, Kill Yourself. (Chris Korda). 6:06. Lp: Save The Planet, Kill Yourself, Gigolo Records Gigolo 05.
9. System 7. A Sprinkling Of Clouds (Belly Dance Mix). (Gilli Smyth, Pierre Moerlen, Didier Malherbe, Mike Howlett, Steve Hillage, Tim Blake, Daevid Allen, System 7). 9:50. 12”: Gong: A Sprinkling Of Clouds, Gliss Records gliss 12-001.
