Disco Demolition Derby

Brazilian DJ and journalist Camilo Rocha proves he's got bigger disco balls than most with this deep exploration of the style from 1972 to present day.

Tracklisting:
MFSB — Love is the Message (12” remix) (Philadelphia Intl', 1978)
Dinosaur — Kiss Me Again (beats) (Sire, 1978)
Donna Summer — Summer Fever (bits) (Casablanca, 1976)
Concorde Music Club — Models are not Angels (Le Grand David remix) (Stereofiction, 2003)
Salsoul Orchestra — Chicago Bus Stop (Salsoul, 1976)
Mock & Toof — Black Jub (Tiny Sticks, 2007)
Loose Joints — Is It All Over My Face (edit) (West End, 1980)
Phreek — I'm a Big Freak (R U 1 2) (groaning) (Atlantic, 1978)
Chicago — Street Player (Pseudo-Bucketheads edit) (CBS, 1979)
Orlando Riva Sound — Moonboots (edit) (Salsoul, 1977)
Padded Cell — Moon Menace (DC, 2007)
Roxy Music — Angel Eyes (12" version) (vocals) (Polydor, 1979)
Cosmic Hoffmann — Space Disco (edit) (EMI-Electrola, 1982)
Alden Tyrell — Disco Lunar Module (Lindstrom & Prins Thomas remix) (Clone, 2005)
The Trammps — Zing Went the Strings of My Heart (guitar) (Buddah, 1972)
Giorgio Moroder — From Here to Eternity (Oasis/Casablanca, 1977)
Chin Chin — Appetite (Chicken Lips Dub) (Dialect, 2007)
The Spirals — Permission to Fly (Darkroom Dubs, 2007)
Klein & MBO — Dirty Talk (USA Connection Instrumental) (25 West, 1982)
Gaz Nevada — IC Love Affair (vocals) (ZYX, 1983)
Michel Polnareff — Lipstick (Atlantic, 1976)
Klein & MBO — Dirty Talk (beats) (25 West, 1982)
Jermaine Jackson — Erucu (edit) (Tamla, 1976)
Azymuth — Jazz Carnival (Milestone, 1979)
First Choice — Let No Man Put Asunder (accappella) (Salsoul, 1983)
Mekon — Boy Bitten (Padded Cell remix) (PIAS/Wall of Sound, 2006)
Dinosaur — Kiss Me Again (edit) (Sire, 1978)
Le Grand David — Montre-Moi Ton Experience (Stereofiction, 2007)
Richard Dorfmeister & Madrid de los Austrias — Boogie No More (Reverso 68 remix) (G-Stone, 2007)
Donna Summer — Summer Fever (edit) (Casablanca, 1976)
Dinosaur — Kiss Me Again (beats) (Sire, 1978)
Vernon Burch — Get Up (edit) (Chocolate City, 1979)
Glitter Band — Makes You Blind (Bell, 1975)
Jorge Ben — Taj Mahal (Philips, 1977)


Camilo Rocha lives in São Paulo. He is widely credited for helping establish Brazil's dance music scene during the nineties. As a DJ he has performed throughout South America and Europe, and as a journalist he has written articles for magazines, newspapers and websites both in Brazil and the UK.


Linkage

Camilo Rocha at MySpace
Camilo Rocha at rraurl.com