NYC Peech Boys - Life Is Something Special (1983/2025) [Official Digital Download 24/192]

The N.Y.C. Peech Boys were a disco/electro outfit led by Larry Levan and Michael De Benedictis. Larry Levan made his name due to a decade long residence in the famous Paradise Garage club, becoming one of the most respected DJs in the 80’s dance scene of the Big Apple.

One of the biggest moments of the New York club scene of the early 80s! The Peech Boys cut their teeth at the Paradise Garage during the classic Larry Levan years – and this album has them working with Levan to forge a record of crossover club grooves filled with linn drum beats and DMX riffing – all produced with a warmly soulful vibe that's classic Levan all the way through! The album's got a groove that mixes together bits of electro street soul with fuller, richer rhythms that are almost a precursor some of the mainstream house of years to come. Titles include a version of the group's classic "Don't Make Me Wait", plus the cuts "Love Kills Pain On Contact", "Life Is Something Special", and "On A Journey". Keith Haring cover, lots of positive vibes, and a lot easier to take seriously than the Village People!

"This is virtually an encyclopedia of N.Y.C. dance music–no microchips anywhere carry so much verve, sex, or grit. Only in N.Y.C., however, do people dance a whole lot to encyclopedias, and I fear that if "Don't Make Me Wait" didn't convert the great out-there then the rest of this is doomed to a life of obscurity." (Robert Christgau)

TRACKLIST

1. NYC Peech Boys - Love Kills Pain On Contact
2. NYC Peech Boys - Dance Sister
3. NYC Peech Boys - Life Is Something Special
4. NYC Peech Boys - Steinway & Synergy
5. NYC Peech Boys - Don't Make Me Wait
6. NYC Peech Boys - Warm Summer's Night
7. NYC Peech Boys - On A Journey



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