VA - Joey Negro Presents Electro (2CD, 2017)

For 2017 Z Records will be back in the funk hot-seat, but this time Joey Negro presents a snapshot of the edgier, robotic sounds of the emerging early 80s Electro scene. From stone-cold classics such as Hashim's 'Al Naafiysh (The Soul)', Tyrone Brunson's 'The Smurf' and Key-Matic's 'Breakin' In Space' to revered party anthem's such as Aleem's 'Release Yourself (Dub)', Two Sisters 'High Noon (Part 2)' and Dwayne Omarr's 'This Party's Jam Packed' to electro oddities like Paul Hardcastle's 'Rain Forest' and The Packman's 'I'm The Packman' we get a genuine labour of love and a timely reminder of the raw drum machine sounds that were soon to define the beginning of the house and techno scenes we have today.

Track List:

CD1:
1. Hashim - Al Naafiysh (The Soul)
2. Aleem - Release Yourself (dub)
3. Dynamix II - Just Give The DJ A Break (feat Too Tough Tee)
4. Two Sisters - High Noon (part 2)
5. Newcleus - Computer Age (Push The Button)
6. Tyrone Brunson - The Smurf
7. Paul Hardcastle - Rain Forest
8. Key-Matic - Breakin' In Space
9. Dwayne Omarr - This Party's Jam Packed
10. The Russell Brothers - The Party Scene

CD2:
1. Midnight Star - Freak-A-Zoid
2. G-Force - Feel The Force (feat Ronnie Gee & Captain Cee)
3. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - Scorpio
4. Imperial Brothers - We Come To Rock
5. Divine Sounds - What People Do For Money
6. The Beat Box Boys - Give Me My Money
7. The Packman - I’m The Packman (Eat Everything I Can)
8. Kosmic Light Force - Mysterious Waves
9. High Fidelity Three - B-Boys Breakdance (instrumental)
10. X-Ray Vision - Video Control