Don't Stop the Rock Freestyle

Nothing like a group having the name of a genre.  And that was even before it started to have it's biggest run of hits.  In fact Miami Electro act Freestyle started charting in 1983!  

I think my favorite Freestyle single is Don't Stop the Rock from 1985.  It seemed to so perfectly sum up a big part of the scene.  At once so Fun House and yet so clearly a foreshadowing of the sound that would be the more commercial freestyle sound.  I'm just a big fan of the vocoder.  If it's in the song I'm probably gonna love it.  Anything that reminds me of a robot singing puts a smile on my face.

DONE STOP THE ROCK

"Pretty Tony" has his name on a quite a few records I love, he was actually a member of Freestyle.

Now pardon me as I go break dance in the living room.

Get Down Connie Case

A true classic, funk, electro, italo disco all rolled into one but it's actually a record out of Miami.  The magic of Get Down by Connie Case a 1982 release on Konduku Records still sounds as fabulous today as when it was a WBMX staple.

It got rare and collectible for a minute there but then ended up getting re-issued.  Looks like Connie only had one more release, the following  year she came out with a reggae track along with The Kouchie Klan called Sooner or Later.  It was written by reggae superstar Jimmy Cliff.

HEY BABY LETS GET ON DOWN

Egypt, Egypt was one of the classics of 80's Electro

Greg J. Broussard is the L.A. based artist known as Egyptian Lover.  He released 8 l.p.'s and numerous twelve inch singles.  But most likely the most well known classic was Egypt, Egypt.  It was a massive record at the Fun House among other clubs.

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BUST THAT NUT

Poopee and the N.Y. Squirrels is just about the craziest name for an artist ever!  We'll have to thank the genius Patrick Adams for this one.

This disco outrageousness from 1981 also features a mix by the amazing John Morales.    Enjoy it and do whatever you want I'm not making any suggestions!

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