Raw Silk

Mastercuts' three volumes of Classic '80s Groove are indispensable for those who wish to dig a little deeper into the slick, melodic, rhythmically inventive terrain carved out by studio wizards like Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Kashif, and whoever did the Loose Ends records. As with the other two volumes, the first volume mixes well-known chart hits with relative obscurities that deserved better, and they're all presented in extended 12" or album version form. (There are no radio edits.) A third of the disc showcases Jam & Lewis, who helmed Thelma Houston's "You Used to Hold Me So Tight," Cheryl Lynn's "Encore," and Change's "Change of Heart." Other highlights include Howard Johnson's "So Fine" (one of Kashif's finest turns outside of his work with Evelyn King), Raw Silk's "Do It to the Music," and the genius that is Loose Ends' "Hangin' on a String (Contemplating)."

West End Records is an American music record label based in New York City. Led by co-founder Mel Cheren, West End was one of the most prominent labels in dance music’s history, along with Prelude Records, Salsoul Records, and Casablanca Records.

Innovatively fusing traditional ethnic musics with state-of-the-art rhythms, the work of Deep Forest was best typified by their 1993 smash "Sweet Lullaby," which brought together the contemporary sounds of ambient techno with the haunting voices of the Pygmies of the central African rain forest…

In the 1970s, disco was the biggest selling musical genre in the world. Disco fever spread globally and millions of records were sold. Nearly 50 years on, disco's resurgence and reinvention continues with disco inspired hits in the music charts today. Disco Inferno celebrates this phenomenal era by gathering 100 of the most iconic disco classics of all time.