BBE Records and Million Dollar Disco Present - The Best of Disco Demands
A Collection Of Rare 1970s Dance Music - Compiled by Al Kent
(5xCD boxset/Digital/Digital with bonus mixes/2xLP/2xLP) Barely Breaking Even Records BBE173, 2012-01-23

Al Kent has been releasing tons of good stuff in the last ten years, wether on his on Million Dollar Disco label, or on Barely Breaking Even (BBE), under his own name or as the Million Dollar Orchestra… Singles, albums, re-edits, compilations… The man is just one of the disco kings out there today, so when we stumbled upon the details for this upcoming 5-CD boxset release, which looks like an absolute must-have for Disco lovers, we contacted BBE right away and thanks to their PR girl we managed to get in touch with Al Kent who's cooked a fantastic Disco mix just for the elitist Paris DJs ears. The mix will be aired early december and should please all the Paris DJs fans who download mixes for their end of the year private parties… The boxest itself (also available as two double vinyls LPs) will be released late january 2012.

Al Kent's reputation for re-editing Disco tracks is just massive and we're VERY proud to offer this exclusive mix. The man has been releasing tons of good stuff in the last ten years, on his on Million Dollar Disco label, on Barely Breaking Even (BBE Records - check his Disco Love compilations), or under his own name or as the Million Dollar Orchestra… He's just one of the Disco kings out there today, so when we stumbled upon the details for this upcoming 5-CD boxset release, The Best of Disco Demands - A Collection Of Rare 1970s Dance Music, which looks like an absolute must-have for Disco...

Various - BBE 15 - 15 years of Real Music for Real People
Compiled and mixed by Chris Read
(2xCD/Digital) Barely Breaking Even BBE193, 2011-09-27

BBE Records first released the acclaimed Stop and Listen series late in 1996, a series that set the benchmark for latter day copies such as Late Night Tales and included compilers such as the legendary Masters At Work. Mixed by recent addition to the BBE roster Chris Read, BBE 15 is a master class in bringing this music together in one seamless mix, your very own memory lane of BBE's endless highs. From the Beat Generation series which featured Hip Hop legends Pete Rock, Jay Dee, Marley Marl and DJ Jazzy Jeff to household name Will.I.am to the eclecticism of DJ Spinna, King Britt, Madlib and for best measure MFSB string arranger Larry Gold to unreleased gems from Jazz Funk pioneer Roy Ayers. Moreover Aaron Jerome who first cut his teeth with BBE with his debut album Time To Re-Arrange released in 2006 - and has recently been outed as UK Bass talent SBTRKT... 15 years of quality releases: as not-that-cool-funksters would say, "it's a celebration"!

Disco Love 2 - More Rare Disco & Soul Uncovered compiled by Al Kent
(2xCD/2xLP/Digital) Barely Breaking Even BBE172, 2011-03-29

BBE is the home of quality underground disco. Everybody loves to dance to the quality sounds of yesteryear. BBE is single handedly bringing 70s and 80's dancefloor jams into the digital age. No more over repetitive best of no brainer track lists. This is record digging made easy. Hard to find gems now easy to get on cd and on your favourite online stores. Complete with bonus tracks. Al Kent's knowledge and passion about Disco music/culture is unsurpassed by his peers. He has a disco band and supplies records to the "Kings" of Disco. He's one of Dimitri from Paris's favourite DJs in the world playing disco music. And one of Joey Negro's who described him in Mixmag as "Scotland's answer to Walter Gibbons". He's released four rare disco compilations in recent years, all of which have sold out and are long overdue for a repress. He's released over 60 disco re-edits or remixes under various guises (who are the "Brown Brothers" anyway?), some of which are now collectors items in their own right distinguishing themselves from the glut of weekly edits by tune choice (this man knows all the tunes - he has all the tunes!), technical standard and production quality. His house productions have been released on everything from Hed Kandi to Azuli, as well as his own Million Dollar Disco label. Al Kent is the creative mind behind www.milliondollardisco.com, the world's leading web authority on Disco.

The Million Dollar Orchestra - Better Days
(CD/LP) BBE Music BBECD095/BBELP095, 2008-01-14

Tracklisting:
01. Don'tcha Wanna Get Down
02. Get It Boy
03. Canal Street Bus Stop
04. Rock Freak Boogie
05. Keep On Doin Watcha Doin
06. Feel The Music
07. Funky Funky Beat
08. Makin' Love

Links :
milliondollardisco.com
myspace.com/milliondollarorch
bbemusic.com
myspace.com/bbemusic