ARTIST: DISCO D TITLE: A NIGHT AT THE BOOTY BAR LABEL: TOMMY BOY FORMAT: CD RELEASE DATE: 9 JUNE 2003 CAT. NO: TB-1565-2
Disco D is dirty like Uncle Luke. His music is fast and nasty like the neighborhood slut you went to school with and if Mr. Mathers is Detroit's worst kept secret, Disco D is the best. Hailing from the Motor City which pioneered such diverse genres of music ranging from rock-n-roll, to soul, to techno; Disco D has become the poster boy for the underground phenomenon known as Ghettotech. He has been called everything from "surreally filthy," to the "holder of the Ghettotech torch," to "devastatingly wicked," by the press, yet his mother prefers to just call him David Shayman. At only 22 years of age, Disco D has already been featured and profiled in magazines such as Details, Urb, Mixer, CMJ, and Wired. Alternative Press included him in the "Top 100 Artists of 2001" and he has graced the cover of XLR8R. As an alumnus of University of Michigan's business school, Disco D founded and heads two companies: Ghetto Tech Institute Recordings (GTI Recordings) as well as Booty Bar (along with DJ Profit and DJ Salinger), the world's first Ghettotech lifestyle brand. He has released music on !K7, Mixconnection Media, Intuit-Solar, as well as his own two labels, and has done remix work for galactic space pimps 8 Ball and MJG, former Cash Money Millionaire B.G., as well as The Lords of Acid. His underground mixtapes are coveted by the tragically hip and his records are included in the sets of influential international DJ's like Laurent Garnier, Bad Boy Bill, Andrew Weatherall and Dave Clarke. If Drum-n-Bass had been created in America, Ghettotech certainly would have been the end result. Like Drum-n-Bass, Ghettotech is the hybridization of two cultures and genres of music. Whereas Drum-n-Bass has heavy techno and ragga influences, Ghettotech borrows from old school electro and raunchy Miami Bass to create its own distinct sound and scene. Ghettotech is ultimately more fun and it is uniquely American in its sleazy decadence with its amphetamine-paced beats and adult themes. Indeed, Ghettotech will never get played at a high school dance with its profane samples and raps dedicated to topics ranging from cunnilingus, to smoking blunts, to getting drunk... in other words, the finer things in life. Ghettotech is meant to actually make people dance, it is strictly populist; and it accomplishes that largely with DJ battle tricks, frenetic beats, and its uniquely filthy sound. Although quite a few parallels can certainly be drawn between Drum-n-Bass and Ghettotech, specifically the use of break beats and the convergence of the black urban music scene and the largely white dance music culture, they produce inherently different sounds. Think 2 Live Crew meets electronic dance music meets a bottle of Old English and you have Ghettotech. Ghettotech has recently left Detroit's underground cabaret parties and strip clubs to be embraced by more traditional dance music aficionados. For those that are "in the know" in the dance scene, Ghettotech is where it's at, bitch. Disco D's own brand of Ghettotech could be described as being more musical than some of his contemporaries. Certainly, the tracks are a little richer - more polished, and often more overtly funky than some of the standard booty fare. As a DJ, he is the perfect compromise between the party styles of DJ Assault, and the straight up turntablist deck-work of DJ Godfather. Disco D manages to combine nifty programming with immaculate scratching, cutting, and track-drops - you'll be in awe of his skills, yet he never interupts the smooth flow of the mix. Disco D's latest mixed effort A Night at the Booty Bar, marks an exciting time at Tommy Boy with its equally strong representation of the two sounds and cultures they capture best: dance and hip hop. A Night at the Booty Bar is a stunning mix and a good primer for those new to Ghettotech and a good refresher for those already crotch-deep within the raunchy scene. A Night at the Booty Bar includes many of Disco D's original productions and collaborations with artists like former Cash Money Millionaire B.G., Kid Rock protégé Paradime, European darling Princess Superstar, Detroit's first lady of rap Lola Damone and underground up-and-comer Helluva. Naturally, Disco D's stellar remixes are included as well as many classic Ghettotech anthems. In true mixtape fashion, Helluva, Lola, and Harlem's Solace blesses the disc with freestyles. A Night at the Booty Bar hits the racks on June 8th. Hear it at your favourite strip club and warehouse parties. Marketed and administered in the UK & Eire by Gut Recordings www.tommyboy.com / www.gutrecords.com / www.bootybar.biz
