DINKY DI – Ride On Fire – 7″
Those with a deep knowledge of contemporary Japanese disco culture may well be aware of Dinky-Di, a self-styled “modern groove orchestra” helmed by musician/arranger Waq Takahashi. This fine 45 offers up a taste of their swirling, string-laden, groove-driven disco sound via two tidy re-edits of previous singles. On the A-side you’ll find “king of diggin'” DJ Muro at the controls, delivering a cracking rearrangement of ‘Ride on Fire’, a Salsoul Orchestra-esque affair that sounds like it was arranged and conducted by the great Tony Montana. Over on the flip Ryuhei The Man takes his scalpel to 2005 single ‘Gold Wave’, a delightfully swooping and over-the-top concoction full of warbling choral backing vocals, punchy horns, swooping strings and flash-fried funk guitars.
Format: 7″
Cat: AHS 45
Released: 22 Mar 21
Genre: Disco/Nu-Disco
BUY 7″
Tracklist
Side 1
1. “Ride On Fire” (Muro’s Love Break) (5:48)
Side 2
1. “Gold Wave” (Ryuhei The Man 45 edit) (4:50)
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