Secret Disco & Goloka...

review date:   Thursday, 17 May 2007 words by:   Sam Milford

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This week the REAL City Offices are blessed with not one, not even two but THREE gorgeous CDs to rip onto the office iTunes computer and enjoy.

First to be unwrapped on Monday morning was a double-CD collection by REALBrighton superstars Kate Wildblood and Queen Josephine entitled Secret Disco...

We're not a hugely sophisticated bunch of music critics at the Real City offices, but we frequently find ourselves unchecking the little ticks next to albums - and equally we appreciate a good thing when we hear it. These two gorgeous CDs have been on repeat play for three days now... we're loving the chilled, sophisticated grooves, the basslines and the electronica. It's a beautifully rounded collection of tracks and deserves to be playing at any respectable post-club Champagne chill-out party. The girls have picked some fabulous remixes, as you might expect. We're absolutely loving the Soulchild remix of Bent's To Be Loved for example... very, very tasty indeed and well deserving of a spot on the album. We recognised most of the tracks in some shape or another, but none of it was old hat - each and every mix had a little extra kick to keep us on our toes! All gorgeous. More please!

As if a fabulous double-CD wasn't enough for one week, Brighton's superstar DJ has been hard at work and Goloka - Afterglow is now also ready for public consumption. For the uninitiated, Pete Haywood has long been a big noise on Brighton's clubbing scene with residencies all over the city and holding the headline spot at the biggest monthly party, Wild Fruit, for more than eleven years. Pete is joined by the fiesty Kasia whose distinctive Polish accent you'll enjoy picking out through much of the CD.

But you won't find Goloka being fed through the Fruit speakers... this collection of deep, sexy, sumptuous electronica is meant, we imagine, for the chill-out party, the lounge if you've poured yourself a large red wine and you just want to relax, the bedroom... or possibly for the bathroom if you're lucky enough to have a deep bathtub and plenty of time to relax into it. I'm thinking of taking it along to my next pampering treatment - it's very much the auditory version of a relaxing, sensual essential oil massage... so dim the lights, pour yourself a large glass of something smooth and velvety, sit back in your favourite comfy chair and let Goloka's ambient multi-layered soundscape wash over you...

Get hold of your copy of Secret Disco at www.hmv.com or visit www.katewildblood.com for more info.
Order Goloka - Afterglow at www.i-label.uk.com or drop in on their myspace offering at www.myspace.com/golokamusic - where you'll also be able to watch the sexy video for Something About You.

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about Kate Wildblood

Kate Wildblood. DJ, writer and, as a sometimes outspoken journalist, a force to be reckoned with. If you’ve been out and about in Brighton then you’ll have found it hard to ignore her presence behind the decks at Wild Fruit, Sunday Sundae, Envy, the Honeyclub, Wet Pussy, the Candy Bar (pauses for breath) Shameless Hussies, Pride, Fruit Underground, Shine... (gasps)... and French Kiss. Amongst othe... The next Kate Wildblood date for your diary: Saturday, 2nd August Terrace Party - Wild Fruit @ Audio (Pride in Brighton & Hove) Click for more info and complete listings for Kate Wildblood

about Queen Josephine

If there was such a thing as a run-of-the-mill queen then Queen Josephine wouldn't be one... Popular with both the boys and the girls (can one DJ have more groupies?), she has residencies at Mad Cow, Passion, Envy, Wet Pussy, Decent, Bring It On, Shameless Hussies and the Candy Bar. A girl that is rapidly gaining the respect of her deck-mates and the adoration of her crowds! The next Queen Josephine date for your diary: Saturday, 2nd August Terrace Party - Wild Fruit @ Audio (Pride in Brighton & Hove) Click for more info and complete listings for Queen Josephine