Michael Jackson wasn’t just the King of Pop; he was the moonwalker who turned the world’s stage into his own gravity-defying playground. With his alchemy of soul, funk, rock, and pop, he transformed music videos into cinematic events, breaking barriers and records in equal measure. Bursting from the Jackson 5’s Motown polish into solo superstardom, he redefined music into a whole new style. Thriller wasn’t merely an album; it was a masterpiece, its grooves pulsing through every speaker on Earth. Songs like “Billie Jean” and “Beat It” were cultural lightning bolts. His dance was poetry in motion: sharp as a blade, smooth as silk, the moonwalk forever etched in pop mythology. With an unmatched perfectionism, he sculpted every note, every move, every moment until it shimmered. A master of spectacle, he married showmanship and soul into something timeless. Michael changed the way the world moved. A legend and visionary, gone but not forgotten.
Listen: Thriller, Off the Wall, Bad.
Daft Punk were the sound of circuitry catching fire, the hiss of vinyl and the thump of a warehouse floor at 3 a.m. They hardwired emotion into their machines. Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo hid their faces, but their music was naked and raw at first: filtered basslines like heartbeat monitors, synths rising like city lights from the asphalt. Homework was dirty with jackhammer beats that belonged as much to basement raves as to radio. Discovery flipped the script, wrapping nostalgia and futurism in chrome, “One More Time” hitting like the sunrise after a night that shouldn’t end. Alive 2007 was a concert supernova, two silhouettes commanding a living, breathing wall of sound. Even Random Access Memories, their swan song, felt human: warm fingers on strings, breaths between beats, longing in the vocoder. Daft Punk made you feel the ghost in the machine. Rebels, dreamers, punks, human after all.
Uniquely jazzy and funky, ahead of his time but very much of the era with an unmistakable voice like gravel dipped in honey.
Listen: Dance Little Sister.
A dance sensation that never fails to get the floor filled, he knows what it takes to make people boogie. Disco with a futuristic twist.
Listen: Cosmic Girl.
Sleek and sexy disco from the purveyors of the finest party sounds. Slip into the seductive hedonism that is Chic. Le Freaky!
Listen: I Want Your Love.
Classic cuts from this quartet of heavenly beauties. The Seventies came alive to their sound. Instantly recognisable, 100% lovable.
Listen: Lost In Music.
Wyrdo Dysco / Dysco Wyrdo
Disco music has always been a great love of mine. From the first time I heard Thriller by Michael Jackson, I was done. I copied his moves while dancing in the living room back when I was a youngster. Then I was introduced to Prince and a whole new world opened up to me. Funk was injected into my life and I couldn’t get enough. Prince became my guiding light. I felt happy listening to his music, strutting down the road with my walkman on. Later came the House scene of the Nineties and my tastes progressed into electronic beats. Daft Punk would lead the way in the Noughties with their cybernetic Funk. As my DJ skills progressed, the options became more open with music from the past having a greater impact when blended with gems from the present day. This is what Wyrdo Dysco / Dysco Wyrdo is all about. Mixing old tunes with something new and unexpected. A glorious explosion of technicolour and glam. Flares donned, full ahead, Funk factor five.