Legendary Remixer, Steve Thompson Is Here...

[Bernie]

Just wanted all the DiscoMusic.com members to know that Steve Thompson who has done numerous remixes and production work since the 1970s will be stopping by the forums. He has joined up as a DiscoMusic.com member and will hopefully post in the forum soon so feel free to post any questions for him here. He has already begun to add his personal notes to several records in the Disco Record Vault. Please welcome Steve to the forums and the site!

[markydefad]

Welcome to Mr. Steve Thompson--a remixing legend!!!!

I have so many of his mixes--but the fave is the classic Talk Talk

IT'S MY LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!

with that great breakdown where he strips it down to just the beat and then slowly adds all the components back--

THIS KILLS ON THE DANCEFLOOR!!!

[markydefad]

Steve Thompson

that's his website...with all the credits..

Aretha Franklin, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Madonna, Donna Summer, Whitney Houston, Earth, Wind & Fire. Grace Jones....all the way to Guns N' Roses & Korn!!!!

Back in tha day--I grabbed ANYTHING that had his name on it-- usually in association with Michael Barbiero --their remixes were primo in the Eighties. Great beats that made ya wanna dance!!!

[fabbathanabba]

For me it has to be

A-HA THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON T.V.

FABULOUS!

[remicks]

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Welcome Steve !!!!



Aretha's
ANOTHER NIGHT

and of course :




(I would love to know about the vibe of those working on this in the studio .....such positively asserted aggression .... pure non-stop disco exultation ....)



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[markydefad]

A closer look at the credits reveals these gems...

"Time Of The Season" - Neil Cloud Orchestra
"Blow My Mind" - Celi Bee
"All Through Me" - Laura Taylor

later...

"Party" - Julius Brown
"Dangerous" - Natalie Cole
"La Isla Bonita" - Madonna
"Open your Heart" - Madonna
"Too Late For Goodbyes" - Julian Lennon

Plus many more!!!!

[markydefad]

How could I forget Steve Thompson's 12" mix of "Begin The Beguine" by Johnny Mathis???!!!!

[markydefad]

I'm finding more, more, more....


"TAKE A CHANCE" by Queen Samantha!!!!

[markydefad]

This is from an old post of mine...regarding the best DJ service remixes:


I've been listening to an old tape on which I recorded the Disconet
"Dance Classics compiled by Steve Thompson".
This is, without a doubt, my favorite medley megamix, paying tribute to the early days of Disco.

Starts with "Let's Groove" - Archie Bell & The Drells (1975)
"Dreaming A Dream" - Crown Heights Affair (1975)
"Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel" - Tavares (1976)
"Ten Percent" - Double Exposure (1976)
"Mighty High" - Mighty Clouds Of Joy (1975)
"Down To Love Town - The Originals (1976)
"Free Man" - South Shore Commission (1975)
"Lovin' Is Really My Game" - Brainstorm (1977)

Talk about yer "CLASSICS"!!!!!

It's all beautifully mixed up to the last song which is much faster than the preceding song...so it's just tastefully edited (slip-cued?) in.

[needlefingers]

The dramatic remaking of Don't You Feel My Love by George McCrae.

[remicks]

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Good one needlefingers! It's not even on Steve Thompson's list !

This one is though !






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[djatya]

Hi steve here
The break by Kat Mandu originally had vocals on it
I used Cissy Houston ,Whitneys mom and other top NY session singers
I decided that the song had more energy as an instrumental
I even participated on percussion. hand claps and the famous whistle
It was alot of fun to mix
all the best,steve



Welcome Steve !!!!



Aretha's
ANOTHER NIGHT

and of course :




(I would love to know about the vibe of those working on this in the studio .....such positively asserted aggression .... pure non-stop disco exultation ....)



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[Graham_Start]

Originally Posted by markydefad

Welcome to Mr. Steve Thompson--a remixing legend!!!!

I have so many of his mixes--but the fave is the classic Talk Talk

IT'S MY LIFE!!

I must agree. This is *THE* version of the song; it absolutely blows away the anemic UK 12" (which EMI still chooses to put on all the Talk Talk compilations). It is how a remix should be: it has everything good about the original album version, and more! The UK 12" is stripped down, sucked-out, lamed-up, and has that annoying 80s mixing cliché where it sounds like they randomly hit the track solo/mute buttons as the tape played back. Ugh.

No wonder this song was a much bigger hit in North America than in Europe, and still remains a staple of "retro" 80s dance programming. I bought a 3-disc 80s dance compilation just to have this version of this track on CD. It also came out on a Canadian compilation a few years prior, but I foolishly loaned it to someone and never saw it again, and of course that comp now goes for big bucks.

[needlefingers]

Hi Steve,

That is veeeeerrry interesting to hear that The Break had vocals.

But I gotta say thank you for that decision. It's always in my bag of tricks.

How about Don't You Feel My Love by George McCrae? That song is great, especially your mix.

But it is so dark and different from its original. Did you tell KC and Rick Finch that it needed more for it to work? And did they do the new instrument recordings for you?

I don't usually gush on this board, but for you and your work, I gotta tip my hat to you. Great stuff.

[djatya]

Hi Needlefingers,
When i got the song i felt it was lacking the club edge, so i brought in studio musicians to add some percussion and club elements to the song
They gave me free rein to do whatever i needed to do
As far as being darker than the original im going to have to listen to the lp version again
its been so long i forgot what the original sounds like
Hopefully i didnt screw up
Thanks for the questions
regards,
steve