I would hardly have been able to post tracks with those titles if it wasn't for Patrick Adams, or "The Uncrowned King Of Disco" as Record Label magazine calls him.

I had seen his name before, but I never really paid proper attention until I heard his Cloud One project for the first time...which was only a few weeks ago. Then I started reading and realized he has done unbelievably much over the years, including stuff I've listened to a billion times.

And you have probably heard (and loved) a bunch of it, too. He wrote and produced for Bumblebee Unlimited ('Lady Bug') and Musique (which included Loleatta Holloway), and worked with Sister Sledge, Herbie Mann, Coolio, produced Eric B. & Rakim's first albums, and toured with the Commodores.

Luckily I found a website which includes most of that info, so instead of me re-writing about whatever glorious fondlings he has manifested over the years, please visit Disco-Disco.com and their Patrick Adams Tribute-site.

Now, (A) I expect you have heard 'Lady Bug' by Bumblebee Unlimited a trillion times already, and (B) this is not a Patrick Adams Tribute-post (well, kind of...), so I'm only posting two personal-fresh-discovery tracks, 'Jump, Jump, Jump' and 'Dance, Dance, Dance'.

The names are similar, the tracks themselves aren't...but still have a few elements in common. They are both very laid-back and mellow, while still being upbeat, happy, jolly, life-loving, and danceable. The "best" and juiciest parts start somewhere around the middle, and they both make me feel good. And they both kinda sneak their way into your brain, being all mellow and smooth, but deviously delicious.

First is an instrumental track from an 1978 (I think) album called 'Funky Disco Tracks Of Cloud One'. It's a very descriptive title for an album (funky banality) and I like it.

This is a long track, around 10.30 mins, but the production and the build up is somehow so extremely pleasing. And the synth, it's oh so juicy and creamy.

Cloud One - Jump, Jump, Jump
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Then there's this super groovness from a 1977 12-inch, as far as I know Marta Acuna's only release. I read somewhere that the music is originally an instrumental released by one of Patrick Adams' bands, Universal Robot Band, but I can't prove it, sorry.

This track is very mellow and has this slight hint of oddness, but very good oddness. The first time I heard it I thought of a (very) subdued Nancy Nova (she is W.E.I.R.D., but this is just smooth odd), like the singer is messing with you. It's hard to explain, really. Maybe you won't agree at all.

The following words:

"Don't sit down,
get up and dance"

have never been said as kindly and sweetly as in this song. It gets really delicious after the break, when she repeats those words again and again and again. I always listen to it a few times in a row, and I always love it.

Marta Acuna - Dance, Dance, Dance
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p.s. this record is extremely rare, and ultra-pricey. It was re-issued in 2005, so you might be able to find a copy of that...