Surveying the gamut of labels spawned by Conrand McDonnell and Dan Tyler, aka the Idjut Boys, Discfunction seems to emerge as their criminally overlooked lovechild. The label is frequently neglected in interviews and when it does crop up journalists aren't really quite sure if it was even their label. Discogs only dares provide a tentative 'possibly operated by' attribution. Quite why the duo appear so distant from the label is unclear, but it's an unjust oversight given the quality of the label's disco orientated fare. Here are five choice cuts from their early years which demonstrate a trademark disco-grounded sound that borrows a heavy emphasis on organic percussion from dub and jazz. It's worth noting that while the price of some of these gems on wax spirals beyond £50 a bunch of these tracks can be found on the label's first compilation.
| Rhythm Doctor - Esoteric Chakra (A Head Arse Fusion Band Mix) (DIS 002) (1997) |
Idjut Boys remix alias.
| Maurice Fulton - Revenge of the Orange (DIS 011) (1999) Great Samba infused track which works equally well as a DJ tool. |
Erot - Song For Annie #2 (DIS 010) (1999)
Amazing cut from Tore Andreas "Erot" Kroknes who unfortunately passed away in 2003 aged 23, a real secret weapon.
