Ouyang Fei Fei - 熱情的沙漠 (Nanowander's Oolong Funk)

Our good friend, Nanowander has just unleashed this cool remix unto us. We can't wait to play this out at the next TIKO DISKO nite, man!

TIKO DISKO: Gimme Five!

TIKO DISKO: Gimme Five!

So did ya miss us? If you're having some Tiko withdrawals then you might be happy to know that the third

Tiko Disko party is on 5th Dec. Join us for yet another hip-shakin' good time,

with our special guest Lord Ben Dover.

Just who is this mysterious Lord Ben Dover dude?
Well, all we can say now is that he's someone who has a knack for the controversial,
plays in a prominent band here in the Singapore indie music scene,
and does a pretty mean burger flip. 
Besides him will be the usual suspects of Tiko Jackson & Sir Chico Montagut
helming the decks come 5th Dec. So come on down to Wonderbar this coming December ya?
More details and RSVP right here.

Mixtape: Golden Age Of Library by Skeewiff

Besides the usual Asian Funk and Disco Grooves, we here at TIKO DISKO also like a spot of Library Music. Also sometimes known as Production Music, Library Music the name given to recorded music that were licensed to customers for use in film, television, radio and other media during the 60's and 70's. Just think Austin Powers-era and you should get an idea of how this music sounds like. Here's a very well mixed short set done by Skeewiff, blending in a healthy and sexy dose of library funk. Check it out! And it's free download too!

TIKO DISKO: Mixtape #1

Tiko Disko: Mixtape #1 by Kidg on Mixcloud

TIKO DISKO: Seventh Heaven

TIKO DISKO: Seventh Heaven

Tiko Disko returns on 7th Nov for yet another hip-shakin' good jive, and this time we have a special guest that's Marvin Gold, who will be performing solo 'live' in a one-man band format on Ableton Live, Launchpad, 16-pad controllers, Kaosspads and synthesizers, and focusing on creating timeless electronic soul music with heart.

So join Marvin Gold and the usual suspects Tiko Jackson & Sir Chico Montagut on 7th Nov for more jizz funk & jacuzzi soul! You can get more details and RSVP right here.

Photos from TIKO DISKO: The Beginning

Photos from our first party TIKO DISKO: The Beginning are up! You can view the album here.

Roxy Music - Love Is The Drug (Todd Terje Disco Dub)

Besides dishing out Asian funk, we here at TIKO DISKO also like our disco very much, especially when they are as cosmic-fried as this. A brilliant rework here by the magnificent Todd Terje, this remix retains the spirit and flavor of the original Roxy Music tune, and yet adds on a modern, spacey touch to it. Absolutely stunning.

Tiko Icon Identified: Serge Gainsbourg

Nothing can be bolder, than being openly honest about one’s primal urges on Live TV and recording 4:26 of simulated sex- Twice. Amongst his many infamous sexual provocations throughout his sexy career, French music icon Serge Gainsbourg was best known for having written the heavy-breathing and moaning laden "Je T'Aime… Moi Non Plus” - said to have been first recorded during a session that included some "heavy petting”.

Perhaps the most provocative and socially unrestrained one, would be that one insanely epic moment on a French Talk show in 1986, when the scruffy scoundrel told Whitney Houston in French that he'd love to sleep with her. The host graciously translates to Houston that Gainsbourg thinks she's very beautiful… at which point Gainsbourg switches to English, warning the host that "You are not Reagan, I'm not Gorbachev, so don't try, eh? I said, 'I want to (falala) her.'

More than just epitomize the sexy French archetype, Gainsbourg could probably be credited as the renegade who created it, pushing the boundaries of French music. With his trademark half-talking, half crooning drawl, coupled with his half-lidded eyes and Gitanes, one can’t help but get the impression Gainsbourg songs were like come-ons.

For TIKO DISKO, we’re all about the vibes in the music to fire up da loins.

And this track L'Hotel Particulier looks to be something Tiko Jackson & Sir Chico Montagut might drop on any given Friday night. The year - 1971. The album - Histoire de Melody Nelson - regarded by critics and fans to be Gainsbourg's magnum opus and his most influential release.

TIKO DISKO: The Playlist

If you're wondering what's the sound is like for TIKO DISKO, then check out this Spotify playlist to get a jizz of it. Huh Huh Huh...

Or this Rdio playlist...

TIKO DISKO: The Beginning

TIKO DISKO: The Beginning

We are happy to announce that we will be kicking off our first TIKO DISKO party in October! So mark your calendars and set it to the 10th October. Venue will be at the Wonderbar, located inside The Sultan Hotel at 101 Jalan Sultan Road (it's situated directly opposite the Textile Centre). Just head up to level 2 and turn to your right.

For more details and other stuff, you can RSVP at our Facebook event page here.

Hope to see y'all there!

Mixtape: Aquatic Discopades by DJ Joemama

Every now & then, we'd chance upon an awesome mixtape/DJ-Mix that would get us all excited. Today, this one by DJ Joemama (real name Joseph Koumpounis) of San Diego, United States hits just the right spot. Perfect soundtrack leading to the weekend. Happy sailing, folks!

What is TIKO DISKO?

What is TIKO DISKO?

 TIKO DISKO is a curator offering a unique vantage point and new perspectives to the eclectic backbeat of vintage Asian music. Extending a pop archaeology reach to the sounds of Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaya, Singapore and Indo-China in the 60s, 70s and the early 80s, the results is nothing short of an infectious fusion of exotica meets western soul, spaced out jazz, raw funk and rock and the meditative chill grooves of AOR.

WHY TIKO DISKO?

Tiko is a state of lust and eroticism. “Tiko” is a popular term from the Hokkien Vernacular for Lecherous. It is most often used to describe folks who are horny and lascivious, or have an appetite for eros. Disko, well, that’s just a play on the word disco.

The brainchild of Sir Chico Montagut & Tiko Jackson (aka KiDG), Tiko Disko was conjured up to revisit the glory days of Asian funk, sultry disco & adult-oriented rock. Re-labeled as 'Jizz Funk & Jacuzzi Soul', the music from Tiko Disko will bring you back to a time of uninhibited free love and guilty pleasures, where the cocktail soul of kitschy tea-dances rubbed alongside the psychedelic funk coming from the Asian Agogo bars.

This is the stuff you’d find in bargain bins or at the back of your dad’s record collection, music that's been misunderstood and marginalized for decades. But now it's time to give these good old dirty tunes the love they deserve, and you’ll never be shy to admit to liking them ever again.