Luxxury - EDITS Vol. 7 & 8 (2021) [Hi-Res]

LUXXURY makes dance music for adults. Raw, funky bass-lines plucked with grown-man finesse. A mastery of keyboard and synth native only to those who lived through the late '70s/early '80s. Dust in the glitter that vibrates in the space between string stabs, bongo slaps, and guitar jabs—even while the steady pulse and astral effects feel beamed in from a more cybernetic future Los Angeles. That's where the nu-disco wizard born Blake Robin dwells, of course. That is, when he isn't on the road opening for Giorgio Moroder or the Juan MacLean; leading his dapper band on late-night TV; remixing live at DJ sets in Mexico City, New York and Berlin; making viral TikTok “Inside the Song” videos, or seeding his Dublab radio show/Spotify playlist Good Morning, Disco! with gems that span four decades of groove-first music. In fact, you might've first felt his deft touch via the controversial LUXXURY Edits—where he uses the multi-tracks (stems) of classic hits to create dubby slow-disco versions—but his original music is no less arresting.

Translating his remixing experiences into writing new original music, LUXXURY has come into his own with a sound that reflects not only a newfound earnestness of expression but a lifelong love for the craft of disco. A series of singles released across various contemporary indie dance imprints including Kitsuné, Future Disco and Eskimo helped LUXXURY take off like never before. The hypnotic "Breathe (Again)" blew past 2 million streams on Spotify. Last Call with Carson Daly audiences were treated to luxe live renditions of "Take It Slow" and "Hold On." SPIN praised the music's sensuality. Complex said it sounded like Nile Rodgers DJing a rave. The muscular bass-riff driven Be Good 2 Me, a modern update on that 1979 moment when disco went rock 'n' roll, was included in Forza Horizon 4 for XBOX. The titles of these tracks, collected on the full length album “It’s Not Funny”, were meant as mantras for Luxxury, to help him focus on creating his best material. Clearly, it worked.


When the world paused in early 2020, LUXXURY doubled down in the studio, releasing his second Splice pack, a Toolroom Academy masterclass, four vinyl 12” records, a several new singles including KCRW fave “What Are We Gonna Do”; AND found the time to launch a TikTok channel breaking down famous songs, amassing a half dozen viral videos and 180k followers in his first 6 months on the platform. With more singles forthcoming as well as soon-to-be announced soundtrack and scoring work, LUXXURY continues to spread his message of disco far and wide.