What began in 2017 as a loft party in a railroad shed in Shoreditch grew into an international phenomenon in five years. Today, The Disco Express is a label, a community and a feeling: the golden years of disco translated into the energy of today. While other labels saw the lockdown years as a pause, The Disco Express actually switched gears - with nearly a hundred releases, all recorded with live musicians.
The anniversary will be celebrated in the only way befitting their name: on the move. On Thursday, Oct. 23, from 11:59 p.m. to 4 a.m., the ADE Club Train will depart from Amsterdam Central Station. Four hundred visitors spread across seven carriages, three stages, a chill-area and a bar carriage overlooking the skyline. The lineup is as legendary as it is symbolic: Barbara Tucker, Stacy Kidd, Jafunk, Block & Crown, Crystal Touch and label boss Bustin' Loose.
Besides the party appears TDE100, a fifteen-track compilation that sums up the label's sound: from funk to soulful house and nu-disco. Contributions come from such luminaries as Derrick Carter, John Morales and The Fatback Band - all recorded with live musicians worldwide.
"The Disco Express is not a label that travels - it ís the journey itself: people and music in motion."
What makes The Disco Express unique is not only the music, but the community around it. Their parties in London, Paris, New York and Mexico City are moments of togetherness and openness. During ADE, that same spirit literally moves the city: a train full of light, people and rhythm.