This disco-obsessive DJ collective, whose namesake Sunday-night parties in South London — “dedicated to the industry of human happiness” — have been drawing a legendarily diverse, pan-sexual crowd for eight years now, are purists only in the sense that they embrace their chosen genre’s proud tradition of inclusivity. As evidenced by their thoroughly delightful compilation series on Strut records (Horse Meat Disco III dropped last summer; IV is due in November), they’re perfectly happy to slot ’70s-vintage cuts from Idris Muhammad, Gino Soccio and Sylvester right in alongside the contemporary disco freaks like Mungolian Jet Set and Tom Trago — or better yet, confound chronology with fresh re-edits (often their own handiwork) of shoulda-been-classics from the vault. More importantly, they negate any whiff of in-the-know elitism by digging up plenty of easy-to-spot, dancer-friendly cover versions — but even if you can’t quite place the melody, you’ve probably heard that bassline in your dreams.
Sat., Sept. 1, 10 p.m., $5, Morgan’s Pier, 221 N. Columbus Blvd, 215-279-7134, morganspier.com.
