The international band Heatwave kept the globe funky throughout the 70's, rocking continents with their hard grooving hits. Heatwave were brutally funky even by 70's disco standards and they were known for high energy performances in rhinestone-studded costumes. Though these days the bandits of the beat are regarded primarily as a singles act, their classic wall-to-wall ffunk albums should be a mandatory piece of vinyl in any DJ's collection-Too Hot to Handle and Central Heating are both underground classics. The multi-ethnic band was composed of American brothers Keith Wilder and John Wilder on vocals, Englishmen Rod Temperton on synths and keyboards and Roy Carter on guitar, the Spanish Mario Mantese laying it down on the bass along with Czech drummer Ernest "Bilbo" Berger and, rounding out the colorful crew, Jamaican Eric Johns on rhythm guitar. The Ohio-born Wilder brothers were stationed for Army service on a base in dance-happy West Germany. After being honorably discharged, the brothers stayed in Germany where the singers gigged around local clubs and made valuable connections. They moved to the multicultural capital of London, where they were exposed to diverse disco and funk influences. In 1977 they released their solid, syncopated debut, Too Hot to Handle and the single "Boogie Nights" was an instant classic-it still rocks dance floors today. Heatwave's follow-up album Central Heating brought them another massive hit with "The Groove Line." Heatwave kept life fun and funky with follow-up classics like "Gangster of Groove," "Always and Forever" and "Mind Blowing Decisions."
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