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Pete Ellison’s been part of the Discoholics Anonymous fabric so long, he might as well have his name stitched into the damn flag. Every time he steps up, he brings a carnival float’s worth of Funk, the kind of choruses you accidentally shout in the shower, and sunshine so bright you’ll need shades.

Respect Yourself is no exception — a big, beaming slice of feel-good, humming with life, and somewhere underneath it all, a sly little rumble from the jungle.

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Discoholics Anonymous doesn’t ask for cookies. It slips them into your pocket while you’re not looking, the way clubs used to slip flyers into your coat lining at 4:37 in the morning. Some of them are harmless — the house keys. They keep the lights on, remember who you are, stop the whole thing collapsing when you hit refresh. Without them the site is just a room with no door. The others are curious little spies. They want to know which mixes you stayed for, which ones you ghosted, whether you