Black Cash & Theo AKA Thelonious Beats are Galaxy Sound Co's most experienced editors and they prove that again here with another sure to sell out pair of supreme funk, soul and jazz fusion tunes. You might have never heard the original a-side here but you sure will recognise its chords from a million and one other tunes that have sampled it. It's a lost classic that melts the heart with its gentleness, killer soulful vocals and subtle jazz-funk greatness. The flip comes is another one that has been heavily sampled and is a drawn out and sensuous funk jam with some mad synth work and seductive drumming. This is one gorgeous 7", make no mistake.

Bicep's second album is shaped by the experience of touring their debut long player for something like three years, a period during which they honed and perfected their instinct for tracks that would stand the test of time and repeated listening. What develops is a distinctive style typified by a combination of ethereal sonics and cheeky, memorable instrumental hooks, only set to a variety of beats that reference and indeed fuse the plethora of different dance genres that have sprung up since the acid house revolution if the mid-80s. So we get everything from the electro-tainted 'X' to 'Rever', where an African choir floats over a subtle deep house shuffle and 'Saku', where UKG bass pressure and skippy beats provide a hypnotic background for Clara La San's sweet but ghostly voice.

Gilles Peterson's obsession with Cuba is long running and well documented over various compilations from across the years. His latest focusses on Experiments in Latin Music from 1975 to 85 and the title suggests it will be the first of an ongoing series on Soul Jazz, compiled in collaboration with Stuart Baker. Across three vibrant sides of vinyl all manner of grooves are offered up, some more traditional, some bravely out there, all drawing on the jazz, funk, Brazilian tropicalia and disco - mixed with classic Latin and salsa - which made it to the island in the 70s.

Rupa Biswas' 1982 debut Disco Jazz has long been a favourite of dusty-fingered diggers with a healthy bank balance and a penchant for the quirky. All four tracks are cheery, charming and superior to many "Bollywood disco" records produced in the same period. The sunny disco-boogie of 'Moja Bhari Moja' is followed on side A by the delightfully eccentric, bass-powered AOR-disco/funk-rock fusion of "East West Shuffle" and the effortlessly Balearic cheeriness of 'Aaj Shanibar'. Best of all, though, is the exotic and intoxicating flipside cut 'Ayee Morshume Be-Reham Duniya' which expertly joins the dots between cosmic rock and Balearic disco grooves for 16 spellbinding minutes.

The Alien Communications universe expands with addition of a new sister imprint Space Dust. It kicks off with Bolam's adventurous Suspended Animation EP, a trip though space powered by a stylish mix of electro and techno. 'Florion Heights' sets off on the vogue with slippery drums and synths and nice cosmic pads that lead to a euphoric crescendo. 'Comfort Zone' has a more pensive and thoughtful vibe thanks to the suspensory pads and last of all, 'The Mothership' slows right down on churning drums with hopeful rays of melody shine through.

Whitvoir is a new label for the new year and it sets out its stall with a first EP from Warrandyte producer Jon Jones. The Australian nature is heavily influenced by the nature all around him on this evidence, cause his music is rich with bird calls, jungle sounds, organic percussion and humid grooves through mystic landscapes. The opener in particular is a shamanic experience, then 'Transupial' gets even more deep and magical, with spirits in the air above the meandering bassline. 'Airflow' is all new age bliss and slow-trance goodness and 'Phantom Spirit' closes with a deep acid techno sound.

Adam Pits gets his 'International Wafter' served up on its own 12" here along with a super selection of remixes. It still sounds fantastic with its rubbery kicks and corrugated bass rolling at an inviting mid tempo. Label mainstay Ciel then steps up for a first remix that pairs everything back to cavernous, bouncy drums and watery effects and rhythm innovator Roza Terenzi remixes ' Motion Sensor' into a brightly lit and pixelated melodic rave up with thumping kicks and endless cosmic rains. Last of all, Seb Wildblood brings a tribal take on deep techno with his surging kicks and pulsing pads all melting your mind.

Jesse James links up with the Soul Junction label to offer up a previously unreleased version of his '(The Girl In) Clinton Park' which is best known from its 1974 version, recorded by Masterplan. The original was written at a time three years previous when James was disillusioned with major labels but undeterred. It was also thought to be lost until the artist was digging through his possessions during the covid-19 lockdown and happened upon it. It's a lush bit of happy soul music that will brighten up any day. Flip over for his cover version of the Terry Callier/Larry Wade composition 'Just As Long As We're In Love'.