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Staff Picks September 2019

Juno Records Staff Picks

Juno Records Staff Picks

Staff Picks September 2019
20 Sep 2019
W/C 16.09 - Things we are listening to at the moment in no particular order
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1
Cat: BWOOD 207LPC. Rel: 23 Sep 19
 
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul
Try Walk With Me (feat Ashber) (4:13)
Yellow Dandelion (feat Georgia Anne Muldrow) (5:05)
Gnawa Sweet (6:03)
Icy Roads (Stacked) (4:17)
(To) Know Where You're Comin From (5:41)
The Leo & Aquarius (feat Jehst) (6:49)
You Didn't Care (feat Nubya Garcia) (5:12)
Self: Love (feat Obongjayar) (6:23)
Review: Joe Armon-Jones has been a driving force in the resurgence of contemporary jazz and now makes something of a victory lap with this new album on the always essential Brownswood. It's a very modern mix of bass and dub, du jour club culture and his own jazz styles featuring peers like Moses Boyd and Nubya Garcia. Frankly, the whole record is silky, starry-eyed and sublime and the excellent artwork also hist at the cosmic subtleties of this album, but our picks of the bunch are the neo-soul, summery stroll through the park vibes of "Yellow Dandelion", "Gnawa Sweet" which glows with mellifluous Rhodes chords and the uncompromising yet accessible sax and big brass action of album highlight "You Didn't Care".
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out of stock $26.52
2
Cat: TIO S3. Rel: 23 Sep 19
 
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul
Montpelier (5:47)
Rumex (6:19)
Review: Fresh from delving into his ambient side on the pastorally-enhanced "Loom Dream" album for Whities, Leif revives his self-manned Tio Series with another double-shot of delicate but impactful cuts outside the conventional slipstream of modern techno. The rhythms fall crooked, the synths trickle, bubble and cascade around the groove and the atmosphere remains humid and heady, especially on ear-snagging B-side "Rumex". "Montpelier" sports more explicit dubby flourishes and a spread of sonic flora and fauna in the middle distance that truly brings the track to life.
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out of stock $7.42
3
Cat: NONPLUS 050A. Rel: 18 Nov 19
 
Drum And Bass
Pacific Heights (5:46)
Sakura (6:18)
Photograph (5:45)
End Credits (6:02)
Review: Eight years after their ground-breaking "Resolution 653" full length, pioneering duo Instra:mental make a welcome return with their new album Timelines, and this first selection of tunes from it gives you a good idea why. "Pacific Heights" is a jumble of minimal drum beats and futuristic synth smears that is atmospheric, while "Sakura" is more sparse and zoned out thanks to forlorn chords which speak of romantic pain. Things slow down into deep rubbery rhythms on the lush "Photograph" while "End Credits" has an unexpected Balearic vibe to it, with breezy chords making for a mood that feels akin to gazing out to sea.
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out of stock $9.28
4
Cat: INT 7001. Rel: 16 Sep 19
 
Deep House
Spreading Love (7:30)
Spreading Love (instrumental vibe) (5:47)
Spreading Love (TP unreleased vocal Re edit) (8:17)
 in stock $14.32
5
Cat: TEC 108. Rel: 23 Sep 19
 
Bass
Cooper's Dream (5:12)
For The Future (4:10)
Endorfiend (4:33)
The Shermi Paradox (5:01)
out of stock $9.28
6
Cat: HAR 117. Rel: 23 Sep 19
 
Indie/Alternative
Ann's Jam (4:57)
Elena (3:19)
Effort (5:09)
RAV 4 (3:40)
It Takes Time (4:04)
Apart (3:33)
Half-hearted (5:25)
Split (3:53)
Drown (4:06)
Pissed Pants (4:57)
Review: If this is the first time you've stumbled upon Chastity Belt we implore you to look back on their previous three albums. That should confirm how much the band have grown, although in this case rather than reaching for higher heights the development is like the roots of a tree. Here they're pushing deeper, and leaving the listener more nourished than any previous encounter. Poor analogies aside, dark undertones marry a sense of strange tranquility. The sort of feeling you get after suffering great loss and finally having a moment to reflect without that freight train of grief. There's sadness, or at least a subtle mood of lamentation to "Elena", but it also packs love at first sight melodies. "Effort" builds a tension from beneath, as though that aforementioned great oak were trying to burst from the earth itself. Alternative, detailed rock? Perhaps, but we prefer to simply say "stunning".
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out of stock $24.39
7
Cat: BGM 002. Rel: 23 Sep 19
 
Balearic/Downtempo
Departure (3:51)
Melting The Ice (3:40)
Our World (3:29)
The Pyramid (2:43)
Rain Dance (3:54)
Intimacy (3:07)
Night Music (3:26)
Tropical Realities (2:10)
A Real Dream (3:20)
Imagination (3:21)
Touching The Earth (3:01)
Return (4:16)
Review: Whether offering up dreamy, loved-up synth-pop or languid Balearic beats, Michael Silver's work as CFCF has always tended towards the summery and sun-kissed. Yet even by his high standards, "The Colours Of Life" is extra-special. The album first appeared on Canadian tape/download imprint 1080p back in 2015, becoming something of a cult item amongst ambient and Balearic collectors. The good news is that it's finally made it to wax, and not a moment too soon. The album's mixture of lazy, elongated chords, bubbling synthesizer melodies, soft focus beats, seductive aural textures, gentle new age motifs and occasional heartfelt jazz guitars is a treat for the ears: an aural bubble bath whose sonic smelling salts will tickle and tingle the senses.
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out of stock $15.12
8
Cat: SKALP 035. Rel: 23 Sep 19
 
Techno
Day Tuner (2:27)
And! (3:54)
Guess What (7:08)
Work It (4:53)
Now What (5:15)
Start Again Part Four (4:23)
Blanket Ban (5:07)
Filandank (4:02)
Wtfwtfwtf (3:37)
You Heard Me The First Time (3:30)
The Middle Middle (4:16)
Hiaea (6:46)
OD (2:33)
The Beginning (2:49)
Review: Barely six weeks after dropping her debut single on River Rapid, Henrietta Smith-Rolla pops up on Skam with a surprise debut album. As first full length excursions go, "Break Before Make" is undeniably impressive. Beginning with the spooky, minor key electronics and angular IDM rhythms of "Day Turner", the 14 track set sees Smith-Rolla successfully turn her hand to bittersweet synth-wave ("And!"), dystopian pitched-down electronica ("Guess What"), spacey electro ("Work It", "Wtfwtfwtf"), clandestine electronic soundscapes (the panicked shuffle of "Blanket Ban") and grandiose sci-fi soundtrack fare ("The Middle Middle"). Throughout, the Manchester-based producer consistently delivers otherworldly musical melancholia with a panache not associated with a producer of her relative inexperience.
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out of stock $25.19
9
Cat: OSC 16. Rel: 23 Sep 19
 
Minimal/Tech House
Poisoned Words (Ricardo Villalobos remix 1) (6:35)
Poisoned Words (Ricardo Villalobos remix 2) (13:39)
Review: The Mandar dream team of Lazare Hoche, Malin Genie and S.A.M revisit "Poisoned Words" with a double dose of remixes from none other than Ricardo Villalobos. The minimal overlord lives up to expectations on both flips of the original track, needling into the tiniest sonic details and holding down an insistent groove that will sit beautifully in the mix. The A side features a simmering version that revels in wriggling sound design with ample space to flex and mutate, while the B side stretches out into a quintessential Villalobos wormhole of a remix. Unmissable sonics from one of the scene's true legends.
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out of stock $7.69
10
Cat: VER 128. Rel: 16 Sep 19
 
Experimental/Electronic
Entrez! (1:46)
Nouvel Horizon (4:18)
Jah Il Sait (4:51)
No Time Is The Right Time (2:55)
Whats My Name? (0:24)
Lord Of The Basics (7:18)
Le Zouk Du Crepsule (2:59)
For(Ever) Zdar (1:25)
out of stock $13.00
11
Cat: V&T 001. Rel: 23 Sep 19
 
Deep House
House Of Voodoos (6:15)
Past Times (6:15)
The Lost Potion (6:06)
The Ritual (5:50)
out of stock $13.26
12
Cat: MUSCUT 13. Rel: 23 Sep 19
 
Dub
Gryaznly Sled (2:53)
Avgust Na Zakate Dnya (3:36)
Toyota (3:48)
July (5:19)
Noori Pussy (4:35)
Review: Muscut's second EP in September is as hot as the first, and comes from Polina Matskevich, who is part of the Chillera band behind the label's other offering this month. Her trippy electric guitar rings out at the heart of each of these cuts while an experimental approach to sound collage, studio effects, field recordings and dub all colour the spaces around. "Gryaznly Sled" is a mysterious cut awash with warm southern guitars, then things get heavenly and soul soothing thanks to the gentle chords of "Avgust Na Zakate Dnya". "Toyota" is a more traditional but superbly slow and cavernous dub, and the flips explores more harmonic melodies and fatter rhythms. It all adds up to a rather refreshing EP.
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out of stock $19.63
13
Cat: TS 003LP. Rel: 23 Sep 19
 
Electro
Pretend Like You Care (3:33)
No Call From New York (6:40)
Love Pony (2:40)
Beneath The Beauty (6:58)
One Kiss (5:20)
A Thousand Yard Stare (6:13)
Random Acts Of Thievery (5:13)
Awful Mutation (7:16)
Lying Tongues (Zero - Sum Games) (5:24)
Review: Long-serving electro project Transparent Sound come back full throttle with this expansive album of masterful machine music. Opening track "Pretend Like You Care" is a startling opener that feels like a wormhole back to the Cologne laboratories of the kosmische movement. The beats kick in proper from that point, and in consummate noirish fashion, with "No Call From New York", and proceed to trip through all manner of nocturnal dreamscapes lit in sleazy neon strip lighting. It's a lurid, evocative sound world the veteran duo concoct, and one you'll find yourself returning to again and again.
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out of stock $18.03
14
Cat: SP 1325X. Rel: 23 Sep 19
 
Indie/Alternative
Vortex Of Lies (2:58)
Creeps Are Everywhere (2:05)
Ensam I Natt (2:07)
Morning In America (3:39)
Let's Kill Yourself Live Again (3:06)
Snake Oil Charmer (4:04)
One Bad Actor (3:34)
Review: When is a bonus disc not a bonus disc? How about when it's Mudhoney's not-quite-latest, a collection of forgotten moments from 2018's "Digital Garbage", new versions of rare singles and one cover version. Don't assume for a second this is a cynical filler to keep the band's name on the tip of your tongue, or a cash-driven release hastily put together after 12 months void of new ideas, though. After all, few artists or acts make any real money from recording stuff these days, and even if you're not thinking in such jaded terms what's here is an essential anthology of excellence that could serve as a solid introduction to an outfit at the top of their game, or a must-have for devotees. A masterful selection of drawly blues (opener "Vortex of Lies"), dirty guitar refrains ("Snake Oil Charmer"), and twisted, contemporary heavy metal hypnosis ("Let's Kill Yourself Live Again"). Quality, quality, quality.
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out of stock $15.38
15
Metal Banshee (Mad Professor mix 1) (5:51)
Angel (Angel Dust) (6:03)
Teardrop (Mazaruni dub 1) (6:06)
Inertia Creeps (Floating On dubwise) (6:03)
Risingson (Setting Sun dub 2) (4:54)
Exchange (Mountain Steppers dub) (5:45)
Wire (Leaping dub) (5:16)
Group Four (Security Forces dub) (8:07)
Review: Way back in 1998 when Massive Attack's career-defining "Mezzanine" was first released, legendary dub technician Mad Professor cooked up some radical reworking. They now get their first official release alongside dubs of two tracks that never actually made it onto the album - Metal Banshee: a dub version of "Superpredators" which was a cover of Siouxsie and the Banshees' "Metal Postcard", and "Wire", which was actually recorded for the film "Welcome to Sarajevo". Wild effects, plenty of knob twiddling and oodles of reverb define this freaky late night collection and mark another essential release in the catalogue of the already legendary Mad Professor.
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out of stock $30.50
16
Cat: SUBTLE 002. Rel: 23 Sep 19
 
Bass
Surface Tension (4:47)
Bokkei (4:39)
Review: After launching with a Headland release last year, Subtle stride forth with another exciting talent from New Zealand for your radar: Ebb. "Surface Tension" is an absolute steam roller of a jam with the bassline unfolding its flabs over and over until you're covered in slimy low-end fat. "Bokkei" raises the prang stakes a little with minor key strikes and a more aggressive rolling bassline that doesn't so much as unfold but KO punch its way through the mix. Subtle? Sublime more like.
out of stock $10.87
17
Cat: GI 340. Rel: 23 Sep 19
 
Jazz
Back To Basics (3:19)
MCW (6:14)
Divine Family (7:51)
River Bank Drive (6:33)
Review: American producer and multi-instrumentalist Shigeto hails from Detroit and has an enviable formal training in jazz. However, to date he has largely dealt in fantastically melodic electronic music that draws on hip hop and broken beats on Ghostly International. But now, this new "Versions EP" finds him going full jazz for the first time. It sees the Ann Arbour man reinterpret tracks from his own back catalogue with some talented guests including, amongst others, Dez Andres. The results are mellifluous - it's a spiritual affair with lavish drums, xylophones, trumpets and percussion making for persuasive and emotive grooves that glow with golden soul.
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out of stock $14.32
18
Cat: INFRALTD 008. Rel: 23 Sep 19
 
Drum And Bass
The Edge (5:07)
Let You Go (6:20)
Review: Fresh from releasing a massive co-lab album "Underground Vol 1" with the mighty Peshay, Sense jumps on J Majik's blueprint-setting Infrared imprint with two authentic jungle bashers. "The Edge" is a bonafide brockout, all pitched drums singing and elephantine reverse wobbles while "Let You Go" flips for a deeper experience. Velvet pads, sensual vocal samples and breezy skippy breaks. Both absolutely slay a dance. Don't sleep!
out of stock $14.59
19
Cat: CDALP 003. Rel: 23 Sep 19
 
Industrial/Noise
Palais (4:24)
Living Nothingness (4:26)
Brink Reality (part 2) (5:47)
Steel Sands (5:26)
You Told Yourself This Would Get Worse (3:04)
Defied (3:20)
Take Away My Greed (4:56)
Repenting (6:29)
Safeword (2:54)
Non For The Sane (6:07)
Dead To Romance (6:32)
Life, Lust + Death (4:39)
Review: Kris Baha has been on a serious roll over the past few years, notching up releases on Bahnsteig 23, Pinkman and many more besides. Now feels like the right time for him to drop an album, and where better to do such a thing than Cocktail D'Amore? The Berlin-via-Melbourne producer's sound comes through loud and clear - minimal wave and industrial influences abound, executed with ferocity and flamboyance in equal measure to create a many-shaded set of deviant dance bangers. "Living Nothingness" is the ultimate nihilistic beatdown, "Steel Sands" channels early Nine Inch Nails to perfection, and "Defied" has a propulsive thrust that would make Al Jourgensen proud. Baha wears his influences on his sleeve, and why not? They're great influences that he creates stunning music with.
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out of stock $20.69
20
Cat: DYNAM 7047. Rel: 16 Sep 19
 
International
Fio Maravilha (3:40)
Bedeu (2:24)
Review: Dynamite Cuts lives up to its name with this limited 7" from acclaimed Brazilian jazz singer Tania Maria. Two driving and dancey tracks pressed nice and loud for the first time on 45, "Fio Maravilha" is a busy arrangement made up of wild piano, big raw drums and Maria's impassioned, lung-emptying singing that whizzes along at pace. "Bedeu" has a little more Latin flavour, bossa nova swagger and space in the mix for the soul to shine through. Drop either one and take shelter, cause both of these cuts are bombs.
out of stock $15.65
21
Cat: SH 005. Rel: 23 Sep 19
 
Electro
The Laws Of Exchange (3:13)
Dead2Me (4:19)
Telecom Shift (4:08)
You Have To Talk (4:54)
Revenge (4:24)
out of stock $10.87
22
Cat: PERL 123. Rel: 16 Sep 19
 
Minimal/Tech House
Vizyon (5:26)
Asiri (4:50)
Iyika (5:08)
Ala Aye (5:33)
Awose (4:57)
Ra Bayi (4:33)
Ra Mi (9:14)
Egungun (6:24)
Dek Sep Bluso (8:18)
Fazo Kanto (5:05)
Review: It's been a long time between drinks for Chris Korda, a transgender artist and activist whose last releases of note came on famed electroclash label International Deejay Gigolo way back in 2004. New album "Akoko Ajeji" is very much a surprise return to action, though its melodious, ear-pleasing and accessible blend of house and techno drums, digital synthesizer sounds and cheery post synth-pop refrains is both striking and hugely addictive. Korda's compositions offer subtle nods towards various vintage house and techno styles - particularly turn-of-the-90s deep house and early Chicago jack - but never sound anything less than thrillingly DIY productions giddily made in back rooms and bedrooms over the last decade and a half.
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out of stock $20.95
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VARIOUS
Cat: DKMNTL 0632. Rel: 23 Sep 19
 
Techno
Terrace - "Bewitched" (7:12)
Glenn Underground - "Real Space" (6:25)
Felix Da Housecat - "Temptation" (Color mix) (5:54)
China White - "Theme From The Underground" (5:53)
The Operator - "The Mind Strike" (7:18)
Steve Poindexter - "Body Jam" (14:19)
Mike Dearborn - "Deviant Behaviour" (instrumental mix) (5:39)
DJ Skull - "Don't Stop The Beat" (6:04)
Review: In case you didn't know, leading Dutch crew Dekmantel have taken it upon themselves to shine a light on the vital work of the Djax Up label. It was one that joined the dots between US and European scenes back in the nineties and this second volume features eight cult 90s cuts from some foundational names. Highlights are plentiful throughout, but our picks have got to be Glenn Underground's "Real Space"; a jacking Chicago jam with cosmic bass that still bangs and DJ Skull's hi-tek soul on "Don't Stop The Beat" that well and truly defies its age amongst a release that is full of golden oldies.
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 in stock $19.63
24
Cat: PRTR 18. Rel: 23 Sep 19
 
Minimal/Tech House
Track 1 (6:30)
Track 2 (6:07)
Track 3 (6:37)
Review: Sushitech's sub label Pariter has already released timeless records from the likes of Delano Smith, Steve O'Sullivan, Baby Ford and Norm Talley to name a few and this new release of the Romanian group Lisiere Collectif is no exception!

Unknown Credentials is a project of 5 tracks released on 2 single records. A sides on both parts are absolutely massive, acid lines and hypnotic chords peak time tracks that will shake any proper sound system with some serious bass extension! B sides are deeper and have more modern, fresh electroish vibe that we love!

Fans of Ricardo Villalobos & Craig Richards b2b sets are going to find it gold! Don't sleep!!
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out of stock $8.48
25
Cat: SECRET 024. Rel: 23 Sep 19
 
Deep House
Studio Time (3:53)
Old Lemons (4:27)
Second Sunday (4:40)
Breaking Up Is Hard (4:43)
I Don't Want To Wait For You (4:01)
IG Messenger (5:40)
Dusty (4:28)
Review: Eliphino continues to explore his emotionally charged, modern sound with this new mini LP for Secretsundaze. Following the trend laid out by his previous turns on Hypercolour, The Love Below and Meda Fury, he unfurls a richly harmonic sound that places emphasis on melodic progression to tell a particularly personal story, ranging from the emotive "Studio Time" to the crooked break-flecked "Old Lemons". "Second Sunday" flirts with electro and "Breaking Up Is Hard" veers towards jungle, but throughout Eliphino's personality binds the record together in fine style. Thoroughly contemporary and unbounded by genre restrictions, this is the sound of someone making the record they want to make.
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out of stock $14.84
26
Cat: ENCHANTEDRHYTHMS 001. Rel: 23 Sep 19
 
UK Garage
Spok - "#8" (5:17)
M&H Syndicate - "Phishing" (5:24)
Gary Dinger - "Pingers" (5:53)
Flanders - "Homer's Odyssey" (4:40)
out of stock $11.94
27
Cat: ADMM 41. Rel: 23 Sep 19
 
Drum And Bass
Just Stop (5:32)
Flatline (5:27)
Review: Those whose jungle history goes all the way back to the formative days of drum & bass culture may remember Flatliner, an East London/Essex producer whose 1994 release on RAM Records, "The Big Bang", was something of an anthem at the time. The two previously unheard cuts showcased on this 12" - his first since the 1990s - were both recorded in 1995 when the producer was at the peak of his powers. "Just Stop" is particularly potent, with stabbing analogue bass, weighty sub-bass tones, minimalist bleeps and dreamy pads rising above a crunchy, pitched-up Amen break. "Flatline" is a little more rough and tough, with creepy chords and female vocal snippets riding a fiendishly edited, cut-up jungle rhythm and insanely weighty sub-bass.
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out of stock $12.46
28
Cat: BBE 583ALP. Rel: 23 Sep 19
 
International
Music (5:52)
Feelings (4:41)
Anokwar (Truth) (8:04)
Yayo Papa (Good Friend) (16:30)
Let's Go Funky Town (6:03)
Minsumobo (6:22)
Sophisticated Jammer (4:18)
Karambani (5:49)
Power To My People (4:33)
Rhythm Of Africa (3:18)
Review: Recorded in 1983 and '84 respectively, "Feelings" and "Sidiku Buari & His Jam Busters" were the last albums recorded by Sidiku Buari, a New York based musician who turned to music after a promising career as an athlete in his native Ghana. He initially rose to prominence making highlife and afro-disco, but by the early '80s Sidiku was in full-on Afro-boogie and electrofunk mode, offering up tracks rich in colourful synthesizer lines, punchy electronic drums and righteous vocals in his native tongue. There's much to set the pulse racing across both slabs of wax, from the squelchy, club-ready brilliance of "Music" and "Anokwar (Truth)", to the slap bass propelled flex of "Minsumobo", dub disco grooves of "Karambani" and flute-laden breeziness of "Rhythm Of Africa".
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out of stock $25.45
29
Cat: UZURI 029. Rel: 23 Sep 19
 
Deep House
Clavinet Discourse (5:09)
Talking Song (6:33)
Talking Song (dub version) (6:34)
Thousands Of Chimes Together (5:45)
Review: Luca Murgia is Two Thou - an alias which has seen him land intriguing releases on Burek, Fields & Forests and his own Gifted Culture label. Now he's been snapped up by Uzuri with some star-gazing cuts that straddle broken beat, deep house and something more altogether cosmic. "Clavinet Discourse" is the consummate lead track, a true showstopper with astral synth flex and a sharp, snappy beat. "Talking Song" has a more pronounced deep house bump and leads that wouldn't sound out of place on Strictly Jaz Unit - the dub version does away with the leads if you want something subtler. "Thousands Of Chimes Together" completes the set with a spiritual throwdown to invigorate any open-minded dancefloor.
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out of stock $8.22
30
Cat: BST X065. Rel: 23 Sep 19
 
Disco/Nu-Disco
Funk Is On (vocal) (6:44)
Funk Is On (instrumental) (5:10)
Review: Best just keep coming with the Italo heat, once again tapping into that golden year of 1984. Funky Family was a one-shot studio project that left a much-vaunted record in its wake. The visionary nature of "Funk Is On" is impossible to ignore - from the noirish mood to the physical thrust of the arpeggios, the diva vocals and tough 4/4 groove, this is house music in all but name. Whether you want the vocal cut or the instrumental, Best have you covered - either is going to set the dancefloor alight.
out of stock $15.38
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