Review:
Legendary New York disco label had its heyday in the 70s, but many of its releases are still as crucial now as they were almost half a century ago. 'Musique's 'In The Bush' is a case in point. The project was helmed by Patrick Adams alongside five vocalists Christine Wiltshire, Angela Howell, Gina Taylor Pickens, Mary Seymour Williams and Jocelyn Brown. This tune was their biggest hit, topping the US charts in still packing a real disco punch. On the flip is the straight up and down disco dancer 'Keep On Jumpin' (remix)' with big strings, horn stabs and unrelenting kicks under the iconic vocals.
Review: Initially established by disco polymath Patrick Adams as a "low budget" studio band, Musique briefly burned brightly, releasing two albums and a handful of genuine dancefloor anthems. Their story started in 1978 with this double-header - produced by Adams and mixed by a youthful Francois Kevorkian - on Salsoul Records. This reissue has naturally been fully remastered for club play and is presented on rather fetching translucent fluorescent green vinyl. A-side 'In The Bush', an infectious and high-octane slab of restless disco-funk full of clipped guitar licks, propulsive bass, punchy horns and hybrid whispered/sung lead vocals, is the more celebrated and much-played of the two tracks, though the heavily orchestrated and Salsoul Orchestra style 'Keep On Jumpin' is also excellent.
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