78 Edits At Juno Download

Review: Second time around for 78 Edits' excellent Been A Long Time EP, which first appeared on Giant Cuts last summer. The title track is arguably the best 78 Edits cut to date, a chunky, midtempo disco/house bumper that wonderfully morphs into a string-laden disco anthem as it progresses. For those whose DJ sets dart between both house and disco, it's an essential purchase. "The Love You Give Me" wanders off on more of a jazz-funk meets disco-boogie tip - whilst, of course, retaining a suitably heavy bottom-end groove - whilst "Unlimited Love" wraps flute-laden samples and filter tracks around a seriously sturdy house beat.

Review: The scalpel fiends and rework hounds behind the Editorial label rarely disappoint, and this latest split EP is packed with floor-friendly midtempo goodies. The most revelatory cut of all is Ed Wizard and Disco Double Dee's "Slow Fire", a delicious 109 BPM bumper that re-casts Gwen McRae's electrofunk-era disco bomb as a stoned head-nodder. It works so well that you wonder why nobody's done it before. Elsewhere, there's some sweet groovery from Feza, a surprisingly percussive disco-funk jam from the usually dawdling 78 Edits, and a decidedly Balearic jazz-funk excursion from Manmademusic and Freshtone. Really, it's only the usually on-point B-Jam who lets the side down with the so-so "Everyday".

Review: As the title suggests, this five-tracker from the previously re-edit-happy Editorial imprint showcases slo-mo disco/house crossover cuts from a selection of mostly little-known producers (the fast-rising Matthew Kyle aside). For those who've been digging the superb releases of labels like Sleazy Beats, Wolf Music and Instruments Of Rapture, Slo-Motion Potion comes highly recommended. It's largely impressive stuff, with DJ Butcher's epic "Shake Your Body", Kyle's deliciously sensual "Off My Mind" and 78 Edits' heady opener "Come On Baby" standing out. That said, the whole package is well worth a listen.