Venice Beach At Juno Download

Review: Parisian DJ/producer duo Edit Beach have previously impressed with two volumes of hot-to-trot, dancefloor-friendly scalpel works. This third instalment in the series features more dope jams tweaked for modern dancefloors. "Slap Disco" opens proceedings with a barrage of slap bass, darting synths and low slung percussion, before "Come On" loops and filters a suitably obscure chunk of beefy mutant disco. "I Like Disco" takes a trip into loopy, compressed disco/house territory, bobbing and weaving like a crackhead trying to evade the police. Closer "Walkman", meanwhile, sounds like a Halloween cover version of French oddballs Kasso.

Review: It's been a bit quiet from the Venice Beach camp of late - the Parisian discoteers have been hibernating it appears, but with a name like theirs it's clear they only do sunkissed vibes anyway. With this latest EP of re-edits, they've made up for their absence by cramming in four newies - the loungey disco-house of "Cruisin', the sultry rubbery bass-isms of "Hot", the trippy, breaky funk loops of "It's Party" and the upbeat space disco of "Oh Oh Disco".

Review: Parisian party types Venice Beach are gaining a name for themselves as reliable providers of synth-heavy disco-house. Here, they pop up on Mexican label Coquette Maison with two more tracks of goodtime disco-funk. "Waiting For You" leads the charge, offering a choppy, loopy electrofunk jam that sounds like a looser take on the Tiger & Woods cut-up style. While not as immediate or heavy as T&W, it's still pretty attractive. The riotous "Rad", on the other hand, is a formidably sweaty cut-up of Prince-ish synths, rubbery P-funk groovery and cheeky samples. Underestimate its power at your peril.