Review:
Following a string of well received remix outings, the mysterious but fast-rising Tad Wily returns to Smash Hit Music. As with previous excursions, the three tracks here offer a deliciously dubbed-out fusion of original disco synths, P Funk chops and proto-house grooves, all wrapped up in the sort of unashamedly joyous production that would have oh-so-serious deep housers crying into their achingly fashionable hats. "Tape Love" itself is a riotously heavy slab of P Funk revivalism, while "Lonely Night" fuses the lo-slung bass of classic Chicken Lips with sparkling nu-disco synths. Best of all, though, is "Jack Gone South", a vibrant Paradise Garage throwdown that sounds like a jam between D Train and Frankie Knuckles.