Review: Parisian party-starters Venice Beach have always done a neat line in sneaky scalpel jobs; in fact, before moving more into original production last year, it was their bread and butter. Here, they dig out their old editing tools and join forces with Philadelphia's DJ Apt One to lay down a couple of floor-friendly re-rubs. "Socket" is, perhaps unsurprisingly, a beefed up, dubbed-out and house style take on Shalamar's low-slung disco bomb "Right In The Socket". The original bassline, guitars, synth and vocal remain, but are joined by heavy new drums with real swing. "Money (feat DJ Bruce)", meanwhile, works the filters hard, looping up and cutting up a quirky, long-forgotten disco gem.
Review: Philadelphia-based DJ Apt One has been throwing genre-blending parties for ten years and has been credited in helping kick-start the moombathon sound. That's certainly evident here as the title track features a thumping moomba rhythm track with a quirky sax lilting in and out of the mix too. Part 2 of "Fich So Saxy" adds live bass playing to the original. Lil' Dave's remix adds percussion and chopped up sax, Vjuan Allure go a bit edgier with their sparse and choppy baile funk-style mix. Apt One returns with "Red Meat", the first part of which is a live reggae-funk jam with the second version being a cool Italo-disco number.
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