Review: Some unabashedly old skool disco fun and frolics on this five-tracker from Italy's Ministry Of Funk, and his publicity-shy oppo Disco Incorporated. A lively re-edit of MJ's 'Don't Stop Till You Get Enough' kicks the EP off in party-hearty style; after that, 'Golden Melody' brings very familiar sweeping, soaring strings, 'Back Into Time' will please New Yorkers whether they were born there or are just on an odyssey (hint hint!) while 'High Steppin' and 'Soul Woman' revisit dancefloor staples from Love Unlimited, with the latter throwing in a well-known snatch of Peech Boys vocal for good measure.
Review: Given the title and the fact that it's the sixth EP in the series, there are no prizes for guessing what's going on here, as three tracks from the 80s get a 21st century makeover in re-edit form. First up to the plate is Uruguay's Ministry Of Funk, who delivers a thundering take on Eddy Grant's 'Electric Avenue'. Then it's over to Disco Incorporated, who first reworks Tears For Fears' 'Everybody Wants To Rule The World' inna a nu-disco style before turning his attention to ELO's 'Last Train To London'. Which technically came out in late '79, but we'll let them off...
Review: A solo outing here for the mysterious Disco Incorporated, who is/are more often found on joint releases with Ministry Of Funk. The 'Love Disco & Funk' EP comprises five cuts that you can file under 're-edits' or 'homage tracks' as you see fit: yes, they're all based on famous tracks from days gone by (from The Trammps, The Jacksons, The Rolling Stones, Odyssey and James Brown), but it should be pointed out that in most cases, a fair bit more imagination/creativity has gone into them than the average re-edit. Which makes this well worth investigating, despite the very familiar sources.
Review: Here's an EP that's sure to divide listeners, because 'Old Is Cool III' consists of four bootlegs of Fleetwood Mac classics... and people do love having OPINIONS, don't they? So there will be rock snobs who complain that "they've ruined it", and there'll be dance music snobs who say "what's this AOR rubbish?". Thankfully we can dismiss both cohorts as idiots, because a) Ministry Of Funk go about their re-editing duties with more finesse than most, b) most people stop at 'Dreams' but here you also get 'Little Lies', 'You Make Loving Fun' and 'Sara', and most importantly c) Christine McVie and Stevie Nicks have two of the greatest voices ever committed to tape. So nyer.
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