Review: Magic Source, a German outfit headed up by producer Björn Wagner, return to French label Favorite with their first new single since dropping their sophomore long-player 'Voyage Spectral' in 2023 - an organic, Afro-infused cosmic disco take on A Guy Called Gerald's first-gen rave classic 'Voodoo Ray' that features vocals from French artists Gizelle Smith (daughter of Four Tops guitarist Joe Smith, fact fans!) and Mounam. It'll play well on Afro-leaning floors but the accompanying 'Interplanetary Bounce', a straight-up funker, may perhaps have broader appeal, both tracks coming complete with matching radio edits.
Review: The man behind the Magic Source project, German producer Bjorn Wagner, is best known for creating revivalist funk and soul under a dizzying variety of aliases. Magic Source, though, takes a different approach, with Wagner applying his magic touch to the world of cosmic disco. Earthrising is the project's first full-length, and is built around straight-to-tape recordings of Wagner and his numerous musical collaborators. Undeniably dusty in feel, the album's seven tracks variously touch on Afro-funk, Space style French cosmic disco, hustling disco-funk, Caribbean disco-funk, and tricky-to-pigeonhole workouts. As you'd expect, it's wonderfully played and produced, with Wagner capturing the spirit of the original era, whilst putting his own distinctive spin on proceedings.
Review: Favorite Recordings deals only in the best disco-minded club music, and you can always count on them to deliver a new artist with a bag full of surprises and delight. "Lovestruck" is a heavy, sticky 70s-style nugget tailor-made for the sunny weather and that sweet smell of freshly cut grass. There's a string of sexy remixes that follow: Patchworks adds to the percussion roll and the bumpiness of the groove, while Golf Channel's Africaine 808 dubs the shit out of the original by adding girth and menace to the low-ends, only to be stripped-down further by Voilaaa's own masterful reinterpretation.
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