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Swing On LowLa Sape
Ranging from spiritual jazz to avant-garde and neo-classical elements, Swing On Low showcases solo experimenters who navigate the intersections of tradition and innovation. With 10 distinctive tracks, this VA sets out to mirror the essence of La Sape's bi-monthly radio show, weaving together parallel musical movements that might otherwise remain unexplored. This release spotlights both label stalwarts like Erica Tucceri, David Versace, and Youfez, as well as collaborators such as George Sheridan, Elle Shimada, and Hekka. As La Sape Records marks its sixth year, Swing on Low stands as a manifesto for the label's future, embracing a diverse and innovative musical landscape born from the heart of Australia.
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The Shores Of InfinityFreestyle
Menagerie are a nine-piece 'spiritual jazz' combo from Australia, headed up by The Bamboos main man Lance Ferguson and featuring acclaimed pianist Mark Fitzgibbon, a veteran of Gilles P's legendary Dingwalls sessions. This is the fourth album and their third for Freestyle, and suffice to say fans of their previous output won't be disappointed. Nor will anyone with a taste for 'proper' jazz from the Miles Davis/John Coltrane/Ornette Coleman school of thought: the title track, with its frenetic backbeat and spoken/poetic vocal, nudges towards broken beat territory, while there's a soul-jazz feel to 'Kingdom'... the other four tracks, though, could have been laid down at any time since about 1960. In the best possible way, you understand!
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Disco Mystic: Select Remixes Volume 1Naya Beat
Buoyed by the success of the Dimitri From Paris remixes of 'Space Talk', Naya Beat has decided to offer up more new reworks of classic cuts from the disco-era catalogue of Indian singer and actress Asha Puthli. Naturally Space Talk gets another tweak - Maurice Fulton delivers a sparse, percussive, dubbed-out take in his inimitable style -but there are plenty of revisions of lesser-celebrated cuts to enjoy. Yuksek turns 'I Am Song (Sing Me)' into a hybrid storming soul/surging Moroder-disco workout; Kraak & Smaak go all deep disco on the dreamy 'Lies'; Turbitto & Ragz add a touch of delay to the Indian disco-goes-Salsoul flex of 'One Night Affair'; 'Right Down Here' is turned into a spaced-out cosmic disco number by Psychemagik; and Jitwam adds a touch of 21st century weight to suspenseful disco gem 'I'm Gonna Dance'.
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Holding BackA's And Bees
The A's & Bees label was founded on a simple premise: to deliver fresh editions of killer cuts of old that showcase original mixes and new versions from some of the re-edit scene's best and brightest talents. Here they mine the catalogue of disco-era vocalist Jackie Moore and return with 1983 single 'Holding Back', a sweet, jazz-funk influenced slab of boogie-era disco that's something of a cult classic. Italian hero Moplen provides a fresh multi-track remix that builds up through waves of percussion and reverb-laden solos before unleashing the full song and a particularly strong instrumental end section. The EP also boasts three '83 mixes from John Morales and Sergio Munzabai: the self-explanatory 'Vocal Mix', the nine-minute 'Breakdown Mix' (which features multiple drops, builds and breakdowns) and the vocal-free 'Chin-Mental' mix.
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My Belly DreamTimewarp Music
The title here, which sounds like a reference to belly-dancing, is presumably meant to imply something Middle Eastern-sounding, but to these ears 'My Belly Dream' actually feels more Latin-influenced if anything - though, to be fair, the intricate hand percussion that forms its backbone does come topped with a warbling flute line so you can kinda see where they're coming from! Jazz-funkish guitars and trumpets also have their part to play, the end result being a lilting, percussive swayer whose natural home will be outdoor sets in the sunshine, with the accompanying Beats Mix doing exactly what it says on the tin.
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In The House (Explicit)Cuttin' It Fine
Whenever we see that Stabfinger has made a return to Cuttin' It Fine, we immediately lower the lights and prepare ourselves for a super exciting sonic adventure, with Boydex actually leading the line for the introductory sounds of 'In The House', seeing Stabfinger arrive as a tidy feature across groovy subs and futuristic drum work. Next, 'Love Session' gives us a slink through funkadelic guitar lines and squelching synthetic experimentation atop a classic hip hop vocal line, with the more rumbling drumwork of 'Wompelup' then calming the project as it moves forward. Finally, the full instrumental version of 'Love Session' sees us out in a truly finessed wind down.
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