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Review: Late last year, Compost released a brilliant collaborative single from fellow Montreal deep house veterans, Fred Everything and Trevor Walker. This speedy sequel, which features vocals from Diabel Cissokho, is arguably even better. In its original form (track one), 'Kafoiye' is a futuristic take on Afro-house/deep house fusion topped off by a fine lead vocal. Art of Tones re-casts it as a Fela Kuti/Tony Allen style Afrobeat burner - all loose-limbed polyrhythmic drums and hazy horns - on his superb 'remix' and 'dub' versions, both of which are little less than sensational. Also included on a strong package are a percussive, sub-heavy 'Bonus Dub', a starry instrumental mix and a gorgeous, sunrise-ready 'Reprise' mix that strips out most (but not all) of the beats.
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Review: To celebrate the 12th birthday of their Compost Disco sub-label, Compost Records has offered up two compilations packed to the rafters with previously unheard treats and much-loved gems from the vaults. Volume one (available separately) is excellent and this second instalment is every bit as alluring. It begins with the bubbly, synth-laden nu-disco cheeriness of Moodrama's remix of Ed Lee and vocalist Alison David's 'I Am Someone' and ends with the loose-limbed krautrock/swamp funk/organic house fusion of Kalabrese's rework of 'Go Back' by Thomasz Guiddo and Nirosta Steel. Highlights sandwiched in between include the woozy, analogue-rich haze of Mark E's 'I'm Your Eversion', the late-night disco/proto-house hypnotism of 'Disco (Ah Ha)' by Chocolate Garage Productions and the Balearic boogie sunniness of Clavis's 'Aviaco'.
Shahrokh Dini feat Mox
C.O.W. feat Jake Masca
Review: Before Compost Records came along, DJ Rasoul's The Return of the Mad Funk EP had been one of deep house's genuine rarities: a 12" that was slated for release in 1998, but for which only a handful of test pressings were ever made. It's Rasoul's great "lost record", so it's terrific to see it finally getting a release. Opener 'Smoothed Out Funk' is little less than superb: a rolling deep house gem built around, synth-funk bass, rich Rhodes chords, a bumpin' sub-bass line, spacey melodies and tasty beats. 'Pyscho Funk' brilliantly flips the script, putting the same flash-fried funk riff at the heart of a bumpin', peak-time fusion of boogie-era disco and chunky house, while 'Just a Funky Groove' is a tidy house take on a Funkadelic classic.
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DJ Yellow & Flowers & Sea Creatures - "Deep Into Neon" (Arno E. Mathieu Clima remix) - (7:48) 124 BPM
