Review: Given the label's love of 1980s dancefloor culture, we shouldn't be surprised to see them present Saucy Lady's latest must-check missive as a 'Giant Maxi Single'. In practice, that means presenting the Boston-based Japanese artist's latest chunk of colourful '80s soul nostalgia in a range of different mixes. Her original mix - gorgeous, summery, colourful and full of mid-80s FM synth sounds - is accompanied by a trio of reworks. E-Live steps up first, opting for a subtly funkier take marked out by thicker synth-bass and more spacey-sounding melodies, before Saucy Lady delivers the 'Dreamix' - a more driving, proto-house-influenced affair with heavier drums and echoing synth sounds. An instrumental pass of the same version completes a rock-solid 'maxi single'.
Review: A five-tracker from Giovanni Damico here that, as tends to be his wont when he's not making straight-up house tracks, draws on a melting pot of influences - Afro, 80s boogie, Italodisco, pop and electro, to name but five - to come up with something that's truly original and unique-sounding. It might take a few listens to sink in, but stick with it because there's a definite infectiousness to the grooves contained herein. Boogie lovers should head for 'Night Time', while if you're more into all things Afro then 'More Cowbells' would be a good place to start.