Review: Star Creature Universal Vibrations out of Chicago, Illinois: Beaming modern funk and disco from Chicago to the stars. South Korean funkmeister Mogwaa appears next with a debut six tracker. This is the epitome of the instrumental modern funk sound. Heavy analog synths and drum machines for days, composed and played by a classically trained musician. It's a well-rounded instrumental EP across the loner funk/outsider boogie spectrum, picking off where Liquid Pegasus, Sky Tony and Venus Express II left off.
Review: This is a blissfully smooth collection of chilled out nu-disco. 'Cosmic Swoop' introduces us to the tone of the LP, with its slow moving beats and funky guitars, and old school sci-fi effects. The blobs of bass in 'To Get Closer' are unquestionably cool, they have a fat feeling which is sliced through the nonchalant piano. 'Dream In A Dream' as you can imagine cultivates a soft, relaxed vibe our favourite part on the track is the low end which is modern and warping. 'Somebody For Me' ends the release in pure style.
Review: Given the impressive track records of both Giovanni Damico - a hard-working producer with a swathe of superb singles to his name - and boogie revivalists Star Creature, you'd expect this two-tracker to be rather tidy. It is, of course, with virtual A-side "Another DJ" delivering a near perfect skip through mid-80s boogie pastures full to bursting with heavily accented vocals, fluid bass guitar, clipped guitars and kaleidoscopic synthesizer sounds. The smoother, warmer and sunnier "Last Chance" is if anything even better, with Damico doffing a cap towards Maze and Loose Ends in spectacular fashion. Delicious!
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