Smooth and jazzy American disco and house label UTC was founded in 2010 with a remastered release of Eddie Matos / Disko Method’s album ‘Ghetto Style’. With Chicago-based artist Tim Harper at the helm, UTC has so far grooved out delicious delights from the likes of: Disko Method, Bidou, Enescu, DJ Mishakov, Groove And The Gang, Larry Levan, Heat Exchange and Raymond Alessandrini.
Review: NYC-based UTC Limited, specialists in obscure funk and disco, bring us a split EP featuring two artists. Osamu Shoji (1932-2018) was a Japanese synth pioneer who was perhaps best known for this 1978 re-recording of the entire 'Star Wars' soundtrack, and his '10C Bag' is the kind of lounge-y synth-disco that'll appeal to those who like it on the kitsch-y side. Who The House-Band are/were, on the other hand, we have no idea, but 'Schizzo Trip' is in a similarly camp vein to '10C Bag' - it's just a bit more 'sunny afternoon on the Left Bank' than 'midnight in Shinjuku'.
Review: A legendary funk band from Brooklyn, Brass Construction blazed a trail throughout the 70s producing grade-A vintage boogie. Much of their repertoire has been plundered by sample-heavy acts since, but here we get the original and true album version of 1975's "Movin". Displaying the kind of musicianship that could only be learnt by slogging it out on the notorious Chitlin' Circuit. Moogs and mellotrons, funky bass and smooth vocals, the song is still a party bomb now. However the SAW-house style extended/Back To My Roots mix and the syrupy 80s pop of "Give And Take" both add some 'challenging' schmaltziness.
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