Your Love (Estate Minneapolis remix) - (4:24) 120 BPM
Review: A welcome return for Minneapolis' Dirty McKenzie, who here teams up with vocalist Sophia Shorai for a spot of seductive disco-acid fusion. The original version delivers just the right balance between Barry White-ish disco-soul foreplay and head-warping acid house tweakery - like Claudja Barry getting frisky with DJ Pierre, while the Walrus of Love watches on through a two-way mirror. The "Cocaine on Her Dress Mix", meanwhile, chugs along on a sweaty Italo tip, while the Your Love Is Gone mix turns the original into a spiralling chunk of intoxifying nu-disco prettiness. The shuffling synth bass of Bryan Gerrard's mix is certain to go down well with the Hot Creations crowd, while Faze Action's "Your Love Is Music" remix slows things right down with their irresistible brand of cosmic synth disco.
Review: Some quintessential nu-disco vibes here courtesy of Lord Funk, with two low-slung burners just in time for summer. "Your Love" leads the charge, and at 108bpm it's clearly not a charge that's in any particular rush. No problem there though, as it's a dreamy, meandrous groover full of balmy sensuality. Things perk up however when Funk couples up with heavy breather Ginnie Watson for the saucy electro-funk jam "Drive Me Crazy" - a bonkers cacophony of tin pot percussion, snappy snares and samples of old porno.
Review: It's a real battle here for the winner of the 'slickest name award' with re-edit act Black Amex giving it a commendable shot. However, it's gotta be the Funk Hunk who bags the prize for sheer daftness alone. The music's the real winner though, a draw to be precise, with the tough-love electro boogie of "You've Been Replaced" perfectly complementing the quirky funk of "Wake Up". A win-win situation.
Review: We hate to break the news to you but, as doctors R!PT!DE and Ghee-K have officially confirmed: 'You're Dead'. Putting this 'ahhhhhhhhhh' into RIP, mourning will be rolled out in a series of super freaky, ultra sleazy, mega leftfield sound designs and textures. From the regimentalist solider orders of 'Rojah' to trippy, broken-spring finale fire of the title track 'You're Dead', this is one exceptional collection. Time to put your affairs in order.
Review: "You Lost": Two of the worst words to ever go together in the history of the English language. Unless it's by way of this pumping, slightly psychedelic tech-funk-flavoured breakbeat thumper from longstanding Spanish producer A2C then, ironically, you actually win. "On" is more your classic stabby bass breakbeat with a funky, nagging low-end groove, a series of well textured basses and some delicate piano strokes. Trust us: There are no losers here.
Review: Following a recent spate of singles compilations, Spain's A2C is now delivering a new selection of UK-influenced sizzlers. The You House EP is the latest and, although boasting only two tracks, is packed with the solid quality production that he's known for. Both tracks have a UKF bounce but the title track adds some raw fuzz to the sparse 4/4 beats and doomy synths. "The Hole" on the other hand, is livelier with skippy pumping garage vibes, snippets of MC vocals and some big hands-in-the-air swooshes.
Review: Shelved for decades, Al Kent's Million Dollar Disco unearths some classic disco funk from the Brown Brothers. The three brothers, Charles, Marcus and Patrick from Brooklyn, made some fabulous music in their home built studio between 1973 and 1980 but due to lack of promo or distribution knowledge, never got it released. Now, MDD clear the dust from the cassettes and give three of the tracks the proper release they deserve. "Sunshine" is an uplifting disco number with a classic NYC vibe, "You Got the Power" is a shuffling, funk-meets-disco jam and "Disco Kings & Queens" dives into full on, delirious funk. The rest of the MDD back cat has also just hit the shelves at Juno Download.
Review: Kojak continue to transfer the contents of their vaults to the digital realm with this latest split EP of remixes by Mike Burns. "You Can Dance" is the aural equivalent of taking a hit of poppers in the midst of a carnival with the biggest firework display exploding at the same time. In other words: a big camp monster. With a capital 'M'. "I Believe" isn't far off either - sounding like the neon-infused future-boogie featured in the 25th century disco scenes in Buck Rogers (younger readers, Google it).
You Are You Are (Redux Inc & Digital Visions remix) - (7:06) 122 BPM
Review: Redux Inc launched earlier this year with a vinyl-only EP that boasted tasty revisions of the Jacksons' "Shake Your Body Down (To The Ground)". They've now turned their attention to the digital realm via this rework of Linda Clifford classic "You Are, You Are", which comes from the shadowy label owners (thought to be Aussie scalpel fiend Robbie Blanco) and production outfit Digital Visions. Clifford's classic, Broadway-influenced vocal and soaring orchestral backing track is given a not so subtle kick up the proverbial backside, as the assembled Redux Inc remixers underpin it with a rolling and chunky house groove. They've handled the original with care, of course, just made it a little more suitable for contemporary DJs.
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