Review: Polish producer Warson has been providing funk-minded breakbeat heads with formidable dancefloor fare since 2011. Here, he pops up on his own Tru Funk imprint with another trio of tried-and-tested floorfillers. "Louder" kicks things off in style, lacing cut-up horns, funk vocal samples and bubbling electronics over a bass-heavy midtempo breakbeat-funk groove. "Love Theme" ups the tempo, basing the action around a classic loose-but-tight breakbeat rhythm. Musically, it has a richer and more expansive feel, with bouncy pianos, sharp strings and fluid funk guitars perfectly accompanying the two prominent vocal samples. He really lets loose on "Happy Song", a jump-up drum and bass roller built around samples from a heavyweight '70s funk rock jam.
Review: According to our strenuous research (erm, two minutes spent browsing Discogs), this appears to be the first single for nearly four years from US deep house stalwarts Lawnchair Generals. It might not be (don't write in, please), but it's certainly a rare outing from the veteran duo. It's excellent, too, offering a more driving and energetic feel than many of their vintage productions. Whipped along at a frantic pace by a heavy electric bassline, it nestles somewhere between thumping deep house and classic disco. The Looks Like Dub adds a little cosmic spice, while Rob Mello strips the track back to an angular, 808-heavy groove on his druggy, floor-friendly rework.
Review: Covering a stone cold classic is always tough, and Elijah Collins has set himself a tough task in taking on Yardborough & Peoples' 1980 electrofunk smash "Don't Stop The Music". Thankfully, he's done a sterling job, getting just the right balance between paying the original due respect and updating it for contemporary dancefloors. The result is a bouncy, undulating nu-disco jam that sits somewhere between contemporary synth boogie and shimmering deep house. The famous bassline and melodies - replayed, of course, on swanky modern synthesizers - perfectly compliments Aina's soulful vocal. If you'd prefer less of the vocal, there's a tasty instrumental included.
Review: This release is a little different than the Mullet label's usually 80s-tinged fare. This time Timmy Vegas is looking further back in time for inspiration, as far back as the '70s. "Don't Stop" is a storming Paradise Garage anthem that never happened; there's also a vocodered, freestyle 'boogie' version and even Mullet mainman Casio Social Club also joins the party for one last electro-pop jam.
Review: An Aussie in Japan with a worryingly intense obsession with early 80s boogie, Jsquared is not your average nu-disco producer. This of course is a good thing, because, well, he knows those grooves like no other. His latest missive is "Don't Stop", which takes a killer slap bass and glitter vintage disco-boogie jam and adds some bang up to date thump. Result? A seriously slammin' retro floorfiller.
Review: Saucy Vibes is the brattish offspring of Saucy Records and as such, tends to attract fresh new talent. Mike Jones has been bubbling under for a short while now and is surely set to go overground if he keeps delivering sterling efforts like this. "Don't Stop" is a sleazy jackin' after hours jam with a tech house edge. Calle Lebraun takes it back to the rawness of early Chicago and Jack Swaffer goes all-out thumping 90s New York house. Finally X5 Dubs delivers a cool electro-house rework that's the standout track of the release.
Review: Just the two rubs to choose from of this trad-style disco stomper from Mexican stalwart Hotmood. In its Original form, 'Don't Stop' is a mid-paced and fairly unassuming lil' roller with a neat line in wukka-wukking geetar, jazzy piano licks and dramatic strings, as well as a somewhat unusual two-part male/female vocal. The accompanying KATORZI Remix, meanwhile, strips out some of the more doodlesome instrumentation in favour of a much more direct and in-your-face approach, with some complex percussion added and the vocal applied far more liberally across its six-minute duration. It's horses for courses, but the Original wins out for yours truly.
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