Review: Following the success of Shaka Loves You's previous compilations on Bombstrikes, the label has offered them the chance to launch a new series all of their own. Named in honour of their radio show and regular parties in Glasgow, Joints & Jams offers up a hugely entertaining (and largely floor-friendly) mixture of funk-fuelled hip-hop (Bastien Keb, Fort Knox Five, Andy Cooper), skanking reggae (The Nextmen and Gentlemen's Dub Club sing-along 'Done It Again'), flash-fried funk breaks (the Allergies), tropical goodness (DJ Nu-Mark's hook-up with Quantic), and various fusions of disco, boogie and funk (see the cuts from Kraak & Smaak, X-Ray Ted, Pablo & Shoey and Shaka Loves You themselves). The result is a brilliantly mixed-up collection of tried-and-tested dancefloor bombs.
Review: Purveyors of all things funky and house, Big In Ibiza's Love Assassins take the reigns for this new collection of sun-kissed house nuggets. The Assassins' own take on Moloko's "Sing It Back" is a highlight, as is Vee Scott's gloriously camp and disco-flavoured "Gimme Your Love". Bassmonkey's mix of Tito Puente Jr's is an unexpected gem, while LA's signature mixes of "The Boy Is Mine" and "Teardrops" are here in full force too.
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