Review: London-based French duo OR have numerous releases under their belts for the likes of Hot Gorilla, Rare Wiri, Kraak, ChessBoard Music and Manuel Costela's 2phonic Recordings. Here they team up for a third time with Houston-based vocalist Z'Maji on a track that, in its original form, is a midtempo, soul-leaning affair with grown-up pop appeal. Andy Buchan's remix is probably the better bet for dancefloor play, though, as the Leeds stalwart puts the jazz in nu-disco, while the EP's completed by a 2023 edit of 'You Are Mine', a sumptuous lil' groover that first dropped last year and features a lush female vocal from Pakistan's Zoha Zuberi
Review: Based in Italy, Micky More and Andy Tee's Groove Culture label have been flying the flag for soulful house, contemporary disco and disco-house since 2017. Now here comes a second compilation of Instrumental mixes from their illustrious back catalogue, which follows on the heels of Vol 1, released back in 2022. The label bosses themselves contribute three of the album's 20 tracks, with the likes of Ron Carroll, Kathy Brown, Mr A.L.I, Da Lukas and Dutchican Soul also featuring alongside a wealth of more underground names. Expect rolling beats, fat funk basslines, sweeping, surging strings and handclaps galore, with highlights for this reviewer including Martina Budde & Husky's organ-rollicking 'Open Up Your Mind', Dutchican Soul's 'You Bring Joy' and More & Tee's own 'So Wide Open'.
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