Review: Given his encyclopedic knowledge of music, you'd expect any compilation put together by Bill Brewster to be full of unlikely gems and lesser-known anthems. That's certainly the case with After Dark, the first in a new DJ-focused series from the Late Night Tales camp. From start to finish, Brewster's selections are spot on, from the lowdown, slo-mo disco oddness of Sheffield chanteuse Marti Caine's "Love The Way You Love Me" and wide-eyed, acid-laden kosmiche of Coober Peder University Band's "Moon Plain", to the dirty electrofunk of Zed Bias's "Koolade" (featuring Toddla T, of all people) and mid'80s percussion fest of Martin Kershaw's "Keep On Pokin". If that wasn't enough, Brewster has also unearthed a decent Jamiroquai record. The wonders never cease.
Review: Yes, we can hardly believe it ourselves, but it's that time of year again - mulled wine, chestnuts roasting on open fires and all that. Now, we all may roll our eyes when we hear the inescapable refrains of Christmas tunes every year, but here's the thing: we all need them in our lives (imagine Christmas without them, it's simply not cricket!), but how many of us actually own them? Well, with 111 classics (from Bing Crosby to Elvis, Liberace and Alvin & The Chipmunks) packed on this album, it's safe to say you'll never have to worry about your festive soundtrack again (leaving us all more time to concentrate on the mulled wine and pies, hoorah!).
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