Review: As ever, the Bomb Strikes imprint delivers an awesome package to us with this brand new 25 track compilation entitled 'Funk N' Beats Vol. 5', To be honest, it's exactly what it says on the tin as The Allergies head up waves and waves of funkadelic rhythms and crunchy riffs. For us the highlights have to be the futuristic drum processing and subtle percussive movements of 'Loose Gardner' from Flevans, along with the classic breakbeat fusion of 'Fire' remixed by Smoove but originally produced by the Renegades Of Jazz. With the sheer depth of the project it's easy to get lost within the tracklisting, which is always a good sign on a large scale compilation.
Review: Back in the mid 1970s, young engineer Terry 'T.K' Kane and Harry Stone joined forces to launch a studio and record distribution business in Miami. It would spawn a huge number of in-house labels, and even greater number of funk and disco releases, and even a string of million-selling artists. Given this legacy, it's little surprise to see Athens of the North paying tribute to the funk side of Henry Stone's impressive legacy with this superb collection. While there are a few tried-and-tested cuts to be found - see the T Connection and Little Beaver cuts - for the most part The Miami Sound focuses on more obscure - but no less hard-hitting - gems from the likes of Jonny K, Stevens & Foster and Leno Philips.
Review: Given that his trademark brand of electronic music is rooted heavily in ambient, IDM and downtempo music, you'd expect that Scott Hansen AKA Tycho's contribution to the Back To Mine series would be full of heady, horizontal and pleasingly immersive musical treats. It is, of course, with a clutch of exclusive tracks and mixes of his own - see the breakbeat-driven IDM gorgeousness of 'PBS (live edit)' and a fresh, chunky, dub-fuelled dancefloor rework of Little Dragon's 'Little Man' - being joined by a wealth of highlights including the ultra-laidback lo-fi dream-pop of Craft Spells, the immersive bliss of Luis Lancaster, the skewed and wonky electronica of Schneider TM, the outsider house charm of Weval and the hallucinatory, sunrise-friendly breaks of Octa Octa.
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