Review: Lego Edit and Vito Lalinga have been in and around our charts before but this time they appear together under the VI Mode Inc Project, coming through with the funk-tastic Pair Or Jacks EP - and they are quite literally that! "Put Your Money" is pure funk heaven, led by a quirky organ on the highs, while "Booker" is deeper, dubbier and carrying a bass weight that is bound to push you straight onto the dance floor - no questions asked! The last little gem, "Afro Funky Now", is led by a wickedly sexy sax and pushed into overdrive by a sweet set of breaks...not forgetting the pair's love for bass, of course!
Review: He's probably best known for his many contributions to the long-running 'Katakana Edits' re-edit series, but DJ Laurel - Minsk native Lavr Berzhanin - does actually MAKE original music as well! Here, he teams up with Bruges-based vocalist Oleg Jagger on a sun-drenched (and fairly self-explanatory) slab of Latin-infused funk. Mix-wise, you can choose between the summery Original which puts fluttering Spanish guitar front and centre, an earthier, more stripped-back remix from Prosper & Le Marabout which foregrounds the chanted vocal, or Vito Lalinga's rerub, which is similar to the Original but with a slightly jazzier feel.
Review: There's a steady flow of quality grooves coming out of the Sound Exhibitions stable right now, with this three-tracker from Italy's Vito Lalinga being but one case in point. High-calibre contemporary funk is the general order of the day, with 'Your Love' being a rumbustious affair laden with brass, soaring sax and diva-esque "something about your love" vox, while 'Route 66' is a slower-moving jam with super-sleazy guitars, wailing harmonica and (by way of contrast) positively bright and summery keys. Completing the EP is 'No Baby', a classy slice of disco-funk with a gorgeous, reverb-heavy female vocal.
Review: Vito Lalinga delivers his third record to 2020 already with this four-track EP for Greek label Kraak. It was 2018 when Lalinga made his debut on Kraak's parent label Timewarp and since then the artist has given his jazzier, soulful and percussive take on music to labels like Legofunk and Sound Exhibitions. For Kraak he sends in Black Spirit Planet, a record that dives into funky and ambient jazz territory that reach their peak in lead track "Spiritual Space" alongside the flute and samba sessions of "Brazilectro", the rhode and strings driven "Walk My Way", and the mellow tribalisms of "No Future".
Review: Prolific Italian producer Vito Lalinga brings us a musical tribute to The Big Apple here. In its Original form, 'New York City' opens with a fluttering acoustic guitar riff and a spoken, heavily accented female vocal, before introducing a second, sung vocal that's then cut up over a backing which blends disco, jazz-funk and garage influences into an irresistibly shimmering dancefloor concoction. The Dancefloor Remix ups the tempo slightly and adds house-y pianos and sax parps; the Squerzanti Silvan beefs things up another notch or two, while the EP's completed by the western-infused 'Beat' with its harmonica wails and Spanish-language vox.
Review: Prolific Italian producer returns to Sound Exhibitions with four more dancefloor despatches - this time, as the title suggests, with strong jazzual overtones. Opener 'What's Up' is a looping, lolloping groove made up of funk guitars, trumpets, male and female rap vocals and two competing nagging keyboard riffs, while 'Black Sunshine' gets properly wigged-out in late 70s jazz-funk style. 'I Want You' operates in similar territory but is just a little more laidback, while completing the EP is 'Alone Again', a downtempo jam with a melancholy, cinematic feel. All good, but for 'does what it says on the tin' satisfaction the middle two tracks stand out.
Review: When an EP's entitled 'Retro Funk' you kinda know what you're getting, but what's really impressive about this five-track EP is the range of ground covered within just five tracks. Opener 'Silverdory' has distinct echoes of both Fatback and The Average White Band. 'Believe In Me' has a slightly jazzier feel, with the saxophone taking centre stage, while 'Come & Touch' looks to the deep funk of the late 60s for inspiration. Shut your eyes and 'Give Up The Funk' will have you mentally cruising 70s Harlem in your stretch Lincoln, before the brassy, soul-infused 'Betty Day' plays us out.
Review: Synth-wielding nu-disco maestro Vito Lalinga fires up his VI Mode Inc Project for another expansive outing on Sound Exhibitions. It's a wonderfully summery and sun-kissed affair, with the experienced producer first offering up a chunk of bass-heavy Latin disco (the glistening guitar solos, beefy bass guitar and jaunty pianos of "Santiago De Cuba") before doffing his cap to Cuban salsa and mabo heroes on the flute-laden "Cubano". He continues on this rum-fuelled tip on sax-sporting roller "Cuban Tape", while "Louisiana Paradise City" is a bluesy and jazzy chunk of thickset late night drama. Finally, "Fiesta Latina" delivers on the promise of its title in weighty fashion.
Review: Italian producer Vito Lalinga presents his debut EP on Greek label Timewarp, bringing five hot tracks on his fresh Afrodisiac EP. Your fix of nu-funk, combined with broken beats and a touch of African vibes - as heard on the spiritual and life affirming "Fela Mania". Likewise, "Move Your Body In Africa" features a cinematic touch with a soulful style that Vito Lalinga always brings. This is a collaboration with his mates Angelo Dattuomo and Giancarlo Coppola as Vi Mode Inc. Project and we sure can't wait to hear what is in store next from this hot trio.
Review: Vi Mode Inc Project main man Vito Lalinga doesn't like to get tied down musically. In the last six months alone he's released expansive EPs that variously touch on Cuban music, fiery funk breaks, nu-jazz and disco. It's the latter sound that he returns to on this sequel to summer 2018's "Black Spirit Project". There's plenty to get the juices flowing throughout, from the jazz-funk tinged warmth of opener "Attack On Earth" and Clavinet-sporting "Ethnic Deep" (a mid-tempo fusion of reggae and disco with plenty of other World music references), to the harmonica-heavy swamp funk chug of "Blues In The Sky" and Chic-influenced bounce of "The Right Time".
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