Bouncy 4×4 drums? Catchy melodies and hard hitting basslines? Chopped soulful vocals? Must be a tidy UK Garage track for sure! This one’s especially good,…
Month: October 2019
30/10/2019: “Take A Chance” by Mr Flagio
Italo-disco is a fantastic thing – not least for its vast arsenal of relatively obscure beauties languishing unloved in record crates. However, due to the…
29/10/2019: “Maneater” by Nelly Furtado
Hardly a hidden gem, this Platinum certified banger was a top ten hit in many countries around the world. The energy on this one is…
28/10/2019: “It Looks Like Love” by Goody Goody
Heart throbbing, fiery disco of the absolute highest caliber, with a funky bassline, jazz flute – and lyrics so seductive that you just can’t help…
27/10/2019: “Oh! Sweet Nuthin'” by Velvet Underground
A truly lovely epic off the Velvet Underground’s 4th album Loaded (1970), the song tells the story of several down and outs who have “nothing…
26/10/2019: “T Plays It Cool” by Marvin Gaye
From 1972’s Trouble Man, this song is incredibly cool. Aptly named, you might say. The album is a soundtrack to a film of the same name,…
25/10/2019: “Swan Lake” by Madness
The more refined among you may be aware that ‘Swan Lake’ was not originally composed by Madness. That honour goes to some bloke called Tchaikovsky,…
24/10/2019: “Gol-E Gandom” by Lloyd Miller
Sometimes, western attempts to blend Middle Eastern styles with Jazz can be a bit suspect. Especially if, as is the case here, the album title…
23/10/2020: “Corre Riba, Corre Baxo” by Abel Lima
For some reason, Cape Verde hits well above its weight musically. It could be due to the diverse history and population of the islands, but…
22/10/2019: “Tarraxo Everyday” by DJ Marfox
DJ Marfox is the undisputed pioneer of a particular style of music emanating from Lisbon. Often called the “ghetto sound of Lisbon”, the music is…