Risqué III
Essence Of A Dream

Founded in 2019, Astral Flex is a band of improvising musicians and producers from Naarm, headed up by local musical polymath Horatio Luna. Recorded on the 50th anniversary of humankind's first step on the moon, their debut release "I Can See My House From Here" is presented here in two forms; as a spacey nu-jazz improvisation on Side A, and as a collection of house/electronic remixes on Side B. Wicked stuff!

1998 debut album from KDJ a.k.a Moodyman, still one of Detroit's most revered House releases to date. Like his renowned DJ sets, KDJ infuses funk, gospel, soul and hip-hop into the heart of the Detroit house sound that will be worshipped and emulated into eternity... It's Black American music for the feet and for the heart, beautifully remastered on two clear vinyls. Necessary!

MAJOR TIP! 17 varied re-works of classic Funkadelic cuts from Detroit's top producers across three slabs of wax... Highlights come thick and fast, from the deep house/P-funk fusion of Alton Miller's take on "Get Your Ass Off and Jam" and Andres' loose, hip-hop influenced revision of "Music For My Mother", to the thrusting loops and heady late-night hypnotism of Anthony Shake Shakir and T-Dancer's version of "Standing on the Verge". While many of the versions stay relatively faithful to the original, the more "out-there" interpretations - see BMG's outer-space ambient dub of "Maggot Brain" and Moodymann's epic revision of "Cosmic Slop" - are also consistently impressive. Yesss to this!

Cheeky Milano duo Eternal Love burst straight out the gate on their first Planet Trip release with 4 sun-soaked, heaven-sent House tunes. A perfect pairing on a label fast bulking out with quality Balearic, Street-Soul and Acid House cuts, the Italian duo have your summer dance soundtracked. The definition of 'windows down' music. Tip!!

HUGE TUNE ALERT! South African Boogie that'll turn the dancefloor to lava, reissued on wax (from the analog master tapes) for the first time since its original release in 1986! Original heater on the A side but the 9-minute dub on the flip is where it's at... the minutes-long sax solo will have you levitating... Kalita Records, please don't stop digging!