Just listened to the Soul Jazz reissue of A Certain Ratio's 'To Each'. Really great stuff, I'd not really listened to them before the current vogue for Punk Funk as played by The Rapture, !!! et al. The LP was actually in a bargain bin, so has the ACR revival stalled before it even started? Or is one ACR LP enough for most people?
The dearth of good techno/d'n'b in the last couple of years means I'm buying a wider variety of records of late. Punk Funk pushes all the right nostalgia buttons for me, reminding me of the Mondays and The New Fast Automatic Daffodils. 'Pigeonhole' is the great lost Madchester album, a heavy dub feeling and surreal vocals. All together now: 'His presence is fireside chat... '
The dearth of good techno/d'n'b in the last couple of years means I'm buying a wider variety of records of late. Punk Funk pushes all the right nostalgia buttons for me, reminding me of the Mondays and The New Fast Automatic Daffodils. 'Pigeonhole' is the great lost Madchester album, a heavy dub feeling and surreal vocals. All together now: 'His presence is fireside chat... '