DJ Rob Bailey claims to have scoured the world in search of this selection of groovy modernist floor-fillers, and while some tracks come courtesy of recognisable UK names (Marmalade, Steve Ellis, Don Fardon), most are from little-heard international acts like Knut Kieswetter and Ola & The Janglers. Not every cut lives up to the hype: Les Lionceaux's French treatment of "Nowhere To Run" has a certain turbo-charged charm, but Los Gatos Negros fall short with a fairly uninspiring Spanish version of John Fred's "Hey Hey Bunny". Casting your net so wide for rarely heard examples of a 'sound' is bound to produce a track listing that smacks at times of novelty, but while there is little here to seriously challenge the true classics of the era, this is an enjoyable slice of fun.
DJ Rob Bailey claims to have scoured the world in search of this selection of groovy modernist floor-fillers, and while some tracks come courtesy of recognisable UK names (Marmalade, Steve Ellis, Don Fardon), most are from little-heard international acts like Knut Kieswetter and Ola & The Janglers. Not every cut lives up to the hype: Les Lionceaux’s French treatment of “Nowhere To Run” has a certain turbo-charged charm, but Los Gatos Negros fall short with a fairly uninspiring Spanish version of John Fred’s “Hey Hey Bunny”.
Casting your net so wide for rarely heard examples of a ‘sound’ is bound to produce a track listing that smacks at times of novelty, but while there is little here to seriously challenge the true classics of the era, this is an enjoyable slice of fun.
