Monsieur Van Pratt - Illegal Disco 008The king of cheeky edits of timeless disco and funk is back with a wicked trip through obscure French grooves, flipped, filtered, and fired up for contemporary dancefloors. These three edits from Monsieur Van Pratt on Illegal Disco 008 don't just nod to the past, they grab it by the collar and drag it under the mirrorball. The opener 'Danse Danse' struts in a sunny groove built for open air euphoria, 'Pas Chez Toi' slides deeper, a go go soaked funk

Mr Mail Man

This grooviest French jazz-funk and avant-garde album features Henri Texier and Bernard Lubat

comes “Interplanetary Bounce”

drummer Ray Johnson

the second compilation in this series dives ever further into the richness of post-independence music emanating out of Mali

sensuality

Fabio and Grooverider became the distinguished residents at the iconic club night RAGE

returns here to confidently guide the rhythm on ‘Starry Night’

before Kosa return with more industrial clippings and volume 2 heads to the door with Capital Funk's electro-punk bomb - possibly the series champion - while the slap bass-scratch of California's Psyclones leads to a music hall end in the homage to mum's favourite

A bold statement and stake in the ground showcasing that Dodd’s production prowess has not faltered in that time

Track 8 originally released as Italy single A-side in 1980 [Derby DBR 10264

Including gatefold 4-page insert (with tourdates "Autumn 1980")