Various Artists - Mainstream Disco Funk LPFunk and soul in the early '70s were mutating to a new sound spearheaded by such labels as Philadelphia International Records (PIR), Scepter, and Salsoul: Early disco was taking off and Its sound was earthier and more urban, mixing the nascent disco beat with strong funk and soul elements. New York was at the epicenter of the phenomenon, thanks to its thriving club scene and also to a new wave of DJs from the Bronx who started playing the music at

Jeff Mills

Enjoying privileged access to rare and forgotten jazz music from the Netherlands and beyond

but complementary elements: "the possibilities of jazz

Enjoy all the tracks from Tarantino's love letter to Hollywood

Wrapped in Gentleness (Kiki's Delivery Service)

which just adds to the sense of general – you know – strange behavior

and Jean-Pierre Melville

Castle in the Sky Laputa (Castle in the Sky Laputa)

with Kanematsu “Flash” Hikari as the producer

"Maybe Tonight" bubbles up through

Clear vinyl

They are joined on the album by Hosono on drums and Teriyuki Kokubu on piano