Swamp Children - Taste What's Rhythm2023 reissue, 140g vinyl, remastered from the original tapes by Simon Francis. Manchester's Avant Jazzy Funk outfit Swamp Children were enviably eclectic and Taste What's Rhythm is their mini masterpiece. Flitting gracefully through a feast of genres with consummate ease, the band were almost indefinable and, accordingly, nigh on impossible to market. So whilst this cult EP, originally out in 1982 on Factory Benelux, remains in demand for those in the

The producer's UKG influences are also evident on 'Club Banger'

This album grapples with and transgresses these binaries because we have/and continue to cross borders

ignored in favour of grunge and then Britpop

from the heart of each space

piano stabs - dancing over a killer groove

but only when I witnessed Karel's unique energy and his ability to write a perfect pop song in just a few lines

Saint Etienne - Heart Failed (In The Back Of A Taxi) (Two Lone Swordsmen Dub)

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Detroit producer and J Dilla collaborator Waajeed

I think most of this album is about transience

set to be released via Decca Records on Friday 9th June

that drives us from the deepest atmospheres to the brightest vibe supported by a blend of breaky