Tim Maia - Disco ClubMr Bongo reissue Brazilian legend Tim Maia's eighth studio album 'Disco Club'. Recorded in 1978, this is a latter period gem from the larger than life legend, combining the glitz and glamour of discos heyday with Maias raw funk and soul roots.

strange drum patterns

Having spent day one setting up to record works by Frédéric Chopin

as the title hints

with Kay Suzuki compiling work from three rare albums to showcase the best of Toriyama’s sound

7 gives us a perfect example of what the Suckaside crew is all about with 2 state-of-the-art toxic funk bangers on this double A-sided instant classic funky 7 inch

only independently distributed via the Malian Association for the Blind in Bamako

Frankly that makes it perfect source material for the man and he doesn't disappoint: His work is subtle but classic

playing a pivotal role in some of the hits of artists such as Deodato

in which the Roman duo tackles a production that skillfully links Mediterranean influence to ancestral Africa in a patchwork woven of typical African ethnic elements to those of house and electronica in a "groovy" body that enhances the classical side of the African country in a modern musical mood and rhythm

It is now a core part of that local underground scene and so here it makes the natural next step of starting its own label

It's music characterized by lively rhythms

‘Shakuhachi’