Monsieur Van Pratt - Illegal Disco 005As always, he draws from a vast well of vintage funk, soul and disco and reworks it with a new school edge that brims with dance floor effectiveness. 'You Never Loved Me is florid, full of glossy strings and diva vocals, 'I Got Music' host aboard the soul train with its chugging drums and bright horns and 'Behind The Groove' gets the hops swinging with funky bass and more bold brass work. This is another do not miss drop from Illegal Disco.

Produced and written by Dave Stone and Ed Solo

but the music and atmosphere there were unlike anything he’d experienced

I Like It (Classic Mix) 4:52

They had crossed paths at many of the infamous raves that shaped London’s underground house sound

It's surely tracks like this which help explain why he was soon to be tapped up by Dangermouse and Cee-Lo for the musical director role with Gnarls Barkley

writing and feature credits with artists like Kendrick Lamar

It starts with pounding drums and again those cascading strings whilst Tunnie's scatting vocals flow until the verse arrives

last time this one comes back

This beautiful album is of course immensely rare in its original edition

is an ode to Naples as seen from Vesuvius

explorer and record collector extraordinaire

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