VARIOUS - London Jazz Classics (LP) Jonny Rock

VARIOUS - London Jazz Classics (LP) Jonny RockA masterful compilation from Soul Jazz Records that captures the essence of the UK's jazz dance underground as it was taking shape in the early 90s, pulling together rare Brazilian fusion, Latin jazz, and jazz funk cuts that Gilles Peterson and Patrick Forge were spinning in smoke heavy basement clubs. Alive!'s 'Skindo Le Le' delivers dense percussion and a killer bassline, while Carlos Franzetti's 'Cocoa Funk' layers Fender Rhodes over tight brass,

and Simon Lake delivering a masterclass in rhythmic sophistication and atmospheric depth

This release

It delivers a cosmic playground of granular clicks and vocoded grunts

including two dynamic remixes by Radioactive Man and Paul Blackford

This heavyweight 12-inch vinyl delivers a potent dose of contemporary techno

a sound system–influenced weapon that finds Skeptical operating at his dubwise best

This essential Sony BMG pressing captures the psychedelic funk pioneers at their peak

machine-driven electro designed for the underground floor

Four cuts of cavernous dub techno and stripped-back minimal house from Jeigo

demonstrating profound sonic depth

blending sustained harmonic chords with a precision-weighted drum kit

opening with the dusty drum machine groove and angular acid lines of 'Hypercuatro' before the tripped out 'Locked In a Trance' takes hold