Greg Belson
Divine Funk (Rare American Gospel Funk And Soul)

Energy and inspiration come from the Gwoka. From these hands which, when they are not a raised fist, pound the drums, proud of their roots and of their Guadeloupean identity.This is where Celia Wa comes from, from all that she inherited by spending her childhood between the West Indies and France.After two self-produced EPs, Wastral is the sum of these inspirations and influences. Born in the acoustic, it is under the modern and futuristic production of Victor Vagh (producer of Flavia Coelo) that the seven tracks were revealed and then sublimated. Dissipated in the vaporous arrangements, softened under the effect of the synthetic layers, the organic was meticulously covered with an electro varnish disturbed by the echoes and reverbs of the dub. Celia Wa's soaring, twirling flute grazes or stirring the groove, her lyrics reviving the memory of her island. In Creole or in English, they tell the story in the present tense without forgetting the past. A past full of the sounds of struggles, of clashing chains and cracking whips, marks that have disappeared from bodies but remain deeply rooted in families and history. New feminine signature at Heavenly Sweetness, Celia Wa draws with Wastral the map of an avant-garde stellar journey in which the musical star of Guadeloupe shines the brightest.

The sixth release on Italian imprint Tempo Dischi comes from Alessandro Bernabeo, aka Raduan, the Italian DJ and producer behind 'Taki-Naki-Naki', one of the most eclectic and unconventional electronic records made in Italy in the late 1980s.

Ice Level by XL Middleton / DJ Ghost

Two edits of South African nuggets taken from Patience Africa's rare 1980 'Let's Groove Tonight' LP.On the A-side Antal extends 'Isilingo Sendoda' with one cut - as the OG version is so nice but just too short. On the B-side Bonnefooi works his edit skills on 'Let's Groove Tonight', changing the song structure to his liking. - Officially licensed via Gallo and now available again on a expertly remastered 12''- TIP!