Dalton - Altech - 7-INCH SINGLE [7 inch Vinyl Disc]

Mr Bongo Official Hip Hop ReissueMelvin Bliss' iconic 'Synthetic Substitution' (1973) has been sampled hundreds of times. Gracing records from Naughty by Nature's 'O.P.P' to Public Enemy's 'Don't Believe the Hype', it's one of the foundations of hip-hop. However, there's a school of thought that says the sample could have been retired forever after Ced Gee used it for 'Ego Tripping'. It was the first song to use those wonderful Bernard Purdie drums, and arguably the best.Their first on Next Plateau Records, this instant 1986 classic slams from the first bar, that hard-as-hell beat underpinned by stabs and the breathy 'ultra-magnetic-magnetic' chant beneath. Meanwhile, Ced and future legend Kool Keith go to town with pseudo-science and a thinly veiled diss of Run DMC - 'Say what, Peter Piper, to hell with childish rhymes'. It's a song shot through with promise they'd more than fulfil on their debut album, 1988's landmark 'Critical Beatdown'.The flip, 'Funky Potion', doesn't coalesce with quite the same genius but is still more than a curio, with the MC's doubling down on their futuristic nonsense approach to lyricism. Rufus Thomas Do the Funky Penguin' is the base for yet more stabs, discordant scratches and a kitchen-sink approach that shows just innovative the group were prepared to be.

Jamie Paton, something of a veteran on the tag, is once again exploring the inner realms of electronic music. This 7' is not a step in the wrong direction from his earlier high-quality standard; Paton's crystal-clear sound cuts like surgical laser through a block of ice.'Parabolas' and 'Fleshed Out' are in all their static cold beauty, quite advanced compositions in regards to cooperating rhythm patterns; Paton knows his machines like his own children, giving them a proper playmate in his synthesizer-day care - a man-machine playground!This manifests Paton as a master of leftfield-half tempo house oriented-kosmische music.

In anticipation of the group's upcoming Mexican tour dates we are happy to announce that both Spanish sung tracks from their LP will now be available on 45. With lead vocals shared between Adriana Flores and Brian Ponce the interplay between their unique timbres brings a romantic quality to the music that is absent in many of today's soul offerings. InchDel cielo te cuidoInch, a gorgeous ballad about the unconditional nature of true love, builds into an uplifting waltz-showcasing the delicate and effective interplay between Ponce and Flores. Sung in unison, InchPerdónameInch is a viby, mid-tempo shuffle whose dreamy swing-courtesy of their unassailable rhythm section Caitlin Moss (drums) and Chris Manjarrez (bass)-transports you to another time and place.