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Tender Trap is a hard hitting number starting off with touch of Dilla and changing into a BRSB sureshot.The B Side is a killer cover of the Chakackas classic dance floor number “Jungle Fever”This is a limited pressing on Plane Jane. The BRSB full length “55” will be out next year on Big Crown Records.

Stone cold classic, although Pastime Paradise has been reissued a couple of time on compilations every single reissue has used the rocky LP version which is not nearly as good as the original 7" cut. As we at Athens of the North like to do things right we went back to the Sony Tape vault and had the 7" version transferred for the first time since the O.G 45 was cut. This 45 sounds fantastic, much stronger then the O.G 45 cut so it's a no brainer. On the flip we took one of our favourite track from the LP and introduced it to 7" for the first time, Mambotango is a dreamy sountracky latin disco number I used to spin on warm up duty, very new York.

2015 Issue that contains one track from each of the two 7"s released by T'Spoon (Billy J. Bruner), in the 80's on Oil Capital Records.

Introducing the super sassy, ultra sweet SUGARZ with her single 'CITY OF LIGHTS'.Produced by Benny Badge, the string-puller behind various other Modern Funk affairs including Freekwency, Nite Class and Silver Linings and recent collaborations with Tom Noble and Magic Touch. Backed by the acidic saturation of Melbourne beatdown weirdo BOOSHANK with his shining B side remix (featured previously on FIRECRACKER RECORDS).Private press vibes on this for the real heads, boogie aficionados, acid house reminiscers and just fans of the left of centre.

A covert quickstrike 7" release from the Black Ops camp by label stalwart Frank Booker. Vintage Booker Disco flex on the A, dubby Idjuts-style vibes on the flip.500 copies only - No Repress - No Digital.

Soul Travellin' takes you on a musical journey of epic proportions, with Gary Byrd providing some early rap lyrics backed by the funkiness of The Jimmy Castor Bunch. Never had a reissue on a 45 until now so pick up a copy now and enjoy the funky horns of the Gary Byrd Experience!

Weston's curatorial crusade continues as he unearths more criminally overlooked/under-pressed rarities from the golden ages; "Losing You" comes from Courtial and Errol Knowles outstanding 1976 soul jazz album. The most straight up soul joint from the album, it's an instant sweat-fest with real guts behind both the vocals and instrumentation. Flip for the jazz funk whirlwind that is "Getting Down". Taken from their eponymous, once-super rare ($1500 per copy rare) album (also released in 76), it's an instrumental hurricane led by strings, horns and bombastically swung drums. Powerful. DJ Support from Snowboy,Sadar Bahar,Dom Servini,Faze Action,Pete Jelly Jazz,Flea Market Funk,ParisDJs.com, Marc Hype,Nicola Conte, Volcov and more

Chicago’s own Specter of Tetrode fame joins the Sounds Familiar family and series of 45s with a double A-sider. ‘Circus Time’ is an hipnotic disco stomper, while ‘Concrete Jungle’ will please all the afro-funk headz!