Music Reviews

Various Artists - Underground Hits & Exclusive Bits 2

The second installment of 'Underground Hits & Exclusive Bits' includes recent highlights from the Wah Wah 45s label like the bright and breezy soul/jazz swinger 'Love Untold' by Sesong, Speeka's 'Bend' featuring Ben Parker, PTH Projects' 'What The Sun Brings' and 'It's Only Perfect by Man/Boy (Talc) featuring Girl. Of the exclusive bits there's another offering from Talc who serve up the Steely Dan inspired 'Wonder Bar'. 'Melancholic (Your Love Blinds Me)' by Luna & Bazis, is a solid bass heavy jazzy groove, as is Jamie Finlay's 'Any Given Sunday' featuring a powerful spoken word message from Dwayne Morgan. The highlights for me though are the tech-soul of Landslide's 'Solitary' featuring the delightful vocals of Ernesto, 'Blow The Man Down', an acoustic folk outing from London based singer/songwriter Rosie Brown and Scrimshire's 'Warm Sound' featuring Inga Lill Aker, a stunning orchestrated soul/jazz piece reminiscent of 4hero.

Andy Allen, 06/07