Stratos Bleu

£16.99

Format: LP, Vinyl

Release date: 5 Jun 2020
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Format: LP, Vinyl
Grade: New (About gradings)
SKU: 55807
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6th studio album from Gatehead’s finest, Smoove & Turrell, ‘Stratos Bleu’ (a reference to the bygone scent of luxury now seen through a filter of mild embarrassment) is possibly their best to date and offers a slight departure from the more break heavy funk and organically rooted soul of their past releases. Punchy dancefloor grooves blend disco, house and funky electro, especially in the 80s throwback ‘Do It’, the chicago house fuelled ‘It Ain’t Working’ and the bright, ‘Elgin Towers’ that carries a lyrical message on Turrell’s Michael McDonald-esq vocals. ‘This Time’ sounds like a classic Joey Negro cut, the swaggering ‘Never Wanted You More’ is set at a slower pace, the infectious ‘Still Don’t Know’ again fuses soulful vocals with a tough, funky house groove, the more stripped back ‘Talk About Nothing’ offers some respite from the full on feel of most of the set while the bittersweet cosmic-house vibes of ‘It’s You’ has a lovely jazz feel in the horns and is impossible to sit still to. Really strong album.

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