Michael James - Signal IssuesThese three offerings from Michael James might fit into the minimal tech bracket comfortably but there's a free flowing, shuffling sense of funkiness that undeniably runs through them all that defies all the usual 'shoulder twitch' stereotypes about the genre. 'Signal Issues' employs a panther like bass hovering under the radar, with the briefest of breakbeat snippets adding the growing syncopation. 'Still Waiting' continues the technofunk mission, a

‘Baby Baby Please’ couples a huge ‘70s vocal with a perfectly accompanied stomping ‘80s arp-laden beat to create a record that will light the fire of revolution in even the most indifferent of souls

The street side of the building is Credit 00's typical habitat: rough drums

key) arranged most of the album

and bookmarked throughout by

a total classic

Weaving synthetic micro-fibres and burnished pads into 11 gauzy visions

The twice-Grammy-nominated band is comprised of Naomi “Nai Palm” Saalfield (guitar

Side A encompasses ambient synth textures reminiscent of ‘70s-era library music

found on the shores of Lake Garda in the late 1970s

which is soaring in the second-hand market

performing "Don't Send Me Away" at a Paris record stall in late 2018

to make a move on his and Deni’s passion for tropical music