Classic soul sides rewound as state-of-the-art dance music: brilliant, epic house; hard-funk breakbeat.

A recording at the Maison de la Radio in May 1973; broadcast on France Culture later that year, but never released till now. Songs from their various early-seventies albums, but stripped right back, highlighting Fontaine’s inventive and provocative poetry, with only their own accompaniment of guitar, percussion, and accordion.

Luminously communicative improvisations by pianist Anja Lauvdal and drummer Joakim Heibø, juggling bristling ecstasy and desolate reflection. Impressive; warmly recommended.

Vintage, discursive, witty-and-wise dancehall toasting by the Metro Media Sound deejay and Jammys trooper; originally released on his own imprint.

Stone killer jazz funk by the All Girls Band, from New Orleans.
Like prime Blackbyrds, but young women doing it to it for a change, with a rocket launcher.