By now, we should perhaps all know what to expect from spiritual house veteran Osunlade. Over the course of a two-decade career, the St Louis born musician has developed a signature sound that effortlessly fuses the positive elements of deep house with African musical traditions, jazz, soul and broken beat. Pyrography, his seventh full length, touches on all these aural trademarks, infusing them with influences as diverse as 80s talk box funk, lazy disco and 90s NY house. This time round, there's little in the way of needless noodling and plenty of classic Osunlade moments (not least the rough bruk-house jam "Trinity Ov Me") meaning Pyrography is an album that should appeal to old fans and new converts alike.

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