CRAZY P Vinyl & CDs

Review: Crazy P remain one of the most cherished live disco outfits in the UK and on the world stage, Here they submit their last LP to the remix treatment from a host of great contemporary names including the inimitable Gerd Janson from the Running Back label, Afrobeat kingpin Dele Sosimi and his recent musical sparring partner Medlar, the ever-green Hypercolour artist James Welsh and much loved dusty deep house shaman Soulphiction. Add in bumpy takes from Ron Basejam and a raw one from DJ Nature amongst others and you have one fine collection.

Review: ***B-STOCK: Creasing to corner of outer sleeve but product unopened and in excellent condition***


Crazy P remain one of the most cherished live disco outfits in the UK and on the world stage, Here they submit their last LP to the remix treatment from a host of great contemporary names including the inimitable Gerd Janson from the Running Back label, Afrobeat kingpin Dele Sosimi and his recent musical sparring partner Medlar, the ever-green Hypercolour artist James Welsh and much loved dusty deep house shaman Soulphiction. Add in bumpy takes from Ron Basejam and a raw one from DJ Nature amongst others and you have one fine collection.

Review: During the various lockdowns of 2020 and '21, Crazy P delved deep into their vaults to see what unfinished songs were lurking in the dustier corners of the archive. These were then used as inspiration for new, finished and polished versions. This seven-inch contains two fine examples of this repurposing process. A-side 'If Life Could Be This Way' is suitably strong - a heart-aching, bittersweet chunk of laidback melancholia that sits somewhere between blue-eyed soul, Balearica and hazy West Coast jazz-rock. It's sure to be a fan favourite in years to come. 'How Could I Know' meanwhile is similarly horizontal, with tear-jerking (electronic) string sounds and a fine lead vocal from Danielle Moore clustering around a clicking, lo-fi drum machine beat

Review: 20/20 Vision and Crazy P continue their long and fruitful relationship with a fourth volume of carefully curated and super-fresh new cuts as part of this fine ongoing series. Scandi-disco don Ray Man opens up with typically lush cosmic melodies and loose-limed nu-disco beats with more than a hint of funk. Tigerbalm then heads into a tropical oasis with 'Cosmic Union' (feat Joy Tyson) which has Afro rhythms and steamy vocals bringing the heat. Ruf Dug shows his multi-genre chops again with 'Vape Quarter Rhythm' which is part proto-house cut and part dreamy Italo bliss out with rave whistles and hands-in-the-air chords. Ibiza's Tuccillo closes out with one of his signature Balearic gems in 'Siroco', which is as breezy and carefree as cocktails by the sea at sundown.