DR PACKER Vinyl & CDs

Review: It's a while since we heard something brand new from Dr Packer, whose specialism in recent years has been breathing new life into disco cuts old and new. 'Get Some Soul' does naturally feature a few samples from old soul and disco cuts, but at its heart the track is a gloriously summery and funky classic house cut laden with squelchy synths, cut-glass strings, mazy organ solos, excellent disco-house drums and tons of additional percussion. Over on the flip, the Cut & Strig Mix takes the track in a more peak-time house direction, with filtered piano-house riffs, rumbling bass and colourful deep house chords catching the ear.

Review: No one does edits like the one and only Dr Packer. Whatever he turns his hand to turns to dance floor gold. This tidy new 12" on Tinted sees him join forces with the Sonic Soul Orchestra for 'You're The One For Me' which features the iconic vocals of Colonel Abrams. The original is just feels good and soulful house music. The instrumental strips away the vocal then comes a Ross Couch mix that bounces with more piano energy and a Ricky Morrison remix with plenty of dazzling disco chords.