INDEEP Vinyl & CDs

Review: ***B-STOCK: Slight surface marks ***


Indeep's 'Last Night A D.J. Saved My Life' is one of the most recognisable disco tunes of its generation, but also the title of the group's 1983 album. The New York outfit never had a tune as big as that one again but when something is such a fine mix of boogie, funk and soul as that and loved by everyone universally, does that even matter? The rest of the album which is now being reissued is packed with plenty of other more than useful dancefloor cuts with big hooks, buoyant drums and colourful synth work.

Review: Indeep's 'Last Night A D.J. Saved My Life' is one of the most recognisable disco tunes of its generation, but also the title of the group's 1983 album. The New York outfit never had a tune as big as that one again but when something is such a fine mix of boogie, funk and soul as that and loved by everyone universally, does that even matter? The rest of the album which is now being reissued is packed with plenty of other more than useful dancefloor cuts with big hooks, buoyant drums and colourful synth work.

Review: Indeep might have scored an all-time classic with 'Last Night A DJ Saved My Life', but few people dig past the big banger to discover the other gems in their short-lived catalogue. They only put out music for a couple of years, but the fusion of Rejane Magloire, Rose Marie Ramsey and Mike Cleveland was a potent force that yielded late disco perfection from 1982 to 1984. This compilation, originally released in 1991, gathers together their strongest tracks in straight-up vocal versions, proving they were as strong as Chic or any other NYC disco group of the era.