Eclipser Chaser Germany Vinyl & CDs

Review: We all need a little joy in our life and that's just what the opening gambit of this new Phazer brings. 'Perfect Love' captures the unbridled giddiness of falling for someone - the skipping beats like your skipping heart as the warm chords add further loved up vibes. 'Nothing Is The Same' is then a disco fired stomper with old school funk intent and 'Jazzed Thang' sinks into a late night shuffle with some fresh melodies and darting chords keeping things nice and smooth. An instrumental of the A-side closes a lovely EP.

Review: The effervescent Robert Owens, a man whose vocals have blessed countless killer house records since the second half of the 1980s, remains as committed to his craft as ever - as a slew of recent appearances on excellent new releases proves. Here he's the featured guest on Depth of My Soul founder Nat Wendell's debut release on German imprint Eclipser Chaser. In its' original form, 'Easy' is a deliciously warm, loose and soulful house jam of the kind that the late, great Phil Asher used to serve up under the Restless Soul alias. Naturally, Owens as it his effortlessly slick and soulful best. Wendell offers up an instrumental, before West London stalwart Kaidi Tatham re-frames the track as a shuffling, samba-soaked slab of broken beat/jazz-funk fusion.

Review: Surely even he has lost count of how many tunes he has sung on now, yet still Robert Owens remains the most in-demand vocalist in the game. His smoky tones feature on Nat Wendall's 'Easy' and they come with a brighter tone than usual next to the nice piano chords which are draped over upright beats. As well as an instrumental, Kaidi Tatham remixes with his brilliant broken beat style and sunny synth disposition, and he also adds his own spin to the instrumental. A timeless package.