Misc Vinyl & CDs

Review: Brooklyn's Joaquin Joe Claussell gets his hands on Deodato's 1978 burner 'Whistle Bump', pulling from the original multitracks to shape a nearly 14-minute cosmic churn that nods to its disco roots while pushing ever out yonder. This isn't one of Claussell's dubbed-out edits, rather a full rebuild, toughened for long-form dancefloor play, road-tested globally, and now hearing a second press on green vinyl after the initial 100-copy black vinyl run vanished in an hour. The record comes dressed in heavyweight Japanese card with a promo one-sheet designed to echo Warner's classic disco 12"s; for collectors of tactile detail, the packaging hits a sweet spot between homage and fetish object. A true tension-rider, never breaking stride.