ESP DJ Classics Vol 8: Be Free CD

For clubbers of a certain age, Patrick Forge remains something of a hero. Ever since the rare groove days of the 1980s, the London record collector turned selector has been turning people on to brilliant, soul, jazz, funk, Latin and Afro music. Here, he offers up another revealing selection of forgotten, slept-on and little-known gems for Japanese label ESP. For those with a passion for positive music, highlights come thick and fast, from the sweet disco-jazz of Pleasure and gospel disco of Aretha Franklin to the rubbery grooves of Angela Bofill, lazy soul of Lava and end-of-night sensuality of Mellaa + Co's "Be Free". Nothing short of essential.