Same Speed Sambas 2 vinyl

Last year, we were rather impressed by the first 12" in the Same Speed Edits series. While the re-edits themselves were impressive, it was the obscurity of the South American source material that excited us. This follow-up sees the mystery editor take his or her scalpel to a pair of vintage samba-disco delights. We're particularly enjoying the rising jazz-funk synths, Azymuth style keys and rolling samba-disco grooves of sun-kissed opener "Samba Operator", though "Numero Dois (Shit Samba)" is, if anything, even better. With tactile Rhodes solos and hazy, freestyle vocals catching the ear, it's a pleasingly Balearic rework that certainly ticks all the right boxes.