John Morales - The M+M Mixes Volume IV The Ultimate Collection Part B Artist_Idris Muhammad

John Morales - The M+M Mixes Volume IV The Ultimate Collection Part B Artist_Idris MuhammadDescribed wholly accurately by Boiler Room as one of the best producers and arrangers of disco music to have ever done it, Bronx native John Morales has more than three decades of hits and over 800 remixes to his credit. This 4th volume of M&M Mixes on BBE is without doubt the most ambitious yet, containing gems from Barry White, Diana Ross, Level 42, Teddy Pendergrass and Eddie Kendricks among others, all woven together with that special, intricate

The new songs channel the spirit of psych innovators without ignoring the last 40 years of music

There Are Rules

but exposes a fresh

Félicia Atkinson and Jefre Cantu-Ledesma had only crossed paths in person once

as well as productions by luminaries Salva

He takes a sharp gaze at his surroundings and processes them through a factory of depth and gentle swag to yield a sound that sits as easy as fallen molasses on the bodega shelf

” originally released as a 7” on Compulsiv in November 1994

but furthermore it may be that the part played by each musician has its own starting point and its own pace

it provides some explanation for how naturally Broadcast slipped into sample-heavy psych folk for Mother

since the film holds rather ambiguous views on drug dealers

an Erasmos Carlos cover

and the ever present Otis Redding vocally) for a richly rewarding record that sits typically at odds with the notion and expectations of a successful British singer-songwriter in 2019