It's funny, but long lost Bay Area funk/soul legend Darondo's rediscovery came at almost the exact same time (if not a little bit before) the explosion of the Bay's hyphy scene. Could it mean something? Who knows. Darondo is awesome either way. Hot on the heels of his Let My People Go LP comes the brand new Legs EP, the title track(1) of which was featured on said album and is a new funk classic if I've ever heard one. The real boon here is the instrumental for "Legs," which was recently rediscovered on a master tape in some dude's attic when he saw a news story about Darondo's resurgence on TV in Cali. That's also where the brand new tracks on the B-side come from, including the dreamy and soulful "Such A Night(2)" and the bluesy soul sleaze of "Packin' Up(3)." Also includes an alternate version of "My Momma & My Poppa(4)" from the album.

reviewed by Chris Lemon-Red