New comp EP from Mahogani Music featuring a tasty mix of housey lounge cuts for the soulful listener. On the long play side, a re-edit of Detroit garage rock mavens The Dirtbombs swooping Curtis Mayfield's Kung Fu(1), transforming the 70's funk jam into a spacey dub version â€" ripe enough for the sophisticated, but funky enough for the young playas as well. On the flip, the Voltaire Brothers feature some warm, whomping bassline funk on "Which One(2)" with the classic soul vocals by Mick Collins, while Kenny Dixon Jr.'s Pitch Black City turns in one hell of a soulful house burner with "Runaway(3)." It starts off as breathily-spoken neo-soul poetry, but the heat starts when the beat drops. Not as funky as his usual Moodyman stuff, but his signature house sound still shines through. It's kinda like a Detroit legends hoe-down, 'cause I believe that's Amp Fiddler on the keys...

reviewed by Cmish