cheeky carl craig style re edits with a little help from his friends george and stevie the lesser spotted george clinton version of princes erotic city gets a bumping electro disco touch up with georges sardonic vocal style providing a disturbing but strangely enticing vibe next up is a spirited nujazz version of visions where sassos sweeping synths and skittering beats complement stevies melancholy original vocal and bassline in a slightly unexpected fashion

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naveed akhtar is truly one of the unsung heroes of manchester s ever vibrant music scene. under his freak seven & sasso aliases, naveed has enjoyed support and acclaim from hordes of dancers and discerning dj s alike. his expertly crafted productions speak for themselves, and we re more than happy to present the debut release on his newly minted northern life records label. the a side houses day come through a ridiculously uplifting, but bitter-sweet hymn crafted from the bones of detroit techno and the soul of deepest nyc, via the rain-soaked streets of downtown manchester this wonderful ear worm is already attracting deserved plaudits and ecstatic reactions. on the flip largo is a crisply rendered, heads-down jam, shot through with the heavy production dynamic, but melodic light touch a hypnotic delight. finally raspberry toast featuring the handsome guitar work of begin is a beautiful homage to the sun-soaked mediterranean, which has inspired so much of the manchester music scene. an incredible debut, we re sure you ll agree!

sasso returns to the reedit with killer versions of the jacksons and roy ayers for the newly established edit series kat. heartbreak hotel is an almost forgotten gem that was originally released in 1980 as this place hotel, with sasso putting his brazilian influences to one side he lets the groove loose and turns this into a modern day boogie masterpiece with a sweeping string swept intro that had us hooked from the off. flip the record and you ll find another soul legend, roy ayers. we all know that we live in brooklyn baby is one of roy ayers most atmospheric and attitude packed tracks, here sasso has dubbed it out and toughened things up, ripping the original harry whitaker arrangement to pieces and leaving us with a synth led, bass heavy edit that is sure to win any dancefloor over

jazz cinema 2, a touching remembrance of poignant love, takes you swimming through the joy of music and serenity and entering into a time of majestic legends. the performers in this album includes jamie cullum, one the most popular jazz singers in the world, stacey kent, a grammy award nominee, peggy lee, who has a great reputation in both singing and film career, nat king cole, one of the most legendary jazz singers, louis armstrong, the swing star, billie holiday, and ella fitzgerald, two of the most honorable jazz queens. their renditions of songs are from inception, the english patient, un homme et une femme, cars, oceans 11, casablanca and the curious case of benjamin button, those romantic melodies which is to remind you of the classic stories and write you an most unforgettable and delicate note in life.