Guynamukat - Edits Vol. 1-3 (2014)

Guynamukat's previously vinyl-only Afro-Boogie Disco Boogie Edits EPs have become something of a must-have for dusty-fingered disco heads. It's rather pleasing, then, to see some of the mysterious scalpel fiend's finest work come to digital download for the first time. The three tracks here are taken from various 12" singles released between 2010 and 2012, with the low-slung "I Need Your Boogie Slap Bass" - all rubbery bass, dense percussion and winding, wide-eyed melodies - standing out. That said, the horn-totin' disco-funk release of "Looking After Number 1" and Hammond-sporting instrumental deepness of "Butterfly Funk" both run it close.

Guynamakut's belated moved to digital download continues. This edition contains three particularly heavy, dancefloor-ready reworks that previously slipped out on vinyl a few years back. Opener "Shake It Up" is particularly strong, breathing new life into a synth-heavy P-funk jam. The Guynamakut version rises and falls in just the right places, concentrating on the original's hustling groove and urgent vocal. There's more rubbery synth bass to be found on "Lord of the Gospel Funk Groove", whose winding sax, clipped guitars and hazy horns feel deliciously celebratory. Finally, "Low Slung Disco (Parts 1 & 2)" slows things down considerably, delivering an intoxicating blend of heady vocals, shuffling percussion and intergalactic chords.