There’s not much that tempts me out of the Test Pressing bushes but… I’m slowly listening through my cds and picking up lounge compilations like the Karminsky Experience inflight entertainment/ bongo expresso and the sound gallery for a couple of quid here and there. This is a very rich seam of complicated, funky and charming music and it’s imprint on Balearic, ambient and dance music should be celebrated. Tangentially how it rubs up with Air, Dimitri from Paris ‘sacre bleu’ mixed in with hip hop , reggae is really thrillingly vital. What would saint etienne be without it?
It’s tied up a bit with arising from Brit pop but you can easily throw off the ipcress file glasses and cord flares but you can push that away easily. My recommendation is to listen to it with those Blue Note comps of the time blue juice, blue Brazil and you’ll find that many were listening to this at That’s How It Is, Solid steel and stealth as well as the progressive Acid Jazz nights.