Royal Flush - Hot SpotChicago funk band Royal Flush release sonly one full length on their local Texas label Lucky and that was Hot Spot. They did so in 1980 before later reissuing it via GEC and although it isn't one of the most well known albums amongst funk heads, we think that is rather a crime because it is a top notch if not underrated album. It is couched in the traditions of the genre but with nods to styles like P Funk. If you can find an OG copy you will have to

he's a virtuoso on the keys and a true innovator in sound production as one of the original creators of the Broken Beat sound

Irish producers Mix & Fairbanks deliver a dancefloor bomb

A seventh son

dreamy vibe in the special with strings and piano (the latter played by Oddi himself) that are at once reminiscent of soulful black music and influenced by the melodic tradition of Italy

Kool And The Gang

The DX7 synth and warm tape processing was a key feature during the creative process to catch the essence of how souvenirs swings in our minds

Tunnie met legendary writer and performer David Porter where they recorded an album which was scheduled for release around 73/74

In the years that have followed

new ways of working

or simply sing his praises - from Stevie Wonder

until Seattle’s Light In The Attic Records begun a years-long quest to give it the full release it deserves – and to solve the mystery of Sullivan’s disappearance

gorgeous sound