– THE CHARM OFFENSIVE –

Influences are funny things aren’t they? We all like Herbie Hancock, Daft Punk and Robert Glasper but very few of us would know where to start if asked to create a record that sounded a bit like all of them.

And yet, that’s exactly what Danish “danceable disco jazz” quintet Abekejser have managed to do on their debut full-length Floating Through the Universe.

The title track – and third single – is undoubtedly the Daft-est track of them all, awash with vocodered lead vocals.

But underneath are Chromeo-crunching guitars and four-to-the-dance-floor drums which should be sold as a cure for haemorrhoids – so effective are they at stopping one from being able to sit down for too long.

My personal highlight is the trippy synthy breakdown just over a minute in (the bit that, weirdly, corresponds with the start of the ‘battle’ scene in the accompanying video – above). It kinda makes me want to close my eyes and pretend I’m at Pacha in the 90s…. then again, maybe not.

Floating Through the Universe is out now through JazzFuel.

MORE FROM THIS WEEK’S MIX

MOSES SUMNEY: VIRILE
PLATIMO: HOPE VALLEY
CORTO.ALTO: BETTER
FKA TWIGS: HOLY TERRAIN

P.S. You can find all of the tracks reviewed above in the 45 Revolutions per Minute playlist below or click to access the 45 RPM Playlist on Spotify itself.

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– SV –