VARIOUS – Bill Brewster: Late Night Tales Presents After Dark Vespertine – 2LP – Red Vinyl

2LP – Limited Collector’s Edition Virgin Red Vinyl.

The esteemed scribe, proper DJ, and discreetly deft twiddler Bill Brewster, drops the latest instalment in his After Dark series, for Late Night Tales.

A throbbing, louche and leisurely affair, groove is very much at the heart of this freestyle selection, a vibe which Bill describes as a basement, a red light and a sound system. Or, as the Beasties once rapped, slow and low, that is the tempo. Theres Hawaiian drum machine bossa balearica from Island Band, percussive afro post punk from Czech jazz singer Jana Koubkova, and breathy-bubbling-dubwise-slap-bass-soul from Debbe and The Code. Theres also sultry deep house mood music from Lanowa, infectious bouncy jazz funk breaks from Canada High, and Nails life affirming re-edit of singer songwriter Gilbert O Sullivans electro pop gem So What.

Bills own studio skills are present and correct too, featuring an undulating bassy version of country troubadour Jeb Loy Nichols, reworked along Alex Tepper under their Hotel Motel moniker, and a chugged-up squelchy disco take on Khruangbin, this time paired with Raj Gupta, as Mang Dynasty. Chock full of exclusives, tracks are either completely brand new, or available digitally for the first time, whilst others are wallet-rinsing rarities if purchased elsewhere. Whichever way you slice it though, every tune is a highlight, working equally well as standalone nuggets, or within Bills fluidly cohesive mix. Whether hes taking the roof off a club with his unique selection of deep and tough house music, enchanting a backroom with a genre-bending set of disco, Balearic, rock and hip hop or playing chillout music in a bay in Croatia, Bill Brewster is the man for all occasions.

Tracklist:

A1. Island Band Idle Hours [4:55]
A2. Chaz Jankel Manon Manon [4.56]
A3. Gilbert OSullivan So What (Nail Edit) [8.44]*

B1. Rheinzand Kills And Kisses (Scorpio Twins Remix) [8.10]*
B2. Canada High Le Chiffre [5.02]*
B3. Lanowa Burning Up [6.38]*

C1. Khruangbin So We Wont Forget (Mang Dynasty Irreverent Dub) [7.16]*
C2. Fernando 1998 [7.00]*
C3. Debbe & The Code Code Of Love [6.02]

D1. Jana Koubkova – Nijana [6.15]
D2. IPG V Hot Toddy Open Space [7.32]*
D3. Smashed Atoms & Backdoor Man Hey Dreamer [6.50]*

* =After Dark Vinyl Exclusive