Take That - Up All Night

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Written by TK

Any Take That fan would be well aware that they are riding the curtails of their early years in a second coming.

Now minus one Robbie Williams, the original boy band (and one of the most commercially successful bands of all time) continues to pump out good ol' fashioned boy band pop. "Up All Night" is instantly appealing due to its catchy melody, bubbly character and quickening tempo.

Take That will never be an attractive proposition to the cool indie-rock masses, but there is no doubting that these boys are the masters of the pop music domain. It is clear that whilst Robbie was out looking for aliens, that the rest of the Take That clan were getting busy making more money-making music.

7/10

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VA – Smoove pres: MO’ RECORD KICKS: Act II

This latest collection from label Record Kicks is easy on the ear.

If it doesn’t have you dreaming of better days in the snap of a second, there is something wrong with you. This record is an aphrodisiac for the modern workplace.

From "The Young Patter" by the Baker Brothers and "Prophets Bound to Christ" by William Joseph Fowler & the Disciples, DJ Smoove mixes up a storm on record Act II. With the types of sounds that would be at home at a funk club in the funkiest of cities in the funkiest of countries, there is no denying that DJ Smoove is, for want of a better description, a cool cat.

A particularly favourite track of this reviewer is "Rags to Riches" by the Liberators, a fresh afro-funk act hailing from Sydney, Australia. The track is so rich with the sounds of Africa, it is a wonder it was not produced in, ummm, Africa.

The Diplomats of Solid Sound have been on my radar for a while, and so have Lack of Afro. So it does not surprise me that the Lack of Afro remix of the Diplomat’s tune "Give Me One More Chance", is an outright classic.

Similarly to a lot of the new releases from the team at label Record Kicks, this is highly recommended!

Label: Record Kicks

8/10