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Allez Allez - Best Of Allez Allez
Belgium funkers re-assessed in the space disco
Allez Allez sprung out of the Belgium new wave scene of the early 80s, centred around the songwriting-production team of Kristian Debusscher and Nicolas Fransolet, with American chanteuse Sarah Osbourne supplying feistily-exotic topping. Songs such as the tribal-funk vamp of African Queen and hot-wired no wave of Allez Allez are in the jumpy white-boy funk mode of the time, but given extra character through Sarah’s vibrant singing and the production recalling post-punk funk coming from New York, spiced with African flavours and polyrhythms.
Fans of the early 80s Sheffield soul sound will be interested to find that Heaven 17’s Martin Ware produced the group’s Promises album, while Sarah was married to Glenn Gregory, later singing on The Luxury Gap. (Detroit techno buffs might also recognise Sarah from her involvement in the Motor City’s emerging techno scene, singing on Carl Craig’s classic As Time Goes By and painting the cover for Derrick May’s The Beginning single). This album presents eight of Allez Allez’s best-known songs, including fun dance chant Wrap Your Legs (Around Your Head), plus spaced, startling new remixes from contemporary devotees Quiet Village, Aeroplane, Lindstrom & Prins Thomas and Optimo. Another worthy project from the mighty Eskimo label.
Eskimo | 541416 502238
Reviewed by Kris Needs
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