BLUSH レコード& CD

Review: For some reason, South Africa was a hotbed of over-the-top, sometimes synth-laden space disco in the late 1970s. Recently Ultra Vybe re-edited and remixed one of the most famous examples, 'Love in Space' by Rene Riche and Her Cosmic Band, and here give another sought-after South African gem the same treatment. Blush's 'Lift Off' first appeared in 1980 and features two female singers banging out suitably cosmic lyrics atop driving drums, twisted synthesizer lines and clipped guitar riffs. It's undeniably catchy and over-the-top in the best possible way, as a quick listen to the A-side "45 Edit" will prove. Over on the flip, U Key fiddles with some filters and provides bumping new drums, thus transforming the track into a disco-house treat.