LOS CHARLY'S ORCHESTRA レコード& CD

Review: Without knowing, you could so easily mistake this for an authentic piece of 70s Latin funk. The sparkling, roomy production might be a giveaway but you'll be so locked into the groove you won't care what decade you're in. It's a trick the London-based Venezuelan collective have mastered in recent years, picking up fans like Phil Asher and Joey Negro along the way. With bold Hammonds, a soft, unassuming horn section and some soul-soothing harmonies like this, it's not hard to see why.

Review: Classy release from Los Charly's Orchestra, who must have been listening to their Mizell Brothers albums when they came up with ''Dana's Dream''. Mid 80s jazz funk influences combine with Donald Byrd-esque trumpets and gorgeously warm clavinet keys - lovely stuff. On the flip wah wah guitar glides over a mid tempo disco beat. Only 300 pressed!