SANO レコード& CD

Review: Thus far, Cult Edits has proved to be one of the most interesting and intriguing rework re-edits series around, with each 12-inch offering an impressive selection of cosmic, exotic and otherworldly reworks. Volume four continues on a similar theme. Manfredas kicks things off with the dirty ragga-house pressure of "Riddim", before Thomass Jackson has his way with a far-out tribal disco chugger on EP standout "Build The Bridge". Mid-'80s electronic Afro-chug is the order of the day on Balam's "Lentombi", while Inigo Vontier's "Makata" is percussive, heavily electronic, weird and undeniably druggy. In comparison, Sano's chant-along Afro-electro number "Bantu" is positively breezy.

Review: Munk and Kapote's Toy Tonics label can just do no wrong. As well as the essential Support Ukraine Compilation there have been drops this year from Sam Ruffillo and Digital Ivan, and now they're following up the Lost Gomma Mixes 12" with this selection of versions from the Toy Tonics archives. First up Mangabey gets a swirling, psychedelic soul treatment from Folamour, before Pontchartrain gets into a heady deep house stew with Felipe Gordon's 'Tell Me Something True'. Demuja gets the beats bumping and the chords fuzzed out on the killer 'Brissy', while Sano and Kapote round the record off with the cool and deadly piano stabs of 'Sabrosito Tool'.