Coming soon: Funky/Club House

Review: While French label Frappe has released some cracking artist EPs, their bread and butter has always been compilation style 12" singles showcasing the work of imprint mainstays and invited guests. They're in that mode again on Roller Coaster, and as usual all five tracks hit the mark. Big hitter Art of Tones gets things off to an energetic and on-point start via the funk-sampling disco-house hedonism of 'Cameo Maceo', before newcomer Georges wraps eyes-closed jazz guitar solos and dreamy chords around a languid, synth bass-sporting deep house groove on 'Downed'. Over on the reverse you'll find three perfectly playable excursions: the disco-flecked deep house pleasure of 'The Realm' by Robby and Stupid Flash, the piano solo-laden, funk-fuelled summer house sizzle of Basil de Suresnes' 'Jazz After Sex' and the 21st century jazz-house heat of 'StereoJazz' by Ten Fingerz.