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The New Testament Of Funk: Volume 1

by Ian Nicolson
January 1, 1999

After too long - around two years - since the last album to be released by the indispensible London-based Acid Jazz label, 1999 is off to a flying start with this hour's worth of classics that have wired up UK dance-floors to the latest mash-up of breaks, beats and improvisation, plus some early takes on forthcoming projects.Volume 1 (what a promising title . . .) kicks off with Xavier Fisher's latest enclave, the seriously souled-out Sookie All Stars ...