Sparfunk & D Code / D Code - Under The Moon / Lights Out FLAC album

A label and tune that was off my radar for many years, any junglist DJ who prides their sets on energy punchy dancefloor mayhem MUST own this plate. Moving Fusion's post-Ram records stuff (and even their much over-hyped album off Ram) wasn't my cup of tea, but then this plate landed in my lap and I need to go back and listen to their newer stuff from the back few years. The A side "Under the Moon" is pure Nu-school jazz fusion class, with luscious pads growing into a steppy break, backed by numerous bass elements including a funky stand-up bass and Squarepusher-eque alien bass zips. A soulful vocal hum and scat is interspersed alongside a horn and some tabla drums. Great progression that always adds something new to keep your head bobbing. But the real gem is the B side "lights out", that begins subtlety but the synth chaos is near. Punchy drums and frantic programming mold a dancefloor smasher. Think early Subfocus off Ram and Frequency. 5/5. Get this before the sleepers awaken and cop this for a quid or two.