Piccadilly Records End Of Year Review 2017

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BEHIND THE COUNTER MAX RICHTER

Barry: This is by all measures, an astonishing collection. Not only does it have the seminal classical works that you’d expect from Richter, but includes a great number of those ‘What CD is this on?!’ counter moments that we enjoy so

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Joey Negro And Sean P Present The Best Of Disco Spectrum

Patrick: Legendary UK selectors Joey Negro and Sean P groove through two decades of ‘Disco Spectrum’ compilations, cherry picking their favourite moments to create the ultimate disco

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of esoteric, exotic and tribal jazz. Perfectly evocative of an imagined paradise, this rhythmic set is essential listening for fans of Jan, Marco and Basso.

TOO SLOW TO DISCO VOLUME 3

Patrick: Too Slow To Disco – Volume 3 – this is bottled sunshine! A bunch of beautiful songs that might have missed the charts, but can still break your heart! Volume 3 features Balearic

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setlist. An all killer, no filler affair, this triple LP hosts classics from Rare Pleasure, Omni, Idris Muhammad and Chantal Curtis. See you on the dance floor…

TROPICAL DRUMS OF DEUTSCHLAND COMPILED BY JAN SCHULTE

Patrick: Clad head to toe in the finest safari attire, percussion wizard and dance floor mystic, Jan Schulte takes us into the fictitious jungles of Europe’s heartland with this sublime collection

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much. Delivering classic post-rock staples, beautiful electronics, heartfelt full-band odes and an education in classical music, this is a masterclass in curation.

unclassic “Stars And Bars”, Lee Ritenour’s “Is It You” and Grateful Dead’s frazzled disco winner “Shakedown Street”.

Warfaring Strangers Acid Nightmares

Matt: This fearsome Numero collection is made up of sonic remnants excavated following the collapse of Haight-Ashbury and the ‘Summer Of Love’. Bathed in bad vibes, strong amphetamines and cheap LSD, “Acid

Nightmares” chronicles the musical movements of biker bands, social drop-outs and narcocasualties struggling to make their voice heard against the backdrop of civil unrest and encroaching mortality.


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