The title track "Not Again" is a glorious combination of fully primed drum machine funk, rich analogue bass, raved up keyboard stabs, deviating acid lines and of course Hard Ton's singularly unique holler. The ever dependable Snuff Crew are a perfect choice to remix the track, stripping down the melodic excesses and introducing their own unpredictable acid refrain and uber raved stabs to give the track a fresh look. Hard Ton's "In This Moment" throws down expansive keys and pads over rigidly framed "Set It Off" drums and it's given a looser, uplifting, almost 90s freestyle sheen by Dimitri From Paris and DJ Rocca. Tip!

Rare and obscure 12" that explores the frontiers between cosmic, late italo and proto-house.

The Rolls Royce of all Prince bootlegs, because it was recorded by the sound engineer (who got fired), whilst all other bootlegs of aftershows and secret shows are audience recordings. Despite the amazing guitar play, vibe and excellent sound quality, there are better bootlegs around imo, like Montreux or Viage2.

There's not much info out there about this artist or this track and it seems to be the only thing she ever did. Anyhow, her semi-kinda-half-assed vocals are pretty cool and the producer did some really nice vocal work in post-production. Nu disco fans flip the record for a Metro Area-stylee laidback dubby disco workout with Tony Valor pushing all the right buttons. Or pitch it down and turn up the bass for a Dimitri from Paris after hours nugget.

"Taliban Discotheque" is a rerub of the impossible to find "El Fen", which is the B-side of "Yemma", a 12" from 1976, both sung by the deceased Kabyle folk singer Aït Meslayene who was forced by his manager to make a disco record. This is a complete unknown but outstanding 6/5 track, with an incredibly strong bassline, great percussion and a chorus you're not likely to forget after you heard it once. With a dodgy early eighties cosmic compilation being the only exception, this track never got edited, bootlegged or compiled before, a rare exception seen the recent edit madness and the simple fact this is such a strong track. I suppose every single disco track must be re-edited by now, as you can't dig any deeper than this. As El Fen is probably the hardest record in his genre to track down, this 12" is a huge relief for deep digging disco and cosmic heads. Essential stuff!

Ammi Mislayenne was a Kabyle traditional singer who moved to Paris to try his luck. He was driven by an Algerian manager who pushed him to make a "disco" album, a new trend at that time!

The bassist (from who I got this email from) was called one day by two Kabyle friends for this recording. Upon his arrival they were playing guitar and singing the backing vocals. "Yemma Yemma" was the main title and the song handles about the love of Ammi for this mother...

The recording found place in a studio near Paris, with an American drummer from the funk group "Ice".

The bassist still lives in Paris and is still playing electric bass, but mostly acoustic double bass, in jazz music and also with an artist from Cameroun called "Nya Soleil".

Probably one of the best soul tunes ever written... Wonderful soulful mid-pacer with Ms Ridley's staggering vocal ability shown off to perfection. This is one of those tracks that just gets better and better as it progresses, sucking you in completely. A song about hope and pain, anyone who has ever fallen out of love will get this. A favourite at the Garage!

Great cover LP on which NDW-classics get a more electro-touched rework. Andrews' versions are cooler and more restrained, but classy and more suitable for dancefloor use.

A Patrick Adams signed, philly-styled uplifting northern soul disco rarity with Four Top-esque harmonious vocals and the intricate string figures that were to become Patrick's trademark.

Hypnotizing, classic slow (80-90 BPM) and moody african-chant style recording that was David Mancuso's closing favourite and massive with DJ Sasha at the heart of his anthemic early 90's DJ sets!