Speedometer have been giving us great funky music for many many years – yet this album may well have the group hitting a whole new level in sound – able to hold on to all the gritty elements of their early days, while also expanding in ways that touch onto Afro Funk, psychedelic funk, and cinematic funky modes too! The core instrumentation is great – with a lineup that's maybe bigger than at the start, but which also adapts to some well-placed shifts in style – on tunes that are half instrumental, and half vocal – the latter of which feature contributions from Vanessa Jamie, Najwa Ezzaher Perso, and James Jr. Titles include "We Gave Up Too Soon", "Abuja Sunrise", "Kashmir", "Edge Of Fear", "Mo Crunch", "Funky Amigo", "Mind Escape", "Look No Further", and "Time To Slow It Down". CD

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Heavy funk from Speedometer – a UK power-combo who've really grown their sound over the years – their titanic This Is Speedometer Vols 1 & 2 in a single 2CD set! Vol 1 is the group's first full-length effort, and it's a really kickin little record with even more to offer than their great 45s! The group's expanded their lineup to feature some great horn work, smoking Hammond, and even some occasional sock-soul vocals from The Speedettes – a female group with a really great sound – not hokey or cliched at all, but with the searing style of some of the best deep soul female groups of the funk years, like The Emotions or The Exciters in their later recordings. The sets shifts easily from vocals to instrumentals – staying funky all the time, but nicely changing up the mode of the tunes. Titles include "What Am I Gonna Do", "Monkey Stick", "Wait Up", "It's Our Turn", "You Know You Can", "Mullet", "Growbag", and "Episode In Palmetto". For Vol 2, the group's really got their sound down to a "T" – and are working with raw production that makes every instrument come through even more strongly than before, in a way that really highlights the band's masterful work on guitar, organ, and funky funky horns! A few cuts feature lead vocals by Ria Currie, and titles include "Dapper Dan", "Have You Got The Message", "Work It Out", "You Got Me Started", "Foot & Mouth", "Power Generation", "Return To Palmetto", "City Strut", and "Crew Cut". CD

A deep funk supergroup – one that features Snowboy on congas, alongside members of The Sound Stylistics, Speedometer, and James Taylor Quartet! The groove's as classic as you might expect from such a resume – a sound that starts in 60s soul jazz, and moves up to funky 70s moments – almost sitting perfectly in that great era when Prestige and Blue Note were changing up their groove at the start of the decade! Instrumentation features Grant Green-like guitar, Jack McDuff-ish Hammond, and nicely cooking tenor, alto, and flute – all used in different combinations throughout the set. Titles include "Fathead", "Running The Risk", "Right The Wrong", "Inside Outside", "Nicky's Knack", "Rolling & Tumbling", and "Hurricane Warning". CD