If you haven’t heard of Luke Una then you probably haven’t done much clubbing in the UK over the last thirty years, although he only came to my attention early this century when his Manchester club night, The Electric Chair became something of a deep, keep it real clubbing shrine.
If you want to keep tabs on his music and DJing, but also for a laugh then follow his Instagram account, even the comments are a riot of self deprecation, banter and irony. I’m not sure how it all translates to a non-UK audience, but I’m a fan.
His recent compilations promoting his E-Soul Cultura clubbing and label “brand” have unsurprisingly been serious dives into rare soul and boogie, the deepest disco and house, Afro-Latin wonders and cutting edge electronica; all those genres that seems to be particularly revered in the UK, and both of them are an absolute treat.
Always expect the unexpected though, he’s only gone all astral, spiritual and floaty with the new one. Hit play below if you want a taster and check out the six tracks of acid-folk and minimal cosmic wonder, they're a trip.
I don't buy music blind these days, I'm not even aware of most of the artists, let alone the tracks and I wouldn't really say that he's got a face you can trust, but every compilation he's put out so far has been outstanding and I have faith that this will be too. The sampler has certainly whetted my appetite enough to come out of (new) CD buying retirement, and I’ll be picking it up when I get back to the UK for Christmas. Due to various licensing issues the Vinyl and CD are the way to go with the digital being a more limited release, so buy the physical for the full journey.
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