VA - Take It To Church (2018)

While gospel has always been a strong influence in the worlds of house and disco, the volume of spiritually charged dancefloor tracks has rocketed in recent times. Hence this fine compilation from Midnight Riot and "gospel supremo" the Showfa, which gathers together new, recent and overlooked gospel-fired dancefloor jams. We're particularly enjoying Yam Who and Alan Dixon's brilliant new version of the Soup Dragons' "I'm Free" - think classic, Balearic-era baggy house with more prominence given to the London Gospel Choir's vocals and Dixon's wild organ lines - Le Visiteur's low-slung re-edit of an old gospel-disco gem ("Let The Sunshine") and the rubbery boogie-gospel-goes-filter-house excitement of Benjamin Ferreira's "What U Will". That said, there's barely a duffer to be found amongst the 19 tracks on show, with the emphasis rightly on celebratory positivity throughout.

Track List:

1. The Soup Dragons - I'm Free (Yam Who? & Alan Dixon remix) (07:27)
2. Mozez - Run River (Ray Mang remix) (07:43)
3. Amp Fiddler - Gonna Work It Out (Yam Who? mix) (06:04)
4. Krewcial - Heal (05:21)
5. Natasha Kitty Katt - Days Of My Life (05:30)
6. Le Visiteur - Let The Sunshine (05:39)
7. Dr Packer - I Wanna Know (06:17)
8. Jack Tennis - The Light (05:57)
9. Alan Dixon - Got To Be (06:14)
10. Benjamin Ferreira - What U Will (07:31)
11. Dominic Dawson - Take Time (05:36)
12. Lux Experience - Awake (Spiritual remix) (07:11)
13. G&D - Turn It Loose (06:18)
14. The High Fidelity - Ithanku (Hifi Sean & Yam Who? dub) (05:51)
15. Ziggy Phunk - Let's Fly Away (06:10)
16. Chewy Rubs - Show Me The Way (09:48)
17. Sacred Truth - Rejoice In The Lord (06:46)
18. Mass Connection - Wait Too Long (04:56)
19. The Mighty Disciples - The Joy (05:11)