Various Artists - Bill Brewster presents Tribal Rites (3CD) (2017)

When Eskimo Recordings approached Bill Brewster with the idea of putting together a compilation exploring his epic record collection, the acclaimed journalist and DJ decided to take a widescreen approach. The resultant collection is vast and predictably on-point, with each of the CDs gathering together tracks on a loose theme ("Post-Punk", "Balearic" and "House"). As you'd expect, it's a hugely impressive and eye-opening set, with Brewster serving up largely obscure or long-forgotten cuts that range in scope from trippy, dubbed-out post-punk disco, jaunty jazz-funk, synth-heavy boogie and heavily percussive Afro-disco grooves, to saucer-eyed European synth-pop, the dub techno of Maurizio, Swag's early UK tech-house and the East Midlands deep house bump of Charles Webster's "A Love From San Francisco" project. In other words, it's a cracker from start to finish.

Track List CD1:
1. Agape - Rejoice (5:27)
2. Brent Dowe & The Gaytones - Reggae Makossa (4:27)
3. Apatchi Band - Issmak (3:08)
4. General Strike - Parts Of My Body (3:08)
5. Gaffa - Attitude Dancing (Land Of A 1000 Dunces) (3:01)
6. Urang Otan - Walking In The Jungle (3:53)
7. Surprize - Stavolta (7:04)
8. Deborah & The Puerto Ricans - Side A Side B Side (3:19)
9. P!off? - Mein Walkman Ist Kaputt (4:14)
10. The Raincoats - Animal Rhapsody (Version) (5:06)
11. Ruts Dc - Push Yourself (Make It Work) (3:01)
12. Motion - Crazy Beat (4:50)
13. Peter Accident - Turning Black (4:59)
14. Reggae Clinic 65 - Caravan (Dub Version) (7:30)
15. Jeff Duff - Walk On The Wild Side (7:21)

Track List CD2:
1. Bobbie Gentry - Thunder In The Afternoon (4:42)
2. Latin Breed - Maranatha (3:15)
3. Banzai - Rhythm Kung Fu (2:57)
4. Freddi & Henchi - Cartoon People (2:50)
5. Aax Donnell & Eric Malone - Golden Cage (6:17)
6. The General - Life In The Big City (7:23)
7. Final Edition - No Limit (7:55)
8. Sweet Potato Pie - Hot Disco Night (Are You Ready?) (6:01)
9. Little Reuben - (I Am) Drum (2:37)
10. General Crook - What Time It Is (Part Ii + Part I) (Bill Brewster Edit) (5:53)
11. Curtis Green - I Just Gotta Get Down (Part I) (3:10)
12. Nashville Rhythm Section - I Can't Go For That (3:31)
13. Dooley Silverspoon - Mr Deluxe (Part I + Part Ii) (Bill Brewster Edit) (5:20)
14. Floyd Beck - Party Is The Solution (5:21)
15. Ströer - Don't Stay For Breakfast (5:14)

Track List CD3:
1. Mother Tongue - Message Of Love (7:47)
2. B. Mccarthy & Rasoul - Excursion 2 (8:24)
3. Love From San Francisco - Keep Rockin' (Thumping House Mix) (7:50)
4. Larry Heard - Night Images (Swayzak Early Mid Afternoon Mix) (6:52)
5. Clifton King - Family Prayer (6:29)
6. Aural - Desire (Fabrice Africa Pain) (6:31)
7. Chicken Lips - Is That You Or Me (Ivan?s Flute Dub) (6:52)
8. Swag - Primitive Urges 4 - Side C (6:14)
9. Maurizio - M-4 (A) (6:37)
10. Silverlining - Precision Spanner (8:07)
11. Kate-Olivia Martinez - Fire Walk With Me (7:40)

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