Vienna's Sunshine Enterprises have once again unearthed a golden seam with Andrew Burdall's debut solo album.
Those unfamiliar with Andrew under his Burdy moniker may recall him better from his collaborations with Mark Blissenden as Baby Mammoth.
Like this earlier work Burdy's solo material rises from the golden era of down beat, in its nu-jazz dawn before the arrival of trip hop and chill out.
And certainly tracks such as 'Doobie Dada', 'Marco Rico' and the belting flute driven 'Intraloop #1' fit smoothly into the early Nineties back room mould.
But Burdy also represents Andrew's open DJ style, taking in more up tempo riffs, groove filled and dubbed out break beats and broken beat b-line business.
Of this last there are several notable examples, such as 'Influenzational' the Domu-like 'Hit The South' and the more acidic-dub and dance hall rooted 'Catching Zeds'.
All of these are great, but the real deal comes from the speaker stack attacking bassline on 'The Spy From Hultura' - a track that holds the patterns of the year firmly in its grasp.
by Ben Osborne