A lot of people seem to be getting nostalgic for the early Nineties at the moment - a period when the jazz, hip hop, techno and the downbeat scene threw up a series of new, exciting and often soulful configurations.
It harboured an energy and attitude that was largely lost for the remainder of the decade.
And while lot of King of Woolworths' (aka Jon Brooks) wonderful sophomore release intends to be more retro than this, drawing its inspiration more from the Sixties and Seventies, in its warmth it recalls the elements of that Nineties fertile period.
A case in point is the arc of pain and pleasure on his co-written collaboration with Dot Allison, 'Sell Me Back My Soul', while the down beat dub 'n' bass of 'Hub 100' echoes the downbeat bar room rhythm patterns of the period.
The album whispers into life with 'G Plan', a 'Mission Impossible' style Seventies funk theme tune, that builds through vibes to gloriously fat (or is phat back) bass line. Having begun the track with the thin sounds of hi hat and triangle, half way through the King pulls everything back to leave the bass riff doing its thing un-impeded.
And a glorious thing it is too.
'Montparnasse', as the title suggests, is a stroll through Sixties Paris, while Pete Ingo's collaboration, 'Evelsong', comes replete with rich and lush but easy-going melodies, making it perfect for a lazy summer afternoon.
It's all very romantic, but there's a range of emotions expressed here, including humour in the Glitter rock beats of the bubbling '123 (Brillo's Beat)' and the serious sounding but comically entitled 'Radio Theydon'.
Another wonder of Woolworths'.
