Cheeky chappies Man and Steve Cobby have been delighting us with their accessible studio experiments for a decade or so now.
In that time they've conjured up no less than eight studio albums, which is impressive in itself, but especially so when you consider that though they may not be a series of masterpieces, they nonetheless contain consistently original and highly listenable sounds.
Their prolific output has almost always extended to the world of remixes, and in 2001 they presented their first remix project, 'Brazillification'.
No prizes for guessing that this new double CD set is a follow up release, or for predicting that it introduces us to a whole new set of Fila's re-versionings.
Given their musical elasticity, it's no surprise that they have a diverse spread of sounds to once again share with us. The first disc bobs, pulses and sways across a constantly evolving soundscape that, as always with this crew, takes on increasingly exotic dimensions.
Fluke's 'Tosh', a Blood and Fire Mega(re)mix, Cal Tjader's 'Soul Sauce' and Hoodrum's 'How Jazz It?' all fall happy victims of the Northern duo's capacity for turning in feisty, erudite reworkings, and collectively make for a flowing and energetic mix, punctuated with the usual worldly spicings and syncopated twists.
CD 2 is more relaxed, featuring key reworks like United Future Organisation's 'Cosmic Gypsy', Mellow's 'Mellow', Jaffa's increasingly anthemic 'Elevator', King Louis' 'Paraplegic Soul' and Tosca's exquisite 'Fuck Dub'. Like it's predecessor, this is a great place to sample the tasty wares of a number of great artists and have them all joined together by that Fila re-rub magic.
