Various Artists - Messalina 5

Messalina Records return with another top-notch package of Balearic disco delights sure to warm up your autumn evening. First up is the wonderful sun-drenched groove of Fly Away, an obscure track by Laidback (of 'White Horse' fame) previously only available as part of an LP medley but stretched out here into eight minutes of pure Balearic bliss. Followed by an awesome chugging bass-heavy slo-mo disco workout of the Destroyers fantastic Lectric Love. Then flip over for a brilliant floor-friendly edit that chops up the outro section of Eddy Grant's Califonia style into a smouldering dub disco bomb. Finally the cool Balearic latin groove of Maracatu Atomico, a great useful little edit of a lost gem by Gilberto Gil. [balearic-disco-edits] - Messalina (msl005)