Early aughts dancefloor-destroying downtempo-breaks-mashup business from Sweden’s Red Astaire reissued on 7-inch! Peep the original Lab review for the Nuggets For The Needy compilation, from which these 2 cuts are taken:
In the history of the Lab, Red Astaire is probably somewhere in the top 20 of total amount of 12″s sold. That’s pretty impressive for someone who has only released 8 or so 12″s. It’s easy to tell why his records do so well: they combine quality downtempo and nujazz with party break aesthetics. If you don’t want to douse the crowd with the commercial stuff, your next best bet is to go with Red, he keeps the party vibe intact.
- 2 cuts from Red Astaire’s Nuggets For The Needy compilation (2007) together on 45 for the first time
- black 7″ vinyl pressing
- music label: Homegrown Records 2021