Breakbeat monster!
(Craig Charles, "The Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show")
Rising star Voodoocuts has previously delivered killer re-edits and remixes for the likes of Matsuana Records and Resense. Here he strikes out on his own, delivering a limited, coloured-vinyl reissue of one of his most sought-after 45s, the original version of which landed way back in 2017. On the A-side he sticks a rocket under Etta James' funk number 'Only a Fool', brilliantly re-imagining it as a weighty disco-funk number full of cut-up horn stabs, layered-up percussion and four-to-the-floor drums. On the flip he chops, loops and rearranges Nico Gomez' Latin psych-funk classic 'Lupita', turning it into the kind of breathless, percussive-rich monster that B-Boys and B-Girls the world over love so much.
(Juno records)
☆☆☆☆☆ It’s sureshot booty double-header time from Voodoocuts as our man brings his Juice series to format-of-the-minute, seven inch vinyl, with his first Juice On Wax drop. Step forward a pumping funky disco edit of Etta James’ 70s funk period number Only A Fool that, frankly, only a fool would ignore. Still, what to put on the B-side? It better be something big. Ah yes – Loopita – that’ll do a nicely, a windmilling b-boy breaks edit of Nico Gomez’ giant latin-psych cut Lupita that not only manages to take things in a different direction to Bronx Dogs’ Mambo Roc but be equally dope.
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Monkeyboxing.com)
The 7" is fiiiire! Defitenly one for my DJ-bag. Lookin' forward to drop this gem!
(Soulbrigada – Matasuna Records)
The masterful remixer/re-editor and consistently excellent Voodoocuts over in Berlin has a new 45 coming early May, and boy oh boy it's a good one! The A side features a pumping disco-funk banger with a chunky 4-4 kick drum and Etta James belting out the vocal, pure class! The flip sees the classic 'Lupita' by Nico Gomez become 'Loopita', a BBoy monster that will ignite any dancefloor, just check the preview below. Big up Voodoocuts, excellent work sir!
(45 Live)
I love it as always!
(Jayl Funk – Honkey Phonk)