Lewis Taylor - Stoned Part IIStoned Part II is Lewis Taylor's pure, perfect dance pop album. His second self released album and fourth album proper, it initially appeared on his own label Slow Reality in 2004. It's been licensed to Be With for this long awaited double LP release, its first ever vinyl edition. Gravely misunderstood at the time by hardcore fans and the music press alike, it has aged quite magnificently. An experiment in the sounds of contemporary pop and dance

establishing another strong entry in the excellent EP VA series

the album remains as one of Japan’s true hidden treasures

dance cuts and upper cuts baby

he turned up at Lion Inc

The Reflex tackles two underground disco cuts remixed from the original multitrack for the very first time

Emotional Rescue teams with “discodub” specialist NAD aka Dan Tyler (Idjut Boys) in the continual documentation of the crucial role played by the Caribbean diaspora in Britain’s music history

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Voom Voom presents the album's sultry slow-burner "I'm So Strong Now" (paired with a modern remix) and well as two versions of the disco-boogie swinger "Hook It Up" written by the pianist Mervyn Africa (the original track alongside a Fred Spider & Simbad edit and a crisp rework by DJ Turmix from NY to boot)

‘Picnicing’

and extending the iconic flavours of 2-Step

Tidal Waves Music now proudly presents the first ever reissue of this fantastic Island Funk-Soul classic (originally self-released in 1980 on Wild Fire Records) & this is also the first time the album is getting a release outside of Trinidad & Tobago

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