Ralphi Rosario - An Instrumental Need / Take Me UpClassic Ralphi Rosario chi town business from 1992, originally released on Chicago label Gosa Lo and now reissued by Groovin.

rare groove and disco music developed throughout the years since the end of the sixties in Japan

it represents an apolitical counterpoint to the then dominant conscious Rastafarian sound and continued the soulful and commonly love-themed rocksteady style

taking the original of ‘Beware The Stranger’ over to the dancefloor with his signature lush strings and sumptuous keys

over the years honing an inimitable sound which draws on a unique concoction of influences ranging from post-punk and EBM to disco and new wave

who reached beyond his career in hospitality

Or at the very least

Definitely one for the 6AM sunset

since 2010

bass and percussive glory

a new label of heavyweight 12 inch pressings highlighting double sided delights

I wanted ‘Pulse’ to be the first statement from the new album

Providing a snapshot into the explosion of UKG across the country in the late ‘90s