Space Ghost & Teddy Bryant’s Majestic Fantasies is out June 13th on Peace World Records.

Back in 2022, the duo Space Ghost (Oakland) & Teddy Bryant (South Carolina) released one of our favorite 12-inches of the year, Heaven Sent, blending UK Street Soul, G-funk, New Jack Swing, and R&B in a deeply smooth and impeccably produced 3-track set. It’s been on repeat ever since (especially the blissed-out title track), and we’ve been patiently awaiting the duo’s next move.

Just in time for the summer, the duo’s debut album will finally arrive June 13th on Space Ghost’s own Peace World Records. Building on the undeniable chemistry between the two artists, Majestic Fantasies draws from Space Ghost and Bryant’s shared influences from the late ’80s and early ’90s: artists and producers like New Jack Swing originator Teddy Riley, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis (Prince’s The Time, S.O.S. Band, Cherelle, Janet Jackson), Carl McIntosh (Loose Ends), and DeVante Swing (Jodeci, Swing Mob).

The title track is once again a hit, expanding the duo’s sound into a dancefloor-ready House track that reminds us of some of the catchiest Blaze jams, timeless Chicago deep house, and even the joyful groove of Japanese house legend Soichi Terada. The rest of the album is absolute quality as well, but you’ll have to wait until next week to listen… Set an alarm?

Majestic Fantasies is out on vinyl and digital June 13th: https://space-ghost.bandcamp.com/album/majestic-fantasies

Below, in celebration of the album, Space Ghost shares five selects that inspired Majestic Fantasies including write-ups on each pick.

Rupert Gayle – You Can Count On Me (1993)

“I love deep lesser known cuts like this. I heard this tune 2 or 3 years ago and became obsessed. I found it digging around on youtube and couldn’t stop listening to it. I ended up paying way too much on discogs for the CD (luckily I was able to sell it afterwards.) It’s got a great pace, it’s super dreamy, and the vocals are extremely catchy. I keep coming back to it again and again.”

Po’ Broke ‘N Lonely? – Hideaway (1995)

“My friend Steve put me onto this group. He showed me their song “Forbidden Vibe” maybe 4 or 5 years ago while we were at a party at my house, it straight flipped my lid. He gave me a burned CD of their album which I’ve listened to a million times by now while driving around. The more I played the record, their song “Hideaway” really grew on me. Countless times I’ve been in my car and had the song on repeat over and over again. I’m really drawn to the style of vocals and the more I listen to the production the more subtle details come in and out. The whole album is a serious lesson in G-Funk and sensual 90s R&B.”

Cherrelle – Still In Love With You (1991)

“This song is absolutely perfect in my eyes. The production and mixing are super clean, the singing is immaculate, and the chorus is sooo addicting. It sits perfectly in between a dance song and a mellow R&B tune. Whenever I DJ this song it always brings people to the dance floor. I was digging for a lot of these kind of songs last year, slower 100-110 BPM sorta House/R&B tunes. It was definitely an inspiration for me and Teddy’s song ‘Unconditional.'”

Bas Noir – Addicted 2 Luv (1992)

“Last summer I couldn’t stop rinsing this entire album, the whole record was a big inspo for Majestic Fantasies. It was too hard to choose just one song. It’s got a really dope mix of House and R&B, and all the tunes are produced by Kerri Chandler and The Burrell Brothers. I think that’s what makes the record so unique. Instead of being produced by classic studio producers, it’s from a House producer point of view, so all the tunes are super groovin’ and weird, even if they’re slow jams. I highly recommend giving the entire album a listen.”

Bert Robinson – Still Waiting (1987)

“Another tune shown to me by my friend Steve, we had this in a mix we made over 5 years ago. I keep coming back to it because it’s such a banger. I love the combination of live bass and guitar over the drum machines and synths. These old tunes from this era are so great because they always have really addicting synth melodies in between the vocals and when it gets to the chorus, I can’t help but furrow my brow and sing along intensely. I definitely found myself trying to decipher this tune’s production for inspiration on Majestic Fantasies. The 80s and 90s was such a crazy time for R&B, the song writing was so dialed in and everyone could sing so well!”