Accura – Five X Five
Toronto’s Invisible City Editions celebrated their 10th anniversary last year with a string of excellent DJ-friendly reissues including a private press modern soul rarity from Detroit, CD-only Guadeloupean electric Gwo-ka, and this overlooked 1994 UK hip-house banger from Ghana expat Frank Ed aka Accura (no relation to the cars). Perfect summer music, Frank Ed’s “street jazz” sound lands somewhere between West Coast G-funk, R&B, street soul, and NY disco with downtempo grooves, chill raps, West End ecstasy-laced vocals, syncopated guitar riffs, and breezy ‘80s digital synthesizers. A must-have reissue for the DJ’s that’s sure to get any dance floor moving…
Recommended – Full Listen
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A1 The Vibe
A2 Groove Control
A3 Ghetto Strings
A4 Jazz Maiden (Hip Hop Mix)
A5 Freestylin’ (Interlude)
A6 The Good Times
B1 Summer Jazz
B2 Gettin’ Down (Hip Hop)
B3 Jazz Maiden (Jazz Mix)
B4 Feelin’ Jazzy (NHB Mix)
B5 Summer Jazz (NHB Mix)
Coordinator – Jim Udo-Affia
Coordinator, Photography By – Eddie Aidoo
Engineer, Programmed By [Percussion & Vibes], Guitar [Solos], Recorded By, Mixed By – Martin Bushell
Guest, Rap – Cap-D (Darren)*, Darkstorm (5)
Harmony Vocals – Sunset Jazz Inc.
Promotion – IRP
Reissue Producer – Gary Abugan, Matthew Stein
Restoration, Mastered By – Wouter Brandenburg
Written-By, Arranged By, Producer, Programmed By [Rhythm Section, Horn Section & All Instruments], Piano [Solos], Rap, Recorded By, Mixed By – Frank Ed