Str4ta - When You Call Me 12"

Format : LP

Label : Brownswood Recordings

Catalog # : BWOOD0276

Genre : Soul Funk

STR4TA unveil a refreshing neoteric layer on this latest offering. Led by broadcaster/ DJ Gilles Peterson and musician/producer Jean-Paul “Bluey” Maunick. In a natural departure from their intoxicating signature new-wave-jazz-funk sound, reverberating with the essence of electro-street-soul in the UK, ‘‘When You Call Me’ is released in digital format on 25th February 2022 via Brownswood Recordings.

In this celestial union, Peterson acts as the catalyst spurring Maunick into the studio with a handful of references from a bygone era, where the staple jazz-funkers of the late 70s like Freeez, Light of The World and Atmosfear collided with the rise of electro-funk production in the early 80s, the predecessor of the UK street soul sounds like Soul II Soul. Bejeweled with Maunick’s laser focus as a world class producer, this unique offering pulsates with the mystery of a track, created in the heart of that era, dominated by the deep distinctive slaps of the Roland 808. A stalwart in the birth of UK street soul, Maunick produced some of the pioneers at the time, such as Steven Dante and Total Contrast. When Peterson proposed this sensical curveball in STR4TA’s evolution, Maunick sprang into action laying down all the vocals, silky guitar composition and drum programming. Not forgetting the rawness of STR4TA’s DNA, real drum high hats were added to the mix along with choice percussive elements to contrast with the drum pattern.