Mawglee - The Out Of Luck EP

BJ-007 - 12" Vinyl

After a slammin' year of releases in 2004, the New Year finds Brooklyn's Bastard Jazz Recordings springing forward and dropping our favorite, and most diverse 12" to date. "The Out Of Luck EP" comes from Brighton's Mawglee, whose previous release, "the Salt Water EP", on Tru Thoughts Recordings is a perennial favorite of many a Bastard Jazz DJ. Needless to say, we're excited to have him on board.

Remixes this time around come from Austrian duo Ed Royal + Enne, whose mid-tempo breakbeat workouts on their own Innvision imprint have been turning heads lately, and from NYC mainstay Zeb (aka the Pleb & Spy from Cairo) who's recorded for such labels as Turntables on the Hudson, Irma, Codek, Stoned Asia and Wonderwheel.

"Out Of Luck" is a funky, quirky midtempo track with lusty guitar riffs, a big drum break, and crackling, timeworn vocal samples; while "Sofa" is a brilliant piece of temperamental downtempo - jumping from classical to dub to opera, all under the guise of a thick, chugging bassline and drums.

Ed Royal + Enne's remix of "Out Of Luck" heads into jazz-dance territory, with a monster drum break, live congas, and a Rhodes solo; while Zeb takes his mix of "Sofa" deep into hypnotic dub territory with it's pulsing bass and delayed keys. A true outerspace sleeper.

Tracklisting & Sound Clips

Reactions

"More multi-pronged aural architecture courtesy of Brooklyn's homegrown hellraisers. Beware, "Out of Luck" will cause spontaneous shuffling that could very well lead to dancefloor combustion. Keep things simmering with "Sofa"." - MonkOne (Waxpoetics, WBAI, Fat City)

"Mawglee's fresh - solid production work, tight arrangements and a good ear for smooth samples. "sofa" is my favourite - I like the way the style keep switching - classicjazzoperahop!" - Hint (Ninja Tune, Futureboogie)

"Like the record - been playing the Zeb mix and the crowd's been really into it." - Sasha Crnobrnja (Organic Grooves, Codek)

"I love it! Definitely the sort of thing I like to play out. I can't wait to get my hands on the vinyl" - Dr. Rubberfunk (GPS, Funkydown)

"Think it's fantastic from start to finish" - Flevans (Tru Thoughts)

"Good shit! I like it, esp. both mixes of "So Out of Luck"... Keep it up, and will be spinning that one soon!" - TophOne (xlr8r magazine, SF)

"Bastard Jazz never fail to surprise me, this time with the Out Of Luck EP. Funk, dub, classical, latin, it's all there. Check it, even if you don't deserve it, your ears do!" - Daniel Veres (Cute Records, Sweden)