Michael J Blood / Samizdat - Lp2 Deluxe Edition it pulled together five tracks

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rhythmic drive - and it’s already lighting up some of the world’s most treasured dancefloors

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Michael J Blood / Samizdat - Lp2 Deluxe Edition it pulled together five tracksMichael J. Blood and Samizdat share equal billing on a woozy, late night session that takes cues from US soul, jazz and house, all filtered through a distinctly Manchester lens. This heady follow up to 2023s Disenfranchised Refuseniks is one for fans of Moodymanns Mahogani era productions, but also recalls the psychedelic lounge blur of Louie Baloue, the warped electronics of Madteo, and the crooning soul damage of Autre Ne Veut. Perhaps even early