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Release Date: 2020Label: Flower Records
Cheery Japanese fusionists Onegram have a new album on the way - their first in four years - so to get us in the mood they've offered up this double A-side "45" on Flower Records. Lead-cut "Diggin" is typical of their joyous, sun-baked style. It's a fine fusion of reggae and seventies soul, rich in jaunty horn lines and super-sweet grooves, topped off by a bi-lingual vocal paying tribute to the twin attractions of record digging and dancing. Turn the record over and you'll find something equally as inspired: a dubby Afro-Balearic cover of Brian Briggs' synth-powered 1980s classic 'AEO'. It's vastly different to Briggs original, but in the best possible way. A breezy, unashamedly Balearic gem.