80’s Child - Kiss U (Cruise Control EP)
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Review:
Warrington-based 1980s obsessive Danny “80s Child“ Worrall tends to eschew the obvious, delivering re-edits of ’80s soul jams and overproduced, mid-’80s electrofunk curiosities. He’s at it again here, dropping five more soulful, synth-laden nuggets for the Midnight Riot label. There’s some saucer-eyed ’80s soul in the shape of the touchy-feely “Missing“, some gigantic, radio-friendly synth-rock (“Control“), and a dash of deliciously smooth, slow-dance fare (“Kiss U“). Better still is the New Jack Swing-flavoured dayglo rush of “Be Together“, and “All Alone“, a riotous electrofunk jam built around a familiar bassline and Shep Pettibone style drum edits.