Various Jerome Derradji presents The American Boogie Down
For The American Boogie Down, Still Music label head Jerome Derradji has amassed a crate […]
For The American Boogie Down, Still Music label head Jerome Derradji has amassed a crate digger’s trove of late-era disco and P-Funk-infused soul, the kind that could survive any record-burning orgy. The best cuts are clap-alongs that drift through outer-space, namely Devarne’s “You Are Number One” and Visions of Tomorrow’s “Galaxy,” while Grayship Daviz’s jerky rhythms are tailor-made for the cardboard breakdancing mat. The American Boogie Down has a separate, unmixed disc but the mixed version is worthier for MC Paul Randolph’s calls for love on the dancefloor: “Whatever ails you baby/We’ve got the cure.” Amen.