A slice of soul funk designed for the dancefloor with crisp beats, a fantastic vocal from Melanie Williams and keys from Barney J Williams. Produced,mixed and arranged by Neil Smallridge with final mix and master by Mark Atherton. Thanks guys.

Bugadelic ft Melanie Williams - Open It Up (Vocal Mix)

Bugadelic's second single sees them explore a more emotive, musical route rich with harmonics and melody. The track incorporates keys by Joe Roberts, percussion (inc vibes) by Will Read and bass by Sheriff. The track was produced, mixed and arranged by Neil Smallridge and Mark Atherton.

Bugadelic ft Melanie Williams - Jumpin Jack (Clip)

Bugadelic - Jumpin Jack (full track)

Bugadelic was born when accomplished Manchester DJ, Neil Smallridge, approached vocalist Melanie Williams to lay some vocals over a groove he'd put together to play at his Blackdog Ballroom residency.
A vocalist of the highest repute and an outstanding talent Melanie has been produced and remixed by a mighty array of studio technicians including none other than Frankie Knuckles, David Morales and Roni Size. 
In addition to releasing music on major labels such as Sony and Virgin, Melanie has also had incredible success working with independent imprints. 
Her huge 1993 disco house hit "Ain't No Love, Ain't No Use" was written with Sub Sub (now the Doves) and released on Manchester indie label Rob's Records (owned by Hacienda partner Rob Gretton).
An emotional Junior Vasquez famously played his remix of Melanie's appropriately titled "Not Enough" as the lights went out for the last time at New York's legendary Sound Factory discotheque - a unique honour indeed.
More recently Melanie has been busy with her sublime Butterfly Jam project, an exquisitely produced/written soul project that sees her at the top of her songwriting game.
Neil has a history as one of Manchester's most consistently busy DJs, a result of his genuine passion for a wide spectrum of music and an ability to glide almost imperceptibly between genres. He has held residencies and frequently appeared at clubs as diverse as Sankeys and Funkademia in Manchester and further afield at Pacha in Ibiza. His current residency at the Blackdog Ballroom sees him play a seven hour set to a packed club with queues round the block every Saturday.
After seeing Butterfly Jam live and buying the album at the gig there and then Neil decided to get in touch with Melanie and Bugadelic was formed. A funk based project inspired by Neil's residency at the Blackdog Ballroom Bugadelic's debut track "Open It Up" is aimed squarely at the dancefloor whilst second single "Jumpin Jack" sees the collective explore a deeper musical route, rich with harmonics and melody. 
To listen to some of Neil's funk and disco orientated DJ mixes please click the Mixcloud link below:
http://www.mixcloud.com/NeilSmallridge/