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Following on from the likes of “Backstreet Brit Funk”, “Destination Boogie” and the ever-popular Soul of Disco series Z Records continue to release hi quality compilations filled with lesser known disco, funk and boogie. After the universally well received Under The Influence Vol.1 compiled by Red Greg ZR returns with Vol.2 this time compiled by Paul Phillips.
 
Paul Phillips first got into soul music in the late 1970s with the discovery of radio shows such as Greg Edwards and Mike Allen (Capital Radio), Robbie Vincent (Radio London) and the original soul pirate Radio Invicta. These were discoveries that led him to start his own soul pirate radio station in 1982 and go on to present radio shows on London based pirate radio station Starpoint FM from 1986 to 1991 and as the official on site radio station at the Southport Weekenders during the 1990s.
 
Paul is still involved in radio and currently presents his own show on Solar Radio that features the new soul and soulful house releases of the day mixed with the classic and lesser known soul, funk, jazz, disco and boogie tracks from the last four decades. Paul also continues to travel around the UK and USA in pursuit of collecting soul vinyl, a conviction that this new Under The Influence compilation highlights.
 
The story behind UTI is this, being a seasoned record collector Z label boss Dave Lee (Joey Negro) has made the acquaintance of many of the worlds other vinyl junkies. People that may be unknown to the general public but are hardcore enthusiasts who have built some of the best collections of soul, funk and disco on the planet. The idea of UTI isn't about big name djs but is to give a musical platform to those who have the knowledge to put together a track listing of killer tunes.

As always with Z Records, we've spent time and money to make the masters sound as good as possible so if you're a fan of compilations from BBE or Dimitri From Paris and our own Soul of Disco CD’s then this new series will not disappoint.


CD Tracklist:

CD One
01. Phylliss Bailey - Focus
02. Jesse Gomez - Baby I’m Coming At You
03. State Department - Slow Love
04. Brenda Cuffari - My Music Says It All
05. Pike - Good Feelings 
06. Midnight Energy - Saving All My Love 
07. Hearts Of Fire - Lets Party All Night
08. Freeway - Get The Feelin’
09. Myth Michaels - Push It
10. 24 Karat Gold - New Love
11. Tony Gregory – I’m Gonna Break You Down
12. The New York Disco Orchestra – It’s True
      
CD Two
01. Special Touch - This Party Is Just For You
02. Freeway - Help Yourself 
03. Ron Richardson - Ooh Wee Babe
04. Billy Frazier - The Mind Blower (Finally Got His Mind Blown)
05. Wardell Piper - The Power of Love 
06. Sunstreet - Lovin 
07. Motherfox - Fallen Into Love 
08. CB And Just Us – Won’t You 
09. Krisp - Sunlight 
10. The Thompsons – Message 
11. Michelle Lamb - Natural High
12. The Underground Band - Time Is Running Out


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Under The Influence Vol.2 compiled by Paul Phillips - Album Sampler

Lover of great music, good books, nature, and the ever elusive happiness.

Vintage Virus disco, boogie funk, NY disco, roller disco, italo cosmic, space disco, afro disco, nu disco, oldies soul, future funk, vapor wave, funky sound, & jah love, baby dance, dance, dance, enjoy :)

The electrician, whose real name is Carl Stahl, is known to experiment with his sound and doesn’t stick to one genre. You can feel the intensity of the music in every beat of every track he produce that always receives a stamp of approval from it’s listeners. Carl, an all round studio junkie with a taste for tripped-out old skool electricfunk, disco and rough-edged underground. He knows exactly which buttons to press to make that bass jiggle up your spine. TEXT: Bnfmusic.com

Dave Lee aka Jakatta, Doug Willis, Raven Maize, Sessomatto, formerly Joey Negro as well as being part of The Sunburst Band and many more. 

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Under The Influence Vol.2 compiled by Paul Phillips - Album Sampler

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