UK City Light Magazine

Various Artists
Copenhagen Dancefloor Classics 1960 - 1980
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...Even better is when that pile of vinyl contains something of the originality and abject greatness of Copenhagen Dancefloor Classics. Okay, so the title’s something of a misnomer for us Brits (unfortunately our dancefloors don’t rock to this kind of stuff), but what is contained within the trendy packaging is a combination of jazz, salsa and afrobeats mixed up with the sense of humour of easy listening, and programmed in a way that makes the album a perfect aid to summer chillout sessions. Occasionally it may introduce that eighties synth bass sound that brings back bad memories of mullets and perms, but for the mostpart it sticks to the pre-eighties raw but smooth jazz funk that apparently rocked the carnivals of Denmark ‘back in the day’. There’s even a few household names in the credits… Mancini for one. An essential conga party from the label responsible for some of the finest world music/house fusion records in recent history…

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