Dave Lee / John Morales - Mixed To The Maxxx (Sampler)

For their landmark 400th release, Z Records lines up two of the most prolific remixers in the world of disco, Z boss Dave Lee and John Morales, teaming up for one of their biggest projects to date. After gaining access from the legendary original artists, these two esteemed producers took the multitrack tapes of a host of disco, funk and soul tracks and re-worked them - To The Maxxx! Here we're treated to a double 12" sampler of the forthcoming album, expected later this year, with the bass twanging floor filler version from Dave Lee of The Brothers Johnson's 'The Real Thing', already causing a stir in his DJ sets of late and featuring lots of musical parts not audible in the original. Following that comes Dave's Friday Night Fever Mix of Philly legends Bell & James' US chart hit "Livin' It Up (Friday Night)', where he beefs up and extends the original to re-step back out on the town, a masterclass in elevating something that's already great to start with. On the second 12", we have John Morales taking on a biggie in the shape of Inner Life's 'Aint No Mountain High Enough'. Here, John handles the prestigious parts with the respect due, re-shaping key moments in a new light and bringing the sonics up to par for modern dancefloors, an Anthem Mix indeed. To finish proceedings, Morales takes on British jazz-funk band Light Of The World with their much-loved classic 'London Town', bumping the tempo a touch and beefing up the funk.