Over the last couple of years, legendary UK jazz dance and Northern soul DJ Colin Curtis has been issuing some superb limited-edition vinyl-only EPs under his Colin Curtis Presents imprint label. These releases fall perfectly in-line with the kind of dancefloor-focused jazz music that is prominent on his weekly Sunday Jazz Dance Fusion radio show for The Hitmix 107.5 FM. Recently, he has added two more incredible titles to the growing discography in GeeW‘s Supernova EP and Stefano De Santis A Kind of Prayer EP.

For UK-based producer and percussionist GeeW aka Glenn Worthington, this marks his fourth release under the Colin Curtis Presents label and continues to build off the foundation of the previous recordings by blending together a mix of funky Latin-flavored percussion with cosmic grooves with a number of great flute, trumpet, and guitar solos. The record also includes a brilliant samba-like reworking of the Brit-funk classic “Southern Freeez” by Freeez.

Following up on his superb Barra Nova 7inch for Steve Conry’s Ten Lovers Music label, De Santis delivers a stellar collection of eclectic tracks that feature everything from modern-day spiritual jazz and Afro-beat inspired rhythms to broken beat vibes, spacey keys, and disco. After taking a sonic journey through a full spectrum of cosmic sounds, the EP nicely concludes with an Eastern Bloc Extension rendition of his standout “Barra Nova”.

Overall, two more must-own additions to what has quickly become an impressive series from one of the true pioneers of the jazz dance scene. Highly recommended!

GeeW — ‘Supernova EP’
(Colin Curtis Presents)

1. Supernova
2. Nu Horizonz
3. Subtonix
4. Brazilian Freeez

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Stefano De Santis — ‘A Kind of Prayer EP’
(Colin Curtis Presents)

1. A Kind Of Prayer
2. Waiting For The Sun
3. Bring The Fonk
4. Barra Nova (Eastern Bloc Extension)

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• Broken Beat
• Jazz Dance
• Jazz Funk