Raf Reza

You might have to start calling Star Creature the Boogie Bullies the way they are pushing this hard synth funk heavily in DJ scenarios around the planet. Wouldn’t suggest betting against them - the confidence that left-field, instrumental synth funk can slam out a dance floor Chicago style shows us why the Windy City has been such a taste-making influential mecca for disc jocks, movers and groovers for decades.

Here the Creature team taps Toronto's Raf Reza for an outer-space exploration that will leave your dance floor floating. “Why You Gotta” on the A Side delivers the perfect uptempo, boogie bassline, atmospheric pads, sneering synth rippers along a drum track that sounds like it was programmed by an elite boxer practicing footwork drills on the pads – light on the feet but packs a serious a punch. The entire track is a 5 course meal – a futuristic jazz funk feast. It overwhelms the senses as it washes over the pallet like some sort of Michelin-Starred Synth Chef.

Proper B-Side Balearic Boogie fits perfectly into a seaside sundrenched terrace or basement sweatbox; either way eyes will be closed, vibes will be open. Optimistic Nu-Disco for the extroverted introverts to let their minds expand while their hips command. A Special Bonus for the digital sector, Space Strut sounds like it came in 2nd place for the original Unsolved Mysteries theme song contest. Exotic Crime Jazz at its finest will certainly offer the clues needed to close the case against any flaccid DJ sets.