Big Blue Sky

Big Blue Sky by german band Spice is one of the most uplifting slices of pop exuberance that you are likely to hear this year. Timed for release as the dark days recede and there is the possibility of actually seeing a Big Blue Sky it features two of the funkiest production set ups under the sun going head to head in a lounge funk explosion that will see an after math of cocktail-shakers and safari suits strewn across the dancefloor.

First up germany's Frank Popp Ensemble - quirky funksters who recently hit the big time in their home country and are getting name-checked by the hip lounge cognoscenti in the UK. Their mix builds to a killer hammond solo that will excite even the most jaded ears.

Skeewiff slow the beats down a little to provide a soul stirring mix building to a crescendo of chorus that simply makes the world a better place to be in.

Essential for anyone with ears.