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Various 'Glitterbox: Love Is The Message' (Defected)
There’s no point releasing a house and disco-centric compilation in 2017 if it includes ‘Bad Girls’ by Donna Summer. Sensibly, Defected boss Simon Dunmore avoids the obvious here, with Kings Of Tomorrow’s ‘Tear It Up’ and Mousse T’s mix of ‘Brighter Days’ by Big Moses bumping nicely next to older classics such as Modern Romance’s ‘Salsa Rappsody’ and War’s ‘Galaxy’, which was inspired by George Lucas’ 1977 space epic. But the biggest moment comes when he drops Thelma Houston’s ‘Saturday Night, Sunday Morning’, encapsulating the party’s ethos in one gold-plated disco-soul groove. And listen out for Aeroplane’s brilliant ‘Love On Hold’, too. Ralph Moore
7/10
