Appeared in Venue No.782 7th-16th Sept (page 53)

“This was an unexpected treat. We are deep in 70s funk rock territory and it sounds good. An unassuming axe hero with a wah-wah seemingly welded to his foot tears it up Eddie Hazel-style, with blisttering solos through the world’s smallest amp; a thumb-popping bassist with taste and space locks down with a fine drummer; and Laura James, a soulful singer is given to ecstatic bouncing across the stage. These are some outrageously talented musicians. They announce “Claustrophobia”, a disco number, and we are immediately transported to a Sylvester-era Danceteria of glitterballs and roller-skates. There’s an ill-advised dalliance with exotic time signatures for one number but otherwise its slick funk all the way. Only serious musos cover Living Color’s “Love Rears Its Ugly Head Again” and few would be bold enough to tackle a Hendrix song and still make it sound great. A little more stage presence to match the quality of the music would be good. Why not go the whole hog and create a Bacofoil and stack heels afro-tastic dance sensation?”

(Kid Pensioner)