Manchester

Anyone who's heard Stacey Pullen's DJ-Kicks is already familiar with the greatness of Digital Justice. "Theme From 'It's All Gone Pear Shaped'" is the stuff dreams are made of...

The Pop Group emerged from Bristol in 1977, its members steeped in the raw funk and reggae bedrock of the city's storied musical landscape even before they'd recorded a note.

This rolls up the whole Terminal Vibration vision into an unmissable two-part mix, featuring a killer selection of 30 Riddimatic Traxx From The Wild Side Of The 1980s.

This is the sound of cloud-covered days and rain-slicked streets, half-lit street corners and errant rhythm boxes spooling out the Chiba City blues.

The Spartan minimalistic funk turned out by crews hailing from places like Manchester, Leeds and (especially) New York. Punk funk, in other words.

I once said that I could write a whole book about this record, so how about a lengthy post to start the ball rolling?