Minoru “Hoodoo” Fushimi / Milk Talk / XL Middleton – In Praise Of Mitochondria / Funkin Me Up

Minoru ‘Hoodoo’ Fushimi sits in that sweet spot of cult Japanese obscurity that record collectors can't get enough of. Operating alongside the city pop era but very much doing his own thing, his sound blends lo-fi electro funk, drum machines and early hip-hop attitude into something completely unique.

Tokyo Love Song brings one of his standout cuts, ‘In Praise Of Mitochondria’, to 7” for the first time. On the flip, XL Middleton links up with Japan’s modern funk oddballs Milk Talk for ‘Funkin’ Me Up’ - a playful rework packed with squelchy synth funk, off-kilter vocals and enough groove to keep both the boogie heads and left-field disco crowd happy.