Dope-as-hell collection of music from the label Care In The Community, making its way stateside courtesy of New York’s ever-reliable Codek Records. If you know the funky variety of the label, then you’re not gonna be disappointed. Originally (and still) released in two volumes on vinyl, the collection is now on CD for you to enjoy. Don’t sleep on this gem!
- Urban Landscapes – kcpr.org

“An octet of dancefloor gems selected by the Care in the Community crew with an afro, jazz,latin and soulful swing,it represents the sound of today’s cooler club sessions. Standout tracks include the scat inflected beats of New York’s ‘Cosmic Rocker’, the flute laiden percussive jazz ­ house of Aphratec,an exclusive Russ Gabriel cut under his Fusion guise,our very own Pete Herbert with his Optimo hat on and the brilliant afro beats of the Big Apple’s DJ Angola featuring the vocals of Amayo from Antibalas. A real transatlantic experience,this is an excellent CD also available on two limited 12′s.Search this one out!”
- Dom Servini STRAIGHT NO CHASER Magazine

“The second in the series from DJ Nick Name,this supplies it’s title’s target well, this time with help from the US via Organic Grooves,DJ Angola,and Bolliger and Gloor.Four classy organic midtempo Afro/Latino cuts, good for any dancefloor.”
- Cuica guest reviewer XLR8R Magazine [U.S]

“Amidst everything from the dubby strangeness of Organic Grooves,to the Afro-funk of DJ Angola,the stand out here is a Funky Lowlife’s remix of ‘Bolliger and Gloor’,a mid-paced percussive groove with rhythmic guitars and spacey effects.”
- 4/5 Phil Mison MUZIK Magazine

“Outpatient Nick Name picks four more overlooked grooves for his very collectible alternative beats series,which thrives on off-the-hook jazz and African and Latin-inspired sounds.Covering old Holistic staple Fretless AZM’s fierce ‘Facial Expressions’ to New Yorkers Organic Grooves , as well as a Funky Lowlives remix of ‘Bolliger and Gloor’,this will find favour among Truby and Dorfmeister nuts.”
- Rob Wood JOCKEY SLUT Magazine

Codek’s Cosmic Rocker and Yam open up with a quirky and characteristically hard to define piece. Russ Gabriel’s Fusion project is next, with a loping electronic dub-jazz affair. Optimo lay down a weighty, funked up percussive cut, while Aphratec’s ‘All Things’ closes the show with some mellow, flute-fuelled jazz house.
- www.tunes.co.uk

Cosmic Rocker tears the roof off the rec-center with a remix of Yam’s Concolo. Warped weeble scatting punctuates a Latin groove set to pop bodies in motion. Aphratec carry an iron in each palm to keep things supernaturally smooth. The horizontal, wax plane can barely contain their epic collage of hyperventilated flutes, hand drum claps, and siren calls. Optimo and Fusion give their all to the cause with cozy mid tempo skanks. Embrace this heart-warming vinyl philanthropy.
- frosty xlr8r 2002

“care in the community branch out from their audio-visual work with a fine EP.Featuring Cosmic Rocker Versus Yam, Aphratec and Russ Gabriel,the standout track is Optimo’s ‘Cake and Milk’. A spaced-out, bassline-driven percussive groove with shades of Detroit and Jazzanova in there for good measure”.
- 4/5 Phil Mison MUZIK Magazine

“care in the community audiovisual have been operating for about five years,providing audiovisual support to many of the capital’s established promoters, organising one-off events and exhibiting in galleries and public spaces.What we have here is a 12″ sampler for a compilation compiled by head honcho Nick Name with exclusive tracks provided by Cosmic Rocker vs Yam, Optimo, Aphratec and Russ Gabriel. Every track is completely for for the discerning dancefloor but still has much crossover appeal”.
- 4/5 Pathaan DJ Magazine

“An octet of dancefloor gems selected by the Care in the Community crew with an afro,jazz,latin and soulful swing,it represents the sound of today’s cooler club sessions.Standout tracks include the scat inflected beats of New York’s ‘Cosmic Rocker’,the flute laiden percussive jazz ­ house of Aphratec,an exclusive Russ Gabriel cut under his Fusion guise,our very own Pete Herbert with his Optimo hat on and the brilliant afro beats of the Big Apple’s DJ Angola featuring the vocals of Amayo from Antibalas.A real transatlantic experience,this is an excellent CD also available on two limited 12′s. Search this one out!
- Dom Servini STRAIGHT NO CHASER Magazine

Care in the Community A / V, the fortnightly ,more-modern-than-thou Hoxton Happening, celebrate their first birthday with the launch of their own label.The Discerning Dancefloor EP Vol. 1 includes new cuts from Aphratec, Optimo and Comic Rocker vs Yam Yam, and, being the cultural barometer that we are, we think it’s rather tasty. Hunt it down at your local vinyl emporium and be sure to catch imminent appearances at Perverted Science, Fabric,Sunday Best,Barrio and the birthday do at Herbal on June 11.
- Jason Riley SLEAZENATION Magazine

CR.009.CD
CD track list:

01. OPTIMO – CAKE AND MILK
02. ORGANIC GROOVES – GOLD WEAVE
03. APHRATEC – ALL THINGS feat. Theo Travis
04. BOLLIGER & GLOOR – SCHWARZWEISSKOPIE (The Funky Lowlives Remix)
05. COSMIC ROCKER vs. YAM YAM – CONCOLO
06. MAX BRENNAN – FACIAL EXPRESSIONS
07. ANGOLA – JE KALE
08. FUSION – DESPUES

COSMIC ROCKER is Sasha Crnobrnja founder of Codek records New York and its live/dj club presence of the past six years, Organic Grooves. Sasha occupies a significant place in contemporary hybrid electronic music including remixes for the likes of Tosca [G-Stone].
He is also the engineer for Champion Soul.
YAM is Guy Morley one half of Yam Yam who came to attention afew years back with ‘The Spectacle’ on Nation Records which was subsequently remixed by Mr Scruff.They have gone on to do further remixes for labels such as Ninja Tune.
OPTIMO is Pete Herbert[one half of Cuica ­Ubiquity Rec] and Martin Jenkins [Pussyfoot].
FUSION is the notable and respected dj and musician of electronic fusion Russ Gabriel who previously owned the successful Ferox label.
THE FUNKY LOWLIVES claimed international attention four years ago with their still fresh on the dancefloor first release ‘Latazz’ since then they have had a string of high profile remixes and a debut album coming soon.For this compilation they have produced an exclusive remix of a Codek records track.
ORGANIC GROOVES a remix of contemporary jazz artistes William Parker and Hamid Drake by New Yorks major leftfield musician/dj/club night/production outfit.
DJ ANGOLA New Yorks Deckstatic label boss and tireless city-wide promoter. A unique afrobeat track featuring Amayo ,vocalist from Antibalas.
MAX BRENNAN has released tracks for Sublime records,Tokyo ,Peacefrog , Holistic and Compost under a number of pseudonyms.

Also reviewed in Japanese culture and music magazine LONDON ZOK (Japanese text only)

Charted by DIFFERENT DRUMMER Adam Regan August 2002 www.diffdrum.co.uk

Charted by THE LIMP TWINS aka Quantic and Russ Porter August 2002 Juice F.M. www.truthoughts.com

Charted by ROB DA BANK September 2002 The Blue Room – Radio 1 www.bbc.co.uk/radio1

Charted by CEDAR (Cookin’ records) September 2002 www.djpages.com

Charted by THE FUNKY LOWLIVES September 2002 www.stereodeluxe.com

Charted by QUANTIC August 2002 www.compost-records.com

Charted by GROOVETECH September/October 2002 www.groovetech.com

Charted by ROBBYN RHODES October 2002 www.stereodeluxe.com

Charted by JAZID October 2002 www.compost-records.com

Charted by Charted by ROB DA BANK www.discoid.it/eng/intro28.asp
ALTERNATIVE CHART: BOLLIGER & GLOOR / Schwarzweisskopie (Funky Lowlives mix)