A cool and understated release, from a label of the same ilk, that gives us a definition of the second disco renaissance without any filler. Tirk gives us a unique blend of steady static grooves, popping electro bass and unconscious ambience mixed by the illusive DJs in the Sky.
The Journey starts with a trippy off-tempo introduction and drives towards a gathering of percussive consciousness and bold tempo. Maintaining comfort and familiarity but aiding our desire of where the more hypnotic side of disco may lead us. This charming collection gives us elements of psych-folk, epic cci-fi and calm boogie as well as more ‘keen to make you move’ tracks like Bottin’s hailed No Static dancefloor classic and More by D-Pulse. A Journey through hi-res-sci-fi with dramatic depth from groups Space, and the retro tones of Soiree, through to forms of tropical ambience and romantic musings, using a platform of boogie bass and curious but straight-up cosmic disco.
Some of the tracks will already have been heard by dedicated cosmo-noughts, although with fresh offerings such as Mind Games with Architeq featuring such funk luminaries as Illija Rudman on vocals, the modern classic Free Flight being given a rework from Ichisan and Acos Coolkas himself giving his mix of Flying Nightmare from Space, there's plenty of new bounty on offer. Halfway through, our hallucinations are confirmed in Trip Sideways by Time and Space Machine, aka the notorious Richard Norris, as a pause from the pulsing and rhythmic blend of sensitive instrumentation so far. The Tirk family sure have a natural interaction and ability to lend and blend in their favour. New comer Altz mixes up his unique style of prog-rock themed boogie among relaxed offerings from Sorcerer, Social Disco Club, Woolfy vs Projector and Son of Sound giving us a haunting but energetic dose of Balearic romanticism in Life Under Bridges.
This compilation delivers an array of demonstrative tempos and bodies of work that span across varying degrees of boogie, from uptempo and bold to the more gentle and surreal. Tirk have certainly offered up a blissful and solid collection of exotic disco for the more discerning modern enthusiast.