El Michels Affair

El Michels Affair – “Sounding Out The City” (Big Crown, BC022‑LP). Leon Michels’ debut as bandleader still feels like a secret city: cinematic soul vignettes, psych‑funk sirens and dusty drum breaks that pre‑date the group’s Wu‑affiliated covers era. Remastered by Big Crown, the reissue lets Detroit‑to‑Brooklyn textures bloom—horn stacks, vibraphone glimmer, organ haze and those impeccably recorded drums. A blueprint for the contemporary instrumental soul revival and a crate‑staple for producers, DJs and fans of head‑nodding, street‑lit atmosphere.