Mike Young – Turn That Fucking Music Up! [1998; Donna Lee Records]

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On the first of the two EPs released to accompany his only album, Mike Young pulls three tracks from the LP and throws in one exclusive as a bonus.  The first three songs (”This Is Rock ‘n’ Roll”, “Trippin with Dick”, and “Mr. Babalu”) explore the cool, tropical-tinged big beat of the album, sliding and overlaying breaks while riding a firm main rhythm, and jotting in vocal samples and extra polishes of percussion and keyboards wherever space allows.  The last track, “Lay It on the Floor”, laces retro bossa nova into techno trills and psychedelic electronica, with authoritative speech samples provide the title and chorus.  Solid throughout, and lots of fun.