Today, UNKLE return with the uplifting new track, 'Do Yourself Some Good'. The single premiered on Mary Anne Hobbs' show on BBC 6Music and is taken from the forthcoming mixtape, 'Rōnin I' - set for a March 26th release on Studio:UNKLE.
James was inspired by his early DJ roots, playing at clubs like 'That's How It Is', (which he ran with Gilles Peterson) and Dusted (at the Blue Note), the Mo'Wax Period, and his love of breaks, samples, Super Disco Breaks and edits.
Experimenting with these influences to create something new, the track is rooted in the classic Mo’ Wax spirit and given a contemporary twist through the use of modern production techniques. The track was produced with long-time UNKLE collaborator Steven Weston.
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released February 10, 2021
Produced by James Lavelle
Additional Production by Steven Weston
Mixed by Bruno Ellingham
Mastered by Matt Colton
Programming by Steven Weston
Keyboards by Steven Weston
Arranged by James Lavelle and Steven Weston
supported by 20 fans who also own “Do Yourself Some Good”
Like so many others, this came like a bolt out of the blue and, even though it's well before payday, I had to have this astonishing album on vinyl to prove it exists. The feel of the tunes makes me feel like the Impressions do, Curtis Mayfield, the big spaces and instinctive horns and stuff drifting in and out. Great grooves and I can see lots of ghosts nodding along to this with big smiles on their faces. At last! Anthony Cottrell
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