Long-running U.K. compilation series Late Night Tales offers up the second volume of their After Dark series. Diverging from their classic format of loosely themed, artist-curated mixes for nocturnal dwellers, the After Dark records are DJ-led, club-focused mixes with an emphasis on tasty, midtempo grooves from a variety of sources. Getting a second crack at this series is London DJ, writer, and tastemaker
Bill Brewster who populates
Nightshift with everything from the horn-heavy '70s funk of
the Salsoul Invention's "Soul Machine" to the smooth grooves of Balearic supergroup
Paqua's "Late Train (Emperor Machine Special Extended Version)." As with the first volume,
Brewster's crate-digging here has resulted in another set of classy, deep, deep cuts that throb with the unique pulse of the pre-dawn hours. ~ Timothy Monger