When a compilation promises to take you from newfangled electronica by James Pants through to classic (1983, even) synth-heavy business by The Imperial Wonders without batting an eyelid, it demands the ears.
On the Hit It & Quit It Radio Revue Volume 1, Auckland DJ/producers Recloose and Frank Booker drop a snapshot of the sound of their radio show.
It's a confidently eclectic selection with a red thread of soul, funk, depth and authenticity.
Booker's sublime mid-tempo disco cut El Salvador is a highlight among the local flavours, as is Wild Bill Rickets' Riki with its warm guitar licks and chugging groove.
Aucklander Jellphonic hits hard with the forceful funk of Smack and Reggie Blount comes over all late-model Jamie Liddell on Why Do You Call Me Baby?
