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The title track features Capitol A (last scene on the Makossa & Megablast 12”) with remixes from DJ Zeph and Colossus themselves. And there are name checks to ‘audio architects’ Jazzanova, Count Basie and Cab Calloway!

The Colossus remix is very jazz hip hop and DJ Zeph breaks out with some organ, which makes the instrumental version very infectious.

The other track, ‘Tripney Bits’ follows the same schema as the a-side with three different versions and an even bigger star guest. If the title sounds very British, it’ll be due to Hylton Smythe (aka the Big Dada himslef, Roots Manuva). As ever, very much on top form with characteristic rapid-fire non-stiff upper lip delivery. The Colossus mix is there with old skool beat bounce and scratch, but as the man says, “less is more and more is less”.

When I think of Om Records, it’s the house of Afro Mystik and Mark Farina. On the remix of ‘Tripney Bits’, Om’s own J.Boogie has done a fine drum led tribal house saxophone solo twist. J. Boogie is the same guy that did ‘Higher’ on Ubiquity’s HVW8 Presents: Music Is My Art. Again the instrumental comes over all quality with some dubby echo.

I’ll be reviewing the album, called West Oaktown shortly and there has been a release party already in San Francisco. There’s another one coming up in March (see below) and a couple of weeks later, Mark Farina will join Colossus on the trip from the West Coast to M3 Summit. Hopefully Mr. Peterson will pick up on them as he’s also out there.

What’s a ‘Tripney Bit’ doing on the West Coast anyway?

Reviewed: Colossus - ‘The Tribute’ EP (OM Records)
Tracklisting:
1 The Tribute (Colossus Remix) Featuring - Capitol A
2 The Tribute (DJ Zeph Remix) Featuring - Capitol A
3 The Tribute (DJ Zeph Remix Instrumental)
4 Tripney Bits (Colossus Remix) Featuring - Roots Manuva
5 Tripney Bits (J Boogie Remix) Featuring - Roots Manuva
6 Tripney Bits (J Boogie Instrumental)

Links:
www.jboogie.com
www.omrecords.com
Colossus Live Dates:
Dec. 3 - San Francisco, CA -Moscone Center G.A.M.E. Festival
Jan. 28th @ Uptown (Oakland, CA) - Colossus East Bay Release Party
Feb. 3 @ Mezzanine (San Francisco, CA) - OM 10 Year Anniversary Party
Feb. 10 @ Social Club (San Francisco, CA) - The Deep Dirty Funk: Sa-Ra + Colossus
Saturday, March 11th - Colossus (LIVE) West Oaktown Release Party @ Onyx Room (852 5th Ave)
Doors will open at 9pm Ticket price: $15.00 www.om-records.com/colossus.html
DJ Kasper/Turtle Fuzz with Clay Elliott in the Front lounge and opening talent. Urban Lounge/Underground Hip Hop
Colossus play time: 11:30pm to 2am.