A1 Overground
A2 High Minded Man
B1 Silken Moon
B2 The Getaway
C1 Human Call
C2 Northern Light
D1 Stargazing
D2 Broken Rules
It¡Çs rare to come across a debut album that delights and surprises in equal measure, but that¡Çs
exactly what you can expect from Human Call, the first full-length excursion from daydreaming
dancefloor fusionists Earthboogie.
The East London-based duo of Izak Gray and Nicola Robinson has previous form when it comes to
creating beautiful, funk-fuelled fusions of soundsystem-ready rhythms, humid instrumentation and
intergalactic audio explorations. To date, they¡Çve released a pair of fine EPs on Leng, both of which did
a splendid job in showcasing their unique musical vision.
Even so, this vision has never been clearer than it is on Human Call, a vibrant eight-track missive that
fixes the sticky tropical cheeriness of African and South American dance music – be it Afro-disco, Afro-
funk or samba – with a wide range of complimentary sounds, styles and influences, from spacey
analogue electronics, sun-kissed Balearica and hazy West Coast jazz-rock, to chunky dub disco, snappy
retro-futurist house and bouncy, dub-fuelled club workouts.
Throughout, Gray and Robinson showcase an impressive level of musicianship, variously combining
crunchy drum machine hits and dusty old synthesizers with razor-sharp electric and acoustic guitars,
rich bass, cascading saxophone solos and hazy, life-affirming vocal harmonies.
A1 Overground
A2 High Minded Man
B1 Silken Moon
B2 The Getaway
C1 Human Call
C2 Northern Light
D1 Stargazing
D2 Broken Rules
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