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Review: A brand new 12" series with a couple of exclusive remixes from man of the moment - Lack Of Afro. Here the young producer lends his hands to two new tracks, stamping them with his signature heavy funk and afro-tinged style.

Review: Lack of Afro has spent two years battling addiction and a marriage breakdown, but is now back with a new album that very much finds him in superlative form. Square One comes on his own label, Bastion Music, this September and was written with inspiration found during a trip to the United States to produce in the famous FAME Studios at Muscle Shoals. What results is an album full of light, hope and optimism that the good times will return. The outputting of love and devotion comes with big horns and organs, plenty of heart swelling emotion and much more.

Review: Adam Gibbons produced this mini-masterpiece in his own home in 2007. It was a stunning debut that melded funk, jazz, samples, breaks and beats into a lovable and danceable collection packed with heat. At the time, the producer was working for Sky TV in London and after a long 12-hour shift would sketch out ideas on the train home then finish them off in his bedroom studio. It took about eight months of doing that to finish the record and we're glad he did: it is a well-crafted work with nods to vintage funk, storytelling samples and real soul that bristles and busters with charm from front to back.

Review: Everyone's favourite Jack of all trades unleashes another dynamic doublet from his latest album for some cheeky 45 thrills. "Take It Up A Notch" turns a block party into a blockbuster with serious Ugly Duckling style flows from longstanding collaborators Herbal T & Wax while "Back To The Day" takes us straight to the boudoir with some gorgeous honey dulcets from Elliot Cole and on a bed made of LOA's slinkiest soul grooves. We're notch worthy.

Review: You might say that Adam Gibbons is a fairly regular name, and you'd be right. This particular A.Gibbons has another side to him, though, one where he makes all sorts of crazy tunes under the moniker Lack Of Afro. Since the mid 00s, he's been releasing may variations of funk, soul and disco; the man is never afraid of a e new challenge and loves the vintage sounds of the 60s and 70s. This new two-tracker on the party-ready LOA is magnificent in its entirety; "Take You Home" is a lovely, soul-tastic pop tune guided by the imposing voice of Joss Stone, while Emma Noble delivers a deeper, more laid-back sort of wisdom on Gibbons' "Fires Glow". Lovely stuff.

Review: Lack Of Afro has been pouring his shades of worldly funk and nu-soul across the Freestyle catalogue over the last few years, but this time it's his moment to shine with a brand-spanking, sparkly new LP for LOA, putting together everything he's known for under one gorgeous roof. Here, you have twelve scorching slices of upbeat lament, and from "Hello Baby" - a masterful stroke of sunny funk - to "Now I Feel Good", the artist manages to bring back the spirit of the 1970's into a new and contemporary light. Gliding piano keys, powerful vocals, and a kick-ass production surely make Lack Of Afro one of the kings of modern soul.

Review:  Lack Of Afro has been pouring his shades of worldly funk and nu-soul across the Freestyle catalogue over the last few years, but this time it's his moment to shine with a brand-spanking, sparkly new LP for LOA, putting together everything he's known for under one gorgeous roof. Here, you have twelve scorching slices of upbeat lament, and from "Hello Baby" - a masterful stroke of sunny funk - to "Now I Feel Good", the artist manages to bring back the spirit of the 1970's into a new and contemporary light. Gliding piano keys, powerful vocals, and a kick-ass production surely make Lack Of Afro one of the kings of modern soul.

Review: Two highly contrasting soul cuts from Lack Of Afro's forthcoming fifth studio album Hello Baby. "I Got The Rhythm" is a firing workout that taps deep into mid '60s Motown, all sweaty and slightly rough around the edges yet still tighter than a banker's hedge fund. "All My Love" is a much silkier, string-based session that taps more into the late 70s pop style of soul with delicious vocals from London soulstress and previous LOA collaborator Juliette Ashby. A great introduction to the album.

Review: Neo soul evangelist Adam Gibbons - aka Lack Of Afro - is back with the euphoric, cathartic release of "Freedom", a retro jam that totally evokes the hazy Easy Rider age of American funk rock, featuring the talents of Jack Tyson-Charles. "Clean Living Under Difficult Circumstances" meanwhile is a riot of Blow Up-era Swinging Sixties vintage funk - both cuts are highly recommended.

Review: By now, we should all know what to expect from Lack of Afro, AKA veteran funk, soul and hip-hop producer Adam Gibbons. This fourth studio album for regular home Freestyle Records is being pitched as his most eclectic yet. Certainly, there's plenty of variety in the textures, styles and tempos, from the disco-funk stomp of Herbal T hook-up "Brown Sugar" and sweet Northern Soul blast of "The Contender" (all fuzzy guitars and pleasing horns), to the soft soul shuffle of "Making It Right" and Breakestra-ish hip-hop funk of "Here We Go Again". Despite the variety, Gibbons is still at his best when really cutting loose, as the superb opener "Freedom" adeptly demonstrates.

Review: By now, we should all know what to expect from Lack of Afro, AKA veteran funk, soul and hip-hop producer Adam Gibbons. This fourth studio album for regular home Freestyle Records is being pitched as his most eclectic yet. Certainly, there's plenty of variety in the textures, styles and tempos, from the disco-funk stomp of Herbal T hook-up "Brown Sugar" and sweet Northern Soul blast of "The Contender" (all fuzzy guitars and pleasing horns), to the soft soul shuffle of "Making It Right" and Breakestra-ish hip-hop funk of "Here We Go Again". Despite the variety, Gibbons is still at his best when really cutting loose, as the superb opener "Freedom" adeptly demonstrates.

Review: Over the years, Lack of Afro producer Adrian Gibbons has proved adept at knocking out both shamelessly upbeat party fodder and carefully crafted songs laden with raw emotion. This third album - his second for Freestyle - gives ample weight to both, presenting a pleasing mix of scratchy soul (check the Northern Soul revivalism of "Fool" and "What The Hell"), horn-heavy Afrobeat, piano-laden anthems ("Holding My Breath"), Aim-ish hip-hop instrumentals and balls-out funk breaks messiness (the suitably fat "P.A.R.T.Y"). That it remains entertaining and highly polished throughout reflects Gibbons' growing skill as a producer. Basically, he's really nailed it This Time.

Review: Having dabbled in numerous instruments from a young age - he's tinkled the ivories, blasted the alto sax, banged a few funky beats out on the drums and plucked a few tunes on the guitar - Lack Of Afro certainly isn't lacking in creative stock. This funky young dude has been making music since the age of 7 and now, at 26, Adam Gibbons has all but earned an honorary afro with the release of his debut album, "Press On".

Review: Having dabbled in numerous instruments from a young age - he's tinkled the ivories, blasted the alto sax, banged a few funky beats out on the drums and plucked a few tunes on the guitar - Lack Of Afro certainly isn't lacking in creative stock. This funky young dude has been making music since the age of 7 and now, at 26, Adam Gibbons has all but earned an honorary afro with the release of his debut album, "Press On".

Review: Lack Of Afro (aka Adam Gibbons), returns once more with a hard hitting slice of dancefloor magic. His debut single "Wait A Minute" turned heads around the globe with a wide array of DJ's charting it as well as picking up plays on Radio 1. In a similar vein, but this time taking it's cues from Latin funk, "Roderigo" is a stomping, horn led dancefloor monster - once again illustrating the unique production style of this young producer and giving another indication of what's to come.

Review: Based in Exeter, Adam Gibbons is a talented multi-instrumentalist raised and fed on nothing but the finest funk. Having played saxophone, guitar, bass guitar, keys and drums in a plethora of bands throughout the years, this is his debut solo outing under the Lack Of Afro moniker. Reminiscent of the raw and heavy funk style of The Quantic Soul Orchestra and The New Mastersounds, "Wait A Minute" is a break led monster of epic proportions with nearly all instrumentation (save a few samples) handled by the young producer. Although retro in inspiration, like his contempories Adam brings the funk sound up to date without sounding too polished or synthetic and of course with an eye firmly fixed on the dancefloor! Keeping things up to date, we asked nu-funk fiddlers Kraak & Smaak (It means nice and tasty in Dutch to set the record straight!) to rework the track in their own style. Beefing up the beats and taking elements from the original master tapes, they push the track in a more straight up clubbier direction, with enough drops and builds to please DJs all over the musical spectrum. With 2 more Lack Of Afro tracks already in the can (including a fresh Natural Self remix) as well as an album in the pipeline, there's no telling how far the West Country's boy wonder will go.