February: 6 disco releases you need to hear this month

His Dirty Secrets 'Fantom' (Masterworks Music)

It seems like everyone’s off to Lagos at the moment in order to pick up Afro-disco acts
to edit, and His Dirty Secrets’ Fantom is a fine example of how to take the old, add some new elements and produce a sound that sits somewhere in between.

By adding percussion samples, classic drum machine sounds and what seems to be a synth emulation of a balafon over the original Afro-funk track, we get a touch of the bubblegum flavour that emerged in South Africa as disco merged into pop.

7/10