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Omar 'The Remixes Pt 1' (Peppermint Jam)
It’s very hard to write about Omar without mentioning the considerable calibre of tracks he’s released in the last two decades, and as his latest album ‘Love In Beats’ proved, he’s not lost his touch one bit. Some of the tracks from that LP are given the remix treatment here, with ‘Vicky’s Tune’ reworked by The Reflex, who gives it an infectious bass line, disco keys and guitar licks that perfectly underpin Omar’s silky voice, while the mighty DJ Jazzy Jeff provides a 6/8 bumping version of ‘Gave Me Heart.’ Rob Hardt of Cool Million gives us a grooving soulful remix, too, but it’s The Reflex’s contribution that comes out on top.
7/10
