In recent times, Russian outfit the Soul Surfers - whose studio is reportedly kitted out with vintage, Soviet-era gear - have focused on delivering a particularly psychedelic take on classic library music. On this top-notch 45 for Spasibo Records, they blend their love of quirky 1970s library sounds with the deep funk grooves that marked out their earliest releases a decade ago. A-side 'Russian Funk' offers a near-perfect blend of loose-limbed, bass-heavy funk grooves, spiralling Moog solos, recorder melodies (really), crisp guitars and reverb aplenty. Flip-side 'Funky Sirtaki', meanwhile, is basically a funk take on of those traditional Russian or Greek dance tunes that gets faster as it progresses.
| A | Russian Funk |
| B | Funky Sirtaki |
