Review: James Juke ft. Gabalicious, Cakes Da Killa - A Little Lost (Kitty Ca$h, Supertaste and Wuhryn Dumas Remixes) (Deluxxe/Toucan Sounds)

You might be 'A Little Lost' with all of James Juke's mates pilling in on this new EP of 10 tracks but if you don't know, he's a bit of a 'Blue Sky' DJ, curator, house-music tastemaker in that there Brooklyn; even if he was born in San Francisco!

Bright and bouncey as the tracks are, there's a underground vibe to this that totally matches the toucan sounds playsheet as disco, soul, jazz unpin the classic house underbelly which you can find at his quarterly party, 'The Jukeboxx' (Ed. did you see what he did there?) which echoes NY Loft culture.

And we love this flip with tracks 'Haters & Congratulators', 'Need A Beat' feat. Cakes da Killa, Theo's 9 To 3' and 'Lovetrains' interlude (one for fellow NYC houser and train lover Zackery Berns - see review HERE).

Even more fun is that this new package gives us the originals, the extended version and 3 NEW remixes.   Perhaps with a little sense of irony, Kitty Ca$h takes 'Need A Beat' right up the M1, speeding past cop-cars and straight into the main room.

Love Language feels like it should go all Charles Stepney/Deodato strings but, again, to get you out of comfort groove there's a Cakes da Killa raps that brings on some touchy feely love with hint of disco-Dilla-dub; it's a 'Theo's 9 To 3' update that reads between the lines.

If you can put all his into one 'night out' non-clean version, it's the acid-discofied Supertaste remix of 'Haters & Congratulators'.

All together, its a bit of a club night in itself as an EP, the extended versions are great but you must try the remixes.

BUY LINK / PRE-ORDER: https://music.toucansounds.com/alittlelostremixes

Artist: James Jukes

Title: A Little Lost EP (Kitty Ca$h, Supertaste and Wuhryn Dumas Remixes)

Release date: 12th June, 2026

Label: Toucan Sounds

Cat. No: YTCW156DLX

Format:  Digital / Bandcamp

Review: Monsieur Van Pratt - Stimulation ft. Suki Soul (The Disco Express)

As we approach the 100th release on The Disco Express, expect some Monsieur Van Pratt 'Stimulation' with this 4-track EP on the up destination board.

Last week we had the Dirty Supercar's with their EP that included disco legend John Morales on remix (see review HERE) and this week we're rollin' on with another stunner with James Juke on a 'Hot Take' of the title track.

Of course, Monsieur Van Pratt ain't in Paris, but in the heart of French/house/disco, Mexico City (where he founded, Super Spicy Records').  Well my red hot chilli goes to Suki Soul's vocals on the orignal version but don't overlook the jazzy-funk instrumental 'Feeling' and the the hypnotic 'Dreaming Of You'.

We're also had the annoucement of some of the 100th release party celebrations in London and Amsterdam (see HERE) and for more on the label, check our interview with Bustin' Loose (aka Tom Lilly) of last year HERE.

BUY LINK / Pre-Order: Stimulation | Monsieur Van Pratt, James Juke, BroloRiZo, Suki Soul | Monsieur Van Pratt

Artist: Monsieur Van Pratt 

Title: Stimulation ft. Suki Soul
Release date: 19th September, 2025
Label : The Disco Express
Catalog Number : XPRESS98
Format:  Digital / Streaming / Bandcamp