Review: Oliver Night - Between The Lines (Tru Thoughts)

London-based producer, DJ and multi-instrumentalist, Oliver Night stunned us with the return of Roots Manuva on the single 'Boss' but he's even obvious as a candidate for album of the year with 'Between The Lines' on Tru-Thoughts!

 

After the debut single, 'Run Like The River' / 'Reach Out' (see review HERE) and Roots Manuva on the killer 'Boss', are you thinking that's as good as it gets?  Well, if you are, don't as here's a full 12 track album that's top draw from start, 'Undefeated' featuring Goldbar (that's got the soulful sound of an Omar) to the final track, 'Trance End' featuring David Mrakpor on vibes, he of Blue Lab Beats!

And then you've got Megatronic ('It's Alright' and 'We Are Love' - also check out her latest, 'There's Truth In Gospel' - see review HERE), Kaya Fyah ('Vibez' and 'Friends') and the best of the lot, Jay Phelps showing off on 'The City'!

London's Oliver Night, having made a name for himself in the post-Co-Op) has incorporated a modern soul-jazz-house-broken beat that keeps his identity and cross-over appeal all at the same time.

'Between The Lines' is out now and best go and get it.

BUY LINK: Between The Lines | Oliver Night

Artist: Oliver Night 

Title:  Between The Lines

Release date: 14th November, 2025  

Label : Tru-Thoughts Recordings

Catalog Number : TRU475D

Format : Digital  / Bandcamp 

Review: Megatronic - There's Truth In Gospel (Razor-N-Tape)

Ever since Larry Levan 'discovered' the Jobert Singers in church, disco/house has been one of the built on foundation stones formed out of the sound of gospel; as Megatronic says, 'There's Truth In Gospel'!

Following on from Jkriv's 'Intuition' (see review HERE), the title track featured Megatronic, she's also turned up on 'City To City: Lisbon' (see review HERE) and then on the city's FOLDER label with Cavo on 'Just Us'.  

We've now got her on a 6-track EP that is full of truthful soul house aided by Fawziyya Heart ('All I See' and 'In Our Soul'), Aku ('Let's Go To Work') and Chico Cadidi ('Mother') to give the soul and full on praise to the Lord joy.

If you say "I Need You" with spacey jazzy funk, I need you to be longer; so apart from the title track is being disappointingly cut short, this is a monster of a release, especially the Fawziyya featured tracks.

'All I See' races along with some subtle strings and synth boogie and rejoice to 'Something' as it pumps with a flutey steam train: did someone mention Rocksteady Disco.

Things have moved really fast for Megatronic since las years' 'Do I Belong To You' but in terms of ownership, this new EP is 'In Our Soul' already like 'Mother's milk.  Full of hope and praise lets go to work,

P.S. did someone say Retromigration remix.

BUY LINK: https://razor-n-tape.lnk.to/TheresTruthInGospel

Artist: Megatronic 

Title: There's Truth In Gospel
Release date: 17th October, 2025
Label : Razor-N-Tape.
Catalog Number : RNT127
Format :  12"  Vinyl / Digital / Bandcamp