ACCURA - FIVE X FIVE Vinyl LP

Frank Ed’s unique blend of genres on his LP “Five x Five” melts G-funk, smoothie Rnb and NYC Disco a la Larry Levan, into a genre he coined “Street Jazz”.Inspired by the endearing levity of the sounds of Hilife along the Gold Coast, the Ghana expat fuses downtempo keys and throbbing basslines on the opener “The Vibe”. “Groove Control” is aeuphoric minimal disco gem teasing the padlocked grooves of Gwen Guthrie and the West End setting sun into a fiery Loleatta sample that sparks into a fiery vocal “You got me burning up”. Dervish vibraphones, inspired by the Jazz-Funk renaissance, mesmerize the interlude “Ghetto Strings”. The punchy sampledelic psychedelia of conscious hip hop continue with the car sounds of “Jazz Maiden” opening with a screeching car halt, alongside MCs Cap D and Darkstorm rapping about a girl on the town, before being snapped and interjected by a female vocal chiming in“Excuse Me!” “Freestylin’” is a top down portamento G-funk glider, a nod to everything from the Wes