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01. Sauveur Mallia - Future Vision
02. Sauveur Mallia - Cosmic News
03. Sauveur Mallia - Baby Bass
04. Sauveur Mallia - Star Odyssey
05. Sauveur Mallia - Meteor One
06. Sauveur Mallia - Bass For Love
07. Sauveur Mallia - Space Alert
08. Sauveur Mallia - Galaxy Wars
09. Sauveur Mallia - All The Bass
10. Sauveur Mallia - O.V.N.I. Telex
11. Sauveur Mallia - Galactics
12. Sauveur Mallia - Animals Bass
ARTIST
TITLE
Spatial & Co
FORMAT
LP

LABEL
CATALOG #
BEWITH 121LP BEWITH 121LP
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RELEASE DATE
4/21/2023

Reissue, originally released in 1979. Spatial & Co is a synth-drizzled, spaced-out bass-heavy discoid-funk masterpiece from French disco lord and Arpadys maestro Sauveur Mallia. Recorded for French library label Tele Music, in 1979, it's by turns cosmic funk and creeping crime funk, bursting with low slung, killer basslines, loping drum breaks, and sparkling percussion. It's so funky it hurts. Confidently swaggering out the gate is "Future Vision", with its loping yet dexterous bassline across strutting beats setting the scene. "Cosmic News", with its live crowd noises over killer bass work is reminiscent of Bernard & Nile's "Chic Cheer". The bass vs synth workout "Baby Bass" increases the propulsion whilst the dark and mysterious vibes of "Star Odyssey" serve as cosmic respite from being overpowered by funk. The temperature and tempo are raised with the bouncing sophisticated funk of "Meteor One", a slinky interstellar instrumental of the highest order before the sultry, melodic "Bass For Love" offers some attractive slow-mo sleaze to close out the first side. Opening up Side B, the menacing, beatless "Space Alert" sounds like all those sci-fi theme tunes from your childhood, synthesized into one glorious (black) whole. "Galaxy Wars" is next, another majestic cosmic gem, sans drums. The ultra-percussive flex of "All The Bass" sees the return of the frenetic funky bass and neck-snapping drums. The stretched-out funk of "O.V.N.I. Telex" is irresistible and cavernous in scope whilst the swirling, dramatic "Galactics" is an ominous yet melodic wonder. The throwaway funk-lite "Animals Bass" is a bit of a daft way to close out this otherwise flawless set but, hey, flirting with perfection is probably always more fun than actually achieving it. Sauveur Mallia is a crucial figure in the history of electronic and dance music and a hugely underrated French library bass player and composer from the Arpadys/Voyage crew. Remastered by Simon Francis. Cut by Pete Norman. Original and iconic sleeve restored by Be With Records.