Toxic Funk 45s Vol 11

Wonky future breakbeat of a peculiar but energizing character by French artist Towlie DJ. Coming as the eleventh volume of the Toxic Funk series - emphasising funky, downtempo and hip-hop breaks with a sampledelic twist - this one is a veritable two-hobbed floor-heater. On the A-side, 'Groovy', comes a brass-tastic future soul cut in the vein of Mr Scruff, but more hi-fi and bustling. The B-side, meanwhile, boldly works Jay Z's verse on his collaborative track with Linkin Park, 'Numb/Encore', into a breaks-funk-complextro monster dedicated to the city of Brooklyn.