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ARTIST
FREEEZ
TITLE
Mariposa/Alone
FORMAT
12"
LABEL
FAR OUT RECORDINGS
CATALOG #
PINKY 003EP
PINKY 003EP
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
12/30/2022
Continuing to shine a light on
John Rocca & Co.
's pioneering early '80s music, Far Out Recordings presents the first ever 12" release of
Freeez
's monster brit-funk classic "Mariposa", along with the equally heavy and hard to find 12" mix of "Alone". The limited
Mariposa/Alone
12" release follows Far Out's reissues of Freeez's first two 12" single releases
Keep In Touch
(PINKY 001EP) and
Stay/ Hot Footing It
(PINKY 002EP), which saw support from
Kenny Dope
,
Greg Wilson
,
Gilles Peterson
,
Shuya Okino
, and
Harvey Sutherland
. Slightly more refined, but no less groovy and mysterious, "Mariposa" and "Alone" are the pinnacle of the sound Rocca and
Peter Maas
began developing in an East London basement in the early '80s. Released on Freeez's debut album
Southern Freeez
in 1980, "Mariposa" is fearsomely funky, high-tempo, melodic jazz-funk featuring
Paul Morgan
's lighting drum fills, Peter Maas's slapping and popping,
Andy Stennett
's top-drawer keys, and John Rocca's percussion and otherworldly Spanish vocals. Pure dancefloor body music, "Mariposa" typified the group's feel-good sound and has torn up club floors throughout the '80s and beyond. With the same core line-up, with the exception of new drummer;
Light Of The World
's
Everton McCalla
, "Alone", originally released as the B-side to Freeez's "One to One" single in 1982, is a cool, heady boogie stepper, and this elusive extended 12" mix is a no brainer for any discerning jazz/funk boogie jock. In the mid-80s Rocca would go onto craft underground cult classics like "Melodies of Love" and "India" as
Pink Rhythm
, before foraying into the world of electro, collaborating with legendary US producer
Arthur Baker
.
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