Athens Of The North: For The Love Of You (Lovers Rock) Vinyl 2LP Digital DJ Essentials music label: Sire 2012

music label: Sire 2012

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" taking the singer's original vocals stems and building brand new sounds around it

features guest appearances from Neil Tennant (Pet Shop Boys)

Athens Of The North: For The Love Of You (Lovers Rock) Vinyl 2LP Digital DJ Essentials music label: Sire 2012Scottish soul outpost Athens Of The North present an easy contender for compilation of the year with this collection of reggae and lovers rock artists covering soul & funk hits of the day. If you love digging for deep 80s digital reggae, youve certainly come across your fair share of these sort of cover records many of which are a dime a dozen but this set focuses on the rarest (certainly in the States) and sweetest tunes, specifically R&B songs