| Release Date: | 11/08/2025 |
| Format: | LP Black |
| Label: | DIFFERENT STROKES FOR DIFFERENT FOLKS |
| Catalogue Number: | DSDF002 |
Trust me when I say, this is ridiculously good!
Different Strokes For Different Folks follow up their first release (Shelagh McDonald 'Stargazer'), with this first ever vinyl reissue of the psychedelic, folk funk private press classic; 'An Open Heart' by Fantuzzi. A figurehead of the Woodstock generation where he performed and MC'd, Fantuzzi's photo famously adorned the cover of Newsweek during the festival, epitomising the freewheeling, decadent spirit of the times.
The lo-fi approach betrays the late '70s date, instead recalling the fuzzy, soulful atmosphere of the late '60s psychedelic soul and folk scenes. The record is split into two distinct sides; a 'Fast Side' and 'Slow Side'. The fast side throws out a number of groovers with snapping drums and an elastic rhythm section with congas and sitars gliding in and out. Opener 'Come Along' is ideal for the DJs; an uplifting dance floor beauty with a tight as hell rhythm section and angelic flute. The slow side highlights the singer-songwriter and folky side of Fantuzzi, often slipping sublimely into psyched out trippiness; highlight 'Deep Inside' employing ghostly backing vocals and dubbed out effects with wondrous results.
Tracklist
1. Come Along
2. Aleloli Le Lo Lei
3. Lost And Found
4. Mix Love With Every Breath Warriors Of The Rainbow
5. Mother You're Beyond The Beyond
6. First Day
7. Deep Inside
8. Mother Father God