Des Moines, Iowa may seem like an unlikely place for some tough soulful disco, cosmic boogie and hard funky grooves to originate but the Split Decision band broke the mould. Previously known for their modern soul killer 45 ‘Watching Out’ this set collects their unreleased works, including the alt-take of the 45. The mid tempo stepper ‘Say Woman’ has a 94 East feel to it (main man Gordon Starr-Flipping collaborated with Prince) ‘Crystal Powder’ is a sublime, sparkling modern soul gem, ‘My Love For You’ has a boogie swagger but retains that soul edge while ‘Seeking’ bumps along with a nice vocal switch. ‘Shoot Your World’ is another highlight with super-compressed feel, the breezy uplifting ‘You’re The One’ is an absolute joy while the pounding ‘Night Dancer’ is pure indie disco class. Brilliant stuff. Essential!
Track listings:
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01 Say Woman by Split Decision Band
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02 Watchin Out Alternate by Split Decision Band
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03 Night Dancer by Split Decision Band
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04 Dazed by Split Decision Band
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05 Crystal Powder by Split Decision Band
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06 My Love Just For You by Split Decision Band
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07 Seekin by Split Decision Band
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08 Shoot Your World by Split Decision Band
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09 You’re the One by Split Decision Band
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10 SDB Wants You to Groove by Split Decision Band
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11 SDB Groove by Split Decision Band
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