PAYFONE - I WAS IN NEW YORK / A PRAYER FOR MAYA ANGELOU

Format: 12" Vinyl
Catalogue No.: OTIS01
Release Date: Oct 2024
Genre: Disco/Nu-Disco

A1. I WAS IN NEW YORK
B2. A PRAYER FOR MAYA ANGELOU

Last remain copies in the world of this Payfone modern classic !! Their trademark sparse yet ever-so-funky sound is represented perfectly here...
Each element in 'I Was In New York' gets the space it deserves. Palm muted guitars and sashaying synth echoes flutter over the top of a strutting slap bass courtesy of Giulio Granchelli.
A simplicity that sings. Introspective, meditative and innocent, Dayna Talley's spoken word vocals complete the evocative picture...

'A Prayer For Maya Angelou' on the B offers another sumptuous, irresistible mid-tempo groove, subtly working its way into your heart.
Len Xiang's melancholic tale reverberates throughout, with those sweet sax sounds from Billy Brooks Paul and a spring reverbed guitar riffing off into the horizon...