Rare Synth Funk LP sampled by J Dilla & Daphni to be reissued

Set to be reissued following the rise of soaring prices and extravagant demand – ‘Thrust’ by Wilbur Niles and his then-girlfriend, Machelle McNeal is soon to be available once again. The highly sought after Lo-Fi Synth Funk LP emerged in 1979 and features music which has since gone on to be prominently sampled by the likes of J Dilla and Daphni.

The record features a track called ‘Ja Ja’ which has been popularised across many years having first been written as a track about an African king recorded in the back of a car wash. The song pays homage to King Jaja, who rose from slavery to become a wildly successful broker of palm oil in the 19th century.