“A musical snapshot of New York City at the beginning of the '80s. “Come Away with ESG sounds so shockingly current.” Paste “Uncut punk-funk straight off the streets of the South Bronx.” Record Collector “This is dub disco with a punk edge.” Paste Stripped down to the most basic of drumbeats and rudimentary bass lines, ‘Come Away’ confirms the notion that the real rhythm is what happens between the beats. “A lasting document of their unique brand of minimal funk that would influence subsequent post-punk, hip-hop, and dance music acts. Music that falls outside of the no wave, new wave and post punk library, it’s for the dance floor but it’s not funk, there’s no horns, no driving organ it’s the opposite of Sly And The Family Stone but no less cool and no less groovy. Eleven years between LPs, and yet Step Off picks up exactly where ESG left off, neither unnecessarily updating their signature sound nor retracing over ground they previously staked out. The sample-friendly opus that’s the inspiration for hip-hop, house and post punk. Come Away With ESG - 35-year anniversary release of the classic genre-busting debut album by the Bronx sisters ESG. LP is Black Vinyl (Different from the RSD issue).
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