Vincent Arthur’s masterpiece LP ‘Esi Vivian’, originally inspired by and named in tribute to his daughter Vivian, was the work of a skilled group of musicians from Africa, The Caribbean and Germany. The record remained relatively unknown for 30 years, bar for a very small circle of collectors, until a very well known DJ closing Dekmantel reached the climax of his set with an unknown euphoric afro disco track. Taking to the forums, internet sleuths didn’t stop until it was found that this anthem was ‘Travel With The Music’! Thankfully, Sweet Free Association had secured a play copy before this time, as overnight demand rocketed from 50 to 500 wants on Discogs.

Remastered by the ever patient and talented Frank at The Carvery, SFA002 brings to new life the best 3 tracks from Esi Vivian, allowing these timeless sounds to be shared on new dancefloors. It is no understatement that we shared a goosebumps moment in the studio listening to the results, where we both looked at each other and realised how special the music sounds.

‘Travel With The Music’ takes pole position on the A-side, a piece of music perfect in every way. Mixing afro, disco and that rushy gospel-like chorus, this is the record you want to hear played out with all your friends at once.
Leading the B-side is Afro Disco, a track that always works on the floor, it’s tempo shift injecting a playful energy that leads the party into it’s next stage. Closing out the release, ‘Jubilation’ takes us deeper and in the right dance, is a powerful end-of-the-nighter.

We wanted to get this release out for Summer but unfortunately life had other ideas, so before the wider release in mid-January via Rush Hour, we are sticking 100 limited edition handstamped sleeve copies on Bandcamp so we can get make some people happy for Christmas and NYE!

TRACKLIST:

A. Travel With The Music

B1. Afro Disco

B2. Jubilation