Lefto
Motherless Father

On ‘Motherless Father’ Lefto reliably sticks to the soulful guns that have made him a DJ’s DJ over the decades, and a constant in scenes that have shifted from late ‘90s hip hop to ‘00s wonky beats movements via deep house and all that jazz.

Opener ‘Diane Charlemagne’ is a sweet downbeat cover of the late singer’s evergreen vocal for Goldie’s ‘Inner City Life’, sung by Iman Houssein, setting up an earthy suite that sweeps from the NWAQ-like deep house of ‘Love Supreme (Part 1 and 2) ft. Ain;’t About me, thru the Theo-esque swag of ‘The Elegance of a dancing Body’, to the West London broken beats drive of ‘Electric’ and soulful flight ‘I Sing to Fin Peace of Mind’ starring Simbad on vocals, thru the woodcut jazz-to-juke ace ‘Live in Darkness and wait for Brighter Days’, KDJ vibes on ‘I Feel Pain but Can’t Describe It’, and a weighty but deft downstroke ‘One Day You Smile, One Day You Cry’ recalling Express Rising.