Nicholas Brancker Sugar Cane

Lava Wax steps up from reissues to original releases with this rum-soaked gem from Barbadian bass ace Nicholas Brancker. He is a man whose CV stretches from Eddy Grant's world tour to sessions with Roberta Flack, Coalishun and the Wee Papa Girls. 'Sugar Cane' works deep in the tradition of Spouge, the distinctly Bajan fusion of "ska trot and calypso slink" that has been fuelling Barbados dancefloors since the 1960s and is a sound that sits naturally alongside reggae and disco when you listen in close. Loose, spacious and syncopated, the heady dub on the flip only sweetens the deal. Colourful Caribbean business.