DMC World Magazine

Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel (Aka LCO) Feat. Xantone Blacq & Heidi Vogel – Give Me The Night EP (IMAGENES)

Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel’s crisp uplifting update of the George Benson classic “Give Me The Night” is notching up high praise for its nu jazzy- Brazilian re-touch, ts infectious warmth is heating up dance floors and airwaves bringing the sunshine for the winter months ahead.

London based, Venezuelan producers, Juan Laya and Jorge Montiel deliver some of their finest work to date on ‘Give Me The Night’. Unveiling a deeper excursion into Latin-Jazz fusions is the standout jazz funk groove of “Fly Me With You’ featuring the super talented Heidi Vogel and flanked also by ‘The Notion’. Garnering top plaudits from connoisseurs like BBC 6’s Gilles Peterson and Rinse FM’s Marcia Carr leading the charge on the female front.

Following on from their original EP, ‘Give Me The Night’ gets an epic Remix EP treatment from Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel taking the song into a deeper path of Afro-Brazilian-Soul-Jazz fusion with an outstanding Extended Re-work, Instrumental plus a Re-Edit cut straight from the main version.

Having built their reputation on classic cuts such as ‘All Around The World’, ‘Everlasting Love’ & ‘Sunshine’, Juan and Jorge continue to grow as artists as illustrated on their recent ‘Electropical’ album. Impressing music connoisseurs around the world, including Radio 1’s Pete Tong, BBC 6’s Craig Charles’ as well as Jazz FM, their latin-infused grooves can be found on best-selling compilations from Defected Records, Expansions  and Universal with esteemed producers John Morales, Joey Negro, Dimitri From Paris, Jose Padilla and Opolopo delivering wonderful remixes on their ever-growing catalogue.

Cat No: IMAGENES 095 Format: Digital Download and 7” Limited Edition.Release date: Out now and Vinyl coming in March 2020.