Long overdue repress on both formats for this highly-regarded set, and now available at slightly more wallet-friendly prices. A producer with an incredible work rate, Parisian beatsmith Onra first appeared on All City Dublin on a 2008 45. Incredibly, ‘Long Distance’ is his fifth LP, and he is probably best known for 2007’s ‘Chinoiseries’, a great album created from Vietnamese found sounds after some extensive rifling through dusty crates. While this new set may be made via similar means – sampling old dusty vinyl –the sounds are distinctively Western and rooted in the ‘80s. Long-established with a rep as one of the beat-scene’s “go-to” guys, he flips the style here to bring a distinctively French influence on what is a personal homage to the R&B, modern soul and boogie sounds of that era. A mix of instrumentals and vocal tracks, ‘Long Distance’ resists being pigeonholed, being neither straight up beat based hip hop nor needlessly wonky low-end fonk, all characterised by finely crafted songs with high production values. TRACK LIST : 01. Intro 02. My Comet 03. My Mind Is Gone (ft Oliver DaySoul) 04. Rock On 05. Sitting Back 06. High Hopes (ft Reggie B) 07. Girl 08. Send Me Your Love 09. WeeOut (ft Buddy Sativa) 10. Moving 11. Mechanical 12. Dont Stop 13. The One (ft T3) 14. Oper8tor 15. Long Distance (ft OliverDaySoul) 16. Tape This 17. To The Beat (ft Walter Mecca) 18. Wonderland 19. Jeeps 20. L.I.A.B.