Missionary On Mars – Clone West Coast Series 27

Given that he was delivering dark, icy and often deliciously camp Italo-disco revivalism in the early 2000s, it would be fair to say that Sami Liuski aka Bangkok Impact is a nu-disco original. Here, Clone’s West Coast Series showcases some of the Finnish producer’s most sought-after mid noughties cuts. Side A is all about 2007 underground anthem ‘Missionary on Mars’, a low-slung chunk of restless, high-camp nu-disco/dub disco fusion that comes backed by the fizzing, far-sighted and more Italo-focused ‘Red Planet Version’. Over on the reverse, there’s a chance to savour two other killer cuts from the period: the Moroder/Patrick Cowley influenced ‘La Musche’ and the darker, more muscular electronic space-funk of ‘Caro’.