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Hillside - Sunday In June [C56LP018 UK 2021 24-Bit 176.4kHz FLAC] Hillside are a London based trio of Alex Searle, Patrick Dawes & Paul Murphy (aka Mudd) who released this album of seven very laid back instrumentals last year, presented as a double vinyl gatefold, wrapped in lush textured artwork. Much like label mates, Almunia, Hillside lay down a soul-jazz groove mingled into Japanese-style city pop - all skillfully arranged and self-produced for Murphy's Claremont 56 label. With occasional hints of funk, this album was one of my soundtracks to last summer which is happily ripped here to kick off the warm weather in this hemisphere. You need the modern production style to remind you that this isn't an album from the mid-seventies, often referred to these days as Balearic, things hit a serious funky groove on For Daniel (recently a single) and the excellent & more uptempo 1939 Grand Ave . A1 Sunday In June A2 Trinity Strut B1 Walpole Days B2 Agu...