Migration

Part man, part machine, part cockatiel, Cage & Aviary take flights of fancy whenever they can. Jamie Paton is a DJ, a onefinger keyboardist, and a pot-tickler. Nigel of Bermondsey is a musician, South London's finest oscillator, and a dedicated dabbler. Together they are winners of the cosmic lottery.Now the feathered friends are set to take a new flight of fancy as they unveil their debut album, aptly titled 'Migration'. From the opening rolling, cinematic sheen of 'Giorgio Carpenter (Director's Cut)' that openly wears its influences on its sleeve to the cosmically spaced out funk of 'In Todd We Trust' and slo-mo, disco-not-disco of 'Good Egg, Bad Apple' the pair spread their production wings across the dancefloor.Then we teleport our selves via the Leroy Burgess funk-portal to the disco-boogie rockin' 'Infatuation' whose slick-rick R&B production adds even more sex appeal to the bird-caged discotheque, whilst 'Dead Dancers' brings a live, percussive and guitar 'Liquid Liquid' vibe and then in contrast we have the shimmering and floating sun-drenched keys and vox that melt into 'Friday the 14th Part IV'. Finally the duo sign off with the proto-house groove of 'Lean on Me' which features guest vocalist Denise Johnson (of Screamadelica and A Certain Ratio fame) and the title track 'Migration' which oozes yet more Moroder and Carpenter inspired funk.