This is still funk with an alien otherworldliness the likes of which George Clinton never envisioned, stripped to its barest essentials for maximum impact. Recording for Soul Jazz, the label whose 2000 retrospective A South Bronx Story reclaimed the group's austere, remote grooves from the clutches of sampleheads, ESG (joined here by second-generation Scroggins girls Chistelle on guitar and Nicole on bass) still loom ahead of the curve - subtle refinements like Renee's now-mature and oh-so-sly vocals result in music that is more defiant and confident than ever before. Named one of the Top 100 Albums of the 80's by Pitchfork. Fresh off their well received debut EP the Scroggins girls, along with neighbourhood friend Tito Libran, strike out to fully capture the potent brew that has emerged in their live show. Eleven years between LPs, and yet Step Off picks up exactly where ESG left off, neither unnecessarily updating their signature sound nor retracing over ground they previously staked out. ESG's 1983 debut record Come Away With ESG is reissued and available on Fire.
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