Flashback is mixed, but barely. For nearly each track, it has that eight bar mix that any four-four joint can have—irregardless of whether it actually makes sense. It’s excusable, though, because presumably what Riley is really trying to do here is to showcase the label’s track in full as much as possible—to get people to buy the vinyl 12”’s from whence they came. After hearing this, I’ll be buying the following: Toro’s “Phantom Drive” (both tracks feature here), anything involving Break 3000, and most especially the forthcoming Daso 12”. You should too.

My Best Friend / MBF CD001
[Todd Burns]