It's 1980 and Level 42 release 'Love Meeting Love' as their first single.. Apparently recorded in a carpet factory, it became the cult track from their 'Early Tapes' LP. Deep and Jazzy, it proved that the UK could forge its own original funk sound. As one of Ski's earliest musical influences, he has decided to pay tribute to this classic track with a little update for 2009 employing the vocal talents of long time collaborator Valerie Etienne.
A track that appeared on the Columbia France compilation entitled 'Ceci n'est pas une compilation'. The album featured artists such as DJ Cam, Bob Sinclar, Da Lata and Jazzanova, and while mixing up Latin & Electronic styles, provided the early signs of what later became known as 'Nu Jazz'.