Spinna really is the s**t. Really. He’s made consistently good records over the years (in various genres) and is one of best DJ’s you’ll ever hear. He’s back with another nice full-length of soulful sounds. The thing that struck me the most about this joint was how well Spinna stuck to his intergalactic theme. Every track is full of deep keys and swirly, spacy synth lines that could definitely be the soundtrack to an age-30-and-up soiree on Alpha Centauri. The album kicks off with some okay rhymes from who I assume to be Alphonso Green and the moves onto the mellifluous title track which directly references Marvin Gaye’s “Funky Space Reincarnation” and features Phonte of Little Brother.

Rather than packing in a bunch of lesser rappers for the rest of the album, Spinna wisely opts for singers almost exclusively, starting with “Where’s Your Love,” a neo-soul steppers anthem features the always lovely and talented N’Dea Davenport, of The Brand New Heavies. As the album progresses, the sound remains the same: rich vibrant vocals over smooth, head-nodding neo-soul grooves. It’s cohesive, yes, but it all starts to sound the same after a while. Luckily, around track 10, he switches up the vibe with “We Can Change This World,” a shuffly, West London broken beat affair. From there he moves into “Show Us How You Fly,” a deep house groove featuring Tortured Soul. I’m not sure if the whole trio appears here, but TS’s blue-eyed soul boy John-Christian Urich adds mad vocal flavor. The next couple of songs are also in a smooth house vein. I need to highlight the instrumental “Computer Love,” a bubbly downtempo hip-hop affair with vintage synth patches and vocoders that nods deliberately to Kraftwerk and other synth/ambient pioneers. It’s one of the few times Spinna breaks from the neo-soul formula, and it provides one of the album’s most enjoyable moments. He doesn’t break a whole lot of new ground here, but that’s not the point. Spinna has still crafted an excellent listening experience several cuts above the dross that litters the downtempo/soul genre. It’s perfect for late-night relaxing or for grown-and-sexy dinner/cocktail affairs.