Esteemed Detroit house producer and former FACT mixer Mike Huckaby is also a jazz fiend. He loves the stuff.

This month sees the release of The Mike Huckaby Reel To Reel Edits Vol.1, the first instalment in a projected series of 12″s which finds our man in his absolute element – reworking his jazz favourites. The first artist to go under the scalpel is Sun Ra, with his classic pieces ‘UFO’ and ‘Antique Blacks’. These are edits in the purest sense of the word, respectful of the source material, Huckaby simply tweaking and re-structuring the original’s instrumental elements so that they’re more DJ-friendly and danceable.

This release comes on Rush Hour-affiliated Kindred Spirits, home to the likes of Aardvarck and Build An Ark. It’s available on 12″ vinyl with exclusive artwork by Stephen Serrato with a silk-screen printed plastic insert. It’s a limited edition, though the label aren’t giving away exactly how limited. More information here.

Tracklist:
A1. UFO
A2. Antique Blacks