Bringing together elements of Jazz into electropop is far from an easy task, but somehow London based duo JC & Bensley’s funk driven energy turns seemingly mundane electronic dance music into a tune that has you moving whether you like it or not. Electro-funk, as the duo is perhaps best described, brings with it barrels of energy that relentlessly unload on you without a moment of respite. It never feels too hard or abrasive; rather maintaining a consistent and uniform up-tempo rhythm that’s pulsating but not progressive. Listening to Lose It feels like speeding down a highway, constantly swerving from side to side while avoiding near misses that are only visible at the last moment through blinding headlights. Oddly specific? Perhaps, but a quick listen to this simultaneously unnerving and invigorating tune will make it make sense.
The video, which is replete with merging and melding rainbow strobe lighted colours, is an ideal compliment to the vibe that JC & Bensley try to bring out. Their own black silhouettes placed in front of lights that seem straight out of the trippy windows wallpapers on old desktops make for a wacky contrast. They’re effortlessly cool, with their lackadaisical moves just highlighting that fact all the more. If you need to find a piece of dance music that’s going to wake up every single muscle in your body, look no further.