You've got a mixed CD for the fans and an unmixed CD for the DJs, and a lot of these have never been released in digital format before. Is your intention to spread this around and try to bring about a resurgence among your fellow selectors?

That's usually why these compilations are made in the first place, to reintroduce the music to people that never had access to it, and also to provide the tracks in a digital format for DJs and collectors wishing to preserve their vinyl.

Were these songs you've featured in your sets or did this take some serious work to track a lot of these songs down?

I own all the records that are on The Boogie Back. Compiling mainstream classics defeats the purpose of doing a comp. If you can just download the songs from iTunes, then why bother putting together a compilation? The overlooked rarities are more appealing. There are some selections that are more common than others on here but for the most part the idea is to pick underground tracks and make them all accessible for the DJ and collector.

You picked one of my favorite WAR tracks, "The World Is A Ghetto". Do you think WAR is getting more appreciation these days as more than sort of the "funky novelty act" they've been lampooned as for the last few decades?

If you're really into WAR you could never consider them a novelty act. They're catalogue is too big and they have an abundance of hits. "Slippin' Into Darkness", "Galaxy", "Why Can't We Be Friends", "Baby Brother", "City Country City", "The Chase" - all massive jams. For those in the know, WAR has always been appreciated.

So what's coming up next?

I'm about to hit the studio with Nona Hendryx! She wants to work on a House record!