Michael has just completed his 4th solo album Universal Joint due for release early November 2011. Michael has returned to a very funk and dance related sound (ala Unda Da Hood 2003) with an emphasis on blending rootsy, earthy textures and instruments with synthetic keyboard licks and beats of the PHAT variety. It's a collection of 13 tunes that touch on funk, house, disco, hip hop, electro boogie, nu disco and rock. Universal Joint boasts a huge line up of guest vocalists, rappers, co-writers and musicians including Rebekah Jensen, Beth Yen (UK), Meg Drummond, Sari Lyrical and State Advanced (Canada). Over the last four years Michael has been penning and recording this album late at night and into the morning unable to sleep after his regular schedule of gigs in the heart of Sydney's nightlife. Naked to the ear upon a bed of solid grooves and beats Universal Joint paints a picture of a wild and wicked city as seen through the eyes of someone who's lived and breathed it for over two decades.

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