‘Work’ is the new single from Juan Laya and Jorge Montiel featuring Del Blake
“WORK”
Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel Feat. Del Blake
(Imagenes Rcordings)
“I know you’ve got a lot of work to do
I get it
So many people that depend on you
I get it
Maybe you should go home and get your sleep
I get it
But you would rather dance and play with me
I get it
As you move across the floor
It’s like you dance through Heavne’s door
I never felt like this before
I couldn’t say that you gotta go but baby
Super neo electro funk and disco stalwarts, Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel open the year with the infectious vocal funkadelia of “Work”, which sees the Imagenes Recordings duo team up again with singer and guitarist, Del Blake.
Inspired by the musical soundscapes of Prince and P Funk, Juan & Jorge fuse the live elements with Del’s sensual vocal in nu school style on this heavy-hitting Neo funk gem. From its attention-grabbing wah wah opening, the groove flows in easy super funk fashion as the Vocal invites you to lose yourself in the music. Featuring a Vocal and Instrumental mix, a new funk essential for all kinds of connoisseur dance floors and airwaves.
Best known for his cover of “Nightclubbing” with Juan and Jorge, Del Blake is a self-taught musician playing mainly guitar. Based in Brixton, South London. Del has performed with or appeared on TV with artists such as Adele, Paloma Faith and JLS. He has toured with shows such as “The Magic of Motown”, “The Drifters” and has worked on “The Lion King” at Disneyland Paris and “The Songs of Sister Act” with the London Community Gospel Choir. His new independent solo releases in 2025, include singles “Hot Pink Honey Sweet” , ”I Just Wanna Know” & “Christine”.
Juan Laya and Jorge Montiel are two of the leading forces in London’s vibrant Neo funk and nu disco fusion scene with latin influences since 2007, having clocked up another impressive year on their highly respected nu disco label, Imagenes Recordings. Key releases include “When The Sun Goes Down”, “Universal Flow” and the Atjazz mix of of Amazonas “Secret Kingdom” and they’ve forged a platform to champion producers such as Tommy Glasses and Opolopo.
Drawing inspiration from 70’s New York City’s revolutionary latin, disco and funk musical melting pot, the production dynamos produce under their own names as well as aliases such as Funky Magnetic and Los Charly’s Orchestra, behind the “Rediscovering The Big Apple” and “Los Charly’s Orchestra: Remixed” albums. Los Charly’s Orchestra have played Live at the Jazz Cafe, Ibiza’s Blue Marlin and also at Glastonbury.
Imagenes impressive music catalogue features collabs and projects with acclaimed artists such as UK soul icon, Omar, jazz songstress, Heidi Vogel and Andre Espeut, and under aliases such as Boogie Magic and Boogie Man they built their reputation with contemporary classics such as “All Around The World’, “Everlasting Love” and “Sunshine”.
With the label winning accolades for its diverse releases Juan and Jorge weave their Venezuelan roots with disco, funk, soul and latin on excellent albums such as the “Electropical” series. Cementing their reputation as they celebrate 12 years of Imagenes Recordings and their 164th release, A list supporters include Worldwide FM and BBC 6 Music’s Gilles Peterson, Radio 1’s Pete Tong, Louie Vega, Lakuti and BBC 6 Music’s Craig Charles as well as Jazz FM. Their latin-infused dance floor grooves can be found on best-sellling compilations including 2024 and 2020’s ‘Cafe Del Mar’ editions, Defected Records, Expansions and Universal with esteemed producers such as Dave Lee, John Morales, Dimitri from Paris and Jose Padilla (RIP) delivering memorable remixes.
Jorge Montiel is one of London’s most in-demand nu disco and deep house fusion DJs and has also toured in Asia and Europe and is currently one of the resident DJs at the amazing new club, Bund, known for its stunning views over London from the rooftop of the Hilton Hotel in Park Lane. Jorge also features regularly at Viajante 87 in Notting Hill, and Il Bambini in the Hoxton Hotel, Shoreditch.
Credits:
Vocals & Guitar: Del Blake
Keys & Synth: Milt Mavrakakis
Bass: Matheus Nova
Drums & Percussion: Juan Laya
Produced by Juan Laya & Jorge Montiel
