Disco 8 is the latest CD from artist Sandy Chochinov… One can go on and on trying to come up with definitive details as to what is happening on this disc. Words that come to mind are nostalgic, soulful, edgy, avant garde and serene. Say what you will, in the end it can only be summed up as 100 percent “Pure Choch.” As with all of Sandy’s compositions, he creates an expressive and passionate tone while unrepentantly remaining true to his influences and craft. I love listening to Sandy do his thing. Personally his music is like a time machine to my past. Some of my very first musical recollections while growing up in Winnipeg were of Sandy rehearsing in the basement of our house on Hartford Ave. He struck a familiar chord with my family; the vents and walls resonating with every note he played. My sister always expressed her opinion, as she would run down to the basement to unplug his amp and wave the prong in front of him; expressing how much...