After making two stellar albums of ambient soul with his group
Spacek, London-based singer and producer
Steve Spacek set up in California and recorded his first solo album with occasional help from the likes of heavyweight producer
Jay Dee and undervalued Motown figure
Leon Ware.
Space Shift retained the dreamy atmospheres of the
Spacek albums, but it was juicier and looser, with harder-hitting beats and a relaxed state of mind. Inspired throughout his career by
Ware,
Ronald Isley,
Marvin Gaye, and
Curtis Mayfield,
Spacek's voice has never possessed bold power, but his silky atmospheres have always been welcomed in an era of flash and overstated emotion. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide