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28-Jan-2005 |
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New At Tunes: Step On Aerobics |
Greetings,
Celebrity Big Brother winner Bez is negotiating an offer
to make a fitness video. The loveable cadaver is viewed
as a potential big hitter within the advertising demographic
known as "D-grade deluded"; a significant sector of the
market described by trend prediction company FDD Futures
as "egg and chips aspirational".
Despite his widely documented history of heroic
white goods consumption and a continued intimacy with booze,
weed and processed cheese, the 41 year old anti-christ of
sensible living continues to baffle and frustrate clean
cut abstainees by being in remarkably good nick, giving
him unrivalled commercial pull with shagged-out first
generation ravers.
Rumours that Bez partook of narcotics that he muled
into the Big Brother house 'up the Devil's Entrance' only
serve to heighten the public's fascination with his anomalous
physical condition, although his sustained maniacal chewing
during the programme - cited by some observers as a clear
indication that he was off his chops - is said to have been
nothing more than a bold play for a lucrative gum endorsement.
##ALBUM OF THE WEEK##
>>Joey Negro In The House - Various<<
Disco House supremo Joey Negro steps up to deliver the next
instalment of the ‘In the House’ series with a fantastic
mix of disco and deep, funky, soulful house. Featuring
classics, fresh unreleased material, rarities and special
re-edits. Also available unmixed as two 2x vinyl packs.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9644.html
##ALBUMS##
>>'64 - '95 - Lemon Jelly<<
Lemon Jelly present their most diverse record yet, with each
track built around one single sample and then fleshed out
with the full Jelly treatment. They flip between musical
styles, making light work of cramming rock, '70s pop, Euro
house, R&B, punk and more into one album.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9648.html
>>Transfiguration - David Alvarado<<
Spaced out cinematic electronica and dubby electro grooves
from LA based DJ and producer Alvarado, whose debut recalls
the atmospherics of Carl Craig and the stark.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9634.html
>>Keep Right - KRS-One<<
The boom bap don's latest is a smart collection of short
jams and edutainment monologues that demonstrate he's lost
none of his fire and incisiveness thirteen albums in.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9635.html
>>To All Things What They Need - A Guy Called Gerald<<
Mancunian pioneer, icon and legend of global dance culture
Gerald returns with a new album that takes him back to his
roots in acid house and electro. Exotic harmonic fragments,
electronica, jazz breaks, spoken word and Detroit minimalism
and beyond...
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9647.html
>>Novo Esquema Da Bossa - Quintetto X<<
An Italian quintet playing Brazilian jazz with a 70's bossa
flavour? It could only be a Schema release. Brilliant
production and musicianship to match.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9637.html
>>Veba vs Grand Central - Various<<
The second in Grand Central's 'vs' series celebrates Veba's
formidable contribution to the music of Grand Central. Her
distinctive soaring vocals have featured in the work of Rae &
Christian, Tony D, Only Child, Fingathing and Mark Rae.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9649.html
>>Official Space Tape - Kool Keith<<
Definitive mixtape from Ultramagnetic MCs hip hop pioneer
Kool Keith, featuring all of all of his best release plus
rare versions. Two CDs of the man's unique rhymes, mad
metaphors and rough-edged yet slick productions.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9643.html
All these and loads more albums at:
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/recent_additions/
##SINGLE OF THE WEEK##
>>Fur Coat, No Knickers - Ch3vy<<
New signings to Catskills Simon Ham and Matt Juckes make
a splash with their lovely debut of deep, loping mellow
funk, retro beats, modulating space jazz loaded with vintage
synths, Rhodes pianos, horns, flutes and oddball samples.
Four tracks, each one different, each a bit special.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9632.html
##SINGLES##
>>Munchies - Belgrade Sound System<<
Avant-garde Belgrade based DJ/musician collective BSS draw
on '70s European jazz for their broken beat live/
electronic fusion.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9613.html
>>Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow - Play Paul<<
Brother of Daft Punk's Guy Manuel, Play Paul dilutes his
electro-punk trademark here with elements of French house
and a Detroit b-line.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9614.html
>>Give It Back - Gaelle<<
Three reworks of Gaelle's smooth soul cut, with Eric
Stamile's dub rendering some uplifting dancefloor gold and
Putsch '79 hitting the jackpot with an electro-disco romp.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9615.html
>>Rojo Caliente - DJ Naughty presents Silver & Gold<<
Gigolo's Filippo 'Naughty' Moscatello pairs up with Antonio
Culebras for a disco-dappled electro-house session.
Culebras provides the spoken word parts.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9618.html
>>After Life - Cooly's Hot Box<<
Polished funky, jazzy soul from New Yorkers Christian Urich
(of Tortured Soul) and Angela Johnson. A contemporary
interpretation of the classic Shalamar / Heatwave sound.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9620.html
>>Let It All Out - Forme<<
Two ball-breaking breaks and bass versions of this track
from James Lavelle's production partner in U.N.K.L.E.,
Richard File.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9616.html
>>Second Guess (Grant Nelson & Da Lata Remixes
- Reel People feat. Jag<<
Swing City label boss Grant Nelson brings RP's original
to the heart of the dancefloor, adding keys and trademark
beats to Jag’s standout vocals. Da Lata, meanwhile, take
the track in a broken Latin direction.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9633.html
>>The Sun, The Moon, The Stars - Joshua & Karl Injex<<
House legend Joshua (aka Iz of Iz & Diz) drops his first
ever solo release for Om, teaming up with underground
producer Karl Injex for a funked-up dancefloor gem.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9621.html
>>Hurry On Now - Alice Russell feat. TM Duke<<
The first 12" release from Alice Russell's 'Under The
Munka Moon' album is this sublime horns and strings-swamped
cut that exploits the full range of her voice.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9622.html
>>They: Mixes - Jem<<
Welsh songstress Jem's debut release on her own label is a
remix by Cut Chemist, who tracked her down with the offer
after hearing the original on an LA radio station.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9624.html
>>K.T.B. - Robag Wruhme<<
Lovely electronic-nu jazz-house hybrid from Robag Wruhme on
the brilliant Sonar Kollektiv. A glitchy, mesmeric framework
of sounds with plenty of ear candy thrown in.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9625.html
>>Lectro Chunk - Sir Fry<<
Following up his hefty ‘Karma Sammy' tune, John Ross comes
in with a dancefloor shitkicker, trimmed with some lovely
vintage analogue synth sounds and plenty of low-end guts.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9617.html
>>Grandma - Martinez feat. Paul St. Hilaire<<
Awesome bit of fresh dub on this debut release from new
imprint Crucial Sounds. Superb production and a class vocal
from Basic Channel's Paul St. Hilaire, aka Tikiman.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9626.html
>>Ancestral Song - Ethnic Heritage Ensemble<<
Chicago spiritual jazzer Kahil El’Zabar and ETN pick up a
couple of lovely treatments from Osunlade, who brings in a
deep Afro house beat, classic house keys and a horn hook.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9627.html
>>Inner City Blues - Marvin Gaye<<
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9628.html
>>Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye<<
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9629.html
>>What's Going On - Marvin Gaye<<
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9630.html
>>Plays It Cool - Marvin Gaye<<
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9631.html
What can you say about these? A series of limited re-
issues of Marvin classics on Motown. Timeless works of
genius. Grab one while you can...
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All these and loads more singles at:
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/recent_singles/
##BACK IN STOCK##
Brother Man Tel - Golden Bucky (12)
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/6275.html
Flora & Fauna - Scinautico Skinautique Waterski (12)
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/5735.html
Jan Spalinger - Test Drive Vol. 1 (2x 12)
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/7943.html
Various - Break 'n' Bossa Chapter 5 (2 X CD)
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/5933.html
Afronaut feat. Son Del Batey - Golpe Tuyo Calinda (12)
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9446.html
Bushy - Don`t Mind If I Do Remixes (12)
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/7140.html
Feature Cast feat. Kool Keith - Channel Surfing (12
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/8604.html
S-Tone Inc - Take 4 / Arejar (12)
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/5755.html
##MAILOUT ARCHIVE##
Access all the previous mailouts for past recommendations, albums
and singles of the week(s) and poisonous rants.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/mail_archive/
Cheers,
- Derek
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