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16-Apr-2005 |
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New at Tunes: Lovely Selection |
Greetings,
That's what it is.
##ALBUM OF THE WEEK##
>>Tide's Arising - Mark de Clive-Lowe<<
New Zealander Mark de Clive-Lowe is a key figure in the West
London nu jazz / broken beat / future soul scene. His latest
is a perfect depiction of where that scene is currently at. A
warm, vibrant musical stew featuring guests including Bembé
Segué, Capitol A, Nathan Haines...
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9938.html
##ALBUMS##
>>King Britt presents Jazzmental - Various<<
The first comp in a new series on Slip 'n' Slide sees Britt
selecting some adventurous gems that form a respected and
influential collection of forward-thinking music with its
roots in jazz.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9943.html
>>The First Phase - Troubleman / Various<<
A collection of new exclusives, hard-to-find remixes and
early tracks from Mark Pritchard, aka Troubleman. A fluid
fusion of hip-hop, funk, soul, electro, easy listening,
reggae and Detroit techno.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9936.html
>>Funk Mode - Various<<
Put together by Julian Baker, who is noted alongside DJ
Shadow and Egon (Stones Throw) as one of the most respected
vinyl collectors and dealers worldwide. Fat breaks, Hammond
mayhem, sitars and guitars cover the full funk spectrum.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9941.html
>>The First One's Free - AMillionSons<<
Brilliant new album from Robin Junga, Matt Shelton and Sam
Toolan. Expect a joyride here, with everything from breaks
to jazzed out lounge to hip hop to shimmering atmospheric
anthems to cut-ups of The Simpsons theme tune.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9939.html
>>Fear Of A Black Tangent - Busdriver<<
Storytelling leftfield hip hop from Busdriver, whose stream
of consciousness flows have led him to be described as 'a
street crazy' with production by Daedelus and Danger Mouse.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9942.html
>>Somewhere Else Is Here - The Funky Lowlives<<
UK downtempo pair The Funky Lowlives take a fresh approach
with their latest album, working around more traditional
song structures and pushing the live elements to the front.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9937.html
>>Dirty Diamonds II - Various<<
Outstanding compilation from French crew D-I-R-T-Y, who
confidently mine the decades to find everything from
bizarre brain-bending electro, orchestral soundtracks,
psychedelia, leftfield hip hop and dancefloor bombs.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9933.html
>>HD's vs The SP-1200 - Homeliss Derilex<<
West coast hip hop originators drop a fresh album with a
vintage flavour. Funk, jazz, psyche and folk samples prop
up razor sharp dialogue and cuts and superb raps.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9934.html
>>You Are Here - Atomic Hooligan<<
Having worked within the breakbeat underground since 1994,
fusing the sounds of Detroit, Chicago and hip hop to create
their own hybrids, AH finally drop their ace debut album.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9944.html
>>Switch 6 - Various<<
Sixth volume in this acclaimed compilation series. Brussels
radio producer and station show Switch host Jan Vanbiesen
picks the finest grooves, breaks, house, electro and tech.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9935.html
>>The Very Best Asian Flavas - Various<<
Overview of talent from the Outcaste stable, including Nitin
Sawhney and Badmarsh & Shri. Also featuring classics like
Dave Pike's 'Mathar' and Panjabi MC's 'Mundian Tu Bach Ke'.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9940.html
All these and loads more albums at:
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/recent_additions/
##SINGLE OF THE WEEK##
>>Dust - Recloose feat. Joe Dukie<<
Dukie's distinctive upfront vocal harmonies and Recloose's
playful digital funk bond beautifully on this destined-to-
be-massive 12" from the excellent Peacefrog label. A
perfect fusion of organics and electronics.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9961.html
##SINGLES##
>>Everything - Kaskade<<
Deep house joy from Ryan Raddon featuring Joslyn's rich,
harmonised vocals over a filtered chord sequence and a
straight ahead, big room backing.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9945.html
>>The Count / Morse Code From The Cold War -
Simian Mobile Disco / Dieter Schmidt<<
Lovely double header opening with Simian Mobile Disco's
sprawling electro-house squelch session and backed with
the mysterious Dieter Schmidt's retro analogue grinder.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9946.html
>>Maracatueira (Incognito Remixes) - Sabrina Malheiros<<
Incognito's Bluey takes Sabrina's gorgeous, uplifting
Brazilica and works in a bit of sparkling London soul,
breaking the rhythms and pushing the bass line.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9947.html
>>Movin' On - Colonel Red<<
Visions return with this tasty 12” from man of the moment
Colonel Red, inspired by Brass Construction's classic. Flip
for Alex Attias' bumping analogue bass-driven alternative.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9948.html
>>Deluxe Laminated - Nine: Fifteen<<
MC Comel_15 and DJ/Producer Blake9 drop their second
delicious 12" on Candle Wax, keeping the flavour raw and
edgy, with anold school approach to beats and cuts.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9950.html
>>Static Traveller EP - C-Mon & Kypski<<
After the acclaimed 'Vinyl Voodoo EP' comes this brilliant
follow-up, pushing the live elements but keeping the cut
and paste eclecticism that makes their music so contagious.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9949.html
>>I Don't Know / Brainstorm - Capstone / The Uptown Felaz<<
Bonobo and QSO keys man Simon ‘Capstone’ Little gets his
jazz/funk 7" from last year reworked by Aaron J. On the flip,
Ninja / Tru Thoughts producer Hint creates something special
from Hungarian funkers The Uptown Felaz’ Afro original.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9957.html
>>Spread That - Silhouette Brown<<
Gorgeous spacey soul from Silhouette Brown featuring Deborah
Jordan's sweet harmonies on a seriously catchy tune. Bruno
E's remix straightens out the rhythms for the dancefloor.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9958.html
>>Step Up feat. Wunmi - Varano<<
Warm vibes, funky grooves and elegant atmospherics with
elements of Afro, blues dub, fronted by unique American
songstress Wunmi.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9959.html
>>Yelling Away - Zap Mama<
Common, Talib Kweli and ?uestlove come together on this
dazzling 12" from the Okayplayer stable taken from Zap
Mama's beautiful fifth album of soulful hip hop.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9951.html
>>Surrender feat. Nicole Russo - The Brand New Heavies<<
Upbeat soulful grooves from the rejuvenated Heavies, kicked
into the future with sparkling dancefloor mixes from Nelson,
Bomba and Levy.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9960.html
>>Damentag - Tosca<<
Sampler from the forthcoming album from Dorfmeister Huber
reveals a renewed feel for the funk in Tosca. The obligatory
kick-ass bassline and dub melodies are joined by some lovely
muted guitar and electro-funk keys.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9952.html
>>Q - Joshua<<
Chicagoan uber-producer Joshua's latest is another beauty -
boompty house on the A, backed with a pair of class mixes
of 'Echo Chamber' and 'Slow Echoes' on the B.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9953.html
>>Bootyfunk EP - Mike Monday<<
Monday unleashes one of his best tracks to date with this
rump-shaking electro house smasher. Two sides of pulsating
dancefloor action.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9954.html
>>57 Chevy - Myagi<<
Deliciously funky house breaks plate from Myagi, known for
his b-boy funk tracks on Freddy Fresh's Howlin' imprint.
Fingerlickin's Slyde provide an acid breaks rework on the B.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9955.html
>>Gladiator (The Sequel) - Rennie Pilgrem<<
The dirty guitar-driven rework of the original from Rennie's
'Pilgremage' album clearly demonstrates that the man knows
how to rock the house. High Eight come in with an equally
effective version on the flip.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9956.html
All these and loads more singles at:
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/recent_singles/
##JUST IN ON VINYL##
>>DJ-Kicks: The Glimmers - Various<< (2x LP)
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9916.html
>>The Document - Doc Brown<< (2x LP)
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9847.html
##MAILOUT ARCHIVE##
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and singles of the week(s) and poisonous rants.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/mail_archive/
Cheers,
- Derek
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