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13-May-2005 |
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New At Tunes: Mouse Droppings |
Greetings,
Justin Timberlake has undergone surgery in Los Angeles to
remove some worrying talent nodules from his vocal chords,
his chocolate-tongued PR Ken Sunshine has just announced.
The one-time Mouseketeer joins a distinguished assembly
of bowel-throats who have kept celebrity surgeons in platinum
scalpels over the years, among them Rod Stewart, whose growths
turned out to be nothing more than balls of accumulated pubic
hair and Joss Stone, who wanted a nosejob but ticked the
wrong box at the clinic.
Elsewhere in cuckooland, Timberlake's ex, Britney
Spears (another graduate from Disney's sinister Mousketeer
social engineering program) has finally caught up with the
sentiments of the world at large by announcing that she
doesn't care what she looks like.
"I don't look in the mirror and say, 'Oh, I'm the
most beautiful girl in the world, look at me,'" she blurted
to her reflection in the lens of a camera. "I see my
imperfections, I see my flaws, I just don't care." Ok, that's
the looks bit done. Now let's get to work on the very nature
of your being.
##ALBUM OF THE WEEK##
>>Pushin On - Quantic Soul Orchestra<<
Will Holland's Quantic Soul Orchestra follow up the hugely
succesful 'Stampede' album with another session of vibrant,
energetic dancefloor-friendly funk with a 21st century twist.
Featuring long time vocalist collaborator Alice Russell and
a few surprises (not least the intriguing cover version of
Mr. Scruff's 'Get A Move On').
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10058.html
##ALBUMS##
>>Triple P - Platinum Pied Pipers<<
Slum Village hip hop producer Waajeed and multi-tasker
Saadiq assemble an enviable crew of players and vocalists
for their debut album of intergalactic soul. It's the shit.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10064.html
>>Afrique C'est Chic 3 - Various<<
Compilation of the very best in fresh Afro-driven
music. An international set of killer dancefloor tracks.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10063.html
>>Forgetting To Remember - Kinny & Horne<<
Norwegian producer Espen Horne (Bobby Hughes Combination)
teams up with star vocalist Kinny for this soul/funk/hip
hop hybrid project.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10056.html
>>Sounds Of Om V.5 mixed by DJ Fluid - Various<<
San Francisco Deep House label Om drop another gem,
impeccably blended by label favourite DJ Fluid.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10055.html
>>The Kings Of Hip Hop mixed by DJ Premier & Mr. Thing
- Various<<
Ace 2x CD set from BBE. DJ Premier explores the music that
helped shape hip hop today on CD1, while Mr. Thing charts
the music subsequently shaped by that music on CD2.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10065.html
>>Experiments In Ambient Soul - The Dining Rooms<<
The fourth album from the Italian Latin jazz dance maestros
has them collaborating with some classy vocalists as well
as turning in a selection of spectacular instrumentals.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10066.html
>>Shallow Dive - Chin Chin<<
Debut album on Deep-Water Recordings of rich, down-tempo
acoustic/electronic sesssion in the mould of Four-Tet.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10054.html
>>Wildflowers - Connie Price & The Keystones<<
Conceived by Breakestra guitarist Dan Ubick and drummer
Connie Price, this instrumental album is steeped in US
funk and soul, Jamaican production, Afrobeat and more.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10057.html
>>Volume One - Secondson & His Orchestra<<
Exellent album from Secondson, spreading unique British
hip hop vibes with the help of a wealth of verbal talent.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10053.html
>>Soul Heart Transplant: The Lamp Sessions
- Ebony Rhythm Band<<
Late '60s heavy funk from this five piece. Free-flowing
grooves falling between New Orleans funk and Detroit psyche.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10062.html
>>Triangulation Station - Opio<<
Solo album from Souls Of Mischief man Opio that eclipses any
recent releases from them by a long stretch. Opio's smooth
narrative flow and some star-studded collaborations keep
things bubbling.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9733.html
>>This Is What We Do - The New Mastersounds<<
Raw funk, soulful jazz-blues and raucous boogaloo from
the brilliantly vintage-sounding, Keb Darge endorsed four
piece The New Mastersounds.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10060.html
>>DJ Soul Provider presents DJ Premier's Finest:
Execution B - Various<<
Very limited numbers of this superb ultra rare mix from
Gangstarr genius DJ Premier. Grab one while you can...
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10059.html
>>The Dugout - Various<<
Smart compilation of the best tracks from the past three
years from Tru Thoughts' hip hop offshoot Zebra Traffic
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10061.html
>>The Very Best Of The Meters - The Meters<<
Virtually all the The Meters best-known cuts from the raw
late '60s recordings to the more sophisticated Reprise
stuff. Thoroughbred New Orleans roots funk.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10030.html
All these and loads more albums at:
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/recent_additions/
##SINGLE OF THE WEEK##
>>Spell It - Maelstron & Napz<<
Jalapeno continue their quest to unearth quality from around
the globe with this Funkadelic-informed diamond from French
pair Maelstron & Napz. A precision hollowed out, scratchy
funk production that'll do the business wherever it's played.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10075.html
##SINGLES##
>>Bababatteur - Awa Band feat. Tony Allen<<
The Awa Band return featuring legendary Fela Kuti drummer
Tony Allen alongside Fela keys man Dele Sosimi and Barbara
Snow on vocals. Plus Quantic remixes. Lovely.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10069.html
>>Love Dat - Up Hygh<<
Hip hop/future soul duo rushed by Gilles Peterson, Benji B
etc, while their presence on Raw Fusion's quality Jugglin'
offshoot is equally indicative of their worth.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10076.html
>>You Don't Stop - Kid Sublime<<
Limited stock of these single sided promos of Rednose
Distrikt producer Kid Sublime's heavy grooving sample-fest.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10074.html
>>Rat Decor - Mr. Ratty<
Lovely electro breaks rework booty of Gat Décor's classic
early '90s house anthem 'Passion'. Single sided vinyl,
limited stock and sure to go fast.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10080.html
>>Sunday Joint - Park Street Productions<<
New from Bristol's Striking Hand label, offering a shift
from broken beats into deep house. With Alex Attias remix.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10068.html
>>Kuma - Ame<<
Beyer and Wiedmann are back with fresh tech house action.
Both tracks are on the money, with 'Engoli' pushing the
pair's clear appreciation of classic Detroit moves.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10072.html
>>Pass The Funk - Phillips & Fitch<<
David Phillips and James Fitch follow up their debut 12"
with this filtered funky house blast. Failsafe party
business from Jalapeno Records. On promo here.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10071.html
>>Infectious Remixes - Ed 209<<
Originally released on Wireframe, this classic picks up
some first class remix action courtesy of Bass Invaderz
man Distortionz and Marine Parade producer Ils.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10070.html
>>Nylon Rhythm Machine feat. Wildchild - White Wind<<
Tim Gomersall, aka NRM, follows up his classy 'Chimera' EP
with another fine 12", this time inviting Lootpack
verbaliser Wild Child to drop his flow into the mix.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10073.html
>>Holding You - Wahoo<<
Beautiful taster from their forthcoming album, featuring
Celina Bostic's stunning vocals on a dancefloor track
that's soaked in Spanish guitars and virtuoso violins.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10078.html
>>Moodswings: The Unreleased Mixes - Mettle Music<<
The final instalment in the excellent Moodswings series
once again pushes all the right buttons. Magnificently
produced brain-melting deep house.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10077.html
>>The D-Cup EP - Pharoah Roche / The Unknown Stuntman<<
Lovely warm electro-breaks track from Pharoah Roache on
Toothless, in a diversion from the psychedelic hip hop that
the label is best known for.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10051.html
>>Dear Diary - Aldo Vanucci<<
Catskills star Aldo returns with a downtempo psychedelic
sleaze session on the title track and a pair of MC'd hip
hop shit-kickers.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10079.html
>>Sweet April Noches - Blue Yates<<
Debut 7" on the Reboka Sound imprint from Latin / flamenco
influenced acoustic guitar player Blue Yates.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10049.html
All these and loads more singles at:
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/recent_singles/
##BACK IN STOCK##
Kraak & Smaak - Say Yeah EP (12)
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9458.html
Recloose feat. Joe Dukie - Dust (12)
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9961.html
Chris Joss - You've Been Spiked (CD)
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/8104.html
Various - Zen TV DVD (DVD)
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/8107.html
Sugar Caine presents Bionik Phunk - Once In A Lifetime Remixes (12)
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10012.html
Joyful Noise - Konakry Sunrise (12)
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10014.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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