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20-May-2005 |
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New At Tunes: Cowards |
Greetings,
If anyone can post me the singer of The Bravery's
gonk face I'll see that it gets incinerated. I want
his actual face, you understand. Humankind is at stake.
##ALBUM OF THE WEEK##
>>Gilles Peterson In Africa - Various<<
Another stunner from Peterson, whose feel for African music
comes via his love of jazz, funk and fusion, making this
an album for groove fans more than purists.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10093.html
##ALBUMS##
>>Cool, Calm & Collective - Various<<
The first compilation from Dutch producer Gert van der Bijl's
4 Lux label lines up tracks previously only available on 12",
from dope soul to house to broken beat to downtempo hip hop.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10081.html
>>Ricanstruction Real Series Vol. 1 mixed by Frankie Feliciano
- Various<<
Fabulous set of soulful house tunes sourced from the catalogue
of New York producer and DJing legend Frankie Feliciano's
Ricanstruction label.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10082.html
>>Blacktronic 2 - Various<<
Chapter 2, compiled and mixed by groundbreaking Italian
DJ Bruno Bolla, who draws on the very best black-influenced
and electronica-driven music from around the world.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10086.html
>>Underground Crown Holders - Various<<
Round up of the Manchester beats and hip hop label's best
output from the recent past. 17 tracks from the main players
plus a bonus mix CD from Funky Fresh Few.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10092.html
>>New Birth - Ammon Contact<<
Fabian Ammon and Carlos Nino return with a mini-album of
heavy, funky, groove-based instrumental hip hop minimalism.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10085.html
>>The Master Collection Vol.2 compiled by Jamie Lewis
- Various<<
Swiss DJ and producer Jamie Lewis compiles a double CD mix
of Purple Music's finest. Deep, soulful, uplifting vocal
house for parties and personal pleasure.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10084.html
>>The Parker Tapes - Cassetteboy<<
Reissue of Cassetteboy's 98 track extravaganza of sampled
and spliced audio insanity, An exhaustive mash of dialogue,
TV grabs, adverts, news clips, beats and breaks.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10083.htmll
>>Fabric22: Adam Beyer - Various<<
Stockholm DJ Adam Beyer blends the best Swedish techno talent
with internationally acclaimed artists using a combination of
subtle mixer effects, quick cuts and long crossfades.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10091.html
>>The Funky Chicken Club: 10 Ass Kickin' Years - Various<<
The infamous Cologne club marks a decade of funky dancefloor
hedonism with this 17 track set, compiled and mixed by
esteemed resident DJ Disco Gessner.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10090.html
>>Aperitivo - Munk<<
Munich duo Munk (the men behind the Gomma label) enlist the
help of Bobby Conn, DFA / LCD Soundsytem's James Murphy,
Midnight Mike and Princess Superstar.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9305.html
>>Hybrid present Y4K - Various<<
Welsh epic house and breaks crew Hybrid bring their sweeping
orchestrations and bombastic beats to possibly the best
session in the Y4k series.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9134.html
>>Guerrilla Funk: Classic Beats & Breaks Vol. 1<<
Production tools for sampling types, covering punchy, dynamic
drums and percussion, old school keyboards, horns and sound
effects. CD one is audio, CD two contains .AIFF samples.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10087.html
>>Brazilian Beats - Various<<
Celebrating 15 years of the fabulous Mr. Bongo label, this
pair of special limited edition box sets brings together
the four volumes in the Brazilian Beats series.
Brazilian Beats 1&2
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10067.html
Brazilian Beats 3&4
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10094.html
All these and loads more albums at:
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/recent_additions/
##SINGLE OF THE WEEK##
>>Electric Soul 3 (Album Sampler) - Various<<
Three fantastic tracks selected by the Unabombers / Electric
Chair pair for maximum deep dancefloor effectiveness on this
sampler from the forthcominbg album. What's to say? Get your
ears round 'em...
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10107.html
##SINGLES##
>>Get Down - Playmaker<<
Swedish DJ and producer Christer Gustaffson is the man
behind this devilishly good raw house cut. Flip for the
deeper but equally floor-orientated 'Watch Your Back'.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10096.html
>>Open Up Your Mind - Infinite Potential<<
Lovely four tracker of homegrown UK hip hop on Brighton's
Catskills label featuring ace verbaliser Dizraeli.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10095.html
>>Cut The F**K Up (Vinyl) - Various<
Smart collection of mash ups squaring up rappers and
mainstream tunes of assorted pedigree, interspersed with
dialogue bursts from much sampled blockbuster movies.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10097.html
>>Don't Outstay Outside 2Night - Pascal Rioux <<
Electro-funk flavoured house track from Pascal Rioux,
minimal in its arrangement but perfectly produced for
maximum impact.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10098.html
>>Sweet Sly - Unknown<<
The man they call Sly returns with another boot, applying
his usual electro breakbeat charm to Liquid's 'Sweet
Harmony' and The Kinks' 'You Really Got Me Now'.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10099.html
>>Thank You - Stacy Kidd feat. Artesha<<
A funky as feck filtered bass line, straight ahead house
beat and Artesha's vocal are pretty much all that drives
the main mix along here, and it's a stripped out gem.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10100.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
>>Never - Jay 'Sinister' Sealee vs Earth, Wind & Fire<<
Infectious house rework of Earth, Wind & Fire's 'Never'
on brand new french label Stalwart. Much of the original
is retained, with M. Sealee adding a carnival vibe.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10101.html
>>Babalawo - Pastaboys feat. Wunmi<<
An 'al dente' Afro slice from The Pasta Boys combining
fierce organic beats, intense guitar work and contemporary
electronic vibes and powered by Wunmi's unmistakeable vocal.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10102.html
>>Revelations - Chris Thomas King<<
An example of imaginative fusion at its best here, as Afro
Art boss Paul Murphy goes to work on New Orleans bluesman
Chris Thomas King's raw, earthy track.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10103.html
>>Equipoise - Dwight Trible & The Life Force Trio<<
Carlos Niņo collaborates with Daedelus Sa-Ra and Madlib on
this leftfield 12" on Ninja Tune . Spiritual, space jazz
meets avant garde futuristic hip hop.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10108.html
>>Renegades Of Funk EP - Cymande<<
Unmissable 12" with two early '70s classics from Afro-funk
heroes Cymande remixed for the future by Greenskeepers and
Ruffy & Tuffy. Throw in the originals and you've got a very
special piece of plastic.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10104.html
>>Welcome - Lopp vs Sista Widey<<
DJ Nick Luscombe's Bambola label drops another fusion here,
with four tracks by Japanese electronica artists Lopp with
vocals from British dancehall MC Sista Widey.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10105.html
>>El Musica - KB<<
Summery gem from South African soul singer KB, co-written
and produced by Afro house front-runner Osunlade and
released on his own Yoruba imprint.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10106.html
##SEVEN INCHERS##
>>Hardcore Poetry - Hundred Strong<<
Bristolian Ben Dubuisson hooks up with label mate Jason Todd
for four minutes of funk-fuelled bluesy hip hop. A rare hip
hop nugget for funk heads.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10109.html
>>Hold On Tight - Quantic Soul Orchestra<<
The first 7" release from QSO's latest album draws on Alice
Russell for vocals on a mid-tempo chugger that fuses the
edgy QSO vintage funk sound with elements of grainy dub.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10110.html
>>She's Groovy - Akasha<<
Kitsch-retro-psyche-funk-lounge-soul-jazz 7" from Charlie and
Damian, aka Akasha. Limited edition clear vinyl.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10111.html
All these and loads more singles at:
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/recent_singles/
##BACK IN STOCK##
Shallow Dive - Chin Chin (2x LP)
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10054.html
Various - Funk Mode (CD)
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9941.html
Nostalgia 77 - The Garden (CD)
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9849.html
Quantic - Mishaps Happening (CD)
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/8743.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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