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17-Jun-2005 |
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New At Tunes: wePod |
Greetings,
The Queen has got an iPod. The actual Queen! It seems that
earlier this week, a state-funded servant was dispatched to
the Apple Store in Regent Street to buy an iPod Mini for the
world's worst value figurehead with some UK taxpayers cash.
"The Queen loves music and was impressed by how small and
handy the iPod is," a fawning royal lickspittle later
revealed. The servant asked for a discount.
##ALBUM OF THE WEEK##
>>Electric Soul Summer Sessions - Various<<
The third champion session from the Electric Chair crew sees
the Unabombers mix up another stunning selection of basement
soul. Effortlessly smooth mixing takes this killer set on a
slow build through mellow hip hop, broken beats, tech-house
and heavy soul.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10209.html
##ALBUMS##
>>The Soul Of Disco compiled by Joey Negro & Sean P - Various<<
Following on from their hugely successful'Disco Spectrum'
series for BBE, Joey and Sean team up once more, cherry
picking 23 rare and highly sought-after soulful disco tunes.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10199.html
>>The Upper Cuts - Alan Braxe & Friends<<
Impeccably worked French house from unsung hero Alan Braxe,
the golden touch producer behind Stardust's 'Music Sounds
Better With You' and more...
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10196.html
>>London Soul - Various<<
Superior nu soul, jazz hop, broken beats and soulful house
compiled by the Jazz Cafe's Adrian Gibson.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10197.html
>>Thunk - Leggo Beast<<
Lovely new album from one half of ace Pork Recordings pair
Bullitnuts. A cool, melodic and occasionally nuts collection
of innovative electronica, infused with organic instrumentation
and soulful vocals.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10208.html
>>FabricLive22: Scratch Perverts - Various<<
Turntablist icons and long-standing Fabric favourites the
Pervs finally get their set down on plastic, careering through
the best UK hip hop cuts and eclectic electronica.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10206.html
>>Take London - The Herbaliser<<
Jake and Ollie's latest album continues to push the envelope
with b-boy electro, space funk, warped jazz, orchestral epics
and more...
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10205.html
>>In With The Out-Crowd - The Baker Brothers<<
Recorded live at the Jazz Cafe, the Baker Brothers unashamedly
punkish brand of funk comes into its own when the Bournemouth
three piece let rip in front of an audience.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10200.html
>>Defected In The House: Eivissa '05 - Various<<
Huge 54 track, three CD mix from Defected's Simon Dunsmore,
homing in on the biggest tracks of the summer in Ibiza.
Includes 18 brand new, upfront releases. Also available unmixed
on vinyl.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10201.html
>>Hoxton Popstars - Victor Davies<<
>From stripped-down acoustic ballads to full-blown funk jams,
East London-based Victor Davies demonstrates his superior
songwriting on this previously Japan-only album.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10198.html
>>Habitat Collection: Poolside - Various<<
Deep, mellow house music over 24 tracks compiled and mixed
by West End spinner Rob Johnson and DJ / producer Trim Wright
(aka Secret Soul / Northern Spirit).
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10207.html
All these and loads more albums at:
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/recent_additions/
##SINGLE OF THE WEEK##
>>Man Of Constant Sorrow - Skeewiff<<
Upfront copies of the excellent Skeewiff's dancefloor rework
of the Soggy Bottom Boys' 'Man of Constant Sorrow' (from the
movie 'O Brother Where Art Thou'), boosted by a couple of
superb remixes from K&S and Ramirez on the flip.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10220.html
##SINGLES##
>>Across The Track - The Believers<<
Reissue of possibly the rarest James Brown funk 45, originally
released on his own Brownstone label in '71. Heavy instrumental
funk from the JB's, produced by Brown.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10224.html
>>Say What / Let's Go To Bed - Buzz vs BG / Mure<<
Black Grass take on The Jam's 1980 track 'Start' with tasty
results. On the back, The Cure's whiny '80s bedsit anthem
'Let's Go To Bed' gets a bit of dub mix action.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10213.html
>>Don't Mean Shit - Mihell<<
This no-nonsense, guitar-laden breaks exploder mixes raucous
production and straight ahead grooves with an all-important
dose of raw funk.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10212.html
>>Ocean Beach - Black Mighty Orchestra<<
Italian import white labels of the superb (and much sought
after) Cybophonia remix of BMO's 'Ocean Beach', currently to
be heard scoring an Aero choc bar commercial on UK TV .
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10216.html
>>Radio Free DC feat. Afrika Bambaataa - Fort Knox Five<<
After a string of highly successful remixes, the Five return
to all things funky with their fifth release on Fort Knox
Recordings, teaming up with godfather of hip hop, Bambaataa.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10218.html
>>Candy - Riton<<
Henry Smithson's latest tune is a filthy electro house blast
with a brain-pain bass throb and some smutty spoken word
bulked out with Detroit style synth licks.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10211.html
>>Galicomm 2004 - Del Tha Funky Homosapien / Haiku D'Etat<<
Lovely track from hip hop legend Del, backed with Haiku D'Etat
(Aceyalone and Mikah 9 from Freestyle Fellowship and Abstract
Rude of Abstract Tribe Unique) and guests doing their thing.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10214.html
>>City Lights EP - Husky Rescue<<
Upfront copies of this limited EP with a sweet remix from
Vector Lovers and a dirty, glitchy electronic metamorphosis
from Product 01.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10210.html
>>Remix EP2 - Dom Um Romao<<
Imported white labels of this long deleted remix EP from
Italian Latin jazz housers Dom Um Romao, featuring a d&b
rework from Sci-Clone and a pair of dancefloor sweeteners.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10215.html
##SEVEN INCHERS##
>>Turn This Mutha Out - Idris Muhammad<<
Lovely drop of late '70s funk from legendary New Orleans
drummer Idris Muhammad, who played Blue Note sessions
before signing to Motown offshoot Kudu.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10221.html
>>Me & My Baby Brother - WAR<<
Cali p-funkers War's unique sound combined funk, r&b, gospel,
Afro and Latin jazz, and was seldom more perfectly rendered
than on this 1973 track, from their 'Deliver The Word' album.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10222.html
>>The Champ (version) - The Mohawks<<
Reissue of this rare (UK-only) skanking reggae version of the
Mohawks classic, backed with a killer funky groove cover
version of General Crook's 'Give Me Some'.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10223.html
>>Across The Track - The Believers<<
Reissue of possibly the rarest James Brown funk 45, originally
released on his own Brownstone label in '71. Heavy instrumental
funk from the JB's, produced by Brown.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10224.html
>>Foot Stompin Music - Hamilton Bohannon<<
Bohannon's classic from 1975 was an early blueprint for
Afro-disco that still sounds the business. Backed with
the slower but equally stompin' 'Dance With Your Parno'.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10225.html
All these and loads more singles at:
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/recent_singles/
##BACK IN STOCK##
>>Switch - Get Ya Dub On<<
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/7087.html
>>Maelstron & Napz - Spell It (12)<<
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10075.html
>>Paolo Fedreghini & Marco Bianchi - Several People (CD)<<
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9682.html
>>Piero Umiliani - Today`s Sound (CD)<<
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/5463.html
>>Various - G Lounge Milano Vol. 2 (2 X CD)<<
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9757.html
>>Gero - Deja Vu (CD)<<
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/7871.html
>>The Dining Rooms - Milano Calibro (12)
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9922.html
Last few copies of Erik B & Rakim - I Know You Got Soul
coming next week...
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10186.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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