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29-Jul-2005 |
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New At Tunes: Early |
Greetings,
This weeks selection:
##ALBUM OF THE WEEK##
>>>>Back To Mine: Adam Freeland - Various<<
Freeland says: "I compiled the mix to start all guns blazing,
as you'd want to hear arriving back home steaming after a big
night, then, as the evening progresses, it gradually mellows
out to end up as a stoned, horizontal, blissfull haze."
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10366.html
##ALBUMS##
>>>>Rising Son - Ski Oakenfull<<
Soulful, house-inspired songs from Ski, co-produced by Incognito's
Bluey with vocals from Amp Fiddler, Chi Turne, Zinger and Etienne.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10365.html
>>>>Messages - Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson<<
Top notch anthology of beautiful soul jazz and Gil's powerful,
emotive, insightful lyricism. An essential...
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10360.html
>>>>Fabric 23: Ivan Smagghe - Various<<
A wild ride through deep sub bass, twinkling electro, growling
guitars and all things dark and funky from Black Strobe man.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10359.html
>>>>Soul Strike! - Calypso King & The Soul Investigators<<
Ace collection of vintage New Orleans-style instrumental jams
from Finnish retro-funk masters The Soul Investigators.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10363.html
>>>>AfterDark: London - Various<<
2 CD head-to head mixes from ChilliFunk and Papa Records. First
class deep house, dancefloor disco-funk and soulful live grooves.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10364.html
>>>>Mystery In A Cup Of Tea - Moodorama<<
German downtempo crew's fourth album combines nu jazz, Latin
and electro-dub with a more focused approach to songwriting.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10362.html
>>>>Latin Vibes: Lounge Selection - Various<<
Wide-ranging exploration of Latin flavours on contemporary tracks
from quality Manc label and production house Mettle Music.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10335.html
>>>>Equality - Yukihiro Fukutomi<<
Peterson-endorsed Jap producer calls on some star vocalists to
complement his innovative house/nu soul/broken beat productions.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10369.html
>>>>Chris Coco presents The Dub Club: Peace, Love & Dub - Various<<
Culled from the archives of the legendary Trojan label, Coco
releases this tribute to his long running BBC Radio 1 show.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10367.html
>>>>Celofunk - Celofunk<<
Debut album from Spain's Celofunk is a solid, soul-jazz set led
by female vocals, tight rhythms, choppy guitars and raw funk.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10368.html
All these and loads more albums at:
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/recent_additions/
##SINGLE OF THE WEEK##
>>>>Occam's Razor EP - Infekto<<
Sampler from Finnish magician Infekto's new album, ranging
from mid-tempo acid broken beat to full on breaks action. Three
tracks of saturday night dancefloor dynamite.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10382.html
##SINGLES##
>>>>Beatz In Peacez 1 / Eye For An Eye - Peace Division / Sirus<<
Tribal house feast with Peace Div's out of press 'Beatz In
Peacez' and the Halo Varga remix of Sirus' 'An Eye For An Eye'.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10370.html
>>>>Everybody - Martin Solveig<<
Rocked out guitar-driven house bomb from the Parisian DJ
and US singer Elmer 'Lee’ Fields'. Remixes from Pete Heller.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10371.html
>>>>Free (S.U.M.O. Remixes) - Mojo Project<<
S.U.M.O. mould the Madrid collective's funk cut into an Afro-
Latin party session. Three versions on offer, plus the original.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10372.html
>>>>Broadcite Unplugged Volume 1 (12'' Sampler) - Colonel Red<<
Nu soul / broken beat vocalist and producer Colonel Red's 'Cry
Love' picks up very hot remixes from Yam Who? and Altered Native.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10373.html
>>>>Heart Ov Glass EP01 Part 2 - Product 01<<
Second EP of reworks of Blondie's 'Heart Of Glass' featuring
mixes from NYC's Tommie Sunshine and electro-funkers Lapazz.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10381.html
>>>>Hip Hop - Dead Prez<<
New Yorkers Stic and M-1's groundbreaking release from 2000
gets a re-press. Awesome sounds and biting verbals.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10374.html
>>>>T.R.I.N.T. The EP - V<<
Deep roots nu soul from Philly vocalist V on this Jazzy Jeff-
produced 12" of mellow keys, pulsating grooves and moody beats.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10379.html
>>>>Kazane - Hiroki Esashika<<
Infectious minimalist debut from new Jap artist Hiroki, shaping
up to be one of the biggest tracks of the summer.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10376.html
>>>>Under A Werewolf Moon - Silicone Soul<<
Updated tribute to '90s house from their'Staring Into Space' LP
gets a 12" release, backed with a floor-friendly electro house
remix from Martinez.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10380.html
>>>>Best Intentions For Failed Inventions - Brett Johnson<<
One of house music's innovators, Johnson returns to Classic
with four fresh tracks of deep, funky driving house.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10377.html
>>>>Verao - S-Tone Inc<<
S-Tone Inc's fresh samba-jazz cut is taken up tempo and sprinkled
with extra samba heat by Praia Do Forte on this lovely plate.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10378.html
>>>>The Rotton Club (Album Sampler) - Blak Twang<<
Limited edition sampler from Tony Rotton's album. Home-grown
beats, vibrant production and sharp rhymes.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10375.html
##SEVEN INCHERS##
>>>>Wilderness Part 1 - Speedometer<<
Rework of Zacks Nkosi '70s cut transforms the original into a
full Afro-funk blast with funky flutes and a killer brass hook.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10384.html
>>>>Grasshopper - Easylifenatural feat. Erik Sumo<<
Pulver Records man Erik Sumo guests on a lovely electro-jazz-
breaks hybrid on Wah Wah 45s. Flip for a Nostalgia 77 rework.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10383.html
All these and loads more singles at:
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/recent_singles/
##BACK IN STOCK##
>>>>Various - Who Shot Jaques Laverne (Sampler)<< (7)
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9904.html
>>>>Sugar Caine presents Bionik Phunk - Once In A
Lifetime Remixes<< (12)
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10012.html
>>>>The Afro Jazz Pioneers - Tribute To Letta<< (12)
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10042.html
##EVENTS##
>>>>Afro Art meets Ice Spice Records<<
Paul Murphy, Mod-X (Live) and DJ Celine go head-to-head next
Friday, 29th July at:
OPA
9, Rue Biscornet,
Paris.
It's free, and we'll be lurking near the bar pretending to be
suave. Until we shit our legs off.
Cheers,
- Derek
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