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11-Nov-2005 |
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New At Tunes: Guess What? |
Greetings,
Genesis are reforming.
##ALBUM OF THE WEEK##
>>>>The Latin Kick - Gerardo Frisina<<
Gerardo Frisina returns with a third album and it's another
fresh blast of intense jazz-fuelled dancefloor brilliance.
Going beyond the straight Latin jazz of his past work,
Frisina expands his sound with this ambitious new set.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10828.html
##ALBUMS##
>>>>A Night On Earth - Crazy P<<
The follow up to '24 Hour Psychedelic Freakout' from Crazy
P (who have finally realised that having the word Penis in
your name isn't such a smart idea) is a gorgeous melting pot
of disco, house music and funky grooves.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10835.html
>>>>Freshly Composted - Various<<
Compost celebrate their 200th release with this excellent CD,
featuring recent remixes previously only available on vinyl and
new breed acts like Muallem, Alif Tree and Jean-Paul Bondy.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10834.html
>>>>Latin Vibes: Club Selection - Various<<
The second in Mettle Music's 'Vibes' series sees traditional
South American-influenced musicality and organic Latin rhythms
weaved through contemporary 4/4 grooves and broken beats.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10829.html
>>>>Downtown Science - Blockhead<<
Tony Simon aka Blockhead returns with another set of deep,
emotional instrumental hip hop, this time dedicated to the
downtown area of Manhattan where he grew up.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10825.html
>>>>Studio One Women - Various<<
Ska, rocksteady, reggae, roots, dub and disco mixes from
the queens of the Jamaican music scene, covering classics
and obscurities previously only available as rare singles.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10824.html
>>>>Longitude - Charlie Hunter & Bobby Previte<<
Charlie Hunter (on 8 string guitar) and Bobby Previte (drums
and electronics) team up with turntable wizard DJ Logic for
this challenging blend of funk, jazz and jamband-style rock.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10823.html
>>>>Live At The Knitting Factory - John Legend<<
Accompanied only by his own piano playing, Legend eases his
way through a set of predominantly his own tunes on this
pre-Columbia Records, limited edition independent release.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10830.html
>>>>Lay Low - Cirkus<<
Intelligent, storytelling / point-making songs based around
acoustic guitars, downtempo hip hop beats, sparse electronics
and strong, cleverly arranged male and female vocals.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10831.html
>>>>Richard Searling's Music From The Soul - Various<<
Neat collection of soul tunes put together by renowned UK
DJ Searling. A mixture of epic, symphonic '70s tracks,
funk-fuelled early '80s stuff and mellow soul nuggets.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10832.html
>>>>Two Thousand And Six - Heights Of Abraham<<
Sim Lister, vocalist Jake Harries and Fila Brazilia's Steve
Cobby drop their latest, blending smoky beats and freestyle
techno with a clearer focus on and melody, vocals and songs.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10833.html
>>Ayia Napa Sunrise - Various<<
Double disc compilation of deep house, tech-funk, nu jazz, hip
hop and assorted mellow grooves inspired by the more
discerning side of this Greek party destination.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10788.html
All these and loads more albums at:
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/recent_additions/
##SINGLE OF THE WEEK##
>>>>Get Carter - Peak / Paul Murphy<<
Fabulous funky rework of Roy Budd's classic 'Get Carter',
backed with Paul Murphy's wicked psychedelic sitar version,
complete with killer drums and explosive drops and crescendos.
Limited pressing of 500.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10853.html
##SINGLES##
>>>>Whistler's Delight - DJ Riko<<
Columbus, Ohio mash-up maestro DJ Riko pulls together sections
from no less than 45 records, films and TV programmes with
whistling in them for this looney 12".
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10836.html
>>>>Re-Edits Volume Three - Various<<
Re-edits of American Gypsy's 'Inside Out' and Erykah's Badu's
'Bag Lady' on this naughty and nice 12". Very limited stock
on this one though, so get in quick.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10837.html
>>>>Capoeira Vai / Passa (Remixes) - Sabrina Malheiros<<
Spiritual South and Quantic provide the remixes for Sabrina's
percussive LAtin groovers. Dancefloor gold and quirky,
rumbling late night tackle respectively.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10838.html
>>>>More Of The Raw - SEBI<<
Beatfanatic's Dicey label drops this 'promo only' 12" from
SEBI with two soulful hip hop remixes of Pete Rock & CL
Smooth and Mos Def tracks.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10839.html
>>>>Vive La Difference - Girl With The Horn<<
Latin jazz / house four tracker on Mr. Bongo offshoot Disorient,
featuring sweet female vocals, freestyle sax and mellow jazz
guitars. Includes a version of Stevie Wonder's 'Too High'.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10841.html
>>>>Disco Clown Remixes - Munk<<
Limited promos of these remixes from Munk's 'Aperitivo' album.
Hamburg duo Digitalism give it some feisty electro house and
Midnight Mike moving things in a tewisted disco direction.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10842.html
>>>>Together - The Disiples<<
Raw Fusion producers Beatfanatic and Stockholm Cyclo join
forces on this 12". Three tracks that cover funky digital
house, tough breaks, Hammond abuse and electro flavours.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10840.html
>>>>We Got Music - Incognito<<
Three tracks from Incognito's new (CD only) album. All the
trademarks are here - slick horn arrangements, classy vocals,
brilliant musicianship and smooth production.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10843.html
>>>>I'm Not Playing - Ultimate Force<<
Authentic slice of NYC golden era hip hop that's been on wants
lists for more than a decade. This reissue was mastered by
Jazzy Jay himself, using the original master tapes.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10844.html
>>>>Baby J Presents - Various<<
Two big soul/hip hop/RnB tracks from UK producer Baby J.
Mpho's 'Holla' uses the Motown track 'Heatwave' as its hook,
while Skinny blows it up over a huge piano sample.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10845.html
>>>>Bar A Thym (Foremost Poets Mixes) - Kerri Chandler<<
NRK drop Kerri Chandler's US smash 'Bar A Thym' with mixes by
the Foremost Poets adding an MC vocal and twisting the beats.
A massive dancefloor tune waiting to happen.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10847.html
>>>>Amarante - Notenshun<<
Lofty and Werner Niedermeier's deep, funky, South American
influenced tune gets a remix from Chilli Funk producer Phil
Asher, who adds beefier beats and bass for house floors.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10848.html
##SEVEN INCHERS##
>>>>Fry Chicken In Your Hot Pants - Clarence Foster<<
Two lovely funk nuggets from Philadelphian Clarence, who honours
fried chicken, hot pants '70s slamdunker Darryl 'Chocolate
Thunder' Dawkins with these instrumental groovers.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10849.html
>>>>Believe / Move On - Soldiers Of Twilight / Random Factor<<
Leeds house label 202 Vision and classic funk heroes The New
Mastersounds collaborate, with the Mastersounds constructing
tracks around a couple of 2020 Vision acapellas.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10850.html
>>>>Baby Don't Cry - The Third Guitar / The Soul Pleasers<<
Classic deep funk featuring cheeky horns, JB-style vocals,
rolling bass and clattering drums. This 7" includes the
original as well the better known funk version.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10851.html
>>>>Hercules / Gossip - Aaron Neville / Cyril Neville<<
Aaron's mighty classic 'Hercules' on the A, in previously
unreleased full length version. On the flip, brother Cyril's
rarity 'Gossip' featuring The Meters as the backing band.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10852.html
And loads more singles at:
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/recent_singles/
##JUST IN ON VINYL##
>>>>Wax Wars - Various<< (2x LP)
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10779.html
##BACK IN STOCK##
>>>>All Good Funk Alliance - Pete's Sake<< (12)
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9383.html
>>>>Various - Southport Weekender Vol. 4<< (3x CD) (2x LP)
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10749.html
>>>>Various - Freedom Jazz Dance: Book 2<< (CD)
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10757.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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