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16-Dec-2005 |
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New At Tunes: Dear Shatner... |
Greetings,
For Xmas I want: A pair of welding goggles, an in-head
sound system, a pound of rolling tobacco, two bottles
of Wray & Nephew and a crossbow. Aaaaaand... A horse,
an invite to Elton's wedding, some chocolate stuff, a
mouse with an ear on it's back, a pencil case, world
peace, an arse transplant, king kong ping pong, a midget
on stilts, two coconuts and a cocktail sausage. Thanks.
##ALBUM OF THE WEEK##
>>>>Re Mojo Project - Mojo Project / Various<<
Smart set of remixes of tracks from Mojo Project's 'Taste
The Mojo', with a wish list of producers cutting loose on
the Madrid collective's soul, disco, Latin, Afro, funk,
house and broken beat originals.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11002.html
##ALBUMS##
>>>>Roughneck - Eddie Roberts<<
Solo project from the maverick UK guitarist best known as
founder of retro funk dons The New Mastersounds. A sophis-
ticated incarnation of nu jazz and modal space jams.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10981.html
>>>>Beats Cut Out, Played Back & Souled - Beatconductor<<
Debut long player from Beatconductor featuring 10 Afro/hip
hop/funk/soul/reggae/disco re-rubs of tracks from artists
like Big Daddy Kane, EPMD, Sadat X, MC Lyte, TLC and Eric B.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11000.html
>>>>Enchillada 2 - Various<<
Second double disc compilation in the series, bringing
together mellow grooves from a global span of artists
and producers. Ideal for bar, home or warming up the floor.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10978.html
>>>>Let's Have A Party - Geraldo Pino & The Heartbeats<<
Great reissue of Sierra Leonean band leader Pino's superb
'60s album, fusing US funk, pachanga and rhumba and
originally recorded in the EMI studios in Lagos, Nigeria
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10984.html
>>>>Another Late Night: Zero 7 - Various<<
Another solid addition to this series from the downtempo
duo, kicking off with a series of tracks from the rap under
ground before moving into Latin grooves and deep soul.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10983.html
>>>>Beastie Blends mixed by DJ Green Lantern - Beastie Boys<<
New York hip hop DJ and sometime Eminem accomplice Green
Lantern blends, scratches and drops beats over 12 of the
Beasties' finest cuts on this rare and limited vinyl.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10998.html
>>>>Bargrooves: Manhattan - Various<<
Bargrooves curator Ben Sowton and guests, NYC-based DJ
team Mateo & Matos take a CD apiece here, seamlessly
mixing deep, soulful house for backroom soundtracks.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10982.html
>>>>Freddy Fresh: The Essential Mix - Various<<
B-boy, producer and DJ Freddy Fresh's 2x CD mix covers over
100 records, from Hidden Rhythm to Mann Parrish, Kraftwerk
to Aphex Twin and Spoonie Gee to Eric B.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10979.html
>>>>Wuz - Alex Gopher & Demon<<
Co-founder (with Etienne de Crécy) of breakthrough French
dance imprint Solid, Gopher teams up with tech house bod
Demon for this dynamic set of electronic post-disco tracks.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11003.html
>>>>The Mixpak Elpee - Eric B & Rakim<<
Originally issued as a limited edition vinyl with 'Paid In
Full' album, this plate features classic and rare mixes
from Coldcut, the Wild Bunch, Derek B, Richie Rich...
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10985.html
>>>>Cafe Copacabana 2 - Various<<
Brazilian vibes meet electronica, nu jazz and deep house on
this slick and sophisticated two CD compilation, perfectly
suited for a bar soundtrack...
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10980.html
All these and loads more albums at:
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/recent_additions/
##SINGLE OF THE WEEK##
>>>>The Motown Breakdown Part. 1 / What's Going On
- DJ Z-Trip / Various / Marvin Gaye<<
Emperor of the turntables Z-Trip plucks classics from the
Motown funk and soul archives and blends them into a nine
minute showcase like only he can. Backed with Marvin Gaye's
masterpiece 'What's Going On'.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10995.html
##SINGLES##
>>>>Soul Symphony - Chuck Love<<
Minneapolis producer Chuck Love closes a busy year with this
Funkified deep house four tracker on OM Records.A must for
fans of Miguel Migs, Mark Farina, Kaskade and the like.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10969.html
>>>>Soul Travelin'/And You Know That - Gary Byrd/TJ Swann<<
Gary Byrd's classic soul and funk eulogy, paying tribute to
the greats with a heavy groove pastiche of the cornerstones
of the genre. Flip for TJ Swann's tight disco-funk cut.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10986.html
>>>>The Lonely One / Peter Gunn (Turntable Detective)
- Tom Jones / The Killergroove Formula<<
A kick-ass big band swinger from Jones in the shape of his
1967 track 'The Lonely One'. Flip for The Killergroove
Formula's 21st century retro breaks version of 'Peter Gunn'.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10987.html
>>>>Unreleased Dubs 3 - Various<<
Two versions of Migs' classic 'Petalpushing', sprayed with
Kim Carn's 'Betty Davis Eyes' by Ian Pooley, plus an dub
of Joey Negro's 'Don't Hold Back'. And that's just the
first 12" of this double pack...
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10988.html
>>>>Around The World (Versions) - Daft Punk<<
The French filtered house originators' finest moment gets
a re-release, reviving memories of Tribal Gathering, grade
A beans and Michel Gondry's promo video. A top NYE spin.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10989.html
>>>>Step In The Arena (Versions) - Gangstarr<<
Limited numbers of this killer 12" of Gangstarr's definitive
'Step into The Arena', the 'California Soul' mash re-rub
of 'Check The Technique' and a trio of instrumentals.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10990.html
>>>>Original Disco Breaks - Southside Connection<<
Beatfanatic under his Southside Connection alias goes disco
sample crazy for this three track EP. Cut for maximum damage
and arranged to kick the floor to pieces, if you can't do
it with this plate you might as well be playing bingo.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10991.html
>>>>Underdog Edits 4 - Various<<
A wicked re-edit of Seawind's fabulous 'Free' takes the
A-side on this 'promo only' 12". Flip for a re-edit of
Ron Hardy favourite 'Comin' On Strong'. First class ammo.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10992.html
>>>>Platinum Soul Remixes - Common / Kanye West / Erykah Badu
/ Alice Russell<<
Def Harmonic man Jason Todd goes to work on four big tunes
on this limited EP, adding unexpected rhythms, leftfield
jazz, broken beats and sublime funk to the originals
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10993.html
>>>>Beatconductor Philly Reworks - Beatconductor <<
Beatconductor remixes and reinterprets two O'Jays Philly
soul classics, plus a fantastic skanking rework of the
rare Billy Paul tune 'Black Enuff'.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10994.html
>>>>All Tonight / Close Life Off - Flowerz / Goosebumpz<<
Michael Sauer and Matt Flores are behind the piano driven
future house stomper that opens this Compost 12". Flip for
Flores' collaboration with Chi house legend Tyree Cooper.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10996.html
>>>>The Tremmuh EP - Hint<<
Dynamic, dancefloor-orientated 12" of broken beat / jazz
funk featuring vocalist Laura Vane on this six track EP,
marking a different, more soulful direction from Hint.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10997.html
And loads more singles at:
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/recent_singles/
Check the seven inchers at:
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/7inch/
##JUST IN ON VINYL##
>>>>Chasin' The Jazz Gone By - Five Corners Quintet<< (2x LP)
Dancefloor jazz genius.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10596.html
>>>>Major Swellings - Thomas Prinz << (2x LP)
Norwegian micro-house and dub disco.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10226.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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