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22-Apr-2006 |
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New At Tunes: Fresh Fruit |
Greetings,
Stacks of nifty business this week...
##ALBUM OF THE WEEK##
>> >>Perspectives - Gerd<<
Rotterdam's Gerd drop their third album, a classy
fusion of funk, electronica, nu-jazz and broken beats
with guest vocalists including Guida de Palma, Dee
Ferguson, Natalie Gardiner and Vanessa Freeman.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11535.html
##ALBUMS##
>> >>Peng Peng - Voom Voom<<
Peter Kruder, Christian Prommer and Roland Appel come
together for this debut album of Detroit techno, deep
house, fractured funk, soothing ambient, intelligent
dance music, hedonistic house and more...
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11538.html
>> >>Hi-Falutin - Gum Drop<<
Musical chameleon Rob Mac works beyond his hip hop
roots for his first solo album, with a nod to retro
soul and jazz and a wealth of talented collaborators.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11336.html
>> >>Can You Feel It - The Voices Of East Harlem<<
Reissue of this 1974 classic from the 20-piece East
Harlem collective, rooted in gospel music but working
in a sweet funk / soul style here, under the guidance
of the album's producer and arranger Leroy Hutson.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11534.html
>> >>Afterdark: Montreal - Various<<
Two CDs, mixed by GotSoul Records label head JojoFlore
and fellow Montreal spinner (and Bombay Records boss)
Nav Bhinder continue the 'Afterdark' series of 'grown
up' house music comps.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11503.html
>> >>FabricLive 27: DJ Format - Various<<
A frisky mix from the brilliantly eclectic DJ Format,
as the Brighton b-boy juxtaposes the likes of Ananda
Shankar, Lyrics Born, Def Jux and Ellen McIlwaine,
exposing modern hip hop’s unsung influences.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11504.html
>> >>Biscuits For Breakfast - Fink<<
A highly personal, beautifully executed journey into
folk, blues, soul and dub from Fink. Listening music
for the next generation of melancholics.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11536.html
>> >>All Systems Are Go: Ursula 1000 - Various<<
Alex Gimeno (aka Ursula 1000) drops a killer mix of
lounge-funk, kitsch soul, '60s/'70s soundtrack
flavours, Southern-fried organ grooves, dancefloor
jazz and Latin on this 18 track party tear-up.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11505.html
>> >>Lunatico - Gotan Project<<
The Gotan Project return with a first class new album
delving further into the Latin tradition of their
previous work with sexy grooves and organic beats
captured during live studio sessions in Buenos Aires.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11506.html
>> >>Electric Pussycat starring Jerome Sydenham as Casino J
- Various<<
Sydenham comes good as ‘Casino J’ on his latest mix CD,
recorded live at Brooklyn’s Electric Pussycat. Abandoning
live music elements to focus on the electronic roots that
informed his celebrated ‘Pan African Electro' sound.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11507.html
>> >>Expressions (2012 a.u.) - Dudley Perkins<<
Prouced by Madlib, Perkins' second album takes a detour
in the direction of Parliament’s Mothership Connection.
A weightier funk and soul flavour behind Perkins' keen
lyrical insights.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11508.html
>> >>Freerange Records Colour Series: Red 03 - Various<<
The third instalment in Freerange's compilation series
has big hitters like Switch's 'Bounce 2 This' and Only
Freak's 'Can't Get Away' nestling alongside underground
gems like Square One's 'High Rise' and DJ Spinna's
mix of Robert Strauss's 'Spinning Inside Your Love'.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11509.html
>> >>Here Comes Tomorrow - Ursula 1000<<
Alex Gimeno, aka Ursula 1000’s third studio album sees
him explore jazz, electro, Latin, swing, ska, bossa
nova, hip hop, psychedelia and glam rock on a full-fat
party album soaked in dancefloor funk.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11510.html
All these and loads more albums at:
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/recent_additions/
##SINGLE OF THE WEEK##
>> >>Baiano Vem Baiano Vai - DJ Farrapo & Yanez<<
Italian production pair DJ Farrapo & Yanez drop their
ebut for Afro Art with a tasty 7" of bossa, breaks,
drum and bass and warping electronic bass.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11533.html
##SINGLES##
>> >>Special Powers EP - Shur-I-Kan vs Milton Jackson<<
First class 12" from these two sparring partners,
opening with the throbbing, ultra-compressed main
room cut 'Special Powers', followed by Shur-I-Kan's
self-explanatory and excellent 'Latin Workout' version.
Flip for Milton Jackson's tribal re-rub of 'I Want It'.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11526.html
>> >>Cnst - Daisuke Tanabe<<
Lo-fi crackles and bleeps, dark beats and gut-wobbling,
dub flavoured bass action from Tanabe, a regular at
Tony Nwachukwu's 'CDR' nights at Plastic People.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11511.html
>> >>I Don't Want You Any More - The Muthafunkaz<<
Massive Philly flavoured 12" from the Muthafunkaz,
calling in Marc Evans to provide the vocals on this
cover version of the Teddy Pendergrass classic.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11512.html
>> >>Divinity - Joy Jones<<
Sweet Afro-digital soul from LA vocalist Joy
Jones, produced by Bugz In The Attic's Daz-I-Kue.
Flip for an Alex Phountzi re-rub of Jones's 'Diva'.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11513.html
>> >>Peng Peng 03 - Voom Voom<<
Third 12" taken from the debut album from Peter Kruder
and Fauna Flash collaboration Voom Voom. A floor-focused
blend of Detroit techno, deep house and fractured funk.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11514.html
>> >>Modernist EP #1 - Paul Woolford<<
The first of a three part series of experimental dance
tracks from Woolford, acclaimed by the likes of Pete
Tong and Francois Kevorkian.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11516.html
>> >>Northwest - Aim<<
Sampler from the forthcoming Aim album 'Flight 602',
with the lead track featuring long-time collaborator
Niko's vocals over a downtempo, cinematic soundtrack
and a hefty beats and bongos rhythm track.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11517.html
>> >>Aphrotalk - JBP<<
Amazing slice of deep electronic Detroit meets Japanese
house, sounding like Theo Parrish/Moodyman meets Sun
Ra with a touch of Carl Craig. Caned by Peterson.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11518.html
>> >>I Don't Know - Osunlade<<
Another deep, spiritual nu-soul / Afro-house cut from
Osunlade, originally released five years ago but
unavailable and in demand ever since.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11521.html
>> >>Exit Music EP#3 - Various<<
Third EP of cover versions of Radiohead tracks, from
the forthcoming album. Three interpretations here to
freak your moody mates out with.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11539.html
>> >>True Skool - Coldcut feat. Roots Manuva<<
Roots Manuva provides the verbals on Coldcut's tabla
hip hop session from their 'Sound Mirrors' album.
Remixes from UK underground man Sway and Baltimore's
Spank Rock. The second 12" features a pair of blinding
reworks from Switch and Qemists.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11522.html
>> >>The Good Good 3 (Sampler) - Various<<
Sampler from the forthcoming'Good Good Vol.3' album,
featuring Dego and Mark De Clive-Lowe produced broken
jazz cut 'Tomorrow's Day' and Dego's alter ego Cousin
Cockroach with a minimal broken beat session on the B.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11523.html
>> >>Special Powers EP - Shur-I-Kan vs Milton Jackson<<
Quality 12" from these two sparring partners, opening
with the throbbing main room cut 'Special Powers',
followed by Shur-I-Kan's 'Latin Workout' version and
Milton Jackson's tribal re-rub of 'I Want It'.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11526.html
>> >>To The Full... (Yam Who? Rework) - Big Bang<<
A storming, funky bassed remix from Yam Who? that
morphs into a Latin-jazz shuffler. Flip for a fresh
cut with Nathan Haines on flute and Rasiyah's vocal.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11524.html
>> >>Are You Anywhere? - Padded Cell<<
Excellent new one from Bronx Dogs man Richard Sen
and Neal Beatnik, aka Padded Cell. Tough-edged
nu-disco with a dubbed out acid-funk production.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11525.html
>> >>Glory Hole - Templeton Peck<<
Re-edit session from Templeton Peck, mangling and
dubbing out Gloria Gaynor on the A, while the B-side
borrows from Ronnie Law's 'Heavy on Easy'.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11527.html
And loads more singles at:
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/recent_singles/
##SEVEN INCHERS##
>> >>Baiano Vem Baiano Vai - DJ Farrapo & Yanez<<
Italian production pair DJ Farrapo & Yanez drop their
ebut for Afro Art with a tasty 7" of bossa, breaks,
drum and bass and warping electronic bass.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11533.html
>> >>I Wait For You - The Superimposers<<
Psyche retro groovers The Superimposers return with a
tribute to Sun Ra, produced by Boston Rodriguez and
taken from their forthcoming album 'Missing'.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11530.html
>> >>The Sweetest - Nightmares On Wax<<
First in a series of three NOW limited edition 7"s in
red, gold and green vinyl. (This one's red) featuring
regular collaborator Sara Garvey's vocals.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11531.html
>> >>So Long / All Cried Out - Fink<<
Limited edition 7" from the acoustic future folk man.
A downtempo blues / folk track backed with a cover
version of Alison Moyet's '80s tune 'All Cried Out'.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11532.html
And loads more 7" singles at:
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/7inch/
##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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