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13-May-2006 |
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New At Tunes: Hammer Time |
Greetings,
Along with this week's new sounds there's more
heavily discounted goodness in the Tunes sale.
See bottom of this email for a list of sale
additions or click the links on the homepage.
##ALBUM OF THE WEEK##
>> >>Fusion With Attitude - Various<<
Excellent document of early '70s fusion, blending jazz
and funk with a range of other music forms. This comp
brings together many of the best rare tracks of the
genre, from lesser known artists who recorded for
independednt labels.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11610.html
##ALBUMS##
>> >>Rewind! 5 - Various<<
The fifth in the series of Rewind compilations features
all exclusive tracks from eleven Ubiquity artists, each
covering a classic track in a unique way.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11608.html
>> >>Lead The Way - Soulstance<<
Soulstance's latest album sees them return with a
refined blend of melody and rhythm, running through
jazz, Latin house, modal atmospheres and percussive
dancefloor grooves.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11609.html
>> >>The Boom Lucy - Hearin' Aid<<
Fresh hip hop soul reminiscent of Sa-Ra Collective
from Zambian MC Aaron Phiri and Hawaiian-born DJ/
producer Damon Frost on Raw Fusion offshoot Jugglin'.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11600.html
>> >>Up & Out - The Jazzinvaders<<
21st century jazz from Dutch producer/percussionist
Phil Martin, who blends his beats with the live
grooves of Dutch jazz legends The Houdinis.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11601.html
>> >>Let The Rhythm Hit 'Em - Eric B & Rakim<<
Rightly regarded as one of the best hip hop albums
ever recorded, Eric B & Rakim's 1986 set gets a vinyl
reissue. In spite of the fact that their 'Paid In
Full' and 'Follow The Leader' albums were more popular.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11611.html
>> >>In Stereo - Fenomenon<<
Funky broken beat and nu-jazz flavours '70s soul
influences from Norway's Fenomenon.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11599.html
>> >>18 Via Roma Cafe - Various<<
Broken beats, deep house, funky breaks and late
night grooves on this slick compilation of Italian
bar tunes of the 'boutique club' variety.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11603.html
>> >>Easy Livin' - Peven Everett<<
Multi-instrumentalist and future soul-funk producer
Peven drops this eagerly awaited album after the
success of the Gilles Peterson-endorsed 'Sexy One'.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11606.html
>> >>Snap Count - Quintetto Lo Greco<<
Acoustic jazz with a classic feel influenced by Blue
Note and Prestige jazz from the '60s from the quintet
formed around the Lo Greco brothers (aka Soulstance).
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11602.html
>> >>Ole Ola: Futebol Bonita - Grupo Batuque<<
A Brazilian tribute to football given a distinctly
London twist, with recordings made inside the Maracana
stadium in Rio combined with traditional rhythms and
cutting edge remix production.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11605.html
>> >>Brazil '71 - Honey Drippers & The Pegalo Singers<<
The mysterious Honey Drippers resurface after years
in the wilderness with a killer album built on scat
vocal sequences over tight funk and Latin rhythms.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11604.html
>> >>Transit: Chasing Life - Mr. A.L.I.<<
Chicago's Mr. A.L.I. drop their debut album, with Jere
McAllister and Vick Lavender and a rotating cast of
accomplished musicians fusing house, jazz and R&B.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11607.html
All these and loads more albums at:
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/recent_additions/
##SINGLE OF THE WEEK##
>> >>So Good Today - Ben Westbeech<<
Limited numbers of these pre-release promos of the
first release on Gilles Peterson's Brownswood label.
A fresh nu-soul gem with a sweet, swinging groove and
a srong, contagious vocal.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11624.html
##SINGLES##
>> >>My Rocky Mountain Remixed 2 - Erik Sumo<<
Tracks from Sumo's 'My Rocky Mountain' remixed. Dance
floor house with a sprinkling of electro from Kid Loco,
downtempo acid from The Fine Cut Bodies, industrial
floor flavours from The Big Beard, chilled grooves from
Flowriders and dubbed out atmospherics from Tokyo Tower.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11617.html
>> >>Numb Numb Numb - Sycophant Slags<<
Superfreq label boss and ex Shamen bloke Mr. C teams
up with Francis Harris for this dirt tech-house tune.
Flip for the darker, prog-style 'Glutius Minimus'.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11612.html
>> >>Open Spaces - Nutrunner<<
Frankfurt producer Patrick Kunke, aka Nutrunner
marks a change of direction for the Silver Planet
label with this deep, tech-house track.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11613.html
>> >>Freaky Mojo - Neil Kolo<<
Dark, progressive tech house from Neil Kolo (aka one
half of Fade, alongside Chris Fortier). Two hard-
working arrangements here.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11614.html
>> >>Pirate Breaks 02: Dancin' - Pirate Breaks<<
The second release in this new series of breaks re-
rubs. Single-sided, limited stock 12".
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11615.html
>> >>Magnificent - Iz & Diz<<
It's been a long time coming, but thisis well worth the
wait. The extended original is a full 10 minute deep
house masterpiece with classic Diz vocals, while the
flip offers a Fred Everythingdancefloor mix and San
Fran producer Justin Martin's leftfield version.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11616.html
>> >>Was It Love? (Album Sampler) - Us3<<
Sampler from Us3's fifth album, 'Schizophonic'. Producer
Geoff Wilkinson draws on an array of players and rappers
to create another hip hop-jazz masterpiece.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11618.html
>> >>Something New - Double Beat<<
Stefano Ghittoni (The Dining Rooms) and Marco Rigamonti
return with a brand new single as Double Beat, kicking
off with the powerful breakbeat funk of 'Something New'.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11619.html
>> >>Montuno Uno - Jazz Juice<<
The mighty Jazz Juice return with another brilliant 12"
of vintage Latin jazz / breakbeat fusion. Heavy warping
bass and neo-D&B beats add an extra hook.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11620.html
>> >>Underdog Edits 5 - Various<<
The Underdog strikes gold again with re-edits of Gloria
Gaynor's 'Casanova Brown' and James Brown's 'I'm
Satisfied'. Limited stock...
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11622.html
>> >>Wahala - Wahala Project<<
Africa 70-style Afrobeat excellence from Wahala Project,
featuring ex-Fela Kuti keys man Dele Sosimi, Lekan
Babalola, (Fela, Roy Ayers), Afr3ca and Femi Elias.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11621.html
>> >>Underdog Edits 6 - Various<<
More Underdog naughty edits, this time around it's
Jamie Principle's classic 'Your Love' edited with a
fat beat intro making it easily mixable. Flip for
another gem, the rare as 'Darling I Love You'
by J. Santana.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11623.html
Loads more singles at:
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/recent_singles/
##SEVEN INCHERS##
>> >>Welcome To My World - Sneaky Fox<<
Part one of German label Grande Buffo's series of
disco edits kicks off with a brilliant tweak of
extended Pleasure's 'Welcome To My World' backed
with a rub based around The Commodores' 'Superman'.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11627.html
>> >>You Don't Love Me / I Caught You In A Lie
- Willie Cobb / Robert Parker<<
Two rare '60s gems brought to you by new label Deejay.
Willie Cobb opens with the original version of a track
better known in it's Dawn Penn reggae version. Flip for
Robert Parker's original of the Louisa Mark lovers
rock tune 'I Caught You In A Lie'.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11577.html
>> >>Sounds Good - Mooch<<
Fresh collaboration between Jack to Phono and Tru
Thoughts man Flevans, from a forthcoming Mooch album.
Two hook-loaded funky groovers with red hot bass lines.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11626.html
And loads more 7" singles at:
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/7inch/
##NEW SALE ITEMS##
The Bamboos - Step It Up (CD)£ 8.29
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11344.html
Various - Trojan Selecta 1 (CD)£4.99
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11158.html
Various - Chillifunk: The Best Of Ten Years
(3 X CD) £11.50
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11250.html
Brazilian Beats 3&4 CD Box set £6.99
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10094.html
Kevin Yost - Future Flashback Remixed (CD)£12.50
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10854.html
Various - Basement Boys Anthology (3 X CD)£12.00
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11414.html
Andy Lewis - Billion Pound Project (CD) £11.99
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10820.html
Various - Salsoul presents The Definitive 12''
Masters Vol. 2 (2 X CD) £11.99
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/8912.html
Beastie Boys - New York State Of Mind mixed by
DJ Green Lantern (CD) £7.00
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11161.html
Various - Tayo: These Are The Breaks (CD) £8.75
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11126.html
Various - ReMixed suSU (2 X CD) (2 X LP) £6.99
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11415.html
Various - Get Salted Vol. 1 mixed by Miguel Migs
(CD)£9.99
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10684.html
Various - The Salsoul Acapellas (2 X CD) £10.50
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/10593.html
Various - Current Cuts Vol. 1 (CD) £8.99
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11223.html
Various - Flunk: For Sleepyheads Only Remixed
(CD) £9.49
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/7695.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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