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29-Jul-2006 |
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New At Tunes: Has Someone Just Charted? |
Greetings,
That's it then. The last ever 'Top Of The Pops' airs this Sunday.
Like a petrol hangover, the long-running UK music programme has
stubbornly refused to go away, despite limping on for decades beyond
its relevancy. And notwithstanding the trickle of hammy eulogies
from delusionals of a certain age who can never really have understood
or enjoyed music properly, the demise of this pinnacle of dad-at-
the-disco TV is to be celebrated. Time to stop gilding the stool
and give people what they want you cloth-eared duffers.
##ALBUM OF THE WEEK##
>> >>My Rocky Mountain - Erik Sumo<<
Debut long-player from Budapest beat juggler Ambrus Tovishazi who,
as Erik Sumo, has been immersed in rare Eastern European jazz,
library soundtracks, twisted funk and cutting edge Baltic break
beats for some time. Here he cooks up a concoction of Western inspired,
acid tinged future blues inspired by Morricone post-punk, Portishead
and the cosmic sounds of seminal outfits like the RTB Big Band.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11921.html
##ALBUMS##
>> >>Organ Kane's Quintessential Grooves - Q-Continuum<<
Cosmic funky jazz and future funk from the excellent Q-Continuum,
who sound like a collision between Breakestra, Quantic Soul
Orchestra, Bootsy and George Shuggie Otis.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11920.html
>> >>Groove On Down 2 - Various<<
Brilliant second instalment of soulful boogie classics compiled
with love by the Soul Brother gang and featuring sought after gems
by Rose Royce, Jackie Moore, Brooklyn Express, Gwen Guthrie and more...
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11923.html
>> >>Snowboy presents The Hi-Hat - Various<<
Snowboy joins Adrian Gibson's Freestyle label for the third in this
series of inspirational music from his legendary 'Hi-Hat' club night,
which now resides at London's Jazz Cafe. Solid gold for jazz dance
aficionados.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11924.html
>> >>King At The Controls: King Jammy 1985-89 - Various<<
Jamaican producer King Jammy's pivotal electronic riddims helped usher
in the digital age of reggae 20 years ago with a hypnotic pulse that's
felt today in hip hop and dancehall. This excellent compilation and
companion DVD showcase Jammy's (aka Lloyd James) innovative sound as
well as the young, unique talents he nurtured.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11922.html
>> >>Slow Children Playing - Five Deez<<
Recorded between 1993 and 1998, with the bulk of the tracks committed
to tape whilst the Fat John and Deez were still at school, this is
nonetheless a mature hip hop album with a raw, unpolished energy.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11917.html
>> >>Fashion Week: Best Parties Vol.2 - Various<<
Soulful disco, funk and house mix selected by Dellacasa and described
as "the soundtrack to the best fashion parties in London, Milano,
Paris and New York". A quality compilation for bar listening...
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11918.html
>> >>Marrakech Express 2 - Various<<
The second volume in the much respected 'Marrakech Express' series,
drawing on Traditional Moroccan sounds and fusing them with western
electro and lounge music and Arabian, African and Asian influences.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11919.html
All these and loads more albums at:
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/recent_additions/
##SINGLE OF THE WEEK##
>> >>Shock Ya Mind - DJ Regal<<
One time The Wiseguys and Bronx Dogs man DJ Regal goes it alone on
AGFA's brilliant Funk Weapons imprint with superb results. Classic
funky breaks clobber with a twist of b-boy attitude.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11930.html
##SINGLES##
>> >>Messin' Around - Wild Sugar<<
Fantastic rarity disco reissue, originally out in 1980. The title
track is a classy funky disco vocal tune, while the flip is a lost
mid tempo gem, recogniseable to spotters as having provided the
sample for the Beastie Boys track 'Brass Monkey'.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11925.html
>> >>Funky In The Middle - Nickodemus feat. Jay Rodriguez<<
Mid-tempo Fela-style groove featuring Jay Rogriguez of the Groove
Collective on sax & Victor Axelrod of Antibalas on clavinet. Haaksman
& Haaksman's remix drops the bass line into a reggae stepper groove,
while 'Crazy Stranger' features Harel Shachal, of the group Anistar,
bringing in textures of Turkish flute, sax and melodica.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11926.html
>> >>Recluse Crew & Synoptic Pressure present... Perfect Imbalance<<
Lovely raw and laid back jazzy hip hop from the USA on Finnish
label Kool Kat. Two classy tracks with remixes and instrumentals.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11928.html
>> >>Nitron - Bassheads<<
Dutch electronica producer Satiesh Mathoera straddles the genres on
this sweet 12", with dancefloor broken beats, Detroit meets drum &
bass, downtempo atmospherics and a dose of jazz and first class
beat work across the EP.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11929.html
>> >>Armed & Beautiful - Roger Robinson<<
Remixes of tracks from Roger Robinson's inexplicably underrated
'Illclectica' album. Five beautiful and diverse versions, with
standouts from man to watch J Todd and ex-Pussyfoot artist Dobie.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11931.html
>> >>Waiting List - DJ Shadow<<
Reissue of this vintage downtempo hip hop 12" from Shadow and
guests. Dr. Octagon voices the title track with a superlative
rhythmical flow, while Gift Of Gab drops his rhymes on the monster
beat session 'Rhyme Like A Nut'.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11895.html
>> >>Rabbit In Your Headlights (The Remixes EP)
- U.N.K.L.E. feat. Thom Yorke<<
Double 12" of remixes of the Thom Yorke sung 'Rabbit In Your
Headlights' by Mo' Wax 'supergroup' U.N.K.L.E. Genius David Axelrod
steals the show with a beautiful orchestrated piece, with Underdog
and Reverse Light holding their own with distinctive versions.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11880.html
>> >>Back From Africa - Nickodemus<<
Hi life flavours on the second 12" of tracks from Nickodemus'
'Endangered Species' album. Jean Shepherd provides vocals on both
tracks, with Nappy G laying down the Djembe and Shakere on 'Back
>From Africa' and Jay Rodriguez suppling some virtuoso alto sax
on 'Peace Pipe'.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11927.html
Loads more singles at:
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/recent_singles/
##SEVEN INCHERS##
>> >>What Da Deal - Bun feat. Phife Dawg<<
First in a series of funky 7"s from Pantone dedicated to hip hop
and lo fi soul. Bun kick things off with bass, beats and sombre
jazz piano lines and MCing from former Tribe Called Quest man
Phife Dawg.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11894.html
>> >>0-1-0-1 / Comin' Home Baby - Eddie Paolucci / Bob Bernard Quintet<<
Another excellent limited edition, individually numbered 7" release
from Licorice Soul, this one digging up a couple of tracks from
privately cut albums produced to promote restaurant house bands,
originally only available to a limited number of restaurant
customers back in the day...
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/8398.html
>> >>Damn Right It's Good - Gwen McRae<<
Tasty original 7" of this scarce tune by wife of singer George McRae,
who hit it big with the song 'Rockin' Chair' for Henry Stone's
Alston Records, known as the Motown of the South) before recording
for TK Records.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11893.html
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 rants.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/mail_archive/
Cheers,
Derek
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