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4-Oct-2006 |
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Tunes Weekender |
##ALBUM OF THE WEEK##
>> >>Can't Hide Love - Various<<
Another faultless collection from Brown Sugar. Specialists in digging up rare and often underated music , this time they explore the fusion that emerged in the late '70s - a land of feelgood disco/funk/jazz grooves.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/12092.html
##ALBUMS##
>> >>Disco Vibes: Club Selection - Various<<
Disco Vibes" is no disco throwback; rather, a collection of spanking new dance tunes, which, like the all the very best of that genre have their roots and evolutionary pedigree in 80¹s soulful disco music. In other words disco house as it should be, tracks that have been written and played by musicians..
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/12093.html
>> >>Tangled Roots - Soothsayers<<
The debut album from the Soothsayers is a heady brew of afro dub, hilife and afro funk. Featuring guest vocals from the likes of Maxi Jazz and Keziah Jones, this is an engaging listen that also gets your feet moving.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/12094.html
>> >>Frequent Flyer: Ipanema<<
Frequent Flyer: Ipanema is the latest CD in the collection and the first of four new “Destinations”. For this destination, we take off with the scorching hot sounds of Brazil and Ipanema.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/12095.html
>> >>San Francisco Under A Groove<<
San Francisco Under a Groove is the long anticipated second installment in the Under A Groove series. Well known for it's musical innovation, San Francisco offers us an upfront selection soul, Brazilian electro, and deep house.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/12091.html
##SINGLE OF THE WEEK##
>> >>Keep Me Home / Hello Big Mama - Kraak & Smaak<<
One of the many standout tracks from "Boogie Angst" gets two very different remixes. Lovely soulful vocals float over Marc Mac's fluttering synth bleeps. Flip for Soul Of Man's beefed up funky breaks version. "Hello Big Mama" rounds off another sterling release from Jalapeno.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/12065.html
##SINGLES##
>> >>Jam 2 Tha Mother - Herb LF<<
Dortmund`s Herb LF is renowned for his multitude of styles. Jam 2 rolls along blending deep house, and detroit style harmonies in a future soul mould.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/12107.html
>> >>Kiss Kiss EP - Parov Stelar<<
Originally released in 2004 this was the first release from Parov Stelar and sets the mould for his sound - kicking deep house beats with cheeky jazz snippets stripped down to the essential dancefloor elements.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/12106.html
>> >>Send Someone Away - Embee feat Jose Gonzalez<<
Embee is a producer, a dj, an artist. With roots in hiphop, a fruitful history as founder, producer and dj of Looptroop, the most successful Swedish hip hop group ever, collaborations with top artists as well as providing music for movie soundtracks, Embee continues to bend musical borders. Tight beats and compact sound with jazzy, soulful overtones make an Embee production unmistakenably recognizable.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/12105.html
>> >>Days Off EP - De La Soul<<
Four tracks from one of De La Soul's finest albums, originally released in 2004. Fifteen years in the biz and no sign of fading.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/12104.html
>> >>Fakin' The Funk - Main Source<<
Classic track from the brilliant Main Source from back in 1992. Originally featured on the "White Men Can't Jump" Soundtrack with Large Professor on the mix.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/12103.html
>> >>Jamming / Start Of Something Big Remixes - the Five Corners Quintet<<
Nicola Conte remixing the Five Corners Quintet with Mark Murphy on the vocals. A dancefloor jazz match made in Heaven? Yes, we are ready to say so. Both tracks appeared originally in the Five Corners Quintet’s debut album “Chasin’ the Jazz Gone by” that was initially published in 2005.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/12102.html
>> >>The Mexican - Marc Hype & Jim Dunloop<<
A great reworking of the classic b-boy epic originally by Babe Ruth. Rocking beats, massive bass, fat hammond and belting vocals make this a winner for any dancefloor.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/12100.html
>> >>I've Been a Fool / Jump Into Love - Etta James<<
Rockin' blues funk from the legend that is Etta James. Original 1976 pressing.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/12099.html
>> >>Sexy Summer - Family Plann<<
Fat assed clavinet funk from this obscure band on a TK sub label. The b side is rather large too. Original 1975 pressing.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/12098.html
>> >>She Blew My Mind (69 Times) - Rick James<<
A fat slice of early 80's synth funk from the one and only Supercaner Mr Rick James. Taken from the album "Throwin' Down".
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/12097.html
>> >>Black Seeds Keep On growing - The Main Ingredient<<
Blistering Brooklyn soul with a message from Donald McPherson and co. Original 70's pressing with pic sleeve.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/12096.html
>> >>Brownswood Bubblers Sampler 1 - Various<<
Taken from the forthcoming first compilation on Brownswood, this 12” showcases 2 of the tracks.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/12078.html
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