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10-Jan-2007 |
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Tunes.co.uk Update: Fresh for 2007 Suckers! |
Greetings All,
Time to wash away those January blues with some quality music, check these out..
Reccomended Label: Melting Pot Music
Although they have been around for four years, 2006 was the year MPM made their mark on Tunes with a string of great releases cumulating in the "More MPM Sounds" compilation which is a firm favourite with Tunes staff and customers alike.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/labelofmonth/
##ALBUM OF THE WEEK##
>> >>Moods Deluxe - Monodeluxe<<
A beautifully produced new album from Monodeluxe aka Alessandro Oliviero. Chilled out jazz funk for the 21st century that avoids cliches and warms the soul.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/12275.html
##ALBUMS##
>> >>Getting Off - Various<<
Featuring 14 authentic cuts from the golden era of 1970’s adult cinema. Relentlessly researched and painstakingly pursued. Getting Off features tracks from vintage adult film sources.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/12279.html
>> >>Ultimate Brazilian Breaks & Beats - Various<<
A slamming selection of brazil funk tunes, and as the title suggests they all have breaks in them. Comes with Super Erotica's sought after version of Chakacas's 'Jungle Fever'. Limited to 1000 copies.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/12278.html
>> >>Baker's Dozen - The Baker Brothers<<
Best known for their instrumental raw funk workouts, the Baker Brothers have added a vocal element (Vanessa Freeman of kyoto Jazz Massive fame) for this, their second collection.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/12277.html
>> >>Come Away With ESG - ESG<<
The influence of ESG’s music cannot be over-stated, ‘Come Away with ESG’ was originally issued in 1983 on 99 Records, the New York independent record company home to a host of New York underground artists such as Liquid Liquid, Glenn Branca and The Bush Tetras.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/12276.html
>> >>Swingfood Mood - Tape Five<<
Subtitled "the retro-neobossa-latin-swing-thing".. which sums it up rather well. Tape Five's sound blends a multitude of filmic influences to great effect.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/12274.html
>> >>Wah Wah 45 presents: Underground Hits & Exclusive Bits<<
Founded on the back of the Jazz Café Wah Wah club sessions in 1999, Wah Wah 45s was created to follow the same spirit by combining rare nuggets with brand new cuts. Nearly seven years, and several hundred club nights later, Wah Wah 45 proudly present their first compilation.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/12273.html
>> >>Fabric Live: DJ Format<<
An eclectic mix in the DJ Format, one of the UK's leading hip hop producers. The mix takes in several of his own tracks and blends them with a wide selection of tracks that pay homage to his roots.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/12272.html
>> >>This Is Melting Pot Music - Various<<
DJ Olski, the founder of Cologne's Melting Pot Music struck gold when he came up with his concept for a label. With acts from all over the globe and their various takes on the new funk the result is both highly original and dancefloor friendly.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/12259.html
>> >>Hutspot - Lefties Soul Connection<<
Lefties Soul Connection need no gimmick, no flash. They just let the music speak for itself: raw funk and soul all the way. Hailing from Amsterdam the Lefties have built a loyal following thanks to their numerous live gigs and a bunch of quality 7" releases. This album gives you the chance to get your hands on all the tracks in one go.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/12253.html
##SINGLE OF THE WEEK##
>> >>Jazz & Milk Breaks - Various<<
Jazz&Milk presents a new E.P series. Various artists come together to join an experimental playground for Jazz & Funk influenced sounds- no matter what style or tempo.. A gripping fusion of melodic elements & heavy breakbeats - taste it!
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/12218.html
##SINGLES##
>> >>Blue Boogaloo - Chevy<<
Blue Boogaloo is sure to get the hairs on the back of your neck standing to attention and turn a few shakes on the dancefloor. It´s Conan The Destroyer meets The Streets of San Francisco, or imagine how Dirty Dirty Harry would be if Lee Van Cleef got the job. That's Blue Boogaloo.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/12285.html
>> >>Boy Bitten - Mekon<<
Mekon's latest efforts gets two excellent nu disco remixes, the first from Padded Cell (of the title track), who give things a classic deep disco edge, and secondly In Flagranti, who remix "Blood On The Moon" which features Alan Vega of Suicide and Bobby Gillespie of Primal Scream on vocals.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/12284.html
>> >>Everything's Gonna' Be All Right - Robert Moore<<
Everything's gonna' be all right' and 'I can't help myself' were originally released on Henry Stone's SADIA Records. The original 45 is very rare and one of the most collectible on the funk 45 scene.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/12233.html
>> >>Love Is Alive - The Cuban Brothers<<
Music, of all the expressions of art, has influenced the personality of Cuba most deeply, it has long been said that Cubans sing when they speak, dance when they walk and woo with a love song..
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/12283.html
>> >>Caffeine (DJ Format's Getaway Version)<<
Canada's finest The Quartertones drop another hefty chunk of funk with the highly charged "Caffeine". Stepping up on remix duties is the UK's very own DJ Format - applying the brakes and beefing up the beats with his trademark funk sound.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/12237.html
>> >>Let the Groove Move you - Boogaloo Investigators<<
Formed in late 2002, The Boogaloo Investigators blasted out of the Glasgow funk scene with aplomb. Unfortunately, due to legal wranglings, the band only survived two 7' releases 'pressed only in limited amounts. Thankfully Freestyle records have re-released two of their finset moments.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/12225.html
>> >>Amelie in Dub - Tombee<<
Riding a rather large and recognisable riff, Tombee ups the dub controls to 11 and drops one of the biggest tunes of 2006. Think Aim, Rae & Christian and that good old boom bap and your almost there.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/12230.html
>> >>Boulevard / Good Feelin' - Rephrase<<
Originally appearing on the Jack To Phono compilation ‘Who Shot Jack Laverne 2’, ‘Boulevard’ is a slammin' jazz-hop gone doo-wop track that had Tru Thought’s Flevans jumping up and down to get involved with a remix.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/11749.html
>> >>Taster 3 - Various<<
The third instalment of the ever popular Taster series on Cookshop brings you an eclectic gumbo of aural delights for listening and dancing gratification as only Cookshop know how.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/12224.html
>> >>Gravity - Ed Royal & DJ Enne<<
Robert Ennemoser (DJ Enne) and Gruber Edwin (Ed Royal) have once again astonished with a fresh new style. "Gravity" is an asskicking breakbeat track.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/12234.html
>> >>DMR No.1 Remix - Various<<
The people behind the DMR crew had the ingenious idea of pairing Cirez D's "Mouseville" with some heavy gangsta rapping courtesy of Dead Prez. Proper party tune!
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/12282.html
>> >>Move Yo Ass - Red Astaire<<
Red Astaire aka Freddie Cruger and 3 Foot People brings us his latest 12", a Latin-flavored five-tracker for Homegrown. He continues to bring a consistently high level of quality for his Homegrown releases and fans of his work on Gamm will no doubt love what they find here.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/12281.html
>> >>Tequila - Various<<
Wicked mash up to start your year off with a bang. Coldcut's True School feat Roots Mannuva gets laid over Tequila.. Plus three more mega mashes.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/12280.html
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