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29-Oct-2004 |
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New At Tunes: Trick Or Treat? |
Greetings,
Well, he's cursed by the support of Morrissey, Eminem and
Springsteen and, as Charlie Brooker so keenly observes, he
does look like a haunted tree, but for pity's sake let's hope
the Kerry-monster shuffles his creepy features into the hot
seat. The proximity of halloween bodes well, and assuming
some of the 58,000 (FIFTY EIGHT THOUSAND) ballot papers that
were 'lost in the post' in Florida this week turn up, a repeat
of the last blood-boiling circus of insane criminal horrors in
Jeb's back yard might just be avoided.
Like most people, my inner political animal tends to do
little more than roar out of the back of my trousers after a few
light ales but, well, you know... I don't want to go to hell and
stuff. Fingers crossed...
##New Wish List Feature Whatsit##
If you add an item to your wish list that's currently out of
stock, you will get automatic e-mail notification when said item
comes back in. Sounds simple, but it's actually quite clever.
Find wish list in the 'My Tunes' drop-down menu on the homepage.
##ALBUM OF THE WEEK##
>>Beats & Pieces Volume Three - Various<<
The third installment in Barely Breaking Even’s trusted ‘Beats
& Pieces’ series, compiled once again by label founder Peter
Adarkwah, travels through electronic house (Herbert), hip hop,
future disco (Sunburst Band), future soul gems (D’Nell), soulful
house (Erro), nu-skool boogie (George Levin) and Kenny Dope-
resuscitated jazz classics.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9272.html
##ALBUMS##
>>Other Directions Volumes 1 & 2 - Nicola Conte<<
Special Edition double pack of Italian jazz maestro Nicola
Conte's 'Other Directions' Volumes 1 and 2, featuring a feast
of smouldering instrumental jazz, percussive dancefloor cuts,
Latin-infused torch songs and orchestrated ensemble pieces.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9285.html
>>Natalie Gardiner - Natalie Gardiner<<
Magnificent debut album from Anita Baker-influenced downtempo
soul vocalist Natalie Gardiner on Stockholm's Ramjac Records.
Sparse, jazz-tinged nu-funk with abstract, head-nodding beats
and a sharp, streetwise production courtesy of RMJC.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9275.html
>>Waypoints - Shur-I-Kan<<
Classically trained pianist and esteemed DJ and producer Tom
Szirtes' follow up to 2001's 'Advance' continues the nu- jazz/
house/hip hop trajectory that he first nurtured jamming with
Portishead and playing support shows to Maceo Parker.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9273.html
>>Soul Brother Number One - Various<<
Fat and frisky mix of soul, funk, breaks, dub, rare groove and
hip hop on this 'promo use only' double CD booty. Too many class
tracks to list, and no official running order available, but
rest assured it's a winning selection.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9269.html
>>Mary Had Brown Hair - Gary Wilson<<
Stones Throw releases the first new album in 25 years from cult
US musician Gary Wilson, who vanished after his 1977 proto-New
Wave masterpiece ‘You Think You Really Know Me’. Fortunately,
the intervening 'lost' years don't seem to have dulled the
sheen on his perverted electro-lounge-jazz.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9270.html
>>Osunlade presents The Yoruba Soul Mixes - Various<<
Osunlade lends his production skills to some of soul’s most
accomplished players including India Arie, Musiq Soulchild and
Eric Benet, as well as legends Patti Labelle, Martha Wash and
Freddie Jackson.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9281.html
>>Italian Playboys - The Link Quartet<<
The third album of Hammond-driven funky grooves from Italian
Playboys, featuring nine original songs from the organ-
obsessed four piece, plus covers of Jon Lord's 'Rubber Monkey',
Jack McDuff's 'Briar Patch' and 'Ladyshave' by Gus Gus.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9271.html
>>On Your Level - Various<<
The first in a series of compilations hosted by Galaxy FM high-
lighting the flavours that the station covers in its diverse
musical output. Debuting with a selection of soulful house.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9283.html
>>Breakfast Of Champions - Lee Coombs<<
Finger Lickin's breaksman of the moment Lee Coombs collaborated
with producers like Dylan Rhymes, Christian J, Andy Gardner
(Plump DJs) and Jem Panufnik (Soul Of Man) on this epic album
of badass beats, tribal tech sleaze and grimy acid house.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9274.html
>>Street Level - The Beatnuts<<
Originally released in 1994, the first full-length album of
raw, hardcore hip hop from underground Latino crew The Beatnuts
gets a much appreciated re-issue.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9284.html
>>The Sound Of Philadelphia - Various<<
Follow-up comp to 'Philadelphia Roots' from the excellent
archivists at Soul Jazz Records. Classic and rare material
from Philadelphia's most important artists from the 1965-'73
period, tracing the evolution of soul music into disco.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9276.html
>>Circus & Chibuku present: Yousef & Krafty Kuts - Various<<
Two of Liverpool’s finest club nights join forces for this
double disc mix, with Circus man Yousef taking CD1 and Chibuku's
Krafty Kuts looking after CD2. Both spinners work on a proper
dancefloor dynamic, from atmospherics to full-on crescendoes.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9277.html
>>Even Closer - Goapele<<
Erykah Badu / Jill Scott-type business from San Francisco Bay
Area neo-soul phenomenon Goapele on a debut album of alluring
and powerful lyrical poetry and shimmering, soulful jazz tones.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9278.html
>>Phil Asher presents Soul In The House - Various<<
Following the worldwide success of the 'Jazz In The House'
series, Phil Asher turns his hand to creating a new collection
rooted in soul-driven house music. On the money, as ever,
Asher afficionados won't be disappointed.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9282.html
All these and loads more albums at:
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/recent_additions/
##SINGLE OF THE WEEK##
>>The Flow - Down To The Bone<<
Composer and producer Stuart Wade's nu-jazz / funk breaks
fusioneers DTTB pick up some fantastic remixes of their Flora
Purim-vocalised 'The Flow'. Bugz In The Attic's Agent K opens
the show with a characteristically on it Bugz-style rework,
while Mr. Gone pushes the Latin groove buttons for his version.
And the original's no slouch either. US import, available
exclusively at Tunes.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9292.html
##SINGLES##
>>Impeach The Precedent - Various<<
Sampler of political hip hop and funk from the Kajmere Sound
label, featuring four tracks (plus instrumentals) from rhyme
masters like DJ Einstein, Zaakir, J-Live and Thes One, plus a
full-tilt funk bomb from Poets Of Rhythm. Limited US import.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9289.html
>>Do You Miss Me? - Pixel<<
Baltimore-based leftfield producer/engineer Kwesi Dawes'
haunting blend of deep house and future soul is brought to life
with the addition of Matthew Payne's breathy vocals on the title
track. Flip for tripped out hip hop and raw broken beats.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9287.html
>>DJ Gregory In The House Promo 12'' - Various<<
Unearthed a few copies of this limited sampler from the French
super-jock's In The House mix. Lovely, hook-laden percussive
house from Shawn Christopher, backed with a couple of versions
of the Shadeaux Men's mesmeric, minimalist tech-houser.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9286.html
>>Forward E-Motion - Stereo Twins<<
Deep house deliciousness from the Stereo Twins on Gerd's
excellent 4Lux label. Two versions of the title track are
pretty self-explanatory, while the flip offers a slowly
evolving floor filler.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9294.html
>>Take A Ride - Boca 45<<
New signing Boca 45 (aka Dynamo Productions' Scott Hendy) gets
his GC schedule off to a flying start with 'Take A Ride', the
first 12" from his long-player 'Pitchsounds', Tammy Payne on
vocals and Boca's raw beats and flickering melodies.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9293.html
>>Watertight - MT feat. Scruffy D & Lady Fran<<
Sao Paulo-based producer MT continues to push the Brazilian
breaks movement forward with this latest 12”, teaming up with
MC Scruffy D and vocalist Lady Fran for some break-step/dub-
tech/grime-ragga action. Resin man Taishan cuts the original
into a house-breaks re-rub on the flip.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9291.html
>>Look - Verna Francis<<
Verna Francis returns with another slick, soulful gem
on Chilli Funk. 'Look' is a low temperature, funk guitar-driven
groover produced by Restless Soul's Felix Hopkins and remixed
by Chilli Funk's NoTenshun and French DJ/Producer Franck Roger.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9295.html
>>Waypoints EP - Shur-I-Kan<<
Shur-I-Kan gets the remix treatment from two leading figures in
the US house scene. Texan bad boy Brett Johnson's Spring Bump mix
strips the original down, while Larry Heard tweaks it into an
epic ambient house track with an old school twist.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9245.html
>>Contact - Area-555<<
Warping, alien-influenced electro-breaks debut from Area-555,
built around a burbling, sinister b-line, grainy beats and loads
of crackly extra-terrestrial radio transmissions. Get your tin
foil brain hats on...
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9288.html
>>Sunday Seance - Blockhead<<
Deep, melancholy instrumental hip hop from New Yorker Blockhead
on the title track (the clues are there) backed with something a
little bit more heavy, featuring Aesop Rock, for whose 'Labor
Days' album Blockhead produced nine tracks.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9290.html
>>Sliced Soul Sandwich EP - Hereldeduke feat. Kool Keith<<
Now signed to Tru Thoughts, this release on Yorkshire label
TTM&R was actually recorded before Diesler's debut TT EP. Four
gorgeous, raw-edged funky, jazzy, b-boy swingers to spoil your
ears with.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9296.html
All these and loads more singles at:
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/recent_singles/
##SAUCY SEVEN INCHERS##
>>Don't You Care - Alice Clark<<
Re-issue courtesy of Acid Jazz of this gorgeous 7", originally
released in 1972 before slipping into obscurity. Alice Clark's
performance is quite stunning, traversing an emotional range
that runs from Billie Holliday to Janis Joplin.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9297.html
>>You Don't Know What You Mean - Lee Fields<<
Solid gold soul as only Daptone know how, with 'You Don't Know
What You Mean (To A Lover Like Me)', a fierce, uptempo groover,
while the flipside, 'Could Have Been' is a deep, emotionally
charged soul-searching gem.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9298.html
>>Dimlix / Smooth One - Hoffmann<<
Squiggly house action from French producer Jerome Hoffmann (who
also records as La Moukat) on this taster from Pork's
forthcoming 'Dubplates From The Lamp Vol. 4'.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9299.html
##Brazilectro series, Volumes 1-6##
A choice collection of premium Latin and Latin-influenced music
that covers the full spectrum, from jazz and Bossa Nova to funk
and house grooves. Atmospheric, soul-soaked and hard-wired to
your hips.
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/labels/audiopharm.html
##BACK IN STOCK##
Marlena Shaw - California Soul (7)
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9163.html
Thievery Corporation - The Richest Man In Babylon (4 X LP)
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/6352.html
Various - Miguel Migs - 24th St. Sounds (2 X CD)
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/9001.html
Various - City Of God Remixed Vol. 2 (CD)
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/7536.html
Various - City Of God Remixed Vol. 1 (CD)
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/7572.html
##OFFERS##
Buy a copy of 'Pin Points' by Plumbline and get a free copy of
Plumbline's debut album, 'Circles':
http://www.tunes.co.uk/tunes/featured/8965.html
Quality electronica from Hydrogen Dukebox. For free!
##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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