New Grooves — All Formats  

A full scale joint effort from the always unpredictable Stones Throw label and the cassette-centric Leaving Records – featuring audio adventurers Julia Holter, dak, Cyclist, Trance Farmers, Dem Hunger, Run DMT, Soundwizard BZB & MC Set, Oscar McClure, Odd Nosdam, Sun Araw and more. Cool, creative and diverse stuff – a good deal of it with kind of a darkness-tinged electro atmosphere – and an array of eerie broken beats, abstract instrumentals and vocals. 19 tracks in all: "Visions" by The Cyclist, "Into The Night" by Davis, "Lions Den" by dak, "Labelle Gross" by Oscar McClure, "You & Me Both (Live Arthur Russell Tribute)" by Julia Holter, "Sisters" by Odd Nosdam, "Right Off" by Sun Araw, "Bardo States Dream Walker Version" by Run DMT, "Purple Hay" by Trance Farmers, "Sadnis" by Knx, "Atimo" by Yuk and more.

An excellent upbeat club number – sung in Japanese by the lovely Bird, and produced by Shinichi Osawa of Mondo Grosso. The track's probably one of our favorites from Bird's latest LP – and it's got these kick-start beats at the beginning that are mixed with burst of strings that sound totally great. The vocals are extremely soulful, and mix in with these keyboard lines that percolate the track – swirling together in a way that makes the cut instantly compelling!

Two different sides of Louie Vega – served up to show his rich work for the King Street Records label over the years! CD one features a continuous mix by Louie – one that brings his talents for a dancefloor vibe to the works of other contemporaries – as Vega mixes together their grooves with some of his own – in an extended mix that includes "Vega 1" by Louie Vega, "Gypsyman" by Dazzle Drums, "Seasons Of Love (Blaze club mix)" by Blaze, "Goodbye Love (Alix Alvarez SC fly dub)" by DJ Roland Clark presents Urban Soul, "Found Him (Kerri Chandler Koaz dub)" by Studio Apartment, "Stargazer" by K-Scope, "Inhale" by Mood II Swing, "Where The Music Takes You (Teddy Douglas re-edit)" by Ananda Project, "Transitions" by Dennis Ferrer, and lots lots more – 25 tracks in all. CD two features work of Louie's own – or key mixes for other artists, in which Vega really transforms their sound with the same sort of warmth and soul he brough to his Masters At Work productions! These cuts include "Give It Up (MAW club)" by Rain/A Lil Louis Painting, "Cassio's Theme" by Groove Box, "Vega 3" by Louie Vega, "Hold On (Louie's MAW club)" by 95 North, "Lovery (Louie Vega dance ritual remix)" by Tuccillo & Kiko Navarro, "Souffles H (King Street club mix)" by Mondo Grosso, and "Here With My Best Friend (dance ritual mix)" by Stephanie Cooke.