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A tremendous combination of Latin roots and contemporary grooves -- the mixing of the Puerto Rican scene with a definite influence from West London -- resulting here in a really righteous batch of tracks! The set's the brainchild of Afronaut, and features a bit of his own work, plus contributions... read more

Really lovely work from Miriam Aida -- a set of contemporary recordings, but with Brazilian roots that go decades deep! Miriam has this light vocal approach that's really wonderful -- soft, but never too airy to lose its soul -- and mixed here with very well-selected instrumentation that's often... read more

The old school Attica, with a sound that mixed Nu Soul, Nu Jazz, hip hop, breakbeat and even a bit of jungle into a Headz-y downtempo brew. Some of the best the "trip hop" scene had to offer.... read more

Balkan Beats galore -- a sweet set of remixes handled by Nickodemus, Dub Gabriel, and others -- all in a mode that follows strongly in the spirit and strengths of the originals! As with the core BBB grooves, the rhythms here are pretty contemporary, but the instrumentation carries echoes of older... read more

A double-length live set from Mario Biondi -- a hip Italian jazz singer we first discovered through his work on Schema Records, and one who sounds equally great here in a live big band setting! Biondi's got a really raspy style on his vocals -- one that's instantly captivating, and which sounds... read more

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A perfect title for a perfect record -- especially given all the love we've felt from Build An Ark over the years! The album's a masterpiece through and through -- easily the greatest statement ever from this already-amazing band -- a contemporary ensemble, but one that we'd seamlessly rank right... read more

A perfect title for a perfect record -- especially given all the love we've felt from Build An Ark over the years! The album's a masterpiece through and through -- easily the greatest statement ever from this already-amazing band -- a contemporary ensemble, but one that we'd seamlessly rank right... read more

One of the most righteous albums of the 21st century so far -- and an instant classic we'll be loving for years! Build An Ark are a seriously heavy soul jazz ensemble, with roots and traditions that stretch back to the most righteous days of the 70s underground -- the brainchild of producer Carlos... read more

A new combo, but one who really get the sound of older soundtracks right -- particularly the late 60s/early 70s Italian generation that's inspired the name and artwork of this set! Instrumentation is nice and lean -- keyboards, guitar, bass, and percussion -- used more in the tight ways of a mod... read more

A great set of spacey jazzy grooves -- and a rare album that was deleted immediately from the Acid Jazz catalog due to some copyright troubles! The album's quite different than a lot of the other ones on the Acid Jazz label -- with a spacey soul sound that's a sweet blend of classic 70s jazz funk... read more

A sublime album through and through -- and another essential slice of work from the legendary Nicola Conte! Conte's only given us a few full length sets under his own name, but they've all been amazing, and this album's no exception -- a record that mostly features live jazz instrumentation,... read more

Brazilian funk from Curumin -- a contemporary set, but one that features a fair bit of old school influences as well! In a way, Curumin's music is sort of an update of the 70s samba soul sound with a bit more beats -- taking the older Brazilian styles into a 21st Century range, and dropping in... read more

Club jazz with a funky edge and a spiritual soul twist from Dalindeo! "Willpower" has a quite a bit of funk in the drums & percussion, which really draws you in from the kickoff -- with some spacey electric piano, trumpet, flute and sax giving it a nice feel -- and vocals by Bajka... read more

Whoa! Stones Throw may have signed up modern electro funk torchbearer Dam Funk in the late 00s -- but he's been at it for years -- and here's a couple thumping numbers from the end late 80s & early 90s from the Dam Funk personal archives! "It's My Life" is the earlier track --... read more

Dam Funk's entry in Stones Throw's Rhythm Trax series of instrumental beats on wax -- elevating the art of the DJ geared vinyl genre! RTV4 is a funky set of untitled instrumentals that blend elements of the spacey 80s club sounds without getting bogged down in token revivalism -- loads of spacey... read more

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A turn into both laidback soul, jazzier numbers, and uptempo cuts from DJ Cam and singer InLove! The set rolling from a sweet homage to Minnie Ripperton, to solid beat backed funky soul, to piano & bass steeped jazzier numbers -- with Paris based singer InLove's lovely vocals over the top. ... read more

A stunner from DJ Mitsu The Beats -- the reigning spacey soul beatmaker of the Japanese scene -- following up the near classic A New Awakening LP and the tight work with is group Gagle with this equally wonderful set featuring a who's who of underground MCs and spacey soul singers! Word To The... read more

A stunner from DJ Mitsu The Beats -- the reigning spacey soul beatmaker of the Japanese scene -- following up the near classic A New Awakening LP and the tight work with his group Gagle with this equally wonderful set! Word To The Wise stays mostly within the spacey hip hop soul sound he's made... read more

Panoramic DJ funk and abstract beatcraft from the one-and-only DJ Spooky -- his first proper full length in about a decade! Spooky was hardly resting all those years, having spoken all over the world and kind of serving as a spokesperson for his craft -- but he returns here with a pretty diverse... read more

A great concept and an even greater record -- one that features groovy jazz versions of earlier club tracks on the Unique Records label -- all played by a combo headed up by vibist Alexader Maczewski, in a sweet Latin/bossa inflected mode that's a fair bit like Cal Tjader's best 60s work on Verve! ... read more

One of the heaviest house albums we've heard from Peven Everett in years -- a set that's filled with upbeat, joyous grooves -- all done with the same deep soul you'd expect from other recent records! The whole thing's a great step back towards some of the classic grooves from Everett's Chicago... read more

Finally on CD! Farley's one of the greatest Chicago House legends, known around these parts not just for his groundbreaking DJ work, but for these seminal tracks that helped lay the blueprint for the sound that would take over clubs worldwide! Farley's 12"s for the Trax label were the heart... read more

Sparse, arresting songwriting and hypnotic electronic flourishes from Fink -- who has been evolving wonderfully as a songwriter over the past few releases -- and really finding moody comfort zone on Sort Of Revolution. One of the things that we admire most about this phase of Fink's recorded... read more

A cerebral and sweetly soulful instrumental excursion from Flying Lotus -- a headnodding journey that's as gratifying as anything we've heard from the Warp label in a long time! It's tough to get around a Prefuse comparison, especially given FL's masterful way of blending off kilter outeredge... read more

The second album from Foreign Exchange -- the formerally bi-continental project of North Carolina MC, and nascent soul singer Phonte of Little Brother, and transplanted Dutch producer Nicolay -- who take an even deeper turn into spacey soul on Leave It All Behind! Given that Phonte is singing... read more

One of the most beautiful albums to emerge out of the mid 90s drum n bass era of the London scene -- a complicated set of grooves that recalls the glory days of the Chess/Cadet scene in Chicago, with touches of 70s keyboard funky jazz, Brazilian fusion, and all the expansiveness that the London... read more

Not a 4 Hero album, exactly, but a great set of "extensions" of their musical genius -- one that has a host of other like-minded artists serving up their own version of 4 Hero tunes! The whole thing's completely sublime -- every bit as cosmic, righteous, and joyous as some of 4 Hero's... read more

Lovely work from Bebel Gilberto -- her debut for Verve -- which in a way, brings her home, given that Verve released so many great records in the 60s from Brazilian artists with boundary skirting appeal! Bebel's work has never lacked warmth, but she's bringing even more of it to this set, with... read more

Well, this turned out well! Session 2 from the Herbaliser Band -- which finds the Herbaliser style of beathead moodcraft turntable wizardry working live and direct with the Easy Access Orchestra! All in all, it's a grittier, funkier vibe than we were expecting for some reason, even the the... read more

Raw early Chicago house with an almost techno feel, from the days before those sort of labels even existed.... read more

The amazing full length debut of Hypnotic Brass Ensemble -- a cool combo from the Chicago scene who've been making some big waves around the world over the past few years! The brass-heavy group have a family legacy that links them to the Artistic Heritage Ensemble of Phil Cohran -- and an approach... read more

The best work we've heard so far from The Immigrant's Bossa Band -- a really great Japanese collective, whose sound is filled with the bossa touches promised by their name! There's a special sort of vibe running through the music, though -- so that the cuts here aren't just bossa rehash, but the... read more

The best work we've heard so far from The Immigrant's Bossa Band -- a really great Japanese collective, whose sound is filled with the bossa touches promised by their name! There's a special sort of vibe running through the music, though -- so that the cuts here aren't just bossa rehash, but the... read more

One of Ronny's first singles, and a jazz/hip hop number that features vocals by IG Culture. Louie Vega remixed both the cool and rugged mixes -- and "Flat Out" is a sweet mellow jazz stepper with some great guitar riffing!... read more

Hypnotic, breezy psychedelia and tripped out tunefulness from Koushik -- a record that blends sounds from a palette of colors that is unlike anything we've heard from him or the Stones Throw label -- uncategorizable and a pleasant surprise! In a way, Out My Window is an eccentric... read more

Timo Lassy and Jose James -- a really wonderful pairing, and some music that's a bit different than work we've heard from either artist on their own! James' vocals are as great as always, but they're set up here with a lively modal jazz groove -- which really unlocks a whole new quality in his... read more

A global funk gem from Lightning Head, aka Glyn "Bigga" Bush of Rockers Hi Fi -- an artist who takes a surprising, truly funky, and wholly credible left turn into Afrobeat! Lightning Head doesn't forsake the electro grooves of earlier work so much as steep it very heavily in organic... read more

A global funk gem from Lightning Head, aka Glyn "Bigga" Bush of Rockers Hi Fi -- an artist who takes a surprising, truly funky, and wholly credible left turn into Afrobeat! Lightning Head doesn't forsake the electro grooves of earlier work so much as steep it very heavily in organic... read more

It's been a long long time since we last heard from Minus 8, but the wait's definitely been worthwhile -- as this album's one of the most soulful they've ever done! There's loads and loads of great keyboards on the record -- lots of Fender Rhodes, bubbling in beautifully between mellow beats --... read more

An amazing deep funk combo from Japan -- one that almost rivals Osaka Monaurail for classic-styled grooves! These guys have a sharpness that reminds us of the late 60s James Brown Band at their best, touched with a bit of JBs instrumental riffing -- all produced with just the right gritty edge to... read more

The benchmark second album from Mr Scruff -- and classic Ninja Tune! Keep It Unreal was bit airier than the usual Ninja Tune release of the time -- not in the beats, which are still quite heavy, but in the sense of wit and whimsy that pervades a number of the tracks and gives the album a playful... read more

The early recordings of Georgia Anne Muldrow -- and they're stunning -- showing Georgia's depth of soul and boundless creativity was in full force even in her late teens! As a whole, the tunes on Early are a bit leaner and less trippy than some of her more recent recording, but her spirit is as... read more

Spacey soul soundscapes from Nicolay -- another big step for the unpredictable, but always soulful beatmaker, producer, and artist -- inspired by a consciousness awakening trip to Tokyo on Shibuya -- City Lights Volume 2! When we were first tipped to Nicolay's sounds, it was from a soulful hip hop... read more

Brilliant work from Otto -- one of the best albums we've heard from him in years, and a set that shows him still very much at the forefront of contemporary Brazilian music! There's a bit less of the beats that first marked Otto's early experimentations -- and in their place are some wonderfully... read more

Bassy beats, synth blasts, and splintering bedroom funk atmospherics from James Pants -- a batch of instrumentals for Stones Throw! There's more if a minimalist electro funk style to these cuts than the wildly eclectic sounds on his wildly eclectic Welcome -- but it's certainly recognizable as the... read more

Drum heavy, bass stoked, spiraling keys flavored tunes from James Pants! Spacey electro groover James Pants is one of the busiest soundscape groovers in the game these days, and he just gets better and better. "Thin Moon" is a laser guided synth funk blasts, with thick keyboard grooves... read more

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Q-Tip's legendary unreleased jazz funk flavored Kamaal The Abstract album -- a wonderful record that should have come out in 2002 (!!!) -- but in yet another tribute to Q-Tip's genius, it sounds just as great all these years later! We remember well, hearing snippets of Kamaal The Abstract on a... read more

Hard to believe its been over a decade since we first started digging the music of Rad -- but the groove here is stronger than ever, and filled with the kind of classic soul and funk touches that first made Rad stand out many years back! The instrumentation is incredibly tight -- great keyboards... read more

Rad live in Japan -- laying down a wonderful version of the funky soul we've always loved on her studio albums! There's a leanness to the record that's almost more classic-styled than some of her previous work -- a really tight little groove that falls beautifully in a Bay Area legacy of jazz-style... read more

The latest album from Rad -- an underground soul singer who's been working in the groove scene for the past 10 years, crafting some wonderfully stripped-down albums that fit perfectly with the best of the nu soul releases we've been stocking! The backing's got a classic sound on most tracks --... read more

Funky and eclectic beatcraft from DJ Regal -- a pretty moody set of funky boombap beats, heady bass lines and moody elements on the outer edges! Regal gets a variety of moods out on these tracks, from dusty soul beat hip hop backdrops, spacey bits of soul jazz keys and other echoey bits, spaced... read more

One of a handful of "lost" singles that Larry Heard produced, when he was still putting out an occasional jazzy house single here and there in the early 90s, for this side label of Gherkin records. As you'd expect, nice piano dances over a smooth house track.... read more

Two Swedish cats with a great ear for slinky soul -- a duo whose sounds evoke some of our favorite mellow moments of the 70s, with a few hip 80s touches as well! For an indie set, the record's got a beautiful production sound -- a rich array of keyboards, rhythms, and jazzy horns -- wrapped around... read more

Cosmic synth grooves from the duo of Michael Kirkman and Alan James, aka Subway -- home recorded electronic soundscapes working in hypnotic from of the 70s Krautrock innovators, and the more effervescent sounds of avant garde dance music of 80s Detroit and the European scene in almost equal measure!... read more

A huge early moment for Hammond hero James Taylor -- and a key moment in both the deep funk and acid jazz worlds as well! Taylor's take on the theme to "Starsky & Hutch" brought back 70s funk at a time when nobody was expecting it -- and in a pretty darn great way too! Lots of sweet... read more

Brilliant work from two of the most dynamic artists of the past few decades -- coming together here in a really boundary-pushing set of music! Tony Allen got his start with Fela, but has moved on to do some mindblowing work on his own in recent years -- music that really moves far beyond the... read more

It's been 10 years since 2000 Black first started catching our ears, and they've never sounded better! This album's way more than just a "next set" of grooves from the pair -- as it really shows a growth over time, a unified musical vision that has them hitting some of the same cosmic... read more

Cosmic jazz old and and new -- a cool collection of tracks mostly pulled from the vaults of Arision Records, and put together with a great early for a jazzy groove! Some of the cuts are older sound library gems, others are more recent recordings, and a few more are remixes of older jazz tracks --... read more

A glorious celebration of the Luaka Bop label -- the groundbreaking imprint first started by David Byrne as a way to bring older Brazilian music to the American market! Since that initial release -- Brazilian Classics 1 -- the label's been covering a hell of a lot of ground -- a fair bit of the... read more

A great follow-up to the first volume in this series -- and one that shows the evolution of the Spanish groove in great ways since the 70s! The last collection featured older work, but this one's almost all contemporary -- yet most of the groups here more than live up to the funk promised in the... read more

The Republic Of Afro Beat keeps on pushing further into the global scene -- breaking down borders in a rich new revival of older African modes -- showcased here in a range of great grooves from around the world! The package follows on the other two entries in the series -- and like those gems,... read more

DJ Muro takes on a host of killer soul, funk, and jazz tracks from the deep deep EMI catalog -- all in a mighty mix that's even more compelling than some of his other sets of this nature! The collection's filled with rare gems in a variety of genres -- and Muro's definitely got the right sort of... read more

Darkly thumping, deeply floorshaking beats, heavy bass grooves and all around sinister dubstep dancefloor from Soul Jazz -- Volume 2 in the Steppa's Delight series featuring cuts from Gemmy, Shed, King Midas Sound, Kutz, James Blake and many more! Steppa's Delight 2 is a mix of killer exclusives... read more

3LP set with work by Joakim, Osunlade, Just Jaekin, I Cube, Rima, Soha, and others.... read more