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A great group – much better than their name! Forget the "dub" part – because there's no reggae jams, or bargain basement Kingston sounds on here. Instead, the group's a really warm and jazzy combo – a quintet of 5 Japanese musicians, all playing in a lovely, laidback... read more

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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... read more

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Very, very dope LP by this London studio funk jazz genius. While half the scene's been messing around with blunted beats and weak stuff, Chris Bowden's composed a suite that has the sound of a great blacksploitation soundtrack or a classic album on Curtom. Lots of heavy grooves weaving in and out... read more

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A harder-edged set than before from Corduroy – a record that's still heavily steeped in the 60s territory of previous releases, but one with a bit more of a mod feel overall! There's lots of heavy Hammond and guitar in the mix, and the vocals have a warm appeal too – kind of a blue-eyed... read more

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Another great achievement from this groovy Italian group – an album that's head and shoulders above anything they were doing just a few short years ago! The Dining Rooms deep to deepen their sound more and more with each new record – hitting a range of tones and colors that take them... read more

Includes backing by Matthew Shipp, William Parker, David S Ware, Khan Jamal and others.... read more

The first full-length set from the enigmatic Italian groover Doktor Zoil – part of the mod retro underground of the past few years, and an artist who really caught our ears with his playful 7" singles! The tracks on this set have a bouncing La Douce sort of party approach – often... read more

A Chicago house classic, taking off on the riff from the Isaac Hayes tune that's been re-edited and mixed as doubles in clubs for ages and turning it into a new club anthem!... read more

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Sweet! The full length debut from Schema's great modern groove ensemble collects material that has been floating around for a while on separate 12-inch eps, plus previously unreleased gems – and the CD was well worth the wait! The groove here ranges from light, mellow space trip jazz, to... read more

Modern electronic grooves from Funkadiba – a duo that features the legendary Daniele Baldelli, the DJ reknowned for his contributions to the famous Cosmic nightclub! The styles here are definitely an update of that classic Cosmic groove – lots of spare, stark beats mixed with synth and... read more

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Surprisingly fantastic bit of funky sitar tracks! The project's a recent one, but it's got a classic 70s global crossover funk sound that's very much in the vein of the weird Indian-funk work of Ananda Shankar or The Dave Pike set. The record's got a raw Meters-esque groove at the base –... read more

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Jazzy samples with an earthy edge – worked together in some magical soundscapes that also manage to groove nicely at the best moments! One of the more "organic" titles in the hip catalog of the Japanese Flower Records label – and a compelling release that takes us back to... read more

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Early material from Kevin Saunderson and Juan Atkins.... read more

Sublimely soulful funk from Kudu – a very tight combo with a great mixture of classic grooves and modern influences. Vocalist/bassist Sylvia Gordon has a wonderful voice – warm and mellow, with a heck of a lot of soul, put forward with the utmost of confidence. The group behind her is... read more

A great step forward for Gianmarco Liguori – an album that's got a much deeper, more texture-based sound than some of his previous work – almost an experimental ECM mode for the 21st Century! Gianmarco's sound really lives up to the "musical directions" promised on the cover... read more

Singer Sarah Linhare's has Messages From The Future – delivered via this sweet little set of spacey future soul! Sarah's voice pulls you in pretty quickly, with genuine soul. The production is by Kenlo Craqnuques and a couple of guests, who all manage to blend soft, airy atmoshere with some... read more

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The latest from the groundbreaking Bristol crew! The sound on this outing isn't as dark as the last two albums, but there's still the unmistakable Massive vibe, with a full, deep bass, dubby elements, hip-hop & jungle inflected beats and atmospheric touches that spawned scores of copycats. ... read more

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A split CD with tunes from 9DW and Boris. EP features 4 tracks – "Spice", "Stingray", "Tokyo Wonder Land" and "Akirame Flower".... read more

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Ian Simmonds group from the mid 90s group, kind of blending a stripped down approach with some heavier beats and trip hoppy effects, but with both live instrumentation and programmed sounds. When we dropped the needle on this, it didn't sound nearly as dated as we expected it too. 8 tracks in all... read more

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Paul "Shilts" Weimar is the funky sax talent behind the modern steppers-grooving group Down To The Bone – stepping out himself here in a smooth set of jazzy numbers that owe a lot to his roots in that other group. No standout funk here, but a nice batch of slightly dancing numbers,... read more

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No double standard here – just one great album, unified through a love of classic jazz and soul influences! Japanese producer Sunaga T has really outdone himself here – blending together styles that include the bits of club jazz, house, and soul work that's been coming out of the... read more

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A downtempo classic in the post-K&D world – a selection of dubs of the Tosca tune "Chocolate Elvis", done by talents that include Boozoo Bajou, Rodney Hunter, Babby Mammoth, Quant, and others! The package features 11 different takes on the tune – all in very different... read more

The biggest selling album ever cut by Blue Note – and a festive romp through samples of the label's famous jazz catalog! US3 mix it up on tunes that include "Cantaloop", "I Got It Goin On", "Different Rhythms", "Eleven Long Years", "Lazy Day"... read more

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Features work by The Field, Soliquid, Nathan Fake, Ricardo Tobar, Phonogenic, Marc Marzent, Justus Kohncke, and others.... read more

Heavy funk with a contemporary twist – a host of James Brown classics, all replayed here by the roster of the Gamm label! Given the hip hop stylings of most of the artists, the funk here is often cut, pasted, and sampled – but there's also clearly a bit of live instrumentation going on... read more

In case you haven't noticed lately, the Scandinavian scene's blowing up large – and for good reason! As this set nicely documents, there's a rich array of great groups up north – groundbreaking combos with one ear towards the jazzy riffs of 70s European jazz – bringing more life... read more

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Includes music by Joy, I:Cube, Sylk 130 featuring Mark Bell, Erro, and others picked by Gilb-R.... read more

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Japan's Globe Trotter crew hits the Munich scene – and comes back with a tasty little package of tracks from Compost Records! The set's a Japanese-only one, and features some really wonderful tunes from Compost – one of the best underground labels currently in business. Titles include... read more

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