Massive work from Hypnotic Brass Ensemble – a combo who manage to pack more music into a 10" single than most groups do a full LP! "Ayo" is a romping groovers that has plenty of bumping bass and drum rolls on the bottom – then lots of the group's really wonderful horns... read more
Ron Trent and Jose Rico working together as Indigenous Travels – on a single that serves as a tribute to Azymuth's Jose Roberto Bertrami – and sure enough, it's got the tropical percussion and Brazilian flavour to show for it! "Paradise Ritmito Carnival" really does show some... read more
(Limited edition. Etched art on the B-side – of a cosmic scene that compliments the spacey sound very nicely!)
Excellent single from the godlike hands of Patrick Adams & Greg Carmichael! The record's a club-heavy update of this Motown classic that's mixed by Larry Levan!... read more
Funky dancefloor material from the Isleys – pretty guitar-heavy, and not really their best moment, as the soul quotient's a bit low, and they're kind of lost in the grooves. "I Wanna Be" is served up in a disco version, which is really just an extended funker.... read more
(In a CBS Disco Single sleeve. Label has some marker.)
The first in the Lost Scrolls series of unreleased J Dilla recordings – and a pretty strong representation of Dilla's strength son a few different levels – with a couple cuts featuring Dilla on the mic , a prime level (almost) instrumental, plus a nice one with rhymes by his brother... read more
Obscure synth boogie EP out of California. Includes vocal and instrumental mixes of the title track, "I'm Ready For You", "Together At Last", "Pleasures In Me", and "Good Woman".... read more
A great but overlooked bit of crossover funk from Chas Jankel – guitarist for Ian Dury & The Blockheads during the late 70s! We're pretty partial to the cut "Glad To Know You" – which is a wicked post-punk crossover tune – almost in the Human League mode, but with... read more
A great but overlooked bit of crossover funk from Chas Jankel – guitarist for Ian Dury & The Blockheads during the late 70s! The real standout here is the original version of "Ai No Corrida" – a track probably best remembered from Quincy Jones' Dude album, but sounding... read more
Promo only issue of this track off the Sun Rises. . .LP, with the dope Primo track served up instrumentally on the flip, which is what we're checking for.... read more
(Promo in a stickered sleeve, with an index label.)
An oft-quoted, classic old school track from one of rap's pioneering MC's, essential to any hip hop collection, that ought to need no introduction from us. Gets a place in the history books too for the early appearance of Russell Simmons as producer.... read more
Their first single, "Anotha Ho" is a kinda funny novelty track where JJ Fad dis most of the other female MCs from around that time (Roxanne Shante, Real Roxanne, Sparky D, Salt & Peppa), with a chorus "Anotha ho bites the dust" based on the Queen sample. Of course, "Supe... read more
Nice laid-back production from the Beatnuts on this personal reminiscence on the history of hip hop, name-checking a lot of the early old school pioneers. And who can argue with doing a dedication to Afrika Bambaataa.... read more
An early start for Jocelyn Brown, but even in the mid 70s, she was still a formidable voice in the clubs! This excellent track has kind of a rolling funk feel, with less of the disco sound that was later associated with Jocelyn's later work – and some nice touches like a jangly guitar, hard... read more
Wicked electro grooves from Kavinsky – five mixes of the cut "Protovision", but brought together here with the fuzzy frenzy of a John Carpenter soundtrack! The initial version is a great instrumental – with some guitars from Raw Man that have a really classic 80s vibe –... read more
Includes "Snake", "Been Around The World" feat Ja Rule, "Step In The Name Of Love (rmx)", "Who's That" feat Fat Joe, "Ignition", "You Knock Me Out", and "Dream Girl".... read more
A great disco take on the Love Boat theme – one done here withs ome slightly Latiny club touches from Joe Quijano, and fragile vocals that shake a bit more than Jack Jones' on the original recording! There's some nice Miami club moments in the instrumentation – and the compelling thing... read more
Philly has got to be the center of the Nu Classic Soul universe. This is the latest group to come from the city of Brotherly Love with a rich, soulful approach to contemporary sounds. King Britt steps it up a bit on the flip, for a nice club take on the midtempo album version.... read more
A follow-up to the group's massive electro groover "Dirty Talk" – done with the same sort of percolating beats, electro keys, and whispered snakey vocals that really give the subject matter a run for the money! The groove and sound is very similar to the original – and the... read more
Sweet jazz funk from 70s Finland! "Boots & Roots" is a wonderful groover from the group of saxophonist Eero Koivistoinen – a snapping groover with guitar on the rhythms, and freewheeling solos on soprano sax from Eero, plus some great solo work on piano! "Roots &... read more
Three remixes from the Konomka project – all of which really expand the spirit of the original! Chico Mann remixes "Sibashaya Woza", and somehow manages to bring this really earthy, almost muddy vibe to the track – but we mean that in a good way – as his style kind of... read more
A huge crossover hit for the group – but a pretty tasty dancefloor single as well! Deodato's producing track here – and it's got a nicely compressed sound that pops along the bassline and catchy hook wonderfully!... read more
A funky later classic from Kool & The Gang – not as hard and heavy as their early work, but still plenty darn great! And while "Ladies Night" is a well-known hit, there's always great bits on the track that we always fall in love with again – like the tightly compressed... read more
(Promo. Cover has a stain and some peeling on the spine and some marker on front.)