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One of the biggest and best in the Tru Thoughts Shapes series to date -- serving as a fantastic sampler of the great things happening on Tru Thoughts & Zebra Traffic, plus remixes and exclusive material -- club funk, tripped out soul and more from Quantic, Bonobo, Belleruche, The Bamboos, ...

Beautiful stuff! Reminiscence Quartet were one of the first modern groups to mix Brazilian music and more progressive dancefloor rhythms, and they transformed the sound of mid 90s acid jazz with their great warm jazzy grooves! This new release appears to be a compilation of sorts -- although some ...

Cosmic dancefloor beatcraft from Soundspecies collective! Lots of bass and stuttering beats, with some swirling atmospherics, bits of dubby rhythms, some tripped out Brit hip hop, and touches on some pretty diverse sounds! Tracks include "Star Wars", "Bit Crushing Tommy", ...

A early atmospheric effort by Prefuse 73's alter ego. Instruments get mangled softly and gently by machines. The title is very fitting, and it sounds great in headphones, waiting patiently for your airplane to depart. There's guest spots on here by John Herndon and Tim Delaney. Nice. Tracks ...

A great batch of slow building funk and hypnotic mood music from Nostalgia 77 -- and another gift from future funk generators at Tru Thoughts Records! Nostalgia 77 takes the sort of inward, not necessarily downtempo, but definitely more cerebral tack of later work by DJ Shadow and others to a ...

A funky fusion of post-millenium Brazilian club groove and contemporary hip hop from Marcelo D2! MD2 does a great job of demonstrating the all inclusive groove at the core of disparate musical elements. Almost every tune has a sound rooted in percussive samba, but the vibe stretches through ...

A hypnotic batch of atmospherics and cosmic sounds from Carlos Nino & friends -- a nice blend of found sounds and field recordings of both natural soundscapes and some of the talented musicians in his circle of friends! Carlos is really one of the more diverse ...

Wonderful wonderful wonderful -- and one of the best albums we've ever heard of modern bossa and soundtrack grooves! For years, Nicola Conte has been a seminal force in the new Italian scene -- working as a DJ, promoter, producer, and sometimes recording artist under the odd 12" single. ...

Beautiful bossa from Rosalia De Souza -- and a set that's got a sweet little difference from some of her earlier Schema albums! This time around, the sound is warmly acoustic throughout -- very jazz-based, and wrapped around Rosalia's vocals wonderfully -- sometimes with a groove that's right in ...

Sublime samba grooves from the great Nicola Conte -- one of his most 60s-styled recordings yet, and that's saying a heck of a lot, given his other work! The set definitely lives up to its title -- jazzy sketches of samba tunes, two by Conte, the other two by Sergio Mendes and JT Meirelles -- all ...

A massively beautiful little record from Nostalgia 77 -- one that really knocked our socks off, and that's saying a lot, because we really liked their last album too! The sound here is much jazzier than before -- strung out over some funky beats and samples, but played by a larger group that ...

Rewind the tape and full steam ahead -- as Ubiquity's latest collection of funky soul covers really pushes the boundaries of this already-hip series! As with other volumes, the format here has current groups covering sounds of the 60s and 70s -- mostly funk and soul, but also with some surprising ...

Great stuff from the early days of the New York Giant Steps/8 Ball/acid jazz scene! Despite the title, most of the track have house music at the base -- but in keeping with the New York approach to acid jazz in the early 90s, most of the cuts are seasoned with a very healthy dose of real ...

A selection of beats from four contemporary forces working on the Norwegian scene -- J-Ramm, Kolon Productions, Clark F, and The Nutsons! The last are the only ones here we've heard before -- from a great single we used to stock many years ago -- and each artist has a different approach to their ...

A sublime batch of tunes put together by Jazzanova to celebrate the 5th anniversary of their groundbreaking radio show! The vibe here is laidback and mellow, yet still plenty soulful -- almost in the Secret Love territory explored by Jazzanova in earlier years, but with a fair bit more electricity ...

Bumping beats and lots of electricity from Milez Benjamin -- a collaboration between beatmakers Gerd, Delgui, and Colonel Red! The work here has plenty of qualities you'd expect from the lineup -- a crackling approach to rhythm that's informed by hip hop, but which is usually a few steps to the ...

An incredible collaboration between Mark De Clive-Lowe and Bembe Seque -- and a project that seems to soar even higher than any of their previous individual work! Politik have a righteously cosmic groove that's right in step with the 21st Century soul generation -- a post-4Hero vibe that's built ...

It's been way too long since the last 4 Hero album -- but it's definitely been worth the wait, as they're even more focused and fabulous than before! There's a real "instant classic" feel to this record -- the kind of feeling that folks must have got when first buying Rotary Connection ...

A diverse set of tripped out, funky, jazzy and spare beatcraft from French DJ collective and DMC champs Birdy Nam Nam -- sometimes separate but equal in the aforementioned characteristics, sometimes all mixed up within the length of a track -- a blend of beats, scratches, synths and live ...

Remixes and rare tracks from the mighty Gerardo Frisina -- easily our second favorite Italian groover next to the mighty Nicola Conte! The set's a great counterpart to some of Frisina's other full albums on Schema -- because it not only presents a few previously unreleased tracks, it also offers ...

Incredible work from Nicola Conte -- Schema records maestro making his Blue Note debut with this set -- and giving the label one of their best new albums of the 21st Century! The record's quite different than Nicola's programmed dancefloor work for Schema -- and is much more of an organic jazz-base ...

The best work so far from Rosalia De Souza -- a session that features production and guitar from bossa legend Roberto Menescal, and a sound that's deeper and even more classic than any of Rosalia's other work! Most of the instrumentation here is in an older acoustic mode -- piano, percussion, and ...

Spacey soul from Fleur Earth -- a completely compelling artist described by the label as "Minnie meets Madlib in Cologne" -- with a sound that's pretty darn close to that description! Crunchy beats are mixed with lovely female vocals -- mostly sung in German, which gives them a weird ...

The second slab of Stones Throw wax from James Pants -- following the stellar, limited edition "Ka$h" single -- this time out gifting us with ten untitled electro steeped rhythm jams! With just a couple of vinyl-only releases to date, and a few compilation tracks, JP is already ...

A tremendous step forward for Jazzanova -- an album that's overflowing with classic soul touches, and done in a style we'd hardly have expected from the group a few years before! Jazzanova have always had an ear for older sounds in their music -- which is something that first set them apart from ...

Modern club ready soul from BSTC -- a diverse blend of of group soul, electronic flourishes, instrumentals and vocal tunes -- tracks that reach back to disco, house and even a bit of bossa -- and a sweet little departure for the mostly Chi hip hop oriented All Natural Inc! BSTC does a pretty tight ...

Fractured avant funk, raw leftfield soul, and jittery, unpredictable bits of electronics on the outer edges -- all with a human heartbeat and real depth of emotion -- the best stuff yet from East Bay groover Nino Moschella! Nino is combining off kilter sound washes and true blue funk & soul ...

Jazz and Milk are a surprisingly great combination in this set of tasty break tracks -- a batch of cuts that are clearly assembled in the studio, but also have a fair bit of funky energy too! The style here is much more complicated, and much more tuneful than the usual breaks-only project -- often ...

Jazz and Milk are a surprisingly great combination in this set of tasty break tracks -- a batch of cuts that are clearly assembled in the studio, but also have a fair bit of funky energy too! The style here is much more complicated, and much more tuneful than the usual breaks-only project -- often ...

This great series just keeps on getting better and better -- and we've got no problem saying that we really love this latest installment of Rewind! As with previous volumes, the focus here is on older tunes, redone by current artists of the global groove underground -- served up in a variety of ...

A nice little remix EP of work from Hipnosis's Carrousel album -- featuring work by Diesler, Boris Carloff, Liquid Loop and Daniel Regenberg -- all of whom are good enough to leave plenty of the Hipnosis style of modern, club friendly modal jazz in the mix! Hipnosis has such a genuinely 70s jazz-ba ...

Sharp-edged grooves from Israel -- deep funk at the core, but also cut up with a fair bit of turntable work too! The combo are heavy on the horns -- trumpet, tenor, trombone, and baritone sax -- laid out in full funky frenzy over some very driving drum work on the bottom. These grooves would be ...

A fierce array of funky grooves from The Apples -- a group with a groove that's partly deep funk, partly beats and samples -- all of which are plenty soulful all the way through! The feel here is somewhere between Melting Pot and Tru Thoughts funky styles -- rooted in older funk styles of the 60s ...

Get ready to fall in love with a new bossa singer! The lovely Rosalia De Souza is a sweet-voiced vocalist with a sound that's very much in keeping with classic 60s work from Brazil -- and she's got the added benefit of working here with new arrangements from the great Nicola Conte, the guiding ...

A groovy trio led by pianist Robert Mitchell -- who roll through their own stripped to the essentials blend of trio jazz and avant grooves -- as well as sublime covers of tracks by Massive Attack, Galt McDermot and Wayne Shorter! The standout here might very well be the excellent version of ...

An incredible full length debut from vocalist Mario Biondi -- a jazz singer we'd rank right up there with the legendary Mark Murphy -- supported here with great backings from the High Five Quintet! The grooves here are in a soaring, tightly-stepping style -- very much the best club jazz mode of ...

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 ...

A fantastic batch of keyboard tracks! Xaver Fischer plays like one of the funky fusion greats of the 70s -- somewhere between Gene Harris, Ronnie Foster, and Johnny Hammond -- working the electric piano and assorted keys to come up with a smooth spacey sound that reminds us of the classic days of ...

A far reaching mix of material put together by Henrik Schwarz/Ame/Dixon -- from the minimalist electronic experimentalists, to hypnotic film score bits, to sparsely furnished house and club sounds of more recent years -- a deeply diverse tapestry of beats and sounds from the past 50 years! The ...

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, ...

The Berlin wall's been down for over a decade, but it's taken years for the western club scene to finally notice the great grooves coming out of the Eastern Block scene! For years now, artists in nations formerly locked off from more familiar European circuits have been dabbling in styles that not ...

The Latin Kick -- with a jazzy groove! Gerardo Frisina's long been one of our favorite talents on the international groove underground, and like his labelmate and sometime musical partner Nicola Conte, he's got a way of crafting tracks that are awash in classic jazz touches. Frisina himself is ...

The Blue Note debut of one of our favorite contemporary combos -- a set that has Quasimode taking on a host of classics from the label's catalog of the 60s! Given the already-soulful sound of Quasimode on other records, the setting is a perfect one -- tunes that are a perfect showcase for their ...

Great grooves from S-Tone -- the best album so far from Stefano Tirone, thanks to a range of great singers and musicians on the set! There's a warmly acoustic vibe here -- one that's rooted in bossa, but which also has some of the club jazz elements you'd expect from Schema Records -- a mix of ...

An amazing album from Build An Ark -- even more spiritual and far-reaching than their first -- and still with a vibe that rivals some of the most righteous jazz ever issued in the 70s on labels like Impulse and Strata East! The ensemble features both older and younger players -- coming together in ...

You know, here in Chicago, when we think of a Stepper's Delight, a whole other category of music comes to mind, but then you might say the same thing if you were in Kingston, too! In east and south London of course, the dark throb of dubstep is what delights steppers from the early dusk hours on ...

An incredible sampling of work from the contemporary LA underground -- all of it exclusive to this package, featuring great bits by artists who normally record for labels like Stones Throw, Ubiquity, and Plug Research -- all brought together as an incredible document of depth of the current scene! ...

The evocative title of this set is extremely well-placed -- as Micatone take on a deeper, rootsier style than ever before! Gone are the simple downtempo lines of previous records -- and in their place is a stronger sense of personality and poetry -- one that uses acoustic instrumentation as ...

A brilliant album of cosmic jazz from this up and coming German group! Hipnosis work in a territory that's half 70s fusion, and half underground club jazz -- in a style that kind of feels like what would have happened if Herbie Hancock recorded for Compost Records! The group boasts some excellent ...

A 6 track EP featuring work by Ammon Contact -- half of it remixed by others, the other half mixed by the duo themselves. We like the self-tone tunes -- as they follow nicely in the pair's mellow take on production -- interweaving some subtle rhythms and isolated instrumentation with quite care ...