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Modern psych soundscape builder Jonti – 4-track recordings made prior to his Stones Throw debut Twirligig – pretty brilliant stuff that's derserving of a real release! The physical version is vinyl only. Includes heavily hypnotic blends of beats and atmosphere, some Smile-influenced ...

One of the greatest records we've ever heard from Jazzanova – a set that really returns the group to their roots, and features live funk instrumentation, and ultra-soulful vocals from singer Paul Randolph! The sound is unlike anything Jazzanova's done in the past – even tighter, and ...

A very groovy compilation that dips into the now-rich Irma catalog, and pulls out some of the best funky and bossa tunes of the past 10 years! The music on this comp is some of the strongest the label ever produced – and although you may have some cuts on other albums, the whole thing sounds ...

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Abstract beats with a depth of global influences from Dimlite – the Swiss beatmaker/producer's debut for the Now Again/Stones Throw – and far reaching effort that covers a lot of aural atmosphere over its running time! Dimlite's work for Sonar Kollectiv was among the most forward ...

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Really unique work from this hip Japanese combo – the brainchild of keyboardist Kensuke Saito, who plays some really wonderful electric piano and synth on the set! Although contemporary, the record's got a spacious, soulful feel that takes us back to some of our favorite 70s fusion – ...

Lucky Seven in the Gilles Peterson's Brownswood Bubblers series – hand-picked modern soul, tripped out electronic grooves, glitchy clubby psych and otherwise top shelve, avant yet accessible groovers – with tracks by The Stepkids, Jon Phonics, Ivy Chanel, KING, Ratcliffe, Tanya Auclair, ...

A mad mix of spaced out jazz funk from Madlib – working here in a style closer to his benchmark Yesterday's New Quintet mode of forward looking band-based grooves – but also taking it even further and into deeper realms! The Last Electro-Acoustic Space Jazz & Percussion Ensemble ...

An excellent batch of jazzy keyboard tracks, with slight touches of Brazilian rhythms, as the title implies! The group hails from Denmark, but they've got a great mellow 70s American feel – with Fender Rhodes, organ, and moog in the lead, and the rest of the band coming up from behind with ...

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A cool trio of tracks from the Jessica Lauren Four – a very promising teaser for her first album on Freestyle! Jessica's been putting out soulful, jazzy and genre-straddling material since the early 90s – and she's still got it! "Happiness Train" blends soul, jazz and blues ...

The Red Hot series returns to Rio – for a 3LP set with a pretty incredible roster – steeped in a love of Brazilian music and featuring many classic and contemporary Brazilian artists as well as a international adventurers! It's pretty impressive – if you thought the Red Hot ...

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A reworked version of one of our favorite albums on Schema Records – a set that has the initial pair revisiting their tunes and twisting them around nicely – in a style that's not really remix, but more re-imagination! The approach is one we can really appreciate – as Paolo and ...

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The first album in years from LTJ X-Perience – one of the few funky acts that got things going on the Italian scene in the generation before Schema Records! LTJ are a key link between the Italian sound of the 80s and the later growth into bold new styles – and this album definitely ...

Crispy cosmic contemporary sounds from the 21st Century underground – pulled together by Kutiman, and featuring a host of previously-unreleased tracks! Beats are in the forefront on most numbers, as are inventive styles of production – ways of folding together sounds into fresh new ...

A much-needed look at the mighty Burrell Brothers – Rheji and Ronald – two artists who really helped refine the sound of club music in the 90s! At a time when others were falling for cheesy gimmicks and tinny computerized sounds, Rheji and Ronnie had a completely different groove ...

Spacey soul from Columbia Nights – a duo with a wicked touch in the studio, and one that's mighty darn fresh overall! The record's in a crispy blend of mellow beats and stretched-out keys – yet it's also handled in ways that are nicely different than the norm – with a languid ...

The seventh in the series of singles from Far Out Monster Disco Orchestra – a lucky number, though we didn't need luck for this one to be a timeless dancefloor win – as the orchestra features a stellar roster of Far Out Records all stars! "Vendetta" pays back with slow ...

An homage to classic organ soul from Italy's Hammond Express – paying tribute to Booker T & The MGs, The Tams, Groove Holmes, John Barry, Brian Auger, Curtis Mayfield and others! It's been years since we last heard from Hammond Express – but seeing as producer and keyboards guru ...

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 ...

A great little cut that definitely earns the "Primitivio" in its title – thanks to some mighty spare acoustic rhythms at the bottom – much more classically Afro-Cuban than you'd guess from the house mix listed here! In fact, it seems that all instrumentation is played live ...

Quite a change for the Dining Rooms – and a nice one at that! The album's distinctly mellower than some of their previous records, but it's a lot more soulful too – very focused on vocals, sung by Jake Reid on most tracks – and on the well-penned lyrics of the tunes! ...

The birth of a modern bossa genius – and the first full LP from Toco, one of the leading stars in the Schema Records family! Toco plays acoustic guitar and sings – in a gentle breezy manner that reminds us of classic work by Baden Powell or Joao Gilberto – backed up here by some ...

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" ...

Mindblowing work from the early years of Schema Records – a set that really helped set a whole new tone for a generation – and which still sounds wonderful all these many hears later! Balanco work up a perfect blend of bossa rhythms and soulful jazz – all wrapped up with the kind ...

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 ...

The genius of Nicola Conte gets the remix treatment – in this wonderful new album that steps off heavily from his massive Jet Sounds set of a few years ago! If you know Nicola, he's the wunderkind behind the Schema label – and, probably more than anyone in the world right now, one of ...

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 ...

The genius of Nicola Conte gets the remix treatment – in this wonderful new album that steps off heavily from his massive Jet Sounds set of a few years ago! If you know know Nicola, he's the wunderkind behind the Schema label – and, probably more than anyone in the world right now, one ...

The fourth entry in The Jazz Influence series compiled by Kevin Yost – a sweet set of electronic fusion grooves with a fairly timeless feel – warm keys & beats flavored numbers, mixed together by Kevin Yost – with work by The Square Playa, Manuel Diaz Grey, Guy Monk, The Cool ...

Brilliant work from Thievery Corporation! This duo truly seems to be getting better and better as the years go by, progressing to deeper realms in both tone and craft – and somehow doing that while pulling us in with immediate, insistent appeal. That's no small feat! Tripped out jazzy hip ...

Melodic and atmospheric sounds from Gang Colours – fragile and tuneful material that’s somewhat of a surprise from the Brownswood label! I guess we shouldn't really think of what Gang Colours does here as that much of a departure for the label, given their unpredictable oeuvre is never ...

Niceness from Parisian producer Onra – a mix of spacey, cosmic soul bounce and a wavering, fading in and out flow to the beatcraft that's sinks in and doesn't let go! There are strains of 80s electro funk & soul that are totally intergral, but with a splintering, broken beat vibe that's ...

Breezy bossa jazz steeped grooves from Italy's Papik – jazzy and effervescent, with a more of a live feel than so many on the international bossa based melodic tip – with loops and studio flourishes subtly blended with with a really sweet sound throughout! The female lead vocal parts ...

The slinky sound of the tango gets updated into some great electric funky grooves – a pivotal recording for the French scene, and one of the gems of the past few years! The record takes the classic Argentinian tango approach, infuses it with funky Paris, and comes up with a timeless groove ...

Genius work from one of our favorite artists! Both tracks sparkle with the kind of retro-jazzy intensity that we've come to expect after Conte's brilliant Jet Sounds LP – a perfect blend of classic bossa grooves and modern dancefloor production, in a mode that blows away all the competition! ...

Miguel Migs has often skewed more towards the soulful side of the house and otherwise club groove sound, and he does so on an even deeper level with Outside The Skylike! This one features a diverse roster of guests – and an impressive one, too – Meshell Ndegeocello, Bebel Gilberto, ...

Hi Note, indeed! Gerardo Frisina's latest is awe-inspiring – a completely seamless blend of Italian and Latin jazz, bossa rhythms and percussion, and some of the most tasteful and naturally blended electronic elements you could ever expect to hear on an album so steeped in a genuine affinity ...

Beautiful bossa groovers galore – and one of the greatest entries so far in a series that never lets us down! Years back when Break N Bossa first started, the concept of older Brazilian modes and contemporary dancefloor rhythms was something of a new idea – but over the years, with the ...

Great great stuff from the man who never lets us down! Nicola hits hard with two excellent modern bossa groovers – both the sort that will fill a dancefloor on a busy Friday night, but will also provide a perfect backdrop for chilling at home on Saturday morning with your hangover. "For ...

An amazing little set – far greater even than the already-excellent first volume, and a treasure trove of modern dancefloor jazz that includes a fair bit of previously unissued numbers! The vibe here is very firmly in the Schema records old/new blend of jazz and grooves – but it's also ...