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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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 -- ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 -- ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 -- ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Miriam Aida really knocks our socks off with this set -- a classic-styled album of jazz vocals that's quite different than some of her previous Brazilian-tinged work! Aida really captures a cool sort of 50s/60s groove here -- a hip-walking approach to female jazz vocals that packs a lot more punch ...

A wicked little set that really lives up to the spirit of the title -- one that mixes together funky African and Brazilian styles from the 70s, in a sound that's somewhere between the work of Manu Dibango and Jorge Ben! Jorge Ben's an especially strong influence here -- not just because Simone ...

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! ...

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A mix of natural soulfulness, headier boom bap and club soul from Linn & Freddie -- the team of Freddie Cruger/Red Astaire and Stockholm based jazz & soul singer Linn Segolson -- plus guests Anthony David, Kent Segolson., ADL & Mad Midget! The opening duet between Linn & Anthony ...

Spacey club soul from SK Radicals -- the most soulful material we've heard from the group to date -- and also more rooted in jazz than we remember from earlier work -- done with clean modern sound! The group gets off a variety of moods, from the contemplative soul of the opener "Troubled ...

Danceable rhythms and breezy sounds from Javelin -- who mix of MPC samples and messed up beats with bits of keys, drums, and all kinds of hypnotic errata -- really nice stuff that's hard to describe in a nutshell, but easy to love! There's a commitment to tunefulness that got us on board easily, ...

Magical music from Build An Ark -- a set that features two of the best tracks from their Love album, plus two bonus improvisations too! "This Prayer For The Whole World" is an amazing number -- the kind of cut that takes us back to Michael White or Pharoah Sanders on early 70s Impulse ...

Spacey soul, keys, and strains of underground hip hop from Fleur Earth -- with a range of sounds from soul beats and sweet vocals, to a grittier vibe! The vocals are mostly in German, so we can really just speak for the mood and the groove -- and both work for us! The sounds range from laidback ...

Spacey soul, keys, and strains of underground hip hop from Fleur Earth -- with a range of sounds from soul beats and sweet vocals, to a grittier vibe! The vocals are mostly in German, so we can really just speak for the mood and the groove -- and both work for us! The sounds range from laidback ...

A damn nice set from these guys -- one we like even better than their Compost record from a few years back -- thanks to a funkier, more soulful feel overall! Before, General Elektriks had kind of a quirky groove -- but here, they're much more tight -- mixing up a fuzzy, funky brew that's heavy on ...

A contemporary cut, but with with a classic Chicago groove -- lots of the spare, stark rhythms you'd expect to find from the colder side of the Windy City house scene a few decades back! The bassline bumps up mightily at the start -- setting the stage for snapping beats and lots of spacey ...

Turntablism and keyboard grooves from Marc Hype & Jim Dunloop -- plus a diverse roster of guests on the mic, from underground hip hop figures like Mr Lif & Mr Complex, to sultry Latin soul flavor with Malena Perez! The duo drop some exciting material here, in a variety of styles, including ...

A couple of tight gems from Hype & Dunloop's Stamp Out Reality LP and solid remixes! "A Rare Occasion" is a funky Latin soul sound infused the the duos trademark turntables & keys vibe -- taken to the next level with vocals by Malena Perez and includes a Kid Gusto remix. "Al ...

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 ...

A real rising star on Schema Records -- composer Alessandro Magnanini, best known for his hit with Mario Biondi -- stepping out here in a beautiful album of his own original music! There's a fresh feel here that really opens up a new chapter at Schema -- still a bit of their old jazz/bossa vibe, ...

As wonderful of an overview of the far reaching dancefloor soul, global jazzy funk and eclectic beatcraft of the Tru Thoughts label we could have hoped for -- with standard setting numbers by Quantic, Alice Russell, Nostalgia 77, TM Juke, Bonobo and many more! It's 10th Anniversary that's well ...