New Grooves -- Recently Added -- CD  

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 ...

Groovy, jazzy space soul soundscapes from Finland's Teddy Rok Seven -- led by Teppo Makynen -- who's worked with like minded scenesters Nu Spirit Helsinki and Five Corners Quintet -- but steps out with an amazingly strong full length! The sound is a bit tough to pin down -- it's all very trippy in ...

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 -- ...

More beats than straight jazz, but pretty great overall -- a set that really reminds us of that key 90s moment when real jazz instrumentation first started creeping into the work of beatmakers! Simon S is at the head of the project -- handling most beats and instrumentation, often with a spare, ...

A sweet sampling of grooves from the recent hot-burning scene in Finland -- a set that brings together the smooth soul of the Jupiter label with some of the club jazz cuts from the mighty Ricky Tick imprint! Together, the cuts make for a wonderfully-rounded overview of the excellent music coming ...

Soaring soul from the Sunburst Band -- a 2CD set that's almost even more groove-heavy than some of their previous records! The package offers up a wealth of all those hard-to-find Sunburst cuts that showed up on expensive import singles over the years -- presented here in a nicely-priced package ...

A great Latin groove from the Una Mas Trio -- a duo whose music is often programmed, but with the rich tones, colors, and timings of the best Latin modes from years back! The package is a bit short on notes, but there definitely appears to be some live instrumentation in the mix -- filtered in ...

A wickedly jazzy little group from the UK -- one that features lots of great keyboards from Jessica Lauren, a London artist we've loved since her first cosmic fusion sides in the 90s! Lauren sings a bit on the record, but mostly concentrates on handling a wide range of keys -- Fender Rhodes, Arp, ...

A nice collection of the great cover tunes from the Tru Thoughts label -- host of great tunes given the modern funky dancefloor sounds that have been tearing up DJ lists and headphones in the late aughties -- with Nostalgia 77, Alice Russell, Quantic Soul Orchestra, Bamboos, Lizzy Parks and more! ...

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, ...

Commercial but never cloying -- a great return to form for Los Amigos Invisibles, a group who always make us forget the barriers of language with their warmly seductive grooves! The production here is nice and warm -- helped out with contributions from DJ Afro on a few tracks, and done in styles ...

Completely compelling work from Fleur Earth Experiment -- a German soul outfit with a really unique groove! The Fleur Earth sound is built up beautifully from crispy beats, spacey keyboards, and funky production -- all very much in the best spirit of the Melting Pot Music label the group calls ...

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 ...

The long-awaited debut album from David Borsu -- an artist who's really been catching our ears these past few years with his excellent singles on Counterpoint, but who sounds even better on a full length set! Borsu's got plenty of cosmic touches that echo his affiliation with Counterpoint -- a ...

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 ...

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 ...

A masterful mix set from the Scratch Perverts -- working with the essences of a deep selection far reaching material -- from gritty underground hip hop, to furiously bumping electro funk, cosmic club grooves, deep dubby cuts, and loads of all around trippy beatcraft ! A hazy, darkness tinged but ...

An uplifting blend of laidback, percolating spacey soul & jazz atmosphere with direct, resonant vocals from Michelle Amador! The sound is a mix of live instrumentation and programmed elements, and it's a natural synthesis -- and Michelle has the voice that works just as well in mellow club ...

Gilles Peterson does it again -- and blows our mind with an array of future-sounding grooves! As with the previous titles on Peterson's Brownswood label, the music here often defies style or label -- completely inventive work that points the way to a new generation of expression in modern music -- ...

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 ...

An incredible set of funky soul from Lizzy Parks -- a UK singer who works partly in the deep funk territory of other artists on the Tru Thoughts label, but one who also has a more sophisticated side as well! Parks gets some great help here on the album from Benedic Lamdin and Riann Vosloo of the ...

A massive collaboration between Horace Andy and Ashley Beedle -- a well-titled second set in Strut's Inspiration series, and one that brings both artists into some really fresh, new territory! Andy handles most of the vocals, and Beedle's working rhythms that are somewhat in his Black Science ...

A beautiful change in pace for vocalist Lizzy Parks -- an album that's much mellower than her funky debut for the Tru Thoughts label, but in ways that are still plenty darn soulful! The vibe here is very acoustic, and very laidback -- a spare space that has Parks' amazing vocals sliding out ...

An amazing step forward for Dalindeo -- a set that's even more beautiful and complex than previous efforts for the Ricky Tick label! This time around, the style's billed as "cinematic jazz" -- and you can definitely hear that approach in the music -- a rich blend of live jazz ...

Warm and percolating atmospherics from Natural Self -- on a set that's appropriately titled, as we've always felt he's got more resonantly glowing humanity in his instrumental soundscapes than most of his peers -- and this set may be his best yet! The rhythms have a bit of weight, with things ...

Spacey funk, complicated charts, and a really rich sound -- all a great start for this hip ensemble from Melbourne! "Score" is a great name for this sweet little set -- considering how full the arrangements are, and how much care the group's put into orchestrating their music! It's also ...

Jazz, milk, and plenty of breaks -- a really great little set that almost blows away the previous entries in the series! All tunes here have some roots in older grooves -- modal, Latin, or soul jazz -- but the execution of the music is definitely contemporary -- hip production and a few dancefloor ...

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 ...

Very cool work from Japanese reedman Naruyoshi Kikuchi -- an artist that we first loved with his Dub Sextet -- sounding really cool here in a unique set of music scored for a ballet! Most of the tracks still have the creative jazz instrumentation you'd hear on a Dub Sextet record -- but there's ...

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 ...

Def Jux's funky party band Chin Chin returns -- spacey, 70s inspired club funk and synthy grooves galore! The core Chin Chin trio of keys, strings, drums, percussion & vocals but they really flesh these jams out in the studio -- going all in with loads of horns and additional percussion, ...

Great instrumental grooves from Japan -- a set that mixes mellow house, funky club, and more -- all with a spacious sort of feel that's free from ego, and pretty darn fresh overall! Volta Masters really concentrate on beats, keyboards, and some other instrumental elements -- and they never take ...

The soulful side of London -- and a really great compilation that's even better than the first volume in the series! The 2000 Black posse present a warm and wonderful batch of tunes -- numbers that have their roots in the current broken beat underground, yet which also have a bit more warmth, and ...

A 2CD Anniversary compilation for Turntables On The Hudson -- with a disc of Current Favorites and a second with Classics From The Catalogue! Disc One features tracks that by acts that are among our current favorites, too, with Quantic & Nicodemus, Balka Beat Box, Chico Mann and others. ...

A step deeper into underground jazz from Cosiner -- working here with James Andrews, whose worked as part Horace Tapscott's Pan-Afrikan Peoples Arkestra among others -- purportedly the first installment of an ongoing project, and we hope that pans out! On Visions, Cosiner's ambient atmospherics ...

Don't let the faux boy band cover of this one put you off -- because this is a damn soulful little album -- even better than the group's previous effort on Raw Fusion! Their look may have changed a bit, but Damn's groove is sharper than ever -- a wicked blend of funky beats, smooth soul ...

Galactic funk & synth soul from Dam Funk -- his epic full length debut Toeachizown for Stones Throw -- and a record that should be a game changer for the southern Cali ambassador of cosmic funk beats, heavy bass and synth grooves! Dam Funk is part throwback to the electro era -- his vintage ...

A bit haunting, but also blissful and material from Cosiner & Capital -- a blend of atmospheric beats and percussion, and guitars -- a nice blend of spacey and organic grooves! Producer Cosiner has a fresh approach to the all around dynamic, with ranges from spooky to soothing, and the guitars ...

The first full length effort from Bay Area beats and atmosphere sound sculptor Cosiner -- a warm and often jazzy blend of beats, bass, keys -- from low and rumbling rawness that revolves around the drum and bass, to more of a live sounding hip hop jazz vibe with piano and horns, to more of a DJ ...

Instrumental sound tapestries from Bay Area -- the second in his EP Series of unpredictable, hypnotic material that blends insistent and abstract elements in turns! There's a rawness to Cosiner's craft that we really appreciate, the drums and beats feel gritty and real, and the sounds range from ...

Jazzy numbers and more from the Impossible Ark label -- from classic 60s jazz inspired numbers to airy modern jazz, tunes African roots, and even some warm, modern folk soul inflected tunes -- a nice representation of Impossible Ark and a nice compilation with nothing but top notch tunes! ...

Tripped out, cracking avant pop from Phantogram -- a sweet pastiche of beatcraft, mood rock, trip and hip hop influences -- with hypnotic vocals, heady bass lines, bubbling synthy sounds, and a hazy tunefulness! The group skews towards an emotional, almost lo fi sensibility, which gives a runs ...

Club funk remixes and bass heavy cosmic grooves from Bugz In The Attic -- without a doubt one of our favorite remix and all around club groove aficionados of the past decade or so -- making swirling stormers, hypnotic dubs, impeccable edits, and Bugged remixes of tracks by BB Boogie, Amy Winehouse, ...

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, the proper Out My Window album is an eccentric ...

Soulful club funk Joey Negro & friends -- the second volume in the Many Faces Of Joey Negro series -- featuring material from the man himself proper plus cuts credited to Sunburst Band, Doug Willis, Sessomatto, Dave Lee and more! There's an evergreen cosmic club groove to Joey's work that ...

Avant hip hop instrumental atmospherics from Radius -- raw beats, splintering funk and house flavored grooves with tripped out samples -- incredients that might sound familiar, but Radius has a way of spinning a hypnotic vibe that goes above and beyond! There's often a persistent beat underneath ...

Electro pop and hip hop from Apsci on Quannum -- from raw electronic thump with pop hooks, to more of buzzing post punk terse funk vibe -- unique it's synthesis of disparate elements, and given some slinky soul in the vocals! It's catchy as hell, and unlike other records on the un-pigeonhole-able ...

Better days, indeed -- as the set takes us back to our favorite club sounds of the late 70s -- thanks to careful crafting from maestro Al Kent! The album's got a solid, soulful approach that's totally great -- a return to a time when making dance music involved a full range of instrumentation -- ...

A sweet set of remixes from Pepe Bradock -- brought together as a 2CD collection with a sound that's as sunny as the image on the cover! Some of the numbers here start out quite darkly, but Bradock's touches brighten things up with lots of playful electronic bits and pieces -- kind of a sparkling ...

An incredible meeting of talents -- one we never would have expected in a million years, but which comes off beautifully throughout! The spacey genius of Amp Fiddler meets the Jamaican grooves of Sly & Robbie -- in a blend that's breathtaking -- one that takes all of Amp's crackling energy, ...