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Cosmic synth grooves from the duo of Michael Kirkman and Alan James, aka Subway -- home recorded electronic soundscapes working in hypnotic from of the 70s Krautrock innovators, and the more effervescent sounds of avant garde dance music of 80s Detroit and the European scene in almost equal measure! ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sweet jazzy grooves from this hip Italian duo -- Enzo & Gianni Lo Greco, who've also recorded as Quintetto Lo Greco for Schema Records! The sound here is definitely in a Schema groove -- lots of jazzy instrumentation on piano, sax, trumpet, and trombone -- very much in the best 60s Italian ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Buoyant, spacey funk beatcraft and sputtering synthy atmospherics blended intricately with more soulful and and jazzy touches courtesy of the Clonious -- a deft mix of heavy funk beatcraft and more hallucinatory soundscapes! Clonious proves to have an impeccable ear for far reaching dynamics, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Hazy, diverse beatcraft from Twit One & Hulk Hodn, aka Testiculo Y Uno -- a nice start to a new series from the good people at Melting Pot Music! Hi Hat Club Vol 1 is solid set of beats and atmosphere, some in kind of a laidback hip hop instrumentals mode of soul beats and insistent bass ...

A nice blend of dubby rhythms, rootsy instrumentation, organic and programmed elements from the UK & Brazilian cross-continental roots & reggae combo Dubkasm! Key members live a world away -- Digistep in Brazil and DJ Stryda in Bristol -- but they manage to do a pretty great job of making ...

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 ...

Eric Lau steps into some definite new territory here -- building off his production work for Dudley Perkins, Lupe Fiasco, and others -- and emerging strongly as a lead artist on his own! Lau's got plenty of great help on the set -- an array of London-based singers who help flesh out his ...

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 ...

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 ...

Funky rhythms and modal grooves -- all held together nicely by the raspy vocals of JJ Vianello! The record's got echoes of other recent work from Italy -- particularly some of the Mario Biondi recordings, in its mix of well-chosen modes from the 60s! But JJ's also got a bent that's more soul than ...

Cosmic hip hop soul from Om'Mas Keith, Shafiq Husayn & Taz Arnold -- a long awaited proper full length from the Sa-Ra Creative Partners -- and an excellent one! Sa-Ra's signature spacey funk & beatcraft, hypnotic and boundless grooves have been critical behind the scenes for some of their ...

Spacey soul, propulsive club grooves, thumping beats and more laidback elements from Karizma -- a diverse set of remixed and alternate material from his stellar Mind Of Its Own album -- more than worthy of fresh perspective! Karizma defies easy categorization, and that's they we like it -- with ...

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 ...

Aural hypnosis, blissful beats and natural atmospherics from Kona Triangle -- the collaborative union of UK sound stylists Keaver and Brause! The organic sounds that float over and slide another the synth tones and lightly thumping beats sound like genuine nature -- giving the groove and lively ...

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 -- ...

Stuttering, thumping and unpredictable beats, bumps, and beeps from the Koushik -- a wild ride on two sides, from sparse atmospherics to full on beathead freak funk! The record features 30 brief untitled "beeps", but what we're loving about it his how approachable and flat out fun it is - ...

Funky club soul from Chin Chin -- definitely a different vibe for the Def Jux label -- on a record that combines a synthy dancefloor bounce with more of a group soul sound! There's a spacey groove here that's pretty loveable -- and it's really surprisingly sophisticated, to boot -- even treading a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

These guys have a name like an eyeglass store, but a sound that's richly soulful -- way more than you might expect from their name or the cover -- and a groove that's filled with classic influences from the 60s and 70s! The style isn't quite the same as the usual retro soul album -- as the ...

Crackling piano trio work from LTC -- a groovy Italian combo who burn things up nicely with this club jazz set for the Ricky Tick label! There's a tightness here that takes us back to some of the best European piano sets of the 60s -- influences from soul jazz, modal jazz, and a bit of bossa -- ...

An amazing new version of the United Legends by Shuya Okino -- one that has the record completely recorded with jazz backings from Sleep Walker -- all in a sound that's even better than the original! The album's almost a Sleep Walker album at heart -- with tremendous sax and modal piano lines -- ...

As the title states, a compilation celebrating the landmark release from Om Records. 16 tracks over 3 LPs, including "Salutation" by King Kooba, "Afro Loft Theme" by Fred Everything, "All Right" by Soulstice, "La Playa" by J Boogie's Dubtronic Science, " ...

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The 8th volume in this perennially popular series -- mostly featuring heavily mixed/sequenced instrumental tunes, built up off of jazzy riffs and samples, in that early 90s New York mode. Titles include: "Jazzy Flute" by Bread & Butter, "KMW" by The Prunes, "Nite ...

A collection of groovers from London and New York. Tracks include "Revival" by Martine Girault, "Prince Of Peace (12 inch mix)" by Galliano, "Beware" by Vivienne McKone, "Don't Throw My Love Around" by Cooly's Hot Box, "Part Of The Masterplan 92-Live ...