A lovely little album dedicated to the famous Italian singer Mina – a vocalist with an incredible range, and an artist who made some incredibly groovy work back in the 60s and 70s! The style here isn't just a rehash of Mina's hits – but a reworking of those ideas into some more ... read moreCD
One of the boldest statements we've heard from the Detroit underground in years – and a great reminder that the city's legendary club sound is still alive and well – if you know where to look! Terrence Parker serves up a set that makes the Planet E label very proud – and which ... read moreCD
One of the boldest statements we've heard from the Detroit underground in years – and a great reminder that the city's legendary club sound is still alive and well – if you know where to look! Terrence Parker serves up a set that makes the Planet E label very proud – and which ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Amazing work from Detroit future house genius Theo Parrish! Parallel Dimensions couldn't be a more appropriate title for the set – as Parrish takes the languorous, hypnotic elements learned from years in the Detroit house scene and blends those loops and beats with a rich tapestry of ... read moreCD
Spare sounds from the Detroit scene – the kind of grooves that Theo Parrish and his scene have been making for years, and really opening up the frontiers – even when the rest of the world may not have been looking! The sounds here are spare and spacey, but still mostly rhythmic – ... read moreCD
Julian Jumpin Perez & Bad Boy Bill —
Megamix ... 12-inch DJ International, 1987. Good+ ...
Just Sold Out!
Remember Friday night mixes on WBMX? Never got to hear them? This megamix by Julian Jumpin Perez and Bad Boy Bill is about as close as you can get without digging up an old cassette someone dubbed off the radio. (Soul, New Grooves)12-inch, Vinyl record
Diverse dancefloor rock, soul & psychedelia from from Daniel Collas & Sean Marquand and their NYC collective Phenomenal Hand Clap Band – a mix synth and keyboard groovers, percussion rich cosmic grooves! The only previous material we've heard from the Phenomenal Hand Clap Band was a ... read moreCD
A fantastic moment from Courtney Pine – his sublime take on a Gary Bartz classic – done with excellent vocals from Cassandra Wilson! The 4Hero mixes are excellent – nice and jazzy, but maybe even more spiritual than the original! 12-inch, Vinyl record
One of the greatest albums in years from reedman Courtney Pine – a set that firmly reminds us just what an important part of the British scene he was many years back! In the years after the experimental waves of British jazz rock and avant jazz, Pine was a surprisingly strong voice in the ... (Jazz, New Grooves)read moreCD
A wonderful solo project from Konishi Yasuharu of Pizzicato Five – a set that's got a very different flavor than the danceable sounds of his famous group from the 90s – with a much more mature vibe that really lives up to the title! The album revels in the jazzier, more personal sounds ... read moreCD
Four tracks of seminal chicago house from Lidell Toownsell and crew, stripped down without too much acid influence, but still great! (Soul, New Grooves)12-inch, Vinyl record
Spiritual space explorations by the Portico Quartet – a group who are really a duo instead of a four-piece – and who use a lot more electronics than some of their contemporaries on the Gondwana label! In a way, the music almost has the same post-jazz vibe as some of the work on the Tru ... read moreCD
Gabriele Poso —
Awakening ... CD BBE (UK), 2018. New Copy ...
$16.9919.99
Clubby grooves and rootsy percussion – served up here by Gabriele Poso in a really wonderful combination! The music here is as rich and organic as the cover – almost in the 21st Century blend of contemporary and classic that we've loved in records from artists like Joe Clausell or ... read moreCD
Of all Carl Craig's work, these tracks have got to be some of our favorites. Mostly quite early and, as the liner notes state, recorded in bedrooms around Detroit (and the world!), these tracks have a raw immediacy that his later, more polished work hints at, but doesn't embrace. Includes seminal ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Alex Puddu's going right back to the beginning here – serving up some tight, sharp sounds that are very much in the 70s funk mode that first gave him inspiration! And this time around, he's got Lonnie Jordan from War on board – singing on three of the album's great tracks – which ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Alex Puddu —
Soul Tiger ... CD Schema (Italy), 2015. Used ...
$11.99
The best work yet from Alex Puddu – the musician who explored the world of 70s porno on previous records for Schema, and who steps out here with an even more classic groove! The great Joe Bataan is in the group on vocals – adding in this old school New York element that really makes ... (Deep Funk, New Grooves)read moreCD
A great groove in three different versions – all takes that work perfectly together, in ways that are different than the usual remix single! The core "Devil Made Me Do It" almost has a nod to Afro Funk, but served up more in a small combo jazz funk mode – as percolating ... (Deep Funk, New Grooves)read more12-inch, Vinyl record
A masterpiece of spacey soul from Randolph – an artist who may well be giving us one of his greatest tracks with this single! The original tune itself is beautiful – slow-tripping beats, floating piano lines, and moody vocals from the man himself – all elements that seem to take ... read more12-inch, Vinyl record
A stunning full length set from Reel People – soulful club with vocals by a variety of wonderful singers that include Angela Johnson, Vanessa Freeman, Dyanna Fearon, Sharlene Hector, and Jag! The set really lives up to the promise of Reel People's work on singles over the years – ... read moreCD
A much-needed full length set from RSL – a trio who've grabbed plenty of attention with their initial singles, but who sound even better on an extended session! The group's got some instrumentation that's very much after our hearts – Fender Rhodes, organ, and theremin – all used ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Om'Mas, Taz and Shafiq drop their debut single for the venerable Ubiquity – a deep, heavy blend of spacey soul, electro and hip hop! "Double Dutch (Co Co Pops)" has a great, really heavy space synth groove – the kind dense, pulsing keys, hand claps, and finger snap beats that ... read more12-inch, Vinyl record
One of the most compelling tracks from St Germain's Tourist album is given the remix treatment on this 3-track CD single. "Sure Thing" has got a great sound that features bluesy guitar licks and scatted jazzy vocals – and the radio version throws in a bit more of a kick to the ... read moreCD
Deep dubby almost techno feeling tracks from the first generation of house by Adonis with some help from Frankie Knuckles on the mix. (Soul, New Grooves)12-inch, Vinyl record
African-inspired dancefloor soul grooves from Boddhi Satva – on great little EP on BBE – with 3 great vocal cuts and a Afro-jazzy-house instrumental! The A-Side features the cuts "Ngnari Konan" feat Oumou Sangare and "Nankoumandjan" feat Mangala Camara, similarly ... read more12-inch, Vinyl record
A nice modern clubby disco take on Minako Yoshida's "Town" by Saucy Lady – plus the sweet keys & synth flavored "Honey B" on the flip! "Town" has all the disco funky charm pf the original version, just down with a bouncier modern sheen – and the ... (Global Grooves, New Grooves)read more12-inch, Vinyl record
Early Chicago house, back in the days when you could really hear the Euro influence on the raw tracks! (Soul, New Grooves)12-inch, Vinyl record
Henrik Schwarz —
Works Piano ... LP Between Buttons, 2017. New Copy ...
$18.99
You might know him from his production and remix work for the clubs – but here, Henrik Schwarz shows off a completely different side of his talents – his ear for beautifully personal, sensitive acoustic piano performance! As with Bugge Wesseltoft, another artist who started with beats, ... (Classical, New Grooves)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Roni Size/Reprazent —
New Forms (4CD set) ... CD Talkin' Loud/Universal (UK), 1997. New Copy 4CD ...
$64.9969.99
An insane moment of vision from the British scene of the 90s – one of the key points when all the scattered energy of the scene's clubs and singles was brought to bear on a full-length records – with results that are still tremendous all these many years later! The album definitely ... read moreCD
A fantastic album of keyboard funk instrumentals – a set that starts somewhere in a late 70s soul fusion vibe, then makes a move through some of the more broken, cosmic territory of the European scene in recent years! On some of the straighter tracks, there's Fender Rhodes, at a level that ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The first-ever single on the amazing Especial Records label – and an essential bit of club jazz that set the scene for years to come! Sleepwalker step out here with a stripped-down brilliance that blows away most of the fake jazz acts on the market – a real love and understanding of ... read more12-inch, Vinyl record
Absract ambient instrumentals from Dublin's The Smoke Clears. Includes "Fathoms", "Where You Go I Go", "The Goose And The Moon", "Heaven Sent", "Slipstream", "Oh My Days" feat Cian Finn, "In Time" and "September". (Hip Hop, New Grooves)LP, Vinyl record album
Smoove & Turrell might have kind of a hokey look on the cover, but they get right down to business on this funky little record – hitting a tight groove that's heavy on influence from both soul and AOR styles from the 70s and early 80s! The music's mostly upbeat and filled with riffing ... read moreCD
SMRYTRPS —
Beatniks ... CD Toys Factory (Japan), 2006. Used ...
$3.99
Killer jazz and soul work from Snowboy – some overlooked sides that are easily some of the best grooves of his scene at the time! Snowboy first got his start as a Latin percussionist – adding a lot of firey energy to the London jazz scene in the early Acid Jazz years – but by the ... (Deep Funk, New Grooves)read moreCD
Soul Clap —
Soul Clap ... CD Crew Love, 2016. New Copy ...
$9.9914.99
The Soul Clap duo have a huge amount of help on this full length set – a range of guests that runs from Nona Hendryx, through Ebony Houston, Nick Monaco, Hazmat Talkbox, Dayonne Rollins, Billy Bass Nelson, and others – all of whom help shape the sound nicely over the electro funk ... read moreCD
The second Soul Session is every bit as great as the first – a wonderful blend of contemporary rhythms and crackling vocals – served up by producer Ralph Keifer, with help from guests who include Georgia Anne Muldrow, Anaj, Tokunbo, Omar, and Fatma Tazegul! Rhythms are relatively spare ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Soulstance —
Lead The Way ... LP Schema (Italy), 2006. New Copy 2LP ...
$24.99
Quite possibly the best album ever from Soulstance – the jazzy dancefloor combo who are easily one of the brightest stars in the Schema Records galaxy! Although other Soulstance records have been totally great – very much in the best mix of classic and modern styles that Schema groups ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Surprisingly soulful work from Spacek – on one hand an assortment of the skittish beats the group's been known for, but on the other, a well crafted album of songs that show them picking up the spirit of the current soulful underground! There's some extremely catchy numbers on the set – ... read moreCD
Spellbinder Project —
Spellcheck EP ... LP Big Shanty (UK), 2017. New Copy ...
$12.99
A great little record that's not quite jazz, not quite funk, but something really special in between – a short EP that only features four tracks, but one that manages to pack a heck of a punch overall! Malcolm Catto produced the first side of the record, and he really gets the sound of the ... (Jazz, New Grooves)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Sweet electro funk from Danny Spence – a set of instrumentals that draw from an 80s mode, but deliver the sounds in a very contemporary style – especially the way they splash together the rhythms and basslines at the bottom end of the sonic spectrum! The tunes are simple and unadorned, ... (Neo Soul, New Grooves)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Steoples —
Six Rocks ... LP Stones Throw, 2017. New Copy ...
$14.9916.98
A record that's as stark as its cover – a very cool collaboration from LA beatmaker GB (Gifted & Blessed) and British singer Yeofi Andoh – done in a style that may well be opening up whole new frontiers for underground cosmic soul! The record's got a nicely rough vibe – songs ... (Neo Soul, New Grooves)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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 ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
S-Tone Inc —
Onda ... LP Schema (Italy), 2017. New Copy ...
$22.99
A beautifully collaborative project from S-Tone – aka Stefano Tirone – done in a way that makes his already warm grooves sound even better than usual! The album's got a blend of modern production and older Brazilian music references – not the more mainstream bossa remix style, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great pairing of Schema Records talents here – as the grooves of S-Tone are topped with vocals from Toco – who brings a nice bit of his own Brazilian vibe to the music! "Superbacana" is featured here in both standard and dub versions – both with Toco vocals, and both ... read more12-inch, Vinyl record
A stunning set of future jazz from Kaidi Tatham – an artist who just keeps on blowing our minds year after year – with growth that we never would have expected at his start! The music here is a relatively simple blend of rhythms and keyboards – but there's a really special ... read more12-inch, Vinyl record
A pivotal album in the career of British organist James Taylor – and a great one! The record has James breaking past the standard soul jazz format of some of his earlier albums – into a more complicated jazz funk sound that's infused with the spacious 70s grooves of Johnny Hammond, and ... read moreCD
(Out of print.)
James Taylor Quartet —
Money Spyder ... CD Acid Jazz/Hollywood, 1988. New Copy ...
$11.99
Very early work from the James Taylor Quartet – music that's a lot more mod soul than some of the funk or clubbier styles of later work – but still served up with an equally sharp ear for a retro-styled sound! The groove here is more 60s mod than 70s funk, and James plays piano more ... (Deep Funk, New Grooves)read moreCD
Very early work from the James Taylor Quartet – music that's a lot more mod soul than some of the funk or clubbier styles of later work – but still served up with an equally sharp ear for a retro-styled sound! The groove here is more 60s mod than 70s funk, and James plays piano more ... (Deep Funk, New Grooves)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
James Taylor Quartet —
Rochester Mass ... CD Cherry Red (UK), 2015. New Copy ...
$6.9913.99
Keyboard James Taylor works here in a very unique setting – but one that's totally great, as well – and which really seems to give his music a very fresh vibe! The title's no lie – as Taylor's working in a mass-like format, complete with a large vocal choir – but the result ... (Deep Funk, New Grooves)read moreCD
Jimi Tenor looks shrunken in size on the cover, but that certainly hasn't happened to his music – which just seems bigger and more expansive on this wonderful release! The set's still very much in the spiritual jazz mode that Tenor's been touching for the past decade or so – but it ... (Jazz, New Grooves)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Maybe one of the most sharp-edged albums in years from Thievery Corporation – if not ever – thanks to the presence of a fair bit of hip hop guest stars, in a large roster of talent that includes Mr Lif, Raquel Jones, Zee, Notch, Lou Lou Ghelichkhani, Shana Halligan, Elin Melgarejo, and ... read moreCD
Thievery Corporation go back to the vaults – and come up with a host of unusual material from the Temple Of I & I sessions! The music here is a great extension of the sound of that record – and includes unused tracks, remixes, and dubplates – all with the same collaborative ... read moreCD
Groovy new work by the legendary Peter Thomas! "Perry Rhodan 2000" is a driving theme written by Thomas – with an overall melody that reminds us of his 70s work, underpinned by a driving dance theme with distinctly modern tones! A nice one to get Thomas on the dancefloor – ... (Now Sound, New Grooves)read moreCD
(Packaged in a slim jewel case. Small promo stamp & artwork has light wear. Out of print.)
Contemporary cuts in a variety of styles -- broken beat, downtempo, house, electronica, club jazz, electro, nu jazz, and more!
