The only thing better than the hip sound of the Jazzland label is the Jazzland label remixed – and that's what you'll hear in this second fab set of work from the groundbreaking Norweigian jazz imprint! The set features loads of cool and spacey numbers, taken to the nth degree in newly remixed versions. Titles include "Try" by Sidsel Endresen & Bugge Wesseltoft remixed by Chilluminati, "First There Was Jazz" by Wibutee remixed by Sternklang, "Ghosts" by Beady Belle remixed by Rune & Raymond, "Change" by Bugge Wesseltoft remixed by Chilluminati, "Undertow" by Sidsel Endresen remixed by Raymond Pellicer, and "Moderation" by Beady Belle, in a new extended version! CD

A stunning collection – one that features all the best bits of this group that we totally love – plus a bonus live set too! Beady Belle are wonderful – a Scandinavian group, but one who've gotten plenty of play over here in the underground soul set for years – thanks to this universal groove in their music, and completely sublime lyrics and vocals from lead singer Beate Lech – an artist we'd rank right up there with one of the best soul singers on either side of the Atlantic! The first 2CDs in the set focus on the standout tracks from the group's all-great albums on the Jazzland label – titles that include "Skin Deep", "Turn Back Time", "Apron Strings", "Saved", "Diamond In The Rough", "Runaway Mind", "Shadow", "Intermission Music", "When My Anger Starts To Cry", "Half Truth", "Big Balloon", and "Touch Of Paradise". Then, CD3 features a live set from Oslo in 2013 – with titles that include "My Name On The World", "Closer", "Shadow", "Skin Deep", "Come Home", and "Every Moment". (Neo Soul, New Grooves) CD

Stunning – simply stunning! This new album by Scandinavian group Beady Belle is the first to really unlock their full potential – and offers a haunting blend of jazz, electronics, and other elements that make for a record beyond description. Beady has a style that's impossible to peg right away – but one listen to this set, and you'll be pulled into a strange world of sound, one that will restore your faith in modern music! Lyrics are in English, and titles include "Hindsight", "Big Balloon", "One & Only", "Shadow", "On The Ground", "April Fool", "Bella", and "Wounded Pride". (Neo Soul, New Grooves) CD

Very cool work from this hip Norwegian trio – a group that maybe returns keyboardist Bugge Wesseltoft to some of the more rhythmic modes that made us first fall in love with his music! The setup here is familiar – piano, bass, and drums – but there's lots of surprises along the way – as Bugge mixes in Fender Rhodes, moog, and celeste, plus a bit of electronics with his piano – and bassist Dan Berglund handles more electronics too. Drummer Magnus Ostrum's not one to be left out, so he adds in some too – while also working with more acoustic percussion – and the tunes have a quality that's nicely rhythmic, but still with some of the open approaches to melody that Wesseltoft gave us in his more ambient work. (Jazz, New Grooves) CD