The Blue Note debut of guitarist Charlie Hunter – a set that introduced Hunter's talents on the strings to a much larger audience at the time – and one that also really helped Blue Note get back into the business of funky jazz! The approach is nice and lean – a core trio with ... (Jazz, New Grooves)read moreCD
After the success of the US3 hit "Cantaloop", Blue Note embraced the "let's sample our classics, and turn them into new dance hits" philosophy, and put together this full album that features modern DJs and producers remixing older works by the likes of Cannonball Adderley, Bobby ... read moreCD
Warm audio therapy from Nathan Adams – an artist who works here in a sublime blend of club and soul – with a style that maybe recalls the best of the Naked Music generation – or maybe the tightest work of Peven Everett too! There's a warm glow to most of the album – but not ... read moreCD
The title gets it right – as the set's a very tasty batch of soulful house tunes, with a deep feel that keeps the quality high throughout, and the silly nonsense to a minimum! The set's brimming over with soul, and is one of the best in the Hed Kandi series so far – with a track list ... (Funky Compilations, New Grooves)read moreCD
(Out of print, case has some wear.)
Nostalgia 77 & The Monster —
Measures ... CD Tru Thoughts, 2014. Used ...
$7.99
Some of the jazziest, most spiritual music we've heard from Nostalgia 77 in years – a great return to territory they started hitting towards the end of the last decade – and a record that's got a rich, organic sound right from the start! The album's a jazz set through and through ... read moreCD
The first album in a heck of a long time from Galliano – a crucial force on the London scene that exploded in the early years of Gilles Peterson – contemporaries with Brand New Heavies, Incognito, and so many other great bands – finally getting a welcome return here on Peterson's ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The first album in a heck of a long time from Galliano – a crucial force on the London scene that exploded in the early years of Gilles Peterson – contemporaries with Brand New Heavies, Incognito, and so many other great bands – finally getting a welcome return here on Peterson's ... read moreCD
A monumental piece of funk – and a record that came into the world at a time when it seemed like just about everyone had forgotten how to play real funky music! This set's the US version of the first album by London scenesters The Brand New Heavies – and although it came out in the ... (Neo Soul, New Grooves)read moreCD
Soaring, soulful club from Fanatix – one of the deepest dancefloor projects we've heard from the London scene in years – a really collaborative effort that includes contributions from favorites like Shaun Escoffery, Lady Alma, Mark De Clive-Lowe, Sara Devine, and many others! The ... read moreCD
"On Line" is one of the best tracks from the Marcos Valle album Escape – a great choice for a 12" single, as the cut's jazzy groove is sure to be a favorite in the clubs for the next few years! The cut's backed by Roc Hunter's mix of "Bar Ingles", from Marcos' Nova ... (Brazil, New Grooves)read more12-inch, Vinyl record
You might know Dave Lee under his other name of Joey Negro, which has long been associated with some of the best clubby cuts on both sides of the Atlantic – but whatever the case, whoever the name, the man himself has always given us nothing but top-shelf work – a tradition that's ... read moreCD
E Live —
Cloud Vibes ... LP Star Creature, 2022. New Copy 2LP ...
Just Sold Out!
A sweet little record that's bristling over with that future past sort of vibe that makes the Star Creature label so great – 80s electronic elements coming into play with a more contemporary sort of groove – lean, mean, and right on the money all the way through! E Live is definitely a ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The drums do plenty of talking here – in a wonderful set that looks at the return of deeper rhythms and percussion to the global house music underground! Just at a point when some pretenders were trying to claim too-strong influences from Cuba, Africa, and other deeper cultures – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A mad bit of funk from the great Pete Rock! Pete's easily one of the best hip hop producers of the past decade – and this album's a sublime batch of instrumental tracks that focuses on his talent for remaking an older groove. The set's one of the first on BBE's groundbreaking Beat ... (Hip Hop, New Grooves)read moreCD
Q-Tip's legendary unreleased jazz funk-flavored Kamaal The Abstract album – a wonderful record that should have come out in 2002, but was held back for years – and yet, in another tribute to Q-Tip's prescience, a set that's got lasting power that's made it well worth the wait! We ... (Hip Hop, New Grooves)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes a cool booklet!)
Sean Khan —
Muriel ... CD Far Out (UK), 2015. New Copy ...
$7.9916.99
An insanely wonderful set from Sean Khan – maybe the greatest music he's done since his early classics with the SK Radicals! This album really takes us back to a time when music from London was completely fresh and exciting, and cosmically soulful, too – and Sean's got help from some ... read moreCD
Funkadiba (Marco Dionigi & Daniele Baldelli) —
I Must Feel Better ... CD Cinedelic (Italy), 2009. Used ...
Just Sold Out!
Modern electronic grooves from Funkadiba – a duo that features the legendary Daniele Baldelli, the DJ reknowned for his contributions to the famous Cosmic nightclub! The styles here are definitely an update of that classic Cosmic groove – lots of spare, stark beats mixed with synth and ... read moreCD
Heavy grooves from the Far Out label – a set of cuts from the company that don't just fall into their usual Brazilian bag – and which stretch out in a sweet array of styles that include funky fusion and African-inspired rhythms! Most of the artists here normally work in a Brazilian ... (Funky Compilations, New Grooves)read moreCD
A great take on a wonderful record – as Joaquin Joe Claussell serves up a fresh mix of the excellent Umoja album from Italian jazz maestro Nicola Conte! Claussell's been a huge name in house music for decades, but he's also got a very organic approach – which means that he never tries ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The rhythms of Grupo Batuque are remixed, reworked, and remade by a host of today's best producers and DJs – who take the complicated percussion grooves and forge them into a host of styles just right for the 21st Century dancefloor! The sound here is quite different from other Grupo Batuque ... (Brazil, New Grooves)read moreCD
Kirk Degiorgio's Offworld (with Azymuth) —
Two Worlds ... CD Far Out (UK), 2001. New Copy ...
$7.9916.99
A brilliant batch of tracks from one of London's best! Kirk Degiorgio is well known for his respect for, and use of, classic modes of keyboard-driven electric jazz funk – so it's extremely fitting that his new Offworld group features the members of Azymuth, one of the greatest keyboard-driven ... read moreCD
Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders, & The London Symphony Orchestra —
Promises ... LP Luaka Bop, 2021. New Copy Gatefold ...
$23.99
A fantastic record, and one of those cases where the presence of the mighty Pharoah Sanders can really transform the sound of a session! We'll admit that we weren't sure what to expect – but at the core, the record is really a set of duets between Pharoah on tenor and Sam Shepherd on ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Vibes, piano, percussion, and a stunning array of really wonderful grooves – not "fake" retro-styled electric numbers, nor any sort of too-easy covers of classics – and instead this great blend of original material played by a very cool group – one who mix together equal ... (Now Sound, New Grooves)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A heady set of grooves from Floating Points – and a set that seems almost as if it's trying to embrace decades of house music in one fell swoop – with music that traces lines from Chicago, to Detroit, to garage undergrounds, raves, and generations beyond! There's definitely a less is ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Contemporary exotica from Ixtahuele – a group who get just the right blend of vibes, piano, and percussion to take us back to the glory days of the genre in the 50s! And maybe even better than most, the combo never try to add anything in, or make things too modern or complex – just the ... (Now Sound, New Grooves)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Nala Sinephro —
Endlessness ... CD Warp (UK), 2024. New Copy ...
$14.9915.99
Really beautiful work from Nala Sinephro – a set that somehow seems to work in spiritual currents to the colder realms of ambient music – fusing two different styles of music in a way that's very unique! At first listen, the music might feel relatively spare – Sinephro's at the ... read moreCD