11 July 2005
Tread ‘Sandy Plain’ – Third Ear
Nikki-O ‘Choose To Believe’ – Mahogani Music
Dirtbombs ‘Kung Fu’ – Mahogani Music
Origami ‘On The Rhodes Again’ – White
Mustang ‘10,000 Leagues Deeper’ (Trickski Remix) – Compost
Nitin Sawhney ‘Mausam’ – V2
Nitin Sawhney feat. Vikter Duplaix ‘Journey’ – V2
Matthew Herbert ‘Hidden Sugars’ – Accidental
Four Tet ‘Sun Drums And Soil’ (Sa-Ra Remix) – Domino
Steve Spacek ‘Slow Baby Dubb’ – BBE
Natalie Williams feat. Ty ‘The Way I Like It’ – White
Faith Evans ‘Mesmerized’ – Emi
V ‘Confusion’ – BBE
Talc ‘Modern Sleepover’ – Wah Wah 45s
Janet K feat. Omar & Spoonface ‘Imagine’ – White
Upc All-Stars ‘Don’T Get Discouraged’ – Soul Cal
Jorge Graf ‘Dis-Ka-Ndombe’ – Sound Way
Combo Moderna ‘Ghetto Stomp’ (Gerardo Frisina Remix) – Social Beats
Povo ‘Hi Fly’ – Raw Fusion
Wagon Cookin’ ’70’S Samba’ – Love Monk
Tito Puente ‘Hit The Bongo’ – Globe
Soil & Pimp Sessions ‘Wheel Within A Wheel’ – Victor
4 July 2005
V ‘Anotha Phase’ – BBE
Park Street Productions ‘Movin’ Up’ – Striking Hand Music
Basic Soul Unit ‘Ascend Into The Nigh’ – Versatile
Mpho Skeef ‘Comin’ For Ya’ (Phuturistix Remix) – Phuture Lounge
Med ‘Now You Know’ – Stones Throw
Sa-Ra Creative Partners feat. Pharoah Monch ‘Fish Fillet’ – White
One Self ‘Paranoid’ – Ninja Tune
D’Nell ‘Weigh It Up’ – BBE
Spacek ‘Peep Live Show’ – White
Roisin Murphy ‘If We’re In Love’ (Matthew Herbert Remix) – Echo
Comfort Fit ‘Planetary Picknick’ – Tokyo Dawn
The Five Corners Quintet feat. Okou ‘Blue Cycles’ – Ricky Tick
Sugar Pie Desanto ‘Git Back’ – Luv N’ Height
Universal Vibes Guest Mix by Paddy Freeform (Universal Vibes):
Bansuri feat. Bembe Segue ‘The Birds’ – Traficante
Bloodfire Vol 2 – Black
Kahil El Zahbar & Kemit Sources ‘Our Time Is Now’ (IG Culture Remix) – Deeper Soul
Tantra ‘A Place Called Tarot’ (Idjut Boys Re-Edit) – Tirk
Pest ‘Pat Pong’ (Solid Groove Remix) – Ninja Tune
Just One ‘Love To Love’ (Phlash Re-Edit) – Neroli
Will Saul feat. Ursula Rucker ‘Tic Toc’ – Simple
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Moby ‘Mulholland’ – Mute
I:cube ‘Tokyo Uno’ – Versatile
Cosa Nostra ‘Too Little Time’ – White
Eddy Meets Yannah: Just Like… [Compost records]
Yet another corking album from the Compost stable and this time it’s from Eddy who is half of Eddy and Dus and Yannah aka Jana Valdevit. With a serious amount of musical history between them I always knew this would be good. With a mix-up of Broken beats, Jazz and Brazilian styles and top vocals from Yannah, make sure you pack this for your summer holiday because it’ll make perfect sense on a sandy beach in the sun.
Ernesto: A New Blues [Exceptional Records]
As you may have gathered by the title, all of the ten tracks on Ernesto’s latest album have a blues influence. Mixing blues and electronic music may not sound good on paper but this is tastefully and beautifully arranged. Personally I’ve been hammering ‘another ten’ which featured on the 7″ single but ensure you check out the wonderful ‘Father’. Maybe more producers should move to Birmingham because it’s worked wonders for Ernesto.
Recloose: Hiatus On The Horizon [Peacefrog Records]
This has to be one of the most eagerly awaited albums of 2005, ever since ‘Dust’ was heard last year. It is of course the follow up to the excellent ‘Cardiology’. Things kick off with another anthem in the making, ‘Landed’, but it’s not all about the big dancefloor tunes. There’s a proper mix up of styles and influences, which of course you would expect from a man of this talent. It may not grab you on first play but give it a few listens and you’ll be hooked for the rest of 2005.
Ski Oakenfull: Rising Son [BBE Records]
Those in the know will have noticed that this was released first in Japan a few months ago but those top people at BBE have signed it for UK release. Ski had been around on the scene for years and it’s always great to hear the solo productions. For this his second album he’s brought in some heavy weight vocalists aka Amp Fiddler, Valerie Etienne, Earl Zinger and Chi Turner and they all sound fantastic. Most of the attention has been on the Amp Fiddler tracks which are ace but make sure you listen to the other vocal tracks because they are outstanding. BBE roll out another classic.
The Juan Maclean: Less Than Human [DFA Records]
This is juan maclean’s debut album on James Murphy’s highly respected DFA label. The style is very LCD soundsystem, infact it could almost be a collection of lost tracks from LCD’s first masterpiece. Firing along at a dubbed out discotronic tempo, the production on this album is second to none. Live instrumentals fused with sample based beats – It’s all very tight indeed. “Tito’s Way” was recently lifted as the first single and the last track – “Dance With Me”, an epic tripped out burner is due to be their next 12″ release. Fans of LCD with no doubt appreciate this DFA sound. Slightly more toned down and minus Murphy’s vocal exploits – this is trademark DFA sounding stuff.
27 June 2005
Natalie Williams ‘Butterfly’ – White
Tw feat. Ty ‘Always Change’ – White
Nonameko ‘Sentimental Mood’ – Loud Minority
Steve Spacek ‘Dollar’ – Sound In Color
The Halftones ‘Boogaloo’ – Mettle Music
Tosca ‘Heidi Bruehi’ (Sa-Ra Remix) – K7
Vaceo ‘Best Ever ‘ – Inspirit Music
Common ‘Go’ – Geffen
Brownstudy ‘Dancing For You’ – Third Ear
Robert Strauss ‘Rhythm Of Life’ (Osunlade Remix) – Freerange
Will Saul ‘Speak And Spell’ – Simple
Sparras ‘Pretsel Chokin’ – Ubishi
The Five Corners Quintet feat. Mark Murphy ‘Before We Say Goodbye’ – Ricky Tick
Electric Ninja Group ‘Star Of India’ – Do Right Music
Soul Toronadoes ‘Go For Yourself’ – Jazzman
Etta James ‘In The Basement’ (Ugly Edit) – Ugly Edits
Recloose ‘The Game Goes On’ – Peacefrog
Ski Oakenfull feat. Amp Fiddler ‘Hang On’ – BBE
The Realm And V ‘One Chance’ – Papa
Mojo Project ‘Free’ (Sumo’S Samba Bounce) – Love Monk
Juryman ‘The Ethiopian (Stereotyp Remix) – Ssr
Aaron Jerome ‘Jeabi’ – Wah Wah 45s
Leo Mendez Group ‘Lasal’ (Swag Remix) – Love Monk
Domu ‘Unfazed’ – Archive
Pase Rock ‘Bang’ – 4our 4our
Brownstudy ‘Balance’ – Third Ear
20 June 2005
Ernesto ‘Father’ – Exceptional
Four Tet ‘And Then Patterns’ – Domino
Eddy Meets Yannah ‘Just Like’ – Compost
Soul Toronadoes ‘Crazy Legs’ – Jazzman
Diesler ‘El Coco’ – Tru Thoughts
Nick Ayoub ‘Saphir’ – Do Right
Marco Di Marco Trio ‘Par Avion’ – Arision
Love Unlimited Orchestra ‘Midnight Groove’ (R.e. Edit) – White
Dwight Trible & The Life Force Trio ‘The Rhythm’ – Ninja Tune
Pase Rock ‘The Hype’ – 4our 4our
Moody Allen ‘Six Feet’ – Flyin’ High
Big Hit Unit feat. Kerse ‘Lovely’ – Altered Vibes
Boozoo Bajou ‘Killer’ (King Britt Instrumental) – K7
Gq ‘Untitled’ (Ugly Edit) – Ugly Edit
Jaguar ‘Freedom’ – Smekkleysa
Mamaluke ‘The Pant’ (Flevans Remix) – Jack To Phono
Puerto Rican ‘Sol Del Batey’ (Masoul Remix) – White
Lekan Babalola ‘Asokere’ (Ig Culture Remix) – 51 Lex
Mark De Clive-Lowe ‘Traveling’ (Domu Remix) – Antipodean
Recloose ‘Landed’ – Peacefrog
Ski Oakenfull ‘Heavenly’ – BBE
As One ‘This Precious Life’ – Versatile
Dwight Trible ‘Little Sunflower’ – Passin’ The Vibe
13 June 2005
Qualition Jazz Ensemble ‘Night & Day’ – Cosmic Sounds
Dimenzio ‘Bamba (The Fool)’ – Cosmic Sounds
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers ‘Alamode’ – Blue Note
Jonathan Krisp ‘Tangible Gain’ – Cook Shop
Break Reform ‘Trust’ – Abstract Blue
Raheem Devaughn ‘Guess Who Love You More’ – Jive
Travis Biggs ‘I Wish’ – Universal Sounds
New Mastersounds ‘Zambezi’ – One Note
Julius Kammerl ‘Erlangen Sued’ – Compost Black
Kahil El Zabar feat. Kemit Sources ‘Our Time Is Now’ (Ig Culture Remix) – Deeper Soul
Brown ‘Black Rain’ – Broadcite Music
Phil Martin ‘Sweet And Mellow’ (Mfp Collective Remix) – Social Beats
Enterplay ‘Dive’ – Arm
Irfan ‘Just A Little Lovin’ – Sonar Kollektiv
Bossa Futura ‘Sol Y Luna’ – Further Out
Jazzconductor ‘Entertainers’ – G.a.m.m.
Common ‘Real People’ – Geffen
Hundred Strong feat. Task Force ‘Life’S Beat Me’ – Altered Vibes
Cyne Running ‘Water’ (Four Tet Remix) – City Centre Offices
Dl Jones & DJ Second Nature ‘Breakin Bread’ – Blue Collar Project
Comfort Fit feat. Blaktroniks ‘Freeze The Cut & Emotional Draft’ (Opolopo Remix) – Tokyo Dawn
Today’S Mathmatics ‘Butterfly’ – First Word
Matthew Herbert Vs. Jamie Lidell And The Mysterious Szizlas ‘Music No Last’ – Accidental
Freddie Hubbard ‘Impressions’ (Live At The North Sea Jazz Festival) – Pablo