1 August 2016
John Coltrane & Wilbur Harden – Gold Coast [Savoy Jazz]
Milt Jackson & Count Basie & The Big Band – Blues For Joe Turner [Pablo]
Roberta Flack – Reverend Lee [Atlantic]
Crusaders – Mr Cool [MCA]
Nick Waterhouse – It’s Time [Innovative Leisure]
The Mighty Sceptres – Shy As A Butterfly (Kenny Dope Extended Mix) [Ubiquity]
Sad City – Smoke [Meda Fury/Emotional Response]
Sorceress – I Wait For You (Fulgeance Edit) [First Word]
Gee-O – Distant Roots
Anchorsong – Ceremony [Tru Thoughts]
LMYE – Manhattan [Idle Hands]
Pitto – Crossed Fingers [Virgin Records Germany/Sonar Kollektiv]
Stee Downes – Life [Sonar Kollektiv]
Denilen – Mirrors [Whirling Wolf]
Recloose – Sidewalks [Aus Music]
The Black 80s – Trembling [Sonar Kollektiv]
Shuya Okino feat. Navasha Daya – Still In Love [Soul Heaven]
Deep Tenor City feat. Antonio Ocasio – The Present [BBE]
Basil & Rogers – Flavie And The Wolf [Forest Jams]
Brass Construction – We [United Artists Music]
Nite-Liters – K-Gee [RCA Victor]
San Lazaro: La Despedida [Hope Street]
Based in Melbourne, San Lazaro is a collection of musicians with roots spanning from Chile to Cuba and Catalonia. Their taut experimental compositions fall into many categories but the foundation is authentic Latin music with a spice of Cuban flavor. “Esperanza De La Rumba” starts off with hypnotic percussion followed by wah-wah guitar and soaring vocals. “Descarga Soledad”, arguably the strongest track is Latin meets psychedelic rhythms. “Rompe El Cascaron” features strong vocal contributions from everyone augmented by tender guitar rhythms. San Lazaro’s lyrics are laced with gripping stories chronicling everyday life. Overall their harmonic vocals, robust horns and infectious guitar rhythms make for an engaging listen.
Various Artists: Kon and the Gang [BBE]
In a short period of time, renowned DJ/Producer Kon has established himself as one of the masters of the edits as well as a premiere remixer. The Boston Massachusetts native made an impressive début with “On My Way” and now with his latest entitled “Kon & The Gang” he dispels any notion of a sophomore slump. Kon adds his editing skills to “Closer” from Truccy (Rainer Truby/Corrado Bucci), transforming it into an infectious boogie disco tune. “Can’t Get Enough” shows Kon at his best. He does a brilliant job of chopping up the Eleven King classic and transforming it into a new tune altogether. With the Doc Daneeka track “I Promise” that features Seven Davis Jr, Kon takes an already scintillating tune and flips it into a thumping house tune. Essential house grooves, wonderful boogie tunes, this disc provides that and more. You need this in your collection.
Kylie Audist: Family Dinner [Freestyle]
Vocalist Kylie Audist has been a member of the burgeoning soul scene in Melbourne for several years. Whether being a featured vocalist for the raw soul outfit The Bamboos or other musical collectives, her powerful emotive vocals are the driving force behind a number of their funk and soul tunes. On her fourth LP, “Family Dinner” Audist deviates from the customary hard driving rhythms of 60s soul in favor of 80s flavored boogie disco grooves. With the LP produced by Bamboos founder Lance Ferguson you can be certain that the grooves and overall instrumentation is in good hands. Evidence can found on “Sensational” for starters. Kylie’s voice roars over a thunderous bass and synth groove. “Waste Of Time” is a mid-tempo tune with a dreamy melody, Kylie shifts to a softer tone and is supported by tasty horns and infectious guitar rhythms. “Rewards” is another winner, a playful swaying Disco tune laced with funky guitar riffs. Loyal fans are used to her brilliance, it’s time for everyone to take notice.
25 July 2016
Seahawks – Sky Phase [Ocean Moon]
KAMM – Sidewalks [Intimate Friends]
Morgendugg – Antilope
Roots Manuva – Fighting For (rLr Remix) [Big Dada]
Marcel Vogel – Human Being [Intimate Friends]
Marlow – Kaffee Tuerkisch [Sonar Kollektiv]
Azymuth – Festa Nativa [Milestone]
Mingaco Orchestra – Centro San Agustin [Agogo]
The Jeff Lobber Fusion – The Samba [Inner City]
Manu Dibango – Sun Explosion [Africa Seven]
Omar – Destiny [Freestyle]
Incognito feat. Vanessa Haynes – Love Be The Messenger [Ear Music]
Nat Birchall – Light Of All Worlds [Sound Soul And Spirit]
Tarika Blue – Truth Is The Key [Chiaroscuro]
Art Pepper – Roadgame [Galaxy]
V.B.Kühl – Leaf
Womack & Womack – Baby I’m Scared Of You (Mark E Edit) [Jisco Music]
Patchworks – Just What I Please [EDR]
Sunlight Square – Celebration Of Oggun [Yoruba]
Don Pascal – Deep Throw (Beyond Tone Remix) [Broadcite]
Kon – Awe Baby (Medlar Remix) [BBE]
Shuya Okino feat. Navasha Daya – Still In Love [Soul Heaven]
18 July 2016
Atjazz & Zano – Truth (Simbad Suite) [Atjazz Record Company]
Weisz2 feat. Aladin Anyebe – Ko Si Eda To Mola (Henrik Schwarz Rework) [Luv Lite]
Migosy – Fantasma (Migosy Vocal Passage) [Offering]
Shahrokh Dini – Pouran [Compost Black Label]
Mark de Clive-Lowe x Te’Amir x Todd Simon – ESSS (Love the Space)
Auntie Flo – Waiting For A (Woman) (The Revenge Rework) [Highlife]
NY*AK feat. Franc Syx – How I Fell [Intimate Friends]
Baianas De Ipioca – Boa Noite (Tahira Rework)
Jorkes – Thank You (Menage A Trois Remix) [Freeride Millenium]
Bambooman – Time [Accidental Jnr]
Steven Julien – Chantel [Apron]
Celestine – Let It Go [Peng]
The Do Yo Thangs – One Plus One [Hope Street]
Wee – Trying To Tell You How I Feel [Numero Group]
Leroy Hutson – So Nice [Curtom]
The Relatives – No Man Is An Island [Luv N’ Haight]
Ghostnaut feat. Poet Azeem – Lips Move [Cascade]
Black Star – Thieves In The Night [Rawkus]
Fill Brasilia – The New Cannonball [23 Records]
Kutiman – 6AM [Sisal Music]
Azymuth – Dear Limmertz [Milestone]
Khan Jamal – The Known Unknown [Stash]
Joe Haider Trio – Tante Nelly [BE! Jazz]
Vince Andrews – Love, Oh Love [Gerard]
11 July 2016
Jonwayne – Jump Shot [Authors]
Roots Manuva – On A High [Big Dada]
Darkhouse Family – Tangie [First Word]
Gee-O – Red Pumps
Equador – Blood (Synkro Remix) [Pegdoll]
Spooky J – Pfer [Blip Discs]
Cyclonix – Tatooine [Talahachi]
Fudge – In My Shoes [Lex]
Y-Bayani – Obar No Ni [Philophon]
Nat Birchall – Love In The Cosmos [Sound Soul And Spirit]
Terumasa Hino – Cherry Hill Angel [Sony]
San Lazaro – Descarga Soledad [Hope Street]
Marcel Vogel – Moonchild [Intimate Friends]
Banda Black Rio – Leblon Via Vaz Lobo [Mr Bongo]
Kylie Auldist – Too Easy [Freestyle]
Idric – Sphaerotilus (France) [InFiné]
Olaf Stuut – Siren (Dauwd Remix) [Atomnation]
Rapson feat. Holly Petrie – Love Is Real [Friday Fox]
Fred Everything feat. Jindau – Searching (Jazzuelle Remix) [Defected]
Rimbaudian – Hold Up Hold On [Meda Fury]
Subradeon – Backwards [Motech]
Ejeca – Choral [Exploris]
Hidden Spheres – Sleeping Eyes [Rhythm Section]
Ojiji – The Shadow [Music De Wolfe]
Byrne & Barnes – Love You Out Of Your Mind [Favorite]
The Doobie Brothers – You’re Made That Way [Warner Bros.]
Queen – Cool Cat [EMI]
4 July 2016
Submotion Orchestra feat. Ed Thomas – Empty Love (GLXY Remix) [Counter]
Hidden Agenda – 12 Seconds [Creative Source]
Q Project – Spectrum City [Creative Source]
Paz – Cravo E Canela [Coda]
Banda Black Rio – Caminho da Roça [Mr Bongo]
Eloah – Exú [Mr Bongo]
Chew – See The Light [Capitol]
Jazz Chronicles feat. Nicola Kramer – Latley [Futuristica Music]
Positive Flow feat. Colonel Red – Hold On (Buscrates Sunrise Mix) [Tokyo Dawn]
Incognito feat. Maysa – Everyday Grind [Ear Music]
The Players Association – I Wish [Vanguard]
The Gene Dudley Group – Do the Cookie Dough Throw (Lay-Far Remix) [Wah Wah 45s]
Denilen – Core 66 [Whirling Wolf]
Atjazz & Zano – Truth [Atjazz Record Company]
PBR Streetgang – The Turret (Craig Richards Remix) [Ship To Shore]
Doug Gomez – Night Creatures [Offering]
Trevino – Casino [Aus Music]
Ilija Rudman feat. Andre Espeut – In Her Eyes [Imogen]
George Benson – Gonna Love You More [Warner]
Bill Summers & Summers Heat – It’s On My Mind [Prestige]
Webster Lewis – Do You Believe (Alt. Version) [Plastic Strip]
United Vibrations: The Myth of The Golden Ratio [Ubiquity]
United Vibrations is comprised of three brothers Ahmad, Kareem, Yusef Dayes along with close friend Wayne Francis II.Their latest release “The Myth Of The Golden Ratio” is a tale of a time long ago when people prospered simply from the fruits of nature and lived a life devoid of greed or corruption. Their music is a myriad of flavors that defies categories that is best summed up as conscious music filled with African and Caribbean rhythms. Among the highlights are “Grow” filled with a haunting bass groove and horns that speaks to the divide between government and residents. “Far Far Away” is divided into three parts, act one builds momentum with shimmering percussion and hypnotic horns Act two evolves into a full blown jam session delivering messages from the past to revisit a fertile world of love and peace and a call to take back our communities. Conceptually and rhythmically this LP hits the mark by stirring your consciousness and your soul. This is a superb recording that certainly qualifies as one of the most important records you’ll hear this year.
Travis and Tom: The London Cologne Journeys of Travis Blaque and Shareholder Tom [Buro 9]
The seeds of Travis & tom were planted in 2009 when London based MC Travis Blaque and Colonge producer Shareholder Tom first met. This was during the recording sessions for Shareholder Tom’s debut album. A friendship formed over the years and it was only a matter of time before they would collaborate for a LP. The result is “The London Colonge Journeies of Travis and Shareholder Tom” Travis’s smooth flow shines on the Afro funk grooves of “The Good Good” and the reggae flavored “Lisa. You have to Change”. “I’ve got To Get Away” is a tropical infused pop tune certain to generate good vibes. .This is another gem to emerge from the Cologne Germany based Buro 9 label.
27 June 2016
Hareton Salvanini – Sem Nome [Mr Bongo]
Clara Moreno – Quero Esquecer Você [Far Out]
Byrne & Barnes – Keep On Running [Favorite]
Nicola Kramer – All These Times [Village Again]
Lo Tide – In Reverse [Imminent]
Mark de Clive-Lowe feat. Nia Andrews – Now Or Never (Zed Bias Remix)
Manatee Commune feat. Flint Eastwood – What We’ve Got [Bastard Jazz]
Pacific Eardrum – Active Factor [Charisma]
Victor Feldman – Your Smile [Choice]
Lloyd McNeill – Tanner Blue [Universal Sound]
Eddie Kendricks – Girl You Need A Change Of Mind [Tamla Motown]
Omar – Sissy Pa Sissy [Freestyle]
J-Felix feat. Abi Flynn – Don’t Look Back [Tru Thoughts]
Anchorsong – Ceremony [Tru Thoughts]
Lomea – Oblique [Here & Now]
Synkro – Midnight Sun [Apollo]
Hyenah – Fire [Toy Tonics]
Oi – Yellow Eyes [Meda Fury]
Yuksek – Golden Age [Partyfine]
Marlow feat. Ursula Rucker – Away [Sonar Kollektiv]
Wasserfall – Voluspaa [Greta Cottage Workshop]
Om Unit – What It Is [Idle Hands]
Patchworks – Juno Disco [EDR]
Mori Ra – Actual Flash [Passport To Paradise]
20 June 2016
Cézaire – Life In Slow Mo [Roche Musique]
Alphabets Heaven feat. Segilola – Atomic [WotNot]
Synkro – Body Close (Dbridge Remix) [Apollo]
Jazz Chronicles feat. Nicola Kramer – Latley [Futuristica Music]
Skylab 3 – I’ll Be Back Someday [Babygrande]
Blutch feat. Keroué – Fais-le (YWNWA [r]emix) [Barbecue]
TMSV – Torpedo Riddim [Cosmic Bridge]
Jon Phonics – Seeta [First Word]
Anthony Joseph – Drum Song [Heavenly Sweetness]
Gene Harris – Jitterbug Waltz [Blue Note]
Gato Barbieri – Tupac Amaru [Flying Dutchman]
East St. Louis Gospelettes – Have A Talk With God [BBE]
Sounds Of The City Experience – Come On And Stay With Me [Jazzman]
Edwin Starr – Eavesdropper [GTO]
Ralph MacDonald - East Dry River [T.K.]
Collocutor – Agama (Contours Remix) [On The Corner]
Kylie Auldist – Rewards [Freestyle]
Clarence Wheeler & The Enforcers – Right On [Harmless]
Ed Meme presents Disposable Breaks – Up On The Tables [Tone Arise]
Milton – Mizik Nou [Heavenly Sweetness]
A Hundred Birds – 212 North 12th [BBE]
Part-Time Heroes feat. Jono McCleery – Realise [Mums The Word]
Sunlight Square – Celebration Of Oggun (Yoruba Soul Mix) [Yoruba]
G.Family – The Guest (Christo Remix) [Stay True Sounds]
Sonar Ghost – Purest Dope [Sector 12/12]
Compton feat. Celestine – Sunshine Through The Rain (Rurals Remix) [Peng]
13 June 2016
Doug Gomez – Warriors [Offering]
Boddhi Satva feat. Teedra Moses – Skin Diver (D-Malice Expression) [Offering]
Joe Munday – Hugh Grant [Krankbrother]
Haarschnitt – No Rush [XVI]
Albion – Super Magic Woman [Passport To Paradise]
Magic Source – Togetherness [Favorite]
Bill Wolfer – Call Me [Constellation]
Pierre Edouard Decimus – Devenn’ [Heavenly Sweetness]
Ekkah – Last Chance To Dance (Nirobi Edit)
Azymuth – Maracana [Far Out]
Roy Haynes – Quiet Fire [Galaxy]
Kathryn Moses – Lucky Duck [P.M.]
Idris Ackamoor & The Pyramids – Rhapsody In Berlin [Strut]
Sarathy Korwar – Mawra (Transcendence) [Ninja Tune/Steve Reid Foundation]
Cookin’ On 3 Burners feat. Kylie Auldist – This Girl [Freestyle]
Nick Pride & The Pimptones – If You Ain’t [Légère]
Resonators – Healer [Wah Wah 45s]
Sonar Ghost – Meet The Weebles [Sector 12/12]
Dizz1 feat. Kaivili – If I Could Tell You Anything
Letherette – Fell All [Wulf]
Miles Davis & Robert Glasper – Silence Is The Way [Legacy]
Kutiman – 6AM [Sisal Music]
Dave Okumu feat. Jamie Woon – Oceans Of Purple [Ruby Moon]
Marc Rapson feat. Liz Elensky – Love Is All [Futuristica Music]
Angie Bofill – Share Your Love [Arista]
6 June 2016
Jonathan Jeremiah – Happiness (Quiet Village Remix) [Rosario]
Tom Terrien – Seek [Youngbloods]
Leroy Hutson – Can’t Say Enough About Mom [Curtom]
Hareton Salvanini – Primitivo [Mr Bongo]
Arthur Verocai – Pelas Sombros [Warner Music/Mr Bongo]
Clara Moreno – Tim Dom Dom [Far Out]
Asta Hiroki feat. Kathrin deBoer – Her Image In Focus [Jalapeno]
Clap! Clap! – Kulira [Beating Heart]
TMSV – Torpedo Riddim [Cosmic Bridge]
Dtchplnes feat. Melanie Rutherford – Bright Lights [Dtchplnes]
Pete Josef – Colour (Potatohead People’s Lights Off Remix) [Sonar Kollektiv]
Lakker – Emergo [R&S]
James zoo – Flake [Brainfeeder]
Kraak & Smaak feat. Parcels – Stumble [Boogie Angst]
Coke Escovedo – Make It Sweet [Mercury]
Tom Misch – Watch Me Dance [Beyond The Groove]
Tony Momrelle – All I Need (Louie Vega Remix) [Reel People Music]
Matthias Vogt feat. Phil Fill – Matters (Tom Middleton Remix) [Anjunadeep]
Sebastian Mullaert – Windmaker [Hypercolour]
Ronald Snijders feat. Jammer Williams & Dwight Trible – Busy Street [V2]
Gato Barbieri – Falsa Bahiana [Flying Dutchman]
Babe Robert & The Love Planet – Pro Forma I [Alpha]
Roy Ayers – Sweet Tears [Polydor]
Fela Kuti – Teacher (Nirobi Edit)
Various Artists: Movements Vol 8 [Tramprecords]
The Bravarian based label Tramp records return with their long running series entitled “Movements”. Volume eight showcases eighteen tracks of the rarest of rare soul music. Comprised of a variety of unsung artists displaying notable skills yet never gaining a mainstream audience. Among the highlights are the soul jazz tune “Slow Down” by veteran vocalist Howlett Smith. “Don’t Give A Damn” is down home soul from the King Cain Silvertone Band. Vibraphonist Ulysses Crockett delivers some tasty soul jazz with “Sunshine Superman”. Just when you think they have unearthed all the hidden gems they dig even deeper. There’s much more to savor here and while you’re enjoying it you can be sure that volume nine isn’t far behind.