Soul - All

Thursday Oct 11, 2007

V/A

Paradisco - Feel Good Music

Classic funk/soul/disco tracks. Bobby Byrd - ''I'm Coming, Coming, I'm Coming'', Kool & The Gang - ''Hollywood Swinging'', Commodores - ''Brick House... more...

12inch Urban Sounds: Urban Sounds 99816

Imaginary Visions

Drop Your Load / Imaginary Visions

Instrumental nu-jazz/funk on this little sublabel of Barely Breaking Even.

7inch Deep Funk: Deep Funk 7002

Wednesday Oct 10, 2007

Manu Chao

La Radiolina

Manu Chao makes music that cuts across cultural lines. As though singing in seven languages (French, Spanish, Galician, Arabic, English, Portuguese, a... more...

2LP Because: ED/BEC2129

Tuesday Oct 9, 2007

Thursday Sep 20, 2007

V/A

Choices ep 2

All killer, no filler … Side 1 features Belgian Milez Benjiman (4Lux, aka Gerd) with a freaky mid-tempo track. Side 2 holds an extended mix of Ohmega... more...

12inch Ubiquity: Ubiquity 216

Friday Sep 14, 2007

12inch Columbia: CBS1138

Saturday Sep 1, 2007

Barry White

Can't Get Enough

Barry White's third album. Released in 1974 it is considered one of White's best albums, featuring the hit ''Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe'' whi... more...

LP 20th Century Records: 20th Century 7-444

Bumblebee Unlimited

Sting Like A Bee

A spacey Patrick Adams/Greg Carmichael dance classic, and very much in the P&P disco mode! The record's filled with extended club cuts that have a lot... more...

LP RCA: Rca Victor AFL1-3407

James Brown

Soul On Top

A different James Brown album. James doesn't sing soul, so much as jazz -- in front of large backings by Louis Bellson, with arrangements by Oliver Ne... more...

LP Verve: Verve

V/A

James Brown's Funky People

Volume one of the legendary compilation of James Brown produced stuff. Monster stuff by The JBs, Lyn Collins, and Maceo. This was a sampler's dream in... more...

2x12inch Simply Vinyl: Simply Vinyl 128

Friday Aug 17, 2007

Gravenhurst

Fires In Distant Buildings

Hidden amongst the largely electronic Warp Records stable, Gravenhurst have recorded two albums of creepy acoustic rock/folk; on their third album the... more...

LP Warp: Warp132LP

Wednesday Aug 15, 2007

The Mighty Tom Cats

Soul Makossa

Contains the mighty Soul Makosa track made famous by Manu Dibango.. Mighty breaks on this legendary afro-funk album.

LP Paul Winley: Paul Winley Records 121

Tuesday Aug 14, 2007

Yesterdays New Quintet

Presents Sound Directions

Another great YNQ release (produced by Madlib) featuring Dan Ubick (guitar), Todd Simon (horns) & Malcolm Catto (drums) filled with covers of songs by... more...

LP Stones Throw: STH2124

Wednesday Aug 1, 2007

Seun Kuti & Egypt 80

Think Africa

After extensive touring across the globe, Seun Kuti is presenting his first release, recorded together with Egypt 80, the legendary band of his father... more...

12inch Still Music: STILLM023

Peter Grummich

The Roll

On ''The Roll'' Peter Grummich brings a more prevalent sense of melody, but still rock-solid in his mastery of Berlin influenced rhythms. ''Pt. 1'' ca... more...

12inch Spectral: SPC032
Also available @ D\G\T\L

Wednesday Jun 13, 2007

Willie Hutch

The Mack

Classic Soundtrack by Willie Hutch. Amazing funk tracks... from the composer of Foxy Brown and the brilliant Brothers gonna work it out. more...

LP Motown: Motown766

Thursday Jun 7, 2007

Malcolm X

The ballet Or The Bullet

A classic from Malcolm X. Part 1 of one of his most sought-after albums, and one that features one of his boldest messages on record! The speech here... more...

LP Paul Winley: Paul Winley Records 135

Monday Jun 4, 2007

Jimi Tenor & Kabu Kabu

Joystone

Jimi Tenor with a cosmic new album for Sähkö/Puu. On “Joystone'', Mr. Tenor teams up with ex Fela Kuti sidemen Kabu Kabu (lead Nicholas Addo Nettey).... more...

2LP Sahko Puu: Puu034

Saturday Jun 2, 2007

Kashmere Stage Band

Out Of Gas But Still Burning

A stunning batch of funky big band tracks, sounding a lot fuller than on their first LP, thanks to an expanded lineup that gives them a whole new soun... more...

LP Kram: Kram 107

Kashmere Stage Band

Zero Point (1971-1972)

This group's got so many members, there's barely room left on the stage for the instruments! That doesn't stop the record from being plenty darn funky... more...

LP Kram: Kram 104

Cymande

Arrival

The legendary British dub funk outfit Cymande was comprised mostly of West Indians who'd emigrated to England in the 60s, eventually meeting up under... more...

LP Paul Winley: Paul Winley 141

The Whatnauts

Help Is One The Way

An obscure later tune by The Whatnauts, issued years after their classics for All-Platinum in the early 70s. This tune's got a mean mean boogie groove... more...

12inch Harlem International Records: Harlem International Records 110

Wednesday May 30, 2007

John Lennon / Elvis Costello And The Tko Horns

Every Man Has A Woman Who Loves Him / Walking On Thin Ice

New outlet for punk/funk/disco/rock hybrids from the 70's and 80's. Lennon with a superbly funky and typically lennon-esque love song in a similar mu... more...

12inch Nynx: Nynx1001

Tuesday May 15, 2007

Inverse Cinematics

7 By 7 (Dave Dagato remix) / Thumper

Solid bass and kick combo from Dave Da Gato – minimal with no messing, hypnotising dancefloors with a relentless bass, drum and sax trinity. Inverse C... more...

12inch Faces: Face1207
Also available @ D\G\T\L

l'Aroye & Ky aka Kyroye

The Meet / Be The One (Domu remixes)

Heavy new broken soul sickness! The Meet steps up with snares tougher than whiplash, and amidst the filtered synths and meandering bassline there’s an... more...

12inch Faces: Face1206