ELIZABETH SHEPHERD - Heavy Falls The Night (2010) (Fixed)

A wonderful third album from Elizabeth Shepherd, possibly her best yet, taking the stripped down, yet adventurous jazzy Soul intimacy of the debut and the deeper, dreamier sound of her Parkdale album, and coming up with a lovely, unique and wholly excellent sound on Heavy Falls The Night!! There are some heavier moods at play, but, the production and arrangements have a light touch, leaving plenty of space from Elizabeth's lovely voice to pull you in. Shepherd handles most of the production and all of the arrangements, with one track produced by DJ Mitsu The Beats, his jazzy dancefloor Funk groove well suited for the style!! Elizabeth sings and plays keys, with Ross Macintyre and Scott Kemp on bass, Roman Tome on percussion, Colin Kingsmore on drums and percussion, with some guests and guitar on just a couple of tunes. Why Elisabeth hadn't yet become a superstar by the time of this album's release is a mystery and an injustice!!

Tracklisting:

1. What Else
2. The Taking
3. Heavy Falls The Night
4. Numbers
5. Seven Bucks
6. One More Day
7. A Song For Dinah Washington
8. High
9. It’s Coming
10. On The Insufficiency Of Words
11. Danny’s Song

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DIRA - Something About The Girl (2010)

A mellow Soul killer from Dira J Sugandi, working here with production from Bluey, and help from the rest of the Incognito crew!! In a way, the album's almost an Incognito record at heart, yet Dira's vocals and overall approach really help give it a fresh feel too, a mode that stays away from some of the upbeat groovers you might normally get from Incognito, with a stronger focus on mellow tracks and laidback numbers that really show off her vocals!! Other guests on the record include Omar, Ski Oakenful and Matt Cooper!!

Tracklisting:

1. Inside Love
2. Time Out Of Time
3. Let's Go Back
4. Get Through To You
5. Loving A Stranger
6. Daydream
7. Essentially Yours
8. Bring It On
9. Hand On Your Heart
10. Won't You Come With Me
11. No More Tears

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SILHOUETTE BROWN - Two (2010) (Fixed)

The second effort from Silhouette Brown, every bit worth the 6 year wait we've had since their first album!! The sound here is even more deep than before, not just a 4 Hero offshoot, but a complex bit of Cosmic Soul that shows that the 21st Century spirit is alive and well, if you just know where to look!! Lady Alma handles lead vocals on all tracks, and gets tremendous musical backings from Kaidi Tatham and Dego, lots of bristling beats and jazzy keyboards, all fused together with a subtle sensibility that's really wonderful, almost a bridge between London experimentation and American underground Soul, yet with a flavor that's all its own, that beautiful sound we immediately loved on Silhouette Brown's first album, equally wicked here as well!!

Tracklisting:

1. Bitter Pills & Butterflies
2. Casualties Of Honey
3. Constant Questions
4. Fools Gold
5. Get With It feat. Sadat X
6. Hear Them Often Say
7. Interlude
8. Leave A Note
9. Strawberries In Vinegar
10. We Used To Run Steady

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SUN CIRCLE - Reborn (2009)

A warm blend of Soul and laidback jazzy beatcraft from Sun Circle, the duo of producer/DJ/soundscape generator Simon S of Break Reform and lovely & soulful UK singer Deborah Jordan, taking the Broken Beat and jazzy Future Soul groove to a higher level!! It's the glowing natural warmth that puts this project a step ahead of the pack, having been won over by the work of each partner in the past, this one seemed like it would be a winner from the outset, and it surely is. The beats, bass and stirring elements floating over the melodies are nice enough, and Deborah's voice carries it straight to the heart & soul, while a few tunes offer of a broader palette of colorful sounds, including vibes in the title tracks and some strings!!

Tracklisting:

1. Reborn
2. Stars Fall Down
3. Sun Circle Theme
4. I Can See The Sun
5. Peaceful
6. Interlude
7. If You Speak
8. Stand Still
9. Beginnings
10. My Story

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GRINGO - Xperimental (2010)

New album from Moçambiquean producer Gringo, and one that goes side by side with its title!! Xperimental is a conceptual album that comes from the combination of the words "Experience" and "Instrumental", where Gringo distinguishes himself in 4 musical genres, The Vintage, The Progressive, The Hi-Tech and The Soulful, and is exactly with this word that Gringo goes deeply and majestic!! Gringo uses several new ways to make his soulful sounds even more captivating than in his previous effort, opening new boundaries to his fascinating Instrumental Hip Hop world. The Dillanesque tinged beats of Bitologista opens a bit of a space for far rich and different elements like 80´s influenced beats, Future Funk, avant Jazz Funk, Brazilian Bossa, modern Electronica, New Grooves and more, but always keeping the identity, that reflects the most perfect, loyal and humble incarnation of Dilla!! Gringo´s definetly ready for a BIG contract and we´ll be here to support it (LABELS, WHAT ABOUT BEING VOLUNTEERS??)!! We´re proud to have this man as a partner - and last but not least - to review this awesome album!!

Tracklisting:

1. O Começo
2. Ultra Beat
3. The Brazilian Job feat. Ell Puto
4. Monkey D. Ruffy
5. Mellowdioso
6. Sorriso Alegre
7. Quiet Please
8. Studio Soul
9. Gear Second
10. Bolinhas Amarelas
11. Nintendo Entertainment System
12. De Jazz
13. Hard Soul
14. Old School feat. Mpetula
15. Sol, Sábado & Soul
16. Gear Second
17. Minimalista
18. Nostalgia
19. Épico
20. O Desfecho

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MILES BONNY - Smell Smoke (2006) / Incense & Wine (2010)

Double feature from the great Miles Bonny, with his first album Smell Smoke and the newest and fabulous Incense & Wine!! The slow rolling moody Soul sounds from Miles Bonny are a mix of relaxed beatcraft that's rich in hypnotic atmosphere. Beats, bass and keys flavor the sound, with Miles' vocals laid down as part of the overall atmosphere as much as the driving force of the tunes, and makes for an interesting blend of danceable keys & synth Soul to more of a headphones head nodding experience!! Fantastic!!

Smell Smoke (2006) - Tracklisting:

1. Intro
2. Cans Ass City Waltz
3. You
4. We
5. Car Symphony
6. Stampede
7. Not The One
8. I Need A Drink
9. Bridge Breakfast Shortage
10. Garden Work
11. The Garden
12. Shining Ignorant
13. Meditation On Hip Hop
14. When Your Dead
15. Boom Doos
16. War Is The Enemy
17. Sing Your Song




Incense & Wine (2010) - Tracklisting:

1. Spiritual Nutrition
2. Do You
3. Words (I Love You)
4. Endless Possibilities
5. Blue And Green
6. Number 5
7. Satisfy
8. Never Be The same
9. On Impulse
10. Green Chemical Lawns
11. Cans Ass City (Feel Sexy)
12. Something I Can Dance Too
13. Joy
14. Shouts Out
15. Aggressively Calm
16. Marion Truth

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VARIOUS ARTISTS - "Jay Fusion Presents Jewels & Gems V. 5"

5th installment of the series Jewels & Gems from the mighty Jay Fusion!! For those who don´t know, Jay Fusion is an UK DJ and a long time GGC member, and his perception for good sounds is one of the main points that make him so cool and joyful, but never sounding poppy. It´s clear that Jay pay a tribute to Hip Hop here, specially for the master J. Dilla, who appears with 3 tracks plus a highly influenced one from Robert Glasper. There are some New Grooves tinged tracks here and there, but Hip Hop deal the great part of the cards here. A masterful compilation from Jay Fusion, and just a lil of a mega dose from Jay that we´ll put up here!!

Tracklisting:

1. Baldwin Brothers - A Word From The Doctor
2. The Cinematic Orchestra - All Things To All Men
3. Squarepusher - Tetra-Sync
4. J. Dilla - One For Ghost (The Strap)
5. Nas feat. Jay-Z - Black Republican
6. Black Milk - Popular Demand
7. J. Dilla - Think Twice
8. Dr. Who Dat? - Beat Rock
9. DJ Vadim - Dig Yourself, Baby
10. Stateless - Too Late
11. Thief - (Like) Leaves
12. My Brigthest Diamond - Something Of An End (Version)
13. J. Dilla - Hi
14. Soil & Pimp Sessions - A.I.E.
15. The Cinematic Orchestra - Child Song
16. Dr. Who Dat? - Brazilian Thought
17. Little Brother - Lovin’ It
18. Slum Village - In The Lab
19. Robert Glasper - J Dillalude
20. Benny Sings - Coconut

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VARIOUS ARTISTS - The Cosmic Soul Syndicate Presents Interstellar Soul: The Final Chapter (2010)

Newest and last chapter of the Interstellar Soul series, a kinda different Soul compilation conceived by the prolific DJ GP from DOVELHOAONOVO Camp!! This time GP join forces with long time GGC fellows Vlada Stojanovic and Jay Fusion, plus the legendary Lord Blak and his partner Joaquino De Lorenzo from the Blak´s Lair Family, to form The Cosmic Soul Syndicate, a supergroup responsible for this awesome compilation!! As the title suggests, this is the last volume of the series, where the ideas reach a level never before seen in the previous volumes!! When we get the album to see the tracklist it´s clearly noticeable that there are some hardcore changes in the concept, and it runs through the entire album, from the beginning to the end, with future and vintage Soul, Jazz and Funk tracks changing places all the time, all with that spacey feel we always loved from this series. The cosmic approach is so strong that it seems we're listening to music in another dimension, such seriousness the group implies to it. It´s a shame this astonishing compilation ends here. Hope these guys can come with more and more from this kind, although not with this series!! Definetly a work we´ll be proud to listen for a very long time!! 42 tracks divided in 2 CDs, and titles include “Dawn” by George Duke, “My Music” by Samuel Jonathan Johnson, “Quasar” by Herbie Hancock, “Space Odyssey” by Marcus Belgrave - Just to name a few from the vintage “galaxy” - and GPs rework for “Falling Down” by Julien Dyne, “Glory Us” by Jimetta Rose, who appears two times – alone and together with Shafiq Huseyn and Bilal in the great “Lost & Found” – “Piece Of Art” by Lorett Fleur and LMNO, “Hope” by Mark De Clive-Lowe´s protegé´s Rahel, just to mention some of the many 21st Century Soul tracks figured in this stuff.

Tracklisting:

CD 1:

1. Welcome Aboard (Intro)
2. George Duke - Dawn
3. Julien Dyne - Falling Down (GP Rework)
4. Skymark feat. Deva Mahal - The Shadow
5. Samuel Jonathan Johnson - My Music
6. Lowrell - Mellow Mellow Right On
7. Opolopo feat. Ed Blak - Trips To The Moon
8. Bobby Lyle - Night Breeze
9. Azymuth - Manhã
10. Kirk De Giorgio´s As One - Out Of Darkness
11. Catalyst - Little Miss Lady
12. Cloud One - Dust To Dust
13. Emanative - We Travel The Spacebeats
14. Lorett Fleur feat. LMNO - P.O.A. (Piece Of Art)
15. Shafiq Husayn feat. Jimetta Rose & Bilal - Lost & Found
16. Bottom Fly - Ego
17. Cesar Mariano - Poluição
18. Kool & The Gang - Winter Sadness
19. Breakthrough feat. Amp Fiddler - Highway 2 U
20. The Raah Project - Will You Be There
21. The Temptations - Mother Nature


CD 2:

1. (Interspace)
2. Dexter Wansel - Life On Mars
3. Ian Pooley - What's Your Number (Jazzanova Renumber)
4. Mark De Clive-Lowe feat. Cherie Mathieson - Move On Up
5. Intuit feat. Andy Bey - Planet Birth
6. Lesette Wilson - Caveman Boogie
7. Dwele - Lady Love
8. Rahel - Hope
9. Jimetta Rose - Glory Us
10. Suzi Analogue - The Thing
11. José James - Made For Love
12. Ra-Re Valverde - Take Me Back
13. The Clonious - Emora
14. Flying Lotus - Camel
15. Herbie Hancock - Quasar
16. Marcus Belgrave - Space Odyssey
17. Marcos Valle - Previsão do Tempo
18. Gene Harris - Losalamitoslatinfunklovesong
19. Manchild - We Need We
20. Tettorybad feat. Paul Randolph - Ruff And Tuff
21. Eddie Henderson - We End In A Dream


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CR0-MAGNON - Cro-Magnon (2006) / Great Triangle (2007) / III (2008) / Mellow Out & Acoustic (2008) / The Remixes (2008) / 4U (2009)

keyboard-heavy grooves from Japan's Cro-Magnon, a real back-to-basics combo that works in a solidly 70s funky Jazz mode!! The core trio features keyboards along with bass and drums, and most numbers have a snapping simplicity that you'd be hard-pressed to find this nicely in a real session from the 70s, the kind of stripped-down grooves that always show up on one or two tracks on an older CTI or Kudu set!! There are some nice collabo´s in some albums, like the master Roy Ayers, Soil & Pimp Sessions, Steve Spacek and more!! Fantastic sounding!!

Cro-Magnon (2006) - Tracklisting:

1. Intro
2. Electric Lady Dance
3. (Cro-Magnon’s Revenge Mix)
4. Night Lights
5. Skit#1
6. Galactic Mellow
7. Skit#2
8. Love Like Bubble
9. Life Traveller
10. Skit#3
11. Silent Supreme
12. Beyond The Summer 2
13. Space Love
14. Astro Black
15. Skit#4
16. Kai-Ho
17. Skit#5
18. Moon Glow



Great Triangle (2007) - Tracklisting:

1. Great Triangle (Intro)
2. Riding The Storm
3. Chase After The Shadow
4. Eclipse
5. Keep Me Satisfied
6. La Fusion
7. Sparkling
8. Sign Of Fire
9. Take Me Higher
10. New Horizon
11. Great Triangle



III (2008) - Tracklisting:

1. Kemu-Ni-Maku
2. Inside Out
3. Black Stone
4. Diablo Anastasis
5. Prosperity
6. Windy Lady feat. Yu Sakai
7. Morning Haze
8. Survivor feat. Mika Arisaka
9. GR27
10. Time Flies feat. Steve Spacek



Mellow Out & Acoustic (2008) - Tracklisting:

1. Black Mahogani (Moodymann Cover)
2. Muscle Car (Mylo Cover)
3. Silent Wave
4. Beyond The Summer
5. Never Can Say Good Bye (Jackson 5 Cover)
6. Mysterious Vibes (Blackbyrds Cover)
7. Love Bite
8. Technologystolemyvinyle (Moodymann Cover)
9. Mystic Voyage (Roy Ayers Cover)
10. After All That



The Remixes (2008) - Tracklisting:

1. Garactic Mellow (Grooveman Spot Mountain Mix)
2. Space Love (Yukuhiro Fukutomi Remix)
3. Gyakusyuu no Theme (Cro-Magnon Revenge Mix) (Sweers Cromaltz Edit)
4. Eclipse (DJ Mitsu The Beats Remix)
5. Riding The Storm (Foog Remix)
6. Take Me Higher (FLX Remix)
7. Garactic Mellow (Groovemean Spot Re-Edit)
8. Cro-Magnon Live Remix At Warp



4U (2009) - Tracklisting:

1. Introduction
2. Era 002
3. Swinger Than Doubt
4. Hyponotized
5. Push! feat. Twigy
6. Hummin’ feat. Soil & Pimp Sessions
7. Triplesteal
8. 4 The）Love I Need feat. Soil & Pimp Sessions）
9. Acid Typhoon
10. Ana feat. Izpon）
11. Midnight Magic feat. Roy Ayers
12. Walkin’
13. Tokyo Times

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DAMN! - Let's Zoom In (2008)

Don't let the faux boy band cover of this one put you off, because this is a damn soulful little album!! Damn's groove is sharper, a wicked blend of funky beats, smooth Soul instrumentation, and some surprisingly wonderful blue-eyed Soul vocals, all bubbling beautifully at a level that's right up there with some of our favorite Soul from the contemporary underground. The songwriting is great, filled with great hooks, and the instrumentation's a cool blend of older Raw Fusion beat-heavy modes, and some warmer Soul touches that are especially welcome, and which really show a depth to the group's music. We really wish they'd come up with a hipper cover for this one, but after the first few grooves of the record, we can more than forget what the thing looks like, and just enjoy the quality of the music. Things are so solid, we might almost rank this one up with Jazzanova's excellent album for Verve, and also mention that it's got a few Lewis Taylor-like touches at times too!!

Tracklisting:

1. Get Your Grown Man On
2. You're The Light For Me
3. Country Ways
4. Headstone
5. I'm Not Going To Live A Day Without You Girl
6. Let's Zoom In
7. Disco Lady
8. One Day
9. That's No Way To Play The Bongos
10. Man Is Not A Bird feat. Rubén Juárez
11. Rattle My Brain
12. Winter Letter
13. Another Language Died

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THE ASTEROIDS GALAXY TOUR - Fruit (2009)

Groovy release from the Danish Alt-Rock/60s inspired Soul The Asteroids Galaxy Tour!! Formed less than a year ago, the group is moving at the speed of light. Led by Lars Iversen and Mette Lindberg, they created quite a buzz when they came to NY, heralded as one of the hottest new bands from across the pond!!

Tracklisting:

1. Lady Jesus
2. The Sun Ain't Shining No More
3. Push The Envelope
4. Satellite
5. Crazy
6. The Golden Age
7. Around The Bend
8. Sunshine Coolin'
9. Hero
10. Bad Fever
11. Inner City Blues (Bonus Track)

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VIDEO - Ra-Re Valverde - "Take Me Back"

As Interstellar Soul V.04´s becoming real and real and very near to its release, DVAN Staff caught another interplanetary act to be part of it - Ra-Re Valverde with her new single "Take Me Back", from the forthcoming Bootlegs On Ice - and also another tune to figure in the next volume of our spacey comp!! Coming soon...HERE!!

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MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO - Devil´s Halo (2009)

Meshell Ndegeocello has been delivering one masterful set of astral Soul, Funk and avant groove gems after another since her commercial peak in the 90s, and Devil's Halo is as excellent, if not better than all of the others!! If there's one thing we absolutely love more than any other fascinating element of Meshell's career, it's that we don't know what the next song will sound like on any release, and it's all good. Slow building, moody and soulful, and bursting with energy in turns, she rolls from Folk Soul, to Electro Funk and Funk Rock, to Cosmic Jazz flourishes with equal success, and the passionate vocals always cut deep!!

Tracklisting:

1. Slaughter
2. Tie One On
3. Lola
4. Hair Of The Dog
5. Mass Transit
6. White Girl
7. Love You Down
8. Devil's Halo
9. Bright Shiny Morning
10. Blood On The Curb
11. Die Young
12. Crying In Your Beer

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GUYNAMITE - Born In 82 EP (2009)

Born in 82, but with a cosmic feel that's got plenty of 21st Century Soul too!! Set Free is a beautiful groove that's filled with keyboards, and topped with vocals from Shea Soul, almost sounding like one of those late 90s soaring Soul numbers we loved so much!! Patrice is starker, with just bass bits, beats, and 80s keyboards, and the lovely Dee sings lead on Take My Dreams, a sweet-stepping Soul track with a surprisingly great hook, almost a crossover kind of cut from years back. Finally, Space Elevator has a colder groove, and a great little dancefloor pulse!!

Tracklisting:

1. Set Free feat. Shea Soul
2. Patrice
3. Take My Dreams feat. Dee
4. Space Elevator

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GEORG LEVIN - Falling Masonry EP (2009)

The precursor of Georg Levin´s forthcoming album, the Falling Masonry EP on BBE!! The three tracks encompass the general mood and feel of what is about to come on the full-length Everything Must Change, due later in 2009, and one that we´ll obviously put up here!! Like most of the tracks on the album, the title song Falling Masonry was recorded with Georg’s live band plus a few guest musicians. It is a Soul and Rock influenced ballad. There are certain elements of Al Green as well as Led Zeppelin or even The Beatles if you listen closely. It starts off slowly and sensual before getting into a built part in the middle until it finally reaches its dramatical climax, supported by a string section, psychedelic noises and distorted guitars!!

Tracklisting:

1. Falling Masonry
2. Runaway (Radio Version)
3. The Better Life feat. Clara Hill (Long Version)
4. Runaway (Album Version)
5. The Better Life feat. Clara Hill (Radio Version)
6. Falling Masonry (Instrumental)
7. Runaway (Instrumental)
8. The Better Life feat. Clara Hill (Instrumental)

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VIKTER DUPLAIX - Electric Love (Single) (2009)

Vikter Duplaix returns to the scene with his genre-blending brand of Future Soul with the single Electric Love!! AND IT'S FOR FREE DOWNLOAD. Electric Love is a dreamy, lush rhythmic landscape into your own imagination. As Vikter says "You can be as wild, creative and free as you like... Just follow my melody...". Welcome back to the scene, Vikter!!

Tracklist:

1. Electric Love

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JIMI TENOR - Deutsche Grammophon ReComposed (2009)

An incredible little record, one that has Jimi Tenor "re-composing" a host of modern avant compositions from the Deustche Grammophon archives, turning them into whole new tracks with his wickedly creative touches!! Tenor's music has always had a complexity in itself, a richness that instantly set him apart from most of his dancefloor-focused contemporaries, and which has kept us coming back to his music for years. Yet this set may well be his boldest musical triumph, a re-imagining of works by some of the 20th Century's most inventive composers, handled by Tenor with some of the elements of the originals, plus some added instrumentation, electronics, and studio touches of his own, more than enough to re-charge these tunes with some key 21st Century energy!!

Tracklisting:

1. Steve Reich - Music For Mallet Instruments, Voices And Organ
2. Esa-Pekka Salonen - Wing On Wing
3. Pierre Boulez - Repons (Section 1)
4. Erik Satie - Vexations (Version 1)
5. Edgar Varese - Deserts
6. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Symphony No. 2 (1. Largo)
7. Erik Satie - Vexations (Version 2)
8. Steve Reich - Six Pianos
9. Pierre Boulez - Messagesquisse (2. Tres Rapide)
10. Edgar Varese - Ionisation
11. Erik Satie - Vexations (Version 3)
12. Georgi Sviridov - Choral Concerto Without Words In Memory Of Alexander Yurlov (No. 3 Chorale)

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WILLIAM KURK – The Sound Vol. 3 (2009)

A diverse mix of styles from William Kurk, soulful, jazzy and unpredictable from one tune to the next!! William's channel's 70´s Stevie Wonder here, as he's done on previous sounds, but he draws from deeper well of influences, too, and applies his own unique approach. The record starts out with kind of a Baroque Soul sound that segues nicely to spaced out jazzy Soul on the next track, mixing in some organic grooves and programmed beats. Co-produced by Anthony Nicholson, it's an uncompromising mix of mellow jams and cosmic flourishes!!

Tracklisting:

1. Evolution Of Man
2. K-Ville feat. Corey Wilkes
3. Kendi
4. Vanity Fair feat. Buddy Fambro
5. I Miss U Bad
6. Carousel
7. Day Of Honor feat. Marqueal Jordan & Khari Parker
8. Another Day feat. Bob Mintz & Will Kennedy
9. Satellite Dreamer
10. Khallib feat. Benny Reid

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SARA TAVARES - Xinti (2009)

Great sunshine Soul from Sara Tavares, brimming with Cape Verdean guitar licks, angolese rhythms and warm portuguese vocals!! Sara never sounded more intense like this startling collection of songs, packed with surprises that displays how progressively richer and more expansive Sara Tavares vocal repetoire has become since her previous album!! Her songs are lyrcial, sensual and more textured. They are intimate but also wrapped in irresistibly funky rhythms drawn from the Cape Verdean, african, brazilian and caribbean diaspora!!

Tracklisting:

1. Quando Dás Um Pouco Mai
2. Sumanai
3. Ponto De Luz
4. Caminhanti
5. Pé Na Strada
6. Di Alma
7. Bué (Você É...)
8. Keda Livre
9. Só Imagina
10. Minino
11. Voz Di Vento
12. Exala
13. Fundi Ku Mi
14. Manso Manso

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STONEPHACE - Stonephace (2009)

Funk and Psychedelia steeped jazzy grooves from Stonephace, an incredible project from Brit saxophone player and boundary skirting soundscape crafter Larry Stabbins, adding up to one of the best albums on the always reliable Tru Thoughts label!! Stabbins brings a Jazz pedigree to the table, but his way of blending excellent musicianship with a timeless palatte of global Funk rhythms, Psychedelia, and all around trippy grooves is top notch, he plays sax, flutes and tripped out organs in Stonephace on top of writing and co-producing, and he's a big enough talent to bring some incredible players on board. The album was co-produced by Krzystof Oktalski, who brings in some beats and noises of his own, with guitar atmospherics by Adrien Utley of Portishead, beats & percussion by Jim Barr, plus keys, rhythm guitar, percussion and trumpet by Helm Devegas. Avant Funk excellence, a project that's up there with the Heliocentrics in our book for genre-straddling instrumental Jazz Funk and beatcraft!!

Tracklisting:

1. Wedgehead Gets Lucky
2. Twin Earth
3. Yellow Brick Road
4. Rotor
5. Contextual Meaning
6. Five Miles High
7. The Last Myth Of The Given
8. White Queen Psychology
9. Levels And Degrees Of Light
10. Essays For Alice
11. Stonephace

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