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AC 2073
24 Feb 12 Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul
Review:
Swedish-German nu-jazz singer Anna Luca has made a name for herself as singer with Club Des Belugas but goes out on a solo limb here with the intimate and smooth Listen And Wait album. Gently brushed live drums, soft acoustic guitars and chiming mallets feature heavily on songs such as "Beautiful Dawn" while the string-laden title tune suggests a rootsier Bjork mixed with Laura Marling. Fans of her CDB work will still have much to love to - such as the gentle chanson-jazz of "Someone Who Moves My Feet".
AC 2051
01 Apr 11 Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul
AC 2055
22 Apr 11 Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul
AC 2087
22 Mar 13 Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul
AC 2060
29 Apr 11 Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul
AC 2061
08 Apr 11 Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul
Review:
A nu-jazz take on an evergreen jazz classic by Bebo Best, who reinterprets Benny Goodman's "Sing Sing Sing" with samples and beats on this new release from Chinchin. Perfect for fans of electro-swing, this bouncy and bassy reworking sees Best in fine form vocally, while the distinctive horns of the original are melted perfectly into the mix. The accompanying Koko Chanel mix ups the tempo to create a brilliant battle weapon for DJs working on a house vibe.
AC2036
30 Sep 11 Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul
Review:
Perhaps known best for their lounge-tastic cover of Nirvana's "Come As You Are", the Bebo Best Orchestra are masters of the soft shuffling art of gentle bossa and '60s exotica. There are covers on this full-length LP too - Led Zep's "Whole Lotta Love" gets a pleasingly Brazilian makeover for example - but it's originals like "Teu Corpo", "Samba Wonder" and "La Fleur De La Musique" that really stick out. The Lord Sitar-recalling "Beat Conductor" sees big-beat drums come out to shine while classic '70s funk is represented handsomely on "Bass 70".
AC 2045
16 Feb 09 Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul
AC 2079
31 Aug 12 Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul
Review:
Over the years, Brenda Boykin has developed a worldwide reputation as a leader in jazz and blues vocal interpretation. This is chiefly due to her 'jump up style', which she defines as being a combination of 'bourbon and cornbread'. Album opener "Feel Me" is almost funky house but with added jazz trumpet and percussive embellishments. Beyond this "Mambo Jambo" is a Latino workout, "This Maybe Game" visits the jazzy side of the swinging 60s, "Where Is It Written" explores a vintage Nina Simone sound and "Stone Mad" is an up-tempo bluesy mambo hybrid. Also included is a pumping house remix of "Pa-Pade Swing" by Koko Chanel.
AC 2041
13 Nov 08 Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul
CHIN 2006004
29 May 06 Downtempo
CHIN 2006005
03 Mar 06 Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul
AC 2075
09 Mar 12 Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul
Played by: Juno Recommends Brokenbeat/Nu Jazz
Review:
German nu-jazz project Club Des Belugas drop their sixth album, Forward, with a host of guest singers on board for this silky smooth voyage through jazz hooks and downtempo beats. "Straight To Memphis" for example sees main men Maxim Illion and Kitty The Bill explore a Nina Simone-esque swing, while "Peanut Vendor" evokes the big band bop of exotica artists like Esquivel mixed with a South American bounce. A very enjoyable mix of songs that take in everything from lounge jazz to rootsy, bluesy stomps.
CHIN 2007002
07 Aug 07 Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul
AC 2038
15 Feb 08 Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul
CHIN 2007003
07 Aug 07 Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul
AC 2049
23 Oct 09 Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul
AC 2049
10 Nov 09 Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul
AC2 076
09 Mar 12 Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul
Played by: Juno Recommends Brokenbeat/Nu Jazz
Review:
Taken from their new album Forward, German nu-jazzers and electro swing crew Club Des Belugas' latest single is a slow, piano-driven soul beauty featuring a sultry and strident vocal from Ester Radu. With bass-following brass hits and studio drum hits slowly joining in on the fun, CDB prove their expertise at creating jazz-flecked modern soul beauties.
CHIN 2006003
22 May 06 Downtempo
AC 2082
07 Jul 12 Funky/Club House
Played by: Juno Recommends Funky House, DJ Oli Garch, DJ S-Kreama, Radical Mixtape, Cab Canavaral, DJ Oli Garch
Review:
Floor-pounding electro-swing from UK crew Dutty Moonshine, who bust out the jazzy licks on their new "Rauchestra" EP in style, mixing breakneck beats and dapper rap on "Fancy a Tipple," dubstep wobbles on their collaboration with Brighton's JFB and swing-era crooning on "Elephant In The Room".
CHIN 2006002
29 May 06 Downtempo
AC 2069
09 Sep 11 Deep House
AC 2068
12 Aug 11 Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul
AC2 067
12 Aug 11 Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul
DC 3030
25 Aug 12 Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul
AC 2070
16 Sep 11 Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul
Review:
In the words of near immortal Saturday morning kids TV types Trevor and Simon (remember them?), "swing your pants". Yep, it's time for some breezy electro-swing silliness as Jojo Effect brings the Andrew Sisters kicking and screaming into the 21st century. "Freaky Brown Bug Meets The A Sisters" (try saying that after a gallon of bourbon) sounds like a contemporary take on Mr Scruff's much-played "Get A Move On", just with more bonkers drum solos, dubbed-out vocal snippets and trouser-swinging goodtime groovery. The Funky Club Mix is the one for dancefloor plays, while bonus Bing Crosby mash-up (really) "I'm An Old Cowhand" offers more decidedly zany thrills.
AC 2062
22 Apr 11 Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul
CHIN 2007001
27 Oct 06 Downtempo
AC 2044
09 Feb 09 Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul
AC 2088
29 Mar 13 Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul
Review:
Quite what the Jojo Effect is, we may never know. Perhaps this electro-swing chanteuse can use jedi-like powers of persuasion over anyone she encounters. But maybe not, considering that she's had to release a song to inform a certain woman to stop hitting on her man. Anyway, "Stay Away From My Man" is all xylophones and martinis, but the Gardener Of Delight mix takes the tune into escalating electro-house territory while the Sans Chichi version concentrates on a funk guitar vibe. Bonus tracks "Suddenly", "Blue Moon" and "Rockin' The Blue" cover retro-swing, clarinet-heavy cover version and vintage shuffle areas respectively.
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