Tru Thoughts At Juno Download

TRUDD 022
23 May 11
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul

Where Is My Heart (feat Maxi Jazz) - (4:43) 84 BPM

Glider - (4:36) 129 BPM

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THE BAMBOOS feat ALOE BLACC

Where Does The Time Go?

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3610150 650306
21 May 12
Hip Hop/R&B

Where Does The Time Go? - (3:38) 103 BPM

Where Does The Time Go? (Si Tew Take It Back remix) - (3:50) 98 BPM

Where Does The Time Go? (Si Tew Late Night remix) - (3:52) 101 BPM

I Got Burned (feat Tim Rogers) - (4:20) 120 BPM

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Played by: DJ Nova (Rodon Fm 95), Juno Recommends Hip Hop/R&b

HOT 8 BRASS BAND

Whats My Name?

Tru Thoughts

TRU 150
11 Feb 08
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul

What's My Name? - (6:32) 101 BPM

Fly Away - (3:58) 100 BPM

I Got You - (5:57) 105 BPM

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Western Horizons (Zed Bias Presents Yannah Valvedit)

YANNAH VALDEVIT

Western Horizons (Zed Bias Presents Yannah Valvedit)

Tru Thoughts

TRUDD 073
18 Mar 13
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul

Western Horizons - (5:01) 119 BPM

Yannah Valdevit & Lay-Far - "Brave" - (5:50) 122 BPM

Yannah Valdevit & Lay-Far - "Empty Heart" - (4:43) 117 BPM

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Review: Croatian singer Yannah recently marked a shift away from her jazz roots with her debut long player which was co-produced by labelmate and 2 step/broken beat hero, Zed Bias. This single features epic album closer "Western Horizons" as well two non-album collaborations with Lay-Far: the deep and sumptuous house of "Brave" and the strings n piano n trumpet party anthem "Empty Heart". Seems that leaving the jazz world wasn't such a bad decision...

DRUMAGICK

Urban Landscapes

Tru Thoughts

TRUDD 080
10 Jun 13
Funky/Club House

Maracatu - (6:32) 128 BPM

Rio Drums - (6:16) 128 BPM

Sunday Morning - (6:24) 120 BPM

Feelings - (6:21)

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Review: Tru Thoughts' extended family now stretches all the way to Rio with this very wise new signing. Drumagick have been around for over 15 years now, adding their Latin magic to house, drum & bass and funk templates. Here we find them with carnival-o-meter set at 11 with four fantastic compositions. "Maracutu" is brash brass medley that doesn't sound far off Gregory circa "Tropical Soundclash", "Rio Drums" is a deeper, tribal affair with an off-beat wobble bass thrown in, "Sunday Morning" is a jazzier, silkier affair while "Feelings" flips the switch on a lush rolling D&B tip with washy, soothing chords and emotive pianos.

THE BAMBOOS feat LYRICS BORN/MACINNES

Turn It Up EP

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TRUDD 012
12 Oct 09
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul

Turn It Up - (4:01) 106 BPM

Turn It Up (instrumental) - (4:01) 106 BPM

Turn It Up (acappella) - (3:31) 108 BPM

Move On (feat Paul Macinnes) - (5:28) 91 BPM

Move On (feat MacInnes - instrumental) - (5:27) 91 BPM

Move On (feat Macinnes - acappella) - (5:53) 116 BPM

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VARIOUS

Tru Thoughts Disco: Boogie

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TRUDD 064
22 Oct 12
Funk

The Quantic Soul Orchestra - "Pushin On" (feat Alice Russell - Situation edit) - (7:09) 101 BPM

Zed Bias - "Koolade" (feat Toddla T & MdCL) - (6:28) 112 BPM

Belleruche - "Northern Girls" (DJ Vadim mix) - (3:49) 115 BPM

Maddslinky - "Special" (feat Omar - Atjazz remix) - (7:18) 126 BPM

The Quantic Soul Orchestra - "Take Your Time, Change Your Mind" (feat Alice Russell) - (6:45) 74 BPM

Mark De Clive-Lowe - "The Why" (LP version) - (5:10) 110 BPM

Nostalgia 77 - "Quiet Dawn" (Bonobo mix) - (7:08) 115 BPM

Anchorsong - "Darkrum" - (4:23) 99 BPM

Hint - "Aliens Enter" (feat T Fly - Hint remix) - (5:44) 105 BPM

Flevans - "The Notion" (feat Sweet Laredo) - (4:41) 113 BPM

Belleruche - "It'll Come" (Yam Who rework) - (7:27) 106 BPM

Natural Self - "In The Morning" (version) - (4:58) 109 BPM

Hint - "One Woman Army" (feat Laura Vane) - (4:08) 100 BPM

Kylie Auldist - "One Goodbye" (Hint remix) - (5:02) 120 BPM

Belleruche - "Reflection" (Trus' Me remix) - (6:23) 116 BPM

Kinny - "Back Street Lust" (Azaxx remix) - (5:40) 100 BPM

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Played by: DJ Drm (Bastard Jazz / Bstrd Boots), Mr Chombee, Juno Recommends Hip Hop/R&b, Killer Funk Records Usa, The Funk Hunters, Barrio Jazz Gang, Mr Doris, Double Yellow, Superpendejos

Review: Tru Thoughts have been around since the late 90s, championing all things modern with a soul, jazz and funk edge. Now their A&R dude Robert Luis has decided to compile their best disco-style releases, and why not? The Quantic Soul Orchestra's "Pushin On" is cinematic foot music built around an infectious loop, Zed Bias revisits 1980s Minneapolis with the help of Toddla T on the downright nasty groove of "Koolade", Bonobo remixes Nostalgia 77's "Quiet Dawn" in a downtempo jazzy style, Hint's "Aliens Enter" is as close you can get to 80s synth-soul without a time machine and Natural Self's "In The Morning" is a killer, off kilter jazz-meets-funk-and-dubby-house oddity.

HOT 8 BRASS BAND

Tombstone

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TRU 269
20 May 13
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul

Tombstone Intro - (3:33) 98 BPM

Wolf Burger - (4:59) 115 BPM

Homies - (5:59) 100 BPM

Shot Gun Joe - (5:35) 102 BPM

Milwaukee Fat - (6:07) 96 BPM

Eldridge - (7:16) 95 BPM

We Goin' Make It - (5:31) 103 BPM

Hot 8 Shit - (4:29) 94 BPM

Big Girl - (5:43) 98 BPM

Take It To The House - (6:25) 94 BPM

Tombstone Outro - (1:50) 98 BPM

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Review: It's been less than 12 months since the last Hot 8 Brass Band full-length, but the New Orleans nine-piece are clearly on a roll. Tombstone, their third album, is every bit as thrilling, intoxicating and funky as their previous albums. Showcasing their terrific live playing and instinctive Louisiana swing, it sounds like a recording of the best impromptu party you've never been to. This time round, there are no gimmicky covers and unusual interpretations, just a string of booming, horn-heavy compositions that showcase their impeccable skills to the max. In truth, it's all the better for it; arguably, Tombstone is their strongest album to date.

ALICE RUSSELL

To Dust

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TRU 270
25 Feb 13
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul

A To Z - (1:33) 113 BPM

Heartbreaker (part 2) - (3:32) 101 BPM

For A While - (4:54) 133 BPM

Heartbreaker - (3:43) 101 BPM

I Loved You Interlude - (0:36) 112 BPM

Hard & Strong - (4:06) 115 BPM

To Dust - (3:13) 126 BPM

I Loved You - (3:59) 111 BPM

Twin Peaks - (4:32) 90 BPM

Heartbreaker Interlude - (1:18) 100 BPM

Let's Go (Breakdown) - (3:17) 108 BPM

Drinking Song Interlude - (2:04) 113 BPM

Citizens - (2:47) 96 BPM

Different (bonus track) - (5:21) 101 BPM

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Review: Following collaborations with Quantic and a selection of teaser singles, Tru Thoughts' resident belter finally drops her long awaited solo LP. Alongside the previously released "Heartbreaker" and 'Twin Peaks", we get a further 12 slices of her whiskey-weathered modern soul. Highlights include the call & response of "A-Z", the staccato-hop of "For A While" and the melancholic title track, "To Dust".

MARK DE CLIVE-LOWE feat NIA ANDREWS & ZED BIAS

The Why

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TRUDD 031
03 Oct 11
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul

The Why (LP version) - (5:10) 110 BPM

The Why (Maddslinky remix) - (5:20) 126 BPM

The Why (MdCL club remix) - (6:01) 122 BPM

The Why (LP version instrumental) - (5:10) 110 BPM

The Why (MdCL club mix instrumental) - (6:01) 122 BPM

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HOT 8 BRASS BAND

The Life & Times Of

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TRU 262
12 Nov 12
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul

Steaming Blues - (3:39) 105 BPM

Fine Tuner - (6:18) 100 BPM

Bingo Bango - (5:15) 119 BPM

New Orleans (After The City) - (5:28) 94 BPM

Can't Hide From The Truth - (6:27) 101 BPM

Ghost Town - (4:13) 96 BPM

Let Me Do My Thing (remix) - (8:27) 94 BPM

Skit - (1:05) 118 BPM

War Time - (6:57) 96 BPM

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Played by: Ancient Astronauts

BELLERUCHE

The Express

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TRUCD 176
13 Oct 08
Funk

Anything You Want (Not That) - (3:22) 122 BPM

Backyard - (3:15) 84 BPM

Idea Three - (3:56) 114 BPM

Goose Blues - (3:51) 117 BPM

Like 4 The Hard Way - (3:10) 92 BPM

Rumble Strip - (2:41) 91 BPM

How Many Times - (3:21) 104 BPM

Scratch My Soul - (3:35) 68 BPM

Late Train - (3:22) 96 BPM

The Duck - (3:10) 104 BPM

You're Listening To The Worlds - (3:20) 87 BPM

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VARIOUS

The 28th Devil

Tru Thoughts

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TRUCD 208
14 Dec 09
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul

27 Devils (Flevan remix) - (4:47) 115 BPM

All To Play For (feat Shona Foster - Flevans remix) - (4:19) 95 BPM

These People (Flevans remix) - (4:16) 100 BPM

Ooba Ooba (Flevans remix) - (4:31) 120 BPM

One Goodbye (Flevans remix) - (4:28) 119 BPM

Second Bite - (5:14) 126 BPM

Hold On (feat Sarah Scott - Hint remix) - (4:25) 103 BPM

Lay Back (feat Sarah Scott - Regal remix) - (4:30) 91 BPM

Endless Things (Lack Of Afro remix) - (5:02) 119 BPM

Hold No Water (Azaxx remix) - (6:46) 120 BPM

Hold On (feat Sarah Scott - PTH Carnival Warm-Up remix) - (5:31) 81 BPM

Second Bite (Hints Party Nibbles remix) - (3:19) 120 BPM

Hold On (feat Sarah Scott - Vono Box remix) - (3:33) 100 BPM

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MARK DE CLIVE LOWE/THE ROTTERDAM JAZZ ORCHESTRA

Take The Space Trane

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TRU 267
04 Feb 13
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul

Relax Unwind - (4:33) 123 BPM

Blues For Six - (6:34) 119 BPM

Filthy Fingers - (6:28) 116 BPM

Caravan - (3:49) 126 BPM

Money (Don't Let It Catch Ya) - (5:24) 126 BPM

El Dia Perfecto - (7:23) 123 BPM

Heaven - (5:48) 92 BPM

Take The Space Trane - (7:28) 131 BPM

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Played by: Juno Recommends Brokenbeat/Nu Jazz

Review: Originally hailing from New Zealand, Mark De Clive Lowe has been a leading light in the nu jazz scene for some years now. Moving to London and now more recently to Los Angeles, he's taken inspiration with him as he goes. Here he's hooked up with this European orchestra to embark on a spacey journey and he wants you on board. With eight tracks of bonkers, future-facing jazz fun-stations (highlights being the disco-jazz of "Relax, Unwind", the saucy funk of "Filthy Fingers" and the title tune's 70s soundtrack-isms), we reckon this in one train you don't want to miss.

WRONGTOM meets DEEMAS J

Superteng

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TRUDD 074
08 Apr 13
Drum And Bass

Superteng - (4:02) 162 BPM

Superteng (extended version) - (6:43) 163 BPM

Jump + Move + Rock (Benny Page remix) - (4:29) 178 BPM

Superteng (Scoop & Alter Ego & Rico remix) - (4:10) 140 BPM

Superteng (Mo'matic remix) - (3:17) 190 BPM

Superteng (instrumental) - (6:43) 162 BPM

Superteng (acappella) - (4:04) 162 BPM

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Played by: Nice Up! Soundsystem, DJ Purple Rabbit, Johnnypluse(Bulabeats Records), Dub Gabriel, Juno Recommends Drum & Bass, Juno Recommends Dancehall/Ragga, Juno Recommends Dub, The Funk Hunters, Euphonique, Blend Mishkin, Radical Mixtape, Good News Boppers, Highgrademuzik Aka Don D Selectah, Mo' Matic

Review: Wrongtom Meets Deemas J's album In East London was met with some serious levels of hype when it arrived on the reggae scene last September. "The strongest modern reggae set to emerge from the UK for many years" said The Wire. High praise indeed. So "Superteng", the second single to be released from the roots-inspired LP, is a toned-down affair, groove-driven and minimal, letting the lyrics do the talking. Featuring a cool and collected remix by Scoop & Alter Ego & Rico and the bonus addition of jungle mashup "Jump + Move + Rock" remixed by the one and only Benny Page, you can't mistake the top quality of this release. If you're a fan, buy the LP too, it's a modern reggae masterpiece.

BETA HECTOR

Sunbeam Insulin

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TRU 236
12 Sep 11
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul

Hexagon - (3:48) 98 BPM

Sleepwalking - (4:13) 126 BPM

Payback (Sunbeam version) - (3:45) 120 BPM

Oracle Bones - (3:05) 95 BPM

Invasion - (2:55) 110 BPM

Trust Me - (3:06) 120 BPM

Super Bionic - (3:10) 108 BPM

Creepin (Insulin version) - (3:44) 84 BPM

Thousand Yard Stare - (2:26) 95 BPM

In My Skin - (5:27) 122 BPM

Jupiter Mission - (4:11) 110 BPM

Morning Train - (3:54) 114 BPM

The Next Level - (2:47) 120 BPM

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BELLERUCHE

Stormbird

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TRUDD 041
26 Mar 12
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul

Stormbird - (2:58) 139 BPM

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KYLIE AULDIST

Still Life

Tru Thoughts

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TRU 257
15 Oct 12
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul

Still Life - (4:22) 106 BPM

Counting On You - (3:27) 104 BPM

Changes - (3:46) 110 BPM

Daydream - (4:40) 97 BPM

Letterhead Life - (3:50) 79 BPM

Nothin' Else To Beat Me - (4:08) 92 BPM

About Face - (4:54) 76 BPM

Howlin' For You - (3:35) 125 BPM

Night Of Lies - (3:58) 114 BPM

All In You - (5:03) 94 BPM

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Played by: Ennio Styles (Stylin Radio Show)

Review: After a three-year hiatus - presumably to accommodate her work with The Bamboos - Australian singer Kylie Auldist returns to Tru Thoughts with her third solo full-length. With Bamboos man Lance Ferguson again handling production duties, it differs little musically from previous outings. Arguably, though, it's still her best album to date. The songs are strong, the production tight and the playing impeccable. Her staple sound is soaring 1970s soul - all sweeping strings, punchy guitar and rousing horns, with her impeccable vocals atop. It's not revelatory in any way, but that's not the point; if you're looking for an enjoyable, '70s-sounding soul set, it comes highly recommended.

DOMU

Springbreak

Tru Thoughts

TRU 195X
15 Jun 09
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul

Springbreak - (5:55) 114 BPM

Something New - (4:38) 120 BPM

Something New (instrumental) - (4:36) 120 BPM

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FREDDIE CRUGER

Soul Search

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TRUCD 117
23 Oct 06
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul

Over The Ocean (feat Desmond Foster) - (4:35) 93 BPM

I Wanna Make You Move (feat Anthony David) - (3:08) 88 BPM

What'chu See Iz What'chu Get (feat Cee-Rock "The Fury") - (3:25) 98 BPM

Running From Love (feat ADL) - (4:48) 92 BPM

Pretty Little Thing (feat Linn) - (4:17) 110 BPM

I Feel Quote Whatever (feat Swingfly) - (4:08) 94 BPM

Pushing On (feat Linn) - (4:16) 88 BPM

Special Lady (feat ADL) - (4:18) 94 BPM

The Hustle - (6:56) 110 BPM

Something Good (feat Desmond Foster) - (3:42) 89 BPM

New World New Time (feat Anthony David) - (5:03) 79 BPM

Bap Yo Head (feat Rapadon) - (4:23) 99 BPM

Take It Personally (feat Desmond Foster) - (4:46) 87 BPM

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Played by: DJ Butcher (Chopshop Music), B-Dub

NOSTALGIA 77

Sleepwalker

Tru Thoughts

TRUDD 035
21 Nov 11
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul

Sleepwalker (original mix) - (3:48) 146 BPM

Sleepwalker (Lanu remix) - (5:25) 124 BPM

Golden Morning (Mark De Clive-Lowe remix) - (4:43) 110 BPM

Sleepwalker (Ambassadeurs remix) - (4:37) 146 BPM

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Played by: Ennio Styles (Stylin Radio Show)

SLEEPIN' GIANTZ

Sleepin' Giantz

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TRU 252
03 Jul 12
Hip Hop/R&B

Sleepin' Giantz Theme (feat Fox) - (3:54) 91 BPM

Mucky - (4:39) 93 BPM

Badungdeng - (4:23) 124 BPM

And the Ting Went... (feat Btch Pls) - (5:43) 70 BPM

Hand Grenade - (2:27) 68 BPM

Raving Bully - (3:24) 67 BPM

Draw For Tha Zee - (4:47) 70 BPM

Life (feat Strategy) - (3:04) 94 BPM

Mc (part 1) - (4:47) 125 BPM

Kerosine (feat Fox) - (3:13) 130 BPM

Final Curtain (feat Jenna G) - (3:43) 70 BPM

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Played by: Lwp Records, Juno Recommends Hip Hop/R&b

Sing (If You Want It) Re Twisted (remixed by Scratch Professer)

OMAR

Sing (If You Want It) Re Twisted (remixed by Scratch Professer)

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TRUDD 045
09 Apr 12
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul

Sing (If You Want It) (Scratch Professer Re-Twist) - (5:57) 97 BPM

It's So (Scratch Professer Re-Twist) - (4:48) 95 BPM

Ghana Emotion (Scratch Professer Re-Twist) - (5:13) 89 BPM

Get It Together (Scratch Professer Re-Twist) - (4:01) 132 BPM

Your Mess (feat Joker Starr - Scratch Professer Re-Twist) - (4:46) 98 BPM

Kiss It Right (Scratch Professer Re-Twist) - (4:46) 101 BPM

Be A Man (feat JC Bentley - Scratch Professer Re-Twist) - (4:22) 76 BPM

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Played by: Juno Recommends Hip Hop/R&b

Review: Turntablist/hip-hop veteran Scratch Professor has a long history of collaboration with UK soul legend Omar, having first lent a hand on production way back in 1994. Last year, his slinky, hip-hop-soul remix of the singer's "It's So" single was widely heralded as his best work for years (not difficult, mind, since he'd been largely inactive since the tail end of the '90s). On the back of that success, Tru Thoughts have asked him to remix more tracks from the excellent Sing (If You Want It) album. He does a bang-up, job, too offering deep, bumpin', jazzwise hip-hop revisions of "Your Mess", "Sing", "Ghana Emotion" and, most impressively, "Be A Man", which has a real Guru/Jazzmatazz feel.

QUANTIC SOUL ORCHESTRA

She Said What?

Tru Thoughts

TRU 136
24 Sep 07
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul

She Said What? (feat J Live) - (5:13) 110 BPM

She Said What? (instrumental) - (3:54) 110 BPM

Panama City - (5:17) 112 BPM

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SARAVAH SOUL

Saravah Soul

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TRUCD 149
24 Mar 08
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul

Oil Is Thicker Than Blood - (4:36) 115 BPM

Nao Posso Te Levar A Serio - (4:21) 104 BPM

It's Doing My Head In - (4:17) 129 BPM

Arroz Com Feijao - (5:50) 103 BPM

Funk E Saravah - (3:46) 77 BPM

Roubada - (4:25) 112 BPM

Role De Bike - (3:53) 103 BPM

Supersossego - (4:54) 126 BPM

Homesick - (3:07) 120 BPM

It's Doing My Head In (instrumental) - (4:17) 129 BPM

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BELLERUCHE

Rollerchain

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TRU 248
05 Jun 12
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul

Stormbird - (2:58) 139 BPM

Wasted Time - (3:05) 89 BPM

Get More - (3:21) 137 BPM

16 Minutes - (3:19) 128 BPM

Reach For The Bottle - (3:07) 98 BPM

Passenger Side - (3:56) 126 BPM

Afan - (2:20) 85 BPM

Cloverleaf - (4:42) 90 BPM

Under Fire - (3:14) 122 BPM

Henbane - (3:29) 129 BPM

Limelight - (3:25) 134 BPM

Song For Bill - (3:55) 79 BPM

Longer Days, Longer Nights - (2:47) 90 BPM

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HOT 8 BRASS BAND

Rock With The Hot 8

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TRU 141
15 Oct 07
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul

What's My Name? - (6:28) 101 BPM

It's Real - (5:41) 101 BPM

Fly Away - (3:56) 100 BPM

I Got You - (5:57) 105 BPM

Sexual Healing - (8:53) 104 BPM

Jisten To Me - (4:44) 125 BPM

We Are One - (6:44) 103 BPM

Skeet Skeet - (3:41) 100 BPM

Rastafunk - (6:21) 140 BPM

E Flat Blues - (4:41) 101 BPM

Skit #1 - (0:42) 98 BPM

Love Don't Live Here - (6:01) 102 BPM

Get Up - (6:57) 105 BPM

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Played by: Andrew Allsgood (Free Association)

MARK DE CLIVE LOWE

Renegades

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TRU 240
21 Nov 11
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul

Alabi (prelude) - (0:35) 94 BPM

Get Started (feat Omar & Sheila E) - (4:37) 114 BPM

The Why (feat Nia Andrews) - (5:10) 110 BPM

(Just Wanna) - (0:24) 107 BPM

Under Orders (feat Tawiah) - (4:23) 128 BPM

We Renegades (feat Nia Andrews) - (3:27) 97 BPM

Interlude I - (1:13) 103 BPM

Hooligan (feat Nia Andrews) - (4:54) 103 BPM

Just Wanna Lil More - (0:37) 108 BPM

Push (feat Bembe Segue & Nia Andrews) - (4:03) 118 BPM

Emergency (feat Nia Andrews) - (4:11) 102 BPM

Everything (feat Ovasoul 7) - (3:01) 103 BPM

Interlude Ii - (1:22) 137 BPM

Alabi (feat Sandra Nkake) - (4:12) 124 BPM

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Played by: Tall Black Guy Productions

NOSTALGIA 77

Quiet Dawn 12

Tru Thoughts

TRU 145
28 Jan 07
Downtempo

Quiet Dawn (Bonobo mix) - (7:08)

Wildflower (Povo remix) - (4:49)

Quiet Dawn (album version) - (5:53)

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BONOBO

One Offs (Remixes & B Sides)

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TRUCD 031
18 Jan 10
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul

Pilote - "Turtle" (Bonobo mix) - (5:10) 103 BPM

Mechanical Me - "Beachy Head" (Bonobo mix) - (3:47) 78 BPM

The Plug (Quantic mix) - (6:14) 100 BPM

Dismantling Frank - (5:07) 89 BPM

Dinosaurs (Jon Kennedy mix) - (4:08) 81 BPM

The Sicilian - (4:23) 88 BPM

The Shark - (4:56) 115 BPM

Amon Tobin - "Four Ton Mantis" (Bonobo mix) - (4:15) 87 BPM

Jon Kennedy - "Tell Me How You Feel" (Bonobo mix) - (5:04) 100 BPM

Magicman - (4:38) 95 BPM

Scuba - (4:22) 103 BPM

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BELLERUCHE

Northern Girls

Tru Thoughts

TRUDD 024
28 Mar 11
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul

Northern Girls - (3:43) 115 BPM

Clockwatching - (4:33) 130 BPM

Anything You Want (Not That) - (6:03) 115 BPM

Norhtern Girls (DJ Vadim remix) - (3:22) 122 BPM

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BENJI BOKO feat RICKY RANKIN

No 1 Sound (remixes)

Tru Thoughts

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TRUDD 044
23 Apr 12
Hip Hop/R&B

No 1 Sound (Benji Boko Jump Up re-rub) - (3:35) 106 BPM

No 1 Sound (Hint remix) - (4:42) 102 BPM

No 1 Sound (Beta Hector remix) - (3:55) 101 BPM

No 1 Sound (Kidda's Black Friday mix) - (4:49) 123 BPM

No 1 Sound (Boy Com Almighty Planet remix) - (4:43) 101 BPM

No 1 Sound (DJ Hadj remix) - (6:10) 122 BPM

No 1 Sound (Benji Boko Jump Up re-rub instrumental) - (3:35) 106 BPM

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Played by: Hint (Tru Thoughts), Johnnypluse(Bulabeats Records), Juno Recommends Hip Hop/R&b, Quincy Jointz, The Funk Hunters, Ez Icarus, Tosses & Varvez

ZED BIAS

Night Lovers

Tru Thoughts

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TRUDD 039
12 Dec 11
UK Funky/UK Garage

Night Lovers (feat Sam Frank - radio edit) - (3:17)

Night Lovers (feat Sam Frank) - (4:48)

Night Lovers (instrumental) - (4:40) 130 BPM

Night Lovers (feat Sam Frank - Greenmoney remix) - (4:40) 130 BPM

Night Lovers (feat Sam Frank - Scratcha DVA remix) - (4:15) 130 BPM

Night Lovers (feat Sam Frank - CRST remix) - (5:45) 127 BPM

Night Lovers (feat Sam Frank - Heavy Feet remix) - (4:40) 134 BPM

Yagga (feat Serocee) - (5:40) 128 BPM

Yagga (feat Serocee - dub mix) - (5:41) 127 BPM

Yagga (instrumental) - (5:41) 127 BPM

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ZED BIAS feat SAM FRANK

Night Lovers

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TRUDD 039
12 Dec 11
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul

Night Lovers (radio edit) - (3:17) 100 BPM

Night Lovers - (4:48) 100 BPM

Night Lovers (instrumental) - (4:40) 130 BPM

Night Lovers (Greenmoney remix) - (4:40) 130 BPM

Night Lovers (Scratcha DVA remix) - (4:15) 130 BPM

Night Lovers (CRST remix) - (5:45) 127 BPM

Night Lovers (Heavy Feet remix) - (4:40) 134 BPM

Yagga (original mix) - (5:40) 128 BPM

Yagga (dub mix) - (5:41) 127 BPM

Yagga (instrumental) - (5:41) 127 BPM

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Played by: Andy H, Monkey Beats, Juno Recommends Brokenbeat/Nu Jazz, Greenmoney

Review: An undoubted favourite from Zed Bias' recent "Blasonic Hotsauce" LP, "Night Lovers" features Skream/Magnetic Man vocalist Sam Frank fed through a mighty vocoder over a uncharacteristically slow, syrupy electro-funk beat that brims with post-midnight neon goodness. Greenmoney rework "Night Lovers" into a sped-up tropical banger, complete with lashings of Latin carnival percussion, while Rinse's Scratcha DVA keeps things warm and enormously future-funky thanks to some wavering synths and a deep set of kicks and hats. CRST also does wonders with the single, providing a Blawan-esque mix of percussion and soft synth stabs.

NATURAL SELF

Neon Hurts My Eyes

Tru Thoughts

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TRU 259
11 Mar 13
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul

Metropolis - (2:58) 94 BPM

Red Wire Blue Wire - (4:23) 130 BPM

Machine - (4:33) 92 BPM

Take It Back - (4:03) 107 BPM

Pulsar - (2:09) 86 BPM

An Invisible Light - (3:45) 75 BPM

In A World - (4:09) 84 BPM

Mirror In The Sky - (4:04) 130 BPM

Kingdom - (3:31) 87 BPM

O Superman - (7:08) 76 BPM

The Valleys (feat Tanya Auclair & Milly Blue) - (5:07) 110 BPM

Paper Skyline - (3:50) 86 BPM

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Review: Eyebrows were pleasantly raised with Nathaniel Pearn aka Natural Self's recent declaration of a forthcoming shift in direction towards synthpop. Now the album has arrived and it's an impressive leap for this former hip-hop orientated dude. "Metropolis" kicks things off with a bleepy Crystal Castles-meets-Dr Dre groove, single "Red Wire Blue Wire" is like a sleazier Sam Sparro, "Take It Back" is malfunctioning arpeggiated electro, the no wave-isms of "An Invisible Light" recalls the great Mount Sims and he even bravely tackles Laurie Anderson's iconic "O Superman" without coming off too scathed. Good stuff!

SARAVAH SOUL

Nao Posso Te Levar A Serio

Tru Thoughts

TRU 148
18 Feb 08
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul

Nao Posso Te Levar A Serio - (4:20) 104 BPM

Supersossego (instumental) - (4:55) 126 BPM

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LONDON POSSE

Money Mad

Tru Thoughts

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TRUDD 076
06 May 13
Hip Hop/R&B

Money Mad - (6:11) 92 BPM

Future No 1 - (5:26) 95 BPM

Money Mad (Drumagick dstep remix) - (5:41) 88 BPM

Money Mad (Wrongtom remix) - (5:04) 124 BPM

Money Mad (Drumagick jungle remix) - (6:02) 88 BPM

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Played by: Juno Recommends Hip Hop/R&b

RIZ MC

MICroscope

Tru Thoughts

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TRU 256
18 Jun 12
Hip Hop/R&B

Sonic Warfare (Skit 1) - (1:23) 120 BPM

Radar - (3:13) 129 BPM

People Like People - (3:17) 129 BPM

Don't Sleep - (3:52) 100 BPM

Sonic Virus (Skit 2) - (0:54) 120 BPM

Get On It - (3:34) 90 BPM

All In The Ghetto - (4:10) 106 BPM

Dark Hearts - (3:26) 76 BPM

Sonic Vaccine (Skit 3) - (1:12) 108 BPM

Bubble Wrapped - (3:43) 115 BPM

All Of You - (3:46) 90 BPM

The Resistence (Skit 4) - (0:32) 120 BPM

Hundreds & Thousands - (2:36) 120 BPM

Sour Times - (4:19) 97 BPM

Get On It (feat Tru Tiger remix) - (4:43) 70 BPM

All Of You (Rack 'n' Ruin remix) - (4:07) 73 BPM

Radar (Sukh Knight remix) - (4:41) 71 BPM

Hundreds & Thousands (Zed Bias remix) - (4:52) 84 BPM

All Of You (DBridge's Soundsystem remix) - (5:20) 113 BPM

Hundreds & Thousands (Baobinga Jit Step remix) - (3:38) 75 BPM

Dark Hearts (Bok Bok remix) - (5:07) 70 BPM

All Of You (feat Aruba Red, Plan B) - (3:45) 90 BPM

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Review: Early copies of this saw the light of day as far back as 18 months ago. Thankfully consummate players Tru Thoughts have had the good sense to give Riz's mind-bogglingly heavy debut the support it deserves. Armed with a sharp distinctive rap style, and some equally cutting observations, Riz runs through the obstacles, hypocrisies and ironies of modern Western life, often from a Muslim point of view. At points thought provoking, at others abrasive and uncomfortable and at others dry and witty, very few UK MCs deliver with such balanced bravado and intellect. Plus there's a heap of ace bonus remix on offer. If you didn't pick up on this when it first emerged, get on it now.

THE BAMBOOS

Medicine Man

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TRU 251
04 Jun 12
Funk

Where Does The Time Go? (feat Aloe Blacc) - (3:38) 103 BPM

What I Know (feat Kylie Auldist) - (4:07) 98 BPM

The Wilhelm Scream (feat Megan Washington) - (4:28) 75 BPM

Cut Me Down (feat Kylie Auldist) - (3:36) 94 BPM

I Got Burned (feat Tim Rogers) - (4:20) 120 BPM

I Never (feat Daniel Merriweather) - (3:52) 102 BPM

Midnight (feat Bobby Flynn) - (4:04) 126 BPM

Eliza (feat Megan Washington) - (3:50) 130 BPM

Medicine Man (feat Ella Thompson) - (3:08) 81 BPM

Hello Stranger (feat Kylie Auldist & Ella Thompson) - (4:30) 116 BPM

Window (feat Kylie Auldist) - (3:51) 78 BPM

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Played by: Visti, Homegroove Project, Dominic Martin Aka Domsko), Voodoocuts, Juno Recommends Funk/Reissues, Tim Livingstone, Leo Leonardi Aka Funky Brothers

Review: A warm welcome back to Aussie funk/soul crew The Bamboos, who seem to have been off the radar since the release of 2010's Four. Here, they flip the script slightly on their fifth full-length proper for Tru Thoughts. While the rousing deep funk of old is still present, Lance Ferguson's crew have clearly broadened their horizons in the last two years. The result is their most attractive and well-rounded album to date. With regular vocalists and special guests (Aloe Blacc, most impressively) in tow, they dart attractively between dewy-eyed soul, Sly Stone-ish funk-rock (see "What I Know") and even country-tinged '60s soul groovery (the Tim Rodgers collab "I Got Burned").

MADDSLINKY

Make A Change

Tru Thoughts

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TRUCD 218
25 Oct 10
Dirty/Heavy Dubstep/Grime

Lionheart (feat Ghost1 & Mighty Moe) - (3:45) 140 BPM

Dub Is For Real (feat Mr Scruff) - (5:30)

It Was U - (5:08)

Ruled By Your Motions - (5:20) 138 BPM

50 Shades Of Peng (feat Skream) - (5:01) 136 BPM

Further Away (feat Tawiah) - (4:50)

Lost On Tenori Street - (5:31)

Fly (feat Jenna G) - (6:33)

Hiding Place (feat Tawiah) - (4:56) 140 BPM

Peru - (4:32)

Cognitive Behaviour - (5:05) 143 BPM

Inspiration Meditation (feat Paul Randolph) - (6:33) 138 BPM

Special (feat Omar) - (5:42)

Travelling (feat Nile Sugar) - (5:22)

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QUANTIC/ALICE RUSSELL feat THE COMBO BARBARO

Magdalena

Tru Thoughts

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361015 2037761
21 Jan 13
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul

Magdalena - (3:25) 123 BPM

Magdalena (extended version) - (6:22) 123 BPM

Magdalena (acoustic version) - (3:20) 118 BPM

Magdalena (remix) - (6:58) 112 BPM

Look Around The Corner (Gospel remix) - (5:28) 124 BPM

Look Around The Corner (acid dub) - (5:54) 123 BPM

Look Around The Corner (Anchorsong remix) - (5:45) 126 BPM

Magdalena (Hint remix) - (4:34) 125 BPM

Magdalena (instrumental) - (3:25) 123 BPM

Magdalena (acappella) - (2:52) 120 BPM

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Played by: Juno Recommends Brokenbeat/Nu Jazz, Dirty Mckenzie, Superpendejos

Review: Tru Thoughts really go to town here on this collection of remixes and alternate versions of long term collaborators Quantic and Alice Russel's "Magdalena", a highlight of their recent album Look Around The Corner. Featuring extended and acoustic takes on the track, it comes backed with a remix from Tru Thoughts stalwart Hint along with a jazzy pop version of "Look Around The Corner" from Anchorsong and an expansive house version from Gospel. Excellent stuff all round.

NATURAL SELF

Machine

Tru Thoughts

TRUDD 057
19 Feb 13
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul

Machine - (4:33) 92 BPM

The Valleys (feat Tanya Auclair & Milly Blue) - (5:07) 110 BPM

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QUANTIC/ALICE RUSSELL feat THE COMBO BARBARO

Look Around The Corner

Tru Thoughts

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TRU 250
02 Apr 12
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul

Look Around The Corner - (4:28) 115 BPM

Here Again - (4:06) 99 BPM

Travelling Song - (4:44) 117 BPM

Magdalena - (3:25) 123 BPM

I'll Keep My Light In My Window - (5:41) 82 BPM

Una Tarde En Mariquita - (5:55) 110 BPM

Interlude - (0:36) 101 BPM

Su Suzy - (5:04) 78 BPM

Boogaloo 33 - (3:45) 129 BPM

Road To Islay - (3:08) 77 BPM

Similau - (2:04) 106 BPM

I'd Cry - (7:11) 118 BPM

Magdalena (reprise) - (2:08) 120 BPM

Look Around The Corner (reprise) - (0:19) 140 BPM

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Played by: DJ Nova (Rodon Fm 95), Sam Redmore, Urbanworld, Juno Recommends Brokenbeat/Nu Jazz, The Funk Hunters, Suonho

Review: A sight to cheer for any regular Tru Thoughts follower - a brand new collaboration between veteran producer Will "Quantic" Holland (now bearded and looking very much like a muso version of Eric Cantona) and regular chanteuse Alice Russell. Unlike many of their previous combined outings, Look Around The Corner largely eschews hard-boiled funk and heavy soul in favour of a looser, folksier, more organic sound clearly inspired by Rotary Connection (and in particular the production of Charles Stepney). With Quantic's Cuban backing band, Combo Barbaro, offering solid backing, and Holland himself in the control room, it's an expansive, adventurous and finely crafted album that boasts far more hits than misses.

QUANTIC/ALICE RUSSELL/THE COMBO BARBARO

Look Around The Corner

Tru Thoughts

TRU 249
27 Feb 12
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul

Look Around The Corner (original mix) - (4:28) 115 BPM

Look Around The Corner (instrumental) - (4:26) 115 BPM

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Played by: DJ Drm (Bastard Jazz / Bstrd Boots), Flash Atkins, B-Dub, Captain Planet (Bastard Jazz)

Review: Taken from the forthcoming album of the same name, Quantic (aka Will Holland), singer and long-term collaborator Alice Russell and Colombian ensemble Combo Barbaro release this elegant taster of sounds to come. A stunning fusion of Charles Stepney's expansive jazz arrangements for Rotary Connection with warm Latin rhythms, it's a simply stunning song even without Russell's gloriously commanding and closely-mic'd vocal. Let's hope the album lives up to this extremely promising first taste.

Kick Snare & An Idea: Part 2

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TRUDD 079
15 Jun 13
Hip Hop/R&B

Let's Start - (3:53) 94 BPM

Well Well Well - (6:17) 124 BPM

Let's Start (instrumental) - (4:42) 95 BPM

Well Well Well (instrumental) - (6:16) 124 BPM

Let's Start (acappella) - (2:56) 98 BPM

Well Well Well (acappella) - (5:26) 125 BPM

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Kick Snare & An Idea (Part 1)

Tru Thoughts

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TRUDD 075
08 Apr 13
Hip Hop/R&B

Like You Never - (5:10) 80 BPM

Knock Knock - (4:48) 93 BPM

Playing With Fire - (5:37) 73 BPM

Like You Never (instrumental) - (5:00) 80 BPM

Like You Never (acappella) - (3:37) 81 BPM

Knock Knock (instrumental) - (4:52) 93 BPM

Knock Knock (acappella) - (3:30) 94 BPM

Playing With Fire (instrumental) - (5:41) 77 BPM

Playing With Fire (acappella) - (4:43) 72 BPM

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Played by: DJ Nova (Rodon Fm 95), Juno Recommends Hip Hop/R&b

WRONGTOM meets DEEMAS J

Jump + Move + Rock

Tru Thoughts

TRUDD 055
03 Sep 12
Drum And Bass

Jump + Move + Rock - (4:03) 168 BPM

Jump + Move + Rock (FBR remix) - (5:42) 168 BPM

Jump + Move + Rock (instrumental) - (3:58) 168 BPM

Jump + Move + Rock (acappella) - (3:13) 168 BPM

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Played by: Nice Up! Soundsystem, Poirier

Review: Wrongtom is a producer and DJ probably best known for his stint spinning discs on Hard-Fi's arena tour. He's also been making record his own records for about ten years with the likes of Roots Manuva, so it's safe to say the guy knows what he's doing. Here his latest collaborator is Deemus J and the result is "Jump + Rock + Move" a taster for his forthcoming album, In East London. Already hyped by the likes of Don Letts and DJ Yoda, the tune is a head-nodding slice of electronic reggae. Newcomer FBR remixes the track in a darker style with elements of ragga, drum and bass and dubstep all fused together.

OMAR

It's So EP

Tru Thoughts

TRUDD 037
14 Nov 11
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul

It's So (original mix) - (4:30) 123 BPM

It's So (Zed Bias remix) - (4:51) 123 BPM

Your Mess (Mark De Clive-Lowe remix) - (4:46) 110 BPM

It' So (Scratch Professer remix) - (4:52) 95 BPM

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Played by: DJ Nova (Rodon Fm 95)

Review: Omar's Sing If You Want It album, re-issued to much acclaim on Tru Thoughts in July, gets its second single release in the form of the It's So EP, featuring one of its undoubted highlights, the infectious "It's So". It's the diverse remixes that make this EP a must have; Zed Bias' remix of "It's So" turns the original into a bass-driven dancehall inspired bomb, whiles Scratch Professor's remix takes the pace right down, adding a soulful trumpet line which takes the somewhat bumping original into much mellower territory. The EP is rounded off by Mark De Clive-Lowe's neon tinted funk reworking of "Your Mess" which channels the spirit of Prince's 80s material through its fluorescent lens.

ALICE RUSSELL

Heartbreaker

Tru Thoughts