Tru Thoughts At Juno Download

TRUDD 066
19 Nov 12
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul

Heartbreaker - (3:40) 101 BPM

Heartbreaker (Falty DL remix) - (5:22) 133 BPM

Heartbreaker (Yakine remix) - (5:52) 128 BPM

Heartbreaker (acoustic live) - (4:26) 100 BPM

$2.75

Played by: The Funk Hunters

Review: Veteran modern soul, jazz and funk peddlers, Tru Thoughts, have done it again with this new release from their in-house iron-lunged warbler, Alice Russell. Teeming with soul and exploding with passion, "Heartbreaker" sounds like some raw funk act's live cover of a lost Mary J. Blige jam. This results in the tune sounding like both a whiskey-weathered old classic and a shiny modern cut, pretty much the label's raison d'etre. FaltyDL converts it into understated glacial garage, Yakine go for brittle, almost broken, beat soul and there's even an acoustic live version if you just want the meat and potatoes!

ALICE RUSSELL

To Dust

Tru Thoughts

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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".

ANCHORSONG

Chapters (Special Juno Edition)

Tru Thoughts

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TRU 242
28 Nov 11
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul

Split - (4:26) 76 BPM

At The Hyatt - (2:00) 107 BPM

Ghost Touch - (3:02) 82 BPM

Darkrum - (4:21) 99 BPM

Plum Rain - (5:58) 125 BPM

Ornaments - (4:04) 138 BPM

The Blacksmith - (4:44) 128 BPM

Gingko - (4:26) 146 BPM

Before The Apple Falls - (3:53) 126 BPM

Blocks - (0:43) 114 BPM

Daybreak - (3:53) 112 BPM

Mr Typewriter (Bonus Song) - (3:46) 94 BPM

Breathe Breathe Me (Bonus Song) - (5:46) 123 BPM

$2.75

Played by: Ennio Styles (Stylin Radio Show)

Review: Available as a special Juno Download exclusive release, Brighton label Tru Thoughts release the debut of Tokyo-born multi-instrumentalist Anchorsong. Having supported Prefuse 73, Daedelus, Gonjasufi, Jaga Jazzist and DJ Krush among others, Anchorsong steps up with an impressive array of ideas and an eclectic approach to sound - check the tight funk drums of "At The Hyatt", the soulful Rhodes bounce of "Darkrum", the orchestral sweep of "Plum Race" or the jumbled, Dilla-esque swagger of "Ornaments" to see what we mean.

ANCHORSONG

Darkrum

Tru Thoughts

TRUDD 059
28 Aug 12
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul

Darkrum - (4:23) 99 BPM

Hit The Bottom - (4:48) 94 BPM

Darkrum (Kidkanevil remix) - (2:58) 125 BPM

Darkrum (Throwing Snow remix) - (4:46) 82 BPM

$2.75

Played by: Mike Hindle - Immersed Audio, Salvo

Review: Anchorsong is electronic production whizz Masaaki Yoshida, who recently relocated to London from his native Tokyo. Although known for his remarkable live sets in which he assembles music from scratch, here we have the more traditional pre-recorded version of his sound. Title track "Darkrum" is a perky, jazzy number evoking reminiscent of American early 80s TV themes such as Benson, all set to funk bassline and a 4/4 beat. Throwing Snow's remix is a punishing banger best described as sounding like drum n bass performed by a live band. Kidkanevil on the other hand, delivers a haunting, arpeggiated bleep-out of a remix that dances on that fine line where hip hop and say, witch house occasionally meet. B-Side "Hit The Bottom" sees Yoshida explore moodier territory where laid-back nu-disco flowers into a stunning piano and brass crescendo.

ANCHORSONG

Ghost Touch

Tru Thoughts

TRUDD 033
24 Oct 11
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul

Ghost Touch - (3:02) 82 BPM

Plum Rain - (5:58) 125 BPM

$2.75

BELLERUCHE

16 Minutes

Tru Thoughts

TRUDD 050
25 Jun 12
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul

16 Minutes - (3:19) 128 BPM

Afan (Bam Bam Sound remix) - (4:55) 86 BPM

Stormbird (VC remix) - (4:15) 139 BPM

Wasted Time (Ross Pth remix) - (6:23) 91 BPM

$2.75

Review: The second single taken from this excellent Tru Thoughts-signed band's fourth album - also called 16 Minutes - Belleruche keep things lovably pared down and intimate here, recalling the clinical digital moods of The xx, Litttle Dragon or Lykke Li. Also included are some new remixes of album tracks, with VC's mix of "Stormbird" especially standing out thanks to its tempo switch from low-slung crunky soul up to a neon reggaeton march.

BELLERUCHE

3 Amp Fuse

Tru Thoughts

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TRUDD 023
04 Apr 11
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul

3 Amp Fuse (radio edit) - (3:00) 123 BPM

3 Amp Fuse (instrumental) - (3:20) 123 BPM

13.6.35 (Natural Self remix) - (4:28) 79 BPM

Scratch My Soul (Loki remix) - (4:48) 138 BPM

Fuzz Face (Pollyn remix) - (4:50) 96 BPM

$2.75

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

$2.75

BELLERUCHE

Rollerchain

Tru Thoughts

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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

$2.75

BELLERUCHE

Stormbird

Tru Thoughts

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

Stormbird - (2:58) 139 BPM

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BELLERUCHE

The Express

Tru Thoughts

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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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BENJI BOKO

Beats Treats & All Things Unique

Tru Thoughts

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TRU 229
20 Jun 11
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul

Intro (feat Mr Louis) - (0:12) 101 BPM

Glider - (4:36) 129 BPM

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

I Had A Dream (Mini Obama - skit) - (1:04) 128 BPM

Bokomainia (instrumental) - (3:14) 84 BPM

The Eagle (feat Deuce Eclipse) - (4:13) 92 BPM

Screw That! - (2:39) 124 BPM

A Big Star From Nuffink (skit) - (1:32) 120 BPM

No 1 Sound (feat Ricky Rankin) - (5:11) 101 BPM

Benji Bolognese - (7:21) 110 BPM

Charuuna - (4:47) 148 BPM

Moveaboutalot (skit) - (0:26) 85 BPM

Take A Stand - (3:42) 128 BPM

Slow Junkie - (5:16) 81 BPM

Have A Little Tired Time (skit) - (0:52) 93 BPM

Supernova - (5:54) 101 BPM

Lights - (3:36) 76 BPM

Outro (feat Mr Louis) - (0:14) 148 BPM

Touch The Ceiling With Your Toes - (1:39) 128 BPM

$2.75

BENJI BOKO

Where Is My Heart

Tru Thoughts

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

$2.75

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

$2.75

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

BETA HECTOR

Sunbeam Insulin

Tru Thoughts

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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

$2.75

BONOBO

One Offs (Remixes & B Sides)

Tru Thoughts

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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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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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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)

$2.75

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.

FREDDIE CRUGER

Soul Search

Tru Thoughts

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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

$2.75

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

HIDDEN ORCHESTRA

Archipelago

Tru Thoughts

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TRU 261
01 Oct 12
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul

Overture - (6:17) 75 BPM

Spoken - (5:44) 105 BPM

Flight - (7:47) 140 BPM

Vorka - (5:21) 88 BPM

Hushed - (5:50) 107 BPM

Reminder - (5:57) 105 BPM

Seven Hunters - (9:36) 105 BPM

Fourth Wall - (3:59) 106 BPM

Disquiet - (6:15) 136 BPM

Vainamoinen - (3:41) 120 BPM

$2.75

Played by: Roberto Rodriguez, Tad Wily

Review: Hidden Orchestra come through with their second album for Tru Thoughts, the impeccably moody Archipelago. Lead by DJ and producer Joe Acheson, there have always been plenty of parallels drawn with the Cinematic Orchestra, but whilst they undoubtedly occupy a similar space this should not distract from what is a truly rewarding listen. At times the mood is hypnotically atmospheric and others the Hidden Orchestra are gorgeously intense in their arrangements, and the ten tracks onArchipelago evoke thoughts of a score for a forgotten 1960s film noir classic. Repeated listen bears the similar sort of hidden layers and immense detail that marks out CO's early material too.

HIDDEN ORCHESTRA

Flight EP

Tru Thoughts

TRUDD 032
07 Nov 11
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul

Flight - (7:45) 140 BPM

Dust (Floex remix) - (5:48) 96 BPM

Footsteps (Lost Twin remix) - (3:32) 82 BPM

The Windfall (Maddslinky remix) - (6:17) 129 BPM

$2.75

Daily Intake (Exclusive Bonus Track Album)

HINT

Daily Intake (Exclusive Bonus Track Album)

Tru Thoughts

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506020 5152909
05 Mar 12
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul

Crash & Burn (feat Natalie Storm) - (4:12) 132 BPM

Lock The Door (feat Zed Bias) - (5:43) 130 BPM

Watch The Media (feat Profisee) - (2:40) 132 BPM

Tape Packs - (5:08) 129 BPM

Give It Up (feat Josie Stingray & 1-OAK) - (2:16) 120 BPM

Aliens Enter (feat T-Fly) - (3:19) 93 BPM

Physical Stamina - (5:26) 140 BPM

Pretty Stable - (5:07) 129 BPM

Peter & I (feat T-Fly) - (3:28) 108 BPM

Find Yourself (feat Josie Stingray & 1-OAK) - (3:31) 94 BPM

Upper Echelon - (4:26) 109 BPM

Mad Nervous - (4:49) 140 BPM

Here's Another One - (5:10) 131 BPM

$2.75

Played by: Greg Churchill, Hint (Tru Thoughts), Homegroove Project, Chubb Nice (Hoglodytes/Marisco), DJ Drm (Bastard Jazz / Bstrd Boots), Hidden Riddim, Juno Recommends Brokenbeat/Nu Jazz, Diesler

Review: Dropping album number three on Tru Thoughts, Brighton producer Hint cooks up a roller coaster ride of UK bass, dancehall, hip-hop and house on "Daily Intake". Having had Rizzle (of Rizzle Kicks) on his previous LP, Hint this time enlists the soulful and feisty vocals of Natalie Storm on sizzling opener "Crash And Burn", while garage legend Zed Bias weighs in on the joyously bassy "Lock The Door". And on the slower side, Josie Stingray and 1-OAK lend their hip-hop weight to the head-nodding "Give It Up" while T-Fly owns the excellent warped funk and old school MPC swing of "Aliens Enter".

HINT feat NATALIE STORM

Crash & Burn

Tru Thoughts

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361015 0484680
27 Feb 12
Dancehall/Ragga

Crash & Burn (original mix) - (4:12) 132 BPM

Crash & Burn (Darq E Freaker remix) - (4:52) 133 BPM

Crash & Burn (Modest From Belleruche remix) - (5:03) 133 BPM

Crash & Burn (Hint Warehouse remix) - (4:44) 136 BPM

Crash & Burn (The Bamboos remix) - (3:52) 132 BPM

$2.75

Played by: Hint (Tru Thoughts), Smutlee, Urbanworld, Juno Recommends Dancehall/Ragga, Blend Mishkin

HINT feat NATALIE STORM/JOSIE STINGRAY/1 OAK

Crash & Burn

Tru Thoughts

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361015 1454163
27 Feb 12
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul

Crash & Burn (feat Natalie Storm - Modest From Belleruche remix) - (5:03) 133 BPM

Crash & Burn (feat Natalie Storm - Hint Warehouse remix) - (4:44) 136 BPM

Crash & Burn 2 (feat Natalie Storm - The Bamboos remix) - (3:52) 132 BPM

Crash & Burn (feat Natalie Storm) - (4:12) 132 BPM

Crash & Burn (feat Natalie Storm - Darq E Freaker remix) - (4:52) 133 BPM

Give It Up (feat Josie Stingray & 1-OAK - Maddslinky remix) - (5:29) 85 BPM

Give It Up (feat Josie Stingray & 1-OAK - Hint club mix) - (6:01) 88 BPM

$2.75

HOT 8 BRASS BAND

Ghost Town

Tru Thoughts

TRUDD 058
08 Oct 12
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul

Ghost Town - (4:13) 96 BPM

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

$2.75

Played by: Juno Recommends Brokenbeat/Nu Jazz, The Funk Hunters, Barrio Jazz Gang

Review: New Orleans' popular hip-hop infused, jazzy marching band are back with a new two track single. First up, the guys, tuck in to a raucous rendition of The Specials' "Ghost Town", raw and loose, it makes the listener want to jump right into speakers and join the party. Second tune, "Let Me Do My Thing", is an energetic call-and-response celebration of individuality and freedom.

HOT 8 BRASS BAND

Rock With The Hot 8

Tru Thoughts

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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

$2.75

Played by: Andrew Allsgood (Free Association)

HOT 8 BRASS BAND

The Life & Times Of

Tru Thoughts

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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

$2.75

Played by: Ancient Astronauts

HOT 8 BRASS BAND

Tombstone

Tru Thoughts

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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

$2.75

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.

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

$2.75

KINNY

Big Fat Liar

Tru Thoughts

TRUDD 036
16 Jan 12
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul

Big Fat Liar - (3:20) 93 BPM

You From This Sting - (3:57) 135 BPM

Water For Choclates (Unplugged) - (2:51) 86 BPM

$2.75

Played by: Clairvo (Mustbeat), Juno Recommends Brokenbeat/Nu Jazz

Review: Returning with a second LP, having come through the ranks of the Tru Thoughts stable with her 2010 debut, Canadian/Norwegian singer Kinny makes a big impression with this sampler of her Big Fat Liar LP. Made with Norwegian producers Souldrop, tunes like the playful funk-stomp of title-song "Big Fat Liar" mark her out as a unique artist with a commanding manner at the mic. Slower nu-funk numbers like "You From This Sting" and the unplugged version of "Water For Chocolate" mark her card in a hugely positive way, and should make for an explosive presence in 2012.

KINNY

Can't Kill A Dame With Soul

Tru Thoughts

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TRU 241
06 Feb 12
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul

Floating Zzzzzzz! - (4:04) 116 BPM

Big Fat Liar - (3:20) 93 BPM

Tick Can Tock (feat Son Of Light) - (4:30) 97 BPM

Up/side/down - (4:16) 110 BPM

Suffocate - (3:05) 88 BPM

Lost Baggage - (3:44) 97 BPM

The Love Cats - (3:48) 92 BPM

You From This Sting - (3:57) 135 BPM

Shrinking Violet - (3:17) 109 BPM

One Fan Talking - (3:56) 120 BPM

Mmm Of My Hums - (3:39) 110 BPM

$2.75

Played by: Juno Recommends Brokenbeat/Nu Jazz

Review: Bergen-based Tru Thoughts regular Kinny is an interesting character. An opera singer turned soul chanteuse, she relocated from Canada to Bergen in Norway some years back. She also suffers from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, a condition that helped shape the dark, sometimes bleak lyrical content of this second full-length. For an album with such dark subject matter, it's a surprisingly breezy set. Produced by Norwegian crew Souldrop, Can't Kill A Dame With Soul confidently shuffles between vintage soul, jaunty reggae, hip-hop, R&B and neo-soul, occasionally pausing to deliver a genuine musical curveball (see the inventive cover of the Cure's "The Love Cats").

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

$2.75

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.

Gangster Chronicles: The Definitive Collection

LONDON POSSE

Gangster Chronicles: The Definitive Collection

Tru Thoughts

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TRU 254
17 Jun 13
Hip Hop/R&B

Money Mad - (6:11) 92 BPM

Livin' Pancoot - (6:24) 96 BPM

Original London Style - (3:13) 84 BPM

Remedy For The Black Ash Blues - (0:49) 84 BPM

Jump Around - (6:13) 74 BPM

Sexy Gal (feat Culture Mark) - (5:33) 98 BPM

Gangster Chronicle - (3:51) 101 BPM

Live Like The Other Half Do - (5:55) 93 BPM

Oversized Idiot - (4:19) 89 BPM

Tell Me Something - (5:50) 100 BPM

How's Life In London - (3:47) 99 BPM

Style - (5:18) 113 BPM

Jump Around (Censored mix) - (5:38) 112 BPM

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

Future No 1 - (5:26) 95 BPM

Diamonds Are Forever - (4:52) 100 BPM

London Massive - (5:21) 85 BPM

Roughnecks - (5:37) 89 BPM

Style (The Nextmen remix) - (4:45) 85 BPM

Shut The Fuck Up Bitch You Can't Sing - (6:30) 94 BPM

Gangster Chronicle (Sparkii Ski remix) - (5:11) 101 BPM

How's Life In London (Bogle remix) - (3:40) 98 BPM

Jump Around (Nomad Soul remix) - (5:41) 112 BPM

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

Gangster Chronicle (Steve Mason Kronk remix) - (3:56) 112 BPM

London Stylee (Hint version) - (4:47) 100 BPM

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

$2.75

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

$2.75

Played by: Juno Recommends Hip Hop/R&b

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)

$2.75

MADDSLINKY feat TAWIAH

Further Away

Tru Thoughts

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TRUDD 018
24 Jan 11
Dirty/Heavy Dubstep/Grime

Further Away (radio edit) - (4:52)

Further Away (album version) - (4:52)

Further Away (Falty DL remix) - (4:54) 140 BPM

Further Away (Funk Butcher remix) - (6:29)

Further Away (El B remix) - (5:11)

Further Away (Illum Sphere remix) - (5:11) 139 BPM

Further Away (Hint remix) - (5:07)

Further Away (Dawn Raid remix) - (5:34)

Further Away (Dubchild remix) - (4:45) 144 BPM

Further Away (NDV Even Further mix) - (5:46)

Further Away (Polar Pair remix) - (4:21) 150 BPM

Further Away (instrumental) - (4:09)

Further Away (acappella) - (3:59)

$2.75

MARK DE CLIVE LOWE

Renegades

Tru Thoughts

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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

$2.75

Played by: Tall Black Guy Productions

MARK DE CLIVE LOWE/THE ROTTERDAM JAZZ ORCHESTRA

Take The Space Trane

Tru Thoughts

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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

$2.75

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.

MARK DE CLIVE-LOWE feat NIA ANDREWS & ZED BIAS

The Why

Tru Thoughts

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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

$2.60

MILEZ BENJIMAN

Feel Glorious

Tru Thoughts

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TRU 152
14 Apr 08
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz/Nu Soul

Milezology - (0:40) 80 BPM

Chop That Wood - (5:39) 90 BPM

Our House - (6:19) 90 BPM

Feel Glorious - (4:41) 111 BPM

Crucify - (4:15) 102 BPM

Inheritance - (5:24) 112 BPM

Hold Your Head High - (3:47) 107 BPM

What's Your Name - (5:26) 96 BPM

Crazy 'Bout Ya - (4:45) 93 BPM

Soundcheckin' - (5:30) 87 BPM

Timeless - (4:44) 100 BPM

Ixlanaplaz - (1:29) 136 BPM

Destiny - (5:02) 89 BPM

$2.75

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

$2.75

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

$2.75

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!

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)

$2.75

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

$2.75

Played by: Ennio Styles (Stylin Radio Show)

OMAR

It's So EP

Tru Thoughts