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Izo Fitzroy
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Review: Jalapeno bring us their latest V/A collection rounding up the cream of the label's recent releases. The line-up features all the usual suspects (The Allergies, Ivo FitzRoy, Flevans, Smoove & Turrell and label bosses Skeewiff) as well as a handful of newer names, and if you're a fan of the label's trademark blend of funk, soul, breaks and hip-hop - with the emphasis this time out firmly on the soul side - then it's hard to see how you'd end up dissatisfied here. Standouts for yours truly include Wolfgang Valbrun's 'Cyclone', with its big, cavernous production redolent of 60s/northern soul, and Mr Doris & D-Funk's rapped homage to UK childhood 'Back In The Day', but you'll doubtless find your own favourites...
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JAL 436
15 Dec 23
Funk
15 Dec 23
Funk
Review: Art Of Tones applies his remix magic to a track taken from UK soul singer Izo Fitzroy's third album for Jalapeno, 'A Good Woman', which dropped back in April. Fitzroy's original was a laidback, summery affair but here Art Of Tones gives it a little extra welly, maintaining the slow tempo and keeping both the full vocal and the gospel-style BVs intact, but sticking a heavyweight slo-mo funk bassline underneath and adding a hard-slammin' kick. For dancefloor play, though, we'd suggest heading straight for the Art Of Tones Dub, where the vocal gets stripped right back and strings and horns come to the fore.
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JAL 427
04 Aug 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
04 Aug 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
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JAL 399
24 Mar 23
Soul
24 Mar 23
Soul
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JAL 398
17 Feb 23
Soul
17 Feb 23
Soul
Various
Played by: Craig Charles Funk And Soul, DJ LAUREL, Juno Recommends Broken Beat Nu Jazz, Juno Recommends Funk, Vito lalinga
Review: The 'Jalapeno Funk' series reaches its 12th installment. The title's arguably something of a misnomer, because the 20 tracks here are largely closer to Dap Kings-style neo-soul - with, in true Jalapeno style, a side order of hip-hop - than they are to phat-assed 70s funk. But look at the names involved: with the likes of Smoove & Turrell, The Allergies, Skeewiff, Dr Rubberfunk, Ivo Fitzroy and Aldo Vanucci all onboard, you know fans of the label and/or the style are going to be more than satisfied with this one! Soopasoul's jazz-tinged 'A Wild Mad Beat' is one standout for this reviewer, while Skeewiff's 'Man Of Constant Sorrow' is worth a mention for its distinctive use of a country/bluegrass-style male vocal.
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JAL 365
10 Dec 21
Funk
10 Dec 21
Funk
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JAL 358
02 Jul 21
Soul
02 Jul 21
Soul
Various
Played by: The Allergies, Craig Charles Funk And Soul, Fort Knox Five, Juno Recommends Funk, Funky Boogie Brothers, Vito lalinga
Review: We're full of respect for the team behind Jalapeno Records, who have now been offering up the finest in funk, soul, hip-hop, disco and breakbeat for 20 years. It's a landmark that calls for a celebration, and with this compilation they've certainly marked their anniversary in style. The 20-track set is full-to-bursting with party-starting heat, with vintage gems from the likes of Skeewiff, Ikon, Kraak & Smaak and Featurecast being joined by more recent highlights from current imprint heavyweights such as Smoove & Turrell and the Allergies. Highlights are plentiful, with our picks including the break-driven revivalist soul headiness of Aldo Vanucci's 'You're All Show', the summery positivity of Gizelle Smith's 'S.T.A.Y' and the rushing disco brilliance of Dimitri From Paris's essential edit of Izo Fitzroy's 'I Want Magic'.
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JAL 2020
27 Nov 20
Funk
27 Nov 20
Funk
Shaka Loves You / Various
Played by: The Allergies, Craig Charles Funk And Soul, Fort Knox Five, Roast Beatz, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, Juno Recommends Disco, Monsieur Van Pratt, Shaka Loves You, 80's Child, Funky Boogie Brothers, Andy Buchan, Vito lalinga
Review: Following the success of Shaka Loves You's previous compilations on Bombstrikes, the label has offered them the chance to launch a new series all of their own. Named in honour of their radio show and regular parties in Glasgow, Joints & Jams offers up a hugely entertaining (and largely floor-friendly) mixture of funk-fuelled hip-hop (Bastien Keb, Fort Knox Five, Andy Cooper), skanking reggae (The Nextmen and Gentlemen's Dub Club sing-along 'Done It Again'), flash-fried funk breaks (the Allergies), tropical goodness (DJ Nu-Mark's hook-up with Quantic), and various fusions of disco, boogie and funk (see the cuts from Kraak & Smaak, X-Ray Ted, Pablo & Shoey and Shaka Loves You themselves). The result is a brilliantly mixed-up collection of tried-and-tested dancefloor bombs.
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BOMBJNJ 001
27 Nov 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
27 Nov 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Copenema - "Nada Mais" (feat DJ Pippi, Willie Graff & Reinhard Vanbergen - Enchantment mix) - (5:30) 105 BPM 
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012020 163
18 Sep 20
Balearic/Downtempo
18 Sep 20
Balearic/Downtempo
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BA 041
30 Jun 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
30 Jun 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: FINGERMAN, Javi Frias, Juno Recommends Funk, Shaka Loves You, Dave Mathmos, Vito lalinga, Flevans, Problematic Disko
Review: Shaping up to be one of the biggest soul tunes of the year, here 'Blind Faith' gets the remix treatment courtesy of Art Of Tones (formerly known as F-Comm fave Llorca) and fellow Jalapeno regular Smoove (as in Turrell). Art Of Tones nudges the track closer to soulful house territory - his Dub, in particular, would undoubtedly have gone down a storm at Ben Watt's legendary Sunday sessions Lazy Dog back in the day, with its phat b-line and jazz-funk guitar chops. Smoove then surprises with a shimmering, squelchy-basslined rub that also operates at a near-house tempo.
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JAL 342
15 May 20
Funk
15 May 20
Funk
Review: "A unique and captivating blend of soul, gospel and blues" is how UK vocalist Izo Fitzroy's biography describes her music... but then you probably knew that, because there's been no escaping recent single 'Blind Faith', which sees her Winehouse-like vocals backed, just like the lady herself, by the excellent Haggis Horns, as well as her own Soul Sanctuary Gospel Choir. And if you liked the single you're gonna love the album, because there's plenty more where 'Blind Faith' came from! It's largely a home listening affair, though the acid jazz-leaning 'Pushing Buttons' and the disco-infused, Hammond-laden 'I Want Magic' could find themselves gracing funk and soul floors.
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JAL 325
13 Mar 20
Soul
13 Mar 20
Soul
Review: London-based soul singer Izo Fitzroy released her debut album 'Skyline' on Jalapeno just over two years ago. Since then, we've had the Dimitri From Paris-produced 'I Want Magic' earlier this year, and now here comes 'Blind Faith', a track that'll appeal to fans of contemporary soul artists such as The Dap Kings, Smoove & Turrell or Stone Foundation. Supplied in simple Original and Radio Edit mixes and richly embellished with horns and strings, 'Blind Faith' features some truly sumptuous production, and while it may all be a little 'polite' for some, crossover success certainly can't be ruled out.
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JAL 319
17 Jan 20
Funk
17 Jan 20
Funk
Various
Review: The 'Jalapeno Funk' series reaches its 11th installment, which is no mean feat! As such, you should have a pretty good idea what to expect here already, and you'd be right. All the usual Jalapeno suspects - Flevans, Skeeweiff, Smoove & Turrell, Speedometer, The Allergies, Dr Rubberfunk, Aldo Vanucci - are present and correct, and while it has to be said there aren't many stylistic surprises or curveballs on offer, fans of the label's trademark funk 'n breaks sound will be more than satisfied, with highlights including Flevan's light-footed 'Speculate' and Vanucci's Hammond-toting 'Get A Hold On This'.
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JAL 313S
13 Dec 19
Funk
13 Dec 19
Funk
Various
Played by: Dj XS (FVUK), Craig Charles Funk And Soul, Juno Recommends Disco, Juno Recommends Funk, LEGO EDIT, Funky Boogie Brothers, Kongisto
Review: Jalapeno Records present a 17-track V/A collection of contemporary funk grooves, all of which have been given a makeover by Smoove, of Smoove & Turrell fame. There are some big names from the 'new old' funk scene represented (Haggis Horns, Nicole Willis, Smoove & Turrell themselves) but as you might expect from the label it's on, the emphasis is more on party-hearty funk breaks/funk-hop than out-and-out 60s/70s revivalism. Renegades Of Jazz's 'Fire' with its wukka-wukking geetar and guest rap vocal from The Allergies is one standout, King Bee's O'Jays-biting 'Money Gone' another, but dive on in and find your own faves...
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JAL 284
13 Sep 19
Funk
13 Sep 19
Funk
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JAL 289A
31 Jul 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
31 Jul 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Sean McCabe - "I Know Someone" (feat Mike City/Frankie Feliciano - Feliciano Ricanstruction vocal mix) - (8:05) 124 BPM
Incognito - "Step Aside" (feat Dimitri From Paris & DJ Meme - Dimitri From Paris & DJ Meme remix) - (6:59) 125 BPM
Kraak & Smaak - "Alone With You" (feat Cleopold/Purple Disco Machine - Purple Disco Machine remix) - (6:37) 120 BPM
David Harness & Roland Clark - "The Deejay's An Alien" (feat FNX Omar - FNX Omar remix) - (6:20) 120 BPM
Luis Radio - "Hope & Faith" (feat Sabrina Johnston/Casamena - Casamena Basement remix) - (6:59) 126 BPM
DaSoul, Fabry Diglio & M.A.D Boss - "Moon In Taurus" (feat William Scott/Rocco Rodamaal - Rocco Revisited dub mix) - (7:06) 125 BPM
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RPMDC011D 2
28 Jun 19
Funky/Club House
28 Jun 19
Funky/Club House
Played by: The Allergies, Kraak & Smaak, Sam Redmore, Smoove, Craig Charles Funk And Soul, Roast Beatz, YAM WHO?, Juno Recommends Disco, Tonbe, Basement Freaks, Michael The Lion, Jean Claude Gavri, BRENDON P, That Needs an Edit/Pete Le Freq, Ruff Diamond
Review: Two years on from the release of her superb debut album "Skyline", Jalepeno's leading soul sister clears her throat and steps up to the microphone. "I Want Magic" is a truly collaborative affair, with Parisian jazz-funk/Latin disco combo Cotonete acting as FitzRoy's backing band and veteran disco don Dimitri From Paris acting as producer and mixer. The result is a wonderfully warm and life-affirming chunk of revivalist disco shot through with giddy positivity. Throughout, FitzRoy's sweet vocals rise above a brilliant backing track rich in Nile Rodgers style guitars, fluid piano riffs, warm bass, unfussy drums and punchy horns. The best mix is undoubtedly the "Dimitri From Paris v Cotonete 12" Version", which somehow manages to cram in a swathe of life-affirming instrument solos.
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JAL 289
07 Jun 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
07 Jun 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Played by: Craig Charles Funk And Soul, Roast Beatz, Jayl Funk, Juno Recommends Funk, Quincy Jointz, Basement Freaks, LEGO EDIT, Funky Boogie Brothers, Ju@work, Vito lalinga
Review: Like the proverbial rolling stone, Jalapeno Records just keeps on going. The continued quality of the long-serving British label's releases is confirmed by this tenth edition of their digital-only "Jalapeno Funk" compilation series. There's naturally plenty of party-hearty peak-time fare to be found throughout, with highlights coming quick and fast. These include Supasoul's sun-bright rework of Funkysoul's trumpet-laden "The Inside Man", the leisurely breaks, Hammond solos and rich guitars of Dr Rubberfunk's "Pressure Cooker", the bustling funk/hip-hop fusion of Smoove's revision of the Allergies' "Run It Back" and the synth-bass propelled goodness of Basement Freaks' "Bring It back (feat Kamy)". It is, though, all pretty damn hot.
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JAL 290
14 Dec 18
Funk
14 Dec 18
Funk
Various
Kraak & Smaak - "Stumble" (Richard Dorfmeister Cinematic Way version - feat Parcels) - (5:53) 92 BPM
Review: The Jalapeno Chilli series are coming out left, right and centre, leading us to think that these mad peeps have access to a bottomless pit of bouncy edits, ready and armed for the dancefloor. Much like the previous chapter, Volume 3 of the series features endless blends of boogie-flavoured dance anthems that know how to bring the FUNK on over to the ballroom. The likes of Lindo Man, Parker, Ambassadeurs, Kraak & Smaak, and the whole rest of the crew deliver some fine-ass party vibes that sure as hell know how to break those beats.
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JAL 271
09 Mar 18
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
09 Mar 18
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
Review: Izo Fitzroy is a relatively new finding for us, and it's thanks to the Jalapeno imprint, out of Brighton, that our charts have been graced by such a feel-good flex. In fact, "Say Something" is a perfect example of Fitzroy's talents; through a mixture of funky blues and house-minded grooves, this is a powerful bit of blue-eyed soul that sits on the edges of the underground and the mainstream. For this EP, she has also invited a crew of remixers - Smoove touches down with a lovely boogie version, Animist's take is purely on the house tip, Twogood?s remix is a successful blend of both of those, and we have the Smoove dub version to provide the deeper, more heartical frequencies. Yessah!
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JAL 262
09 Feb 18
Funk
09 Feb 18
Funk
Various
Fire Island - "There But For The Grace Of God" (feat Love Nelson - live 'N' Funky mix) - (7:40) 124 BPM
Soulsearcher - "Feelin' Love" (Soulsearcher club mix) - (7:06) 126 BPM
The Lab Rats & The Experiment - "Music Is My Way Of Life" (feat Lisa Millett - The Lab Rats Present The Experiment/Lab Rats Main Experiment) - (8:11) 125 BPM
Copyright & One Track Minds - "Late At Night" (feat Lisa Millett - Copyright presents One Track Minds) - (7:46) 126 BPM
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826194 389840
17 Nov 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
17 Nov 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Kraak & Smaak - "Dynamite" (feat Sebastian & DJ Git Hyper - Kraak & Smaak's Boogie Funk version) - (6:33) 123 BPM
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JAL 257
24 Jul 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
24 Jul 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
