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Katakana Edits Vol 7EXCLUSIVE
Played by: Clairvo (MustBeat), Timewarp, Straightoffthefloors.com, Andrew Allsgood (Free Association), Voodoocuts, Jayl Funk, Sard Boogie, Danny Massure, Hidden Riddim, Sol Power All-Stars, Juno Recommends Disco, Juno Recommends Broken Beat Nu Jazz, Juno Recommends Funk, Killer Funk Records USA, Alessandro Otiz, The Funk Hunters, Kiosko 33hz, Ez Icarus, Nick Bike, Dirty McKenzie, Get Down Edits, Mr Doris, Nu Disco Fever, ManJah, ManJah
Review: For the uninitiated, The Gaff is a Canada-based DJ, producer and prodigious maker of "party breaks" - shorthand for re-edits and reworks that should appeal for those DJs for whom loose rhythms are of more interest than a straight 4/4 pulse. This first contribution to the digital-only Katakana Edits series is full of funk and soul-laden jams with heavy but snappy drums. There's a global feel, too, with excellent forays into afro-funk ("High Life") and Latin beats ("Mambo Number 5"). While all four tracks are carefully tuned to the needs of dancefloors, the afro-flecked disco-funk grooves of "Funny Saga" stands out.
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KE 9007
15 Oct 12
15 Oct 12
2
Various
Katakana Edits Vol 16EXCLUSIVE
Played by: Shantisan, Clairvo (MustBeat), Timewarp, Chudy, Minimatic, Voodoocuts, Jayl Funk, Actual Sounds, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, Juno Recommends Broken Beat Nu Jazz, Juno Recommends Funk, DJ Oli Garch, Quincy Jointz, The Funk Hunters, TURNTILL, D-Funk, Basement Freaks, CAYETANO, Funky Boogie Brothers, Relative Dimensions, Funk Fusion
Review: This latest offering from the shady Katakana Edits crew makes their previous offerings seem positively anemic by comparison. Boasting a whopping 22 tracks, it's almost certainly guaranteed to provide decent ammo for every house party imaginable. Highlights include the chugging electro dub sing-along "Shakka Boom" by DJ Clairvo, the p-funk meets disco of vibes of "Miami Freaks" by Lee Zamah and Timewrap's pumped up version of The Velvettes's perennial Motown classic, "He Was Really Sayin' Something".
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KE 9016
03 Mar 14
03 Mar 14
4
Beatnik City Presents/BarBeatEXCLUSIVE
Review: Beatnik City is one of the chief exponents of the Northern Soul sound and its crate digging culture. Here they present what they dub "BarBeat", which is a good way to describe the non-purist approach of the edits featured - perfect fodder for bars rather than big room clubs. Perfect examples of this approach include "Finti Cents" where In Da Club gets taken back into time to a shimmying Motown backing groove or the 90s-hip-hop-goes-retro-big-beat vibes of "Jurassic Jive".
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BCD 012
20 May 17
20 May 17
6
Katakana Edits Vol 11EXCLUSIVE
Played by: Timewarp, Juno Recommends Broken Beat Nu Jazz, DJ Oli Garch, Killer Funk Records USA, CAYETANO
Review: The Katakana edit express thunders on with their 11th installment of party breaks. This time the overwhelming vibe is of retro soul, jazz and swing. The latter is handled with a Latin influence on "I'll Be A God Man" and "Lovely TV" by DJ Clairvo, while the amazingly-named DJ Oli Garch provides a breaky, swingy version of jazz standard "Summertime. Lastly Timewrap opts for some Cuban-tinged grooves on "Miami", as well as a cheeky retweak of The Velvelettes' Motown classic "He Was Really Saying Something".
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KE 9011
27 May 13
27 May 13
9
Various
Played by: Pimpsoul, Spinforth, The Allergies, Roast Beatz, Chudy, Badboe, Voodoocuts, Mooqee, Jayl Funk, Quincy Jointz, The Funk Hunters, TURNTILL, D-Funk, Ez Icarus, Basement Freaks, Radical Mixtape, The Digital Diggers
Review: Two albums for the price of one... Not only is this a fantastic showcase of Pimpsoul's mixing ability, DJ dynamics and selection skills, but, as individual tracks, Funk N Beats Volume 1 also acts as a great nu-funk collection. Joining the dots between formative genre-setters (Breakestra's "Cramp Your Style" and Skeewiff's "Feelin' Fine") to modern day dancefloor bangers (Rory Lyon's "I Got 5 On It" and Mr No Hands' "Feeling Fine") this touches every corner of the party-loving dancefloors. Nu-funk is riddled with label compilations but very few albums that reach further than in-house output. Big props to both Pimpsoul and Bombstrikes.
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BOMBFUNKB 001
16 Dec 13
16 Dec 13
10
Katakana Edits Vol 8EXCLUSIVE
Played by: Clairvo (MustBeat), Timewarp, Trotter, Jayl Funk, Sol Power All-Stars, Killer Funk Records USA, The Funk Hunters, Ez Icarus, ManJah, ManJah
Review: Fresh-faced funkateer Manjah steps up to the party-hardy Katakana series, and does so with distinction. It's a game of two halves as the first two cuts are dedicated to chanteuses Smokey Robinson and Donna Hightower. Both powered by swashbuckling 60s funk riffs, these are authentic edits done with true creativity. Later on in the EP we head West to the Caribbean as Manjah gets his skank on with Dancehall Queen. Those with a penchant for Greek taverna flavours should hold tight for the rustic groove on "Orienta Patria". Nice work.
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KE 9008
30 Nov 12
30 Nov 12
11
Played by: Lee Daley : Nordic Trax/ContentMCR, Kisk, Joachim Spieth, Alkalino, Pete Bandit, Tom Trago, Bakerman
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PF095 DA
25 Jul 11
25 Jul 11
14
Played by: Voodoocuts, Hidden Riddim, Juno Recommends Broken Beat Nu Jazz, DJ Oli Garch, Quincy Jointz, Miles Reverse, DJ Oli Garch
Review: The latest in this series of releases from the Greek label sees a mix of mashed up hip hop and jazz, such as on the Balkan swing of Palov's "That's All Folks" and Doctor Stereo's "Let's Begin The Show". Also well worth checking out is Monetrik's soul gem "Barbeque".
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CARNIBAL 005
13 Jul 12
13 Jul 12
15
Played by: Clairvo (MustBeat), Jazz K Lipa, Turntable Dubbers (Nice Up!), Voodoocuts, Luis Machuca, Juno Recommends Broken Beat Nu Jazz, Hero Records, Miles Reverse
Review: The latest from the Greek label Carnibal sees their stars Plaov and Panama Cardoon lend their nu-funk and Latin/cumbia production skills to an epic version f "Popcorn", as well as fusing in hip hop/bashment energy on "Summer of a Fool".
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CARNIBAL 004
25 May 12
25 May 12
16
Played by: Bleaching Agent, Shadow Dancer, DJ Sneak, Juno Recommends Broken Beat Nu Jazz, AFTERLIFE, Evil Smarty, Huxley, Sebastien Fauvel, Top Billin Soundsystem, NYMA
Review: Amazingly, it's 25 years since George 'E.A.S.E' Evelyn and then production partner Kevin 'Boy Wonder' Harper sat down and recorded "Dextrous", their monstrous, bleep-era classic on Warp. A quarter of a century later, Evelyn is still going strong, though the grooves have mellowed a lot in that time. Here, Warp celebrate the producer's epic career with a much-deserved retrospective. All the familiar favourites are present, from the rush-inducing thrill of early dancefloor smashers "I'm For Real" and "Aftermath", to the sinewy downtempo goodness of the decidedly Balearic "Les Nuits", the blazed hip-hop dub of "195 Llbs" and stoner soul of "70s 80s". This version also includes a number of exclusive remixes, with names like JD Twitch, Special Request, LFO, Morgan Geist and Loco Dice putting their own spin on this classic material.
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WARPDD 248X
16 Jun 14
16 Jun 14
17
Played by: Loz Contreras, Rich Raw, Juno Recommends Drum & Bass, Juno Recommends Broken Beat Nu Jazz, Ted Ganung
Review: When it comes to making drum and bass that strikes a balance between the needs of DJs and home listeners, few are better than Dominick Martin AKA Calibre. It's for this reason that the album format suits him so well. The Deep, his 12th full-length in total, could well be his best set yet. Jam-packed with effortlessly soulful moments, evocative piano flourishes, rich live instrumentation and yearning vocals, it's a far more expansive and ambitious set than most D&B albums. It also supplements his trademark, club-ready rollers with tracks that look to modern soul, jazz breaks, dub and R&B for inspiration. Throughout, Martin barely puts a foot wrong, delivering a set that more than stands up to repeat listens.
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SIGLP 012
31 Mar 17
31 Mar 17
18
Palov meets Ang Angelides
Played by: Spinforth, Clairvo (MustBeat), Voodoocuts, DJ Oli Garch, Quincy Jointz, The Funk Hunters, Basement Freaks, Miles Reverse, ManJah, DJ Oli Garch
Review: The electro-swing bug has caught on in Greece judging by this fledgling Hellenic label's sixth release. Palov is a veteran DJ from Athens, and here he flexes his production muscles over four tracks. "Moving Next Door" takes an old Louis Prima-style trumpet sample and teases it out over four and a half minutes to great effect. "Bandido" is more upbeat and features sassy vocals from Monique Maion, "Captain Pandelis" displays a more hip-hop groove and features the voice of an old-skool crooner. Lastly "Waste Of The Time" manages to successfully fuse vintage swing band sounds with reggae!
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CARNIBAL 006
26 Nov 12
26 Nov 12
19
Various
Katakana Edits Vol 42EXCLUSIVE
Played by: Clairvo (MustBeat), The Allergies, Craig Charles Funk And Soul, Trotter, Jayl Funk, Juno Recommends Broken Beat Nu Jazz, Mr Doris, Funky Boogie Brothers, Funk Fusion, Disco Funk Spinner - D.F.S
Review: If life teaches you anything it's to expect the unexpected. Here the mighty re-edit label Katakana deliver their 42nd instalment of scapel jobs. However, this time, rather than have a specific producer curate an EP, they've shaken up the formula and delivered a compilation of edits. There's a whopping 24 reworks to enjoy too, many thrills and spills, but our favourites include Morlack's explosive drum-lead MJ cover, "Don't Stop", Mister Vagz' corny 60s mash-up "Love Me Venus" and Dim Zach & Deem's baggy rework of the Happy Monday's sublime "Loose Fit".
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KE 9042
04 Jul 16
04 Jul 16
20
Played by: Shantisan, George Kelly, Clairvo (MustBeat), Boogieburg, Voodoocuts, Juno Recommends Broken Beat Nu Jazz, DJ Oli Garch, Galletas Calientes Records, Basement Freaks, Kosta Kostov, CAYETANO, DJ Snatch, Relative Dimensions, KUT FUNK
Review: Despite being a staple on the Carnibal release schedules, this is the first non-compilation release for Panana Cardoon since Oye! back in 2011. Recent material included the breaky Eurodance of Bosporus Thief, but here on "Hasta La Wiggle" we get a different mix, including Latin shuffle-core ("Senor Pepe"), breaky vintage movie soundtrack funk ("Monica"), feelgood pop-reggae ("Upnaked") and even the reggaeton hip-hop hybrid "Don't Let Me Know".
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CARNIBAL 009
22 Apr 14
22 Apr 14
22
Latin Swing All StarsEXCLUSIVE
Played by: Hammond Classics, Juno Recommends Broken Beat Nu Jazz, Palov (Palov&Mishkin), Dirty Dubsters, Panama Cardoon
Review: This EP from the Dirty Dubsters camp executes a single idea incredibly well: to apply electro-swing rhythms and production techniques to a bunch of old Latin records, be they Brazilian mambos, Cuban stompers or punchy sambas. The results are very floor-friendly, with just the right balance between the horn-heavy, Latino authenticity of the source material and the contemporary beats, breaks and effects. All four tracks appear 'tried and tested' and sound like they could create pandemonium if dropped at the right time. If we had to pick a highlight, it would probably be the gritty, breathless opener from Smugdruggler - though Panama Cardoon's Tito Puente-ish "Shingaling" isn't far behind.
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DDD 029
01 Dec 11
01 Dec 11
23
Various
Played by: George Kelly, Shadow Dancer, ASHLEY BEEDLE, Hot Toddy, Juno Recommends Techno, Juno Recommends Broken Beat Nu Jazz, In Flagranti, Mike Absolom, Juno Recommends Dub, Barrio Jazz Gang, ALEX MAYER, GSD
Review: The perception may still linger that Tony Allen's influence on modern electronic music is limited to Afrobeat or broken beat, but as this remix compilation attests, his influence looms large in other, unexpected places. On Chop Up, for example, Carl Craig finally delivers his response to his evergreen 2004 version of Beanfield's "Tides", with hypnotic chants, rolling drums and brassy breakdowns dominating his take on Allen's "Kilode". Equally, Mark Ernestus is inspired to push Allen legacy into the realms of low-slung house, with "Moyege" transformed into a languid, dubby disco rhythm. However, it's not just the more cerebral end of electronic music that has been seduced by Allen's genius: US star Diplo also contributes to Chop Up, with a squelchy, party take on "Fuju Ouija", while other unexpected contributors like Hypnotic Brass Ensemble and Salah Ragab keep the mood upbeat: the former drops an irresistible swaggering version of "Sankofa' and the latter brings a flavour of Notting Hill Carnival to "Ole", as celebratory brass competes with sunny day ivory tinkling. In spite of these joyful renditions of Allen's legacy, the version that we keep returning to is Moritz Van Oswald's take on "Ole". It's fascinating to hear that Allen's tumbling, rambunctious drums informed the Basic Channel member's work in the same way as King Tubby, but even more fascinating is what van Oswald does with Allen's drumming. Transforming them into solemn but understated marching beats, he uses them to underpin the most atmospheric, woozy dub chords this side of "M6".
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HJRCD 34
16 Sep 11
16 Sep 11
25
Played by: Sabo, Sleazy McQueen, Pete Herbert, Sol Power All-Stars, Jad & The, Juno Recommends Broken Beat Nu Jazz, Richard Rossa, Kenneth Bager // Musicfordreams, DJ P-SOL, BRENDON P, Detroit Swindle, Alan Mooney's Edits, K-LONE
Review: Basel-based trio Alma Negra has enjoyed a productive 2014, with their remixes and reworks of little-known Haitian and African jams appearing on Highlife Edits and Sorfrito. Here they deliver their first EP - a superb collection of edits laden with voodoo drums, dense percussion and tribal intent. Opener "Mao Negra" is particularly potent, and features a solid - but subtle - house kick-drum below all manner of loose and energetic African percussion and traditional chants. The more uptempo "Messa" is, if anything, even heavier - check the rubbery bassline and woozy chanting - while "Tribal Echoes" is the sort of darkroom deep house/African rhythms hybrid that you'd expect to hear on Huntleys & Palmers. Spellbinding stuff.
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FINGER 023
05 Dec 14
05 Dec 14
26
Moodymann / Various
Review: It would be fair to say that Studio K7 has pulled off something of a coup in getting Kenny Dixon Jr. to agree to compile and mix the latest installment in the long-running DJ Kicks series. It is, somewhat remarkably, the legendary Detroiter's first commercially available mix set. This triple-vinyl edition features a whopping 19 cuts - all in unmixed form - from the 30 track mix. Musically, it's a blazed, jazzy, soulful and groovy as you'd expect, and contains a mixture of downtempo beats, nu-jazz and hazy house cuts from the likes of Flying Lotus, Dopehead, Peter Digital Orchestra, Nightmares On Wax, Soulful Session and Lady Alma.
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K7 327DTM
19 Feb 16
19 Feb 16
27
Played by: Spinforth, B.Visible, Ellboss, Badboe, Hammond Classics, Actual Sounds, Hidden Riddim, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, Tim Livingstone, The Funk Hunters, Ez Icarus, Telephunken, Dusty Tonez, Mr Doris
Review: It's more than ten years since the phenomenon of the bootleg mash-up became 'a thing' thanks to the likes of Richard X and yet people still come up with fresh interpretations of the genre. People like Booty Fruits, who have now reached number five in their ongoing series of booty compilations. We get four sizzling tracks here including the cut and scratch ragga-hop of "The Dopest", and 'Minnie', which sees Lone Drum following in Jean Jacques Smoothie's famous footsteps by utilizing Minnie Ripperton's "Inside My Love".
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BOOTYFRUIT 010
21 Dec 12
21 Dec 12
29
Played by: Dj N◉va ▶ Rodon FM 95, Voodoocuts, Hammond Classics, Juno Recommends Broken Beat Nu Jazz, CAYETANO, Miles Reverse, Superpendejos, Empresarios
Review: For this release, Greek electro-swing label Carnibal don their best man from Del Monte hat and jet (well, use a propeller plane) over to Havana for some vintage Latino thrills. Here Carnibal regulars Palov and Panama Cardoon team up for the lazy, steel drums and trumpet romp of "Vamos", Moetrik conjures up the Three Amigos on the traditional sounding "El Carino!", it's a cumbia-samba hybrid on Hammond Classics' "Cumbiamba" and Senor Griff rounds things up with the more modern, cumbia/moobahton-style roller "Cerro Rico".
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CARNIBAL 007
04 Feb 13
04 Feb 13
30
Minimatic RemixedEXCLUSIVE
Played by: Shantisan, Prosper, Minimatic, Voodoocuts, Jayl Funk, Juno Recommends Broken Beat Nu Jazz, DJ Oli Garch, Rory Hoy, CAYETANO, Fab Samperi, Funky Boogie Brothers, Relative Dimensions
Review: French act Minimatic have developed a reputation for drumming up jazz-flecked loungey covers of a wide variety of pop songs. Here the tagline 'all my friends are remixers' hints at what's in store - a collection of the finest DJ reworks of Minimatic's reworks with 17 to choose from. Highlights include the accelerated party breaks of Rory Hoy's version of Indeep's "Last Night A DJ Saved My Life", Peaches' "Shake Yer Dix" gets a Pizzicato Five-style retro '60s makeover courtesy of Skeewiff and the croony "Contre Vous", which is turned into a sleazy punk workout by Prosper and Rory Hoy.
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TER 006
25 Apr 14
25 Apr 14
31
Bill Brewster / Various
Played by: Smashed Atoms, Marcel Vogel, Juno Recommends Broken Beat Nu Jazz, Kenneth Bager // Musicfordreams
Review: When Eskimo Recordings approached Bill Brewster with the idea of putting together a compilation exploring his epic record collection, the acclaimed journalist and DJ decided to take a widescreen approach. While the CD and vinyl versions are split into multiple, themed editions ("Post-Punk", "Balearic" and "House"), this vast, 41-track digital edition gathers everything together in one place. Predictably, it's a hugely impressive and eye-opening set, with Brewster serving up largely obscure or long-forgotten cuts that range in scope from trippy, dubbed-out post-punk disco, jaunty jazz-funk, synth-heavy boogie and heavily percussive Afro-disco grooves, to saucer-eyed European synth-pop, the dub techno of Maurizio, Swag's early UK tech-house and the East Midlands deep house bump of Charles Webster's "A Love From San Francisco" project. In other words, it's a cracker from start to finish.
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541416508743D
03 Nov 17
03 Nov 17
32
Played by: Timewarp, Zamali, Trotter, Voodoocuts, Jayl Funk, Juno Recommends Broken Beat Nu Jazz, Juno Recommends Funk, The Funk Hunters, TURNTILL, Dynamicron (Los Grandes/Our Nights), Tulioxi, VinylAddicted
Review: Timewarp have been putting out bangers since 2005 on their own Timewarp Music, a Greek label dedicated to only the most alluring electronic sounds. This is their new LP and it's choc-a-bloc with surprises for you; starting from the opener "Bullshit", an irresistibly hip-swanking trip-hop number, it goes all the way through "Disco Frisco" featuring the one like Leon for a smooth but rough-ready house roller, and ends up in places never expected like "Latin Cookies", a track so joyful and packed with good vibes that it can't be properly catalogued into one genre...it has one hell of a bass line though - much like everything else on this sweet full-length from the boys at Timewarp.
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TMDG 117
11 Feb 13
11 Feb 13
33
Played by: Irregular Disco Workers, Darren Clark, FINGERMAN, ROMANTO (YSR / DISCO MACHINE), Jayl Funk, Johnnypluse, Juno Recommends Disco, Rayko, Discoholic Ken, Rafael Cancian, BRENDON P, CHEWY RUBS, VIGI, FRAN DEEPER, Andy Buchan, Iner, Joji Chissu, Ben Jamin, Saint-Loup-en-Bray, Max Sedgley
Review: Contemporary disco with the funk and soul in full effect is the order of the day on this V/A offering from Ravanelli Disco Club. Vigi's opening 'Loving You' comes from the more discofied end of the deep house and garage spectrum and should be a small-hours cert, after which comes Kousto's 'Save My Soul', which marries rolling tribal drums to a looped soulful male vocal, and as such should work on soul and soulful house floors alike. It's then time to get up, stand up as Sauco's aptly-titled 'Twisted Funk' takes us into struttier territory, before finally Donny Rotten brings the 70s-inspired nu-disco vibes with 'Her Way'.
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RDC 012
10 Mar 23
10 Mar 23
35
Review: Wow, rewinds don't get more special than this! Released in 2005, "Feelings" was one of the lead tracks on the duo's massive album Diary Of A Digital Soundboy and united DJs from the lightest and darkest sides of D&B with such lavish splashy beats, seductive vocals and stunning organ magic it still sounds big today. Strictly vinyl, the remix from jazz/funk legends Incognito never saw a digital release until now. And it's so well executed you could be convinced it was the original and Shy FX and T Power's version was the remix. Rich in organic soul, lush vocal harmonies and peppered with myriad party chants, it's a timeless reversion that will still sound incredible in 50 or 100 years time.
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SBOY 001
31 Mar 14
31 Mar 14
36
Resense 038EXCLUSIVE
Review: This thirty eighth release by Resense is actually a split EP, divided between Switzerland's Bandura who fly in Trinidad's The Duke for their first 'calypso mash-up', "Calypso Invasion" and the label's own Sono Rhizmo who updates that cool 50s voodoo jazz sound on the appropriately named "Voodoo". Hot stuff!
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RESENSE 038
10 Mar 14
10 Mar 14
37
Katakana Edits Vol 12EXCLUSIVE
Review: The latest addition to the Katakana Edits party is the mysterious FH. Equally mysterious are the source tracks for the edits featured here. However there's no ambiguity about the standard of tunes though. There's five of them and unlike the more swingy vibes of the label's recent releases, "Vol 12" is going for a tougher funk vibe, almost rare groove in places. Highlights include the gritty "Down In The Basement", the percussive Latin jam "Diablos" and the loose and groovy "Yo-Yo Beat".
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KE 9012
29 Jul 13
29 Jul 13
38
Hip-Hop Goes AperitifEXCLUSIVE
Review: Though known mostly for jazz- and swing-infused grooves, French producer Minimatic takes a detour into hip-hop pastures here, albeit there are also noticeable bossa/lounge influences in play. 'That Golden Bossa Hop' brings to mind the output of Bristol crew The Allergies, 'Drop It Like It's Hot' reworks the Snoop Dogg classic of the same name in a Latin jazz stylee, 'Cognac Wanksta' is a laidback, blunted affair, 'De La Bossa' recalls vintage Galliano from the early 90s, and bonus cut 'Ladi Dadi Doo' has a rawer, demo-like feel. If you love both golden age hip-hop and jazz, you'll dig this EP for sure.
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TER 019
25 Feb 19
25 Feb 19
41
Bonobo / Various
Review: Veteran Ninja Tune artist Bonobo has been putting out seriously decent tunes pretty much since the birth of the highly regarded Late Night Tales compilation. It's amazing that they haven't crossed paths before, but with the release of this 33rd entry into the series, the time has finally come for Green to take us on his own nocturnal mission. This 21-track odyssey is seamlessly mixed but the unmixed tracks are also presented so we can enjoy highlights like the velvety soul of 'Didn't I", the hippy funk of "Flowers" and the distorted, fuzzy trap of "Gutter Glitter".
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ALND 34
17 Nov 13
17 Nov 13
42
Zero 7 / Various
Review: Taken from the nocturnal stashes of Zero 7 main men Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker, the 17 tracks that go into this latest instalment of the Late Night Tales series provides a fascinating mix of hip-hop, soul, dub and acoustica. Fans of Zero 7's distinctive laidback hip-hop style will certainly appreciate beats from soulmates such as Yesterday's New Quintet or The Cinematic Orchestra (as on the classic "Channel 1 Suite"), while soul hunters will go nuts for the incredible '70s jazz-funk snap of Sylvia Striplin's "You Can't Take Me Away". With other names like Souls of Mischief, Don Blackman, Slum Village and The Stylistics included, this is a perfectly crafted late night journey.
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ALND 04
26 Mar 12
26 Mar 12
43
Review: Party orientated producer Doctor Stereo is back with a new two-tracker on Agogo that captures the raucous spirit of vintage mayhem updated with today's productions secrets. Meanwhile "Joe Says" is a brassy and bold updated funk belter. Get your soot suit - you're pulled!
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RESENSE 030
22 Oct 12
22 Oct 12
47
Played by: George Kelly, Adam B (Homegrown Music), Buzz Compass, Erik Skantze, Mr. Moon, Scott K. [BOXmusic], Alkalino, Jad & The, Juno Recommends Deep House, Juno Recommends Broken Beat Nu Jazz, Marcus Marr, Trujillo, Weedyman, Djs: Most Charted - Deep House, Enclave Records, BRENDON P, Professional Gigolo, Kyodai, CHEZZ, Venice Beach
Review: Mr Scruff's Friendly Bacteria album was something of a return to form; a sprawling, soul-flecked concoction full of broken beat, jazz, dub and classic house influences. Here, two of the album's highlights get the remix treatment. On the A, "We Are Coming" - a bumpin', basement-bothering bruk cut in its' original form - is turned into a warm and wide-eyed deep house shuffler by Berlin-based Max Graef. It's an excellent revision, which weaves the original samples and keys into a fuzzy, analogue-sounding groover. On the flip, Scruff himself extends and reworks "Feel Free", turning in a hazy nu-jazz rub built around rubbery double bass and snaking, muted horns.
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ZENDNLS 402
08 Sep 14
08 Sep 14
49
Played by: Spinforth, Hong Kong Ping Pong, Chudy, Qdup, Actual Sounds, Savages Y Suefo, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, DJ Oli Garch, Ez Icarus, Dusty Tonez, Fab Samperi, Funky Boogie Brothers
Review: Calling all samba soundhounds, polka party people, rumba revellers and bossa bandits! Sample-smashing instrumentalist Skeewiff returns with another incredible album, this time exploring the bountiful creative pastures of Latin America. Highlights abound across the 13 track selection, including the horn-blazed sizzling sunset showdown of "Burro Magico", the accordion-squeezing, bass-burping cumbia stomper "Fritada De Cumbia" and the frenetic future bossa nova "Meu Amor". Skeewiff never disappoints, and this is no exception.
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PEDS 018X
16 Sep 13
16 Sep 13
