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Isle Of Jura
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Review: Isle of Jura reissue a track that first saw the light of day a full 40 years ago. Escape From New York began life as Airstrip One, a Polydor-signed post-punk foursome inspired by the likes of Gang Of Four and The Pop Group, but changed their name when they opted for a more commercial synth-pop direction. 'Save Our Love' was the 1983 debut release under the new moniker and has a European, coldwave-y kinda feel, but is underpinned by a proper funk bassline; the lower tempo and robotic vox of 'Slow Beat' make it this reviewer's pick, though, while an instrumental of 'Save Our Love' is also included.
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ISLE 021
11 Aug 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
11 Aug 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Review: Definitely one of the week's more interesting releases, this, as Australian reissues label Isle Of Jura serve up three obscure 80s dubs. First up is 'Sexual Instrumental' by Glen Adams & Finesse, a take on Marvin's 'Sexual Healing' that first appeared as the AA-side to T-Ski Valley's 'Sexual Rapping' way back in 1982. Next comes the 12" Instrumental Mix of Special Occasion's 'Yes I Do', first out on Belgian label Jump & Shout in 1985 and sporting some of the finest 80s sax work you're ever likely to hear, while completing the EP is a (presumably fresh) Jura Soundsystem Dub of 1988's 'Sin' by La Palace De Beaut?, better known as Larry Tee.
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ISLELP 009
11 Feb 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
11 Feb 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Hot on the heels of recent Isle Of Jura label compilation 'Tales Of Jura' comes a new six-track EP from label boss Jura Soundsystem AKA Kevin Griffiths himself. Griffiths cites "dub, ambient house, leftfield disco and Balearica" as influences - a contention that's readily borne out by the grooves contained herein, with the first two tracks getting things going in a dubby kinda vein before more electronic influences start to hold sway. 'Wonder Drops' is a particular stand-out, coming on like slowed-down Chi-town house heard through a sunshine haze, while 'With You' will please the leftfield/downtempo spinners and 'Movement' could find its way into progressive or minimal sets.
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TEMPLE 003
26 Jun 20
Balearic/Downtempo
26 Jun 20
Balearic/Downtempo
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ISLELP 006B
13 Mar 20
Experimental/Electronic
13 Mar 20
Experimental/Electronic
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ISLELP 005
18 Oct 19
Balearic/Downtempo
18 Oct 19
Balearic/Downtempo
Played by: Dj N◉va ▶ Rodon FM 95, PBR Streetgang, BEN SUN, Phat Phil Cooper, Dave Mathmos, LEGO EDIT
Review: Last year Tsuba Records and Isle of Jura founder Kevin Griffiths returned to the studio, eschewing his house and techno past to create deliciously warm, Balearic-minded grooves under the Jura Soundsystem alias. It was, it seems, a smart move, because the music contained on "Monster Skies", his first ever full-length, is undoubtedly the best he's made to date. Warm, humid and wonderfully horizontal, the album sees him fuse a variety of influences - most notably dub, turn-of-the-'90s ambient house, Italian dream house, new age, synth-boogie and those hard-to-define mid 1980s cuts that turn up on Music From Memory compilations - in a myriad of colourful, saucer-eyed ways. The results are uniformly superb, making "Monster Skies" a superb, must-check set.
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TEMPLE 002
22 Mar 19
Deep House
22 Mar 19
Deep House
Review: Having excelled via a series of mind-blowing reissues, the Isle of Jura label has given birth to a new offshoot focusing on fresh material, Temple of Jura. The sub-label's debut EP is a notably dub-wise affair, featuring killer cuts from Melbourne man Len Leise and Adelaide-based overlords Jura Soundsystem. Liese's picturesque and breezy "Dear Adrian" is a perfectly pitched tribute to Adrian Sherwood's 1980s peak with a glistening Balearic sheen. It's very good, of course, but it's the three versions of Jura Soundsystem's "Udaberri Blues" that have really set our pulses racing. The rootsy, floor-friendly original version comes accompanied by a heavyweight, breakbeat-driven Dub straight from the top drawer, and a blissfully brilliant Space Mix that sounds like a long lost, undiscovered relic from the ambient house era.
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TEMPLE 001
03 Aug 18
Balearic/Downtempo
03 Aug 18
Balearic/Downtempo
Played by: In Flagranti
Review: Isle Of Jura is an Adelaide based record label from Kevin Griffiths (Tsuba) focusing on reissues of forgotten musical gems with occasional releases from today's artists. For the next official reissue, the label goes back to 1976 to resurrect "Anambra", the jewel in the crown of dub, soul and funk outfit Ozo. The track is is something of a classic: a unique song that's slow, ritualistic and spiritual, mixing African & Nyabinghi drumming with a Buddhist Sanskrit mantra. There are three versions featured here, including an alternate version named "Anambra River" which appears for the first time. Completely re-mastered for 2017. Other reissues in 2017 have come courtesy of British trance innovators Holy Ghost Inc, the Belgian new beat of Chayell and Brian Bennett: best known as the drummer of the UK band The Shadows.
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ISLE 004
05 Jan 18
Balearic/Downtempo
05 Jan 18
Balearic/Downtempo
Review: Originally released back in 1990, on their own, self-titled label, Holy Ghost Inc's second record has long been a collector's item. Faced with spiraling prices on the second hand market, Australian label Isle of Jura has done the sensible thing and reissued it. They deserve props for including the Sun & Moon Mix: with its ponderous bass and dubbed out effects, it has long been a crossover for house, ambient and even trance fans. At the other end of the spectrum, the Amphibious Carbine version is a classic 90s trance-y house groove. The label also deserves extra praise for including two previously unreleased dub mixes that alternate between ebbing and flowing effortlessly or tripping the light fantastic - on both occasions against a backdrop of subtle break beats.
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ISLE 003
15 Sep 17
Minimal/Tech House
15 Sep 17
Minimal/Tech House
Review: Escape From New York's 1984 cut "Fire In My Heart" has long been considered something of a Balearic classic. Original copies of the Rollerball Records release 12" are hard to come by, though, so this digital version is more than welcome. The original version - all slo-mo electro drums, rubbery dub bass, exotic melodies and intoxicating vocals - is joined by the now infamous Instrumental Dub version, which has been a staple in Balearic DJs' sets for more than 30 years. If that wasn't enough, there's also a chance to savour to woozy, dub-influenced synth-pop of original bonus cut "Won't Be Your Fool".
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ISLE 001
12 May 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
12 May 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
