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Jalapeno
Played by: The Allergies, Craig Charles Funk And Soul, Juno Recommends Broken Beat Nu Jazz, THE NICEGUYS, Flevans
Review: If we've counted correctly then this is the fifth long-player from Jalapeno regular Nigel Evans, AKA Flevans. As such, fans should have a pretty good idea what to expect already, and while this album may not serve up much in the way of surprises, it's fair to say they're unlikely to be disappointed, as the Brighton-based producer serves up 12 tracks that blend funk, soul, jazz, downtempo and hip-hop influences into 42 minutes of very pleasant listening. If it's floor-burners you're after, start with 'Parasol' or the irresistibly infectious 'I Got Soul', though the standouts for yours truly are actually 'Digits' (check that jazz-funk geetar) and 'For A While' (always been a sucker for a chipmunk'd vocal).
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JAL 387
25 Nov 22
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
25 Nov 22
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
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JAL 389
21 Oct 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
21 Oct 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: The Allergies, Fort Knox Five, DJ LAUREL, Juno Recommends Breakbeat, Juno Recommends Disco, Umbo, Rory Hoy, Shaka Loves You
Review: Veteran Brighton funkateer Flevans returns with two contrasting but complementary cuts, either of which'll please disco and funk lovers for sure. 'I Got Soul' is an energetic, uptempo roller featuring drawn-out female vocal samples, some truly euphoric brass and layers of crowd noise. 'Get To It', meanwhile, is a quirkier affair with a looped female vocal that's got a distinctly 60s cocktail bar kinda feel, which it places atop an equally quirky, jerky backdrop before adding a second, male vocal later on. Both are cool but the latter edges it for this reviewer, despite being perhaps one more for the bar than the nightclub.
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JAL 385
07 Oct 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
07 Oct 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Sam Redmore, Craig Charles Funk And Soul, Jayl Funk, Juno Recommends Funk, BRENDON P, Flevans, Gino Boleti
Review: Sam Redmore is a DJ/producer from the Birmingham area who's known for his genre-hopping club sets. That electicism is well reflected in this, his debut album, which while sitting on our Funk pages actually takes in a wide range of styles, from sunny, summery nu-disco and disco-house (see 'Just Can't Wait') to fast n' furious African drum tracks ('One More Time'), and from classy soul/R&B ('Party', a clear standout for this writer) to Stereo MCs/Allergies-esque hip-hop ('On The One'). Featuring an array of guest vocalists and rappers, it's an album that sets out Redmore's stall nicely - and that bodes well for a long career in music.
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JAL 375
09 Sep 22
Funk
09 Sep 22
Funk
Played by: Clairvo (MustBeat), The Allergies, Fort Knox Five, Juno Recommends Funk, Rory Hoy, Flevans
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JAL 382
05 Aug 22
Funk
05 Aug 22
Funk
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
Review: Big time Jalapeno legend Soopasoul is back in the spotlight with the undeniable funk of Twin Stix, a three track banger taking in some high-tailing New York jazz in "Soopasoul Theme" thanks to that sweet brass section and big band blaxploitation funk tip. With touches of dub thrown about in "Lookin' For Freddie (edit)" next to some sweetly filtered licks of guitar, it's those solo horns and sustained strings that really hit the spot. "My Place (edit)" also drops in with some soulful vocal touches and a slight "Spacer Woman" Italo feel with its electronic bassline.
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JAL 74D
19 Nov 21
Funk
19 Nov 21
Funk
Played by: The Allergies, Craig Charles Funk And Soul, Fort Knox Five, Jayl Funk, Juno Recommends Funk, X-Ray Ted, Doctor Hooka, Mr Doris, Funky Boogie Brothers, Gino Boleti
Review: The Allergies arrive at the Promised Land with mambo number five - the duo's fifth studio album! Featuring classic numbers in the familiar tones of tracks like "Working On Me" next to some more rap-and-boogie tracks with Andy Cooper of Ugly Duckling fame, other lyricists include soul sensation Marietta Smith, dance music heavyweight Dynamite MC, and the unmistakable voice of hip-hop royalty, Lyrics Born. Particular highlights include the bluesy half-time hip-hop number "Lean On You", Latin funk bomb, "Move On Baby" to the stringed-disco sessions of "The Beat". Get your more soulful numbers "Up Down Left Right", "New Thing" and "Are You Ready" without overlooking the pop-funk-rock-and-hip-hop crossover hit: "Promised Land".
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JAL 356
01 Oct 21
Funk
01 Oct 21
Funk
Review: A fine two-tracker here from Soopasoul, a loose collective headed up by Manchester-born hip-hop, funk, house and rave veteran Danny Hybrid (E-Lustrious, Direckt), coming on their regular home of Jalapeno Records. Both tracks are original productions that hail from the jazzier end of the contemporary funk spectrum, with 'A Wild Mad Beat' itself rocking the Blaxploitation soundtrack vibes while on the livelier 'Swing Down' Hybrid's hip-hop roots are showing, as he takes us a little closer to funk-breaks/funk-hop territory, albeit still with a female soul vocal in full effect. An EP no self-respecting funkateer will want to miss.
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JAL 359
24 Sep 21
Funk
24 Sep 21
Funk
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JAL 358
02 Jul 21
Soul
02 Jul 21
Soul
Review: Spring has sprung and The Allergies have arrived! In the mood for samba, Latin loops, catchy hooks and horns, the Bristol project signal their intentions from the start in "Move On Baby" with a hot and heavy, swung number of bandido funk. Its alternative, "Are You Ready" features lyrics from Ugly Ducking MC Andy Cooper and bigger vocals even still by Miss Marietta Smith whose collaboration collides in a dub-infused, jazz funk number of big beat heat!
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JAL 354
18 Jun 21
Funk
18 Jun 21
Funk
Review: Smoove & Turrell's sixth studio album continues to get the royal treatment with a new dose of remixes, this time coming from band member Jonathan Scott Watson's solo project, Smoove. Turning out ten new and previously unheard versions of Stratos Bleu, Smoove embraces dubs of all sounds and sizes. Looking to something trance-like in "Still Don't Know" with its turn-of-the-millenium house vocal - next to "Talk About Nothing" - get some neo-soul and gospel vibes in "Elgin Towers", to a chunky and Balearic instrumental in "Never Wanted You More". "Fade Away" adds an extra breath of fresh air to its vocal section and broken beat rhythm structure, with some summery and upbeat grooves that hit the floor running in an 'Acid Dub' to "This Time". Smoove operator.
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JAL 360
21 May 21
Funk
21 May 21
Funk
Played by: The Allergies, Craig Charles Funk And Soul, Fort Knox Five, Juno Recommends Funk, Quincy Jointz, Mined & Forrest
Review: Bristol duo The Allergies continue to hint at a future album release with this two-track digital 7", Lean On You. Featuring bespoke lyrics from Dynamite MC in its lead cut, it's a track that subtly touches on Southern rap as it does rock and Gorillaz-styled funk or Cypress Hill-styled hip hop. Venturing further down a looped-up blues and rootsy funk tip in "Working On Me", lyrics are swapped for classic vocal samples, brass horns, big beat loops and clever funky drummer motifs. Spicy hot.
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JAL 352
23 Apr 21
Funk
23 Apr 21
Funk
Played by: Juno Recommends Downtempo
Review: Keeping it dusty, beatdown, looped up and moody blue is Asta Hiroki's Entropy album on Jalapeno. Taking in jazz drums, MPC programming, dusty vinyl crackles-and-pops to other classical and acoustic elements - like the harpsichords in its title-track - Entropy is a most alluring, emotional listen. With a sound that lands somewhere between Pantha Du Prince, DJ Shadow and Burial jamming in a jazz cafe/piano bar, get your kicks through classy finger percussion in tracks like "Dahlias" to '90s esque broken beat instrumentals in "Cherry Blossom" - tis the season. Post-dubstep percussion and mirrored synths make their way into tracks like "Butterfly House" next to some broken down hip hop and blues too in "Rose-tint". Entropy never felt so warm.
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JAL 351
16 Apr 21
Balearic/Downtempo
16 Apr 21
Balearic/Downtempo
Review: Brighton-based DJ, producer and multi-instrumentalist Flevans (known as Nigel Evans in real life) has been steadily turning out funk- and soul-inspired beats, breaks n' grooves for the past 20 years, working mostly on the Tru Thoughts and Jalapeno labels. Here, he returns to the latter stable clutching three new tracks: 'Starting Points' is quite overtly disco-fied by Flevans' standards, 'Biznizz' is a little bit more down n' dirty but still upbeat, while the stripped n' looped 'I Wanted You To Stay' is the housiest of the three and wouldn't actually have sounded out of place on a 'Disco Kandi' compilation.
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JAL 357
09 Apr 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
09 Apr 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
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JAL 348
05 Mar 21
Soul
05 Mar 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
Played by: The Allergies, YAM WHO?, Jayl Funk, Juno Recommends Disco, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), Vito lalinga, Flevans
Review: 2020 might have been a "dumpster fire" of a year (as our American cousins might say), but somehow Nigel Evans AKA Flevans has managed to remain positive. His new EP - the former Tru Thoughts stalwart's first of 2020 - is led by one of the funkiest, and most celebratory tracks he's ever made, the R&B vocal-sampling, disco and electrofunk revivalism of 'I'm Over Here'. With its' killer bassline, Chic-style guitars, bustling beats and squelchy synths, it sounds like a future peak-time anthem. He explores similar sonic pastures on the more shuffling, synth-heavy 'Uptight', before offering up a slightly deeper (but no less funky) take on early '80s disco via similarly superb closing cut 'Fade'.
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JAL 337
06 Nov 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
06 Nov 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Dr Rubberfunk, The Allergies, Wildblood and Queenie, Smoove, Craig Charles Funk And Soul, YAM WHO?, Juno Recommends Disco, Juno Recommends Funky House, Flevans
Review: Given the vibrancy, instrumental colour and musical richness of Smoove & Turrell's recent Stratos Bleu album, it should come as no surprise to find that this partner remix album is every bit as good. There are some suitably sizable, club-ready takes scattered across the set, with our picks including Ashley Beedle's piano and strings-laden disco revision of 'It Ain't Working', Ray Mang's slap-bass-sporting disco-boogie overhaul of 'Do It', Smoove's proto-house style 'Club Dub' of 'It Ain't Working', and a couple of excellent deep house re-rubs by Vandebilt and Fouk. Elsewhere, Steve Cobby's stirring remix of 'Elgin Towers' is a blue-eyed soul treat, Krash Slaughta successfully re-wires 'TalkAbout Nothing' as a shuffling drum and bass workout, and Dr Rubberfunk's take on 'Never Wanted You More' is a jazzy trip-hop treat.
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JAL 336
16 Oct 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
16 Oct 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: UK "new old" funk 'n' soul faves Smoove & Turrell bring us four remixes of three tracks culled from their sixth studio album 'Stratos Blue', which dropped back in June. 'Fade Away' - an uptempo Pharrell/Cee-Lo/Aloe Blacc-style funker in its original form - gets housed-up nicely by Fouk on his fairly self-explanatory Remix and Dub. Elsewhere, Rayka's take on 'EP' is even more transformational, taking the pop-soul original into throbbing acid territory; 'This Time', on the other hand, was pretty uptempo and house-y to start with, but Rayka still injects some hands-in-the-air pianos, just to make sure.
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JAL 335
25 Sep 20
Funk
25 Sep 20
Funk
Played by: Dj XS (FVUK), Julian Sanza, Smoove, Craig Charles Funk And Soul, FINGERMAN, Pete Herbert, Juno Recommends Disco, Ash Reynolds, Rayko, Ladies On Mars, Citizens Of Vice, Andy Buchan
Review: In the version used to open Smoove & Turrell's recent (and rather good) "Stratos Bleue" album, "Do It" is a slap-bass-propelled chunk of revivalist early '80s disco-boogie excitement with an added side order of jazz-funk colour. Because of this, it's not a great stretch to think that disco remix king Ray Mang would provide some killer reworks. And so it proves. The long-serving producer delivers superb Vocal and Instrumental takes that mirror the structure and production tricks of original disco mixers such as Tom Moulton and Shep Pettibone. That means a greater role for the rubbery bassline, beefed-up percussion, Chic-style guitar riffs, delay-laden percussive breakdowns, kaleidoscopic synth sounds and early '80s effects aplenty. Ace!
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JAL 334
04 Sep 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
04 Sep 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: In its original "Stratos Bleu" album mix form, "It Ain't Working" was one of the deepest and slickest cuts in the Smoove & Turrell catalogue. To kick off this excellent remix package, Ashley Beedle takes the best bits of the track and adds some summery disco and old school house flavours of his own (the "NSW Vocal Mix"), before delivering a deeper, sweeter and more spacey instrumental "NSW Dub" mix that's arguably even better (if only because you get more piano stabs, more trumpet solos and plenty of intergalactic synthesizer doodles). Those looking for something more forthright and bass-heavy should head for Sorley's sweaty and low-slung revision, which re-imagines the Newcastle crew's original as an acid-fired slab of sleazy late-night house hedonism.
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JAL 332
14 Aug 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
14 Aug 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
