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Soul Jazz Records is a London-based label that predominantly releases compilation albums with black music origins at its heart e.g. reggae, soul and jazz. Established in 1992 by Stuart Baker, Soul Jazz Records is also a record store, soundsystem, publisher and radio broadcaster. Baker’s label has released tracks by well-respected artists including Burial, Skream, Scuba, Joni Haastrup, Sound Dimension, Trees Speak, Betty Harris, The Ragga Twins and more. Soul Jazz also has affiliated labels such as Studio One Records and Universal Sound.
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Keep On Searching For Love
Keep On Searching For Love - (6:08) 61 BPM
Eastern Lady - (6:39) 107 BPM
Review: An exceptional EP showcasing rare South London British jazz funk, originally unveiled in the UK in 1984 by Tony Williams, a Jamaican-born producer renowned for his influential work on Funk Masters' jazz-funk classic, 'Love Money'. Resurfacing once more, 'Keep On Searching For Love' epitomizes the distinctive dub disco sound of 80s London, meticulously crafted with every element tailored to captivate disco enthusiasts. Featuring gated snares and captivating vocal performances by Linda Taylor, this track radiates with the brilliance of a supernova. 'Eastern Lady' presents an instrumental journey adorned with hypnotic basslines, drum machines, synths, and vibrant horn lines. Both tracks have been meticulously remastered from tape and are now elegantly repackaged for your listening pleasure. Keep the groove going!
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5026328 505381
29 Mar 24
Disco/Nu-Disco
Checking Out
Checking Out - (5:21) 116 BPM Hot
Checking Out (instrumental) - (4:06) 116 BPM
Review: This rare groove hails from South London's 1984 scene. Produced by Jamaican-born Tony Williams, the mastermind behind the classic Funk Masters' "Love Money," "Checking Out" stands as a unique single. The track blends the soulful energy of MFSB's "Mysteries of the World" with a distinct British twist, capturing the essence of Brit-funk. A cool, instrumental flip-side completes the package. Originally released on the small Tai Wan label, "Checking Out" has stood the test of time. This fully remastered version, sourced from the original tapes, brings this essential Brit-funk gem back to life with a meticulously recreated label design.
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5026328 505398
29 Mar 24
Disco/Nu-Disco
World Of Ecstasy
Music-A-Lizer - (3:35) 121 BPM
World Of Ecstasy - (3:46) 83 BPM
Music-A-Lizer (Long version) - (5:31) 120 BPM
Computer - (4:02) 133 BPM
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5026328 504605
01 Dec 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Telepathic Heights
Cycloid - (3:29) 97 BPM
Nuclear Kites - (3:41) 60 BPM
Praxis - (4:37) 60 BPM
Telepathic Heights - (6:08) 104 BPM
Athanasia - (3:57) 77 BPM
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5026328 505343
11 Aug 23
Experimental/Electronic
Void Form
Void Form - (3:31) 92 BPM
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5026328 904580
21 Jul 23
Experimental/Electronic
Urzeit
Urzeit - (2:36) 70 BPM
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5026328 904986
14 Jul 23
Experimental/Electronic
Transmitter
Transmitter - (5:04) 73 BPM
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5026328 904573
07 Jul 23
Experimental/Electronic
Transfiguration
Transfiguration - (3:33) 79 BPM
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5026328 804989
30 Jun 23
Experimental/Electronic
Radiation
Radiation - (5:39) 62 BPM
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5026328 905013
23 Jun 23
Experimental/Electronic
Machine Vision
Machine Vision - (1:50) 82 BPM
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5026328 904696
16 Jun 23
Experimental/Electronic
Invisible Sine Wave
Invisible Sine Wave - (4:10) 68 BPM
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5026328 904535
09 Jun 23
Experimental/Electronic
Love Money
Funk Masters - "Love Money" - (6:32) 126 BPM Hot
Bo Kool - "(Money) No Love" - (6:38) 126 BPM
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5026328 505190
05 May 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
There Is No Acid In This House
Communion Of The Highest Order - (8:46) 64 BPM
We Are The Light Vessels - (5:19) 64 BPM
When Situations Get 2 Deep (original mix) - (5:46) 61 BPM
Look Over There 9 O'Clock - (5:17) 61 BPM
Beyond The Outrage - (4:32) 64 BPM
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5026328 505183
25 Nov 22
Experimental/Electronic
Soul Jazz Records Presents DEUTSCHE ELEKTRONISCHE MUSIK: Experimental German Rock And Electronic Music 1972-83
Various
Can - "A Spectacle" - (5:39) 61 BPM
Between - "Devotion" - (3:47) 85 BPM
Harmonia - "Dino" - (3:29) 79 BPM
Gila - "This Morning" - (5:48) 72 BPM Hot
Kollektiv - "Rambo Zambo" - (11:39) 96 BPM
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5026328 704098
15 Jul 22
Experimental/Electronic
Pyramid
Pyramid - (2:34) 105 BPM
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502632 8704982
04 Jan 22
Rock
Soul Jazz Records Presents: COLD WAVE #1
Various
Dissemblance - "Capture" - (3:32) 114 BPM Hot
Carcass Identity - "Reflexion Ocean" - (5:27) 90 BPM
FIT Siegel - "Wayne County Stomp" - (4:15) 63 BPM
De Ambassade - "Standhouden" - (3:33) 121 BPM
Wang Inc. - "Approdo" - (5:19) 119 BPM
Review: Soul Jazz looks to the contemporary when applying their strong archival sense to a new compilation series. A first of two various artist releases, Soul Jazz's Cold Wave draws upon a current pool of electronic artists who consider themselves largely indebted to the cold wave of late-70s and early '80s Europe. Taking in French acts like Krikor and VQOA to splays of lo-fi industrial punk by Gammut and De Ambassade, Detroit's FIT Siegel drops in with a synth driven drum track that nestles up nicely next to Dissembleance's "Capture". With Patrick Cowley and Laurie Anderson to Suicide, Underground Resistance and emergent-genres like new beat all cited as influences, and more besides, Kriedler's "Kannibal" and Celine Gillain's almighty "Fight Or Flight" keep the fires burning.
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502632 8504834
02 Jul 21
Coldwave/Synth
Soul Jazz Records presents Two Synths A Guitar (&) A Drum Machine - Post Punk Dance Vol 1
Various
Automatic - "Too Much Money" - (2:17) 90 BPM
Zongamin - "Underwater Paramid" - (3:25) 64 BPM
New Fries - "Lily" - (6:15) 68 BPM
Vex Ruffin & Fab 5 Freddy - "The Balance" - (3:21) 60 BPM Hot
IXNA - "Somebody Said" - (3:31) 113 BPM
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502632 8504629
12 Feb 21
Indie/Alternative
Soul Jazz Records Presents: SPACE FUNK - Afro-Futurist Electro Funk In Space 1976-84
Various
L E O - "Fee Fi Fo Fum" - (3:59) 54 BPM
The Sonarphonic - "Super Breaker" - (4:27) 112 BPM
Santiago - "Bionic Funk" - (4:09) 96 BPM
Frank Cornilius - "Computer Games" - (4:56) 60 BPM
JUJU & The Space Rangers - "Plastic" - (4:43) 105 BPM
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502632 8504490
06 Dec 19
Funk
Soul Jazz Records Presents: DEUTSCHE ELEKTRONISCHE MUSIK 3 (Experimental German Rock & Electronic Music 1971-81)
Various
Klaus Weiss - "Wide Open Space Motion" - (2:23) 111 BPM
A.R. & Machines - "I'll Be Your Singer, You'll Be My Song" - (2:26) 80 BPM
Deutsche Wertarbeit - "Deutscher Wald" - (4:04) 63 BPM
Dzyan - "Khali" - (4:41)
Missus Beastly - "Geisha" - (5:27) 85 BPM
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502632 8504025
15 Dec 17
Experimental/Electronic
Soul Jazz Records Presents Tee Mac: Night Illusion
Living Everyday - (5:20) 117 BPM
Struggle - (5:36) 134 BPM
Talk To Me - (4:57) 113 BPM
Hit Hit - (4:49) 121 BPM
Night Illusion - (4:24) 121 BPM
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502632 8503462
30 Sep 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
Soul Jazz Records Presents Venezuela 70/Cosmic Visions Of A Latin American Earth/Venezuelan Experimental Rock In The 1970s
Various
Vytas Brenner - "Araguaney" - (2:38) 96 BPM
Pablo Schneider - "Amor En Llamas" - (3:46) 155 BPM
Un Dos Tres Y Fuera - "Machu Picchu" - (3:31) 132 BPM
Miguel Angel Fuster - "Polvo Lunar" - (8:51) 126 BPM
Angel Rada - "Basheeba" - (4:27) 140 BPM
Review: A snapshot of South America's most northern country's richest period - when oil money was rife and the arts were being invested in - Soul Jazz have dug deep to uncover an whole body of work that's remained largely unheard outside of the country. Jazzy, progressive, funky and soulful approaches all tied up with cosmic studio haze and blazed with Latin heat we float from the organic, big band swing of Aldemaro Romero to the electronic boogie groove and slide guitars of Ofrenda Vytas Brenner and back again via pure prog sci-fi of Angel Rada and beyond. A one-of-a-kind collection
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502632 8503356
08 Jul 16
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
Soul Jazz Records presents BOOMBOX: Early Independent Hip Hop, Electro And Disco Rap 1979-82
Various
Mr Sweety G - "At The Place To Be" - (5:10) 116 BPM
Love Bug Star-Ski & The Harlem World Crew - "Positive Life" - (7:18) 112 BPM
Neil B - "Body Rock" - (8:13) 120 BPM
Super 3 - "Philosophy Rappin' Spree" - (10:45) 109 BPM
Bramsam - "Move Your Body" - (8:16) 121 BPM
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5026328 403342
27 May 16
Hip Hop/R&B
Soul Jazz Records Presents Africans With Mainframes
Anachronistic - (9:18) 128 BPM
Hierarchical - (7:37) 128 BPM Hot
Book Of Gaties - (8:46) 128 BPM
Negroid Spinx - (6:22) 128 BPM
Qustul Artifacts - (11:30) 88 BPM
Review:  Jamal Moss, aka Hieroglyphic Being, returns this time under the alias Africans with Mainframes. With fellow Chicagoan Noleian Reusse they have been releasing music under the name Africans with Mainframes for over 15 years now. The KMT LP is the debut album from the group, a collage of apocalyptic Chicago acid meets industrial and transcendental post-house machine funk. Both intense and unique, the album of forward-thinking, experimental, boundary-pushing Afro-futurist electronic music shows why Hieroglyphic Being is regarded as one of the most serious purveyors of experimental electronic music today.
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502632 8403335
13 May 16
Techno
Soul Jazz Records Presents PUNK 45/Chaos In The City Of Angels And Devils/Hollywood From X To Zero/Hardcore On The Beaches/Punk In Los Angeles 1977-81
Various
The Middle Class - "Out Of Vogue" - (1:01) 91 BPM
X - "We're Desperate" - (2:03) 129 BPM
The Flesh Eaters - "Disintegration Nation" - (1:54) 97 BPM
The Weirdos - "A Life Of Crime" - (2:20) 139 BPM
The Urinals - "I'm White And Middle Class" - (0:55) 135 BPM
Review: Another offering in the uniformly excellent Soul Jazz Records compilation series, this collection of 22 all-killer punk gems chronicles an era in which disaffected youth and energetic misfits alike railed against the sun-drenched blandness of the Californian city they inhabited. Running the gamut from the proto-punk mayhem of Iggy & The Stooges to the early hardcore of Circle Jerks and from the jokey outsider art of Black Randy & The Metrosquad to the comparatively sophisticated X, all bases are covered here in a thrilling document of middle-finger intensity and rulebook-ripping iconoclasm.
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502632 8503295
18 Mar 16
Indie/Alternative
Soul Jazz Records Presents New York Noise: Dance Music From The New York Underground 1977-1982
Various
The Dance - "Do Dada" - (3:07) 140 BPM
The Contortions - "Contort Yourself" - (4:21) 91 BPM
Theoretical Girls - "You Got Me" - (3:53) 90 BPM
Konk - "Elephant" - (4:18) 124 BPM
Mars - "Helen Forsdale" - (2:30) 87 BPM
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502632 8503288
19 Feb 16
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
The Acid Documents
Culdees - (5:10) 124 BPM Hot
Dualism - (8:07) 130 BPM
Fabian Society - (6:59) 122 BPM
Gematria - (6:11) 134 BPM
Jacobites Order - (6:52) 124 BPM
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502632 8503226
13 Nov 15
Techno
Soul Jazz Records Presents Rastafari (The Dreads Enter Babylon 1955-83)
Various
Count Ossie & The Rasta Family - "Africa We Want Fe Go" - (1:29) 68 BPM
Johnny Clarke - "None Shall Escape The Judgement" - (3:39) 93 BPM
Laurel Aitken - "Haile Selassie" - (3:16) 75 BPM Hot
Count Ossie & The Mystic Revelation Of Rastafari - "Tales Of Mozambique" - (5:39) 129 BPM
Ras Michael & The Sons Of Negus - "Booma Yeah" - (5:41) 100 BPM
Played by: Tru Thoughts
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502632 8503127
21 Aug 15
Roots/Lovers Rock
Soul Jazz Records Presents Disco 2 (A Further Fine Selection Of Independent Disco, Modern Soul & Boogie 1976-80)
Various
Stevo - "Pay The Price" - (4:28) 54 BPM Hot
High Frequency - "Summertime" - (6:36) 66 BPM
Dunn Pearson Jr - "Groove On Down" - (8:25) 110 BPM
Mad Dog Fire Department - "Cosmic Funk" - (6:23) 103 BPM
Needa - "Rock-A-Freak" - (5:01) 62 BPM
Review: Last year's Disco (A Fine Selection Of Independent Disco, Modern Soul & Boogie 1978-82) compilation from Soul Jazz offered undeniable proof that few diggers deserve their reputation as much as Dutch discotheque scholar Disco Patrick. Given the reception, it's no surprise to see that the London label have commissioned Patrick to undertake a second assessment of the genre's lesser known gems with the focus here on the years 1976-80. The first of two double LP vinyl samplers to accompany the full CD release finds Pat pulling out gems like the extremely pricey Skip Jackson curio "Micro Wave Boogie" and T.K. Disco treat "Cosmic Funk" by Mad Dog Fire Department. Any current disco spinners will savour Patrick's efforts here.
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502632 8503110
24 Jul 15
Funk
Soul Jazz Records Presents Sounds Of The Universe (Art + Sound 2012-15 Vol 1)
Various
Hieroglyphic Being - "Shikaakwa" - (8:55) 64 BPM
Tevo Howard - "Summer Romance" - (5:41) 67 BPM
Kassem Mosse - "Staat Aus Glas" - (12:41) 120 BPM
Andres - "Ribena" - (5:15) 60 BPM
Blludd Relations - "Cold Like The Baron" - (4:02) 120 BPM
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502632 8503073
16 Jun 15
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
Soul Jazz Records Presents Nu Yorica! Culture Clash In New York City: Experiments In Latin Music 1970-77
Various
Charlie Palmieri - "Las Negritas De Carnaval" - (4:09) 140 BPM
Cortijo Y Su Maquina Del Tiempo - "Gumbo" - (7:59) 77 BPM
Cachao - "La Trompeta Y La Flauta" - (9:10) 136 BPM
Ricardo Marrero & The Group - "Babalonia" - (5:42) 81 BPM
Stone Alliance - "Amigos" - (5:07) 76 BPM
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502632 8403090
19 May 15
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
Soul Jazz Records Presents Disco A Fine Selection Of Independent Disco Modern Soul And Boogie 1978 82
Various
The Fantastic Aleems feat Calebur - "Hooked On Your Love" (John Morales mix) - (6:34) 117 BPM
Superfunk - "Superfunk" - (7:35) 118 BPM
Jessie G - "That's Hot" - (5:59) 123 BPM Hot
Jupiter Beyond - "The River Drive" - (9:57) 125 BPM
The Sunburst Band - "The Eaton Assassin" - (6:12) 110 BPM
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502632 8402895
02 Dec 14
Disco/Nu-Disco
Soul Jazz Records Presents Black Fire! New Spirits! Deep & Radical Jazz In The USA 1957-75
Various
Yusef Lateef - "Chang, Chang, Chang" - (3:01) 122 BPM
The Last Poets - "It's A Trip" - (4:46) 129 BPM
Don Cherry - "Utopia & Visions" - (6:35) 87 BPM Hot
Richard Davis - "Dealin'" - (6:06) 115 BPM
Archie Shepp & Jeanne Lee - "Blase" - (10:27) 115 BPM
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502632 8302881
04 Nov 14
Jazz
Soul Jazz Records Presents Gwo Ka: Music Of Guadeloupe, West Indies
Adam E Eve (feat Patrick Tulippe) - (4:23) 110 BPM Hot
Ansanm Pou Demen (feat Henri Louis) - (5:34) 115 BPM
Konsyans (feat Patrick Tulippe) - (7:14) 100 BPM
Elwa (feat William Casse) - (6:09) 100 BPM
Yenki Sa An Pa Enme (feat Leonard Zozio) - (6:59) 129 BPM
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502632 8302874
07 Oct 14
International
Soul Jazz Records Presents Soul Jazz Records Presents PUNK 45: Sick On You! One Way Spit! After The Love & Before The Revolution: Proto-Punk 1969-77
Debris - "One Way Spit" - (2:42)
George Brigman - "Jungle Rot" - (3:37)
Death - "Politicians In My Eyes" - (5:47)
The Hammersmith Gorillas - "You Really Got Me" - (2:47)
Crime - "Hot Wire My Heart" - (3:18)
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502632 8202792
20 May 14
Indie/Alternative
Soul Jazz Records Presents Gipsy Rhumba: The Original Rhythm of Gipsy Rhumba in Spain 1965-1974
Rabbit Rumba - "Nuestro Ayer" - (3:35) 121 BPM
El Noi - "Labios Morenos" - (3:04) 126 BPM
Los Gitanos Polinais - "En El Fondo Del Mar De Lima" - (2:06) 112 BPM
Antonio Gonzalez - "Sarandonga" - (1:39) 115 BPM
Peret Y Sus Gitanos - "La Fiesta No Es Para Feos" - (2:31) 114 BPM
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502632 8202754
22 Apr 14
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
Soul Jazz Records Presents Inner City Beat: Detective Themes, Spy Music and Imaginary Thrillers
Various
Peter Reno & Barry Stoller - "Sparks" - (2:20)
Syd Dale - "Danger Musicians At Work" - (1:55)
Clive Hicks - "Transit" - (1:38)
Norrie Paramor - "Theme From New Scotland Yard" - (2:39)
Francis Coppieters - "Funky Chimes" - (3:14)
Review: When we think of classic cop and spy shows from the golden age of the '60s and '70s, we automatically think of tough, no-nonsense heavy drinking guys, foxy gals in negligees, vintage cars and of course killer, out-there incidental music. Here the ever-brilliant Soul Jazz present a lovingly compiled selection of gems from the anonymous vaults of library music that would have been supplied to all kinds of shows and films back in the day. Now they get to live again, and with their lush orchestration, jazzy drums, meandering funky basslines and wah-wah guitar, thrilling they are too.
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502632 8202709
11 Mar 14
Soundtracks
Hastings St Jazz Experience
Mark 1 - (3:13) 102 BPM
Ja-Mil - (3:37) 60 BPM
Song For M - (4:37) 100 BPM
A Little Love For You/Love Sounds - (4:47) 103 BPM
Yes Lord - (5:04) 142 BPM Hot
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USD 54
24 Jun 13
Jazz
Ntu: The Point From Which Creation Begins
Africa - (10:51) 113 BPM Hot
Tse'lane - (5:58) 134 BPM
Electric Freedom Colors - (6:33) 129 BPM
Eriee - (7:49) 101 BPM
Zip - (4:35) 140 BPM
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USD 41
23 Jan 13
Jazz
Lone Raver EP
Lone Raver - (6:30) 136 BPM
Black & Blue - (4:03) 76 BPM
Steel Drummer - (7:04) 129 BPM Hot
Review: Having recently collaborated with Kieran Hebden, pricked the ears of Gilles Peterson and opened for Radiohead in New York, experimental electronic jazz outfit Rocketnumbernine are not short of high profile fans. Here brothers Ben and Tom Page bring their trademark brand of moody jazz futurism to Soul Jazz for a rare three-track single. All three tracks are typical of their live sound, which adds hypnotic, often intense vintage synth sounds to loose jazz percussion reminiscent of Fridge or Four Tet. Of the three tracks, it's the cacophonous "Steel Drummer" that stands out, though the melancholic "Black & Blue" and upbeat "Lone Raver" aren't far behind.
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SJRD250-12
06 Nov 11
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
Subway II
Persuasion - (6:10) 129 BPM Hot
Lowlife - (6:06) 50 BPM
Simplex - (5:26) 131 BPM
Harmonia - (5:18) 106 BPM
Jupiter - (5:26) 129 BPM
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SJRD 202
14 Jun 09
Electro
Impact!
Various
Hortense Ellis - "Woman Of The Ghetto" - (3:05) 92 BPM
Psalms - "Rolling Stone" - (3:35) 75 BPM
Tommy McCook - "KT88" - (2:15) 106 BPM
Lloyd Parks - "We'll Get Over It" - (2:56) 71 BPM
Skin, Flesh & Bones - "Do It Til You're Satisfied" - (3:55) 88 BPM
Played by: MUKATSUKU
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USD 018
10 Aug 08
Reggae Classics/Ska
Let Your X's Be Y's
I Go To The Doctor - (1:34) 129 BPM
Eu To Aberta - (3:22) 117 BPM
Let The X Be X - (6:42) 128 BPM
Melo Do Carrao - (4:28) 130 BPM
You're The One - (5:40) 118 BPM
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SJRD 186
13 Jul 08
Electro
A Matter Of Scale
Ought To Say - (6:21)
Macula - (4:39) 117 BPM
Kuwait - (5:31) 123 BPM Hot
Wait For It To Come - (5:37) 134 BPM
Distrails - (4:51) 116 BPM
Played by: Panoptica
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SJRD 188
29 Jun 08
Minimal/Tech House
Box Of Dub: Dubstep & Future Dub
Various
Digital Mystikz - "I Wait" - (5:19) 140 BPM
Sub Version - "The Light" (feat Paul St. Hilaire) - (6:41) 140 BPM
Skream - "Sub Island" - (4:32) 143 BPM
Tayo Meets Acid Rockers Uptown - "Dread Cowboy" - (5:52)
Scuba - "Subaqueous" - (5:02) 142 BPM
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SJRD 161
28 May 07
Deep Dubstep
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