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Review: A cool cat within the ranks of Sound Exhibitions, and known cohort with other labels like Kraak, Timewarp and Legofunk - Vito Lalinga returns as Vi Mode Inc Project! Music for some sweltering nights of funk to come, Lalinga throws down something hot and heavy, chunky and groovy in "No Money", followed by a stripped back yet beefy and effervescent jazz cafe number, "This World". With some howling midnight lounge funk in "Passion Train", Lalinga loops his guitar riffs with extra summertime guitars and a steady groove holding it down in "Party Love." With a golden sound of '90s jazz motifs, as if lifted from Miami beach marinas or the inner city's hidden swing clubs, horns blaze with fanfare in "Passion Train" next to the big band jams, broken beats and extravagant solo instrumentals of "Freestyle".
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SE 794
10 Jun 21
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
10 Jun 21
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
Played by: Craig Charles Funk And Soul, Juno Recommends Broken Beat Nu Jazz, LEGO EDIT, AFRO DUB, Vito lalinga
Review: Prolific Italian producer returns to Sound Exhibitions with four more dancefloor despatches - this time, as the title suggests, with strong jazzual overtones. Opener 'What's Up' is a looping, lolloping groove made up of funk guitars, trumpets, male and female rap vocals and two competing nagging keyboard riffs, while 'Black Sunshine' gets properly wigged-out in late 70s jazz-funk style. 'I Want You' operates in similar territory but is just a little more laidback, while completing the EP is 'Alone Again', a downtempo jam with a melancholy, cinematic feel. All good, but for 'does what it says on the tin' satisfaction the middle two tracks stand out.
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SE 630
11 Sep 19
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
11 Sep 19
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
Marco Cecamore aka DJ Marco Cec & Vito Lalinga (Vi Mode Inc Project) - "I Miss You Blu" - (4:51) 103 BPM
Marco Cecamore aka DJ Marco Cec & Vito Lalinga (Vi Mode Inc Project) - "I Miss You Blu" (Vito Lalinga Vi Mode Inc Project rework) - (4:51) 100 BPM
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IRM 2079
03 Dec 21
Funk
03 Dec 21
Funk
Review: Italy's ever-prolific Vito Lalinga brings us eight contemporary funk jams here. Opener 'Disaster In The World' marries a reggae bassline to fluttering Spanish geetar and sampled, spoken vocal snips, 'Happy Feeling' nods to 70s barrio funk, 'Ice Stuff' brings the Blaxploitation soundtrack vibes with its mournful trumpet and looping bass before getting a more uptempo Leg Warmers Remix from Santoro, 'Uitdaging' will play well in the hip-hop 'n' funk spots, 'Swart Mense' adds a little Afro flava, and so it goes on... there's perhaps no one standout cut that demands instant attention but any/all of 'em should keep funk-friendly floors grooving nicely.
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TMDG 205
11 Dec 20
Funk
11 Dec 20
Funk
Review: Italian producer Vito Lalinga presents his debut EP on Greek label Timewarp, bringing five hot tracks on his fresh Afrodisiac EP. Your fix of nu-funk, combined with broken beats and a touch of African vibes - as heard on the spiritual and life affirming "Fela Mania". Likewise, "Move Your Body In Africa" features a cinematic touch with a soulful style that Vito Lalinga always brings. This is a collaboration with his mates Angelo Dattuomo and Giancarlo Coppola as Vi Mode Inc. Project and we sure can't wait to hear what is in store next from this hot trio.
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TMDG 168
16 Feb 18
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
16 Feb 18
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
Review: Jazz, funk, house, disco, soul, afrobeat, swing, techno and broken rhythms: Vito Lalinga outta Italy does it all in this eight-track swipe at Kraak records. Bringing sweet Spanish guitar to numbers like "Khartum" or some undeniable jazz-funk to "Murder In Casablanca", you'll find a heavier riff and rhythm tracks in "In The Jungle". With a subtle touch of dub added to the walking bassline of "Sax Street", filter house without the filter makes it into "Scream & Shout" next to something overtly electronic and '90s lounge style in "Traveling At Night". Sweet broken beat numbers in "Suspense Time" too. Check it out!
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KRK 133
19 Mar 21
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
19 Mar 21
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
Review: Ever-prolific Italian producer Laligna (Sound Exhibitions/Timewarp) comes to Greece's Kraak stable with this seven-track long-player. Recent EPs from Laligna have variously explored Afro-house, nu jazz and straight-up retro funk territories, so it's unsurprising that for this 'album proper' he's serving up a blend of all those influences and more. The dark, rumbling 'Galaxy Groove', for instance, fuses deep house and jazz-funk, while 'Alien Love' brings the Latin-tinged Balearica and the lively 'In The Fire' would work on soulful house and funk floors alike. Overall it's an enjoyable, largely instrumental listen, particularly for those who don't like to get stuck in any one groove for too long.
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KRK 121
20 Sep 19
Funk
20 Sep 19
Funk
Various
Capiozzo, Mecco & Santimone - "Suparoad 2" (feat Christian Capiozzo/Mecco Guidi/Daniele Santimone) - (3:55) 73 BPM
Played by: Juno Recommends Funk
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IRM 2357
05 Feb 24
Funk
05 Feb 24
Funk
Various
Piero Masciarelli - "Brown Skin" (feat Alessandro Bastianelli/Roberto Zamporlini/Emiliano Pari) - (7:13) 125 BPM
Played by: Juno Recommends Broken Beat Nu Jazz
Review: IRMA are among the longest-running labels in the game - there was a time, in the early 90s, when this writer would buy any vinyl bearing their logo without even hearing it first - but they've excelled even their own high standards with this superb collection, which embraces a range of jazz- and funk-informed styles and is programmed to perfection. The album starts out in dancefloor-friendly jazz-funk territory, gets closer and closer to straight-up jazz and jazz-fusion in the mid-section, then ventures into slightly more experimental and/or electronic pastures as it nears its close. The quality meter's in the red throughout, making picking standouts almost redundant, but if pushed then opener 'P-Lainz' and Papik & Fly Bruna's 'Don't Ever Let It Go' are particularly deserving of your attention.
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IRM 2346
23 Jan 24
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
23 Jan 24
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
Various
Vito Lalinga (Vi Mode Inc. Project) - "Nu Jazzid" (feat Saskia Jonker/Zane Wayne Massey/Maxim Baghuis) - (4:22) 105 BPM
Piero Masciarelli, Romina Johnson, Carlos Sarmiento & Marcello Surace - "The Bridge" - (4:23) 62 BPM
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IRM 2265
09 Jun 23
Funk
09 Jun 23
Funk
Various
Review: Greek nu-funk label Timewarp Music's annual compilation series reaches Volume 7. Fans of the label will know what to expect, then, but for everyone else it's the perfect chance to get acquainted. Indeed, you'll struggle to find a better 15-track snapshot of the contemporary funk scene this month, with tracks spanning the spectrum from Hammond jams like Streamer's 'Mamma's Funky Life' to the sunny jazz-funk of Ivan Blanusa's 'Loungin', with detours into Afro-funk (Vito Lalinga's 'African United Rhythm' and 'Fela Mania'), Latin grooves (JazzProfilactika's 'Calle De Cubo'), acid jazz (Koka Mass Jazz's 'Play The Game') and more.
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TMDG 180
28 Dec 18
Funk
28 Dec 18
Funk
Various
Papik, The Soultrend Orchestra, Micky More & Andy Tee - "King Of The Dancefloor" (Micky More & Andy Tee radio edit) - (3:44) 123 BPM
Played by: Juno Recommends Broken Beat Nu Jazz
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IRM 2258
23 May 23
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
23 May 23
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
Various
Review: Italy's Sound Exhibitions bring us a 19-artist, 24-track collection that's very much the proverbial "game of two halves (Brian)". The album opens with label boss Vito Lalinga's Afro-jazz workout 'Angola', but that's a little misleading because it's the only real Afro-flavoured cut on offer, and from 'Legend' onwards we drop down into moody, cinematic jazz/jazz-funk territory - you're never far from a warbling Hammond organ, a live-sounding double bass line or a soaraway sax solo here! But then there's a change of mood as, with a little push from M.A.D.Y's 'Tribal Disco' and C Da Afro's 'Speed Dial, we find ourselves propelled into nu-disco/disco-house territory for the rest of the set - albeit with those jazzual flourishes still seldom backwards in coming forwards. A very classy comp indeed.
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SE962C
19 Dec 22
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
19 Dec 22
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
Various
Funk Windows - "Over Funk" (Vito Lalinga (Vi Mode Inc. Project) - feat Dina York rework) - (5:16) 52 BPM
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SE 582
19 Mar 19
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
19 Mar 19
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
Various
Black Mighty Wax - "Shake Your Heart" (feat Sarah Jane Morris - Chili's Freedom Re-Shake) - (4:54) 116 BPM
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IRM 1983
18 Dec 20
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
18 Dec 20
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
Various
Sarah Jane Morris & Papik - "Hold On To Love" (Micky More & Andy Tee remix radio edit) - (4:12) 99 BPM
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IRM 2226
06 Jan 23
Jazz
06 Jan 23
Jazz
Various
Vito Lalinga & Vi Mode Inc. Project - "Nu Jazzid" (feat Saskia Jonker & Zane Wayne Massey & Maxim Baghuis) - (4:22) 105 BPM
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IRM 2005
26 Mar 21
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
26 Mar 21
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
Various
Vito Lalinga & Vi Mode Inc. Project - "Everytime" (feat Saskia Jonker, Zane Wayne Massey & Maxim Baghuis) - (4:59) 117 BPM
Lo Greco Bros & Trio A.G.E. - "Devotion" (feat Antonio Zambrini, Enzo Lo Greco & Gianni Lo Greco) - (8:10) 110 BPM
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IRM 2070
15 Oct 21
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
15 Oct 21
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
Various
Aaron Tesser & The New Jazz Affair - "I Want You To Stay" (Jose Dicaro extended remix) - (5:46) 100 BPM 
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IRM 1722BIS
19 Jul 21
Hip Hop/R&B
19 Jul 21
Hip Hop/R&B
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IRM 2143
29 Apr 22
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
29 Apr 22
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
Various
Vito Lalinga (Vi Mode Inc Project) & Nikaleo - "Ie Pe Sempe" (feat Alessandro Dell'Anna) - (6:07) 85 BPM
Silvia Donati & Nova 40 - "Sampinho" (feat Giancarlo Bianchetti/Clan Greco/Alessandro Meroli/Roberto Rossi) - (4:08) 90 BPM
Played by: Juno Recommends Broken Beat Nu Jazz
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IRM 2173
08 Aug 22
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
08 Aug 22
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
TIMEWARP / Various
Review: Another 16-track V/A from Timewarp, this time with a slight change of emphasis. Where previous installments in the 'Freestyle 4 Funk' series have largely ploughed a party-hearty, faithfully 70s-sounding funk furrow, Volume 8 operates in slightly more leftfield/eclectic territory, taking in everything from space age jazz-funk (Afternoons In Stereo's 'City Of The Future') and looping lo-fi Balearica (Teddy Presberg's 'Passion') to conscious female-vocalled dancehall (Timewarp Inc's 'Restart') and out-and-out jazz-fusion (Ivan Blanusa's aptly titled, uber-mellow 'Sunday Chill'). If you've picked up any of the earlier volumes, this latest might not be quite what you were expecting - but we think you'll enjoy it just as much. If not more!
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TMDG 200D
29 Jan 21
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
29 Jan 21
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
Review: It's been three years since five-part collective JazzProfilactika released their debut Tick Tock LP and they return to Timewarp with a very much welcomed take on stylish nu jazz and funk orientated beats! Given an electronic touch and sampling boost, "Ah Yeah" goes deep on the rhodes and phat on the phunk alongside the more jazz and brass orientated "Funky". Remixes come from band member Chillov (Tsvetan Momchilov) and good friend ilko (Ilin Grivishki) who adds a deeper shade with extra keys to his remix. Get down.
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TMDG 198
19 Jun 20
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
19 Jun 20
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
Review: With the words 'funky' and 'soul' appearing in the artist name and title you kind of know what to expect here, and rest assured there's no need to call in the Advertising Standards people because this long-player from Croatian producer Funky Destination, brought to you by Timewarp Music, does precisely what it says on the proverbial tin. Opening with the languid but hefty groove of 'I Don't Want You No More', the album operates largely at the more soulful end of the funk spectrum, veering occasionally into jazzier or more cinematic territory, with squalling Hammonds and sax much in evidence throughout. Vocals are by and large limited to looped samples but don't let that put you off - what you've got here are 49 minutes of real-deal shizzle that should scratch that funk itch for sure.
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TMDG 232
02 Dec 22
Funk
02 Dec 22
Funk
