Hailing from Sicily between the volcanic slopes of Mount Etna and the urban area of Catania, Cratere Centrale come to Roots Underground with this new 5-track Jazz-Funk EP for the dancefloor.

By combining their musical backgrounds, the quartet have been able to create a 'unique mix that fuses the Mediterranean Jazz Fusion tradition of the past with the freshest and most current sounds of contemporary clubbing'.

The full release will be out on 12" on September 16th. Head to the link below to pre-order.

https://rootsundergroundrecords.bandcamp.com/album/cratere-centrale

Premiere: Cratere Centrale - Grooveland

Made this one for a new mix of detective and cop show-themed soundtracks that I'm putting together.

The Investigator

My connection is your connection! Casually stumbling into the new year without having to strenuously reorganise those awkward slices of obsolete black plastic, your faithful Finders Keepers Radio Show hosts head straight to one of the most reliable and varied corners of the record room and the trusty/crusty/musty shelf controversially marked KRAUTROCK!  A German-born genre previously known as kosmische before the Wümme based group Faust adopted the potential slur as the movement's new blanket tag. 

Aiming to stretch the genre's ready-elasticated boundaries that little bit further Herrs Votel, Mitchell und Shipton try to avoid the obvious major label gatefold trophy records (and happily fail at the first furlong) by adding 1970's DDR pop, German DIY punk, early Krautsploitation horrotica, Deutsch library records and other strains of lesser known Krautsider pop. So expect all the big hitters from Dusseldorf, Munich, Cologne and, errr, Altrincham while swimming in a sea of crackle via freakish visiting cabaret bands and unlikely collaborations spanning five decades... For all those purists, snobs and naysayers out there, we are joined by the original vocalist from CAN, Mr. Malcolm Mooney who is happy discuss Stockhausen, The Fat Boys and David Bowie to add more salt to your tangerine! 

www.finderskeepersrecords.com

Finders Keepers Radio Show - Krautrock Special

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We're joined by YGT, Slovenia's newest export, for an hour of perfect summer time vibes. The group are masters of those washed out jazz tinged grooves that are essential listening for when the heat just keeps on climbing. Make sure you check out their latest EP forthcoming on brand new label Jazz Cabbage.

We've done a reprint of our SlothBoogie X El Famoso Summer T-Shirts : http://slothboogie.tictail.com/

@your-gay-thoughts @jazzzcabbage

SlothBoogie Guestmix #88 - YGT

John Forde - Atlantis

Love International Recordings 001 is out May 4th. 

Having pinned to perfection the sonics of the Adriatic, Croatia’s Love International Festival bottles up their blissed out rhythms and sunrise sessions for the inauguration of Love International Recordings, fittingly, with a first release from UK producer Begin.  Bringing the Love International feel to wax and digital, the label will encapsulate the range of music the festival’s secluded party paradise has become renowned for. All the way from the balearic tinges of this first release, to the meatier house, techno and electro selections on show at Barbarellas.  Begin aka James Holroyd has a long history with Love International. Dating back to the early 2000s, Holroyd was one of the first guest DJs at the old Garden festival on the former festival site in Petrčane. Long serving Chemical Brothers tour DJ, Back to Basics resident since the 90's and Bugged Out co founder, Begin has long paid his paid his dues to the scene. In the words of Dave Harvey: “he’s been an absolute workhorse in dance music for time”.  Love International 001's tracks seemingly fit the festivals own daily lifecycle. From the docile guitar picking of meditative EP opener ‘Wood Trees’ to the slow daybreak funk of ‘Daypulse’ where synths pierce through the track like sun rays through the Adriatic dusk, the EP is a holistic reflection of what one might hear at one of the festival’s fabled sunrise sessions. ‘Garden Interlude’ ushers in a fresh burst of energy, with the revitalizing sounds of piano house, paired with warming neo soul vocals. ‘Into The Fun’ is a self fulfilling prophecy, closing the EP on a quintessentially balearic note.  

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  Love International  :
https://www.facebook.com/Loveinternationalfestival
 https: loveinternationalfestival.com/

LIR001 -  BEGIN EP(snippets)

First LOVE PENALTY episode on @lyl_radio for 2019.

Love Penalty Radio Show on LYL - January 2019

Grab the whole thing at https://saine.bandcamp.com  •  Now also on Spotify

https://www.discogs.com/Saine-So-Far-So-Good/release/13573946

BEAT TAPE: So Far So Good [teaser]

Easing into the new year with some warming Rhodes and Wurlitzer.

Tracklist:
Bill Evans – Lullaby for Helene (quartet version)
Laurie Holloway – Corona
Ryan Porter – Maggie
Marco Di Marco – Theme for Ginevra 
Cal Tjader – Morning Mist (live)
O’Donel Levy – Sad, Sad Simba
Buddy Rich – Sierra Lonely (live)
Greg Foat – The Dreaming Jewels
Dharma Trio – Enafrito
Vince Guaraldi Trio – Then Came You (live)
Michel Sardaby – Song For My Children
Brian Bennett’s Collage - Madrid

Winter Rhodes

Stuck in the Library

The first Balance of the year features new & upcoming music from the likes of Cody Currie, Madlib, Alfa Mist, Menagerie & more, with tributes to MF DOOM, Phil Asher & Stanley Cowell.

In the Essential Album Corner: Nathan Haines - Sound Travels (Chillifunk | 2000)

Stuck in the Library

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