awesome track. love the Rhodes sound and vocal...

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The second single to be pulled upcoming BBE album ‘Strata Records – The Sound of Detroit – Reimagined By Jazzanova’, ‘Saturday Night Special’ features remixes by Kai Alcé and DJ Amir & Re.decay, as well as The Lyman Woodard Organization’s 1975 original.

Possibly the best-known piece of music from the Strata label’s diverse and innovative catalogue, the unique, low-fi, moody, understated aesthetic of ‘Saturday Night Special’ has captured the hearts of music fans and DJs worldwide. “When I first heard the Lyman Woodard Organization ’Saturday Night Special’,” says DJ Amir, “I thought it was a song from a Blaxploitation soundtrack. Once I realized that Lyman was from Detroit, I immediately thought that if there was ever a ’theme song’ for Detroit that ’Saturday Night Special’ would be it. There is such a cinematic vibe to the song full of grit, rawness, and determination that just soaks into your veins. This album/song will always be in my bag of records to survive the apocalypse with!’”

When DJ Amir and Jazzanova began work on the ‘Reimagined’ project, breathing new life into the Strata Records archive, this jazz-funk classic was right at the top of the list of ‘musts’ for the band to re-interpret. “I had no idea what direction they were going to go, musically” says Amir. “The original song had been sampled more than a few times, but in my opinion, it was never done tastefully. However, from the first practice session, I knew that they were spot on with the right direction! Their version is the perfect blend of Detroit and Berlin!”

Kai Alcé’s ‘NDATL’ remix of ‘Saturday Night Special’ (named, like his label, after his three hometowns of New York, Detroit, ATLanta) brings a sure-footed lightness to Jazzanova’s version of the song, making the absolute most of the track’s stellar horn solos. “After hearing the unreleased Kamasi Washington/Gregory Porter remixes he did, I knew I had to reach out Kai” says Amir. “With this remix, he stretches out
the track into a seven minute groove, in the direction of a soulful house/future jazz interpretation.”

Alongside his Berlin production partners Re.decay, DJ Amir turns in a low-slung rework of ‘Saturday Night Special’, using as many parts from the Jazzanova version as possible. “We tried to emulate the intro to one of my favourite jazz dance tracks, ‘Expansions’ by Lonnie
Liston Smith” says Amir. Mission accomplished.

Jazzanova - Saturday Night Special

United Future Organization - Cosmic Gypsy (Funkafied Edit)

Funky DL presents his extremely popular "Cool Classic Jazzstrumentals" Series including Volumes 1, 2, 3 & 4. This delectable selection of smooth instrumental grooves (including beats spanning across DL’s lengthy career), holds the perfect recipe to kick back and chill to; whilst soaking up the laid back mellow rhythms on a smooth jazzy vibe. The albums are part of a series that allow listeners to enjoy Funky DL's classic jazz hip-hop musical creations without any vocal interruption.

03. Effortless (Instrumental)

An accomplished juggler when it comes to play with styles, capable to invent modern structures, Nicola got us used to his ability to blend harmonically different musical worlds and create cooperation between great musicians. Deepness is the added value of his new album, something in between consciousness and spirituality. Nothing to share with futile trends, this record is a result of an urgent need to research in the depth of the soul and his musical influences.

The album features the talents of José James, Marvin Parks, Heidi Vogel, Melanie Charles, Tasha’s World and Bridgette Amofah, accompanied by a team of incredible jazzmen like Teppo Makynen, Magnus Lindgren, Greg Osby, Timo Lassy, Francesco Lento, Logan Richardson and Fabrizio Bosso.

Nicola Conte feat. José James - Goddes Of The Sea

Funk Japonaise

Masters At Work remix with La India on vocals.

Mondo Grosso - Vibe PM (MAW mix)

Buy the LP: http://bit.ly/29JsZH5

Young Gun Silver Fox’s West Coast End picks up where Daft Punk’s “Fragments of Time” left off—with a modern reimagining of the classic West Coast AOR studio sound of the mid- to late ’70s, when soulful and slick soft rock ruled the FM airwaves. This peak era of sophisticated analog production and stellar musicianship and songwriting produced iconic vibes from artists like Loggins & Messina, Fleetwood Mac, Steely Dan, the Doobie Brothers, Hall & Oates, Carly Simon, Ambrosia, America, and more.

Young Gun Silver fox is made up of singer-songwriter Andy Platts of U.K. soul-rock band Mamas Gun and multi-instrumentalist producer Shawn Lee, an American expat who has made a name for himself in the group AM & Shawn Lee, as well as his solo outfit, Shawn Lee’s Ping Pong Orchestra (see the massively popular and often-licensed “Kiss the Sky” featuring Nino Moschella). With West Coast End, the duo has created a wholly authentic homage to the golden age of California pop—written and recorded in cloudy London.

THE YACHT ROCK RECORD
OF THE SUMMER
STREET DATE: JULY 15, 2016
ARTIST: YOUNG GUN SILVER FOX
ALBUM: WEST END COAST
LABEL: WAX POETICS RECORDS
CAT NO: WPR046LP
CONFIG: VINYL LP
UPC: 886445887990
PRICE CODE: LP20
GENRE: YACHT ROCK

Young Gun Silver Fox "You Can Feel It" (Wax Poetics Records)

This was a Xmas Mix made this year from a good pal with a great ear for tunes. He handpainted every cover.

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United Future Organization - Live @ 1999 Radio 1 The Essential Mix

!!! These are stripped-down 192mp3 snippets of the original tracks!!!

Artist: V.A.
Title: Compost Vocal Selection (Sisiters) „Liquid Embrace – Female Vocal Tunes“
Compiled & mixed by Rupert & Mennert
Cat No: CPT 419-3 / CPT 419-4
Format: Download
Releasedate: 03.05.2013

Tracklisting:
01. Kyoto Jazz Massive - Dawn Introduction (featuring Vanessa Freeman) (01:25)
02. Ben Mono - The Empiricist (featuring Bajka) (05:16)
03. Beanfield - Tides (featuring Bajka) (07:11)
04. Marbert Rocel - Beats Like Birds (Douglas Greed Remix) (06:08)
05. Zwicker - Oddity (featuring Olivera Stanimirov) (04:19)
06. Siri Svegler - Silent Viewer (UFO Radio Edit) (03:33)
07. Marbert Rocel - Clappeople (03:36)
08. Sepalot - Liquid Embrace (featuring Esther) (03:34)
09. Sistars - Inspirations (Innocent Sorcerers Remix) (06:23)
10. Phreek Plus One - Who Knows (featuring Nasreen Shah) (07:16)
11. Minus 8 - We're Waiting (featuring Virag) (03:21)
12. Siri Svegler - Their Wine (03:21)
13. Kyoto Jazz Massive - The Brightness Of These Days (featuring Vanessa Freeman) (Quantic Remix) (08:10)

14. V.A. – Compost Vocal Selection (Sisters) (Continuous Mix) (61:26)

Info: After one and a half decade and more than 400 releases, Compost Records bundles some of their finest tunes as Various Artists digital download compilation albums. The variety and full spectrum of Compost’s repertoire has never or rarely been presented in form of a musical genre compilation. These releases will be compiled or DJ-mixed by Compost’s artists and are available as digital downloads, except in some rare cases very very limited as 500 CDs.

Ever since the beginning of electronic music the voice was considered an instrument that shouldn’t be forgotten. So when everybody considered the beats and the bass as the King, there was still love for vocals. Sometimes to create an atmosphere of tribalism with its own mantras, sometimes as a work of poetry. But always present.

From the depths of the Compost vaults vocal tracks were selected and mixed by Rupert & Mennert. Compost and Rupert & Mennert are more than proud to present two shining examples of all the great songs that were sung and produced in the last two decades.

Could one say that this particular ‘Compost Selection’ defines a genre? Well... not entirely. Do all the great vocalists that sang on an immense amount of Compost releases deserve their own spotlight? Well... hell yes!
The first take has the appropriate sub-title: Sisters. On this very compilation, thirteen tracks are selected and mixed together. With vocal contributions by Bajka, Siri Svegler, Vanessa Freeman, Nasreen Shah, Virag and many more. The tracks will go back and forth through all kinds of genres. From the bit-hop of Ben Mono, post broken beats of Beanfield and Sistars and the poppy electronics from Marbert.Rocel, Siri Svegler to the beats by
Douglas Greed and Phreek Plus One. Bringing you the soulful sounds of Minus 8 and Sepalot and an absolute stunning funky hysterical remix by Quantic.

So let the sisters of Compost be your guide through their musical landscape!

Who are Rupert&Mennert?
Rupert & Mennert reside in Den Helder, The Netherlands. One of the most beautiful cities in the world. From there they send their music into the wide world. They broadcast a highly irregular radioshow called Weird Pigs. They remix tracks and invent new concepts about making music. One of those mysterious new concepts is called: Brain Connection Series... also on Compost Records. And of course you can expect more Compost Selections from their hand too.

More information or booking: www.rupertmennert.nl 
Contact them directly through info@rupertmennert.nl

The Compost Selection releases:

V.A. Compost Ambient Selection Vol.1
„ Sleeping Beauty“ – Compost Relax Works “ compiled and mixed by Minus 8 (limited edition CD, Download)

V.A. Compost House Selection Vol. 1 „ 10.000 Leagues Deeper – Compost House Cosmos “ compiled and mixed by Thomas Herb (Download) 

V.A. Compost HipHop Selection Vol.1
„ 2Hot 2Cold 2Tuff – Compost HipHop Hunk “ compiled and mixed by Sepalot (Download) 

V.A. Compost Disco Selection Vol.1 „ Astro Boogie – Neo Disco Voltage “ compiled and mixed by Michael Reinboth (Download) V.A. Compost Jazz Selection Vol. 1
„See The Sun – Compost Jazz Affairs “compiled and mixed by Rupert & Mennert (Download) 

V.A. Compost Downbeat Selection Vol. 1 „Ocean Beat“ – Warm Organic Harmony“ compiled and mixed by Rupert & Mennert (Download) V.A. Compost House Selection Vol. 2
„Get Slapped Up“ – House Moods“ compiled and mixed by Shahrokh Dini (Download) 

V.A. Compost Downbeat Selection Vol. 2 „One Step Forward – Warm Pop And Folky“ compiled and mixed by Michael Reinboth (Download) 

V.A. Compost Jazz Selection Vol. 2 „ Crosswinds – Compost Jazz Affairs“ compiled and mixed by Rupert & Mennert (Download) 

V.A. Compost Experimental Selection Vol. 1 „ Seismic Tranquilizer – Leftfield Tracks “ compiled and mixed by Rupert & Mennert (Download) V.A. Compost Remixes Selection Vol. 1 „ Incredible – Best Of Remixes“ compiled and mixed by Rupert & Mennert (Download) 

V.A. Compost Ambient Selection Vol.2 „The Quiet Room – Smooth Spheric Noise “ compiled and mixed by Rupert & Mennert (Download) V.A. Compost Brazil Selection Vol.1 „ Primavera – Bossa & Samba Beats “ compiled and mixed by Tom Burclay (Download) 

V.A. Compost Remixes Selection Vol. 2 „Go Get It – More Remixes“ compiled and mixed by Rupert & Mennert (Download) 

V.A. Compost Downbeat Selection Vol.3 „Cherish Your Love – Moody Twilight Vibes“ compiled and mixed by Rupert & Mennert (Download) 

V.A. Compost Vocal Selection (Brothers) „Cherish Your Love – Compost Male Vocals“ compiled and mixed by Rupert & Mennert (Download)

Forthcoming Compost Selection releases:

V.A. Compost Tech House Selection Vol.1 compiled and mixed by Rupert & Mennert 

V.A. Compost Drum & Bass Selection compiled and mixed by Christian Prommer 

V.A. Compost Broken Beat Selection Compiled and mixed by Eddy Ramich (Eddy Meets Yannah) 

V.A. Compost Disco Selection Vol. 2

Kyoto Jazz Massive | The Brightness Of These Days (featuring Vanessa Freeman) (Quantic Remix)

Delicious Japanese Boogie from 1983 by Masayoshi Takanaka

Masayoshi Takanaka ‎– Can I Sing? - (M.M. Re Construction Mix)

More than 30 years in business, over 800 catalogue releases, over 8000 songs + remixes and still going strong!! Compost is one of the most prolific, highly acclaimed and in demand indie labels in Europe. Compost and its sublabels Compost Black Label, Compost Disco, Drumpoet Community, Derwin Recordings and rumpelmusig standing for quality music, a sophisticated mixture of electrifying disco, house, techno, soul, jazz and a little bit of pop. XLR8R wrote: "...top address where electronica meets musicality". Besides internationally respected artist like Robert Owens, Trüby Trio, Koop, Beanfield, Christian Prommer, Felix Laband, Karma, Ben Mono, Kyoto Jazz Massive, Marsmobil, Eddy Meets Yannah, Sepalot, Alif Tree, Shahrokh, Wigald Boning a.o. the label is also well known for its praised compilation series V.A. "Elaste" (Vol.1-4), "Future Sounds Of Jazz" (Vol.1-14), "Partykeller" (Vol.1-3) or "Glücklich" (Vol.1-5). Like Gilles Peterson once said: “With great pleasure I pronounce Compost the most consistent and forward thinking record label of continental Europe.“

Kyoto Jazz Massive | The Brightness Of These Days (featuring Vanessa Freeman) (Quantic Remix)

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