Various Artists - Footprints EP
Format: 12" vinyl sampler
Release date: March 17, 2014
All tracks taken from the forthcoming full-length album Footprints to be released on April 28 on CD & digital.
www.jazzandmilk.com

Jazz & Milk is back with a brand new compilation series featuring previously unreleased tracks by international label artists, friends & family! The 6 track "Footprints EP" offers a small foretaste of the forthcoming full-length compilation to be released in April 2014.

Footprints starts off with the heavy Afro-Funk vibes of the Bad Jazz Troupe, remixed by Jazz & Milk label-founder Dusty. Sam Irl from Vienna takes us on a journey of raw emotion. On "Time" he fed his MPC with filthy vinyl samples, jazzy rhodes chords, deep basslines and smooth synth-arppegios - all glued together on top of a driving House beat. "Sidama de Cali" is a 50/50 blend of Ethiopian and Colombian music by Todd Simon & The Angel City of All Star Brass Band featuring strictly horns and percussion - including Quantic on the guacharaca (colombian version of the guiro) and a 'who is who' of LA's music scene.

The B-side begins rather bass-heavy. On Dusty's "Cosmic Path" gliding synths and vibrant percussion float over a foundation of deep bass and slightly off-kilter beats. Russian talent Lay-Far delivers a soulful broken beat tune - "A Good Old Holiday Groove" draws obvious influence from mid 70's jazz. The EP concludes with the legendary Munich-based formation Karl Hector & The Malcouns. "Who's Foolin' Who?" was written by JJ Whitefield (producer and guitarist for the Poets of Rhythm and the Whitefield Brothers) and reflects his affinity for sounds from across the African diaspora.

Todd Simon & The Angel City All Star Brass Band - Sidama De Cali

Fever

Original Track by The Invincibles (Richardson, Knight, Johnson) BMI

Austin Bohlman- Drums
Kelly Finnigan- Piano & Tambourine
Ian McDonald- Guitar & Tubular Bells
Myles O'Mahony- Bass
Ryan Scott- Trumpet

Featuring: 
Tiffany Austin- Lead Vocals
Komiko Joy & Helen Duncan- Background Vocals
Alex Baky- Tenor and Baritone Saxophone
Mike Rinta- Trombone

Produced, Recorded and Mixed by Kelly Finnigan & Ian McDonald at Transistor Sound Studio in Marin County, CA 
Arranged by: Monophonics 

Cover design & layout: Galine Tumasova 

Free Track Download: https://monophonics.bandcamp.com/track/my-heart-cries-ft-tiffany-austin
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PG107nMMCeo

My Heart Cries (ft. Tiffany Austin)

It's Valentine's Day, and the new DopeGems record is on point with that special occasion... Heartfelt, soulful performances from the vaults of early quiet storm is what it's all about.

Two beautiful tracks from the golden era of symphonic soul ballads rearranged as rich and intense small group instrumentals.

As an added 'secret' threat, those who know and recognize 'game' will be delighted to see this music reflect either side of their persona.

Available February 14th on digital

Limited Edition White 7" w/ deluxe die-cut cover available March 11th.

Vibraphone : Yragael Unfer
Keyboards : Giuliano Veludo
Guitar : Slikk Tim
Bass : Emmanuel Harang
Drums: Slikk Tim

Arranged, recorded and mixed by Slikk Tim.
Mastered by Shawn Joseph.

Graphic Design by Anton Gret

Special Thanks to Francky "D "

Ballads - EP

DOPEGEMS  "Travelling Man"

Who Knows Who? -Riddim- Dub Alchemists 2025

WhereUBeen

Ay Mi Muchacho - Reggae Infused -This collaboration reimagines the heartfelt Latin ballad style of Antonio Nuñez through the rhythmic lens of reggae. The title “Ay Mi Muchacho” (“Oh, my boy”) suggests a tender, emotional theme, which Nuñez delivers with expressive, folk‑inspired vocals. The Jamaica Band frames this sentiment with steady basslines, skanking guitar, and island percussion, transforming the song into a cross‑cultural dialogue. The fusion highlights the contrast between Nuñez’s nostalgic, romantic phrasing and reggae’s laid‑back groove, creating a sound that is both intimate and vibrant


Llorando Me La Encontré - Reggae Soul Rastaman Edit

All 3 Hollie Smith albums now available for International Download. 
This is a taster of each so you can best determine which H.S album your after.
Check out your iTunes or other major digital retailers today! 

Philosophy. Long Player. (2007)

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The Frightnrs - Lookin' (Version)

Victor "Ticklah" Axelrod presents: Charles Bradley featuring The Inversions - "Whatcha Doing (To Me)" b/w "Strike Three"
http://dapt.one/1115

Originally a stand-out album track from Charles Bradley's “Changes” long player - then titled "You Think I Don't Know (But I Know)" - Axelrod & Co. artfully transform the Soul groover into an early '70s reggae stroller, with Charles' signature plaintive vocals providing a beautiful juxtaposition to the lighthearted bounce of the Inversion's Island beat. Thankfully CB was able to hear this version before he passed, to which he said "Ooooooo! I LOVE IT!" We think you will too!

The Inversions featuring Charles Bradley - Strike Three

Daptone Records