The January edition of my monthly “Snapshot” mix series, which recently celebrated its premiere on Radio Z 95.8 Nuremberg. This time, the focus is increasingly on two of my personal favorite labels labels from England, which celebrated round anniversaries in 2024: First Word Records (20 years), and Wah Wah 45s (25 years). In addition, there are a few more of my recent musical discoveries.
The sound ranges somewhere between downtempo, hip hop, neo soul, soul jazz, nu jazz, broken beat and afro house.

Featuring music by Hardkandy, Espen Horne, Takuya Kuroda, Essa (a.k.a. Yungun), Mr Thing, Tall Black Guy, Blockhead, Amanda Whiting, Scrimshire, Total Hip Replacement, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Anthony Joseph, Part Time Heroes, and others...

- Hope you enjoy! -

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>> TRACKLIST:
01. Hardkandy - Yonder [Wah Wah 45s]
02. Takuya Kuroda - Everybody Loves The Sunshine (Original Version) [First Word Records]
03. Art Test - Meanwhile In The East [Folded Music]
04. Espen Horne - Bakeren (feat. Faye Houston) [Wah Wah 45s]
05. Essa (a.k.a. Yungun) - Out [First Word Records]
06. Essa (a.k.a. Yungun) - The Big Idea (feat. Lewis Parker) [First Word Records]
07. Mr Thing - Funky Coffee Thing [First Word Records]
08. Kidkanevil - A Love That's Worth Sampling [First Word Records]
09. Tall Black Guy - Super Heights [First Word Records]
10. Jonny Drop & Andrew Ashong - The Puzzle Dust [Albert's Favourites]
11. Blockhead - Dolphin Lundgren [Future Archive Recordings]
12. Ruth Joy - Feel [First Word Records]
13. Mr Thing - Changes [First Word Records]
14. Nick Marks - Into The Void [Self-released]
15. Amanda Whiting - Incredible Lightness [Albert's Favourites]
16. Fthmlss (feat. Christie) - Estuary (Synkro Remix) [Folded Music]
17. Arjuna Oakes - The Love That I Feel (Scrimshire Edit) [Albert's Favourites]
18. Eddie Chacon - Empire (feat. John Carroll Kirby) [Stones Throw Records]
19. Quiet Dawn - See The Good [First Word Records]
20. Total Hip Replacement - Kakum [Total Hip Replacement]
21. Part Time Heroes - Realise (feat. Jono McCleery) [Wah Wah 45s]
22. Madonna - Nothing Really Matters (Kruder & Dorfmeister Remix) [!K7 Records]
23. Anthony Joseph - Tony [Heavenly Sweetness]
24. Essa & Pitch 92 - Seasoned [First Word Records]
25. Lawne - To Live Here [Wah Wah 45s]
26. Beatkozina (feat. El Mago & Axel Camil) - Merhba (Radio Edit) [Compost Records]
27. Takuya Kuroda - Choy Soda (Waajeed's Hi-Tech Jazz Remix) [First Word Records]
28. Bopperson & Bikbaye - Consumption (K15 Remix) [+33JOY]
29. Stefan Ringer - Cleanse [Black Acre]
30. Tall Black Guy - There's No More Soul (feat. Diggs Duke) [First Word Records]



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[*Cover image: Photo by Aida L / Unsplash]

Snapshot 2025-01

:: DR.BEST ::
DJ and radio host on Radio Z 95.8 Nuernberg/Germany (Radioshows “Limbo Rhythm” and “Headz”).

As DJ he has performed since 1992 in the Franconian surroundings, however, also in Berlin, Cologne, Munich, Portugal, Switzerland, Austria… Moreover he was booked for events such as the IFA International Radio Exhibition Berlin and the biggest European Youth Fair “YOU”, also in Berlin.
Dr.Best himself considers his roots in the Hip Hop Sound of the early 80’s to the mid 90’s, but he also dealt with other styles such as Funk, Soul, Acid Jazz, Trip Hop, Big Beat, House, Drum & Bass and Breakbeat. Over a couple of years he has been known in the German Clubscene as a Breakbeat-DJ, then in 2006, however, his style started to mutate… Styles such as Funk, Soul, Jazz, Hip Hop, Reggae, Latin, Afrobeat and Disco got mixed with his Breakbeat Sound and created a new mixture which cannot be easily tagged any more.
- But actually there is no need to tag it, is it? -