Here is a selection of songs that have took me in a journey from a cold but cool place  to a warm and happy one.  Music does always that magic... it is always My Sunny Place 😎

MY SUNNY PLACE

Tunes Delivery Wax EP
Label - Tunes Delivery
Released - 28th October 2024
Format - Ltd Vinyl
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Tunes Delivery is a sub-label of Scruscru's Scruniversa and now it enters into the world with a fantastic first offering in the form of this six-track various artists EP. 'Hotmood' opens up with the feel-good disco-funk of 'Just Tonight,' Scruscru keeps it real with 'Funky Flute' which is a nice languid instrumental and Frank Virgilio up the ante with some big horn-laced grooves. The flip side then comes on strong with three more brilliantly musical grooves that brim with catchy riffs and fresh disco-infused rhythms. A great start to what is sure to be a great label.

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Limited Marble 7 Inch, 500 copies!
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We here at TSTD are longtime fans of Mexican producer/musician MONSIEUR VAN PRATT.
So it’s a great pleasure to finally work with the smooth man.

For our joint 7 inch he delivers two smooth, warm slow-disco tracks:
Side A is a slow disco edit of a super rare Mexican late 70s cover version of Bobby Caldwell’s classic love song “What You Won’t Do for Love”.
Side B takes us into the church of Black Soul, a slow Gospel Soul track for your sunset disco beach bar dj sets.

Monsieur Van Pratt, founder of Super Spicy Records, is a prominent producer and DJ originally from Mexico City, whose influence on
electronic music is widely recognized both nationally and internationally. With an impressive career that includes more than 100 releases in digital format and 26 on vinyl, which consolidate him as a key figure in the genre.
His music has been released by prestigious record labels such as Toy Tonics, The Disco Express, Tropical Disco Records and Buddha Bar, among others, underlining his status on the global scene. His ability to fuse genres, attention and styles has captured that of critics and the public, leading him to collaborate and remix a series of renowned international and national artists. Among his most notable collaborations are works with Derrick McKenzie, drummer of Jamiroquai; Drop Out Orchestra, Art Of Tones, amongst others. Each of these collaborations has allowed him to explore new musical dimensions, enriching his characteristic sound with diverse and fresh influences.
With a musical style deeply rooted in disco, funk and jazz, Monsieur Van Pratt combines classical elements with contemporary touches, creating a sound experience that is both nostalgic and innovative. His work not only stands out for its technical quality, but also for its ability to connect emotionally with the listener, making him a central figure in the evolution of modern dance sound.

Enjoy the ride!

Monsieur Van Pratt (Minimix for TSTD EDITS 17, marble 7 Inch)

We’re so excited to officially drop "Lambada Pauleira" by Os Panteras, remixed by Joutro Mundo. This release brings Pará’s vibrant roots and rhythms into a new light, blending the energy of the original 1987 track with a modern synth twist. We hope you’ll enjoy this unique mix, perfect for adding some Brazilian flavor to your sets.

Bandcamp: https://ondaboa.bandcamp.com/track/lambada-pauleira-joutro-mundo-remix

Lambada Pauleira (Joutro Mundo Remix)

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With output on Ubiquity, Wonderwheel and Razor-N-Tape, London’s Tigerbalm has truly come into her own production voice recently, bringing forth a colorful vision of tropical influences filtered through modern club sounds. With the Profunda Alma EP, the Tiger focusses her attention on Brazil, coaxing out two gorgeous original songs that pay homage to the sizable impact the country has had on her musical sensibilities.

Profunda Alma features the vocalist Joy Tyson (who appeared on Tigerbalm’s earlier Nina EP), and creates an atmosphere of deep emotional mystique through driving percussion, an insistent bassline and dramatic guitar stabs. Vem Cá goes for a more bouncey retro samba vibe and features the incredible vocals of João Selva, who delivers a hook that feels almost canonical, as if we’ve known it forever.

Ever consistent French producer Yuksek takes Vem Cá straight to the club with his remix, and London upstarts Make-A-Dance deliver two trippy dancefloor takes on the title track to make this record a powerful 5-tracker!

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“Joi N’Juno - Samemala (The album)”, is the debut album from Joi N’Juno and heralds the second long player released on the Canopy imprint.

David Baluteau aka Joi N’Juno is a vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, producer and full-time studio engineer with many years honing his craft. David earned his stripes as founder, composer and lead singer of the cult French drum & bass-electro-punk band “La Phaze” which has been running successfully for 25 years and recently concluded an extensive 2-year tour.

Now focusing on this new chapter in his creative journey, Joi N’Juno serves up an album that is at the same time both fresh & mature. The album encompasses a range of influences, from classic 70s and 80s disco vibes a là Niles Rogers, zouk boogie from Kassav, afro funk vibes from Nigeria as well as modern disco house motifs.

The resulting concoctions are aimed at the dance floor, whilst retaining a certain “pop” appeal in their catchy sing-along compositions. Punchy production, funky guitars, groovy bass lines and infectious vocal melodies combine with dextrous keyboard wizardry, culminating in a fusion that has wide appeal both on and off the dance floor.

Samemala (The Album)

Wake Up Song

Musik

Souljazz Orchestra Mista President. (ManatiBootleg Edit)low resolution.

Influenced by the melodic sounds of the Amazonian jungle and the explosive Carnival rhythms of his hometown Rio, you can feel his devotion to the diverse music of Brazil, which he now shares with you on the dance floor. 

VALEU!

Outra 01

Pauleira dos Panteras

Angela  - Mumbata (Jungle Tribe  Short Remix)

In the mountains of the Magdalena, a Colombian province where the jungle plunges into the Carib-bean Sea, the climate is tropical. Sun, heat, clouds, rain, sun, heat, clouds, rain… This is the water cycle that has given rhythm to Jimena Angel’s life since she left her native Bogotá to set up home and her recording studio in lush natural surroundings. Her radiant personality and abundant creativity flourish here.

On her new album, it is the cycle of water that has inspired her to write a metaphor for the ups and downs that make up the spice of life: after the rain comes the fine weather. Singer, composer, songwriter, producer, guitarist and DJ, Jimena Angel embraces every facet of the music that permeates her. We don’t know whether her artistic path is the result of fate or a lucky star.

Growing up in a family with no musicians, she developed a passion for singing at the age of 5 and hasn’t looked back since. She had her path all mapped out for her, and it didn’t matter if her father didn’t like the fact that his daughter, only 16 years old but already a rebel, was burning up her first stages singing the blues in a bar in Bogotá’s megalopolis. The fuse was lit and the bomb, Jimena Angel, exploded in 1995 with the group Pepa Fresa, a pioneer of Colombian rock – imagine Janis Joplin with Led Zeppelin – whose short existence (three and a half years) and one album on Sony Music Colombia leC their mark in LaDn America and the United States. This success catapulted her career and gave her the opportunity to perfect her approach to performing, composing and teamwork.

Now recognised and multi-talented artist, guitarist with the reggae group Alerta Kamarada, she was also hired by English producer and musician Richard Blair to join the Sidestepper collective, a mix of cumbia, salsa and Anglo-Saxon club culture (Jimena sings on the 2004 hit, Más Papaya, and has tou-red extensively in Europe, sharing the stage with Morcheeba and Celia Cruz among others). It was also a time of collaborations with various naDonal groups (Sonorama, Regadera, Blusa, Bla bla blu), but her outspoken personality turned her towards a solo career. Finally signed to Universal Music Mexico, thanks to superstar Juanes, she released her first solo album, Día azul, in 2009, with a pop- rock feel. Recorded with a host of top names, including bassist Tony Levin (King Crimson, Peter Gabriel), it was nominated for a Latin Grammy in the “Best Female Vocal Album of the Year” category, up against contenders such as Natalia Lafourcade, Amaia Montero and Laura Pausini.

Jimena Angel has a festive temperament that has blossomed in her city life. She also lost herself in it. To find herself again, she reconnected with nature, and therefore with herself. This was the inspiration behind Todo Reverdece (Everything Reverts) in 2014, a second solo album that combines electronic productions with Afro-Caribbean rhythms such as Bullerengue and Porro Chocoano. Jimena Angel has now moved back to her native megalopolis and sings the love as much as the risks of monoculture, on instrumentals combining traditional styles with electronic productions, in addition to the Reggae to which she is attached. A string of acclaimed singles and fruitful collaborations followed, including with Brain Damage, a pioneering French Dub group, on four tracks on the album ¡Ya No Más! (2018). In 2020, she released a stunning EP album, Aire, featuring the single Llamameya and contributions from producer iZem and beatmaker Nikitch. This time, it’s clear, Jimena Angel has found her calling.

As enthusiastic, sunny and sparkling as she was in her early days, it’s hard to imagine that Jimena Angel is approaching thirty years in the music business. We’ve never even heard her so creative. While her solo live set, in which she sings to her own compositions, is touring the world, her year 2023 was prolific. She released two irresistible singles, Pambelé orchestrated with US producer and beatmaker Captain Planet, and Vente Pa’cá with Jah Sazzah and Nickodemus, as well as featuring on A Veces on iZem’s new album (In Ze Early Morning).

Above all, she completed the recording of her new album. Sun, heat, clouds, rain, sun, heat, clouds, rain… The tropical humidity is also that of love, whose cycle – meeting, passion, running out of steam, separation – inspired a deluge of feelings in Jimena Angel. Composed while she was living with the spirits of the Caribbean forest and touring internationally again after the pandemic, her upcoming album blends intimate considerations with cosmic spirituality on Afro Caribbean rhythms like Bullerengue, a music style whose origins go back to the slave women of Colombia’s Caribbean region, Tropical Disco, Dub, Highlife… Africa is never far away in Jimena Angel’s music, which embraces its traditions as much as its contemporary expressions.

It’s clear that while Jimena Angel masters the entire creative process, she also knows how to sur- round herself with talented international producers, as on the eleven tracks on this stunning album. An explosive Electro-Afro-Caribbean cocktail, set alight by a singer with a strong temperament. Her forthcoming album is a shower over the fire lit by a pyromaniac artist!

«Colombian Jimena Ángel set on fire the Caribbean.» – Radio Nova

«The solar grooves of Jimena Angel. She displays impeccable technique in the service of an equally exciting selection between Brazilian edits, Afro-disco, highlife and Afro-Latin rhythms of all kinds! » – Pan Africa Music

«She’s one of those artists who make up the musical and cultural heritage of a country (and our world!)» – Radiomeuh

MY SUNNY PLACE

Jimena Angel

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