Groovy / Funky vibes

Known for his work as one half of San Sebastian based production duo Reykjavik606 (who have previously collaborated with the likes of Tenderlonious and Ishmael Ensemble) Granda creates a rich web of broken beat flavours, uplifting sonics and syncopated rhythms - melding elements of jungle, house and bruk with jazz sensibilities. 
BUY:
https://reykjavik606.bandcamp.com/album/divorce-from-new-york-presents-this-aint-jazz-no-more
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This Ain't Jazz No More 

PREMIERE: Divorce From New York - Rye Lane [Forbidden Colors]

DOBRO TAPE 001 LP
Label - Dobro
Released - 
25 May 2021 (Cassette)
1st June 2021 Juno Download
BUY FROM -
https://dobrovinyl.bandcamp.com/

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https://soundcloud.com/joint4nine
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PREMIERE: Joint4Nine - Badu's Joy (Interlude)

Sudi Wachspress returns to Tartelet Records with Dance Planet, a third LP of emotionally-charged house music to welcome us back to the dancefloor.

The spirit of true house runs deep in the sound of Space Ghost. Oakland native Sudi Wachspress is intuitively plugged into the romantic, mystical energy of 4/4 club music as a unifying force of empowerment and liberation, carrying the torch from vital forebears like Larry Heard, Alton Miller, and Blaze. 

His new album, Dance Planet, carries a greater responsibility to spread spiritual affirmations. As the global dancefloor community emerges from a mentally-taxing recess and confronts their social self like it’s the first day of school, Space Ghost’s message couldn’t be more supportive. 

“Don’t be afraid to be yourself, don’t be afraid to let go,” he intones on “Be Yourself.” More than just a beat and a hook, his music is pointedly created to heal and energize. 

“I’m a big fan of old-school house vocals that have a positive message,” says Space Ghost, “tracks that can perhaps enhance your mood or strengthen your confidence in yourself.”

Wachspress has always represented a beacon of musical uplift, both on his previous Endless Light and Aquarium Nightclub LPs for Tartelet and on his swathes of self-released music and last year’s Free 2 B on Apron. Compared to most house-oriented artists, he places emphasis on the long-player format to create an encircling experience for the listener, smoothing out psychic wrinkles and massaging areas of tension for a fully holistic hit.  

“On this record, I had a lot of different ideas forming and melding into one, from house, downtempo, and hip hop to old video game soundtracks,” he says. “During the pandemic, I began discovering the music of both Soichi Terada and Toyin Agbetu. I really wanted to make an uplifting record with all sorts of sounds, some clear dance tracks and some a bit slower and more trippy.”

On Dance Planet, there’s certainly space for illustrious reflection in the more ambient corners – in the lush, swooping vistas of “Afterglow,” the trippy chill-out breaks of “Dream Weaver,” or even the low-slung 90s RnB funk of “UFO.” But these changes of pace feel utterly natural alongside the more forthright cuts like “Back To The Source” and “Soul Shower.” Such is the sweet, soporific mood of the album.

“Emotional Healer,” a fulsome, bass-y track with sun-baked piano chords and Wachspress’ whispered vocal intonations will precede the LP’s release alongside “Be Yourself (Motivational Mix),” which shows off the artist’s slow and seductive side. Riding low and smooth with sumptuous Moog-esque low end, it features plush FM keys and more of that lyrical affirmation Space Ghost does so well. 

In addition, a limited-edition bundle with a bonus 7’ features “Deep” and “Tuff World.” It’s a natural, perfectly formed continuation of everything Wachspress has been doing up to now. Yet never has Space Ghost felt so timely, so essential, as we work out how to heal ourselves and move.

The LP comes in three versions:
Classic Edition
140g black vinyl 

Limited Colour
140g yellow vinyl

Collectors’ Edition
300 copies – NO REPRESS
140g yellow vinyl + 7-inch black vinyl

Emotional Healer (digi single) August 4th 
Be Yourself (Motivational Mix) (digi single) September 8th  
Dance Planet (LP + digi) October 1st

Dance Planet

:: Space Ghost - Dance Planet LP (snippets) - Tartelet Records 2021 ::

We're going a little off piste with something new on SB this week... We welcome returning mad scientist Scruscru with his buddy Mike Fot who came to us with the beginnings of a weird and wonderful new off shoot series called Spliff Jamz. 

Following a series of visits to Moscow between 2018 and 2020 to play at Powerhouse club, Scruscru would swing by Mike Fot’s apartment for a smoke and a jam session, working with a variety of Roland and Korg gear late into the night. The results of these sessions have led to a series of EPs; with the first four tracks ready for your ears right now.

BUY VINYL, SAVE LIVES

Scruscru & Mike Fot - Spliff Jazz

После хорошо принятого первого релиза петербургский дуэт MEOWHAT и творческое объединение @sluttyprty выпускают
НОВЫЙ EP в ЕДИНСТВЕННОМ ЭКЗЕМПЛЯРЕ для настоящих ценителей ахуенного звучания.

MEOWHAT x GENJI

Kendrick Lamar - Money Trees (HD Lyrics) - [www Flvto Com]

Forthcoming Remix for Sunlight Square!
Promos available from Traxsource exclusively 6th June 2011
Vinyl & commercial downloads available from all good stores 20th June 2011

Full package contains remixes from: Franke Estevez, Sunlight Square & Mustafa Do Brasil!!!

www.sunlightsquare.co.uk
www.favouritizm.com

Hold tight! - As Sunlightsquare band leader Claudio Passavanti unleashes the 2nd single from his gigantic recording album venture - ‘Britannia Shing-A-Ling’. Recorded at Studio Miloco Studios, London, Claudio enlisted 25 musicians and vocalists (A BIG BAND!) to take part in this phenomenal live album project. Following their first single release, ‘Land OF 1000 Dances, taken from the album, Sunlightsquare roll out the Afro-Cuban vibes covering Cuban Latin jazz percussionist Mongo Santamaria’s 1976 smash ‘O Mi Shango’.  Featuring lead vocals from Rene Alvarez,  mixes on the package include an earthy, Cuban jazztastic original mix along with a selection of latin fuzed dancefloor grooves from NY’s Franke Estevez & George Mena (Fuzion), Brazilian resident Mustafa, UK house producer David Doyle and a Liberation mix from Sunlightsquare. Hola!!.. The Sunlightsquare Summertime party bus has arrived!!

TRACKLISTING
01 O Mi Shango (Original Mix)
02 O Mi Shango (Fuzion Beatz The Latin Drumz Remix Vox)
03 O Mi Shango (Mustafa Brazil To Africa Remix)
04 O Mi Shango (Dave Doyle Remix)
05 O Mi Shango (Liberation Mix)
06 O Mi Shango (Original Mix Instr)
07 O Mi Shango (Fuzion Beatz The Latin Drumz Instr Remix)
08 O Mi Shango (Liberation Mix Instr)

‘O Mi Shango’ will be released on June 6th (Traxsource Promo) June 20th 2011 (Vinyl & General) on Sunlightsquare Records

Sunlightsquare - O Mi Shango [Dave Doyle Remix] Teaser

Junior - Mama Used To Say

Download: https://iamciscero.bandcamp.com

Kids Wear Crowns EP coming soon. 

Special Thank You to Diggs Duke. 

Produced by: Shaad Huron

Additional vocals and Sample by: Diggs Duke 

Kids Wear Crowns feat. Mannywellz and Asante

Originally released on Movers in 1976 out of the UK and later in the US on Downstairs Records, this instrumental groove variation on The O'Jays "For The Love Money" is just plain awesome.  A trippy dub version was used on the b-side and I've combined both together with a new intro and outro for this edit.  Expressly made for my last set at the legendary Bobby Viteritti's monthly Classics Never Die party in NYC, I hope you'll dig this one by the Disco Dub Band.

Disco Dub Band - For The Love Of Money (Jimmy DePre Edit)

Caballero & JeanJass - Yessaï (Prod By Mowley)

I Wanna Be Your Lobster

Michael Jackson - Working Day And Night - Live Studio Version

With the release of fourth album Crown Posada, Smoove & Turrell cement their position as one of the UK’s most exceptional soul acts with their innate ability to deliver hard times social commentary in a dancefloor friendly medium.

Further proof that they are never ones to follow trends is the choice of a cover of a lesser known song by British funk dons Hot Chocolate. It may not be as known as the other huge hits of that band but it’s a party track with a groove that doesn’t quit and the boys do it justice with their rework pulling out all the stops. With lyrics directed towards a woman that all the guys want and an energetic, jam packed, funk fueled fiesta of an arrangement it’s hard not to dance and sing along to the infectious chorus. 

Vinyl/Digital: smooveturrell.lnk.to/YouCouldveBeenaLady
Album Vinyl/CD/Digital: smooveturrell.lnk.to/CrownPosada
Spotify Playlist: bit.ly/CrownPosadaSpotify

More Info & Live Dates:
www.smooveandturrell.com
facebook.com/smooveandturrell
twitter.com/smooveturrell

VINYL/CD

You Could've Been a Lady

Lazare Hoche - Edit A

Song: Oba La Vem Ela 
Composer: Jorge Ben Jor 
Arrangements: Robson Couto by Maloka Chic

Maloka Chic:
Drums: Mucão Silva 
Bass: Robson Couto
Vocal: André Mota 

Record Studios: Playco Studios São Paulo - Brazil 
Edit, Mix and Master - João Milliet 

Special guest:
Keyboard: Herbert Medeiros 
Guitar: Jessé Passos

Maloka Chic -  Oba la vem ela (Jorge Ben Jor ) New Arrangement live

Space Clav

Coconut Grove & Quadrant Park Megamix (part 1)
   
1. Peech Boys ‘ Life Is Something Special (acapella)
2. Cartouche ‘Feel The Groove
3. Lee Marrow ‘21st Century’
4. Todd Terry Project ‘Weekend’
5. Shawn Christopher ‘People Of All Nations’ 
6. Phase 2 ‘Reachin’
7. Royal House ‘Can You Party’
8. K-klass ‘Rhythm Is A Mystery’
9. Neon ‘Don’t Mess With This Beat’
10. 4 Hero ‘Mr Kirks Nightmare
11. 2 For Joy ‘In A State’
12. Jillian Mendez ‘Don’t Know What You're Missing’
13. Brothers In Rhythm ‘Peace & Harmony’ (acapella)
14. Nicole ‘Rock The House’
15. Tricky Disco ‘Tricky Disco’
16. FPI Project ‘Everybody’
17. Pierre Feroldi ‘Moving Now’
18. Rio Rhythm Band ‘Carnival Da Casa’
19. Bizarre Inc ‘Raise Me’
20. Space Traxx 1 ‘Vivisection’
21. Starlight ‘Numero Uno’
22. Think Tank ‘A Knife And A Fork’
23. Tyrell Corporation ’Six O’Clock’
24. MCJ ’To Yourself Be Free’
25. Fingers Inc Feat Chuck Roberts ‘Can You Feel It (acapella)
26. 33 1/3rd Queen ’Searchin’
27. Musto & Bones ‘Dangerous On The Dancefloor’
28. Leftfield ‘Not Forgotten’
29. N Joi ‘Maniac’   
30. N Joi “Malfunction’
31. Digital Boy ‘Give Me A Fat Beat
32. DJ H ‘Think About’
33. Kim Simms ’Too Blind To See It’
34. Gino Latino ‘Welcome’
35. Joy Salinas ‘Rockin Romance’ 
36. Alex Lee ‘Take It’
37. Space Traxx 2  ‘Atomic Playboy’
38. Scarlet Fantastic ‘No Memories’
39. Dupree ‘Brass Disk’ (acapella)
40. JM Silk ‘House In E Flat Minor'’
41. Sined Roza ‘I Don’t Know What It Is’ 
42. Raging Rockers ‘Kounter Act’
43. Katherine E ‘I’m Alright’
44. Robert Armani ‘Ambulance’
45. G & V Jay ‘I’m Gonna Get The Boy (acapella)
46. SIL ‘Blue Oyster’
47. Atomic Herbie ‘Atomic House’ (remix)
48. Outphase ‘I’m In Love’
49. SLD - ‘Getting Out’
50. Lil Louis ‘Blackout’
51. S-Bam ‘Chica Boom’
52. The Plastic Clothes Mechanic ‘Come On Yea’
53. Love Revolution ‘Give It To Me Baby’
54. Meeting Place ‘House For The World’
55. B-Sides ‘The Tape’ (remix)
56. India ‘Lover Who Rocks You All Night’ (acapella)
57. Pako ‘Pakito Lindo’
58. Inner City ‘Pennies From Heaven’
59. Brothers In Rhythm ’Such A Good Feeling’
60. The Mixmaster ‘Grand Piano’
61. Peech Boys ‘Don’t Make Me Wait (acapella)
62. The Last Cafe ‘Jam Cafe’
63. Touch Of Soul ‘We Got The Love’
64. S Express ‘Nothing To Lose’ (acapella)
65. Last Rhythm ‘Last Rhythm’
66. Carl Cox ‘I Want You’ (acapella)
67. Reckless ‘Reckless Karnage’
68. DJ Seduction ‘Hardcore Heaven’
69. Bizarre Inc  X-static’
70. S-bam ‘Take Me Away Now’
71. Age Of Love ‘Age Of Love’
72. Body ‘Body’
73. Beltram ‘Energy Flash’   
74. Mr Lee ‘Pump That Body’
75. Black Box ‘Everybody’ (acapella)
76. QXI ‘Work That Mutherfucker’ 
77. Lil Louis ‘Video Clash
78. Roy The Boy ‘French Paradise’
79. Jam Jam ‘Everybody’
80. Bassheads ‘Who Can Make Me Feel Good’
81. Rickster ‘Night Moves’
82. Joe Inferno ‘Tribal Church’
83. True Faith ‘Take Me Away’
84. Breakboys ‘My House Is Your House’
85. TNT Piano Please’
86. Double Dee ‘Found Love’
87. Bizarre Inc ‘Playing With Knives’
88. Problem House Volume 2 
89. A Homebody A Hippy & A Funky Dred  ‘Total Confusion’ 
90. Bootleg ‘You Used To Salsa’
91. Freestyle Orchestra ‘Keep On Pumpin It Up’ (acapella)
92. Yello ‘Unbelievable’ 
93. Utah Saints ‘What Can You Do For Me’
94. Ralphi Rosario  ‘You Used To Hold Me’ (acapella) 
95. Raze ‘Break For Love’
96. Lhasa ‘The Attic’
97. Moby ‘Go’
98. Love Inc ‘Love Is The Message’
99. Victor Romeo ‘Love Will Find A Way’
100. Slam ‘Eterna’
   
Respect to the DJs:
Robbie Edwards
Alan James
Derek Brown
John Kelly
Mike Knowler
Andy Carroll
James Barton

Coconut Grove & Quadrant Park Megamix Part 1

We are excited to kick off 2021 with a premiere from Koji Ono - the first release of @Chuwanaga's new 12" series.

Recorded during a short week-end in Paris, it is the result of a true collaboration, staying true to the original late seventies/early eigthies dance music spirit and the passion of Chuwanaga for the original Britfunk.

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@chuwanaga

◊ PRE-ORDER ◊
https://www.coldcutshotwax.uk/products/koji-ono-ricochet-maloja-pass

On bass, you’ll hear Lester Batchelor aka LB from Atmosfear, the legendary British Jazz-Funk band. Killing it on the drums, Roy Mistry is their 2020 official drummer. Recording together in Studio Delta, with Koji playing almost all the other instruments. Enjoy!

HOTWAX // Koji Ono - Maloja Pass

Limited edition coloured vinyl:
shallnotfade.co.uk/album/a-landscape-onomatopeya-lp

Hot on the heels of two EP releases on Bristol label Shall Not Fade, Felipe Gordon is preparing for the release of his debut album on the important UK imprint. With human contact at an absolute minimum, it’s refreshing to hear an electronic music record that ventures away from the machine in favour of the organic. Gordon’s ability to blend complex jazz instrumentation with acid-licked basslines, golden-age house aesthetics and the cultural sounds of South America is unrivalled; creating distinctive, beautiful and exciting house records from his home in the Colombian capital of Bogota.

A Landscape Onomatopeya was crafted through the concept of a painting; exploring shades, changes of tone, use of light. “I found myself making tons of music and wondering how to start an album process”, he says, “something with more concept; a long journey between all the different musical influences in my head. I wanted to try to accomplish something with soul, deepness and an inherent melancholia to it. More organic, more human.”

The record – which includes the Spanish word Onomatopeya as a Colombian statement and ode to the Latin American house scene – kicks off with the early evening funk of ‘How Do You Spell That’, the distinct sugar cane sweetness of Guaro hanging in the late sunlight. ‘Wes’ ventures into hip hop territory; dusty boom baps, 90’s scratching and live guitar provoking a vibe that lies somewhere between Dilla and fellow Colombian AvenRec before the A-side reaches its climax with a cut of Gil Scott-Heron-esque funk on ‘She Will Come’.

The B-side raises its curtain and with it comes two cuts of sublime house, each more colourful than the last. ‘The Colombian Excursions of House Music’ does exactly what is says on the tin; fusing South American drum patterns with the creative innovation of live jazz to create a dimly lit, Latin American energy. ‘Momma, It’s A Long Journey’ maintains a more progressive vibe as it meanders through subtle acid stabs, radiant atmospherics and an oxymoronic blend of mournful, hopeful vocals.
Tape throbs and breakbeats make up the C-side as we delve deeper into Gordon’s sound palette: think The Cyclist and Kaytranada, but with an Ibero-American vibe. ‘Howl’ meanders slowly through the smoke-filled booths of a jazz café whilst the sounds of Detroit and Chicago shatter and break (‘Away’, ‘Das Nuyorican Vibes’) over the crowd below on , before ‘Brazil’ invites you outside for a post-dance cigarette with its downtempo boom-bap and mellow energy.

The record comes to its end with three D-side cuts that perfectly encapsulate its artistic vision. “Like the album itself, the artwork process was all about texture and analog treatment”, he says. “We used old pentax cameras with black and white ilford rolls to achieve an intimate feeling. I found that my mind was drawn to a landscape with a house deep inside the bogotá mountains; where I hang all the time with my girlfriend and friends. It’s a quiet, emotional place. Far from the city.”

Wiggling basslines, vibrant shimmers and bold jazz instrumentals bring a fitting end to a truly beautiful record, and further cements Shall Not Fade’s reputation as a label with its finger on the pulse of exciting dance music.

Groovy / Funky vibes

groovymanty