real nice extension... dope edit of a lowdownfunky classic... thanks for the dL

a really nice piece of coolness ! Respect, Peace & Music from Paris France

Thanks for the feedback, it's appreciated

Une sélection de morceaux de Jazz, Jazz Funk, Library pour chiller, l'apéro ou se mettre dans le mood!!!
Only vinyls!
Vol.2 à venir!

The Jazz Thingz Vol 1

Heavy Cinematic Soul from San Diego, CA.  From our new 45rpm A-Side.

City Heights

Ain't Nothing Like (Nextmen Remix)

 RKX022 DIPLOMATS OF SOLID SOUND - "The Diplomats Of Solid Sound feat. the Diplomettes " on CD/LP/ Digital Download available here:

http://recordkicks.com/index.php?/site/releases/Diplomats-of-Solid-Sound-featuring-The-Diplomettes

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Diplomats Of Solid Sound feat. The Diplomettes - Hurt Me So

Mark Holder - Music Turns Me On (Mark Wayward Edit)

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"

cause theres always a disco in the heavens...

Heavenly Funk

From: WOJTEK MAZOLEWSKI QUINTET London/Theme De Yoyo  12” LQ 007

Side B: THEME DE YOYO - Composed by Noreen Beasley, Lester Bowie, Malachi Favors, Roscoe Mitchell



Order:
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WOJTEK MAZOLEWSKI QUINTET - Theme de Yoyo

Taken from DJ Food's album 'The Search Engine', released 23 January 2012 on Ninja Tune.

Buy 'The Search Engine' on Ltd Edition Comic-sized Book, CD and Flexi-Disc, Standard CD and download, and 'Expanded & Extended' 24bit WAV - 

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The Illectrik Hoax

DJ Food - 'GIANT' (Album Edit) feat. Matt Johnson

"I love The Expansions their futuristic leanings inject new life into the form. Fresh material!" Ian Merchant (Black Acre)

“Exudes all the qualities I cherish most in music, warmth, integrity and a dedication to the groove… it’s a hard road to travel when you step in the footprints of giants, The Expansions are treading that path with ease and assurance.” Patrick Forge
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When The Expansions self released their first single in 2013, the laid-back jazz funk of Lavender, it quickly gained strong support from soul and rare-groove aficionados including Kenny Dope, Dom Servini, Patrick Forge and Andy Smith. A run of shows followed and before long, when someone was asking if there was a soul-jazz band around to play with, “The Expansions” was the answer. 

Although this popularity meant a hiatus in releasing music, the band have been constantly busy, playing around Europe with legendary British-Ghanaian soul singer, Andrew Ashong and the exceptional, upcoming talent Connie Constance. 

But always, The Expansions has remained a central focus and the true home of these four jazz and soul lovers, with occasional trips out to the country to form ideas and practice new music for the eventual album. 

Murmuration, recorded over three days at Big Noise in Southend, is constructed of single takes, with minimal overdubs, as the band attempt to capture the feeling and energy they create live. 

Debut single Breakthrough introduced the insanely catchy but deeply soulful blend of synths and groove, but here on the album that is explored to the fullest with longer breakdowns and more expansive, experimental solos. Pocket 5 displays the, possibly unexpected, influences of broken beat and almost combative rhythm playing – particularly in the complex guitar and keys breakdown where Koor and O’Keefe layer conflicting time signatures and battle to ride it out to the heavy drum return. 

Cannonball brings warm mellowness that delicately evolves through beats, touching on bossas alongside their fundamental hip-hop sensibilities. But even here there is a raucous zenith before the band sublimely recede into the silence of the a-side ending. 

Colossal album highlight Ivory Mountain is truly an epic. Evoking moments of 4Hero, there is a lightness of groove in the first half of this soulful exploration. But at the halfway point, all restraint is let go as a live string section joins the four quarters of the band for three glorious minutes of soulful disco. Evoking sounds of Quincy Jones, George Benson and Johnny Hammond, all the way through to a beautifully cacophonous finale. 

Dragonfly undoubtedly reflects on the work of Herbie Hancock and is the most direct throwback to the band’s earlier work, which is a welcome marker of how far they have come. A quintessential jazz funker. 

The album closes with the thoughtful and introverted shuffle of Miles Away. In the final eight minutes of Murmuration, The Expansions allow space and time to take precedence, with once-more-restrained peaks and developments. It becomes clear though, that the band cannot resist one last explosive finale, as they rise with screeching synths, strings and dubs for a perfect race to the finish line. 

You can hear the influences of Idris Muhammad, Grover Washington, even parallels with South London peers Yussef Kamaal and Ruby Rushton. But The Expansions have tirelessly worked to create a sound of their own and are very proud, along with label Albert’s Favourites, to finally share it.

Cannonball (Murmuration Preview)

The Expansions - Cannonball (Radio Edit)

From Kill Emil - ReEdits
Out now for FREE DOWNLOAD

This is the link

http://killemil.bandcamp.com/album/kill-emil-reedits

Dorothy Ashby - Soul Vibrations (Kill Emil Re-Edit)

Don't know about anyone else but I'm getting more disillusioned with SoundCloud with every change they make. The new algorithm and its 'recommendations' ignore mixes and any tracks over 10 mins, they've removed the New & Hot charts and replaced them with irrelevant crap like "Events near you", and this new UI has me searching for a way to revert it. 

Banner: Roy Ayers mural in Brockley, SE London by Richard Wilson: www.richardwilsonartwork.com

Mark Holder - Music Turns Me On (Mark Wayward Edit)

Mark Wayward

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