Mike and Brenda Sutton - Don't Hold Back

BBE Music celebrates its 25th year of Barely Breaking Even with 'Staff Selections 2021', a bumper pack of musical highlights from the last 12 months, as chosen by the label team themselves.

In another year dominated by uncertainty, crippling manufacturing delays and a global shipping crisis, BBE Music has managed to get a surprising amount of music out into the world during 2021, even if none of the staff are entirely sure exactly how they did it.

The last year has seen multiple reissues in DJ Amir's continued exploration of Detroit's iconic Strata Records, a benchmark 20th anniversary box set and book celebrating J Dilla's 'Welcome 2 Detroit', acclaimed David Bowie tribute album 'Modern Love', more contemporary Afro-centric cuts on BBE's sister label Batakari Music, and fresh original material from MF Robots, Sean Khan and Sons of the Sun.

Sit back, relax, and enjoy this selection of almost 40 tracks, featuring an exclusive reimagining of Beatchild and Justin Nozuka's 'The Only Difference' crafted by BBE artist and staffer, Sumsuch.

We wouldn't still be here after 25 years if it wasn't for your support and encouragement, so we'd like to extend our eternal thanks to you all, whether you've bought a record, attended a gig or streamed a song of ours over the last quarter century. You're a vital part of the BBE story and we look forward to journeying on with you, into 2022 and beyond.

Stay safe, and thank you all once again, from all of us.

J Dilla - Think Twice (DJ Muros Kg Mix)

BBE Music presents the first ever digital release for ‘Baby Doll’, a hidden Roy Ayers gem from the 70s, originally issued as a limited 12″ single back in 2003.

Initially intended to be the opening single for the first volume of Roy Ayers ‘Virgin Ubiquity: Unreleased Recordings 1976 – 1981’, somehow the track never made it onto the album itself, so this vintage disco cut has never appeared on digital formats, until now.

Featuring the great Bernard ‘Pretty’ Purdy on drums, ‘Baby Doll’ boasts William Allen on bass and Chano O’Ferral on congas, with vocals, keys and clarinet taken care of by Mr. Ayers himself.

Roy Ayers - Baby Doll

This week's i-DJ comes from house heavyweight Josh Butler. Having dropped the huge anthem Got A Feeling via Chase & Status' MTA Records and a string of big releases for the Pura Music, OFF Recordings and Keri Chandler's MadTech imprint, getting the Leeds based producer in the mix for i-D has been a long time coming. His latest release on MTA with Bontan, We Found A Place, features new kid on the block Josh Barry (definitely one to look out for). Its house music with a healthy heart-full of bass at its 100% exclusive. Warm up your weekend the right way and press play on the sound of Josh Butler. 
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Josh Butler's 'Sideways Acid' EP is out November 24 on  Definition Music.

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Here is an adaptation of West Coast by the wonderful Lana Del Rey. Hope you'll like it :) 

• Molly's soundcloud : https://soundcloud.com/molly-i

• Lyrics : 
Down on the West Coast they got a sayin'
"If you're not drinkin' then you're not playin'."
But you've got the music, you've got the music in you, don't you?

Down on the West Coast I get this feeling
Like it all could happen that's why I'm leaving
You for the moment, you for the moment, Boy Blue, yeah, you

You're falling hard, I push away, I'm feelin' hot to the touch
You say you miss me, and I say I miss you so much
But something keeps me really quiet, I'm alive I'm a lush
Your love, your love, your love

Down on the West Coast they got a sayin'
"If you're not drinkin' then you're not playin'."
But you've got the music, you've got the music in you, don't you?

Down on the West Coast I get this feeling
Like it all could happen that's why I'm leaving
You for the moment, you for the moment, Boy Blue, yeah, you

You're falling hard, I push away, I'm feelin' hot to the touch
You say you miss me, and I say I miss you so much
But something keeps me really quiet, I'm alive I'm a lush
Your love, your love, your love ouuuh

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Kungs ft. Molly - West Coast

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Stonefox
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Stonefox - Heart (Samuraii Remix)

Oskar Schuster
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Oskar Schuster - Wunder

Remix by https://soundcloud.com/jimineedles

The title track Forever Dreaming is the first single to be taken from Myles Sanko's second album Forever Dreaming. Here are some cool remixes for you to enjoy. 213 Music © 2014

Watch the official music video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOkWs4TNXiM

Forever Dreaming (Jimi Needles Remix)

Release Date: 06/23/2015

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Volume 8 of our ongoing Luv N’Haight Edit Series is our biggest one yet! Featuring another helping of Kon with co-headliner Ohmega Watts, taking turns remixing and reimagining another Twilight classic.

Tracklist
01. Play My Game Dub Kon Remix (Caserta Mixdown)
02. Play My Game Kon Remix (Caserta Mixdown)
03. Play My Game Ohmega Watts 1990 Mix
04. Play My Game Ohmega Watts 1990 Mix Instrumental

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Luv N' Haight Edit Series Vol.8 : Twilight feat. Kon and Ohmega Watts

Kiki Kyte - Disco Chick

Rivalling their legendary output from the 70’s onwards, Brazilian jazz-funk pioneers Azymuth’s latest album Fênix saw the band on top form, with their trademark samba doido (crazy samba) sounding as slick as ever. Since then, Far Out Recordings has comissioned a special one-off remix for the project, from Chicago deep-house legend Ron Trent, who has long cited Azymuth as musical heroes and one of his biggest influences. With a toughened groove and gorgeous swirls of synth and pad embelishments, Ron’s remix takes Azymuth’s futurist disco even deeper.

Fenix- Azymuth (Album Version)

Keepin' Love New

Found this unfinished MP3 edit I started on a few years back but didn't do anything with it as my fellow fiddler Mark Jordan(SOS) beat me to the punch and put out his own re-rub. Not a big fan of speeding tracks up but this one just about gets away with it.

Do What You Gotta Do - Kem (Encore Re - Work)

LJ Reynolds Travelin

Travelin'

One more in my Roy Ayers edit series. I could go on and on with his catalog, so for now this will be the last edit. Soak it up! Extended, re-arranged, DJ-friendly in & out. Kinda sounds like a lost Jamiroquai track.

Roy Ayers - Our Time Is Coming (TREW edit)

-One of the freshest talents in the UK, he truly has an outstanding voice (Craig Charles - BBC Radio)

-Great sound with a modern twist, we're going to hear a lot more of this guy (Peter Young - Jazz FM)

-Music is the language of the soul, and Myles speaks loud and clear (Dr Charles - 8pistas Magazine)

-Soul for grown-ups. An album all this good would be one of the albums of the year (Chris Wells- Echoes Magazine)

- An impressive and timeless soul statement (Christoph Giese - Jazzthetik Magazine)

-You can't help falling for the charms on offer on this album (Lee Tyler - Blues & Soul Magazine)

The lovechild of soul music Myles Sanko releases his much anticipated second studio album!

UK based soul singer Myles Sanko is something very special and his new album ‘Forever Dreaming’ is quite simply stunning, with a musical quality that is rare indeed today.

Consisting of eleven deep meaningful soul grooves, jazzy musical perfection and a play time of approximately 40:19 minutes, the album has a vintage feel that could easily have been recorded 40 years ago, were it not for it's fresh contemporary twist. Ranging from the melodic Motown sounding title track "Forever Dreaming“ through to the spiritual acid jazz of "Save My Soul“ and the uptempo dancer "Shooting Star, this is a superb album packed with beautifully recorded Fender Rhodes, flute, vibraphone, percussion and all the instrumentation you'd expect from a good soul record.

Myles Sanko's musical output in the last year alone has made him a genuine shining light in an ever-competitive and burgeoning soul music scene. Aside from guest spots with, amongst others, Ed Meme and Chris Read ('Oh Yes I Will' and 'The Magic is Gone' respectively), the release of Sanko's debut EP in April of 2013 has catapulted his status – as I say – amongst a music scene where great artists are certainly not hard to come by, so finding a way to soar above so much else can only happen with genuine talent... which Myles Sanko has in abundance.

A seasoned performer whose music has seen him grace stages across the world, including London’s own iconic Ronnie Scott’s and the Jazz Café – the release of ‘Forever Dreaming’ will complete what Myles's EP started. 'Born in Black & White' is seven songs of horn-heavy, cheerfully-rousing, blissfully sweet, soul music masterfully presented by an artist adept at commanding a packed dance floor with uptempo funk numbers like 'Don't Let Me Down', whilst still being able to tenderly whisk you away with ballads like 'Come on Home'.  Although there are enticing elements and characteristics of the speedy pace and hard beat of classic northern soul amidst his music, it's a technique that is only intended as a respectful tip of the hat to those who have come before and who continue to serve as inspiration (including Bill Withers, James Brown, Al Green and Otis Redding). Myles Sanko's interpretation of soul music is wholly distinctive, unique and he offers a fresh-faced alternative worthy of your attention.

The crowd funded 'Forever Dreaming' will mark Sanko's official full-length album debut, which comes with the backing of awesome funk & soul labels, Légère Recordings & P-Vine Records. Aside from the incredible label backing, support also comes in the form of an eager and fiercely loyal fan base, all passionate in seeing Myles Sanko’s efforts rewarded with the success so richly deserved.

'Forever Dreaming' will be released on the 12th September.

Distributed by Kudos Records/Broken Silence/Zebralution (GSA/UK/BENELUX/IT/US/AUS/JP)

Forever Dreaming (Jimi Needles Remix)

Myles Sanko

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