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Le Cercle album Magnetic
Bart & Baker album Swing Party
Electro Swing Fever

The Beat Goes On / with "Le Cercle"

Ibibio Sound Machine are set to release their debut LP through Soundway Records. Fronted by British / Nigerian vocalist Eno Williams, they combine elements of West African highlife, disco, post-punk & psychedelic electro soul. Preceded by the pulsating first single 'Let's Dance', ‘Ibibio Sound Machine’ will be released 17th March.

Folk stories, recounted to Eno by her family as a child in her mother's South-Eastern Nigerian Ibibio language form the creative lyrical fabric of the album. A large dose of electronic elements and an approach as influenced by London as much as by West Africa, give the vocals and guitar lines space to breath without being overwhelmed.

From the banging sub-bass of 'Lets Dance' to the spiritual, gospel-tinged notes of the album's opening track 'Voice of the Bird', the band have turned in a dynamic and, at times, beautiful take on modern afro-soul music.

The 8-piece live band made their official live debut at this year's Transmusicales in France and will be a name to look out for in 2014

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Ibibio Sound Machine - The Talking Fish (Asem Usem Iyak)

04 Elitsa (Kotey Extra Band Disco Version)

The Come On

Following on from 2008’s critically acclaimed Stop, Space, Return, Crazy P return for their fifth studio album When We On, released September 27th through Smoke N´Mirrors (North America).

Alongside the wealth of brilliant remixes they have served up recently, When We On shows how far Crazy P have come since 2008. Whether it’s the anthemic ‘Beatbox’, with its freeform acapella work, grinding Prince—style guitar and haunting strings, the reflective ‘Eruption’, driven on by a rave piano figure and lead singer Danielle Moore’s plaintive cry of “Let me be the one you run to” or, at the other end of the scale, the Detroit techno-esque ‘Sonar’, with its increasingly frenetic payoff, this is an album packed full of potential singles. They might be crazy, but they sure know where the tunes are located.

“With Stop Space Return we wrote the majority of that as a band,” explains Jim Baron. “For this, we decided to strip it back to me and Toddy (Chris Todd. Guitar/Keys) writing with Danielle. We gave Danielle the Loop Station and she’s really taken to it. You can layer vocals, you can hear harmonies immediately, so she can jam along with us now. It shaped a lot of the vocal sound for the album. There’s a tune called ‘We Can Only Be Who Are’ which has big vocal layering, and there’s a lot of that. It’s probably a bit more… grown-up.” 

Chris expands on the theme: “We had quite a big year last year for lots of different reasons and we had difficulties too and I think a lot of the writing came out of that. It’s a little bit more reflective and thoughtful than previous albums.” 

For Danielle, it’s been a revelation in the way they work. “It was back to basics,” she says. “I’d have a go on the keyboards using two fingers or I’d have a go on the drum machine. It was like being at school or in a huge sandpit where you’ve been given loads of buckets to muck about with. We had a loop station as well which I’ve always been nervous of and this time it was like right let me have a go of this and it allowed me to record my vocals.”

For Danielle, the album narrative is the camaraderie between its protagonists. “Their friendship came through in creating this album. The way we worked created a lot of intimacy between us and a definite warmth to the album.” 

Despite the suggestions of melancholy from the band, and they certainly know how to emote when the moment’s right, they haven’t forgotten how to party. “We’re open for service, we’re open for love,” sings Danielle. Crazy, but true. 

Crazy P - Eruption

Producertech's Nightmares on Wax Remix competition.

Nightmares On Wax - Da Feelin' (KOLA Remix)

It's Hard

Eminence Front

Thriller

Billie Jean

Off the Wall

Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough

Children of Possibility

Bluebird

Body Funk

Some long awaited new JN remixes finally see the light of day ahead of the release of Remixed With Love Vol.3...

Wardell Piper – The Power Of Love (JN Power Of The Boogie Mix)

A 10 min dose of disco

1. The Boss (Masters at Work Mix) - The Braxtons
2. Cathedrals (Joey Negro Extended Disco Mix) - D.C. LaRue 
3. P.Y.T (The Reflex Revision) - Michael Jackson
4. September (The Reflex Revsion) - Earth, Wind & Fire
5. Got To Be Real (Get Down Edit) - Cheryl Lynn

Friday 10s Mix

Joey Negro readies the third instalment of his ‘Remixed With Love’ compilation series. His edit of The Fatback Band’s '(Are You Ready) Do The Bus Stop’ is a typically joyous and funky disco turn…

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Premiere: The Fatback Band ‘(Are You Ready) Do The Bus Stop (Joey Negro London Bus Stop Mix)’

(available on spotify)
(baby i call in the dead of night
but you don’t need me like i need you
pray that i won’t be alone)

layin on the bed
waitin for your text (be alone)
babe there’s nothin left
faded im a wreck (be alone)

afraid what’s coming next
wished we never met (be alone)
laying us to rest but
baby i beg you (be alone)

2 soon (like i need you)
with the drunk call (pray that i won’t be alone)
in the middle of the night you
took it, my fault (be alone)
didn’t really mean to interrupt (be alone)
but if u change ur mind then hit me up (be alone)

pain, that’s an option
no time for nonsense
can’t ask you nothing
drank, feeling nausous
too many toxins
not even conscious
say nothin more, say nothin more baby

we’re better on our own
tonight im getting throwed (you don’t need me)
she never coming home 
stay with me (pray that i wont be alone)
say you’ll leave (you don’t need me)
(be alone)

(baby girl is saying that we just friends, that we just friends
if we fuckin are we just friends, are we just friends)

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like i need u

Funk n' Beats, Vol. 6 (Curated by Smoove)

Get It On

Sweet Dreams are Made of This by Eurythmics in the style of The Soul Rebels Brass Band

Scored for: 
piccolo 
Clarinet (2) 
A. Sax 
T. Sax 
Bari Sax (opt) 
Trumpet (3) 
Mellophone 
Trombone (2) 
Baritone 
Tuba 
Drums (I put this in here as an idea for what this might sound like with snares and basses)

Sweet Dreams Marching Band Stand Tune

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Keep on holding on - Margaret Reynolds - SanFranDisko Re-Edit #Free Download

I think you know this one! available on a repressed 12", and on the 10th anniversary edition of the 'keep it unreal' album. the sax sample is from moondog's 'bird's lament' and the vocal sample is from t bone walkers 'hypin' woman blues'.

Keep It Unreal (10th Anniversary Analogue Remaster Edition)

Get A Move On! (feat. Sneaky)

Soulful Funk inspired track with teasing vocal hook and an earthy midtempo groove, WaWa guitars and strong driving percussions capturing a south European underground clubsound! Another big step for Mo' Horizon on their "Modern Urban Sound" ladder! Featuring remixes by ex-Courduroy member Ben Human!

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