DJ Ragz, Mudd, ST/Mic – The Intermission Vol.2
Posted by dOk | Filed under 2010, Hip Hop
Mudd, Ragz and stmic met up on Dec 3rd through the 5th 2010 at the Timeless Daimyo Studios to put together an LP. The Session started late on Friday and ended early on Sunday. Mudd using a Ensoniq ASR10, Ragz and stmic both using the Akai MPC 2000XL worked on little sleep to produce 13 tracks. The concept of the project was to put together an LP without over thinking the whole production process. The idea was to just sit down and have fun. The three producers who are also very close friends for many years wanted you to have the product for free. Enjoy and please pass this on to your friends.
Tracklist
01. Stmic – Gorilla Fist In The Air
02. Mudd – Don’t (Keep Waiting)
03. Mudd – Ssshhh!
04. Ragz – On The Edge
05. Mudd – Tell Me
06. Stmic – Mission Airy
07. Ragz – People Watching
08. Mudd – Radio
09. Ragz – Around 11
10. Ragz – Can’t Relate
11. Stmic – Success
12. Stmic – Winter Drive
13. Mudd – Till Next Time
Oyoshe – The Re:Mix
Posted by dOk | Filed under 2010, Hip Hop
Oyoshe it’s an italian beatmaker and he just released in free download “The Re:Mix” that contains 13 remixed tracks, he did a good job so i suggest to enjoy!
for more info check: myspace.com/oyoshe
Tracklist
01. Das Efx-Hip Hop
02. Big L-Flamboyant
03. AZ-Problems
04. Jurassic 5-What’s Golden
05. Diana Ross-Turnin Around
06. Method Man & RedMan-A-Yo Feat Saukrates
07. Prodigy-Keep It Thoro
08. Royce Da 5’9-Boom
09. Nas-Street Dreams
10. Notorius B.I.G-10 Crack Comandaments
11. Mos Def-The Next Universe
12. Kool G Rap,Planet Asia,Raekwon-Militant Verse
13. Gangstarr-Zionin
Prefuse 73/Jaytram/Epstein – Remixed
Posted by dOk | Filed under 2010, Electronic
This remix record wanders through the minds of Jaytram (drummer for Yeasayer) and Prefuse 73. They were both asked to plunder and ravage the entire Epstein catalog as the source material and pass it through their respective creative processes. These two creators are less worried about a notion of sanctity of the original and instead are visionaries with the material, engineering something previously unimaginable. There are about 1 million adjectives needed to try to cartograph a tangible roadmap to where this record leads, but we would rather you just take your own journey.
for more info and buy check: www.asthmatickitty.com
Tracklist
01. haunted hotel beat – Jaytram
02. learning dream – Jaytram
03. Joy me – Jaytram
04. you know they out – Jaytram
05. sleep watching clouds – Jaytram
06. passing threw – Jaytram
07. Moda de hormigón – Prefuse 73
08. Enfermo abrazos – Prefuse 73
09. Un montón de flotando – Prefuse 73
10. Temporal tempo – Prefuse 73
11. Mar del Enfermo abrazos – Prefuse 73
12. Cuando nos escondemos – Prefuse 73
13. Seite campanas de la Serenidad – Prefuse 73
Wayne Shorter – Night Dreamer
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1964, Jazz
Shorter’s Blue Note debut, Night Dreamer, is a stunning statement from one of the premiere saxophonists and composers in the history of jazz. In 1964, after a long period as musical director for Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers and newly joining Miles Davis’ quintet, Shorter was primed to enter the field as a major solo artist. His guests include Lee Morgan (trumpet), renewing the outstanding frontline the two formed in Blakey’s band, and McCoy Tyner (piano) and Elvin Jones (drums) from Coltrane’s legendary quartet. The musical vision here, however, is Shorter’s alone.
Shorter’s distinctive compositional style begins to take shape with the opening title track, a bouncing waltz with a dusky, modal flavor and a subtle rhythmic drive. Likewise, his arrangement of an “Oriental Folk Song” has a similar burnished tone with beautifully executed harmonies between Shorter and Morgan. Interestingly, the swinging “Black Nile” and “Armageddon” are very reflective of Shorter’s previous tenure with Blakey while perpetuating the range of his newfound freedom with Davis’ group. “Charcoal Blues” is the most traditional piece in the set but nevertheless gives us a sense of his more independent leanings. Also included are two takes of the graceful ballad “Virgo,” a classic Shorter composition.
Tracklist
01. Night Dreamer
02. Oriental Folk Song
03. Virgo
04. Black Nile
05. Charcoal Blues
06. Armageddon
07. Virgo (Alternate Take)
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Thelonious Monk Quartet – Misterioso
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1958, Jazz
After he was denied club work in New York for years because a marijuana conviction kept him from holding a “cabaret card,” Thelonious Monk’s late-’50s stays at the Five Spot provided him with a forum through which he could reach an audience and also acted as an intense musical laboratory. Misterioso and its companion disc, Thelonious in Action, were Monk’s first professionally recorded live dates, and they feature the excellent 1958 quartet with tenorist Johnny Griffin stretching out on Monk tunes like “In Walked Bud” and “Evidence.” Monk could not only find new dissonances, but he could also find new meanings for dissonance, imbuing his sometimes elliptical, even minimalist, compositions with a joyous playfulness. Griffin adds a strong blues flavor and some unlikely quotations that leaven his intense focus.
Tracklist
01. Nutty
02. Blues Five Spot
03. Let’s Cool One
04. In Walked Bud
05. Just A Gigolo
06. Misterioso
07. ‘Round Midnight
08. Evidence
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Freddie Hubbard – Goin’ Up
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1960, Jazz
Freddie Hubbard’s Goin’ Up is an excellent all-star date in the classic Blue Note tradition. Considered an up-and-comer at the time, Hubbard is in stellar form here. He displays sharp technical skills and a daring sense of adventure. Hubbard’s sound is a logical descendant of Clifford Brown’s, but a bright, distinctive shimmer hints at even greater things to come. This hard swinging session with Hank Mobley, McCoy Tyner, Paul Chambers, and Philly Joe Jones is a fine showcase for Hubbard’s emerging talents and a foreshadow of his tenure with Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers. Fellow trumpeter Kenny Dorham contributes two to GOIN’ UP. The classic “Asiatic Raes” is a punchy burner with driving solos, and “Karioka” is another fiery number featuring vigorous rhythms by the incomparable Jones. Hubbard and Mobley are a perfect match on the front line, evidenced on two Mobely-penned numbers–the bluesy “The Changing Scene” and the intricate bopper “A Peck A Sec.” The ageless ballad “I Wish I Knew” features Hubbard’s most sensual treatment, his dark, controlled tones followed by tasteful solos from Mobley and Tyner. This most enjoyable session closes with the bouncing “Blues For Brenda,” another fine offering from the trumpeter’s pen.
Tracklist
01. Asiatic Raes
02. The Changing Scene
03. Karioka
04. A Peck A Sec.
05. I Wished I Knew
06. Blues For Brenda
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Charlie Haden – Quartet West
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1987, Jazz
Charlie Haden’s Quartet West launched the ensemble that would become his most popular grouping throughout the ’80s and ’90s. Haden, who had made a name for himself as an avant-garde bassist in Ornette Coleman’s band and elsewhere, including the influential Liberation Music Orchestra, returned to a bop-influenced, more mainstream sound with this grouping. While the album may not be stretching many boundaries stylistically, this format does little to dilute Haden’s impressive performances, and his love for this material is made obvious with his intricate arrangements, especially on the two Ornette Coleman tunes, “The Good Life” and “The Blessing.” (“The Blessing” appears as one of two bonus tracks on the CD version, with the other being Billy Strayhorn’s “Passion Flower.”) “The Good Life,” in particular, is infused with energy, and is a showcase for some nimble, joyous, effortless playing by pianist Alan Broadbent. Haden has three originals here, the strongest of which, “In the Moment,” shows off some of the rhythmic complexity that he has displayed in his previous work. Perhaps the true highlight of the album, though, is a version of Charlie Parker’s “Passport” that brings together the whole band in one exuberant expression of energy.
Tracklist
01. Hermitage
02. Body and Soul
03. The Good Life
04. In The Moment
05. Bay City
06. My Foolish Heart
07. Passport
08. Taney Country
09. The Blessing
10. Passion Flower
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Duke Jordan – Flight To Jordan
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1961, Jazz
Duke Jordan made his mark in jazz in the late 1940s as one of bebop innovator Charlie Parker’s regular pianists, but he didn’t blossom as a composer until the hard-bop era of the mid-’50s. Flight To Jordan, his 1960 Blue Note debut, captures Jordan at a creative peak. The album features a slightly unusual combination of musicians: Reggie Workman, who would soon thereafter make his own mark in jazz’s avant-garde sector; Stanley Turrentine, whose lusciously smooth, big-toned tenor would establish him as a leading light of the soul-jazz movement; and the fine, under-recorded Jamaican trumpeter Dizzy Reece. The latter’s tart approach contrasts wonderfully to Turrentine’s sweetly earthy sound. As a bonus, this remastered reissue includes two bonus tracks, one a trio take of the beloved standard “I Should Care.”
Tracklist
01. Flight To Jordan
02. Starbright
03. Squawkin’
04. Deacon Joe
05. Split Quick
06. Si Joya
07. Diamond Stud
08. I Should Care
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Anthony Williams – Spring
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1965, Jazz
Tony Williams was truly a phenomenom. When he made this album, he was 19 and had already put in more than two years with Miles Davis, participated in a dozen classic Blue Note recordings, cut his first album as a leader and revolutionized the way drums were played. This album features tenormen Wayne Shorter and Sam Rivers, pianist Herbie Hancock, bassist Gary Peacock, and Williams in a variety of combinations. The core of this music is empathy — listening to each other and maintaining the highest level of creativity. It is the last album Williams would make before forming his fusion group Lifetime.
Tracklist
01. Extras
02. Echo
03. From Before
04. Love Song
05. Tee
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Ornette Coleman – Free Jazz
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1961, Jazz
As jazz’s first extended, continuous free improvisation LP, Free Jazz practically defies superlatives in its historical importance. Ornette Coleman’s music had already been tagged “free,” but this album took the term to a whole new level. Aside from a predetermined order of featured soloists and several brief transition signals cued by Coleman, the entire piece was created spontaneously, right on the spot. The lineup was expanded to a double-quartet format, split into one quartet for each stereo channel: Ornette, trumpeter Don Cherry, bassist Scott LaFaro, and drummer Billy Higgins on the left; trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, bass clarinetist Eric Dolphy, bassist Charlie Haden, and drummer Ed Blackwell on the right. The rhythm sections all play at once, anchoring the whole improvisation with a steady, driving pulse. The six spotlight sections feature each horn in turn, plus a bass duet and drum duet; the “soloists” are really leading dialogues, where the other instruments are free to support, push, or punctuate the featured player’s lines. Since there was no road map for this kind of recording, each player simply brought his already established style to the table. That means there are still elements of convention and melody in the individual voices, which makes Free Jazz far more accessible than the efforts that followed once more of the jazz world caught up. Still, the album was enormously controversial in its bare-bones structure and lack of repeated themes. Despite resembling the abstract painting on the cover, it wasn’t quite as radical as it seemed; the concept of collective improvisation actually had deep roots in jazz history, going all the way back to the freewheeling early Dixieland ensembles of New Orleans. Jazz had long prided itself on reflecting American freedom and democracy and, with Free Jazz, Coleman simply took those ideals to the next level. A staggering achievement.
Tracklist
01. Free Jazz
02. First Take (Bonus Track)
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Ramon Morris – Sweet Sister Funk
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1974, Funk, Jazz
One of the rarest albums on the Groove Merchant label – and one of the best! Ramon Morris has a sweet tone on the tenor that works very well with the electric piano in his tight little combo – grooving with a style that’s like the best Black Jazz funk records of the time – mixing together bright notes, funky rhythms, and plenty of great chord changes! Cecil Bridgewater’s on trumpet, and the band has a really righteous feel – with lots of real soul and thoughtful playing mixed into the jazz funk grooves of the record. Massive – with titles that include “Sweat”, “Lord Sideways”, “Sweet Sister Funk”, and a nice version of “People Make The World Go Round”.
Tracklist
01. Hermitage
02. Body and Soul
03. The Good Life
04. In The Moment
05. Bay City
06. My Foolish Heart
07. Passport
08. Taney County
09. The Blessing
10. Passion Flower
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Piero Umiliani – Musica Elettronica Vol.1-2
Posted by dOk | Filed under 2000, 2007
Piero Umiliani is a chameleon! He is extremely talented composer and arranger of such versatility, that it is often difficult to recognise, that the same person is behind this superb selection of musical gems in this selection. Mutating through various styles, from Techno to free-form Jazz and beyond, this collection highlights his electronic work from 1969-79 utilising synthesizers and modern recording techniques. The result of his experimentation are so ambitiously imaginative, that they have far outstripped their date of origin and still apear futuristic over 20 years later!
little preview:
Musica Elettronica Vol.1
Tracklist
01. Rapsodia Stellare
02. Momento Ritmico
03. Motore a Loni
04. Elzeviro
05. Fatto Di Cronaca
06. Centrali Termiche
07. Gadget
08. Officina Stellare
09. A New Experience
10. Delenda Cartago
11. Cibernetica
12. Caravan
13. Arabian Synthetizer
14. Vierno/Funiculi Funiculà
15. O’Pazzariello
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Musica Elettronica Vol.2
Tracklist
01. La Volta Stellare
02. Approdo Lunare
03. Azione Sindacale
04. Correnti Aeree
05. Dolomiti
06. Produzione
07. Musici
08. Eliogabalus
09. Attività
10. Scoop
11. Soundmaker Blues
12. Synthetic Water
13. Synthy Bossa Nova
14. Il Santone Dell’Isola
15. Nostalgia
16. Synthy Time
17. Calcolatori Elettronici
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Rewind! Ubiquity Records Vol.1-2-3-4-5
Posted by dOk | Filed under 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
Cover versions, remixes and re-edits of original old school classics, famous songs and underground rare groove gems.
For more info and buy check: www.ubiquityrecords.com
Rewind! Vol.1
Tracklist
01. Open Door (Pink Floyd) – Breathe
02. Beatless (Aaron Neville) – Hercules
03. Yonderboi (The Doors) – Riders on the Storm / Pink Solidism
04. Rockers Hi-Fi (Ella Fitzgerald) – Sunshine of Your Love (Bigga’s Batucada mix)
05. Frank De Jo Jo (Larry Young’s Fuel) – Turn Off the Lights
06. Yesterdays New Quintet (Ramp) – Daylight
07. Gotan Project meet Chet Baker (Thelonius Monk) – Round About Midnight
08. Jack Costanzo (Celia Cruz) – Quimbara (Jazztronik mix)
09. Jack Costanzo (Nat King Cole) – Calypso Blues (As One rmx)
10. Shinehead (Michael Jackson) – Billy Jean
11. Yesterdays New Quintet (Ohio Players) – Heaven Must Be Like This
12. Better Daze (The Stranglers) – Golden Brown
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Rewind! Vol.2
Tracklist
01. The Platinum Pied Pipers ft. Dwele (Faze-O) – Ridin’ High
02. Greyboy (Syreeta & Stevie Wonder) – To Know You Is to Love You
03. Joseph Malik (Bill Withers) – Take It All in and Check It All Out
04. Povo (Art Farmer) – Uam Uam
05. Herbert (Karin Krog) – Meaning of Love
06. Big Bang ft. Alexander (Kurt Weill) – Speak Low
07. Roy Davis Jr. (Curtis Mayfield) – People Get Ready
08. Yesterdays New Quintet (Weldon Irvine) – Deja Vu
09. Superbacana (Edu Lobo & Ruy Guerra) – Reza
10. Rosalia De Souza ft. Nicola Conte (Roberto Menescal) – Adriana
11. John Beltran (Sting) – Fragile
12. Red or Dead ft. Maria Simonson (Chrissie Hyndes) – Private Life
13. The Platinum Pied Pipers ft. Dwele (Bobby Caldwell) – Open Your Eyes
14. Terry Callier (Temptations) – Just My Imagination
15. Soul Bossa Trio (John Coltrane) – Naima
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Rewind! Vol.3
Tracklist
01. Louie Vega ft. Anane (Chakachas) – Jungle Fever
02. Greyboy ft. Bart Davenport (Cymande) – Geneive
03. Antibalas ft. Mayra Vega (Willie Colon) – Che Che Cole (Makossa mix)
04. Elsa (Betty Carter) – Open Your Eyes
05. Paolo Fedreghini (Sahib Shihab) – Please Don’t Leave
06. This Kid Named Miles ft. Todd Simon, Coco & Medusa (Johnny Cash) – Ring of Fire
07. Damon Aaron (Gil Scott-Heron) – Willing
08. Spiritual South ft. Aurora Dawn (Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra) – Stars and Rockets
09. Spaceboys ft. Earl Zinger & Valerie Etienne(Sun Ra) – Space Is the Place
10. John Arnold ft. Ayro (Herbie Hancock) – Rough
11. P’taah ft. Amy Pike (Lorez Alexandria) – Baltimore Oriole
12. Swag (Ryuichi Sakamoto) – Riot in Lagos
13. Nobody ft. Chris Gunst (The Monkees) – Porpoise Song
14. Jeremy Ellis (Herbie Hancock) – Chameleon
15. Bing Ji Ling (AC/DC) – You Shook Me All Night Long
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Rewind! Vol.4
Tracklist
01. Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings (Woody Guthrie) – This Land Is Our Land
02. The Rebirth (Mighty Ryeders) – Evil Vibrations
03. Willis (Cameo) – Word Up!
04. Nostalgia 77 ft. Alice Russell (The White Stripes) – 7 Nation Army
05. Orgone (Beginning of the End) – Funky Nassau
06. Sa-Ra Creative Partners (Sly & The Family Stone) – Just Like a Baby
07. Platinum Pied Pipers (Burt Bacharach) – The Look of Love (PPP’s Don’t Go version)
08. Nicola Kramer (Joni Mitchell) – Help Me
09. Yam Who (Heatwave) – The Star of a Story
10. John Beltran & The Detroit Latin All-Stars (Fania All-Stars) – Vente Conmigo
11. Shawn Lee (Nick Drake) – River Man
12. As One ft. Paul Randolph (Weldon Irvine) – I Love You
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Rewind! Vol.5
Tracklist
01. El Michels Affair (Burt Bacharach) – Walk on By
02. Black Shakespeare ft. Charlie Charles (Fleetwood Mac) – Dreams
03. The Rebirth (The Sylvers) – Handle It
04. J*Davey (Frank Zappa) – Dirty Love
05. Nuspirit Helsinki (Led Zeppelin) – No Quarter
06. Randy Watson Experience (Sting) – Be Still My Beating Heart
07. Psapp (The Aristocats) – Everybody Wants to Be a Cat
08. Osunlade (Prince Nelson) – Crazy Love
09. Daz-I-Kue ft. Bembé Segué & Colonel Red (Ben E. King) – Spoiled
10. Henrik Schwarz (Guem & Zaka) – L’Abeille
11. Owusu & Hannibal (The Beach Boys) – Caroline, No
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Shawn Lee’s Ping Pong Orchestra – Hooked Up Classics
Posted by dOk | Filed under 2010
Shawn Lee dons his Ping Pong Orchestra hat for an album inspired by the Hooked On Classics series of the early 1980s. This popular series of albums (arranged by Louis Clark of Electric Light Orchestra fame) took well-known classical pieces and gave them a contemporary re-working, mostly adding a disco flavor. Lee throws his new musical twist on the idea, taking 12 favorite classical tracks and squeezing them through the Ping Pong Orchestra machine. The end result is an album that will introduce new listeners to legendary pieces of music, and is set to turn the heads of classical music fans.
For more info and buy check: www.ubiquityrecords.com
so strange! but it’s Shawn Lee 
little preview:
Tracklist
01. 1812 Overture
02. Swan Lake
03. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
04. Ride of the Valkyries
05. Gymnopedie No.1
06. Peter and the Wolf
07. Also Sprach Zarathustra
08. Flight of the Bumblebee
09. Bolero
10. In The Hall of the Mountain King
11. Romeo and Juliet
12. Funeral March
Devonwho & Mndsgn – Episodes
Posted by dOk | Filed under 2010, Electronic, Instrumental
LP comprised of tracks by Mndsgn and Devonwho made from 2007-2010. ‘Episodes’ is a precursor to a collaboration project between the two that will see the light later in 2011. Fore more info and buy check: www.klipmode.com
little preview:
Tracklist
01. Devonwho – Move
02. Mndsgn – Greyarea
03. Devonwho – Caramelo
04. Mndsgn – Dustgil
05. Devonwho – Whenitrainsitpoursagain
06. Mndsgn – Yeau
07. Devonwho – Squeez
08. Mndsgn – Brova-LucidAgain
09. Devonwho – Geekspeek
10. Mndsgn – Shortstaks
11. Devonwho – Ydiv
12. Mndsgn – AfterlifeSyndrome-Wundrs
13. Devonwho – Teller
14. Mndsgn – Kmptble
15. Devonwho – Pleasesundance
16. Mndsgn – Skape
17. Devonwho – Smkbrk
18. Mndsgn – Magikbullet
19. Mndsgn – She.raids
20. Mndsgn – Transmeds
21. Devonwho – Tranquilo
22. Mndsgn – LCD
23. Devonwho – Freakpalace
24. Mndsgn – Ovenpan-FewminutesLater
25. Devonwho – NimbusPDXmix
26. Mndsgn – Ovrwhere
27. Mndsgn – Quitesimple
28. Devonwho – Sold
29. Devonwho – Thequartet
Cosmopolyphonic Compilation
Posted by dOk | Filed under 2010
Cosmopolyphonic Radio are releasing their first compilation, sporting music from some of the most underhyped beatmakers around the planet. For more info and buy check: myspace.com/cosmopolyphonicradio
Tracklist
01. RLP – Six feat. Kez YM
02. Devonwho – tradewinds
03. ICHIRO_ – HUHU
04. Fujimoto Tetsuro – Avoyager
05. diyTokion – Fonknoir
06. mfp – digital love feat. Sarah Linhares
07. The Astronotes – Moonrise
08. fitz ambro$e – Grila Swing
09. SUPER SMOKY SOUL – Hidden Stage
10. Onra – Roger’s Waltz
11. Pepin – Mercury
12. Monkey_sequence.19 – Plummer jolly_
13. sauce81 – spaceshi*!
14. TOKiMONSTA – YO B!
15. Pursuit Grooves – Do What You Feel
16. Kay Suzuki – Move On feat.Duchy (Cosmopolymix)
17. Daisuke Tanabe – Invasion feat. May Roosevelt
18. Kan Sano – Elements Of Notice
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Souleance – Soupape E.P.
Posted by dOk | Filed under 2010
Souleance return with another EP packed full of quality, spread over SIX tracks. Following on from their highly acclaimed “Le Plaisir” and “Le Monde” EPs, “Soupape” is set to confirm the French duos burgeoning reputation. Beatmaker Fulgeance (Musique Large) and DJ Soulist (What The Funk?) have crafted six tracks of real quality here. From the melancholic 60s cinematic sounds of opener “Amourette”, via Brazilian-influenced chop-up “Passarinho” and “Automatico” to the unexpected electro-boogie of “Croque Madame and title track “Soupape”, plus dreamy banger “La Romance”, this EP has something for everyone – b-boy hip hoppers, wonky heads and Dam-U-Like boogie fams. Look out for their debut album in 2011 on First Word.
for more info and buy check: myspace.com/souleance – www.firstwordrecords.com
Tracklist
01. Amourette
02. Passarinho
03. Automatico
04. Soupape
05. Croque Madame
06. La Romance
Cercando di Addormentarsi #2
Posted by dOk | Filed under 2010
After the #1 (here) it’s time for the #2, jazz, jazz and jazz so close your eyes and enjoy….if you want 
Tracks played
Leroy Hutson – Cool Out
Walter Bishop Jr. – Coral Keys
Freddie Hubbard – You’re My Everything
Miles Davis – I Fall In Love Too Easily
Herbie Hancock – Little One
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers – Pisces
The Jazz Crusaders – Night Theme
Miroslav Vitous – Infinite Search
Bobby Hutcherson – Tranquillity
Pete La Roca – Lazy Afternoon
Billy Cobham – Heather
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Ornette Coleman – The Shape Of Jazz To Come
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1959, Jazz
As the 50s ended, Ornette Coleman became the new herald of the future of jazz, surpassing for a time, even John Coltrane. Intent on feeling and with often scant regard for technique, he plunged headlong into a musical form that defied categorization and dismayed orthodox musicologists. Especially aware of the blues, Coleman eschewed a rigid structure in the music and favoured instead explorations of its poetic content. Free jazz to Coleman and his followers was jazz freed not only from musical restraints but also from sociological and cultural parameters. This album demonstrates his radicalism and his awareness of both past and future jazz.
Tracklist
01. Lonely Woman
02. Eventually
03. Peace
04. Focus On Sanity
05. Congeniality
06. Chronology
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Bobby Hutcherson – The Kicker
Posted by dOk | Filed under 1963, Jazz
The same personnel who performed on Grant Green’s classic Idle Moments session in November 1963 reconvened for Bobby Hutcherson’s first recording as a leader one month later. The Kicker, however, was never released and waited more than 35 years to see the light of day. Thanks to reissue king Michael Cuscuna, we are now finally able to hear this swinging disc and marvel at yet another example of Hutcherson’s brilliance. Although this session is a bit more conservative than Dialogue, Hutcherson’s original released debut, this is an exquisite capsule of the Blue Note era and a crisp performance by all. Many of the tunes here have been recorded in various forms by other Blue Note artists, but this ensemble gives each cut its own distinctive treatment. Joe Henderson’s title track and “Step Lightly” are excellent examples of familiar tunes that are given a new flavor by this long-buried treasure of a disc. Also included is an energetic reading of the standard “If Ever I Would Leave You” and Joe Chamber’s “Mirrors,” both of which feature remarkable work by Hutcherson in his early development.
Tracklist
01. If Ever I Would Leave You
02. Mirrors
03. For Duke P.
04. The Kicker
05. Step Lightly
06. Bedouin
