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Freestyle crew
members (EzBoy, Say Vegin, Howie & Outspan) and Friends
offer you the coolest tracks we discovered in January
2002
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EZ Boy real name: Bruno Fierens a.k.a.: B.F. icq n°: 2665138 e-mail: bruno@freestylegrooves.com |
| Nu millenium stuff | |
| 1. Senking : Ping thaw : Karaoke Kalk - Low frequency dark ambient explorations 2. V.A. : Volume Transmission : Worm Interface - Crispy hitec electronica 3. E*vax : Parking lot music : Audio Dreg Recordings - Futuristic electronic abstractizm 4. Pete Namlook : Air 2 : Fax - The official Air successor |
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| Past millenium stuff | |
| 1. Whodini : Magic's Wand : 1982 - Thomas Dolby production all the way fun and crazy 2. T-Connection : Tonigh's the night : 1983 - One of the finest eighties labels Capitol with T-Connection's slick grooviness 3. Pino D'Angio : Okay, okay : 1981 - It has a touch of commercialism, but at least it has the Pino voice touch :) 4. Jimmy 'Bo' Horne : Dance across the floor : 1979 - To forget todays boredom in music, let's just dance across the floor with Jimmy |
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Howard real name: Howard Djalti a.k.a.: Howie icq n°: 34040960 e-mail: howie@freestylegrooves.com |
| Singles & EPs of the month | |
| 1. Jon Cutler feat. E-man: It's Yours // Legato (Distant Music) 2001 Comment: very nice one, already out a few month's on Distant, now licend in belgium on Legato! 2. Protocol: ndc e.p. // Isophlux Rec. 1999 Comment: Finally got that one :), nice elctro-chill, thx to BF & Bart for the tip! 3. The Deep Funk Mob: GB's groove / I had a dream (Promo) // ???? 2001 Comment: yeah?? what the fxxk!? GB's groove....? if you listen to it you got it: GB=George Benson....hmmmm , yes nice promo house maxo with sample of GB master of the 70's. 4. Mayaku: nubian noghts // Wha? (WGW) 2001 Comment: Yes! from Antwerp..... Wha? is a sublabel of WGW with samples of roots music.... just listen! 5. Abicah Soul Project: Abicah Soul // Wha? (WGW) 2001 Comment: Also new release on Wha? very nice soft house wih instrumental parts! specially for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! there is a GU remix!!!! so Gu collectors run to your store of WGW website. (review) 6. Ashley Beedle: Re-edit Series 001 // Strut 2001 Comment: A.Beedle bring us al 70's tracks back on re-press and re-worked! nice tracks: 7. Brainstorm: Journey To light,Isaac Haynes: I Can't Turn Around 8. Soldiers of Twilight: Drive One // Serial 2001 9. united orchestra: this is the way / once in a blue moon... // Seasons Recordings 2001 10.S.U.M.O: Down with the sumo's (part 1) // Seasons Recordings 2001 11.Alexander East: I Gravitate 2 U // Aroma 2001 12.Zap Mama: Rafiki (The Lance Desardi Remix) // Aroma 2001 13.Kerri Chandler feat. E-man: Brooklyn (where I live) // Sfere Recordings 2001 |
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| Albums of the month | |
| 1. The Soul of Science 2: Comp. by Kirk D. & ian O'Brien // Logic Records 2001 Comment: afther there 1first great comp. of Jazz , Funk and Electronics here is the second one... 'high' quality stuff :) 2.dj deep & julien jabre bno tracks: the deep // Basnotic Records 1999 Comment: nice collection of full time bno tracks! 3.Chris Simmonds presents: The Cross Section Collective // Cross Section 1999 Comment: deep and housy tracks mixed by the amster of Cross Section Mr.Simonds respect! |
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| Oldie of the month | |
| Herbie Hancock: Feets Don't Fail Me Now //CBS 1979 | |
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Say Vegin real name: Bart Holvoet a.k.a.: El Barto icq n°: 11995924 e-mail: bart@freestylegrooves.com |
| Nu Skool | |
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- Struttura : Better Emotional Than Clean EP : ST1
(review) - The Other People Place : Lifestyles of the Laptop Café : Warp Spacey electro, Detroit style. Produced by Drexciya! - Abicah Soul Project feat Glenn Underground : Abicah Soul : Wha? Roots (review) - Unknown Forces : Possible Cult Soundtrack to a film that will never be filmed : Dreamlogic Title says it all really :) - dj Frane : Frane's Fantastic Boatride : GoodVibe Jazzy breakbeats with some kind of cartoon scenario serving as a concept - Jackal / Godhead : Out on a Limb EP : Fragments Abstract beats with spacey atmosphere |
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| Mid Skool | |
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- Kruder & Dorfmeister : Black Baby : !K7 Prototype future-jazz track from the original 12" - Pete Namlook : Air / You : Music Man / Fax All time classic ambient production ... - Akotcha : Sound Burger : Pork (review) - D*Note : Babel : Dorado Very eclectic in tempo changes, but never loses the acid-jazz atmosphere |
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| Old Skool | |
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- Loose Ends : So where are you? : Virgin 1985 Hangin' on a String, Sweetest Pain, ... essential 80s grooves - George Benson : In Flight : Warner 1977 Supa slick jazz-funk album, surprisingly good quality - B.B.&Q. Band : Main Attraction : Cooltempo 1985 - B.B.&Q. Band : Genie : Break Records 1985 |
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Outspan |
| funk funk funk (and a bit of electro) chart |
| 1. Playtime : 10 pure 70s jazzfunk tracks
: superclasse Nice collection of rather rare jazfunk tracks. The selection features stuff that goes from cheesy to disco-a-like. The "dance of the honey-bee and the funky fly" gets the prize of funkiest title while Aquarian Dream "You're a star" is the definite essential on this compilation. 2. One Way : lady : MCA Please Mr. Groove. Won't you come back? (to the new millenium please) 3. Beige : non-profit 12" : Beige Clear meets Lackluster. Funk oozes out of this distorted electro. When the sound of a rubber duck replaces the saxophone you know something weird is going on. 4. The Blackbyrds : better days : Fantasy Nice production by professor Donald Byrd and his students. "What's on your mind" sounds a bit like Byrd's own funk-essentials like "Change". "Don't know what to say" is classic on this album. If you ever don't know what to say - shut up and listen! 5. Tom Browne : thighs grip : Arista Browne does more than funkin' for jamaica. He gets touchy with the girls in this groovy early 80s production. Dave Grusin provides the nice keys to go with Browne's might trumpet. |
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Tommy
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| Vinyl fresh from the shops (not necessarily fresh from the vinyl cutters!) | |
| 1)Brainstorm : Journey To The Light(Danny Krivit re-edit series) / Strut Couldn't get this one out of my mind last month,very funky with lots of soul, on the B side a mediocre Isaac Hayes cut. 2)Lamont Dozier : Going Back To My Roots / Castle Music Heard this one for the first time in a set of Dj Spectron (Switzerland),it made me say:"fuck Oddysey!" this version has much more feeling in it and is also musically superior,the outro is also very nice with African chanting. 3)Mayaku : Nubian Nights / Wha? The latest by Antwerp superheroes Mayaku (Marius,Jan,Koen) 2 great groovy tracks + bonus beats,tip! 4)Marshall Jefferson : Move Your Body / Simply12 Classic of classics! I had a good laugh watching Marshall explain this was the house music anthem back in the days, i saw it in the a new tv program named "pump up the volume" (Ch4 uk) about the history of house,you can dload it from the deephousepage forum or click <http://deephousepage.com/pumpupthevolume.ram> to see it now. 5)Dimitri Vossen : Sunny Meadows / Wha? Very versatile Ep by Dimitri of oase de pleasure,4 funky tracks,my favourite 1 is "roller boogie at troca king's". Watch this guy! 6)Nick Holder : Summer Daze / NRK Discovered this one while listening to one of Sven Van Hees' Dj sets,it's a very uplifting mellow track,if you could put a hot summer evening on vinyl this would be it. 7)Atjazz : It's Complete Part1 / Mantis Recordings Chilled out jazzy broken beats,sssswwweeeeett. 8)ADNY & The persuader : Quarter Of A Century part 2/3 / Earthtones Cool deeeephouse with a techy edge,just the way i like 'em. 9)Hanna : Te Deum EP / Silver Network Yummy deep mellow grooves. 10)Jon Cutler Feat. E-Man : It's Yours / Chez The catchy groove and E-man's cool vocals make this one "the" clubhit of the past few months,ok maybe the 2nd clubhit,after finally :) but nevertheless lots and lots of bootyshaking has been done on this track! |
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| Albums of the month | |
| Little Louie Vega : Mad Styles And Crazy Visions / BBE Maybe not one of the newest compilations/mixcds around but most certainely one of the best! the track selection is simply amazing, there's my beat by blaze, dancing in outer space by atmosfear; the player by first choice, life is changing by Cricco Castelli and much more, essential in every cd collection. Cricco Castelli : Streetlife / Hiptonic Ok,there might be a few tracks on it of lesser quality but as a whole this cd is one big party from start to end. |
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| Funky Flashback | |
| Roy Ayers : Coffy / Polydor (1973) Forget shaft! this soundtrack is blaxploitation at it's best...coffy is the color,coffy is the color, coffy is the color of your skin,coffy is the world you live in...coffy is feelin' something deep coffeeeeeeeey Dexter Wansel : Life On Mars/The Sweetest Pain / Philadelphia International (1976) 2 killers! |
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