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Freestyle crew members (EzBoy, Say Vegin, Howie & Outspan) and Friends
offer you the coolest tracks we discovered in
June 2002

say logo3.gif (5257 bytes) Say Vegin
e-mail:
bart@freestylegrooves.com
Nu Skool Singles
- b.Low : Croustillant Leger : Cheap
Finally found this essential piece of smokey electronica
- Hearts of Oak / Nepa Allstar : U R the One / The Way : Surplus promo
Debut 12" sampler from a new label with groovy broken-beat
- Sci-Clone : Close : People
People just keep em coming. Uptempo broken-beat for advanced dancefloors
- Blaktroniks : Movement:moment : Moving
Very sophisticated vocal nu-jazz, laidback and soulful
- Sci-Clone : Hold On / Lucid : Metalheadz
Super jazzy drum'n bass featuring Nathan Haines & Mark de Clive-Lowe
- Total Science : Murder EP : Reinforced
Could this be the missing link between jungle & broken-beat?
- Trevor Loveys : Moondust EP : Freerange
The 909 wizzard is back with some moog-filled nu-jazz
- Sci-Clone : Red Fever / Everywhere I Go : Metalheadz
Urban jungle with jazzy flavours flashback!
Nu Skool Albums
- KOOP : Waltz For Koop : JCR (review)
- Daiphlux : Mbrnjntfr : AIM Records
(review)
Old Skool
- Various : Apollo 2 - the divine compilation : Apollo 1995
One of the best ambient compilations, ever.
- 101 : Rock To The Beat : Speed 1988
Absolute new-beat classic, originally composed by Kevin Saunderson.
- D Train : You're the one for me : Rams Horn 1982
Funny Disco-Funk
Howard
e-mail:
howie@freestylegrooves.com
Singles & EPs of the month
1. FLUIDX: Change / Tension // Wave 2000
Comment: a dance floor filler house track.... nice one, repsect for people at 'Wave'
2. Pêng 20 'promo' // Peng
3. Tiefschwarz: Tru a Little Window // Classic 2001
4. Tiefschwarz: Holy Music // Edel 200?
5. Larry Heard: Praise // Track Mode Rec. 2002
Comment: find this one in Paris, for the GU freaks check the GU mix on B.side it's pretty cool :)
6. Glenn Underground: Your Life // Nite Life Collective 2001
Comment: for the GU freaks... a must ahve item... one more in my collection !!
7. ERB / Naked Soul feat.Glenn Underground on piano: Dub Come Down / etc... // l'amour 2000
8. Glenn Underground: Do It / It's Gone / Ball Chains // Force Inc. (US Edition) 1995
9. Restless Soul feat Valerie Etienne: Beautiful // People 2001
10.Matthias "Matty" Heilbronn: "Arriba, Abajo!" // Wave 2000
Comment: This one should be a classic in a few years!! respect, Heilbronn is one of my favorites!
11.Plaid: P-Brane EP // Warp 2002
Comment: BEST electro style record of the month! a trip a dream!!!!!!! WAP158
Albums of the month
1. Tommy S.(Antwerpen) presents: Somethin' 4the soul // 25/04/2002
Comment: great housy-disco mix CD from our friend from Antwerp! contact him for a copy at:tommy.s@wol.be
2. Disco Not Disco 2, letfield disco classics from the NY underground comp. by Joey Negro + sean p // Strut 2002
3. REQ: Sketchbook // Warp 2002
Comment: so chill, so guite, so warm and so good!! an "must have" soft electro album.
4. Koop: Waltz For Koop // Jazzanova Compost Records 2001
Comment: saw them life at Club Kreun (Kortrijk) , life they also rullezzzz!!!
(review)
5. Jazzanova: in between // Jazzanova Compost Rec.2002
Comment: great soulfull album!!!
(review)
6. Bjorn Torske: Trobbel // Tellé Rec. 2001
Comment: dammm it isn't house but soft elctro-chill stuff!! cool album!
(review)
7. Owenjay: music for coolin or tan //2002
mixed by a friend from Malta his music slection and mixes are more then delicious!!! repsect! check his site: www.owenjay.com
8. Sven Van Hees: Calypso // L E A (NEWS) 2002
Comment: new lounge album of Sven Van Hees.
Electronic classics of the month
1. Artificial Intelligence II // Warp 1994
2. Artificial Intelligence Various // Warp 1992
2. Black Dog Productions: Bytes // Warp 1993
Oldies of the month
1. ASHFORD & SIMPSON: Stay Free // Warner Bros Rec. 1979
2. David Holmes (Various artists): Come Get It I Got It (un-mixed double vinyl) // 13 amp 2002
Comment: it's a new release but David H. did a fine selection on this compilation of rare funk, jazz, oldies tracks from the 60's. wit artist like: Sixto rodriguez,Ray Bryant,Betty Adams and many more... if you like them but you don't want to spend 100 of euro's it's clear this compilation si a fine alternative!!!
   
ezgr.gif (46613 bytes) EZ Boy
e-mail: bruno@freestylegrooves.com
new discoveries
U.B.'s revenge : Superstar (is what ur) : Electric Souls
- Nice eighties styled phat funky grooves
Dustin : Knackered planet ep : Pork
- Blend of nujazz, broken beat and other original Pork cookings
Fini Dolo feat. Sonja Sohn : Heart beat : People
- Once more, People's creativity you can't miss, even twice
Spaceboys vs Lay & Quackerman : Afro comet : Lupeca
- Deep percussion driven housy grooves
Landslide : Hear my people : Hospital
- Delicate blend of jungle, triphop and some nu jazz ingredients
ez goes back into spacetime with oldskool goodies
Audio Science : 2 1/2 orbits later 
- On my trip to deep space phase 1
The Saafi Bros : Supervision
- On my trip to deep space phase 2
Global Communication : 14.31 
- Reaching deep space destination 
Benge: 6"11 
- Floating at space destination
Aural float : Zwei G
- experiencing the unbearable lightness of space