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Say Vegin e-mail: bart@freestylegrooves.com |
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- KV5 : Intimate Soul EP : Prolifica Double 10" with some very nice 'n soulfull nu-jazz - Arovane : I.O. EP : DIN One of his first releases, dark electronica - Dabrye : Selections: One/Three : Ghostly International Smokey electronics with jazzy influences - Funkstörung : Funkentstört : Compost - Drexciya : The Return of Drexciya : Underground Resistance Aaah the spacey electro sound of the Drexciyan underwater world. Respect to the memory of James "Drexciya" Stinson who passed away a couple of days ago. - Daiphlux : Cowboy Style : AIM Records - Laulurastas : Onni / Versio : Rikos - Various : Native Sampler Three : Theory Atmospheric techno sampler featuring John Tejada, Nuron, ... |
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| Nu Skool Albums | |
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- Various : Co-Operation Session II : COOP
(review) - Various : The Cosmic Forces Of Mu : Planet Mu An eclectic selection of this label's music going from ambient and breakbeats to electronics and heavy breakcore. - Philus : Tetra : Sähkö A minimalistic ambient album consisting solely of test tones and pulses - Chicago Underground Duo : 12° of Freedom : Thrill Jockey Very experimental jazz with hints of post-rock - Asa-Chang & Junray : Jun Ray Song Chang : Leaf Weird experiments in combining traditional chinese music with modern ambient |
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| Old Skool | |
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- Phenomyna : Into the other World : ART 1994 Innovative spacey ambient-techno with appearances from Nuron, RedCell (B12) and Future/Past - Fatal Attraction : Music to be Murdered by : Music Man 1989 Classic new-beat track - Change : Sharing Your Love : Polydor 1982 - Incognito : JazzFunk : Ensign 1981 (review) |
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Howard e-mail: howie@freestylegrooves.com |
| Singles & EPs of the month | |
| 1. Blaze: Seasons of Love // Nite Grooves 1998 Comment: for me this is a classic! 2. Daniel Paul: outta space // mermaid 2001 Comment: check also the older released record on mermaid --> slope! repect to Daniel Paul I meet in berlin! 3. Soca: Invitation to... // Soulcamp 2000 Comment: nice one Werner!!! 4. Cheap Charly's excursion: Original mix (K& N) // Soulcamp 1999 Comment: very very deep stuff!! hmmm.... 5. Willie Bobo: Spanish Greace (Dorfmeister and.. mix) +original // Verve 2002 Comment: originaly from 1965 and know so expensive to find the original it's a good deal to buy this re-isue with also the very nice remix by Dorfmeister and co. 7. Koop: Summer Sun // Jazzanova Compost Records 2001 Comment: again nice shot from Koop , their definition is jazz with electronic influences! 8. Theo Parrish: You Forgot // Sound Signature 2001 Comment: dammm record!! fuck it! so good! 9. Matthias "Matty" Heilbronn: S.O.E. "I'm Feelin' High Tonght" // Chez 2002 Comment: as usual chez+mattty= quality 10.Soul Camp: Quint Essenz // Patt Recordings 2002 Comment: hey friends! this is a killer one! produced by Werner and on Ralph's label gives you like a :"must have" record!! 11.Ralph Lock (75 Moods feat.Dexter Porter): My Love (Promo) // Discos Flamingo 2002 Comment: I ahd this track already a few month's in mp3, Ralph let me hear it in pre-release! and I stay on my point this track is a house love song... when I lsiten to it, I would be in Berlin. When Ralph tolled me the first time Berlin have somethin' magic I didn't get the point... Know I really understadn what he mean, it's totaly diferent with the rest of Germany a mixture ot the past and present totaly in harmoney.... respect for this one! On of the records of this year!!! Btw: Christina'Haze' should be happy with this track!! I'm sure! |
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| Albums of the month | |
| 1. The Shrine Afrobeat , the funkiest music ever made // ocho music 2000 Comment: very funky stuff! thx dad for learning me to know this inrisistable funky shit!! with artist such as: Fela Anukupalo Kuti, Mulato Astataque,Kapa Deck and many more!! 2. Recloose: Cardiology // !K7 / Planet E 2002 Coomment: nice work. 3. Coming Home II // Stereo Deluxe 2002 Comment: nice chill-out, jazzy-housy compilation! 4. Agent K: feed the cat // Laws of Motion Rec. 2002 Comment: one word: EXCELENT! hmmm like this album! 4. Drexciya: Harnessed The Storm // Tresor 2002 Comment: Nice electro! check it! Respect to the memory of James "Drexciya" Stinson who passed away a couple of days ago. 5. Isan : clockwork menagerie // Isan 2002 6. frank Martiniq: pmf acht // Polimorf (mehrwert rec.) 2000 7. Biosphere: Cirque // Touch 2000 8. Murcof: Martes // Leaf 2002 9. Jimpster: Domestic Science // Kudos rec. 2002 10.Peace Orchestra: Reset // G-Stoned 2002 11.Radio Boy: The Mechanics of Destruction // Accidental records 2002 Comment: nice one from Herbert! check on the accidental web-site you can have this cd for free!! just send an envelope to the UK! great stuff and GOD thx to this label and M.Herbert for the free music!!! respect! |
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| Classic of the month | |
| 1.In order to dance 5 // R&S 1994 Comment: Finally I got it!!!! this is the 3 CD limited box version with that special led watch in side the plexy box!! the collector item! |
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EZ Boy e-mail: bruno@freestylegrooves.com |
| new 12" discoveries : electrifying nu-jazzfunk | |
| - Transcendent Minds : Phoenix : Karmagiraffe - Stockholm Cyclo : Electronic Ghetto Twist : Raw Fusion - Acimo : Framework : Lab Records - Trevor Loveys : Moondust : Freerange records - Total Science : Strop : Skindeep |
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| new album discoveries | |
| - Cai Bojsen Moller : Supersonic jazz session : APR Sounds scifinujazz - Friedman & Liebezeit : Secret Rhythms : Nonplace Records experijazz - Nils Petter Molvaer : NP3 : Sula Rec northeurojazz - Nils Landgren & Esbjorn Svensson : Layers of light : ACT Music mellojazz - Aural Float : Freefloat : Elektrolux nuspace |
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| old rediscoveries | |
| - Aphrosia Technubian : Unhouse : Balihu Midnineties electrifying discohouse - Move D & Pete Namlook : Down at the ECM where we chill : FAX Midnineties space travelling - Maxwell : Ascension : Columbia Midnineties soulfunk deepness - The Orb : Little Fluffy clouds : Island Early nineties organic electronic music - Bob James : Night crawler : Tappan Tee Records Seventies instrumental jazzfunk |
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