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Say Vegin e-mail: bart@freestylegrooves.com |
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Seiji feat. Lyric L : Loose Lips / 3Dom : Bitasweet Superb maxi with experimental R&B and atmospheric broken-beat Big Bang : Pressure : Arision Nu-millenium funk with great keyboards The Soulsavers : Beginning To See The Dark : City Rockers Weird and undefinable yet accessible downtempo music, originality is key here Delarosa + Asora : Crush The Sight-seers : Pearineel Thanks to Howie for this one, nice clicks 'n ambient Difusion : Shadows On The Sun : FarOut Quirky melodies and funky rhythms Prefuse 73 : The '92 vs '02 Collection : Warp Not as "in your face" as the previous, but the production quality on this one is impeccibale ISAN : Exquisite Honeyed Tart / Hugs now ... : Static Caravan Two more analogue electronica beauties Barbara Morgenstern and Robert Lippok : untitled : Series 500 Savath+Savalas : The Rolls & Waves EP : Hefty Markant : M-05 : Markant Glenn Underground : Tech Jazz House : Headphoniq |
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Nautilis : Sketches : Planet Mu
(review) Various : Documenta.II : Agenda A new subdivision of Peacefrog, with a brilliant compilation of post-rock and electro-acoustic music. Múm : Finally We Are No One : Fat Cat (review) Various : Men With Boxes : DUB Great follow-up to Nummer Drie with more crunchy and melodic electronics. Takagi Masakatsu : Eating : Karaoke Kalk Very chilled ambient with acoustic elements and a jazzy undertone Various : Urban Fusion - The Awakening : State of the Art The masters of funky jungle (Solid State) are at it again! Dissent : Bleeding Together : Wide Hive (review) Various : Alex Attias presents The Chromatic Universe : Visions Inc. Nice overview of the releases on this Italian nu-jazz label Quantic : Apricot Morning : Tru Toughts Funky breaks and jazzy licks Kosmozo : Na Orbite : (Demo CD) A new project based in Ghent, blending 80s electro and 00s electronics |
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Spacetime Continuum : Sea Biscuit : Astralwerks 1994 Essential Jonah Sharp production, must-have lush ambient. Channel X : Rave The Rhythm : Beat Box 1991 Breakbeat rave music at it's best The Players Association : We Got The Groove : Vanguard 1980 Cool disco-funk Cheryl Lynn : s/t : Columbia 1978 Featuring the well-known Got To Be Real |
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Howard e-mail: howie@freestylegrooves.com |
| Singles & EPs of the month | |
| 1. savath+salvas: the rolls and waves ep // hefty records 2002 Comment: just beautifull electronics!!! 2. Delarosa and Asora: crush the sight-seers // hefty records 1999-2002 Comment: damm quality!!! 3. John Tejada & Titonton Duvanté: Freaky Deaky EP // Residual Rec.2001 Comment: they did already a mix between techno and soft electronics on the Palette label! Here they are again on Titonton's Label! check it! 4. Barabara Morgenstern & Robert Lippok: Series 500 (Ser.516) // Domino Rec.2002 Comment: on of the Serie500 records! melodic soft electronics!!! enjoy! 5. Fragmentorchestra: ep section one // Schema Records 2001 6. Davidson Ospina: Chronicles // Henry Street 1996 Comment: finaly I got this damm fuckin' great deep-house record!!!! damm good! 7. Davidson Ospina: Chronicles III // Henry Street 1997 Comment: this one also really rullez!!! 8. Club Session: Dance To Heaven 'PROMO' // Chez 2001 Comment: cool record , check also chez 013 "Club Session :don't move"!!! |
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| Albums of the month | |
| 1. em:t2000 (a celebration of the creative spiritual process) // Instinct Records 1995 Comment: a double CD em:t compilation!! wahhhhh a compilation with all their greatest tracks and artisits! 2. µ-ziq: Bluff Limbo // Rephlex 1994 Comment: killer electronic classic!!! 3. Playtime ,12 pure 70's jazz-funk tracks // Superclasse 2000 Comment: classe funk!!! and the track Aquarian Dream: You're a star!!!!!!!!! (review) 4. Polygon Window : Surfing on Sine Waves 're-issue' 2000 + 2 extra tracks // Warp 1992(2000) Comment: re-isue of the one of the coolest albums Aphex ever made + 2 extra tracks! 5. Nautilis: are you an axolotl // Planet-Mu 2002 Comment: crazy electronic on the label of U-ziq!!!! 6. Mum: finally we are no one // fat-cat 2002 Comment: (see review) excelent down-tempo friendly-soft electronics!!! zzzz.... (review) 7. LFO: Advance // Warp 1996 |
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| Classic of the month | |
| 1. Cerrone: give me love // Malligator 1978 Comment: this is the 45t version, but on the album you can find the track supernature dammm a killer! 2. Sugarhill Gang: Rapper's Delight // Vogue 1979 Comment: remember Master G., Wonder Mike and Big Hank , dammmm where is the time!!! 3. Cerrone 3: Supernature // Maligator 1977 Comment: killer album with killer tracks give me love and SUPERNATURE!!! dammm you need to ahve it! check: www.cerrone.net |
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EZ Boy e-mail: bruno@freestylegrooves.com |
| New discoveries : A selection ready for misty and hazy autumn days | |
| Adham Shaikh : Ascend : - Drift : Arc-en-ciel : Socari Legion the green men : Beyond the borderless : Socari Original Rockers : Mecca of Space : Beyond Move D & Pete Namlook : Nanotube : FAX Metamatics : Heretogo : Neouijia Omicron : Nightfall : Instinct BPMF : Funky sunday with my baby : - |
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