VA - Cut Chemist Presents Rare Equations

A pretty hard to find breaks/funk/soul mixtape compiled by the legend that is Cut Chemist. The quality tracklisting says it all really...

Tracklisting
01 Cut Chemist - Suspended Introduction
02 Young Holt Unlimited - Wah Wah Man
03 Donald Byrd - The Emporer
04 Ahmad Jamal - Misdemeanor
05 Jimmy Smith - I'm Gonna Love You
06 Dave Matthews - Sandworms
07 The Fatback Band - Gotta Learn How To Dance
08 Roy Ayers Ubiquity - The Black Five
09 The Meters - Hey Last Minute
10 Cut Chemist - Motherlude feat. Biz Markie
11 King Ericsson - Back From The Dead
12 James Brown - Nose Job
13 Watts 103rd St Rhythm Band - Giggin' Down 103rd
14 Dyke & The Blazers - Bull Dyke
15 Cut Chemist - Reconstruction Rebelution
16 The 9th Creation - Bubble Gum
17 Monk Higgins - On The Hill feat. Chali 2na
18 Mel Brown - Son Of A Preacher Man
19 Andre Previn - Executive Party
20 Olympic Runners - Grab It
21 Rufus Thomas - Funky Bird
22 Bar-Kays - Humpin'
23 The Meters - Funky Miracle
24 Jimmy Smith - Root Down
25 Kool & The Gang - Give It Up
26 Lonnie Smith - Spinning Wheel
27 Cut Chemist - Jackin' Bruce
28 Cut Chemist - Untitled
29 Cut Chemist - (Tim V. Westwood)

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VA - David Mancuso Presents The Loft Vol 2

These comps are now long out of print and are fetching 'big bucks' on the used market with some prices I've seen exceeding £200 for a CD! That is a lot of money but almost understandable since a lot of the tracks on this are pretty hard to come by and Nuphonic going bankrupt obviously didn't help. Whats also sad is that these Loft comps were the best selling items in their catalogue supposedly. Sav (one of the owners) went on to start Tirk Recordings however, which is carrying on in the same tradition as Nuphonic and is/has been releasing some excellent stuff which I highly recommend you check out. If you've never heard about David Mancuso, The Loft or some of the great artists/music on these comps before, then hopefully this is a great introduction to go & find out more about them. Enjoy.

Early - CD 1
01 Fred Wesley - House Party (Full Length Version)
02 Geraldine Hunt - Can't Fake The Feeling (Original 12" Mix)
03 Demis Roussos - L.O.V.E. Got A Hold On Me
04 D-Train - Keep On (Vocal)
05 Jah Wobble, Jaki Liebezeit & Holger Czukay - How Much Are They?
06 Barrabas - Woman
07 Sandee - Notice Me
08 Johnny Hammond - Los Conquistadores Chocolates
09 Tamiko Jones - Can't Live Without Your Love (Full Length Version)
10 Eddie Kendricks - Girl You Need A Chance Of Mind

Late - CD 2
01 Nuyorican Soul - The Nervous Track (Ballsy Mix)
02 Soulboy - Harmonica Track (Generation Mix)
03 The Salsoul Orchestra - 212 North 12th
04 Dinosaur L - #5 (Go Bang!)
05 Willie Colon - Set Fire To Me (Latin Jazzbo Version)
06 Joe Gibbs - Chapter Three
07 Holy Ghost - Walk On Air (Sun And Moon Mix)
08 Steve Miller Band - Macho City
09 The Orb - Little Fluffy Clouds
10 Dorothy Morrison - Rain

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VA - David Mancuso Presents The Loft

As you know already, I like 'borrowing' other peoples reviews (mainly because mine are shit) . This review on Discogs sums it up nicely: "Both Loft compilations (Vols 1 & 2) are essential pieces of Dance music history containing a wealth of amazing records spanning Disco, Soul, Funk, House, Dub, Disco Not Disco, Electronica, African Funk....They have exposed me to so many artists that I wouldn't have even contemplated or considered coming under the banner of Dance music. That's probably what was so amazing about clubs like The Loft and DJs such as David Mancuso, Larry Levan etc they played and broke great records regardless of their genre. They just had a philosophy of great music that you could dance to. They could drop music with guitars and get people dancing. There is too much pigeon-holing of music these days, going to a club just to check a DJ that plays one narrow style of music, no matter how great he/she is. There is so much fantastic music across the board that clubs should take a leaf out of the Loft's book and get back to basics playing great music regardless of the genre! RESPECT to David Mancuso, Larry Levan and all the DJs who followed in their footsteps."

Tracklisting - CD 1
01 Risco Connection - Ain't No Stopping Us Now
02 Loose Joints - It's All Over My Face
03 Patti LaBelle - The Spirits In It
04 The Winners - Get Ready for the Future
05 Dexter Wansel - Life On Mars
06 Crown Heights Affair - Say a Prayer for Two (US Remixed Version)
07 T.W. Funkmasters - Love Money
08 Manfriday - Love Honey, Love Heartache (Larry Levan Vocal Mix)
09 Ednah Holt - Serious, Sirius Space Party (Club Version)

CD 2
01 The Resonance - Yellow Train
02 Fingers INC - Mystery of Love (Instrumental)
03 Ten City - Devotion (Bam Bam's House Mix)
04 Karma - High Priestess
05 Manu Dibango - Soul Makossa
06 War - City Country City
07 Ashford & Simpson - Stay Free
08 Sun Palace - Rude Movements
09 Brian Briggs - Aeo (Pts 1 & 2)

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VA - Serie Noire 2: Dark Pop And New Beat

Compiled and mixed by Mo & Benoelie (aka The Glimmers).

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01 Boytronic - Bryllyant
02 Savage Progress - My Heart Begins To Beat
03 Blancmange - The Game Above My Head
04 The Nick Straker Band - Straight Ahead (Instr. Reprise)
05 Green Fridge Music - Da Best
06 Precious - Definition Of A Track
07 Adonis - No Way Back
08 Crash Course In Science - Flying Turns
09 Green Velvet - Coitus
10 Die Warzau - Strike To The Body (Lil Louis' Body Blow Mix)
11 Fingers Inc. - I'm Strong (Instr.)
12 Liaisons Dangereuses - Peut Etre ... Pas
13 Giorgio Moroder - Evolution
14 Easy Going - Fear
15 Bobby O - She Has A Way
16 Sandy Steele - Mind Your Own Business
17 P.I.L - Death Disco (Megga Mix)
18 Rheingold - Dreiklangsdimensionen
19 The Passions - I'm In Love With A German Filmstar

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VA - Serie Noire: Dark Pop And New Beat

Another personal favourite of mine. A superb compilation of Italo-Disco, Electro, Synth-Pop and New Beat compiled & mixed by Mo & Benoelie (aka The Glimmers) & Dirk (Eskimo) . "Serie Noire, an ongoing collection of groundbreaking electronic dance music from the [recent] past, is here to reinstate the value of long-lost dance collectives, producers and bands who once [or repeatedly] hit the mark and proved to be hugely influential for generations to come. Culled from different timezones and non-aligned scenes, the tracks all have the same brooding, ominous feeling about them...fusing cold Kraftwerkian robotic beats with primitive funk, or pasting sinewy squelches onto calculated rhythm patterns, a batch of wayward musicians devised the kind of music that felt strangely detached but couldn't help but get under everyone's skin." Part 2 coming soon.

Tracklisting
01 Logic System - Unit
02 The Pool - Jamaica Running
03 Will Powers - Adventures In Success
04 Alan Parsons Project - Mammagamma (Instrumental Version)
05 A Split Second - Flesh
06 Snowy Red - Euroshima / Wardance
07 Section 25 - Looking From A Hilltop
08 Jump - Funkatarium
09 Metro Area - Miura
10 My Mine - Hypnotic Tango (Instrumental Version)
11 Grauzone - Film 2
12 Vicious Pink - 8.15 To Nowhere
13 Executive Slacks - The Bus
14 John Carpenter - The End
15 Kissing The Pink - Big Man Restless (Original Extended Version)
16 Carlos Peron - Nothing Is True, Everything Is Permitted
17 C Cat Trance - Shake The Mind

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VA - Grass Roots: Ashley Beedle - Musical Influences and Inspirations

One of my favourite compilations. Every track on this is a killer. I highly recommend purchasing it if you like it since both the packaging & liner notes are also excellent. A SGM classic.







Tracklisting
01 Windy City - Introduction (Windy City Theme)
02 Gil Scott Heron & Brian Jackson - The Liberation Song (Red, Black and Green)
03 Rufus with Chaka Khan - Sweet Thing
04 Rare Pleasure - Let me Down Easy (12" Disco Version)
05 Four Below Zero - My Baby's Got ESP (Special Disco Version)
06 Blue Magic - Welcome To The Club
07 Stan Ivory And His Omnificent Orchestra - Stan's Theme
08 Freddie Hubbard - Gibraltar
09 Lafayette Afro Rock Band - Hihache
10 Son Of Bazerk Feat. No Self Control + The Band - J Dub's Theme
11 Canned Interlude
12 Gwen McCrae - Doin' It
13 Grace Jones - Feel Up (Original U.S. 12" Version)
14 Will Powers - Adventures In Success (Dub Copy)
15 Tullio De Piscopo - Stop Bajon... Primavera

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VA - Gilles Peterson Presents Petit Dejeuner Au Lit!

One of a limited edition series of compilations made for Habitat by various artists. "As important as it is to have a wholesome breakfast in the morning, music plays an equally important role in your day's commencement. I need space and calm, I need folk and song. Included here is a collection of tunes that enhanced my breathing these last few turbulent London months". Gilles Peterson '05

Tracklisting
01 Micatone - Nomad
02 Me'Shell Ndegéocello - May This Be Love
03 Anthony Johnson - Man Is The Baby
04 Tunng - Tale From Black
05 Doves - Someday Soon
06 Liz Wright - Old Man
07 Phoebe - Looking For A Man
08 Roger Robinson - Dream Keepa
09 Elmore Judd - Kinky
10 Urbs - So Weit
11 Dante & Dhula - Why Do The Wicked Ones Rule
12 Felix Laband - Minka
13 Quintessence - Ballad In 6/8 (The Masters)
14 Alberto Favero - Tercer Movimento
15 Hocus Pocus - J'aimerais (Ijkl...Nop)

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VA - Journeys By DJ Present Gilles Peterson & Norman Jay: Desert Island Mix

A legendary mix CD compiled by Gilles and Norman back in '97. I believe it was re-released a few years ago though so is easier to come by. Some great tracks on both CD's but I think I'd have to choose Norman Jay's disc 2 mix over Gilles' since the tunes are mostly classics anyway which always stand the test of time better.



Tracklisting - Gilles Peterson CD 1
1-01 Mark Murphy - Dingwalls
1-02 Letta Mbulu - What's Wrong With Grooving
1-03 Pnu Riff - Comfy Club
1-04 Juryman v Spaceman - Submersible
1-05 Ballistic Brothers - Love Supreme
1-06 Buscemi - Yves Eaux
1-07 Jazzanova - Fedime's Flight
1-08 Kevin Yost - One Starry Night
1-09 Los Quatros Diablos - Carnival Supreme
1-10 Roy Davis Jr feat. Peven Everett - Gabriel
1-11 Blaze - My Beat
1-12 Bel-Air Project - Jazz With Altitude
1-13 Breakbeat Era - Breakbeat Terror
1-14 Roni Size - It's Jazzy
1-15 Priest - Disorientation
1-16 I-Cube - Ding Ding Ding
1-17 Drop Zone Productions - Wondering
1-18 Rotary Connection - Black Gold Of The Sun

Tracklisting - Norman Jay CD 2
2-01 Carl Davis & Chi-Sound Orchestra - Windy City Theme
2-02 Patti Jo - Make Me Believe In You
2-03 Voices Of East Harlem - Wanted Dead, Or Alive
2-04 Red Cloud & Digital Hemp - Afro Latin Concrete
2-05 Family Tree - Family Tree (Disco Version)
2-06 Key-Matic - Breakin' In Space
2-07 Most Wanted - Calm Down
2-08 Hall & Oates - Maneater
2-09 Brooklyn Transit Express - If It Don't Turn You On
2-10 Voices Of East Harlem - Little People
2-11 East Harlem Bus Stop - Watermelon Man
2-12 Anorak Trax - Jammin' To The End Of Time
2-13 Alexander Robotnick - Love Supreme
2-14 Nerissa - Stars
2-15 Ballistic Brothers - Blacker Revisited
2-16 Denzil Dumpy Rice - De-Funky Dumpy
2-17 The Truth All Stars - The Truth

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VA - Talkin' Loud Sampler

Heres an old but great compilation (sampler to be precise) that I've been feeling again. From 1999 but still remarkably fresh sounding. More excellent GP compiled stuff to follow.







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01 MJ Cole - Sanctuary
02 Femi Kuti - Truth Don Die (Nu Yorican Soul Mix)
03 Incognito - Fearless
04 U.F.O - Flying Saucer (Kings Of Tomorrow Remix)
05 Raw Deal - Thief's Hour
06 Krust - Second Movement
07 Innerzone Orchestra - Blakula
08 Terry Callier - When My Lady Danced

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VA - Romanian Jazz

Whilst I'm posting the Polish one, heres another great comp in the series. “As if by magic, Jazzanova, Stephan Steigleder and Khidja from Bukarest, Romania, found an unexplored record archive in the east, called Electrecord. None of the names here ring any bell with the average amateur jazz fan, but of course it sounds great. The overall sound is a cocktail of American jazz with a Balkan blend. I'd say it's one of the best jazz compilations on Sonar Kollektiv yet.” Courtesy of beyondjazz.net

Tracklisting
01 Guido Manusardi -Blues for Vali
02 Johnny Raducanu - Blues Minor
03 Orchestra Universitatii de Jazz din Illinois - Latino
04 Guido Manusardi - Arriving Song
05 Johnny Raducanu - Balada
06 Aura Urziceanu - Iarna, iarna
07 Paul Weiner Quartet - Colinda P
08 Marius Popp - Xybaba
09 Aura Urziceanu - Nu-mi cere sa Cint
10 Vocal Jazz Quartet - Cercuri

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VA - Go Right: Jazz From Poland 1963-75

Especially for Romek and everyone else who enjoyed the Talkin' Jazz series. A great compilation of Polish Jazz from the 60's and 70's compiled by Daniel Best & Jazzanova. Some really great tracks which for me personally, were a great eductaion on the amazing Polish Jazz scene from that time which I knew little about previously. Highly recommended to all jazz fans.

Tracklisting
1. Jerzy Milian - Wsrod Pampasow
2. Novi Singers - Torpedo
3. Novi Singers - All Together
4. Andrej Kurylewicz Quintet - Nyamaland
5. Novi Singers - Misfit
6. Novi Singers - My Own Revolution
7. Jazz Carriers - Mala Septyma (Minor Seventh)
8. Aleksander Mazur Quartet & Novi Singers - It Doesn't Matter
9. Novi Singers - Christine
10. Novi Singers - Next, Please
11. Andrej Kurylewicz Quintet - I Won't Stay With You
12. Novi Singers - Five, Four, Three
13. Jerzy Milian - Choreographic Sketches
14. Zbigniew Namyslowski Quartet - Fair Lola
15. Wojciech Karolak - Why Not Samba
16. Novi Singers - The Runway
17. Novi Singers - Oh, Woman
18. Novi Singers - Jeansy

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VA - Talkin' Jazz Vol 3

Tracklisting
01 Jazz meets India - Yaad
02 Tony Scott & The Indonesian Allstars - Burungkaka Tua
03 Clarke-Boland Big Band - Sakara
04 George Duke - North Beach
05 Peter Thomas - Stars And Rockets
06 Orchestra Erwin Lehn - Colour
07 Ella Fitzgerald - Sunshine Of Your Love
08 London Jazz Quartet - Things We Did Today
09 Clarke-Boland Big Band - Un Graso De Areia
10 Mark Murphy - Just Give Me Time
11 Elsie Bianchi Trio - Little Bird
12 Gustav Brom - Waldmachen
13 Jef Gilson Nonet - Suite Pour San Remo Overture
14 Modern Jazz Group - Big P
15 Roland Kovac - Blue Dance
16 Fritz Pauer - Model Forces Gratuliere
17 Bill Evans - First Movement

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VA - Talkin' Jazz Vol 1: Themes From The Black Forest

The first of three legendary and highly sought after jazz compilations Gilles Peterson put together in the 90's on his Talkin' Loud label. Some really great tracks on these which if you love your jazz like I do, are essential. Also, if anyone has or knows about the orginal GP compiled 'Jazz Juice' series on Streetsounds being online anywhere, a link would be hugely appreciated.

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01 Peter Herbolzheimer Rhythm Combination & Brass - Hip
02 Joanne Grauer - See You Later
03 Kitty Winter - New Winter
04 Dieter Reith - Join Us
05 George Duke - Someday
06 Edu Lobo - Upa Neguinho
07 George Duke - My Soul
08 Mark Murphy - Sconsolato
09 Carmell Jones - Carmell's Black Forest Waltz
10 Novi Singers - Secret Life
11 Pony Poindexter - All Blues
12 Rimona Francis - Colours Of Excitement
13 Joanne Grauer - Frog Child

VA - The Dark Side Of Disco Vol 3

Tracklisting
01 Kissing The Pink - Big Man Restless (Original Extended Version)
02 Soft Cell - Seedy Films
03 David Byrne - Business (Dance Mix)
04 Marianne Faithfull - Why D'Ya Do It (Special 12" Version)
05 Indeep - The Record Keeps Playing (12" Long Version)
06 Captain Sensible - Wot (12" Version)
07 The Police - Voices Inside My Head (Superministry & AM 'Rulin' Mix)
08 Tom Tom Club - Lorelei (Instrumental Long Version)
09 David Bowie - Fashion (Rare 12" Long Version)
10 ESG - Erase You (Puppy To Your Side 12" Edit)
11 Moonbase - Waiting For A Train (Instrumental Dub)

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VA - The Dark Side Of Disco Vol 2

Tracklisting
01 Talking Heads - Crosseyed And Painless (12" Long Version)
02 Eberhard Schoener - Why Don't You Answer (feat. Sting)
03 Sugar Daddy - Another One Bites The Dust (Remix Instrumental)
04 The Human League - Things That Dreams Are Made Of (Instrumental Version)
05 Q - The Voice Of Q
06 Skatt Bros - Walk The Night
07 Harlequin Fours - Set It Off (Walter Gibbons Mix)
08 Nancy Martin - Can't Believe
09 Visage - Fade To Grey (12" Extended Play)
10 Rinder & Lewis - Gluttony
11 Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance (Extended Club Mix)

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VA - The Dark Side Of Disco Vol 1

I will try to post the other two in the series in the forthcoming week when I get time. Don't really know much about them since they came out on white label except all of them contain some real gems.

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Tracklisting
01 Human League - Don't You Want Me (Extended Edit)
02 Dominatrix - The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight
03 Alexander Robotnick - Problèmes D'Amour (Dub)
04 Yazoo - Situation (Dub)
05 Yello - Bostich
06 Lime - On The Grid (Re-Mix Dub)
07 New Order - Blue Monday (12" Mix)
08 Ramm - Spark The Universe
09 Klein & M.B.O - Dirty Talk
10 Talking Heads - Once In The Lifetime
11 A Certain Ratio - Kether Hot Knives (Mix In Special)
12 Loose Joints - Shoot The Pump

VA - Dirty Diamonds Vol 3

CD1 – Part I
1. Flash and The Pan – Walking In The Rain
2. The Earlies – Morning Wonder
3. Wilco – Spiders
4. Animal Collective – Leaf House
5. Brooks – Red Tape
6. Robert Wyatt – Shrinkrap
7. Caribou – Bees
8. Turzi – Derrick Starter
9. Kevin Ayers – Soon Soon Soon
10. Margo Guryan – California Shake
11. Mazzy Star – She’s My Baby
12. André Herman Düne – Smalltown Boy

CD2 – Part II
1. Francois de Roubaix – Plongeé de Glace
2. Cristian Vogel – Somewhere In The Waves, We Will Find You
3. The Emperor Machine – How To Build A Super Computer
4. Soft Cell – So
5. Supermax – Lovemachine
6. Isolée – Enrico
7. Nico – Afraid
8. Ennio Morricone – Symphonie Pour l’Attentat
9. Skeeter Davis – The End of the World

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VA - Dirty Diamonds Vol 2

Tracklisting
1. Moondog - Voices Spring
2. Konki Duet - On Dort Mieux Quand Il Pleut
3. William Sheller - Lux Aeterna
4. Sa Ra - Glorious
5. Simon Dupree & The Big Sound - Kites
6. Nino Rota - Oh Venezia Venegavenusia
7. Air - Alpha Beta Gaga (Jackson remix)
8. John Foxx - Metal Beat
9. I Monster - These Are Our Children
10. Arthur Russell - See Through
11. Pastels - Wilderness End Theme
12. Martin L. Gore - Compulsion
13. Frankie Knuckles - Your Love
14. Yello - Daily Disco
15. Chicken Lips - Do It Proper (Maurice Fulton remix)
16. Out Hud - Hair Dude You're Stepping On My Mystique
17. The Money Penny Project - Le Cercle De Minuit (The Swiss Poney Remix by Octet)
18. Harry Nilsson - One

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VA - Dirty Diamonds Vol 1

As requested, here are the Dirty Diamonds CD's as compiled by the excellent D*I*R*T*Y SOUND SYSTEM boys (Guillaume Sorge, Clovis Goux & Benjamin Morando).

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01 Lb - Angie
02 Octet - Honey Bus
03 Dabrye - The Lish
04 John Carpenter - The Bank Robbery
05 Akufen - Even White Horizons
06 Suicide - Dream Baby Dream
07 Transformer Di Roboter - Stranger In Moscow
08 Artist Unknown - Control (Märtini Brös. Remix)
09 Claudine Longet - Love Is Blue
10 Mocky - Show Me That You're Mine
11 Grace Jones - Pull Up To The Bumper (Larry Levan Garage Mix)
12 Human League - Things That Dreams Are Made Of
13 Felix Kubin - Phonobashing
14 France Copland - Rutgerhauer Song
15 Simian - Never Be Alone (Simian Mobile Disco Remix)
16 Colin Blunstone - Smokey Day
17 Michel Polnareff - Voyages

VA - DJ Muro Presents Diggin' Ice

Since it's Valentines Day, heres another quality mixtape from Muro which sets the mood nicely for all you couples out there...

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01. Kool & The Gang - Summer Madness (Live Version)
02. Kool & The Gang - Summer Madness (The Roof Off The Sucker)
03. Rick James - Moonchild
04. Ray, Goodman & Brown - Another Day
05. Parliament - Mothership Connection (Star Child)
06. Leon Haywood - I Want`a Do Something Freaky To You
07. Dennis Edwards - Don`t Look Any Further
08. Rick James - Mary Jane
09. New Edition - Mr.Telephone Man
10. Mary Jane Girls - All Night Long
11. Gwen Guthrie - (They Long To Be) Close To You
12. Kurtis Blow - Daydreamin`
13. Ta Nara & The Seen - Affection
14. Barry White - It`s Only Love Doing Its Thing
15. Marvin Gaye - Come Live With Me Angel
16. Willie Hutch - I Can Sho` Give You Love
17. Creative Source - I`d Find You Anywhere
18. Atlantic Starr - Second To None
19. El Debarge - Stay With Me
20. Ashanti - Unfoolish
21. Notorious BIG - Lovin` You Tonight
22. Monifa - I Miss You (Come Back Home)
23. Joe - All Or Nothing (Poor Georgie Porgie Remix)
24. The Sisters Love - Give Me Your Love
25. The Gap Band - Outstanding

VA - DJ Ayres & Cosmo Baker Present Hip House Vol 1

"Thank God for Ayres and Cosmo, who may fall a few shades short of 2 Puerto Ricans, a Dominican and a Black Man, but have certainly Done It Properly with this perfect exposition of Hip House. The prodigal son, a bastard child of hip hop and house, has been welcomed home with open arms on this hour-long mix. For those who may be unfamiliar with the joys of this unjustly neglected genre, what we're talking about is uptempo beats in the 120BPM range topped with rapidfire raps and an anything goes, pre-lawsuit sample mentality. It's the perfect soundtrack to get you pumped up for a night out, I felt like I was back listening to Merlin Bobb's Saturday Night Dance Party on WBLS. This mix is yummy as a slushy, and just as sticky sweet. The fellas have spiked the already potent brew with liberal amounts of current acapellas and re-edits (Ghostface, Joe Buddens, Missy, Kelis and Outkast all make cameos), a logical update of the original idea that shakes any cobwebs off the concept. Kicking off with the ultimate hip house cut, Twin Hype's "Do It To The Crowd," a quick run through of some of the genre classics from well-known rappers follows. Latifah's "Come Into My House" has been a big gun in my house sets for a while, licking shots here alongside nuggets from fast rap masters Craig G, YZ, Special Ed and Rob Base. A short segment that immaculately links megablasts from Aly Us, Mr. Fingers and Marshall Jefferson with the Jungle Brothers' "I'll House You" acapella is nothing short of levitational. If this doesn't get you up, you're a lame loser – go listen to IDM on your headphones. The 41+ high-octane tracks on here mean that I can't name all my favorites, but a special El Poopoo dukey shout goes out for the inclusion of Sugar Bear's rarity "Don't Scandalize Mine" and the Big Daddy Kane DJ feature "The House That Cee Built." By the time Frank Ski starts calling out the "whores in this house" you know it's cuz they're all up on the dancefloor."

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VA - DJ Ayres Presents The Rave

"This CD is dead serious! Everyone is saying rave is back and instead of making some jokey shit to cash in on the trend, DJ Ayres digs deep into the vaults and pulls out a set of his favorite dance records, from the late eighties all the way up to 2007! The Rave is a trip through house and techno and acid and ghetto tech and breaks and jungle and drum'n bass and even a trip to the chillout room at the end."

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1. 4Hero / Mantronix - Mr Kirk's Nightmare (re-edit)
2. ON IT - Out Of Control
3. The Black Dog - The Age of Slack
4. Basement Jaxx - Take Me Back to Your House
5. DJ Class - Beat it Down
6. Armando - 100% of Dissing You
7. Armand Van Helden - Witch Doctor
8. House Rhythms - Nervous Acid
9. DBX - Losing Control
10. DHS - House of God
11. Body Rox - Yeah Yeah (D. Ramirex remix)
12. Cajmere - The Percolater (Keep Moving mix)
13. DJ Funk - Fear
14. Daft Punk - Technologic (Godfather remix)
15. Justice - Let There Be Light (DJ Funk remix)
16. Malice - Go Insane
17. Top Cat - Bunn The Sensi
18. DJ Zinc - Super Sharp Shooter
19. DJ Hype - Closer to God
20. Doc Scott - The Unofficial Ghost
21. Photek - UFO
22. Jaydee - Plastic Dreams
23. Acronym City - The Push
24. DJ Rolando - Jaguar
25. Dettinger Blonde - Untitled (Yellow)
26. Fairmont - Winter Ferry
27. Aphex Twin - Tha

VA - Mark Ronson & Rhymefest Present Man In The Mirror

I've been feeling this mixtape recently. It's surprisingly pretty good and it even made me laugh in places...highly unusual, ha.

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01. The Cipher (Rhymefest & Michael Jackson)
02. Can’t Make It (Rhymefest) (prod. Best Kept Secret)
03. “Thriller” Skit
04. Get Up (Rhymefest f. Wale)
05. Dancin’ Machine (The Jackson 5 f. Rhymefest)
06. Flip It Skit
07. Never Can Say Goodbye (Rhymefest f. Talib Kweli) (prod. Best Kept Secret)
08. Mike The Mentor (Rhymefest f. Michael Jackson)
09. No Sunshine (Rhymefest) (prod. Emile]
10. Caught Up Skit
11. Foolin’ Around (Rhymefest f. Dres) (prod. Mark Ronson)
12. Set The Mood
13. Breakadawn (Rhymefest f. Daniel Merriweather & alpha.)
14. Windbreaker Skit
15. Higher Intro
16. Higher (Rhymefest)
17. Mark vs. Mike
18. All That I’ve Got (Rhymefest f. Ghostface Killah & Mary J. Blige)
19. Maybe Tomorrow (Michael Jackson)
20. Sunshine Skit
21. Coolie High (Camp Lo f. Rhymefest)
22. Family Reunion f. Tito, Randy, Mike & Rhymefest
23. Much Love Skit
24. Man In The Mirror (Rhymefest f. Michael Jackson)

VA - Gaslamp Killer Presents It's A Rocky Road Vol. 1 & 2

Two excellent compilations, each containing 15 vintage psychadelia gems handpicked by The Gaslamp Killer. No tracklistings for them but many are quite well known. They are both brilliant selections and perfect for chilling out to. Hope you enjoy them.

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VA - Les Disque Du Crepuscule: From Brussels With Love

I cannot write a review good enough for this LP so heres a stolen one from Boomkat which comes close to describing what a stunning collection of work this is, definately one more for the classical, electronic, ambient, abstract fans out there but I would recommend it to every good music lover since it's such beautiful, timeless music. 'This really is a treat - a brand new re-mastered edition of one of the most elusive, sought-after compilations of all time. I know I have a habit of banging on about how rubbish compilations are (and for the most part, they really are) but occasionally there are one or two which really catch my ear. This isn't one of those occasional compilations either, this particular one is a 'once in a lifetime' affair, the sort of compilation which absolutely never comes to life anymore - it has everything you could possibly ask for. Firstly, every track is a winner... yep no matter what sort of music you're interested in, you have no grounds for criticising one moment on this record, secondly it's all exclusive material. For some reason, the label managed to secure not only a gang of interested (and interesting) artists but managed to procure great material out of them, great exclusive material - something almost unheard of. Thirdly, and one might say most importantly, this is supremely varied with tracks ranging from modern classical to new wave with room in the middle for a couple of 'ambient' interviews. Rarely (especially in 1980 when the comp was originally released on limited edition cassette) do collections of work come this varied and work so perfectly - in fact this sounds like the sort of cd a rabid muso friend might make for you after hours of long, hard thought. The sort of cd you'd listen to and think 'wow this is musical perfection but it would never be released, it's way too risky'. It took Belgian label 'Les Disques du Crepuscule' to actually muster up the courage to put something like this together, and with connections to Manchester's Factory label and also to influential composer Wim Mertens they managed to reign in an unusually large and bizarre sphere of influence. Where else would you be able to hear Gavin Bryars, Harold Budd and Michael Nyman next to Durutti Column, New Order (appearing here with a totally exclusive track, which has never appeared on other collections), Bill Nelson, Belgian no-wavers The Names and Joy Division super-producer Martin Hannett? 'From Brussels with Love' is the most wonderful of things, a disc packed with ideas so fresh and so groundbreaking that they still sound life-changing even today - and without a doubt is the perfect introduction to a label which would influence so many of today's classic independents. To put it simply, this is a music collector's wet dream and one of the most seminal, inspired compilations of all time. ESSENTIAL PURCHASE!' Courtesy of Boomkat

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