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funk-me current ten
(not in any particular
order) |
new
mastersounds
- "the nervous track"
[deep funk promo] - yup that
maw tune has been funked up and already questions are asked if this is the
original!
4
hero - "les
fleur" [talkin loud]
- great version!
c
henry woods troupe – "the
stranger" (jeremy
newall re-edit) [recreation promo cd]
will
i am - "lost change"
(soundtrack) [bbe promo cd] -
www.lostchange.com - third
"beat generation" series release...soundtrack to the internet only
movie.
underground
house orchestra - "miami
flight" [recreation]
joe
claussell - "je ka jo"
(vocal mixes) [ibadan]
marty
thomas - "resurrect
me (lift me up)"
[west end]
kenny
bobien - "superficial
people" (shelter
mixes) [soundmen on wax]
sunshine
anderson - "lunch or dinner"
[atlantic]
talking
heads - "once in a
lifetime" [sire]
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| current
ten by
funki g (not in any particular order).
funki g can be heard on cn
soho live sundays 9am to 12noon
also djing at one off's in
and around london.
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oneness of juju - "african
rhythms 1970 to 1982"
[strut]
various - "kool
it" [harmless]
various - "charlys
rhythm change"
[charly]
original soundtrack -
"lost change"
[bbe]
various
- "finders
keepers" [fat
city]
various - "love
from the sun"
[ubiquity]
kenny dope - "found
instrumentals vol 1"
[k dope productions inc]
various - "living
in the streets vol 2"
[bgp]
osunlade - "the
deep" [soul
jazz]
various - "new
sounds of jazz"
[blue note]
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| "reggae
classics" (not in any particular
order) by ben jolly of barely breaking even
clubs and promotion:
ben
can be seen djing in and around london with pete adarkwah at night people @ bar
rumba on fridays, bubbling over @ bar rumba on sundays and at other one
off's.
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ken booth - "is
it because i'm black?"
[trojan] -
syl johnson's ultimate protest song in a reggae version. feel ken's pain.
peter tosh - "get
up stand up" [columbia]
- a call to arms or a cry
for empowerment
bunny wailer - "this
train" [island]
- is it folk? or reggae?
or both?
burning spear - "marcus
garvey" [island]
- makes you want to know
more about one of the first radical black activists.
tenor saw - "ring
the alarm" [soul
jazz reissue 12"] - always
drops in my house.
dennis brown - "money
in my pocket"
[lightning] - top classic
- i bought two copies by mistake.
dub syndicate - "stoned
immaculate" [on
u sound] - brit dub at its best.
bob marley and the wailers - "sun
is shining"
[island] - as covered by
finlay quaye on his first (best) album. this is by far the best version.
luciano meets the jungle brothers - "who
could it be?"
[island] - contemporary
conscious vibes given a hip hop vibe.
keith rowe - "groovy
situation" [clocktower]
- the ultimate paean to
love.
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current
ten from dj marcia carr.
marcia carr's profile
is way too long to list here! she guest dj's at major parties and guest
presents radio shows.
don't forget to check her
regular internet radio show "da soul inside", cn
soho live, thursdays 2-4pm (gmt)
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pure filth feat. marcus begg &
kaidi tatham - "movement
of sound" [pure
filth acetate]
willy washington pres. sha
sha - "losing
control" [estereo,
uk]
tribute to thelonius monk -
"round about
midnight" [mo'smog,
Italy]
definite grooves -
"groove estive" [dtension,
u.s.a.]
jill scott - "one
time" [epic,
u.s.a.]
howie b - "making
love on your side"
(roger sanchez mixes) [polydor, uk]
the cross movement -
"human emergency"
lp [cross movement / seven street recs, u.s.a.]
level 42 - "the
sun goes down (living it up)" [polydor,
uk]
c & m productions feat.
marcel - "the
vision" [neat
music, uk]
blak beat niks - "so
into you"
[flipside, uk]
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| dj
debbie - "global
vibes top ten"
(not in any particular order)
likely to be playing on my outernational vibes show on www.gaialive.co.uk
alt sats between 4-6pm i dj at various places – when
asked!
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momo - "the birth of dar"
[apartment22] -
long awaited (by djs and fans alike) debut from the band i manage! it's a morockney slang thing!
slaamin' live moroccan roots with a club understanding over electronic same inna
phatbeats/techno/house style. steve hillage mix of rave fave digital garab is icing
on the gateau! blag your dj copy from momoband@hotmail.com
fun<da>mental - "there shall be love"
[nation records] -
and there is! gloriously uplifting militancy in the face of a long hot summer on the streets. aki nawaz
shares globally located sounds and vibes - especially from south africa and never forgetting the
total brilliance of rizwan muazzam qawal. enjoy!.
zohar - "one three seven"
[arc 21] -
what a voice! melliferous! a fine album for listening to right thru appreciating its construction and great
tracks to select for club vibes as middle eastern vibes go electronic. hopefully arc 21 will fine tune
their marketing, at last, to give this the push it deserves
various (selected by claude challe) - "the sun"
[wagram] -
challe has perfected lounge selecting for those who want it all - to dance with a vengeance
and chill @ le moment juste! he succeeds in licencing ace worldbeat remixes often before the
original albums are readily available. uk distribution by discovery (nb who also
do 'the birth of dar'!)
various - "operation attack babylon"
[charm] -
the jet star in-house label celebrates one of reggae's most enduring rhythms with an exciting galaxy of
artists from marcia griffiths and dennis alcapone to kashief lindo and nikesha. it's a brilliant intensely
programmed experience go deh! released alongside the best reggae hits vol yet - vol 29
nortec collective - "the tijuana sessions vol
1" [palm pictures] -
vol 1 is good - ie more to come. refreshingly different, tex mex meets 'banda
sinaloense' horns , norteno music and ranchera guitars in an electronic melting pot for seriously fun
groovin. grows on you irrisistably
alpha rowen - "the teacher"
[charm] -
roots with a strong heart and a rare artist who thanks his loving partner alongside the lord, this album
successfully explores some heartical lyrics riding new rhythms alongside fresh takes on classics like p
tosh's 'shot a bark'.
master musicians of jajouka feat bashir produced by
talvin singh [point records] -
been out a while but criminally overlooked. demanding listening, grips you with that gnawa trance certainty
and talvin's singh's quiet mastery herein. true fusion, very popular in morocco - like the dar music
of momo, this meets a hungry need for new music.
kekele - "rumba congo"
[sterns] -
been topping sterns charts a while now, as uncompromising original roots of soukous as you could
ever hope to dance till you drop to. sweet voices, matchless guitar carrying melody and beats.
various - "summer sampler"
- [relentless] -
this is as overground as you'll see me get. i like the relentless output and on this you get some interesting
cross genre sorties like baby cham and bounty killer riding two step like they were to the manner born and
so solid in unexpected remix mode.
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| "music
to welcome autumn" by dj
kyri. (not in
particular order)
kyri patsalides is not
quite sure who he is. he runs r2 records, and records a hip-hop mix on the xy network as
his alter-ego dj
cyprus. he also
dj's in bars and clubs in various locations on earth.
check these sounds and more
every other wednesday at right area - madame jojo's, soho where
kyri is one of the resident dj's.
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soulive "bridge to bama" (hi-tek remix) [rawkus/blue note]
si*se "cuando" (king britt's summer mix) [giant step]
the liks "run wild" [loud]
city spirit "the good bit"
[hh]
bah samba "tired little one"
[estereo]
osunlade ft morley "beloved" [soul jazz]
4 hero "hold it down" [talkin loud]
pal joey "your love" (danny krivit re-edit) [wave]
bilal "sally" [universal]
sly & robbie "softcore surge" (da lata mix) [gut]
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| "funk-me
ten" by dom servini
(not in any
particular order):
dom servini runs the wah wah 45's
record label with simon goss and his brother chris (london elektricity). he also runs and dj's
@ wah wah nights
@ dust (first friday of the month), catch 22 (i love wah wah, sept 29th) and
various sessions @ the jazz cafe (with les gammas sept 9th) as well as
guest spots around the uk and europe.
he also runs/dj's @ the infamous mouseorgan night @ herbal with jake holloway (central records).
next mouseorgan session is on october 20th
with ross allen.
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fethawit - "not that
girl" [wah wah
45's] -
hip hop/soul from norway with sublime vocals by rising talent fethawit hakin
on a jill scott/india arie tip
susumu yokata -
"red
door" [leaf] -
standout track from mister yokata's "will" lp. piano samples as
used by ufo a few years ago make way for frantic percussion and a tune that is a
jazz-house monster
quantic - "life in the
rain" [tru thoughts]
-
will hollandaka quantic is a genius and star of the future.this track is utterly bukemesque with strings,
vocal samples and hip hop beats galore. check out the lp, 7's and 12's from this man
4-hero feat. jill scott - "another day" [talkin' loud] -
taken from the sampler for the forthcoming lp, and dego and marc do not disappoint. jill scott perfectly
captures the feeling we all have first thing in the morning!
lil' louis - "jazzman" [moton] -
deep deep retrospective jazzual house flavours from moton. always quality from this label
landslide - "hear my people" [hospital] -
tim land returns with a cut taken from the "out patients 2" lp from the
greatest record label in west london. nice jazzy two step business
incognito - "bring you down" (4-hero bring you up mix) [talkin' loud] -
part of a forthcoming remix package that includes remixes from ski and bluey
himself. top stuff
fertile ground - "spiritual war" (kaidi tatham mix) [counterpoint] -
the second installement from baltimore's finest, with kaidi and wai wan on remix
duty this time. kaidi builds the tension of the original track before launching it into a stunning downtempo
jazz shuffler
restless soul feat. valerie etienne - "beautiful"
[people] -
uncle phil and auntie val come through with some deep restless soul pressure
and a really beautiful tune. uplifting soul for the dancefloor
spacek - "getaway" (c swing
mix) [blue] -
a real funky beat driven mix of the spacek boys that apparently, and
unbeleiveably, is never getting a proper release!
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favourites being played by pete
adarkwah of barely
breaking even records (not in any particular order)
pete can be seen djing in
and around london with ben jolly at night people @ bar rumba on fridays,
bubbling over @ bar rumba on sundays and at other one off's. don't
forget to check the latest bbe releases.
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daft punk vs slum village
"aerodynamic"
[virgin]
p diddy "badboy
4 life" [bad
boy]
will I am "lost
change" [bbe
beat generation lp]
marley marl "re-entry"
[bbe beat generation lp]
boobjazz "celebration
suite ep"
[stir15 recordings]
4
hero - "les
fleur" [talkin loud]
salsoul various dimitri's edits [salsoul / japan]
shaun escoffery "days
like this" [spinna
mix] oyster
les mccann "layers"
[atlantic]
yesterdays - "new
quintet" [stonesthrow]
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| "current
fifteen" by cutis
kirkland (not in any particular order)
curtis runs dance-for-life
(www.dance-for-life.com) and
dj's in and around london. he also records as ghetto soul combining
soul/funk/jazz musicians to create organic soulful dance grooves!
watch
out for the new dance for life monthly night staring at aka bar
on sundays in london with regular guest dj's playing deeper soulful house
sounds - first one kicks off sunday 23rd september 2001.
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michelle shaprow - "if
i lost you"
(king britt mixs) [u.s. warner brothers]
jamiroquai - "little
l" (blaze mixes)
[epic cd-r]
jody watley - "saturday
night experience"
(blaze/ron trent) [u.s. giant step]
frankie knuckles feat nikki
richards - "keep
on movin" (danny
krivit's mix) [Junior]
sunaga t experience - "chitose
airport" [jap
flower]
orienta rhythm - "falling
in & out of love"
[u.s. king st]
bah samba - "tired
little one" [estereo]
rurals - "lush"
(95 north remixes) [peng]
reel people - "spiritual"
(jon cutler remixes) [papa]
frankie valentine - "dance
the happy life"
[r2]
shaun escoffrey - "days
like this" (dj
spinna mixes) [oyster music]
soha - "eve"
[fr, versatile]
t-kolai - "one
another" [u.s.
vinylicious]
africanism - "block
party" (spen
& karizma dub) [fr, yellow]
shazz feat alec c - "fallin
in love" [fr,
sony]
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| "ten
tracks that did it in belgium" by
dj detox
(not in any particular order)
dj detox can be seen djing
at "outcaste" @ cargo. also at various one off's in and around
london. (and in europe now!)
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supatone - "yorulamenta"
[pauls musique]
girls on top - "i
wanna dance with numbers"
[black melody]
james brown - "give
it up or turnit a loose"
(remix) [urban]
sly & the family stone - "thank
you" (falettinme
be mice elf agin) [carlin]
the mohawks - "the
champ" [pama]
professor angel dust & da ph force - "oye
como va" (freddy
fresh remix) [howlin]
joe cuba - "latin
hustle" [white]
morcheeba - "in
the hands of the gods"
(feat. biz markie) [china]
nina simone - "funkier
than a mosquito's tweeter"
[rca]
buddy rich - "the
beat goes on"
[capitol]
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ten by osunlade
(not in any
particular order):
well what can be written
about osunlade? new
york resident - deep house to afro house to soul producer - working with the
likes of louie vega, musiq soulchild, frankie felicanio plus many more.
numerous releases via yoruba records. various djing duties around the
globe. an album "paradigm" out now on soul jazz records. nuff
said.... |
herbert - "the
audience" [k7]
block 16 - "find
an oasis" [nuphonic]
osunlade - "cantos
a ochun et oya"
[yoruba]
fertile ground - "let
the wind blow"
[blackout]
moodyman - "oceans"
[planet e]
nitin sawhney - "prophesy"
[v2]
india arie - "brown
skin" [motown]
brian blade - "lifelines"
[bluenote]
mary j blige - "steal
away" [mca]
new sector movements - "mass
car raid"
[virgin]
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ten by andy crowther
(not in any
particular order):
andy is resident dj at the
monthly whistlebump night in london alongside simon haggis. andy
can also be seen djing at various venues in and around london. after
a summer break that included a excellent boat party, whistlebump
prepare to restart another season in november 2001. |
schmoov! - "wrong
turning ep" [diy]
shaun escoffrey -
"days like this"
[oyster]
victor davies - "sound
of the samba" [jcr]
level 42 - "43"
[polydor]
louie austen - "amore"
[cheap]
the big bossa - "catford
classics vol 2"
[viktor]
kyoto jazz massive - "substream"
[compost]
a certain ratio - "si
firmi o grido"
[factory]
slave - "steal
your heart"
[cotillion]
daniel wang - "island
music" [environ]
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shameless
self promotion ten
by lee bright
of bbe records and recreation records (in no particular order): lee
is also promoter & resident of the extended
family
regular gigs at embassy & medicine bar. recent gigs: friends
& family & electric chair in manchester, off centre,
revolver both at
333 london
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c henry woods troupe
– "the
stranger" (all
new edit) [recreation]
euklezan feat henri gaobi –
"ortez go beats"
[white label]
soft cell – "torch"
[some bizarre]
joanna law – "celebrate
love" [white]
will i am – "money"
[bbe]
marley marl – "spazz"
[bbe]
4
hero - "les
fleur" [talkin loud]
new master sounds – "nervous
track" [deep
funk]
jay dee – "f**k
the police" [upabove]
three generations – "days
of slavery"
[spiritual life]
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| "starlings
super seven inch soul selection" (newish) by james
starling (not in
particular order)
james
currently works for 'charged' (the dance division of vital distribution)
where he specializes in funk, soul, dub and hip hop releases.
he is also responsible for
'fidgit' and can often be found behind
the decks (or at the bar) at dust or the ruby lounge.
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lucky benny - "fran
of omaha" [fidgit]
quantic soul orchestra -
"super 8"
[tru thoughts]
poets of rhythm - "guiding
resolution"
[ninja tune]
the limp twins - "livin
well" [breakin
bread]
roots manuva - "witness/rockers
dub" [big dada]
little barrie - "give
me a microphone"
[stark reality]
cornershop - "motion
the 11" [bilbao]
james taylor quartet - "fire"
[blow it hard]
hairy diamond - "given
up" [ppq]
kenny dope - "can
you handle it"
[bbe]
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a
collection of songs dedicated to the souls of the world trade center.
a moment in time that
will last forever - by jeremy
newall
(in no
particular order)
jeremy's
profile is way to long to list! ex-buyer for a major record shop in london. hosts 'elements' on cn soho live,
a resident dj at "soul heaven" and "right area"
club nights in london and
many djing duties around the world. |
dr gary henry - "faith"
[sfere]
platinum doll - "believe
in a brighter day"
[sub urban]
phase ii - "reachin"
[movin']
kenny bobien - "father"
[soundmen on wax]
love committee "law
and order" [gold
mind]
kenny bobien - "rise
above the storm"
[maw records]
250lbs of blue - "rejoice"
[eight ball]
tramaine - "by
his strength" [gospo
centric]
the hawkins family - "keep
on fighting"
[light]
innervisions - "don't
you ever give up"
[ricanstruction]
ambrosia - "believe
in me" [shelter]
lisa taylor - "did
you pray today?"
[giant]
sounds of blackness - "optimistic"
[perspective]
tramaine - "in
the morning time"
[a & m]
celestial choir - "stand
on the word"
[first baptist church of crown heights]
labelle - "what
can i do for you?"
[epic]
new york community choir -
"i'll leave a light
in my window" [rca]
mos def - "umi
says" [rawkus]
eddie kendricks - "he's
a friend" [motown]
be be winans, stevie wonder and
marvin winans - "jesus,
children of america"
[motown]
river ocean feat india - "love
& happiness dream sequence"
[strictly rhythm]
kenny bobien - "why
we sing"
[equip/wave]
donny mcclerkin - "we
fall down"
[verity]
kerri chandler and miri ben-ari
- "peace in the
middle east" [sfere]
if you want to hear
these songs, you can, at http://familia.diip.ee/ click
on elements
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twenty by
frankie valentine
(not in any particular order)
frankie valentine
can be seen djing around the globe and and is one of the resident dj's at
"right area" - a mid-week fortnightly event at madame jo
jo's, london. frankie also manages estereo records. |
shannon
harris - "black
asiatic woman" [unbanicity]
barrio
jazz gang - "chok a
block avenue" [funky
juice]
alton miller -
"paradise"
[track mode recording]
kuni - "kids
breath" [life line
records]
the livfe peole
- "aun te amo"
[livfe]
kyoto jazz
massive - "eclipse"
[compost records]
ian o'brien -
"new sounds for old
blues" [prankster
recordings]
t.kolai feat
musafa - "one another"
[vinylicious recordings]
frankie
valentine - "below
the radar" lp
[sunshine enterprises]
black 2 basic -
"thunder africa"
(vox mix) [chilli funk]
slam mode -
"apreketta"
[spiritual life music]
figaro and nua
- "zunga zawzi"
[dust traxx inc]
scientist remix
- "body and soul"
[afrodisac recording]
the chuck davis
orchestra - "spirit
of sunshine" [west
end records]
mondo grosso -
"star suite"
(blaze mix) [sony music]
green velvet -
"la la land"
[relief records]
kerri chandler
- "power of one"
[united]
bah samba -
"bah samba album"
[estero]
black beat niks
- "the sun will shine"
[thelonious fonk]
sunaga t
experience - "chitose
airport" (original)
[flower records]
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